Final Fantasy Tactics Advance enemy abilities

This article lists the enemy abilities used in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, which enemies use them, and what the ability does. For or more detailed look at the abilities, visit the individual enemy pages.

Enemy abilities

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Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
100% Wool	Bestows Shell and Protect.	Reaker	—	Self

A

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Abyss	Deals area damage and may inflict Poison.	Biskmatar	48 MPow	3
Acid	Corrosive liquid. Inflicts a random status ailment.	Cream, Ice Flan, Jelly	—	3
Alpha	The fatherspell of Omega and Ultima. Deals devastating ranged Area Damage.	Li-grim	99 WAtk	4
Amber Gleam	Neutralizes all enemies status enhancements. (Target All)	Li-grim	—	Infinite
Angel Whisper	Angelic sigh. Heals HP and bestows Auto-Life on one ally. Deals damage to zombies. Element: Holy	Titania	30 MPow	3

B

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Bad Breath	Incredibly foul breath inflicts five of the following status ailments, chosen at random: Blind, Confuse, Frog, Poison, Silence, Sleep, Slow.	Big Malboro, Malboro	—	1
Blank Card	Changes Law to next set of laws for the day.		—	Infinite
Blaster	Releases shining energy, Petrifying target.	Coeurl	—	3
Blizzaga	Most powerful Ice spell. Fires a huge chunk of ice at a cross-shaped area.	Ice Flan	50 MPow	4
Blizzara	Powerful Ice spell. Fires a larger chunk of ice at a cross-shaped area.	Ice Flan	40 MPow	4
Blizzard	First Ice spell. Fires a chunk of ice at a cross-shaped area.	Ice Flan	30 MPow	4
Block Arrows	Guards against bow and greatbow attacks.	Vampire	—	—
Blowup	Self-KO. Deals massive damage to adjacent enemies.	Bomb, Grenade	15 MPow	Self
Bolt Breath	Electrically charged cloud. Deals lightning damage in a T-shaped area emanating from the caster.	Thundrake	40 WAtk	Cone
Breath of God	Envelops surrounding units and deals damage.	Adrammelech, Famfrit, Mateus	40 WAtk	4

C

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Chill	Spreads chill from caster, causing area cold damage.	Grenade	40 MPow	Self
Circle	Mystical circle. Lowers target's weapon attack and magic power. Inflicts WAtk DOWN and MPow DOWN statuses.	Ahriman	—	3
Counter	Follows up enemy attack with a counterattack.	Adrammelech, Ahriman, Antlion, Bomb, Famfrit, Firewyrm, Floateye, Goblin, Icedrake, Jelly, Lamia, Lilith, Reaker, Red Cap, Red Panther, Sprite, Thundrake, Titania, Toughskin, Zombie	—	—

D

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Demi	Deals damage equal to 1/2 of targets current HP.	Famfrit	—	3
Descent	Summons a Random Totema.	Li-grim	—	Infinite
Devil Gaze	Gaze Silences and inflicts Darkness in an area two spaces in front of the Floateye.	Floateye	—	Cone
Dragon Force	Releases the Dragon soul within. All stats improve for duration of the battle. Inflicts WAtk UP, WDef UP, MPow UP, and MRes UP statuses.	Thundrake	—	1
Drain Touch	Evil touch. Absorbs HP in the amount to damage dealt to target.	Zombie	20 WAtk	1

F

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Fira	Powerful Fira spell. Fires a larger ball of flame at a cross-shaped area.	Jelly	40 MPow	4
Firaga	Most powerful Fire spell. Deals incredible fire damage in a cross-shaped area.	Jelly	50 MPow	4
Fire	First Fire spell. Generates a damaging ball of flame at a cross-shaped area.	Jelly	30 MPow	4
Fire Breath	Incendiary breath. Deals fire damage in a T-shaped area emanating from the caster.	Firewyrm	40 WAtk	Cone
Firestream	Fire damage to all units in line.	Adrammelech	35 WAtk	Line
Flame Attack	Spews fire from within to deal fire damage. Attacks one enemy within a 3-panel range.	Bomb	40 MPow	3
Friend	Summons random spirit from Summoners skillset.	Reaker	—	4
Furycircle	Damages and knocks back surrounding units.	Biskmatar	50 WAtk	Self

