Final Fantasy XIII-2 enemy abilities

A list of various abilities used exclusively by enemies in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Enemy abilities

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Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
1000 Needles	Physical	Deals 1,000 base damage and inflicts Pain and Fog when used by Gigantuar.	Giant Cactuar, Gigantuar
10,000 Needles	Physical and Magical	Deals 10,000 base damage to the entire party.	Metal Gigantuar
1	Support	Counts down to 10,000 Needles.	Metal Gigantuar
2	Support	Counts down to 10,000 Needles.	Metal Gigantuar
200% Energy	Support	Damages the party and increases Strength and Magic.	Snow
3	Support	Counts down to 10,000 Needles.	Metal Gigantuar
300% Energy	Support	Damages the party and increases Strength and Magic.	Snow
4	Support	Counts down to 10,000 Needles.	Metal Gigantuar
5	Support	Counts down to 10,000 Needles.	Metal Gigantuar
6	Support	Counts down to 10,000 Needles.	Metal Gigantuar

A

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Abandon Ship	Support	Deploys PuPus. Precedes Reactors Critical!	UFO
Absolution	Support	Removes all status ailments from Caius and grants Protect, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance. Grants Vigilance and Protect or Shell and Haste to Caius in Requiem of the Goddess. Heals Gogmagog.	Gogmagog, Caius Ballad
Abyssal Yawn	Magical	Deals damage through multiple attacks over a wide area and inflicts wound damage.	Jet Bahamut
Accelerator	Support	Bestows Haste, Bravery, Faith, and Veil on user.	Omega
Accursed Breath	Magical	Deals damage to nearby targets and inflicts Deshell, Imperil, and Curse.	Mánagarmr
Acid Grenade	Physical	Deals damage over a small area and inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, Imperil, Poison, and wound damage.	Lieutenant Amodar
Adieu	Support	Flees from battle.	Cactuaroni, Flowering Cactuar, Metallicactuar
Aero	Magical	Deals wind-elemental damage to target.	Blue Miniflan, Chocobo, Pleuston, Raspatil, Unsaganashi, Vespid, Vespid Soldier
Aeroga	Magical	Deals wind-elemental damage to target and nearby targets and launches them.	Right Manipulator
Aerora	Magical	Deals wind-elemental damage to target and nearby targets.	Blue Chocobo, Chocobo, Faeryl, Flowering Cactuar, Right Manipulator, Proto fal'Cie Adam, Raspatil, Unsaganashi
Aleph Zero	Magical	Deals damage to targets over a wide radius after charging and inflicts wound damage.	Raspatil
Anguished Melody	Magical	Deals damage to all targets.	Gorgyra
Anti Force	Support	Removes one status enhancement from all targets.	Garnet Bahamut
Apparition Ray	Magical	Deals damage through multiple attacks over a wide area.	Amber Bahamut
Army of One	Physical	Deals 11 hits of damage against a single opponent and launches them.	Lightning
Attack	Physical	Deals damage to target.	Gahongas, Luminous Puma
Attitude Shift	Support	Alternates between being an active or inactive target.	Jet Bahamut

B

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Barrier	Support	Becomes resistant to Physical and Magical attacks.	Garuda
Bashosen	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Slow and removes a status enhancement.	Gilgamesh
Belch	Magical	Deals damage through four attacks to all targets and inflicts Poison.	Royal Ripeness, Mutantomato
Bellow	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and removes status ailments from user while granting Bravery, Faith, Enfire, and Veil when used by Xolotl, or Protect, Shell, Enaero, and Veil when used by Miquiztli. Deals damage and inflicts Debrave, Defaith, and Curse and removes all status enhancements from all targets when used by Tezcatlipoca.	Miquiztli, Tezcatlipoca, Xolotl
Beseech	Support	Sacrifices Cie'th allies, restoring HP and removing status ailments, increasing Strength and Magic, and enabling Darkness Cutter and Aleph Zero.	Raspatil
Bite	Physical	Deals damage to target and inflicts wound damage.	Vouivre
Black Hole	Magical	Deals damage to all targets through four attacks and draws them closer.	Faeryl
Blast Wave	Magical	Deals damage to one or more targets and inflicts wound damage.	Caius Ballad
Blitz	Physical	Deals damage over a small radius.	Gilgamesh, Lightning
Blizzaga	Magical	Deals ice-elemental damage to target and nearby targets and launches them.	Azure Behemoth, Blue Chocobo, Left Manipulator
Blizzara	Magical	Deals ice-elemental damage to target and nearby targets.	Amanojaku, Blue Chocobo, Flowering Cactuar, Left Manipulator, Proto fal'Cie Adam, Raspatil, Taxim
Blizzard	Magical	Deals ice-elemental damage to target.	Gremlin, Pink Miniflan, Raspatil
Bloody Claw	Physical	Deals damage to nearby targets.	Garnet Bahamut
Bloody Knife	Physical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Poison and wound damage. Used after Deep-seated Grudge.	Don Tonberry
Body and Soul	Support	Restores HP and grants Bravery, Faith, Haste, and Regen.	Caius Ballad
Bolverk	Physical	Deals damage in a straight line and inflicts Daze.	Valfodr Lv. 45, Valfodr Lv. 70, Valfodr Lv. 99
Bravery	Support	Bestows Bravery on target.	Imp, Leyak, Lightning, Ultros, Valfodr Lv. 99
Break Curse	Magical	Deals damage and inflicts Poison, Curse, Slow, and Daze to all targets.	Jet Bahamut
Brilliant Shower	Magical	Deals damage over a wide area after charging.	Pacos Luvulite, Pacos Amethyst
Building Block	Support	Paradigm Shifts Amodar to the Sentinel role and Lightning to the Synergist role.	Lieutenant Amodar

