Item menu during battle (Advance).
Final Fantasy V features numerous items and item classes. This page lists and describes them, their effects, and their methods of acquisition. The primary names are the ones given in the Advance and subsequent releases. Other supported translations (i.e. from the PS version) may be listed beneath the primary names. The translations page has a more exhaustive list of alternative names.
Items must not be confused with other classes of collectibles available for inspection via the Items entry of the main menu: weapons, armor, and accessories.
Mechanics[]
Items belonging to different (and sometimes overlapping) categories can be selected for use through various abilities and menu options:
- The !Items command in battle
- The Items entry in the main menu
- The !Drink command in battle
- The !Mix command in battle
- The !Combine command in battle
- The !Mimic command in battle
The !Mix and !Combine commands allow party members to combine two items to create new concoctions with a variety of effects. Using !Mimic to repeat any of the !Items, !Drink, !Mix, or !Combine commands does not consume any items.
In addition to the items described in this page, all versions of Final Fantasy V classify throwables as items (as the Sort option in the items menu places them together with items belonging to the other item categories). They are described in the weapons page.
The in-game descriptions for most items are either incomplete, incorrect, or both.
Damage formulas[]
With limited exceptions (e.g. fixed damage), damage in Final Fantasy V is calculated according to a general algorithm that can be simplified into a formula for illustrative purposes:
The meaning of each component of the formula, the base sub-formulas to compute A, D, and M, and the additional modifiers are all explained in detail here.
In general, items that inflict damage, including "damage" that heals targets, use the same damage formula.
Pharmacology, when equipped, applies the Pharmacology modifiers to increase damage (including healing "damage").
Obtained[]
There are several ways to obtain items in Final Fantasy V:
- They can be already owned by the party at the beginning of the game.
- They can be bought in shops. Items that can be bought in shops, can also be sold to shops for half the buy price.
- They can be found in chests, pots, other containers, and interactable spots of the environment (bushes, walls, etc.).
- They can be obtained by talking to NPCs.
- They can be dropped by enemies, either as a guaranteed drop (100% probability), or as a common drop (15/16 probability), or as a rare drop (1/16 probability).
- They can be stolen from enemies, either as a guaranteed common steal (100% probability), or as a common steal (246/256 probability), or as a rare steal (10/256 probability), or as a unique rare steal (10/256 probability, repeatable until successful). These probabilities need to be compounded with the probability of a successful steal (40% normally, and 80% with the Thief's Gloves equipped).
- Key items are obtained at various points during the story.
Some enemies are one-time battles (boss battles typically), and many enemies have different versions even when they have the same name/appearance. In the below tables, enemy versions are denoted in parenthesis, e.g. (Zephyrus) means that the enemy that yields the item is only the one summoned by Zephyrus, and (#number) refers to the bestiary number of the enemy (though different versions of Final Fantasy V have some differences in the bestiary numbering, and not all official versions have a bestiary).
List of items[]
Recovery items[]
| Name (PS name) |
Base accuracy [note 1] [note 2] |
!Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion (Tonic) |
Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 40 [note 3] |
20 |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Tule, Carwen, Walse, Karnak, Jachol, Istory, Lix[note 3], Crescent, Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Recovers HP. | ||||||||
| Hi-Potion (Potion) | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 360 | 180 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Recovers HP. | ||||||||
| Phoenix Down | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1,000 | 500 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Carwen, Walse, Karnak, Jachol, Istory, Crescent, Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Removes KO status. | ||||||||
| Ether | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1,500 [note 3] |
750 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Lix[note 3], Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Recovers MP. | ||||||||
| Antidote | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 30 [note 3] |
15 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Carwen, Walse, Karnak, Jachol, Istory, Lix[note 3], Crescent, Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Removes poison status. | ||||||||
| Eye Drops | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 20 [note 3] |
10 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Carwen, Walse, Karnak, Jachol, Istory, Lix[note 3], Crescent, Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Removes darkness status. | ||||||||
| Gold Needle (Soft) | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 150 [note 3] |
75 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Carwen, Walse, Karnak, Jachol, Istory, Lix[note 3], Crescent, Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Removes petrification status. | ||||||||
| Maiden's Kiss | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 60 [note 3] |
30 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Carwen, Walse, Karnak, Jachol, Istory, Lix[note 3], Crescent, Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Removes toad status. | ||||||||
| Mallet (Cornucopia) | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 50 [note 3] |
25 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Carwen, Walse, Karnak, Jachol, Istory, Lix[note 3], Crescent, Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Removes mini status. | ||||||||
| Holy Water | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 150 | 75 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Removes zombie status. | ||||||||
| Tent | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | No | Yes | 250 [note 3] |
125 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Tule, Carwen, Walse, Karnak, Jachol, Istory, Lix[note 3], Crescent | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Recover all members' HP and MP. Can be used outdoors. | ||||||||
| Cottage | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | No | Yes | 600 | 300 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Recover all members' HP and MP. Can be used outdoors. | ||||||||
| Elixir | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| Always | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 50,000 | 5 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Fully recovers HP and MP. | ||||||||
Drink items[]
| Name (PS name) |
Base accuracy [note 1] [note 2] |
!Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goliath Tonic (Giant Drink) |
— | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | 110 | 55 |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Temporarily doubles maximum HP. Consumed with Drink command. | ||||||||
| Power Drink | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | 110 | 55 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Temporarily increases attack. Consumed with Drink command. | ||||||||
| Speed Shake (Speed Drink) | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | 110 | 55 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| Bestows the haste status on the ally drinking it. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Replicates the effect of the Haste spell. Consumed with Drink command. | ||||||||
| Iron Draft (Hard Body) | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | 110 | 55 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| Bestows the protect and shell statuses on the ally drinking it. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Replicates the effect of the Protect spell. Consumed with Drink command. | ||||||||
| Hero Cocktail (Hero Drink) | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | 110 | 55 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, Surgate Castle, Moore, Mirage Village | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Temporarily increases level. Consumed with Drink command. | ||||||||
Mix items[]
| Name | Base accuracy [note 1] [note 2] |
!Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Shell | — | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | — | 75 |
| Effects | ||||||||
| Only usable via !Mix and !Combine. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Guaranteed drop: Grass Tortoise, Land Turtle, Adamantoise (boss) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Chemist's mixing ingredient. | ||||||||
| Dragon Fang | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | — | 2500 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Only usable via !Mix and !Combine. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Guaranteed drop: Zombie Dragon (regular), Archeosaur, Dragon Aevis, Dinozombie, Claret Dragon, Jura Aevis (boss) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Chemist's mixing ingredient. | ||||||||
| Dark Matter | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | — | 5 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Only usable via !Mix and !Combine. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Guaranteed drop: Prototype, Exdeath's Soul, Soul Cannon (boss), Atomos (boss) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Chemist's mixing ingredient. | ||||||||
Combine items[]
| Name | Base accuracy [note 1] [note 2] |
!Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckshot | — | No | No | No | Yes | No | 200 | 100 |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Only usable via !Combine. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Crescent (after obtaining the first three bonus jobs) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Cannoneer combining ingredient. | ||||||||
| Blastshot | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | Yes | No | 500 | 250 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Only usable via !Combine. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Crescent (after obtaining the first three bonus jobs) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Cannoneer combining ingredient. | ||||||||
| Blitzshot | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | Yes | No | 800 | 400 | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Only usable via !Combine. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Buy: Crescent (after obtaining the first three bonus jobs) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Cannoneer combining ingredient. | ||||||||
Miscellaneous items[]
| Name (PS name) |
Base accuracy [note 1] [note 2] |
!Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Lamp | Always | Yes | No | No | No | No | — | 5000 |
| Effects | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Find: Istory Falls (top part accessible only from the world map while riding Boco) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Lamp that summons a random monster when used in battle. | ||||||||
| Ramuh | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | No | Yes | — | Cannot be sold | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Use to learn Ramuh summon. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Guaranteed drop: Ramuh | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Teaches the summon magic Ramuh. | ||||||||
| Catoblepas (Shoat) | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | No | Yes | — | Cannot be sold | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Use to learn Catoblepas summon. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Guaranteed drop: Catoblepas | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Teaches the summon magic Catoblepas. | ||||||||
| Golem | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | No | Yes | — | Cannot be sold | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Use to learn Golem summon. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Guaranteed drop: Golem (only if the party does not kill it, and defeats the accompanying Zombie Dragon and Bone Dragon instead) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| Teaches the summon magic Golem. | ||||||||
| Dragon Seal | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | No | No | — | Cannot be sold | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Proof of defeating Shinryu. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Guaranteed drop: Shinryu | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| "Signifying the valor of one who has slain the strongest of all dragons." | ||||||||
| Omega Badge | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | No | No | — | Cannot be sold | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Proof of defeating Omega. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Guaranteed drop: Omega (only in the waterfall area of the Interdimensional Rift, not in the pyramid area of the Sealed Temple) | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| "Recognizing wisdom, strength, and courage surpassing that of the Ancients." | ||||||||
| Medal of Smiting | ||||||||
| Base accuracy | !Items | !Drink | !Mix | !Combine | Main menu | Cost | Sold | |
| — | No | No | No | No | No | — | Cannot be sold | |
| Effects | ||||||||
|
Proof of completing the Cloister of the Dead. | ||||||||
| Acquirement | ||||||||
|
Find: Complete the Cloister of the Dead | ||||||||
| In-game description | ||||||||
| "Honoring triumph over the legions of darkness and awarding the title of 'Smiter of Evil.'" | ||||||||
Key items[]
Key items (called Rare in the Advance version) are listed in a dedicated section of the main menu inventory, and exist just for viewing what important (plot-wise) items the party is currently holding. They cannot be purchased, sold, or manually used (i.e. in battle or from the Items section of the main menu).
