Poison (ability)



Poison, also known as Venom, is a recurring spell in the Final Fantasy series. It is associated with the element Poison and the status effect of the same name. Sometimes, the spell will merely inflict the status ailment, while in other games it may deal damage as well. Recurring upgrades of this spell are Bio and Scourge.

Final Fantasy III
Poison is a level 2 Black Magic spell that has a base power of 20 and can be bought for 700 gil at Canaan, Tozus, and the Vikings' Cove. It has a 60% chance of doing minor non-elemental damage as well as inflicting Poison to one or all enemies. The enemies Pugman, Mummy, Far Darrig, and Sleipnir can use the spell against the party.

Final Fantasy IV
Poison, originally called Venom, is a low-level Black Magic spell that can be used by Rydia, Tellah, Palom, and Fusoya. It has a casting time of 1, and costs 2 MP to use. It has a 90% accuracy in 2D versions, and 80% accuracy in 3D versions. It always inflicts 1 HP worth of damage to the target. It can also be cast by using Poison Axe as an item.

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-
Poison returns as a Black Magic spell in the sequel of Final Fantasy IV. The imposter Rydia along with Palom and Rydia already known the spell. It inflicts Poison to one or all enemies at the cost of 2 MP.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Poison is a low-rank spell, costing 2 MP to cast and merely inflicting the Poison status. Fusoya, Palom, Rydia, Black Mage, and Biggs start with the spell, while Leonora must learn it at level 15.

Final Fantasy V
Poison is a level 2 Black Magic spell that costs 2 MP to use. It can be bought for 290 gil at Karnak and Crescent. It is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free, and is also an Added Ability for the Poison Axe. Poison can be cast by Calofisteri, Enuo, Flaremancer, and Omniscient. Poison can be used as part of Spellblade to add Poison-element to weapon attacks.

Final Fantasy VI
Poison is a Attack spell that costs 3 MP to use. It is learned through the esper Ramuh at a x5 rate, has a power of 25, a hit rate of 100, and is vulnerable to Runic. Poison is an Added Ability of the Poison Rod and Venom Claws weapons. Poison can be cast by Hidon, Kefka in the first battle, Level 50 Magic, Level 80 Magic, Magic, Tentacle, and Tunnel Armor.

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
The Poison spell inflicts Poison status on a single enemy and does no damage. It requires 2 MP to cast. Poison can be bought at the Sector 5 Materia Shop for 1,000 gil.

Final Fantasy IX
Poison is a Black Magic spell learned by Vivi Ornitier through the Lightning Staff. It costs 8 MP to cast, and requires 35 AP to learn. The spell has a 60% Accuracy. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. Poison can be also cast by Mimic, Quale, Tantarian, and Torama.

Final Fantasy XI
Poison, as well as Poisonga and Poison II, are Black Magic spells available to Red Mages, Black Mages, Scholars, and Dark Knights.

When cast, the Poison status effect occurs, causing gradual HP loss. Even more powerful versions of Poison are available to certain enemy creatures as spells and there are dozens of abilities and Weapon skills that can inflict a Poison status effect.

Final Fantasy XII
Poison is a Green Magick spell that poisons an enemy damaging them over time. Poison is a Green Magick 2 license that costs 30 LP and the spell consumes 10 MP to cast. It can be bought in Rabanastre and Nalbina for 500 gil. Its stronger counterpart is named Toxify and is an area of effect spell.

In the Zodiac versions, Poison is a Black Magick 5 license, costs 40 LP and consumes 8 MP and cannot be bought; it is only found in a treasure in Dalmasca Estersand's Sand-Swept Naze.

Poison has 60% base chance to inflict the target, but is affected by the caster's magick power and the target's vitality.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Poison is a spell that only the Black Mage can learn. It costs 150 Job Points to learn, and requires 6 MP to cast. It has a speed of 34.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Poison is learned by Alchemists and Red Mages. It costs 10 MP to cast, is Dark elemental, and has a range of 4. It is stealable through the ability Steal: Ability, and is also susceptible to Return Magic, and oddly enough cannot be Reflected.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Poison is a spell learned by the Alchemist for 150 AP from the Druid Mace, costing 8 MP to cast and having a range of 4.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
Poison is a level 1 Enfeebling spell, exclusive to the Black Mage class, and caps at level 100. It inflicts Poison to one enemy, can be used only once per battle, and can be used up to three times a day.

The Final Fantasy Legend
Poison is an ability that has 25 uses and inflicts poison to one enemy. This ability is used by Red Bone, Hornet, Medusa, Serpent, Cactus, Mantcore, Anaconda, Keller, Mou-Jya, Scorpion, Ko-Run, Scylla, Tiamat, Ghast, Basilisk, and Revnant.

Final Fantasy Legend II
Poison is a status inflicting ability that has 20 uses, it also increases a Robot's HP by 9. It inflicts Pois to a single enemy. This ability can be used by Anaconda, Arachne, Basilisk, CatWoman, Champgno, DarkRose, F-Flower, F-Spider, FengLung, FireMoth, Gloom, Grippe, Hornet, Killer, Lamia, Madame, Mantcore, Medusa, Moth, Mushroom, Naga, P-Flower, P-Spider, P-Worm, Pathogen, Plague, Red Bone, Revenant, Scylla, Serpent, Shiitake, SunPlant, Swallow, Tarantla, Toadstol, Virus, Wyrm, Wyvern, and Sho-gun.

Final Fantasy Legend III
Called Venom in the game, this Black Magic spell can inflict Poison on an enemy or cure a poisoned ally. It cost 12 MP to use, and it can be bought for 700 GP in Elan (Past & Present) and Lae (Past).

Poison is an enemy attack inflicts Poison on one enemy. This ability is used by Fungus, Starfish, Scorpion, Mushroom, Pentagon, Griffon, BlackCat, Hunter, Ammonite, Amoeba, Horus, Medusa, Osiris, Lamia, Siren, Naga, Scylla, Succubus, Sphinx, and Echidna.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Poison appears as a Dark Magic spell and costs 2 AP to cast. The spell can be given to any character by having a Poison Tome in the character's inventory. The spell can only be purchased in Guera and Urbeth for 500 gil.

Bravely Default
Poison is a level 2 Black Magic. It has a 75% chance to inflict poison to one target. Poison is also a level 2 Sword Magic. It adds poison to weapon for 10 turns, in which it has a 75% chance to cause poison in one target when attacking. It costs 4 MP.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
Poison is an Intelligence-based ability, and comes in both Rare and Rare Plus versions. The rare version has a base Attack of 750, a base Defense of 720, a maximum level of 60, and a Cost of 12. It has a fast leveling rate.

Kingdom Hearts
appears as a magic spell in  for, , and. It can be melded to make the following abilities, ,. It also appears in , for both and.

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