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This is a full list of Paradigm Role and Synthesized abilities in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Feral Link abilities can be found on the Feral Link page.

Battle commands[]

Name Role Description Image
Auto-battle Commando Stock a set of commands focused on dealing damage.
Auto-chain Ravager Stock a set of commands focused on building chain bonuses.
Auto-cover Sentinel Stock a set of commands focused on protecting allies.
Auto-hinder Saboteur Stock a set of commands focused on weakening enemies.
Auto-support Synergist Stock a set of commands focused on strengthening allies.
Auto-heal Medic Stock a set of commands focused on healing allies.
Abilities All Select commands to add to the queue.
Repeat All Repeat the same command sequence used previously.
Items All Use items.
Change Leader All Select character to control. Monsters cannot be chosen.

Lightning and Odin[]

Ability Type Description ATB Cost
Snipe Command Deal physical damage to target. 1
Lightning Strike Command Inflict lightning-attribute magic damage on target and nearby foes. 3
Ullr's Shield Command Boost physical and magic resistance, and restore HP. 6

Lightning and Bahamut[]

Ability Type Description ATB Cost
Focused Bolts Command Unleash lightning attacks that drive the target back. 2
Graviton Mines Command After a short time, an explosion scatters magic projectiles. 3
War's Benediction Command Restores HP and grants Haste. 6

Commando[]

Ability Type Effect Serah Noel Mon (Monster) Only Infusible
Adrenaline Auto Boost Strength and Magic when HP is high. Y Y
Area Sweep Command Inflict physical damage on target and nearby foes and knock them backwards. Y
Armor Breaker Auto Boosts Strength when an enemy's physical resistance is set to 'Resistant' or 'Halved'. Y
Attack Command Deal physical damage to target. Y Y
Blindside Auto Bolster Attack or Ruin at head of attack queue when non-staggered target is not targeting you. Y Y Y
Blitz Command Deal physical damage to target and nearby foes. Y Y
Bloodthirsty Auto Boost Strength in proportion to enemy Wound damage. Y
Bravery Feeder Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies enhanced with Bravery, and casts Bravery on self. Y
Curse Chaser Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies afflicted with Curse. Y
Deathblow Auto Instantly slay target with low HP. Y
Deprotect Chaser Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies afflicted with Deprotect. Y
Deshell Chaser Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies afflicted with Deshell. Y
Drain Attack Command Absorbs HP from target in proportion to damage inflicted. Y
Faith Feeder Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies enhanced with Faith, and casts Faith on self. Y
Faultsiphon Auto Moderately charge ATB gauge upon attacking target afflicted with status ailments. Y Y
Fog Chaser Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies afflicted with Fog. Y
Haste Feeder Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies enhanced with Haste, and casts Haste on self. Y
Imperil Chaser Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies afflicted with Imperil. Y
Jeopardize Auto Boost chain bonus of staggered target upon attacking. Y Y (Hidden)
Launch Auto Attack and launch staggered target into the air. Y Y
Lifesiphon Auto Recharge one ATB gauge segment upon slaying target. Y Y
Mind Piercer Auto Boosts Magic when an enemy's magical resistance is set to 'Resistant' or 'Halved'. Y
Pain Chaser Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies afflicted with Pain. Y
Poison Chaser Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies afflicted with Poison. Y
Powerchain Auto Bolster Attack or Ruin at head of attack of queue when target's chain gauge is empty. Y Y Y
Protect Feeder Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies enhanced with Protect, and casts Protect on self. Y
Ravage Auto Bolster Blitz or Ruinga at head of attack queue when Ravager is present. Y Y
Ruin Command Deal non-elemental magic damage to target. Y Y
Ruinga Command Deal non-element magic damage to targets within wide radius. Y Y Y
Scourge Auto Deal heavy damage with Attack to target about to recover from stagger. Y Y Y
Shell Feeder Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies enhanced with Shell, and casts Shell on self. Y
Slow Chaser Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies afflicted with Slow. Y
Smite Auto Deal heavy damage with Attack to launched target about to recover form stagger. Y Y
Stagger: Drain Auto Casts Drain on staggered enemies, absorbing HP. Y
Stagger: Wound Auto Inflicts Wound on staggered enemies, reducing maximum HP. Y
Vigilance Feeder Auto Boosts Strength versus enemies enhanced with Vigilance, and casts Vigilance on self. Y

Sentinel[]

Ability Type Effect Serah Noel Mon (Monster) Only Infusible
Provoke Command Entice enemies in range to attack the you. Y Y Y
Challenge Command Force a single enemy to attack you. Y Y
Steelguard Command Defend, boosting physical and magic resistance each time you are attacked. Y Y
Mediguard Command Defend while gradually recovering HP. Y Y
Element Guard Command When defending, enhance all allies' resistance to elemental damage. Y Y Y
Entrench Command Counterattack after defending, dealing more damage the longer you defend. Y Y
Vendetta Command Counterattack after defending dealing, more damage the more you are attacked. Y Y
Fringeward Auto Reduce damage to nearby allies when you are the target of an area attack. Y Y Y
Deathward Auto Boost physical and magic resistance when HP is low. Y Y Y
Reprieve Auto If HP is above a certain threshold, retain 1 HP when an attack would otherwise KO out. Y Y

