This is a list of enemy abilities in Final Fantasy.
Enemy-exclusive abilities[]
Name | Description | Element | Power | Accuracy | Used By |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blaze NES: HEAT |
Deals fire damage to the party. | Fire | 12 | 32 | Fire Lizard |
Blaze NES: SCORCH |
Deals fire damage to the party. | Fire | 7 | 32 | Hellhound |
Blaze NES: BLAZE |
Deals fire damage to the party. | Fire | 64 | 32 | Red Dragon, Tiamat, Ahriman, Yamatano Orochi, Chronodia |
Blaze NES: INFERNO |
Deals fire damage to the party. | Fire | 96 | 32 | Chaos |
Blaze NES: CREMATE |
Deals fire damage to the party. | Fire | 24 | 32 | Fire Hydra, Chimera, Rhyos, Mage Chimera, Death Manticore |
Cyclone PS1: Twister NES: TORNADO |
Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | None | 64 | 32 | Chaos, Barbariccia |
Deadly Gas PS1: Toxin NES: TOXIC |
May inflict instant death on all party members. | Instant Death | 0 | Iron Golem, Earth Plant | |
Earthquake NES: CRACK |
May inflict instant death on all party members. | Earth | 16 | Sand Worm, Chaos, Echidna, Ahriman, Omega, Undergrounder | |
Flash NES: FLASH |
May inflict darkness on all party members. | Darkness | 24 | Deepeyes, Dark Elemental | |
Gaze NES: GLANCE |
May inflict stone on one party member. | Stone | 5 | Basilisk, Medusa, Earth Medusa, Catoblepas, Evil Eye, Bloody Eye | |
Gaze NES: GAZE |
May inflict paralysis on one party member. | Paralysis | 0 | Bigeyes, Deepeyes, Evil Eye, Bloody Eye | |
Gaze NES: SQUINT |
May inflict instant death on one party member. | Instant Death | 0 | Evil Eye, Pyrolisk, Bloody Eye, Dark Eye | |
Gaze NES: STARE |
Deals non-elemental damage to one party member. | None | 17 | 24 | Evil Eye |
Gaze NES: GLARE |
May inflict instant death on one party member. | Time | 16 | Death Eye | |
Gaze NES: DAZZLE |
May inflict paralysis on one party member. | Paralysis | 32 | Vampire, Vampire Lord | |
Icestorm NES: FROST |
Deals ice damage to the party. | Ice | 24 | 32 | Winter Wolf |
Icestorm NES: BLIZZARD |
Deals ice damage to the party. | Ice | 50 | 32 | White Dragon, Tiamat, Ahriman, Shinryu, Chronodia |
Ink NES: INK |
May inflict darkness on all party members. | Darkness | 72 | Kraken, Orthros, Chronodia | |
Mind Blast NES: TRANCE |
May inflict paralysis on all party members. | None | 0 | Mindflayer, Squidraken | |
Nuke NES: NUCLEAR |
Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | None | 80 | 48 | Warmech |
Poison Darts NES: STINGER |
May inflict poison on all party members. | Poison | 0 | Manticore | |
Poison Gas PS1: Toxin NES: POISON |
Deals poison damage to the party. | Poison | 68 | 32 | Green Dragon, Tiamat, Scarmiglione (2nd form), Earth Plant, Chronodia |
Snort NES: SNORTING |
May inflict darkness on one party member. | Darkness | 24 | Nightmare | |
Stone Gas PS1: Toxin NES: POISON |
May inflict stone on all party members. | Stone | 5 | Rhyos, Earth Plant | |
Thunderbolt NES: THUNDER |
Deals lightning damage to the party. | Lightning | 76 | 32 | Blue Dragon, Tiamat, Yellow Dragon, Cerberus, Ahriman, Shinryu, Yamatano Orochi, Chronodia |
Tsunami NES: SWIRL |
Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | None | 64 | 32 | Chaos, Cagnazzo |
Acid Rain | Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | None | 80 | 32 | Phantom Train |
Comet | Deals non-elemental damage to one party member. | None | 50 | 24 | Atomos |
Excalipur | Deals 1 damage to one party member. | None | 255 | Gilgamesh | |
Scorch | Deals fire damage to one party member. | Fire | 96 | 32 | Rubicante |
Seal | Party cannot use one randomly selected command out of Attack, Magic or Item for 4 turns. | None | 255 | Chronodia | |
Snort | May inflict instant death on one party member. | None | 96 | Typhon | |
Stone Ray | May inflict stone on one party member. | Stone | 64 | Barbariccia | |
Thunder | Deals lightning damage to one party member. | Lightning | 20 | 24 | Scarmiglione (1st form) |
Tidal Wave | Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | None | 80 | 32 | Shinryu |
Wave Cannon | Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | None | 100 | 107 | Omega |
Wind Slash | Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | None | 64 | 32 | Gilgamesh |
Wormhole | May inflict instant death on one party member. | Time | 96 | Atomos |
Magic[]
Descriptions are written from the perspective of the player party (i.e., beneficial effects target the enemy, and detrimental effects target the party).