C

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Cactus Dance	Support	Prepares to use Grow after charging when used by Cactuar and Adieu when used by Cactuaroni.	Cactuar, Cactuaroni
Call Reinforcements	Support	Summons PSICOM Wardens, Nightblade Pumas, and Azure Behemoths.	Nabaat
Causality Barrier	Support	Becomes Resistant to Physical and Magical attacks.	Gogmagog (2nd fight in New Bodhum), Aloeidai
Chain Break	Support	Clears the chain gauge and knocks away nearby targets.	Caius Ballad
Changing Skies	Support	Buffs Garnet Bahamut and Amber Bahamut with Protect and Shell or Bravery/Faith and Haste and removes status ailments.	Jet Bahamut
Charging Power: 50%	Support	Charges for Wave Cannon.	Omega
Charging Power: 99%	Support	Charges for Wave Cannon.	Omega
Charging Power: 120%	Support	Charges for Wave Cannon.	Omega
Chastise	Physical	Deals damage over a small area and inflicts Fog and wound damage.	Nabaat
Choco Cure	Magical	Restores a large amount of HP to the user.	Blue Chocobo, Chocobo, Green Chocobo, Purple Chocobo, White Chocobo
Choco Dash	Support	Flees from battle.	Black Chocobo, Blue Chocobo, Chocobo, Green Chocobo, Purple Chocobo, Red Chocobo, White Chocobo
Cold Shock	Physical	Deals ice-elemental damage over a small area and inflicts wound damage.	Pacos Amethyst
Comet	Magical	Deals damage to targets through multiple attacks.	Pacos Luvulite, Pacos Amethyst
Come, Cactuarama!	Support	Summons up to three Cactuarama allies.	Valfodr Lv. 45
Come, Chichu!	Support	Summons up to three Chichu allies.	Valfodr Lv. 70
Come, Leyak!	Support	Summons up to three Leyak allies.	Valfodr Lv. 1
Come, Golden Chocobo!	Support	Summons up to two Golden Chocobo allies.	Valfodr Lv. 15
Come on! I need you!	Support	Coaxes Typhon to remove status ailments.	Ultros
Commando Stance	Support	Alters attack pattern and resistances and grants Bravery and Faith.	Caius Ballad (Requiem of the Goddess)
Concentrate	Physical	Inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, and wound damage and dispels up to six status enhancements from a single target, and removes up to eight status ailments from the user, before dealing damage.	Malebranche
Count: 1	Support	Prepares to use Gigaflare, Teraflare, or Exaflare.	Jet Bahamut
Count: 2	Support	Prepares to use Gigaflare, Teraflare, or Exaflare.	Jet Bahamut
Count: 3	Support	Prepares to use Gigaflare, Teraflare, or Exaflare.	Jet Bahamut
Courtship Dance	Support	Summons Hedge Frogs when used by Mud Frog and Ceratosaurs when used by Ceratoraptor.	Mud Frog, Ceratoraptor
Crimson Flames	Magical	Deals damage through multiple attacks to all targets.	Gogmagog (last fight)
Crippling Surge	Magical	Inflicts Imperil, Curse, and Daze on target.	Omega
Cross Slash	Physical	Deals damage over a wide area.	Gilgamesh
Crushing Blow	Physical	Deals damage to targets in a straight line.	Twilight Odin
Cura	Magical	Restores HP to all allies.	Forked Cat, Lightning, Mewmao, Vaballathus
Curaja	Magical	Restores HP to all targets proportionate to the amount of damage taken.	Lightning
Curasa	Magical	Restores HP to target proportionate to the amount of damage taken.	Forked Cat, Lightning, Major Moblin, Vaballathus
Cure	Magical	Restores HP to target.	Cactuarama, Cait Sith
Curse	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Curse and wound damage.	Vampire
Cursega	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts Curse and wound damage.	Black Chocobo, Left Manipulator, Right Manipulator, Valfodr Lv. 99, Zaghnal

