Antibody (Final Fantasy IX)

Antibody
(毒味の術, Dokumi no Jutsu?, lit. Poison-Tasting Art)
Icon(s)
Availability
Obtained	Mythril Helm, Mantra Band, Bronze Gloves, Glass Armlet, Survival Vest, Glutton's Robe, Glass Buckle
Required	5 Magic Stones
Character(s)	Zidane (20 AP) Vivi (30 AP) Steiner (35 AP) Dagger (15 AP) Freya (15 AP) Quina (20 AP) Eiko (20 AP) Amarant (25 AP)
Classification
Type	Support ability
Effect	Immune to Poison and Venom

Prevents Poison and Venom.

Description

Antibody is a support ability in Final Fantasy IX that every permanent party member can learn. It prevents Poison and Venom from taking effect for the cost of 4 Magic Stones.

See also: Immunity ability

Obtained

Antibody is learned from numerous equipment pieces for variable amounts of AP; Dagger and Freya learn it the fastest at 15 AP, while Steiner learns it the slowest at 35 AP. Equipping multiple equipment pieces that all teach Antibody, masters the ability faster.

Antibody is learned from numerous equipment pieces, but one of the easiest and the earliest for all of the party is from the Glass Buckle first synthesized in Lindblum.

Use

With Antibody, the character will be immune to poisoning abilities. Good places to equip it for are in Desert Palace, and against Grand Dragons, Ozma, Quale, Hades, and the final boss. Venom is the more hazardous of the two ailments; against Poison, the player can prioritize protecting against statuses that take away control, as it is easily cured with Antidote and Panacea, or Angel's Snack from the whole party.

Poison and Venom persist after battle (Eiko with her Guardian Mog is an exception); equipping Antibody onto a character who already has an ailment does not cure it.