Synergist[]

Ability Type Effect Serah Noel Mon (Monster) Only Infusible
Protect Command Raise target's physical resistance. Y Y Y
Shell Command Raise target's magic resistance. Y Y Y
Veil Command Raise target's status ailment resistance. Y Y Y
Vigilance Command Decrease target's odds of being interrupted. Decrease wound damage taken. Y Y Y
Bravery Command Raise target's Strength. Y Y
Faith Command Raise target's Magic. Y Y
Bravega Command Enhance all allies' physical attacks. Y Y
Faithga Command Enhance all allies' magic attacks. Y Y
Protectga Command Enhance all allies' physical resistance. Y Y
Shellga Command Enhance all allies' magic resistance. Y Y
Veilga Command Raise all allies resistance to status ailments. Y Y
Vigilaga Command Decrease all allies' odds of being interrupted. Decrease wound damage taken. Y Y
Enfire Command Add fire attribute to target's COM, RAV, SEN, or SAB attacks. Y Y
Enfrost Command Add ice attribute to target's COM, RAV, SEN, or SAB attacks. Y Y
Enthunder Command Add lightning attribute to target's COM, RAV, SEN, or SAB attacks. Y Y
Enaero Command Add wind attribute to target's COM, RAV, SEN, or SAB attacks. Y Y
Endless Blessings Command Extend duration of enhancements and positive status effects. Y
Boon Auto Extend duration of target's existing status enhancements upon bestowing new ones. Y Y

Saboteur[]

Ability Type Effect Serah Noel Mon (Monster) Only Infusible
Deprotect Command Reduce target's physical resistance and deal magic damage. Y Y Y
Deprotega Command Reduce physical resistance and deal magic damage within a wide radius. Y Y
Deprotect II Command Reduce physical resistance and deal heavy physical damage. Y
Heavy Deprotega Command Reduce physical resistance and deal heavy physical damage within a wide radius. Y
Deshell Command Reduce target's magic resistance and deal magic damage. Y Y Y
Deshellga Command Reduce magic resistance and deal magic damage within a wide radius. Y Y
Deshell II Command Reduce magic resistance and deal heavy physical damage. Y
Heavy Deshellga Command Reduce magic resistance and deal heavy physical damage within a wide radius. Y
Imperil Command Reduce target's elemental resistances and deal magic damage. Y Y Y
Imperilga Command Reduce elemental resistances and deal magic damage within a wide radius. Y Y
Imperil II Command Reduce elemental resistance and deal heavy physical damage. Y
Heavy Imperilga Command Reduce elemental resistance and deal heavy physical damage within a wide radius. Y
Poison Command Poison target and deal magic damage. Y Y Y
Poisonga Command Poison and deal magic damage to targets within a wide radius. Y Y
Poison II Command Poison target and deal heavy physical damage. Y
Heavy Poisonga Command Poison target and deal heavy physical damage within a wide radius. Y
Dispel Command Remove target's two most recent status enhancements and deal magic damage. Y Y Y
Dispelga Command Remove target's most recent status enhancement and deal magic damage within a wide radius. Y Y
Dispel II Command Remove target's two most recent enhancement and deal heavy physical damage. Y
Heavy Dispelga Command Remove target's most recent status enhancement and deal heavy physical damage within a wide radius. Y
Endless Nightmare Command Extend duration of harmful status ailments. Y
Jinx Auto Extend duration of target's existing status ailments upon inflicting new ones. Y
Curse Command Increase target's odds being interrupted, and deal magic damage. Increases wound damage taken. Y Y
Cursega Command Increase target's odds being interrupted, and deal magic damage within a wide radius. Increases wound damage taken. Y Y
Curse II Command Increase target's odds of being interrupted, and deal heavy physical damage. Increase wound damage taken. Y
Heavy Cursega Command Increase target's odds of being interrupted, and deal heavy physical damage within a wide radius. Increase wound damage taken. Y
Fog Command Disable target's spell-casting abilities and deal magic damage. Y Y
Fogga Command Disable target's spell-casting abilities and deal magic damage in a wide radius. Y
Fog II Command Disable enemy magic abilities and deal heavy physical damage. Y
Heavy Fogga Command Disable enemy magic abilities and deal heavy physical damage within a wide radius. Y
Pain Command Disable target's physical abilities and deal magic damage. Y Y
Painga Command Disable target's physical abilities and deal heavy magic damage within a wide radius. Y Y
Pain II Command Disable enemy physical abilities and deal heavy physical damage. Y
Heavy Painga Command Disable enemy physical abilities and deal heavy physical damage within a wide radius. Y
Wound Command Deal wound damage to a target. Reduces maximum HP. Y Y Y
Woundga Command Deal wound damage to targets in a wide radius. Reduces maximum HP. Y Y

Medic[]