D

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Dark Flames	Magical	Deals damage over a wide area through multiple attacks.	Jet Bahamut
Darkness Cutter	Magical	Deals damage through multiple attacks to all targets and inflicts wound damage.	Raspatil
Death Claw	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Imperil and wound damage.	Gilgamesh
Deep-seated Grudge	Magical	Deals damage to targets over a wide area and launches them. User starts glowing.	Don Tonberry
Defensive Maneuvers	Support	Casts Protect and Shell on all allies.	Nabaat
Defensive Stance	Support	Becomes immune to damage, removes all status ailments, and summons multiple Vaballathus.	Zenobia
Delirious Dance	Support	Deals 1 damage and bestows Bravery on all allies.	Gahongas
Demi Meteor	Physical	Deals damage and inflicts wound damage to nearby targets and launches them after charging.	Left Manipulator, Right Manipulator
Deployment	Support	Summons multiple Scutari.	Testudo
Deprotect	Magical	Deals damage to one target and inflicts wound damage and Deprotect.	Ahriman, Vaballathus
Deprotega	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage and Deprotect.	Aloeidai, Black Chocobo, Chelicerata, Schrodinger, Valfodr Lv. 70, Valfodr Lv. 99
Deshellga	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage and Deshell.	Aloeidai, Black Chocobo, Pantopoda
Dirge	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts wound damage.	Gorgyra
Dispel	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts wound damage and removes two status enhancements.	Ahriman, Vaballathus
Dispelga	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage and removes one status enhancement, or all when used by Caius in Requiem of the Goddess.	Black Chocobo, Caius Ballad, Left Manipulator, Right Manipulator
Divide & Conquer	Support	Paradigm Shifts Amodar to the Saboteur role and Lightning to the Commando role.	Lieutenant Amodar
Divider	Physical	Attacks three times, divided between each target, and inflicts Daze on one target.	Gilgamesh
Divine Awakening	Support	Strengthens attacks.	Valfodr Lv. 99
Divine Blade	Support	Strengthens melee attacks.	Valfodr Lv. 45
Divine Radiance	Support	Strengthens melee and ranged attacks.	Valfodr Lv. 70
Divine Trigger	Support	Strengthens ranged attacks.	Valfodr Lv. 15
Dominating Fist	Physical and Magical	Deals damage to targets over an area and inflicts wound damage, and removes a status enhancement when used by Fomoire.	Geiseric, Fomoire
Doom	Magical	Inflicts Doom on party leader, or all targets when used by Gorgyra.	Gorgyra, Long Gui
Double Dose	Support	Paradigm Shifts both Amodar and Lightning to the Medic role.	Lieutenant Amodar
Double Trouble	Support	Paradigm Shifts both Amodar and Lightning to the Commando role.	Lieutenant Amodar
Dragon Breath	Magical	Deals fire-elemental damage through four attacks over a wide area and inflicts wound damage.	Faeryl
Draining Slash	Physical	Deals damage to target through multiple attacks and restores HP proportional to damage dealt.	Nabaat
Dying Sun	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage.	Jet Bahamut

E

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Eerie Soundwave	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Curse, Pain, and Fog.	Gilgamesh
Efflorescence	Physical	Deals damage to nearby targets through four attacks.	Pink Lily
Ejection	Support	Deploys PuPus.	UFO
Electrocute	Magical/Physical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to targets near the Centaurion Blade while healing and applying Enthunder and Bravery to it when used by Immortal. Damages target through multiple attacks when used by Yeoman.	Immortal, Yeoman
Electrified Breath	Physical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Poison and wound damage.	Vouivre
Electroflare	Magical	Deals damage through multiple hits over a wide area and launches targets and inflicts wound damage.	Proto fal'Cie Adam
Enfire	Support	Bestows Enfire on target.	Ultros
Engine Trouble	Support	Falls to the ground and becomes temporarily disabled.	UFO
Enhance Power	Support	Increases Strength and Magic and bestows Haste.	Gilgamesh
Enraged	Physical and Magical	Deals damage to nearby targets after charging.	Miquiztli, Xolotl
Enthunder	Support	Bestows Enthunder on target.	Lightning
Entrench	Physical	Reduces damage taken over a short period before attacking, dealing increased damage when guarding longer.	Purple Chocobo
Envenomate	Physical	Inflicts Poison.	Albino Lobo
Esuna	Support	Removes two most recently applies status ailments.	Cactuarama, Lightning, Mewmao, Twilight Odin, Vaballathus
Eye of Bahamut	Magical	Deals damage through five attacks and inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, Poison, Curse, and Daze on the target.	Caius Ballad
Exaflare	Magical	After a countdown from three, inflicts massive damage on the party. Only used if both Amber Bahamut and Garnet Bahamut are alive.	Jet Bahamut
Excalibur	Physical	Deals damage to target.	Gilgamesh
Excalipoor	Physical	Deals 1 damage to target.	Gilgamesh
Exoproofing: Ice	Support	Grants Enfrost and absorbs ice-elemental attacks while becoming weak to fire-elemental attacks.	Pink Lily
Exoproofing: Lightning	Support	Grants Enthunder and absorbs lightning-elemental attacks while becoming weak to wind-elemental attacks.	Pink Lily

F

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Faith	Support	Bestows Faith on target.	Leyak, Lightning, Ultros, Valfodr Lv. 99
Faithga	Support	Bestows Faith on all allies.	Valfodr Lv. 45
Fanatical Dance	Support	Bestows Vigilance on all allies.	Gahongas
Feeding Stoop	Physical	Deals damage to targets in range and inflicts wound damage, or removes a status enhancement when used by Kanna Kamuy, or inflicts Imperil with Svarog. Consists of three attacks when used by Illuyankas and Svarog.	Deathgaze, Illuyankas, Kanna Kamuy, Svarog
Fira	Magical	Deals fire-elemental damage to target and nearby targets.	Blue Chocobo, Flanbanero, Flowering Cactuar, Ghast, Greater Behemoth*(when standing), Right Manipulator, Notsugo, Proto fal'Cie Adam, Raspatil, Reaver*(when standing), Valfodr Lv. 1, Valfodr Lv. 45
Firaga	Magical	Deals fire-elemental damage to target and nearby targets and launches them.	Flangonzola, Right Manipulator, Valfodr Lv. 70, Valfodr Lv. 99
Fire	Magical	Deals fire-elemental damage to target.	Garchimacera, Miniflan, Pleuston, Raspatil, Valfodr Lv. 1
Fireball	Magical	Deals fire-elemental damage through multiple attacks over a large area.	Typhon
Flamethrower	Magical	Deals fire-elemental damage though multiple attacks over a wide area.	Omega
Flare Shock	Physical	Deals fire-elemental damage over a small area and inflicts wound damage.	Pacos Luvulite
Flourish of Steel	Physical	Deals damage to targets through four attacks over a small area.	Twilight Odin
Forge Blade	Support	Creates Centaurion Blade.	Immortal
Fog	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts wound damage and Fog.	Vaballathus
Fogga	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage and Fog.	Valfodr Lv. 45
Frenzied Dance	Magical	Inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, Bravery, and Faith on all allies and enemies when used by Yakshini. Restores HP and removes all status enhancements and status ailments from all allies and enemies when used by Haguma.	Haguma, Yakshini
Frost Breath	Magical	Deals ice-elemental damage through four attacks over a wide area.	Ultros
Full-Auto Burst	Physical	Deals damage over six hits to target.	PSICOM Warden

