Kingdom Hearts II/Abilities

Sora's Abilities

Ability	Description
Guard	Blocks and shoots back enemy attacks using a parrying action with.
Upper Slash	Knocks a target into the air during a combo with .
Horizontal Slash	During the period of executing an air combo, pressing will allow Sora to do a left-to-right slash.
Finishing Leap	Unleashes a powerful guard-piercing attack at the end of a combo with .
Retaliating Slash	When knocked down, quickly regains balance and counterattacks with .
Slapshot	Sora executes a quick diagonal slash at close range.
Dodge Slash	Unleashes an attack that deals damage to nearby enemies.
Flash Step	Unleashes a guard-piercing attack on a slightly distant target while keeping up your own guard.
Slide Dash	Instantly closes in on and attacks a far target.
Vicinity Break	Unleashes a powerful attack when surrounded.
Guard Break	Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move that pierces through a target's guard.
Explosion	Combo finisher; Sora strikes his Keyblade in a downward position, creating several magical spheres surrounding him while exploding them. Damage is dependent on Sora's magic strength.
Aerial Sweep	Unleashes a powerful leaping attack on targets in midair.
Aerial Dive	Unleashes a powerful aerial attack on distant targets.
Aerial Spiral	Closes in on far targets in midair and unleashes spinning attacks.
Aerial Finish	Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move to a single target in midair.
Counterguard	Counterattacks nearby enemies with Attack while performing Guard.
Auto Valor	Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Valor in a pinch, if Valor Form is usable.
Auto Wisdom	Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Wisdom in a pinch, if Wisdom Form is usable.
Auto Limit	Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Limit in a pinch, if Limit Form is usable.
Auto Master	Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Master in a pinch, if Master Form is usable.
Auto Final	Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Final in a pinch, if Final Form is usable.
Auto Summon	When a friend is down, automatically sets the Reaction Command to Summon in the Command Menu containing Summon, if Summon is usable.
Trinity Limit	A Limit Command that uses teamwork to unleash the powerful Trinity attack. Consumes all of Sora's MP.
High Jump	Allows Sora to jump higher.
Quick Run	Allows Sora to execute a quick dash with .
Aerial Dodge	Allows Sora to execute a dodge in mid-air by pressing . Becomes immune to attacks briefly while doing so.
Glide	Allows Sora to glide in the air by holding in mid-air.
Dodge Roll	Allows Sora to execute a quick roll.
Scan	Inspects the target's current HP.
Aerial Recovery	Quickly regains balance with when knocked down.
Combo Plus	Increases maximum combo by 1 when on the ground.
Air Combo Plus	Adds 1 hit to max air combo.
Combo Boost	Raises the damage of the finishing move on the ground relative to the number of hits in the combo.
Air Combo Boost	Raises damage inflicted when executing air combo finishers.
Reaction Boost	Increases damage dealt using Reaction Commands by 50%.
Finishing Plus	Unleash successive finishing moves after combos.
Negative Combo	Reduces one hit from air and ground combos.
Berserk Charge	While MP is recharging, combos continue forever, until MP is recharged fully.
Damage Drive	Restores the Drive Gauge every time damage is taken. The amount restored to the Drive Gauge is relative to the damage received.
Drive Boost	Drive Gauges recovers faster when MP is drained to zero.
Form Boost	Increases the duration of each Drive Form.
Summon Boost	Increases the amount of time the Summon will stay.
Combination Boost	Increase damage inflicted when attacking with Limit attacks.
Experience Boost	Increases experience gained by 100% when Sora is at half health or less.
Leaf Bracer	Allows Sora to continue casting Cure even when attacked.
Magic Lock-On	Automatically locks on to a target when casting Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Magnet.
Draw	Draws in and obtains nearby orbs.
Jackpot	Raises the amount of HP orbs, MP orbs etc. dropped by slain foes.
Lucky Lucky	Will bring luck by increasing the drop rate of items.
Fire Boost	Increases damage done with fire-based attacks by 20%.
Blizzard Boost	Increases damage done with blizzard-based attacks by 20%.
Thunder Boost	Increases damage done with thunder-based attacks by 20%.
Item Boost	Increase the effect done with healing items on the field by 50%.
MP Rage	Restores MP relative to the amount of damage taken.
MP Haste	Hasten the recharge speed when the MP gauge hits zero.
Defender	Defense increases when HP flashes red.
Second Chance	Retain 1 HP after receiving a critical blow (provided Sora has 2 or more HP left).
Once More	Ensures 1 HP remains after taking damage from a combo.
Combo Master	Enables Sora to execute a combo even if he doesn't hit an enemy.
No Experience	Disables the gaining of experience.

