Haste is a positive status effect in Final Fantasy XIII that speeds up the ATB gauge speed by 50%. When in effect, the gauge is red. Haste stacks with the Boost passive ability.
Haste is mutually exclusive with Slow and can somewhat mitigate the handicap passives Leadenstrike and Ironstrike. In the early game, Sazh is the Synergist specializing in augmenting spells and learns Haste the earliest.
Haste may make it easier to score five stars battle rating as it makes the party faster without affecting target time.
Abilities[]
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Haste | Synergist ability for everyone but Vanille | Bestows Haste to the target for 150 seconds (base duration). |
| Auto-Haste | Passive ability from Sprint Shoes | Bestows Haste at the start of a battle for 60 seconds. |
| Critical: Haste | Passive ability from Hermes Sandals | Automatically bestows Haste for 120 seconds once HP hits Critical status. Functions once per battle. |
| Fortisol | Shroud | Bestows Haste, Faith, and Haste for 300 seconds on the field for the next battle advantage. |
Status duration for effects earned from spells cast in battle can be lengthened with high level Synergist role level, many Synergists in the same paradigm, the target's high chain level, the caster's high Magic stat (base stat + any boons, such as from Faith), the Boon ability, the Positive Effect synthesized ability, and Augment Maintenance and Augment Maintenance II weapon skills from Sazh's Spica Defenders and Sirius Sidearms, respectively.
Enemy abilities[]
| Game Element | Effect | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Delirious Dance | Bestows Haste and Bravery on the user's party. | Stikini |
| Fanatical Dance | Bestows Haste, Bravery, and Shell on the user's party. | Rakshasa |
| Haste | Bestows Haste to a target | Cid Raines, Dahaka, Mushussu |
| Limiters Deactivated | Recovers 299,997 HP and bestows Haste, Bravery, and Vigilance when used in First Encounter. Recovers 4,999,995 HP and also bestows Deprotect and Deshell when used in Second Encounter. | The Proudclad |
| Manadrive Haste | Bestows Haste on target. | PSICOM Huntress, Sanctum Inquisitrix |
| Mystic Aura | Casts Faith and Haste on self. | Barthandelus (First Encounter) |
| Overdrive | Heals 99,999 HP and bestows the user with Haste, Bravery, Protect, and Shell. | Tiamat Eliminator |
| Power Spritz | Bestows Haste, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance onto the user. | Dagonite, Orobon |
| Rebirth | Deals minor damage to all targets and bestows the user with Bravery, Faith, Haste, and Veil. Used after recovering from stagger. | Orphan (second encounter) |
| Screech | Deals heavy damage with four attacks over a large radius, and may remove status enhancements. Also bestows Microchus or Picochus with Bravery and Haste. | Neochu |
| System Upgrade | May bestow Haste and Haste on the user. | Hoplite, Cryptos |
| War Cry | Bestows Haste and Bravery on the user. | Adamantheron, Thexteron |
Removal[]
Haste can be removed with any abilities that inflict Dispel or Slow. Haste can, conversely, be used to remove Slow.