G

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Gagnrath	Physical	Inflicts strong damage through multiple hits over a wide radius.	Valfodr Lv. 70, Valfodr Lv. 99
Gate of Babylon	Physical	Deals damage through multiple hits to target.	Proto fal'Cie Adam
Gigaflare	Magical	After a countdown from three, inflicts heavy non-elemental damage on the party.	Jet Bahamut
Giga-Graviton	Magical	Deals damage to targets over a wide area.	Caius Ballad
Glacier Crush	Physical	Deals ice-elemental damage over a small area and inflicts wound damage.	Pacos Amethyst
Gnash	Physical	Deals damage over a small area and removes status enhancements while restoring HP based on the amount of damage done.	Typhon
Goblinhancement	Support	Bestows Bravery, Vigilance, and Protect on an allied Buccaboo when used by Buccaboo Ace; Bravery, Vigilance, and Veil on all allies when used by Gancanagh Ace; Bravery and Vigilance on an allied Goblin when used by Goblin Chieftain; Bravery, Protect, Shell, Veil, Vigilance, and Haste on an allied Moblin when used by Major Moblin; and Protect and Vigilance on all allies when used by Munchkin Maestro.	Buccaboo Ace, Gancanagh Ace, Goblin Chieftain, Major Moblin, Munchkin Maestro
Goblin Punch	Physical	Deals damage to target and inflicts wound damage, except when used by Munchkin.	Buccaboo, Gancanagh, Goblin, Moblin, Munchkin
Graaah!	Support	Restores 10,000 HP and removes two status ailments, then restores HP by an amount proportionate to damage taken and bestows Enfire, Bravery, Faith, Veil, Haste, Protect, Shell, and Vigilance.	Typhon
Graviton	Magical	Deals damage to target.	Caius Ballad
Great Roar	Magical	Deals damage to all targets through six attacks and launches them.	Faeryl
Grow	Support	Transforms into Giant Cactuar.	Cactuar
Grudge Knife	Physical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Poison.	Tonberry

H

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Hand Grenade	Physical	Deals damage over a small area.	Lieutenant Amodar
Haste	Support	Bestows Haste on target.	Proto fal'Cie Adam, Ultros, Valfodr Lv. 99
Headspin	Magical	Deals damage over a wide area and knock targets into the air.	Pulsework Gladiator, Pulsework Knight
Healer Stance	Support	Alters attack pattern and resistances and grants Regen and Veil.	Caius Ballad (Requiem of the Goddess)
Heart of Chaos	Support	Grants Reraise. Used at the start of the battle.	Caius Ballad
Heave	Physical	Deals damage and launches target and inflicts wound damage, except when used by Feral Behemoth and Zaghnal. Used when on all fours.	Feral Behemoth, Greater Behemoth, Narasimha, Proto-behemoth, Reaver, Zaghnal
Hellish Breath	Magical	Removes all status ailments from self and inflicts them on the party, dealing damage and inflicting wound damage.	Gogmagog
Hellstorm Bolt	Magical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to target.	Garuda, Kalavinka
Heretical Dance	Magical	Deals damage and inflicts Deprotect and Curse on target.	Samovira
Here we go!	Support	Bestows Bravery, Faith, Protect, Shell, Vigilance, and Veil on self.	Snow
Hmph.	Support	Restores 10,000 HP and removes two status ailments.	Typhon
Hmm...	Support	Restores 10,000 HP and removes two status ailments.	Typhon
Hmm?	Support	Restores 10,000 HP and removes two status ailments.	Typhon

I

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Icy Breath	Magical	Inflicts ice-elemental damage through multiple attacks over a small radius and inflicts Daze.	Calautidon
Ignis	Physical	Deals non-elemental damage through multiple attacks.	Chaos Bahamut
Impenetrable Aura	Support	Removes and becomes immune to all status ailments and Physical and Magical attacks while gradually restoring HP and applying status enhancements.	Yomi
Imperil	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts wound damage and Imperil.	Ahriman
Imperilga	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage and Imperil.	Left Manipulator, Right Manipulator
Inertial Barrier	Support	Becomes immune to Physical attacks and Deprotect, and resistant to Magical attacks.	Ispusteke
Inferno	Magical	Deals heavy fire-based damage over a large area. Inflicts wound damage when used by Caius and consists of multiple attacks when used by Chaos Bahamut in prologue.	Caius Ballad, Chaos Bahamut
Initiating Regeration	Support	Revives Left and/or Right Manipulator.	Proto fal'Cie Adam
Inspire	Support	Grants Bravery, Faith, and Vigilance to self when used by Blue Chocobo and Red Chocobo; Protect and Shell when used by White Chocobo; and Veil and Vigilance when used by White Chocobo.	Blue Chocobo, Green Chocobo, Red Chocobo, White Chocobo
Iron Bear Claw	Physical	Deals damage to target.	Lieutenant Amodar
Issue Orders	Support	Orders Scutari allies to use Version Upgrade.	Testudo