Name | Description | Power | Element | Accuracy | Used by |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protect PS1: Shld1 NES: FOG |
Raises one enemy's defense. | 8 | None | 0 | Gilgamesh |
Blink NES: RUSE |
Raises caster's evasion. | 80 | None | 0 | Ogre Mage, Spirit Naga |
Silence NES: MUTE |
May inflict silence on all party members. | Silence | 64 | Evil Eye, Death Eye, Vampire Lord, Spirit Naga | |
Cura PS1: Cure2 NES: CUR2 |
Restores HP to one enemy. | 33 | None | 2 | Ahriman |
NulBlaze PS1: NulFire NES: AFIR |
Reduces fire damage by half for the enemy party. | None | 0 | Vampire Lord | |
Heal PS1: Heal1 NES: HEAL |
Restores a little HP to the enemy party. | 12 | None | 1 | Spirit Naga |
Curaga PS1: Cure3 NES: CUR3 |
Restores a lot of HP to one enemy. | 66 | None | 3 | Dark Fighter, Cagnazzo |
Healara PS1: Heal2 NES: HEL2 |
Restores HP to the enemy party. | 24 | None | 2 | Dark Fighter |
Protera PS1: Shld2 NES: FOG2 |
Raises the enemy party's defense. | 12 | None | 0 | Dark Fighter |
Invisira PS1: Invis2 NES: INV2 |
Raises the enemy party's evasion. | 40 | None | 0 | Dark Fighter |
Curaja PS1: Cure4 NES:CUR4 |
Fully restores one enemy's HP and cures some status effects. | None | 24 | Rakshasa, Dark Fighter, Chaos | |
Healaga PS1: Heal3 NES: HEL3 |
Restores a lot of HP to the enemy party. | 48 | None | 3 | Dark Fighter |
Holy NES: FADE |
Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | 80 | None | 107 | Holy Dragon |
NulAll NES: WALL |
Grants resistance to all elements to one enemy. | None | 0 | Dark Fighter, Gilgamesh | |
Dispel NES: XFER |
Negates one party member's elemental resistances. | None | 107 | Death Eye, Death Knight, Dark Fighter, Death Gaze, Reaper | |
Fire PS1: Fire1 NES: FIRE |
Deals fire damage to one party member. | 10 | Fire | 24 | Rakshasa, Horned Devil, Spirit Naga |
Sleep PS1: Sleep1 NES: SLEP |
May inflict sleep on all party members. | Sleep | 24 | Ogre Mage, Evil Eye, Rakshasa, Water Naga, Lich (1st battle), Astos | |
Focus PS1: Focus1 NES: LOCK |
Lowers one party member's evasion. | 20 | None | 64 | Water Naga |
Thunder PS1: Bolt1 NES: LIT |
Deals lightning damage to one party member. | 10 | Lightning | 24 | Rakshasa, Water Naga, Spirit Naga |
Dark PS1: Fog NES: DARK |
May inflict darkness on all party members. | Darkness | 24 | Ogre Mage, Rakshasa, Water Naga, Spirit Naga, Marilith (1st battle), Astos | |
Slow PS1: Slow1 NES: SLOW |
May reduce all party member's number of attacks. | Spirit | 64 | Evil Eye, Death Eye, Rakshasa, Water Naga, Spirit Naga, Stone Golem, Lich (1st battle), Astos, Chronodia | |
Fira PS1: Fire2 NES: FIR2 |
Deals fire damage to the party. | 30 | Fire | 24 | Rakshasa, Vampire Lord, Horned Devil, Lich (1st battle), Marilith (1st battle), Tiamat (2nd battle), Astos, Rubicante |
Hold PS1: Bind NES: HOLD |