Ability Type Effect Serah Noel Mon (Monster) Only Infusible
Cheer Command Boost the Feral Link gauge. Y
Cure Command Restore target's HP. Y Y Y
Cura Command Restore HP to target and nearby allies. Y Y
Curasa Command Restore HP to target proportional to amount of damage target has taken. Y Y Y
Curaja Command Restore HP to target and nearby allies proportional to amount of damage each has taken. Y Y
Esuna Command Remove target's two most recently inflicted status ailment. Y Y Y
Esunada Command Remove most recently inflicted status ailment from all allies. Y Y
Raise Command Revive an ally from KO. Y Y Y

Ravager[]

Ability Type Effect Serah Noel Mon (Monster) Only Infusible
Aero Command Inflict wind-attribute magic damage on target and temporarily stun it. Y Y Y
Aerora Command Inflict wind-attribute magic damage to target and nearby foes, tossing them into the air and drawing them in. Y Y
Aeroga Command Inflict wind-attribute magic damage on targets within a wide radius, drawing them up into a tornado. Y Y
Aero Blitz Command Inflict wind-attribute physical damage on target and nearby foes. Y
Blizzard Command Inflict ice-attribute magic damage. Y Y Y
Blizzara Command Inflict ice-attribute magic damage to target and nearby foes. Staggered targets take more damage. Y Y
Blizzaga Command Inflict ice-attribute magic damage on targets within a wide radius. Y Y
Electric Blitz Command Inflict lightning-attribute physical damage on target and nearby foes. Y
Fearsiphon Auto Slightly charge ATB gauge upon attacking staggered target. Y Y Y
Felflame Auto Increases damage of fire-based attacks against enemies vulnerable to fire. Y
Felfrost Auto Increases damage of ice-based attacks against enemies vulnerable to ice. Y
Felgust Auto Increases damage of wind-based attacks against enemies vulnerable to wind. Y
Felspark Auto Increases damage of lightning-based attacks against enemies vulnerable to lightning. Y
Fire Command Inflict fire-attribute magic damage. Y Y Y
Fira Command Inflict fire-attribute magic damage to target and nearby foes. Staggered targets take more damage. Y Y
Firaga Command Inflict fire-attribute magic damage on targets within a wide radius. Y Y
Flamestrike Command Inflict fire-attribute physical damage. Y Y
Froststrike Command Inflict ice-attribute physical damage. Y Y
Galestrike Command Inflict wind-attribute physical damage on target. Y Y
Heat Blitz Command Inflict fire-attribute physical damage on target and nearby foes. Y
Ice Blitz Command Inflict ice-attribute physical damage on target and nearby foes. Y
Overwhelm Auto Boost chain bonus effect of attacks for each ally targeting the same enemy. Y Y
Sparkstrike Command Inflict lightning-attribute physical damage. Y Y
Thunder Command Inflict lightning-attribute magic damage. Y Y Y
Thundara Command Inflict lightning-attribute magic damage to target and nearby foes. Staggered targets take more damage. Y Y
Thundaga Command Inflict lightning-attribute magic damage on targets within a wide radius. Y Y
Vigor Auto Boost chain bonus effect of your attack when your HP is high. Y

Passive and synthesized abilities[]

Exclusive command abilities[]

Ability Effect Character Role
Meteor Javelin Unleash a flurry of blows, clearing chain gauges. Damage varies by situation. Usable only once per battle. Noel Commando
Ultima Arrow Unleash a salvo of attacks. Chain bonus effect varies by situation. Usable only once per battle. Serah Ravager

"Lightning's Story: Requiem of the Goddess" DLC abilities[]

Ability Description Paradigm
Attack Deal physical damage to target. Paladin
Blitz Deal physical damage to target and nearby foes. Paladin
Ruin Deal non-element magic damage to target. Paladin
Ruinga Deal non-element magic damage to targets within wide radius. Paladin
Launch Attack and launch staggered target into the air. Paladin
Smite Deal heavy damage with Attack to launched target about to recover form stagger. Paladin
Galestrike Inflict wind-attribute physical damage on target. Shaman
Windstorm Inflict wind-attribute physical damage to target and surrounding foes. Shaman
Bladestorm Inflict wind-attribute physical damage to targets in a wide radius. Shaman
Thunder Inflict lightning-attribute magic damage. Mage
Thundara Inflict lightning-attribute magic damage on target and nearby foes. Staggered target take more damage. Mage
Thundaga Inflict lightning-attribute magic damage on targets within a wide radius. Mage
Immortality Reduces damage taken and raises status ailment resistance. Knight
Aura Removes all buffs and casts Bravery, Faith, and Haste. Conjurer
Mighty Guard Removes all buffs and casts Protect, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance. Conjurer
Chaos Inflicts Debrave, Defaith, Deprotect, Deshell, Curse, and Daze. Sorcerer

Dummied abilities[]

The Water element was removed from the game, and its associated abilities can still be found within the game's data and they function as intended if added to a character's ability list through a third party tool.

Ability Description Paradigm
Aquastrike Inflict water-attribute physical damage. Dummied
Water Inflict water-attribute magic damage. Dummied
Watera Inflict water-attribute magic damage on target and nearby foes. Staggered targets take more damage. Dummied
Waterga Inflict water-attribute magic damage on targets within a wide radius. Dummied

Other appearances[]

Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

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