J

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Judgement Blade	Physical	Deals damage over a wide area.	Jet Bahamut

K

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Kinetic Booster	Support	Removes all status enhancements and ailments from all allies and grants Bravery.	Proto fal'Cie Adam
Kick	Physical	Deals damage to target.	Metallicactuar
Knife	Physical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Poison.	Don Tonberry, Tonberry

L

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Landshatter	Magical	Deals damage through three attacks over a wide radius and inflicts wound damage.	Aloeidai
Launch	Physical	Deals damage and launches target.	Gilgamesh, Lieutenant Amodar, Lightning
Launching Slash	Physical	Deals damage and launches target.	Nabaat
Levinbolt	Magical	Deals lightning-elemental damage through multiple attacks to all targets.	Cocytus
Life Drain	Magical	Deals damage to target and restores HP.	Spiranthes
Life Sounding	Magical	Deals damage to nearby targets and inflicts Deshell, Imperil, and Curse while removing all status enhancements.	Chonchon
Light Eruption	Magical	Deals damage to target.	Amber Bahamut
Limit Breach	Support	Bestows Haste, Bravery, Faith, and Vigilance to Lightning or Protect, Shell, Regen, and Veil to Amodar.	Lieutenant Amodar, Lightning
Lunge	Physical	Deals damage over to target.	Nightblade Puma

M

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Magic Blast	Magical	Deals damage to nearby targets and launch them into the air.	Seeker
Malicious Surge	Magical	Deals even more damage than Sadistic Surge. Used after Nabaat sacrifices an Azure Behemoth.	Nabaat
Manadrive Overload	Support	Removes all status enhancements and ailments from all allies and grants Faith.	Proto fal'Cie Adam
Manadrive Protect	Support	Bestows Protect to target.	Proto-behemoth
Manadrive Shell	Support	Bestows Shell to target.	Proto-behemoth
Manadrive Veil	Support	Bestows Veil to target.	Proto-behemoth
Masamune	Physical	Deals damage to target.	Gilgamesh
MAX Energy!	Support	Damages the party and increases stats.	Snow
Mediguard	Physical	Guards while recovering HP. Only usable in Sentinel role.	Lieutenant Amodar
Meditate	Physical	After a short period, deals major damage to a single target through five attacks that can inflict Slow and wound damage, dispel status enhancements, and remove status ailments from the user.	Malebranche
Megaflare	Magical	Deals damage over a wide radius and inflicts wound damage.	Chaos Bahamut
Megaton Charge	Physical	Deals damage to all targets through five attacks after charging and inflicts wound damage.	Faeryl
Megiddo Flame	Magical	Deals damage through multiple attacks in a straight line.	Garnet Bahamut
Metamorphosis	Support	Switches form.	Chaos Bahamut
Meteor	Magical	Deals damage to all targets.	PuPu
Miasma	Magical	Deals damage over a small area and inflicts Imperil when used by Cocytus and Poison when used by Varcolaci.	Cocytus, Varcolaci
Missile	Physical	Deals damage over a wide area through multiple attacks and inflicts wound damage.	Omega
Motivation Lost	Support	Inflicts Pain, Fog, Curse, Imperil, Deprotect, Deshell, Debrave, and Defaith on self.	Typhon
Mounting Contempt	Physical and Magical	Inflicts Deprotect and Deshell, then deals a powerful attack to one target. May dispel status enhancements.	Wladislaus
Multi Magic	Magical	Casts multiple -ga spells on target.	Gogmagog (last fight)
Multicast	Magical	Casts multiple status-inflicting spells on target when used by Amber Bahamut, tier-one elemental spells when used by Apotamkin, and tier-one or -ga spells when used by Ispusteke.	Amber Bahamut, Apotamkin, Ispusteke
Muramasa	Physical	Deals damage to target and restores HP.	Gilgamesh
Murderous Might	Support	Creates Geiseric's Fist or Giant Fist, allowing the use of Dominating Fist.	Geiseric, Fomoire

N

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Nature's Blessing	Magical	Restores HP to target and removes status ailments.	Miquiztli, Tezcatlipoca, Xolotl
Nutrient Absorbtion	Magical	Deals damage to target and restores HP.	Exoray, Sarracenia
None are safe...	Support	Precedes Vengeance is nigh! for Don Tonberry and Grudge Knife for Tonberry.	Don Tonberry, Tonberry

O

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Obliterating Breath	Magical	Deals damage over a wide radius, and through multiple attacks in Requiem of the Goddess.	Chaos Bahamut
Octopus Ink	Magical	Damages target four times and inflicts Slow, Curse, and Pain.	Ultros
Offensive Maneuvers	Support	Casts Bravery and Faith on all allies.	Nabaat
Onslaught	Physical	Deals damage to nearby targets.	Vaballathus
Operation Ω	Support	Enters offensive mode.	Omega
Overheat	Support	User becomes staggered.	Omega