May inflict paralysis on one party member. | Paralysis | 64 | Ogre Mage, Evil Eye, Death Eye, Horned Devil, Water Naga, Lich (1st battle), Marilith (1st battle) | |
Thundara PS1: Bolt2 NES: LIT2 |
Deals lightning damage to the party. | 30 | Lightning | 24 | Evil Eye, Vampire Lord, Water Naga, Lich (1st battle), Kraken (2nd battle), Tiamat (2nd battle), Astos, Prototype |
Sleepra PS1: Sleep2 NES: SLP2 |
May inflict sleep on one party member. | None | 64 | Lich (1st battle) | |
Haste NES: FAST |
Doubles one enemy's number of attacks. | None | 0 | Clay Golem, Lich (1st battle), Chaos, Astos, Cagnazzo, Chronodia | |
Blizzara PS1: Ice2 NES: ICE2 |
Deals ice damage to the party. | 40 | Ice | 24 | Ogre Mage, Vampire Lord, Lich (1st battle), Tiamat (2nd battle), Chaos |
Firaga PS1: Fire3 NES: FIR3 |
Deals fire damage to the party. | 50 | Fire | 24 | Dark Wizard, Marilith (2nd battle), Chaos, Rubicante, Atomos, Yamatano Orochi, Chronodia |
Scourge PS1: Poison NES: BANE |
May inflict instant death on all party members. | Poison | 40 | Dark Wizard, Tiamat (2nd battle) | |
Slowra PS1: Slow2 NES: SLO2 |
May reduce one party member's number of attacks. | None | 64 | Dark Wizard, Chaos, Astos | |
Thundaga PS1: Bolt3 NES: LIT3 |
Deals lightning damage to the party. | 60 | Lightning | 24 | Dark Wizard, Chaos, Chronodia |
Death PS1: Reaper NES: RUB |
May inflict instant death on one party member. | Instant Death | 24 | Evil Eye, Death Eye, Dark Wizard, Marilith (2nd battle), Astos, Echidna, Death Gaze, Reaper | |
Stun NES: STUN |
Inflict paralysis on one party member if their current HP is below 300 and they do not resist paralysis. | Paralysis | 0 | Dark Wizard, Marilith (2nd battle) | |
Blizzaga PS1: Ice3 NES: ICE3 |
Deals ice damage to the party. | 70 | Ice | 24 | Chaos, Chronodia |
Break NES: BRAK |
May inflict stone on one party member. | Stone | 64 | Evil Eye, Death Eye | |
Blind NES: BLND |
Inflict darkness on one party member if their current HP is below 300 and they do not resist darkness. | Darkness | 0 | Death Knight | |
Flare NES: NUKE |
Deals non-elemental damage to the party. | 100 | None | 107 | Death Knight, Lich (2nd battle), Chaos, Echidna, Shinryu, Devil Wizard, Chronodia |
Stop NES: STOP |
May inflict paralysis on all party members. | Time | 48 | Death Eye, Lich (2nd battle), Chronodia | |
Warp PS1: Banish NES: ZAP! |
May inflict instant death on all party members. | Time | 32 | Death Eye, Lich (2nd battle), Chronodia | |
Kill PS1: Doom NES: XXXX |
Inflict instant death on one party member if their current HP is below 300 and they do not resist instant death. | Instant Death | 0 | Evil Eye, Death Knight, Lich (2nd battle), Black Dragon, Reaper, Death Gaze, Chronodia |
AI[]
These are the AI scripts for Pixel Remaster. Each turn, a monster selects one move randomly from their available actions at the stated probability rates.
