Condemn (Final Fantasy V)

Sentence a target to the effects of different spells.

Description

Condemn is the Oracle job's level 1 ability, exclusive to the Advance and the now-discontinued 2013 versions of Final Fantasy V. It allows the use of several abilities, both elemental- and status-inducing, at no MP cost. Execution time depends on the Oracle's level, requiring 15 time units at level 1, 10 at level 2, 7 at level 3, and 5 when the job is mastered. The ability will fail on heavy targets.

Obtained[]

!Condemn is the Oracle's innate ability, and available to those using the job. At job level 1, for 25 AP, it is available to any job.

Use[]

!Condemn does not have many practical uses, both as a standalone ability, and over other abilities.

As !Condemn outcomes fail against heavy targets, and Doom ignores instant death immunity, all other non-healing Condemnations are instantly outclassed by it, as they have virtually no reason to be used over it. Even Recuperation and Rejuvenation, on the top of not working against heavy targets, are outclassed by other job abilities that can be obtained as early as Bartz's world, while the Oracle is a late game job.

List of condemnations[]

Name	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy ^{[note 1]} ^{[note 2]}	Reflectable
Black Frost	0	50	Always	No
	Effect
	Deals ice-elemental damage to a single non-heavy target. Misses against heavy targets. Uses the same animation as Blizzara.
Brimstone
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable
	0	50	Always	No
	Effect
	Deals fire-elemental damage to a single non-heavy target. Misses against heavy targets. Uses the same animation as Fira.
Doom
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable
	0	—	Always	No
	Effect
	Attempts to inflict the death status to a single non-heavy target. Misses against heavy targets. Ignores death immunity and undead nature. Uses the same animation as Death.
Judgment
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable
	0	50	Always	No
	Effect
	Deals lightning-elemental damage to a single non-heavy target. Misses against heavy targets. Uses the same animation as Thundara.
Recuperation
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable
	0	—	Always	No
	Effect
	Removes the following statuses (if present) from a single non-heavy target: darkness, poison, mini, toad, petrify, silence, confuse, paralyze, sleep, and old.^{[note 3]} Misses against heavy targets. Does not use the same animation as Esuna, despite being equivalent to it.
Rejuvenation
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable
	0	50	Always	No
	Effect
	Restores some HP to a single non-heavy non-undead target. Misses against heavy targets. The healing effect is reversed on non-heavy undead targets. Uses the same animation as Cura.
Salientia
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable
	0	—	Always	No
	Effect
	Attempts to inflict the toad status to a single non-heavy target. Misses against heavy targets. Uses the same animation as Toad.
Still Wing
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable
	0	—	Always	No
	Effect
	Attempts to inflict the stop status to a single non-heavy target. Misses against heavy targets. Uses the same animation as Stop. The `action duration` parameter is `180` for status duration determination.

↑ This is just base accuracy, not the final probability that the spell hits its targets.
↑
"Always" means that no probability is involved in hit determination: the spell always hits. The expression "Always" is used instead of the numerical value of 100 because a base accuracy of 100 does not guarantee that the spell hits due to:
- The attacker - target level delta.
- The catcher effect of the Aegis Shield.
- Magic evasion.
↑ Removing old halts but does not reverse the associated stat deterioration.

Gallery[]

[1] This is just base accuracy, not the final probability that the spell hits its targets.

[2] "Always" means that no probability is involved in hit determination: the spell always hits. The expression "Always" is used instead of the numerical value of 100 because a base accuracy of 100 does not guarantee that the spell hits due to:
The attacker - target level delta.

The catcher effect of the Aegis Shield.

Magic evasion.

[3] The attacker - target level delta.

[4] The catcher effect of the Aegis Shield.

[5] Magic evasion.

[3] Removing old halts but does not reverse the associated stat deterioration.

[note 1]

[note 2]

[note 3]