Abilities by level

Level	Warrior	Mystic	Guardian
4	Scan	Scan	Scan
7	Combo Boost	Experience Boost	Item Boost
9	Experience Boost	Item Boost	Combo Boost
12	Magic Lock-On	Magic Lock-On	Magic Lock-On
15	Reaction Boost	Fire Boost	Damage Drive
17	Item Boost	Combo Boost	Experience Boost
20	Leaf Bracer	Leaf Bracer	Leaf Bracer
23	Fire Boost	Damage Drive	Reaction Boost
25	Drive Boost	Draw	Once More
28	Draw	Once More	Drive Boost
31	Combination Boost	Blizzard Boost	Defender
33	Damage Drive	Reaction Boost	Fire Boost
36	Air Combo Boost	Negative Combo	Jackpot
39	Blizzard Boost	Defender	Combination Boost
41	Lucky Lucky	Thunder Boost	MP Rage
44	Negative Combo	Jackpot	Air Combo Plus
47	Once More	Drive Boost	Draw
49	Finishing Plus	Beserk Charge	Second Chance
53	Thunder Boost	MP Rage	Lucky Lucky
59	Defender	Combinaion Boost	Blizzard Boost
65	Berserk Charge	Second Chance	Finishing Plus
73	Jackpot	Air Combo Plus	Negative Combo
85	Second Chance	Finishing Plus	Berserk Charge
99	MP Rage	Lucky Lucky	Thunder Boost

Drive/Form Abilities

Notes

• Valor Form is available when you upgrade your clothes
• Wisdom Form is obtained by clearing Timeless River
• Master Form is obtained by talking to The King before the second visit to Space Paranoids.
• Final Form is made available by reaching the "Memory's Skyscraper" and seeing the cutscene with Roxas. This will unlock the chance for Final Form to appear when changing into any other Drive Form. It is easily obtained by going to the "Fragment Crossing" (the second room of The World that Never Was) and changing into a Drive form. If you change to the form that you chose and not Final Form, then go to the "Alley to between" (the first room of The World that Never Was) and you will have your Drive gauge full. Go back to the "Fragment Crossing" and try again. Also, after you have successfully activated Final Form one time, Final Form will be available under Command: Drive > Final.

It is well worth equipping the abilities

Level	Valor	Wisdom	Master	Final
2	Auto Valor	Auto Wisdom	Auto Master	Auto Final
3	High Jump Lvl. 1(Sora) 2(Valor)	Quick Run Lvl. 1(Sora) 2(Wisdom)	Aerial Dodge Lvl. 1(Sora) 2(Master)	Glide Lvl. 1(Sora) 2(Final)
4	Combo+	MP Rage	Air Combo+	Form Boost
5	High Jump Lvl. 2(Sora) 3(Valor)	Quick Run Lvl. 2(Sora) 3(Wisdom)	Aerial Dodge Lvl. 2(Sora) 3(Master)	Glide Lvl. 2(Sora) 3(Final)
6	Combo+	MP Haste	Air Combo+	Form Boost
7	High Jump Lvl. 3(Sora) Max(Valor)	Quick Run Lvl. 3(Sora) Max(Wisdom)	Aerial Dodge Lvl. 3(Sora) Max(Master)	Glide Lvl. 3(Sora) Max(Final)

