Gradual Petrify (status)

Gradual Petrify, also known as Slow Numb, is a recurring status effect in the Final Fantasy series that causes the character to slowly turn into stone. It can be cured in the same way as Petrify.

Final Fantasy III
Called Petr in battle, after a few turns the affected character is turned to stone and is unable to act. Can be removed with the Soft item. The weapon Break Blade also inflicts this status.

Final Fantasy IV
Normal petrification works this way. Character sprites will slowly turn gray, when they are completely gray they are petrified.

Final Fantasy VI
The Overcast ability used by the Goddess inflicts a similar status that causes characters to slowly turn into Zombies.

Final Fantasy VII
Called Slow-Numb, characters with this condition are Petrified after 60 seconds.

Final Fantasy VIII
Called Petrifying, characters with this condition are Petrified when the counter reaches 0.

Final Fantasy IX
Gradual Petrify, when inflicted on a character, causes a countdown meter of 10 to appear above the character's head. When the meter reaches zero, the unit is Petrified. Gradual Petrify can be healed by using the Soft item on the afflicted unit, or it can be prevented altogether by equipping the Jelly ability.

Final Fantasy XI
Gradual Petrification appears as an effect of the "Calcifying Mist" ability used by Notorious Monster Peistes in the Wings of the Goddess expansion. Afflicted players have their movement speed slowed down during the countdown until fully petrified.

Final Fantasy XII

 * "The character is turned to stone and will be unable to move or act once the count reaches 0. Remove with a Gold Needle."

Petrify slowly turns a character to stone in 10 counts, similar to how Condemned slowly kills them. As the timer runs down, the afflicted unit's resistance to physical attacks gradually increases, rendering them almost immune to such attacks when the countdown reaches 1. It can be cured with Esuna, but once the timer runs out and the character turns to Stone, they can only be cured by Stona, a Gold Needle or a Remedy (once a character has acquired the appropriate Remedy Lore licence).

The player can inflict Petrify by casting the Break spell, requiring the Time Magic 3 licence, costing the player 30 LP.