The following is a list of elements found in the 2D versions of Final Fantasy IV.
See also: Element (term) or Final Fantasy IV 3D elements
Fire[]
Main article: Fire (Final Fantasy IV element)
Ice[]
Main article: Ice (Final Fantasy IV)
Lightning[]
Main article: Lightning (Final Fantasy IV element)
Dark[]
It was known as Darkness in the SNES version.
Main article: Dark (Final Fantasy IV)
Holy[]
Under the guise of the Sacred Power element in the SNES version due to censorship.
Main article: Holy (Final Fantasy IV element)
Throw[]
In the earlier versions of Final Fantasy IV, the weakness was known as Arrows even though spears, boomerangs, and shurikens possess the elemental property.
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Boomerang | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Moonring Blade | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Rising Sun | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Bow | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Crossbow | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Great Bow | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Killer Bow | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Elven Bow | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Yoichi Bow | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Artemis Bow | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Perseus Bow | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Spear | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Wind Spear | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Flame Lance | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Ice Lance | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Gungnir | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Wyvern Lance | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Holy Lance | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element. |
| Scrap Metal | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command. |
| Shuriken | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command. |
| Fuma Shuriken | Weapon | Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command. |
The following enemies are weak to the Throw element:
| Ahriman, Alraune, Balloon, Belphegor, Blood Bat, Blood Eye, Cave Bat, Cockatrice, Crystal Dragon, Dark Grenade, Electrofish, Eyewing Moth, Fledling Rukh, Floating Eye, Gargoyle, Gloomwing, Helldiver, Hellflapper, Mist Eagle, Rukh, Strato Avis, Thunder Dragon, Vampire Bat, Zu, Elemental Archfiends (Scarmiglione), Plague Horror, Scarmiglione (2nd) |
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