Abilities by Story Events

Level	Bonus	Requirement
1	Aerial Recovery	Gained at the Station of Serenity as Roxas
2	HP +5, Guard	Defeat the Twilight Thorn in the Station of Awakening as Roxas
3	HP +5	Defeat Axel for a second time as Roxas
4	Fire Element	Defeat all of the enemies at the Bailey within Hollow Bastion
5	Slide Dash	Defeat all of the enemies in the Village Cave in The Land Of Dragons
6	HP +5, Aerial Sweep	Defeat Shang-Yu in The Land Of Dragons
7	Upper Slash	Defeat Thresholder and Possessor within Beast's Castle
8	Armor Slot +1	Defeat Beast within Beast's Castle
9	HP +5, Retaliating Slash	Defeat the Dark Thorn with Beast's Castle
10	Dodge Slash	Defeat Cerberus within the Olympus Coliseum
11	Aerial Spiral	Complete Phil's Training within the Olympus Coliseum
12	HP +5	Defeat Demyx within the Olympus Coliseum
13	Trinity Limit	Defeat Pete within the Olympus Coliseum
14	HP +5, Thunder Element	Defeat the Hydra within the Olympus Coliseum
15	Accessory Slot +1, Auto Summon	Get Minnie to the Audience Chamber within Disney Castle
16	Slapshot	Defeat Pete (1st Time) within Timeless River
17	HP +5, Reflect Element	Defeat Pete (2nd Time) within Timeless River
18	HP +5	Defeat all enemies on the Interceptor before they steal the Medallion from you within Port Royal
19	Item Slot +1	Throw all the flaming barrels of the Interceptor before they explode within Port Royal
20	Drive Gauge +1, Aerial Finish	Defeat Barbossa within Port Royal
21	HP +5	Get Abu to the Stone Wonder in the Cave of Wonders within Agrabah
22	HP +5	Defeat all enemies in the Treasure Room within Agrabah
23	Explosion	Defeat the Volcanic and Blizzard Lords
24	HP +5	Defeat the Prison Keeper within Halloween Town
25	Item Slot +1	Defeat Oogie Boogie within Halloween Town
26	HP +5	Defeat the three hyenas within the Pride Lands
27	MP +10	Defeat Scar within the Pride Lands
28	HP +5	Stop the moniters within Space Paranoids
29	Drive Gaude +1, Horizontal Slash	Defeat the Hostile Program within Space Paranoids
30	Armor Slot +1, Blizzard Element	Defeat Demyx within Hollow Bastion
31	Guard Break	Complete the 1,000 Heartless Battle within Hollow Bastion
32	Thunder Element	Defeat the Storm Rider within The Land Of Dragons
33	HP +5, Reflect Element	Defeat Xaldin within Beast's Castle
34	Summon Boost	Defeat the Grim Reaper (1st Battle) within Port Royal
35	Magnet Element	Defeat the Grim Reaper (2nd Battle) within Port Royal
36	Fire Element	Defeat Jafar within Agarabah
37	MP +10, Counterguard	Defeat Hades within the Olymous Coliseum
38	Item Slot +1	Defeat Lock, Shock and Barrel within Halloween Town
39	HP +5, Finishing Leap	Defeat the Experiment within Halloween Town
40	Accessory Slot	Defeat the Hyena's within the Pride Lands
41	HP +5, Thunder Element	Defeat the Groundshaker within the Pride Lands
42	HP +5	Defeat all of the enemies on the Solar Sailer within Space Paranoids
43	HP +5, Reflect Element	Defeat Sark and the MPC within Space Paranoids
44	HP +5	Defeat all of the enemies in front of the Old Mansion
45	MP +10	Defeat all of the enemies within Betwix and Between
46	Magnet Element	Defeat Xigbar within The World That Never Was
47	HP +5	Defeat Luxord within The World That Never Was
48	Drive Gauge +1	Defeat Saïx within The World That Never Was
49	MP +10	Defeat Xemnas within The World That Never Was
50	Drive Gauge +1	Defeat Sephiroth within Hollow Bastion