Enemy | Action | Probability |
---|---|---|
Goblin, Crawler, Cockatrice, every other monster not mentioned in this table | Attack | 96.15% |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Winter Wolf | Attack | 60.00% |
Icestorm (FROST) | 35.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Fire Lizard | Attack | 60.00% |
Blaze (HEAT) | 35.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Basilisk, Medusa, Earth Medusa | Attack | 60.00% |
Gaze (Stone) | 35.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Pirate | Attack | 100% |
Bigeyes | Attack | 60.00% |
Gaze (Paralysis) | 35.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Deepeyes | Attack | 45.00% |
Gaze (Paralysis) | 25.00% | |
Flash | 25.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Hellhound | Attack | 60.00% |
Blaze (SCORCH) | 35.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Ogre Mage | Attack | 40.00% |
Blink | 13.00% | |
Dark | 13.00% | |
Sleep | 11.00% | |
Blizzara | 11.00% | |
Hold | 7.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Sand Worm | Attack | 60.00% |
Earthquake | 35.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Evil Eye | Attack | 40.00% |
Silence | 8.00% | |
Slow | 8.00% | |
Thundara | 8.00% | |
Gaze (Pain) | 8.00% | |
Sleep | 6.00% | |
Hold | 5.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Death | 2.00% | |
Break | 2.00% | |
Kill | 2.00% | |
Gaze (Stone) | 2.00% | |
Gaze (Paralysis) | 2.00% | |
Gaze (Death) | 2.00% | |
Death Eye | Attack | 40.00% |
Silence | 10.00% | |
Slow | 10.00% | |
Dispel | 9.00% | |
Hold | 6.00% | |
Stop | 6.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Death | 4.00% | |
Break | 4.00% | |
Gaze (Time) | 4.00% | |
Warp | 2.00% | |
Rakshasa | Fire | 18.87% |
Thunder | 18.87% | |
Attack | 11.79% | |
Dark | 11.79% | |
Slow | 11.79% | |
Fira | 10.61% | |
Sleep | 8.25% | |
Curaja | 5.90% | |
Flee | 2.12% | |
Vampire | Attack | 64.10% |
Gaze (Dazzle) | 32.05% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Vampire Lord | Attack | 28.82% |
Silence | 14.41% | |
NulBlaze | 11.53% | |
Fira | 11.53% | |
Thundara | 11.53% | |
Blizzara | 11.53% | |
Gaze (Dazzle) | 8.65% | |
Flee | 2.02% | |
Horned Devil | Fire | 31.78% |
Fira | 31.78% | |
Attack | 21.19% | |
Hold | 10.59% | |
Flee | 4.66% | |
White Dragon | Attack | 70.00% |
Icestorm (BLIZZARD) | 25.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Red Dragon | Attack | 48.08% |
Blaze (BLAZE) | 48.08% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Manticore | Attack | 48.08% |
Poison Darts | 48.08% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Pyrolisk | Attack | 73.53% |
Gaze (Death) | 24.51% | |
Flee | 1.96% | |
Chimera, Fire Hydra | Attack | 48.08% |
Blaze (CREMATE) | 48.08% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Water Naga | Attack | 12.02% |
Focus | 12.02% | |
Sleep | 12.02% | |
Thunder | 12.02% | |
Dark | 12.02% | |
Slow | 12.02% | |
Thundara | 12.02% | |
Hold | 12.02% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Spirit Naga | Attack | 10.68% |
Blink | 10.68% | |
Fire | 10.68% | |
Sleep | 10.68% | |
Thunder | 10.68% | |
Silence | 10.68% | |
Dark | 10.68% | |
Slow | 10.68% | |
Heal | 10.68% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Rhyos | Attack | 44.25% |
Blaze (CREMATE) | 35.40% | |
Stone Gas | 17.70% | |
Flee | 2.65% | |