P

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Pacifying Shock	Magical	Deals Lightning damage to a small area around the user.	Flanborg
Painga	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage and Pain.	Valfodr Lv. 45
Peerless Blade	Support	Strengthens attacks and enables use of Meditate instead of Concentrate.	Malebranche
Percussive Blow	Physical	Deals damage to targets over an area.	Geiseric, Fomoire
Photon Burst	Physical and Magical	Deals damage to target after charging.	Lucidon, Thermadon
Pilebunker	Physical	Deals damage over a large area and launches targets.	Omega
Plead	Support	Coaxes Ochu to use Pollen.	Microchu
Poison Chaser	Physical	Deals increased damage to targets inflicted with Poison.	Azure Behemoth
Poisonga	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage and Poison.	Black Chocobo
Pollen	Support	Inflicts Debrave and Defaith on all targets while healing Microchus.	Ochu
Potion	Support	Restores 5% HP to all allies when used by Amodar and 50% HP to all PuPus when used by UFO.	Lieutenant Amodar, UFO
Pouty Pudding!	Support	Gives self Bravery, Faith, and Haste.	Mutantomato
Powerchain	Physical	Deals damage to target with increased power.	Lightning
Power Spritz	Support	Grants Veil, Vigilance, Protect, and Shell to self, as well as Haste and Regen when used by Swampmonk.	Swampmonk, Apkallu
Protect	Support	Bestows Protect on target.	Leyak, Lightning, Purple Chocobo, Ultros
Protectga	Support	Bestows Protect on all allies.	Proto fal'Cie Adam
Pulsar Burst	Magical	Deals damage over a wide area through multiple attacks.	Caius Ballad, Chaos Bahamut
Putrescence	Magical	Deals damage over a small area and removes two status enhancements.	Yomi

Q

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Quake	Magical	Deals damage over a wide area.	Long Gui
Quasar	Magical	Deals damage over a wide radius and inflicts wound damage.	Valfodr Lv. 99
Quivering Wrath	Support	Removes all status ailments from self and bestows Haste (status), and causes regular attacks to remove status enhancements and inflict wound damage.	Royal Ripeness

R

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Raging Tempest	Physical and Magical	Deals damage through three attacks over a small area, or six when used by Miquiztli.	Miquiztli, Tezcatlipoca, Xolotl
Rain down, wayward stars!	Support	Prepares to use Meteor.	PuPu
Rancor Knife	Physical	Deals 9,999 damage to the target. Used after "Vengeance is nigh!".	Tonberry
Ravage	Physical	Uses Blitz with increased power.	Lightning
Ravager Stance	Support	Alters attack pattern and resistances and grants Haste.	Caius Ballad (Requiem of the Goddess)
Reactors Critical!	Physical	Deals damage to all targets and launches PuPus.	UFO
Regenerate Carapace	Support	Regenerates carapace after being staggered.	Bunkerbeast, Navidon
Remedy	Support	No effect.	Ghoul
Renew	Magical	Fully restores Ultros's HP and max HP.	Typhon
Repairs Complete	Support	Becomes airborne again.	UFO
Rescue	Magical	Restores HP to ally.	Flanitor
Resist Lightning	Support	Resists magical and and lightning attacks.	Chaos Bahamut (Requiem of the Goddess)
Resist Wind	Support	Resists physical and wind attacks.	Chaos Bahamut (Requiem of the Goddess)
Resonance	Support	Bestows Protect and Vigilance on target after charging.	Clione
Revenge...	Support	Precedes None are safe... for Don Tonberry and Sharpened Knife for Tonberry.	Don Tonberry, Tonberry
Revitalize	Support/Magical	Bestows Regen to self, or heals Royal Ripeness.	Black Miniflan, Blue Miniflan, Miniflan, Pink Miniflan, Royal Ripeness, Yellow Miniflan
Rise to Power	Support	Transforms into Buccaboo Ace, Goblin Chieftain, or Major Moblin. Only used once and after leader is defeated.	Buccaboo, Goblin, Moblin
Roar	Physical	Deals damage and inflicts Daze and wound damage on all targets and removes status enhancements while removing status ailments from self and forelegs when used by Long Gui. Bestows Bravery on self when used by Luminous Puma, as well as Haste, Faith, Protect, Shell, and Veil when used by Ugallu.	Long Gui, Luminous Puma, Ugallu
Rocket Launcher	Physical	Deals damage to target and nearby targets.	Gilgamesh
Ruin	Magical	Deals damage to target.	Cactuaroni, Lightning, Meonekton, Mimi, Red Chocobo
Ruinga	Magical	Deals damage to target and nearby targets and launches them.	Aloeidai, Lightning, Narasimha*(when standing), Proto fal'Cie Adam, Seeping Brie, Snow, Vaballathus
Rush	Physical	Deals damage through three attacks in a straight line and inflicts Deprotect and Debrave and removes status enhancements when used by Mandrake. Consists of one attack that launches targets and inflicts wound damage when used by Apkallu.	Apkallu, Mandrake