G

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Goblin Punch	Deals damage based on Weapon Attack power, then slightly varied positively or negatively.	Goblin	30 WAtk	1
Goo	Sticky ooze. Immobilizes target.	Big Malboro, Malboro	—	1
Guard-Off	Fire breath. Lower target's weapon def. and magic resis. Inflicts WDef DOWN and MRes DOWN statuses.	Firewyrm	—	1

H

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Hand Slap	Flat handed slap. Deals damage and delays target's next turn.	Lamia	45 WAtk	1
Hastebreak	Slows target. Stops Hasted target.	Coeurl	—	1
Heart Render	MP damage equal to target's HP. Element is same as equipped weapon.	Biskmatar	As Weapon	As Weapon
Howl of Rage	Lowers Speed of surrounding units. Inflicts Speed DOWN status.	Adrammelech	—	Self

I

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Ice Breath	Icy cold breath. Deals damage in a T-shaped area emanating from the caster.	Icedrake	40 WAtk	Cone

J

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Judge Sword	Lawcard that summons the judge sword to Damage and steals up to two Judge Points. Element is same as equipped weapon.	Judge	As Weapon	As Weapon

K

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Karma	Deals damage for each unit the target has KO'd.	Tonberry	—	1
Kiss	Sweet kiss. Charms and dooms one target.	Lilith	—	1
Knife	Knife stab. Reduces HP to one-tenth of maximum HP.	Masterberry, Tonberry	—	1

L

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Lawshift	Primal power. Randomly changes the laws to three new laws.	Li-grim	—	Infinite
Life Render	Damages and may inflict Doom. Element is same as equipped weapon.	Biskmatar	As Weapon	As Weapon
Lightspeed	Damages unit and bypasses reaction ability.	Adrammelech, Famfrit	45 WAtk	1
Limit Glove	Deals heavy damage when own life is threatened. If the Blade Biter has a critical HP level, this skill can do over 900 damage.	Blade Biter	—	1
Logos	Word of God. Lowers Attack Power, Magic Power, and may inflict Charm.	Ultima Crystal	—	3
LV 3 Def-Less	Lowers weapon defense and magic resistance of enemies whose level is divisible by 3.	Antlion, Jawbreaker	—	3
LV 5 Death	Inflicts Knocked Out to units with levels divisible by 5. Element: Dark	Antlion, Jawbreaker	—	3
LV?D Holy	Deals harsh holy damage to all units with a level equal to the current day.	Titania	65 MPow	Infinite
LV? S-Flare	Dark damage to all units with same level as caster.	Vampire	55 WAtk	Infinite

M

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Magi	Primal chaos deals massive damage to all enemies. (Target All)	Li-grim	50 MPow	Infinite
Magic Hammer	Mystical hammer. Deals damage to MP.	Red Cap	38 WAtk	3
Matra Magic	Switches target's HP and MP.	Toughskin	—	3
Meteorite	Shoots a small meteor to damage one enemy.	Sprite	50 MPow	3
Miasma	Area damage and Poison.	Vampire, Zombie	20 WAtk	3
Mighty Guard	Raises Weapon Def. and Magic Res. for one battle.	Icedrake	—	1
Mog Aid	Recover some HP and cure status ailments.	Reaker	35 MPow	Self
Mog Attack	Damages and knocks back target. Element is same as equipped weapon.	Reaker	As Weapon	As Weapon
Mog Rush	Double damage, Half accuracy. Element is same as equipped weapon.	Reaker	As Weapon	As Weapon
Munch	Crushes weapons with sharp teeth and powerful jaws. Monster takes damage.	Blade Biter	47 WAtk	1
Mutilate	Absorbs HP from target.	Red Cap	—	1

