Quicksand (ability)

Quicksand (底なし沼), also called Whirlsand (アリ地獄), is a recurring ability in the series. It is often used by enemies, but is also an ability the party may use, usually used with the Geomancer class. It either removes a target from the battle or inflicts non-elemental damage to the entire party.

Final Fantasy III
Quicksand is usable by the Geomancer's ability Terrain, which will instantly KO one enemy. It is used only on Desert areas.

Final Fantasy V
Quicksand is used by the boss Sandworm and by the enemies Desert Killer and Spizzner. It inflicts 60 fixed non-elemental damage to the party and inflicts Sap. It is also a Gaia ability which can only be used when fighting in deserts, and inflicts instant KO to all enemies in the battle.

Final Fantasy VII
Whirlsand, used by Ruby Weapon, removes one party member from the battle permanently (this party member is considered dead and cannot be brought back into the battle by any means). It is only used if there are more than one living party member in the battle.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Used by Geomancers, it inflicts Water-elemental damage and Doom to all enemies within five spaces from the character. It costs 150 JP to learn.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Quicksand is used by Land Worm, Sand Worm, and Leech. It deals Earth-elemental damage and also lowers Speed, it has an attack power of 146.