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This magick needle breaks the enchantments that turn flesh to stone.
Description, Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Gold Needle (金の針, Kin no Hari?), also known as Soft, is an item that appears in various games in the series. It can be used to cure the Petrify status ailment, and in some games, it causes Instant Death to opponents based in stone. The concept for this item could be originated from acupuncture (needle therapy).

Appearances

Final Fantasy

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Gold Needle
Effect	Restores Petrification.
Location	Elfheim and beyond, except Melmond.
Cost	800 G
Cost	500 gil

Final Fantasy II

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Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Location	All item shops in the game.
Find	Castle Deist, Cave of Mysidia
Won from	N/A
Cost	2,500 G
Cost	500 gil

Final Fantasy III

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Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Petrification.
Location	Canaan and beyond (Village of the Ancients and beyond for the Famicom release).
Find	Canaan, Dragon's Peak, Subterranean Lake (x3)
Steal from	Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Lost Gold, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
Won from	Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Lost Gold, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
Cost	300 gil
Cost	100 gil

Final Fantasy IV

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Gold Needle
Effect	Removes Petrify.
Location	All item shops in the game.
Find	Mount Hobs, Eblan, Cave of Eblan
Steal from	Basilisk, Needler, Sting Rat, Sword Rat
Won from	Basilisk, Cocatris, Eagle, Float Eye, Needler, Red Eye, Roc Baby, Rock Moth, Sand Moth, Sting Rat, Sword Rat
Cost	400 gil

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-

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Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Template:Sideicon Gold Needles can be bought in all stores, and can also be found or won from various enemies.

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Final Fantasy V

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Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Location	Carwen and beyond.
Find	North Mountain
Steal from	Cactus, Cockataur, Cybis, Gatlings, Golem, Hypnot, Oculus, Skelasuar, Stoned Mask, Stone Golem, Triton, Nergade, Phobos
Won from	Adamngolem (Zefa Zone summon), Cybis, Death Claw, Gatlings, Hedgehog, Rock Statue, Silent Bee, Catastroph
Cost	150 gil

Gold Needles are an effective way of gaining ABP in this game because they instantly kill the enemies in the basement of Bal Castle. This method also works on all stone based enemies, making it a somewhat limited, but still fairly useful trick to remember.

In the Game Boy Advance version of the game, Cannoneers can use Gold Needles with the Combine ability to create Needle Shot, Needle Burst, and Needle Cannon, respectively, each of which are based on 1000 Needles. Shot deals 1000 guaranteed damage, Burst deals 2000, and Cannon deals 3000.

Final Fantasy VI

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Soft
Effect	Restores Petrification.
Buy in	All item shops in the game.
Find in	[WoB] Figaro Castle - Chest,[WoB] South Figaro - Box, [WoB] Thamasa - Box
Steal from	Cactrot, Mind Candy, Bug
Won from	Whisper, Lizard, Cactrot, Tusker, Mind Candy
Morph from	Guard, Soldier, Hazer, Rain Man, Dark Wind, Brawler, Whisper, Commander, Mesosaur, Beakor, Pterodon, HermitCrab, Hornet, CrassHoppr, Delta Bug, Trilobiter, Nautiloid, Exocite, Reach Frog, Lizard, ChickenLip, Vaporite, Flan, Humpty, Repo Man, Harvester, Figaliz, Aspik, Ghost, Crawler, Sand Ray, Areneid, Actaneon, Dark Side, Crawly, Bleary, Joker, Marshal, Trooper, Warlock, Iron Fist, Apparite, Vectaur, Wyvern, Cirpius, Sprinter, GloomShell, Mind Candy, WeedFeeder, Luridan, Primordite, Cephaler, Maliga, Gigan Toad, Geckorex, Cluck, Poplium, Eland, Deep Eye, GreaseMonk, NeckHunter, Parasite, Anemone,EarthGuard, Coelecite, Hipocampus, Spectre, Slurm, StillGoing, Parasoul, Pm Stalker, Wizard, Scrapper,Commando, Vindr, Kiwok, Rinn, Insecare, Psychot, Muus, Punisher, Gabbledegak, Scorpion, Lich, Bug, Sea Flower, Abolisher, 1st Class, Necromancr
Cost	200 gil