| Name (PS name) |
Use | Acquirement |
|---|---|---|
| Adamantite |
|
At Tycoon Meteorite after speaking with Cid and Mid following the ascension of the Ronka Ruins |
| In-game description | ||
| Particularly hard precious metal. | ||
| Canal Key | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Used once to open the Torna Canal gate. |
From Zok in Tule after the Wind Shrine events | |
| In-game description | ||
| Torna Canal's gate key. | ||
| Memento | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Present in the key items inventory at the beginning of the game | ||
| In-game description | ||
| Keepsake from Bartz's father. | ||
| Galuf's Bangle (Bracelet) | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Enables Krile to inherit Galuf's EXP and ABP (for all jobs). |
In front of the Guardian Tree after Galuf's battle against Exdeath | |
| In-game description | ||
| Memento of Galuf. | ||
| Pendant | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
When Lenna joins the party | |
| In-game description | ||
| Lenna's pendant. | ||
| Pendant | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
When Faris joins the party | |
| In-game description | ||
| Faris's pendant. | ||
| Dragon Grass | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Defeat the Dragon Pod boss in Drakenvale | |
| In-game description | ||
| Needed to heal dragon. | ||
| Whisperweed (Whisper Grass) | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Used to communicate with Xezat across the Barrier Tower. |
From Xezat in the Barrier Tower | |
| In-game description | ||
| Mysterious grass that can transmit sound over long distances. | ||
| Guardian Branch (Elder's Branch) | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
From Ghido in Ghido's Cave after gaining control of Xezat's submarine in Galuf's world | |
| In-game description | ||
| Branch of the Guardian Tree from the Great Forest of Moore. | ||
| Splinter (Thorn) | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Temporary item only used during cutscenes. |
Defeat the final boss of Galuf's world | |
| In-game description | ||
| A splinter from some type of plant. | ||
| Sealed Tome (Sealed Book) | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Explains the lore of (and how to obtain): |
After the cutscene with Ghido and the scholars in the Library of the Ancients in the merged world | |
| In-game description | ||
| Book describing how to locate the four tablets that destroy the seals on the legendary weapons. | ||
| World Map | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Interact with it in any of the following dungeons (it disappears from all locations when picked up):
| |
| In-game description | ||
| Map of the world. | ||
| Dungeon Key | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
From an NPC in the Hall of Tranquility area of the Sealed Temple | |
| In-game description | ||
| Key to the cells beneath the Sealed Temple. | ||
| First Tablet Second Tablet Third Tablet Fourth Tablet (Lithograph 1 / 2 / 3 / 4) | ||
| Use | Acquirement | |
|
Interact with each one in the corresponding locations:
| |
| In-game description | ||
| Tablet that can unseal the legendary weapons. | ||
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 This is just base accuracy, not the final probability that the item hits its target.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Always" means that no probability is involved in hit determination: the item always hits (unless special conditions apply - see the Effects column).
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Potion, Ether, Antidote, Eye Drops, Maiden's Kiss, Mallet, Gold Needle, and Tent can be purchased for half their original price at the item shop in Lix.





