Mindflayer | Attack | 72.12% |
Mind Blast | 24.04% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Green Dragon | Attack | 65.00% |
Poison Gas | 30.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Blue Dragon | Attack | 65.00% |
Thunderbolt | 30.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Clay Golem | Attack | 59.70% |
Haste | 37.31% | |
Flee | 2.99% | |
Stone Golem | Attack | 64.94% |
Slow | 32.47% | |
Flee | 2.60% | |
Iron Golem | Attack | 48.08% |
Deadly Gas | 48.08% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Death Knight | Attack | 19.23% |
Blind | 19.23% | |
Dispel | 19.23% | |
Flare | 19.23% | |
Kill | 19.23% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Astos | Attack | 11.11% |
Sleep | 11.11% | |
Dark | 11.11% | |
Slow | 11.11% | |
Fira | 11.11% | |
Thundara | 11.11% | |
Haste | 11.11% | |
Slowra | 11.11% | |
Death | 11.11% | |
Dark Wizard | Attack | 50.00% |
Slowra | 15.00% | |
Firaga | 10.00% | |
Thundaga | 10.00% | |
Stun | 5.00% | |
Flee | 5.00% | |
Scourge | 3.00% | |
Death | 2.00% | |
Dark Fighter | Attack | 20.65% |
Protera | 14.75% | |
Curaga | 11.80% | |
Healara | 11.80% | |
Invisira | 8.85% | |
Healaga | 8.85% | |
Curaja | 7.37% | |
NulAll | 7.37% | |
Dispel | 5.90% | |
Flee | 2.65% | |
Nightmare | Attack | 48.08% |
Snort | 48.08% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Warmech | Attack | 48.08% |
Nuke | 48.08% | |
Flee | 3.85% | |
Lich (1st battle) | Attack | 23.81% |
Slow | 14.29% | |
Hold | 14.29% | |
Sleep | 9.52% | |
Fira | 9.52% | |
Thundara | 9.52% | |
Blizzara | 9.52% | |
Sleepra | 4.76% | |
Haste | 4.76% | |
Lich (2nd battle) | Attack | 44.44% |
Flare | 16.67% | |
Stop | 13.89% | |
Kill | 13.89% | |
Warp | 11.11% | |
Marilith (1st battle) | Attack | 42.86% |
Fira | 28.57% | |
Dark | 14.29% | |
Hold | 14.29% | |
Marilith (2nd battle) | Attack | 42.42% |
Firaga | 30.30% | |
Stun | 15.15% | |
Death | 12.12% | |
Kraken (1st battle) | Attack | 50.00% |
Ink | 50.00% | |
Kraken (2nd battle) | Attack | 33.33% |
Thundara | 33.33% | |
Ink | 33.33% | |
Tiamat (1st battle) | Attack | 42.86% |
Icestorm (BLIZZARD) | 14.29% | |
Blaze (BLAZE) | 14.29% | |
Poison Gas | 14.29% | |
Thunderbolt | 14.29% | |
Tiamat (2nd battle) | Attack | 25.51% |
Fira | 14.29% | |
Thundara | 14.29% | |
Blizzara | 14.29% | |
Icestorm (BLIZZARD) | 7.14% | |
Blaze (BLAZE) | 7.14% | |
Poison Gas | 7.14% | |
Thunderbolt | 7.14% | |
Scourge | 3.06% | |
Chaos | Attack | 40.00% |
Blizzara | 10.00% | |
Haste | 6.00% | |
Firaga | 5.00% | |
Slowra | 5.00% | |
Thundaga | 5.00% | |
Blizzaga | 5.00% | |
Flare | 5.00% | |
Blaze (INFERNO) | 5.00% | |
Tsunami | 5.00% | |
Cyclone | 5.00% | |
Curaja | 2.00% | |
Earthquake | 2.00% |
Versions prior to Pixel Remaster use an ordered spell cycle and skill cycle for monster AIs, rather than randomly selecting actions.
Targeting[]
If the targeting of an action is an allied enemy, a living enemy is chosen at random with equal rates between each other. If the targeting of the action is a single party member, the target is chosen at these rates depending on their order in the formation:
- Slot 1: 50%
- Slot 2: 25%
- Slot 3: 12.5%
- Slot 4: 12.5%
If a KO'd party member is selected, the random selection is performed again until a living party member is chosen. Versions prior to Pixel Remaster also avoid selecting a petrified party member.