Final Fantasy VII

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Soft
Effect	Removes Stone.
Buy in	North Corel, Costa del Sol, Gold Saucer, Cosmo Canyon, Gongaga, Nibelheim, Mideel, Bone Village, Corel Prison
Find in	N/A
Steal from	Cocatolis, Gagihandi, Bagyrisk, Bloatfloat, Needle Kiss
Won from	Cocatolis, Gagihandi, Bagyrisk
Morph from	Cocatolis
Cost	150 gil

Final Fantasy VIII

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Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Location	All item shops in the game.
Find	Dollet (Complete dog sidequest before Disc 3)
Steal from	N/A
Won from	N/A
Refine From	1 Cockatrice Pinion into 3 Soft (ST Med-RF)
Cost	100 gil

Final Fantasy IX

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Soft
Effect	Cures Stone.
Location	Lindblum and onwards.
Find	Burmecia (x2)
Steal from	Agares, Amarant (Mirror), Basilisk, Catoblepas, Dagger (Mirror), Eiko (Mirror), Epitaph, Freya (Mirror), Ironite, Quina (Mirror), Steiner (Mirror), Stroper, Vivi (Mirror), Zidane (Mirror)
Won from	Armstrong, Basilisk, Catoblepas, Ironite, Zombie
Cost	100 gil

Princess Garnet and Steiner have to help Marcus and Baku retrieve a rare Key Item called Supersoft from Doctor Tot in Treno. They need this item to rescue their petrified "brother", Blank, who is trapped in Evil Forest.

All "Stone" type enemies can be killed instantly by using a Soft on them, displaying the message "became too soft to live" before vanishing. No EXP will be awarded for an enemy killed in this manner, but AP will still be given.

Final Fantasy X

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Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy in	Djose Temple and beyond.
Find in	Mushroom Rock: Available after Djose Temple (x4)
Steal from	Dinonix, Ipiria, Raptor, Melusine , Iguion, Cave Iguion, Yowie
Won from	N/A
Other	Blitzball - Tournament Prize - 2nd Place (x4), Mi'ihen Highroad: South "Don't kick the blitzball" (Gift, x3), Home - Living Quarters, pick second option on second row
Cost	Varies, starting at 50 gil

Final Fantasy X-2

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Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy in	All stores.
Find in	Mi'ihen Highroad (Chapter 1 - South x2; Chapter 3 - South x3; Chapter 4 - Newroad South x4; Chapter 5 - Oldroad South x5)
Steal from	Gucumatz, Kukulcan
Won from	Gucumatz, Kukulcan
Bribe From	N/A
Other	N/A
Cost	50 gil

Final Fantasy XII

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Gold Needle
Effect	Removes Petrification.
Location	Rabanastre, Lowtown Merchants, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Jahara, Eruyt, Mt. Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Old Archades, Archades, Nam-Yensa Sandsea, Leviathan, Balfonheim, Phon Coast
Cost	100 gil

Final Fantasy XIV

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Final Fantasy Tactics

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Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use.
Description

Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Petrification.
Location	All shops in the game, after finishing the battle at Mandalia Plains (and visiting Eagrose Castle after). Found with Treasure Hunter in Araguay Woods, Golgollada Gallows and Mining Town of Gollund as normal treasure.
Won from	Cuar, Cocatoris
Cost	100 gil

The ability required to use it can be learned from the Chemist Job for 250 JP. The item is called Soft in the PlayStation version.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

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Drink this potion to soften stony skin.
Description

Soft
Effect	Cures Petrification.
Location	All shops in the game.
Won from	N/A
Cost	100 gil

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

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Gold Needle
Effect	Removes Stone.
Location	All shops in the game.
Won from	N/A
Cost	100 gil

A Ranger can use a Gold Needle with Mirror Item to turn targets to stone.

Final Fantasy Dimensions

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Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Stone status.
Location	All shops in the game.
Cost	80 gil

Final Fantasy Adventure

Template:Sideicon Soft can be bought for 90 GP and remove the Ston status, it has 3 use.

The Final Fantasy Legend

Template:Sideicon Needle can be bought for 500 GP. It removes the condition of Stone from a party member and it has 3 use.

Final Fantasy Legend II

Template:Sideicon The item is called Soft and it has a potion icon before its name. It can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 1000 GP. It has 4 uses, and also increases a Robot's HP by 9 when equipped on them. The item heals Ston from one target.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

Template:Sideicon Gold Needles can be bought for 50 G at Urbeth and Invidia.

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