S

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Sacrifice Pawn	Support	Sacrifices all allies on the field to use Sadistic Surge. PSICOM Wardens restore 99,999 HP, Nightblade Pumas inflict Daze on the party, and Azure Behemoths power up Sadistic Surge. Will damage user if no enemies can be sacrificed.	Nabaat
Sadistic Surge	Magical	Deals damage to target over a series of ten hits, including an area-of-effect finisher. Target is left alive with 1 HP until animation ends.	Nabaat
Sap & Salve	Support	Paradigm Shifts Amodar to the Saboteur role and Lightning to the Medic role.	Lieutenant Amodar
Savage Stomp	Physical	Deals damage to targets over an area and inflicts wound damage when used by Fomoire.	Geiseric, Fomoire
Scatter Beam	Physical	Deals ice-elemental damage over a wide area through multiple attacks.	Dragoon, Lancer
Scourge	Physical	Deals increased damage to target.	Lightning
Screech	Physical	Deals damage through four attacks to all targets and removes status enhancements while buffing Microchus with Bravery.	Ochu
Seed Dispersal	Support	Summons Microchus.	Ochu
Seeds of Destruction	Support	Summons Ebon Seeds, which eventually explode.	Jet Bahamut
Seismic Strike	Physical	Deals damage to targets over a wide area.	Twilight Odin
Self-destruct	Physical	Deals damage based on HP over a wide area.	Bomb, Circuitron, Cloudburst, Cryohedron, Debris, Grenade, Tempest
Serial Killer	Physical	Deals damage to targets in a straight line and inflicts Poison, Deprotect, and Deshell. Consists of multiple attacks when used by Clematis and Dendrobium, the latter instead inflicting Curse and launching targets.	Clematis, Dendrobium, Necrosis
Shadowbind	Magical	Deals 100 base damage to target, launching them into the air, and inflicts Slow.	Metallicactuar
Sharpened Knife	Physical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Poison.	Tonberry
Shell	Support	Bestows Shell on target.	Leyak, Lightning, Purple Chocobo, Ultros
Shellga	Support	Bestows Shell on all allies.	Proto fal'Cie Adam
Shocking Breath	Magical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to nearby targets through multiple attacks and inflicts wound damage.	Bunkerbeast
Shuffle	Physical	Deals damage to targets through multiple attacks based on number of Vaballathus and inflicts wound damage.	Zenobia
Skyward Swing	Physical	Deals damage to nearby targets through three attacks and launches them.	Twilight Odin
Slashing	Physical	Deals damage to targets over a small area through two attacks.	Garnet Bahamut
Slash & Burn	Support	Paradigm Shifts Amodar to the Commando role and Lightning to the Ravager role.	Lieutenant Amodar
Slowga	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage and Slow.	Black Chocobo, Valfodr Lv. 99
Smite	Physical	Deals increased damage to launched target.	Lightning
Sneer	Support	Used before Sacrifice Pawn.	Nabaat
Snort	Magical	Deals damage all targets, removes all status enhancements, and inflicts Daze and wound damage.	Typhon
So, I guess you don't need that salary...?	Support	Coaxes Typhon to remove status ailments.	Ultros
Solfire	Magical	Deals damage to target through two attacks.	Garnet Bahamut
Song of Ruin	Magical	Deals damage to targets through multiple attacks, and deals damage and inflicts random status ailments over time. Wears off when user is staggered.	Gorgyra
Sovereign Fist	Physical	Deals 99,999 base damage to all targets and ignores Reprieve.	Snow
Sparkstorm	Physical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to targets through multiple attacks in a small area.	Orion
Sparkstrike	Physical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to target.	Lightning
Spin Attack	Physical	Deals damage in a straight line and inflicts Poison, Deprotect and wound damage when used by Barbed Specter. Inflicts Deprotect and Deshell when used by Triffid.	Barbed Specter, Triffid
Spin Kick	Physical	Deals damage over a small area through three attacks. Vodianoi inflicts wound damage.	Vodianoi, Yaksha
Split	Support	Revives fallen enemy with the amount of HP the user has after charging.	Pacos Luvulite, Pacos Amethyst
Steam Clean	Support	Restores 1 HP and removes one status ailment from user after charging.	Dreadnought
Storm Conduction	Magical	Deals lightning damage to nearby targets and inflicts wound damage while restoring HP.	Mánagarmr
Subversive Dance	Support	Bestows Bravery on all allies.	Samovira
Summon	Support	Becomes immune to damage before summoning Mánagarmr, Apkallu, Proto-behemoth, or Xolotl after a long charge time, depending on the amount of other enemies alive.	Mimi
Sunder	Physical	Deals damage to nearby targets over multiple hits, inflicting wound damage. Used when standing.	Azure Behemoth, Narasimha, Proto-behemoth, Zaghnal
Supersonic Wave	Magical	Inflicts Daze, Debrave, and Defaith to nearby targets when used by Black Chocobo; Deprotect, Deshell, and Imperil when used by Blue Chocobo; Daze, Deprotect, and Deshell when used by Golden Chocobo and Red Chocobo; Debrave and Defaith when used by Green Chocobo; Slow and Deprotect when used by Purple Chocobo; and Daze when used by White Chocobo.	Black Chocobo, Blue Chocobo, Golden Chocobo, Green Chocobo, Purple Chocobo, Red Chocobo, White Chocobo
Swamp Water	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Deprotect, or Deshell and Imperil when used by Pitterpatter.	Hedge Frog, Pitterpatter
Swipe	Physical	Deals damage to nearby targets.	Gogmagog (first and second fights), Aloeidai
System Failure	Support	Precedes Abandon Ship.	UFO
System Upgrade	Support	Bestows Bravery on self.	Scutari