Donald's Abilities

Ability	Description
Donald Fire	Allows Donald to cast a fire elemental spell; Cost 10MP.
Donald Blizzard	Allows Donald to cast a blizzard elemental spell; Cost 10MP.
Donald Thunder	Allows Donald to cast Thunder elemental spell; Cost 10MP.
Donald Cure	Allows Donald to cast Cure element at expense of all MP.
Fantasia	Enables the "Comet" Limit Command.
Flare Force	Enables the "Duck Flare" Limit Command.
Draw	Attracts Prize balls towards Donald.
Jackpot	Chance of receiving prize balls is increased.
Lucky Lucky	Chance of receiving prize boxes is increased.
Fire Boost	Increase the potential of fire based capabilities.
Blizzard Boost	Increase the potential of blizzard based capabilities.
Thunder Boost	Increase the potential of thunder based capabilities.
MP Rage	Restores MP for each hit taken from enemies.
MP Hastera	MP recovers at a very fast rate.
Auto Limit	Allows Sora and Donald to use appropriate Limit move by pressing Triangle.
Hyper Healing	When knocked out, Donald recovers at a faster rate and more HP is restored.
Auto Healing	When Donald is switched for another party member, his HP is automatically recovered.

Abilities by Story Events

Level	Bonus	Requirement
1	HP +4	Defeat Shang-Yu in The Land Of Dragons
2	Donald Fire	Defeat the Thresholder and Possessor in Beast's Castle
3	HP +4	Defeat the Beast in Beast's Castle
4	HP +4	Defeat Dark Thorn in Beast's Castle
5	MP Rage	Defeat Demyx in the Olympus Coliseum
6	HP +4	Defeat Pete in the Olympus Coliseum
7	Armor Slot	Defeat the Hydra in the Olymous Coliseum
8	Fantasia, Auto Limit	Defeat Pete (1st Time) in Timeless River
9	HP +4	Defeat Pete (2nd Time) in Timeless River
10	Draw	Defeat all enemies on the Interceptor before they steal the Medallion from you within Port Royal
11	HP +4	Throw all the flaming barrels of the Interceptor before they explode within Port Royal
12	HP +4	Defeat Barbossa within Port Royal
13	Donald Blizzard	Get Abu to the Stone Wonder in the Cave of Wonders within Agrabah
14	HP +4	Defeat all enemies in the Treasure Room within Agrabah
15	HP +4	Defeat the Volcanic and Blizzard Lords
16	Hyper Healing	Defeat the Prison Keeper within Halloween Town
17	HP +4	Defeat Oggie Boogie within Halloween Town
18	HP +4	Defeat the three hyenas within the Pride Lands
19	Fire Boost	Defeat Scar within the Pride Lands
20	Thunder Boost	Stop the moniters within Space Paranoids
21	HP +4	Defeat the Hostile Program within Space Paranoids
22	Blizzard Boost	Defeat Demyx within Hollow Bastion
23	HP +4	Defeat the Storm Rider within The Land Of Dragons
24	Auto Healing	Defeat Xaldin within Beast's Castle
25	HP +4	Defeat the Grim Reaper (1st Battle) within Port Royal
26	Flare Force	Defeat the Grim Reaper (2nd Battle) within Port Royal
27	Accessory Slot	Defeat Hades within the Olympus Coliseum
28	HP +4	Defeat Lock, Shock and Barrel within Halloween Town
29	Jackpot	Defeat the Experiment within Halloween Town
30	HP +4	Defeat the Hyena's within the Pride Lands
31	MP Hastera	Defeat all of the enemies on the Solar Sailer within Space Paranoids
32	HP +4	Defeat Sark and the MPC within Space Paranoids
33	Lucky Lucky	Defeat all of the Nobodies in front of the Old Mansion
34	Item Slot +1	Defeat Xigbar within The World That Never Was
35	HP +4	Defeat Saïx within The World That Never Was

