Dark (Final Fantasy XII element)

Dark is an element in Final Fantasy XII. It is associated with the undead enemies and is opposed to Holy. Dark-elemental spells are in the Arcane Magicks school rather than in Black Magicks like most elemental offensive spells. Dark damage is unaffected by weather and terrain. In the original PlayStation 2 version, ninja blades dealt Dark-elemental damage, but this was largely changed in the Zodiac versions.

Abilities[]

Esper ability	Banish Ray (Zodiark)
Item	Dark Mote, Eksir Berries
Spell	Dark & Darkra & Darkga (Arcane Magicks)
Weapon	Dark Shot, Yagyu Darkblade

All ninja blades in the original version of the game were Dark-elemental. In addition, the Zeus Mace and the Black Robes increase the power of the wielder's Dark-elemental abilities by 50%.

The Dark-affected gambits are "Foe: dark-weak" and "Foe: dark-vulnerable"; the latter triggers against any foe that does not outright absorb the element, even if the foe is immune to Dark. In the original PlayStation 2 version, these gambits are only available to purchase from gambit shops after the party obtains the Treaty-Blade, "dark-weak" costing 500 gil and "dark-vulnerable" costing 250 gil. In the Zodiac versions, these gambits only cost 70 gil and are available to buy ever since the party escapes the Nalbina Dungeons.

Enemy abilities[]

Ability	Description	Enemy
Annul		Gespenst, Gazer, Etém, Nightwalker, Reaper Claw, Reaper, Oversoul, Deathscythe, Ixtab, Demon Wall (Outer & Inner), Dustia, Ishteen, Negalmuur
Banish Ray		Zodiark
Dark		Specter [a], Skeleton, Skull Defender, Lost Soul, Skull Warrior, Lich, Nightmare, Dark Skeleton, Skull Knight, Darkmare, Facer, Miriam Guardian, Crystalbug (green), Clay Golem, Wraith, Ixtab, Rocktoise, Barmuu, Dustia, Cultsworn Lich, Fideliant, Judge Bergan*, Helm-Rook
Darkga		Etém, Leamonde Entite, Deathscythe, Behemoth King, Shadowseer, Hell Wyrm, Crystal Knight, Vagrant Soul, Disma
Darkja		Zodiark
Dark Mote		Zombie Mage, Urutan-Yensa (Unarmed), Imperial Pilot [a]
Dark Shock		Gargoyle Baron, Piscodaemon, Mindflayer, Larva Eater, Arioch
Darkness		Shadowseer, Humbaba Mistant, Grave Lord, Disma, Alteci
Darkra		Gespenst, Specter [b], Dead Bones, Gazer, Necrofiend, Nightwalker, Reaper Mage, Crystalbug (red), Ash Wyrm, Ose, Skulwyrm [b], Gargoyle Baron, Reaper, Mythril Golem, Necrophobe, Bune, Crusader, Dragon Lich, Brainpan, Purobolos, Bogey, Emeralditan, Leamonde Entite, Foobar, Oversoul, Elvoret, Dark Elemental, Zombie Warlock, Darksteel, Deathscythe, Piscodaemon, Orthros, Ixion, Daedalus, Tyrant, Hydro, Vishno, Crypt Bunny, Ishteen, Vagrant Soul, Disma, Helvinek, Helm-Rook
Fear		Gnoma Entite, Mardu Entite, Salamand Entite, Sylphi Entite, Leshach Entite, Pit Fiend, Undin Entite, Roblon
Fearga		Leamonde Entite, Ixion, Shadowseer, Chaos, Hydro, Vagrant Soul
Maser Eye		Necrofiend, Ahriman [a], Glaring Eye, Evil Spirit

Protection[]

Accessory	Argyle Armlet (Halves), Manufacted Nethicite (Halves all elements & induces Silence)
Armor	Black Mask (Absorbs), Bone Helm (Halves), Bone Mail (Halves), Demon Shield (Absorbs), Gendarme (Absorbs all elements)

Enemies[]

Undead enemies absorb Dark.

Weak	Babil, Diakon Entite, Garuda-Egi, Holy Elemental, Garuda, Omega Mark XII (Varies), Phoenix (Varies), Sephira (Pale Yellow), Shemhazai (Varies), Ultima, Goliath, Trickster (Varies), Yiazmat, Bull Chocobo (Varies), Luxollid, Tower
Halves	Crystalbug (blue & green & red), Helm-Rook, Judge, Mirrorknight, Rook, Sphere-Rook, Spinner-Rook, Ba'Gamnan, Belias, Cúchulainn, Earth Tyrant, Exodus, King Bomb, Tiamat, Tyrant, Vayne Novus, Zeromus, Croakadile, Diabolos, Enkelados, Fafnir, Feral Retriever, Mindflayer, Nidhogg, Overlord, Piscodaemon, Pylraster, Ring Wyrm, Roblon, Vyraal, White Mousse, Antlion, Behemoth King, Gil Snapper, Gilgamesh, Ixion, Orthros
Nullifies	Air Chaosjet, Air Elemental, Earth Chaosjet, Earth Elemental, Fire Chaosjet, Fire Elemental, Gnoma Entite, Ice Azer, Ice Elemental, Leshach Entite, Mardu Entite, Salamand Entite, Storm Elemental, Sylphi Entite, Undin Entite, Adrammelech, Chaos, Famfrit, Fenrir, Hashmal, Mateus, Pandaemonium, Slyt, Zalera, Braegh, Marilith, Pandaemonium
Absorbs	Abaddon, Banshee, Bogey, Bull Abaddon, Chimera Brain, Crusader, Dark Elemental, Dark Lord, Dark Skeleton, Dead Bones, Dragon Lich, Etém, Foobar, Forbidden, Gargoyle Baron, Gazer, Gespenst, Ghast, Ghost, Ghoul, Giruveganus, Leamonde Entite, Leynir, Lich, Lost Soul, Magick Pot, Necrofiend, Necrophobe, Nightwalker, Oversoul, Purobolos, Reaper, Reaper Claw, Reaper Mage, Shadonir, Shambling Corpse, Skeleton, Skull Defender, Skull Knight, Skull Warrior, Skulwyrm, Specter, Tartarus, Zombie (male & female), Zombie Knight, Zombie Mage, Zombie Warlock, Zombie Warrior, Ahriman, Daedalus, Doctor Cid, Hell Wyrm, Hydro, Sephira (Purple), Zodiark, Atomos, Bloodwing, Catoblepas, Darksteel, Deathscythe, Ixtab, Vorpal Bunny, Carrot, Ixion, Shadowseer, Aerieel, Anubys, Arioch, Biding Mantis, Crystal Knight, Cultsworn Lich, Disma, Drowned, Dustia, Evil Spirit, Fideliant, Glaring Eye, Grave Lord, Grey Molter, Helvinek, Ishteen, Ithuno, Myath, Negalmuur, Vagrant Soul, Velelu, Victanir, Vishno, Vorres, Zombie Lord
Affinity	Purobolos