T

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Tear Gas	Magical	Deals damage over a small area and inflicts Pain, Fog, Curse, Slow, and wound damage.	Lieutenant Amodar
Teraflare	Magical	After a countdown from three, if Garnet Bahamut or Amber Bahamut is on the field, causes massive damage on the party.	Jet Bahamut
Thermal Discharge	Physical	Deals fire-elemental damage to targets through multiple attacks in a small area.	Viking
This is you and me, pal!	Support	Coaxes Typhon to remove status ailments.	Ultros
Thundaga	Magical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to target and nearby targets and launches them. Consists of multiple attacks that heal or inflict wound damage when used by Twilight Odin.	Left Manipulator, Lightning, Twilight Odin, Valfodr Lv. 15, Valfodr Lv. 70, Valfodr Lv. 99
Thundara	Magical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to target and nearby targets. Consists of multiple attacks that heal or inflict wound damage when used by Twilight Odin.	Blue Chocobo, Fachan, Flandit, Flowering Cactuar, Left Manipulator, Lightning, Proto fal'Cie Adam, Raspatil, Twilight Odin, Valfodr Lv. 15, Valfodr Lv. 45
Thunder	Magical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to target. Consists of multiple attacks that heal or inflict wound damage when used by Twilight Odin.	Fachan, Lightning, Raspatil, Twilight Odin, Valfodr Lv. 15, Yellow Miniflan
Time to chill.	Support	Dispels status enhancements and resets energy level.	Snow
Twin Solfire	Magical	Deals damage to target and nearby targets through two attacks, knocking them into the air.	Garnet Bahamut

U

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Ullr's Shield	Support	Reduces damage taken.	Twilight Odin
Ultima	Magical	Deals damage over a wide area through two hits.	Caius Ballad, Long Gui, Proto fal'Cie Adam, Valfodr Lv. 99
Ultimate Grudge	Magical	Restores 393,939 HP and deals 66,666 damage to targets over a wide area. User starts glowing.	Tonberry
Umbral Vise	Magical	Deals damage over a wide radius.	Chaos Bahamut
Unicorn Horn	Support	Removes all status enhancements and ailments from all allies and enemies.	Lieutenant Amodar
Unrelenting Blade	Support	Strengthens attacks and enables use of Concentrate.	Malebranche

V

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Veil	Support	Bestows Veil on target.	Leyak, Lightning, Purple Chocobo, Ultros
Vendetta	Physical	Reduces damage taken over a short period before attacking, dealing increased damage when attacked while guarding.	Gilgamesh
Vengeance is nigh!	Support	Precedes Deep-seated Grudge for Don Tonberry and Rancor Knife for Tonberry.	Don Tonberry, Tonberry
Vengeance is...forgotten	Support	Resets attack pattern and stops glowing.	Don Tonberry
Venom Fang	Physical	Deals damage over multiple hits and inflicts Poison to target.	Nightblade Puma
Version Upgrade	Support	Bestows Protect, Shell, Bravery, Vigilance, Haste, and Veil on self.	Scutari
Vigilance	Support	Bestows Vigilance on target.	Purple Chocobo, Ultros
Virulent Breath	Physical	Deals damage over a small area and inflicts Poison, as well as Deprotect, Deshell, Debrave, Defaith, and Curse when used by Ugallu.	Albino Lobo, Silver Lobo, Ugallu, Uridimmu
Volcano Crush	Physical	Deals fire-elemental damage over a small area and inflicts wound damage.	Pacos Luvulite

W

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Wail	Magical	Deals damage to nearby targets and inflicts Daze.	Strigoi, Vampire
War Cry	Support	Grants Bravery to self, as well as Vigilance when used by Gorgonopsid.	Gorgonopsid, Thexteron
War Dance	Physical	Deals damage to target through six attacks.	Shaguma
Wave Cannon	Magical	Deals damage in a straight line through three attacks and inflicts wound damage.	Omega
Weakened	Support	No effect.	Mutantomato
Weapon Regen	Support	Removes all status ailments and restores 10% HP.	Gilgamesh
Whirlwind	Physical	Deals damage through multiple attacks over a wide radius and launches targets.	Chaos Bahamut
Wicked Whirl	Physical	Deals damage over wide area through multiple attacks and inflicts wound damage with final hit.	Yomi
Wind Shear	Magical	Deals damage through multiple attacks to all targets and inflicts wound damage.	Yomi
Wind Slash	Magical	Deals wind-elemental damage through multiple attacks to all targets and inflicts wound damage.	Nelapsi, Varcolaci
Wound	Magical	Deals damage to target and inflicts wound damage.	Ahriman, Black Miniflan, Nabaat, Snow, Taxim
Woundga	Magical	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts wound damage.	Pantopoda, Vampire
Writhe	Support	Inflicts a random status ailment on self.	Gogmagog (last fight)

Y

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
You just going to laze around, huh?	Support	Coaxes Typhon to remove status ailments.	Ultros

Z

Ability	Type	Description	Enemies
Zantetsuken	Physical	Deals damage over a wide area and inflicts wound damage when used by Gilgamesh. Damages all targets when used by Twilight Odin.	Gilgamesh, Twilight Odin

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