N

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Night	Call to the darkness. Puts all units but the caster to sleep.	Lamia	—	Infinite

O

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Omega	As powerful as Ultima. Deals massive double damage. Element is same as equipped weapon.	Biskmatar, Li-grim	As Weapon	As Weapon

P

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Palaistra	Damage to surrounding units. Element is same as equipped weapon.	Judge	As Weapon	Self
Poison Frog	Turns target into a Frog and poisons.	Lamia, Lilith	—	3
Presence	Damages and knocks back a unit using the fear of god.	Famfrit	50 WAtk	1

R

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Rend	Attacks target's weak spot to deal damage.	Red Panther	35 WAtk	1
Resonate	Back quivers to create resonance. May Disable enemies with metallic weapons equipped.	Blade Biter	—	Infinite
Reveal	Finds and reveals any Concealed units.	Coeurl, Red Panther		-	Ripcircle	Damages surrounding units.	Biskmatar	45 WAtk	Self
Roulette	Instantly KOs a unit chosen at random on the battlefield. Must have Auto-Life in order to learn successfully. Element: Dark	Ahriman	—	Infinite

S

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Sacrifice	Self-KO. Fully heals one adjacent allies HP and cures status ailments.	Jelly	—	1
Sandstorm	Dark tornado. Damages and inflicts Darkness on enemies adjacent to caster. Element: Earth	Antlion	40 WAtk	Self
Shieldbearer	Allows shieldwielding, regardless of job.	Reaker	—	—
Slow	Inflicts the Slow status.	Famfrit	—	—
Snowball	Deals 1 point of damage to a single target.	Colin, Lyle, Guinness	—	4
Soul Sphere	Area MP damage. Element is same as equipped weapon.	Adrammelech	As Weapon	4
Soundwave	Grating noise. Neutralizes status enhancements, similar to Dispel. Only removes Auto-Life, Regen, Conceal, Shell, and Protect.	Big Malboro	—	3
Spellbind	Dark arm that attacks soul, damages, Slows, and delays next turn of one target.	Mateus	50 WAtk	4
Star Cross	Uses the power of the stars to deal Holy damage to all enemies.	Mateus	17 MPow	Infinite
Stare	Fearsome gaze. Confuses all units facing the caster with 100% accuracy.	Floateye	—	Cone
Suffocate	Choking attack. Target loses next turn.	Jawbreaker	—	1

T

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Tail Wag	Inflicts Charm.	Reaker	—	1
Thundaga	Most powerful Thunder spell. Fires a huge bolt of lightning at a cross-shaped area.	Cream, Mateus	50 MPow	4
Thundara	Powerful Thunder spell. Fires a larger bolt of lightning at a cross-shaped area.	Cream	40 MPow	4
Thunder	First Thunder spell. Fires a bolt of lightning at a cross-shaped area.	Cream	30 MPow	4
Twister	Whipping whirlwind. Reduces HP by half in a cross- shaped area.	Lilith	—	3

V

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Voodoo	This attack carries a powerful, deadly curse. Deals more than 900 damage.	Masterberry	—	1

W

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Weapon Atk +	Improves weapon attacks to deal more damage.	Blade Biter, Bomb, Grenade, Lamia, Vampire	—	—
Weapon Def +	Reduces damage from weapon attacks.	Floateye, Goblin, Toughskin	—	—
White Wind	Fluttering fairy wings. Restores HP equal to own HP in a cross-shaped area.	Sprite	—	3

Y

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Yellow Card	Adds a Yellow Card to the target. If not removed by Judgemaster Cid's Yellow Clip ability, a penalty will result like the unit was actually carded normally. The reason for being carded will be random. Despite no weapon damage being dealt, it is counterable with Bonecrusher.	Judge	—	1

Z

Ability	Description	Enemies	Power	Range
Zombify	Inflicts Zombie Element: Dark	Vampire	45 WAtk	1

Gallery

See also: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance enemy abilities/Gallery