Gold Needle

"Soft" redirects here. For the spell in the original Final Fantasy, see Stona

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Soft in Final Fantasy VII

Gold Needle, 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.

Appearances

Final Fantasy

Gold Needle
Effect	Restores Petrification
Location	Elfheim and beyond except Melmond
Cost	800 G
	500 Gil

Final Fantasy II

Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Location	All item shops in the game
Find	Castle Deist, Cave of Mysidia
Won from	N/A
Cost	2500 G
	500 Gil

Final Fantasy III

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
	100 Gil

Final Fantasy IV

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 V

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

Final Fantasy VI

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

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	Gagihandi, Cocatolis, Bagyrisk, Bloatfloat, Needle Kiss
Won from	Cocatolis, Gagihandi, Bagyrisk
Morph from	Cocatolis
Cost	150 Gil

Final Fantasy VIII

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

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.

Final Fantasy X

Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy in	Djose Temple and beyond
Find in	Mushroom Rock: Avaliable after Djose Temple (x4)
Steal from	Dinonix, Ipiria, Raptor, Muslusine, 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

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

Gold Needle
Effect	Removes Petrification
Location	Rabanstre, 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 Tactics

Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Petrification
Location	all shops in the game, after finishing the battle at Mandalia Plains (and visiting Eagrose Castle after)
Won from	Cuar, Cocatoris
Cost	100 Gil

The ability required to use it can be learned from the Chemist job for 250 JP

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

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

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

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