Goofy's Abilities

Ability	Description
Goofy Tornado	Goofy spins himself in a tornado fashion, damaging nearby enemies; cost 10MP.
Goofy Bash	Goofy tosses his shield at a targeted enemy, damaging and recoiling them; cost 10MP.
Goofy Turbo	Goofy makes a powerful blow with his shield; cost 10MP.
Tornado Fusion	Enables the "Whirli-Goof" Limit Command.
Teamwork	Enables the "Knocksmash" Limit Command.
Draw	Attracts prize orbs towards Goofy
Jackpot	Raises chance of receiving more MP, HP, or Drive orbs.
Lucky Lucky	Raises percentage of obtaining rare items from slain enemies.
Item Boost	Items used on the field have greater effect.
MP Rage	MP recovers faster when taking damage.
Defender	Raises defense when HP hits critical.
Second Chance	Retain 1 HP after suffering from a critical blow.
Once More	Keeps Goofy at 1 HP after a combo that would normally kill Goofy.
Auto Limit	Sora and Goofy can use the appropriate Limit move by pressing Triangle.
Auto Change	Goofy automatically changes with another party member when at critical HP.
Hyper Healing	When knocked out, Goofy recovers at a faster rate and more HP is restored.
Auto Healing	When Goofy is switched for a member, his HP is automatically recovered.

Abilities by Story Events

Level	Bonus	Requirement
1	Goofy Turbo	Defeat Shang-Yu in The Land Of Dragons
2	HP +5	Defeat Thresholder and Possessor within Beast's Castle
3	Defender	Defeat Beast within Beast's Castle
4	Item Slot +1	Defeat the Dark Thorn with Beast's Castle
5	HP +5	Defeat Demyx within the Olympus Coliseum
6	Hyper Healing	Defeat Pete within the Olympus Coliseum
7	HP +5	Defeat the Hydra with the Olympus Coliseum
8	HP +5	Defeat Pete (1st Time) within Timeless River
9	Goofy Tornado	Defeat Pete (2nd Time) within Timeless River
10	HP +5	Defeat all enemies on the Interceptor before they steal the Medallion from you within Port Royal
11	Second Chance	Throw all the flaming barrels of the Interceptor before they explode within Port Royal
12	Teamwork, Auto Limit	Defeat Barbossa within Port Royal
13	HP +5	Get Abu to the Stone Wonder in the Cave of Wonders within Arabah
14	Auto Healing	Defeat all enemies in the Treasure Room within Agrabah
15	Armor Slot +1	Defeat the Volcanic and Blizzard Lords
16	HP +5	Defeat the Prison Keeper within Halloween Town
17	Once More	Defeat Oggie Boogie within Halloween Town
18	Lucky Lucky	Defeat the three hyenas within the Pride Lands
19	HP +5	Defeat Scar within the Pride Lands
20	HP +5	Stop the moniters within Space Paranoids
21	Jackpot	Defeat the Hostile Program within Space Paranoids
22	HP +5	Defeat Demyx within Hollow Bastion
23	Tornado Fusion	Defeat the Storm Rider within The Land Of Dragons
24	HP +5	Defeat Xaldin within Beast's Castle
25	Draw	Defeat the Grim Reaper (1st Battle) within Port Royal
26	HP +5	Defeat the Grim Reaper (2nd Battle) within Port Royal
27	HP +5	Defeat Hades within the Olymous Coliseum
28	Auto Change	Defeat Lock, Shock and Barrel within Halloween Town
29	HP +5	Defeat the Experiment within Halloween Town
30	MP Rage	Defeat the Hyena's within the Pride Lands
31	HP +5	Defeat all of the enemies on the Solar Sailer within Space Paranoids
32	Accessory Slot +1	Defeat Sark and the MPC within Space Paranoids
33	HP +5	Defeat all of the enemies in front of the Old Mansion
34	HP +5	Defeat Xigbar within The World That Never Was
35	Item Slot +1	Defeat Saïx within The World That Never Was