Final Fantasy Tactics elements

The universe and all things within it are composed of eight elements: earth, fire, wind, water, ice, lightning, holy, and dark. These elements and the relationships between them govern the fates of all beings. Although not everything in the universe has an elemental alignment, many units and items react to certain elements in special ways.

Tutorial on Elements, The War of the Lions

The following is a list of elements found in Final Fantasy Tactics.

See also: Element (term)

Fire

Game Element	Type	Effect
Fire	Black Magic	Minor Fire-elemental damage.
Fira	Black Magic	Moderate Fire-elemental damage.
Firaga	Black Magic	Major Fire-elemental damage.
Firaja	Black Magic	Massive Fire-elemental damage.
Ifrit	Summon	Fire-elemental damage to enemies 4 vertical spaces away.
Salamander	Summon	Fire-elemental damage to enemies 4 vertical spaces away.
Will-o'-the-Wisp	Geomancy	Fire-elemental damage with a chance of Sleep.
Magma Surge	Elemental	Fire-elemental damage with a chance of Death.
Ashura	Sky Mantra	Fire-elemental damage.
Nether Ashura	Nether Mantra	Fire-elemental damage.
Fire Breath	Dragon, Enemy Attack	Fire-elemental damage to enemies 4 spaces away.
Breathe Fire	Enemy Attack	Fire-elemental damage.
Flame Attack	Enemy Attack	Fire-elemental damage.
Tri-Flame	Enemy Attack	Fire-elemental damage.
Meltdown	Planar Magick	Fire-elemental damage.
Blaze Gun	Weapon	Fire-elemental damage when attacking physically. Also has a chance of casting Fire, Fira, or Firaga when attacking.
Flame Mace	Weapon	Fire-elemental damage when attacking physically. May also cast Fira when attacking physically.
Flame Rod	Weapon	Boosts damage of Fire-elemental attacks. May also cast Fire.
Flame Shield	Shield	Absorbs Fire-elemental damage, halves Ice elemental damage, weak to Water elemental attacks.
Ice Shield	Shield	Halves Fire-elemental damage, absorbs Ice elemental damage, weak to Lightning attacks.
Kaiser Shield	Shield	Boosts damage of Fire, Ice, and Lightning-elemental attacks.
Black Robe	Armor	Boosts damage of Fire, Ice, and Lightning-elemental attacks.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Nullifies Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Dark-elemental damage.
White Robe	Armor	Halves Fire, Ice, and Lightning-elemental damage.
Flameburst Bomb	Item	Minor Fire-elemental damage.

Ice

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Minor Ice-elemental damage.
Blizzara	Black Magic	Moderate Ice-elemental damage.
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Major Ice-elemental damage.
Blizzaja	Black Magic	Massive Ice-elemental damage.
Shiva	Summon	Ice-elemental damage.
Snowstorm	Geomancy	Ice-elemental damage to enemies 5 spaces away.
Ice Breath	Dragon, Enemy Attack	Ice-elemental damage in a 2 square radius.
Ice Anima	Enemy Attack	Ice-elemental damage.
Glacial Gun	Weapon	Ice-elemental damage when attacking physically. Also casts Blizzard, Blizzara, or Blizzaga.
Ice Bow	Weapon	Ice-elemental damage when attacking physically.
Icebrand	Weapon	Ice-elemental damage when attacking physically. Also can cast Blizzaga.
Ice Rod	Weapon	Boost damage of Ice-elemental attacks. Also may cast Blizzard.
Flame Shield	Shield	Halves Ice-elemental damage, absorbs Fire-elemental damage, weak to Water-elemental attacks.
Ice Shield	Shield	Absorbs Ice-elemental damage, halves Fire-elemental attacks, weak to Lightning-elemental attacks.
Kaiser Shield	Shield	Boost damage of Fire, Ice, and Lightning-elemental attacks.
Black Robe	Armor	Boost damage of Fire, Ice, and Lightning-elemental attacks.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Halves Ice, Water, Earth, and Holy-elemental damage.
White Robe	Armor	Halves Fire, Ice, and Lightning-elemental damage.

Lightning

Game Element	Type	Effect
Thunder	Black Magic	Minor Lightning elemental damage.
Thundara	Black Magic	Moderate Lightning elemental damage.
Thundaga	Black Magic	Major Lightning elemental damage.
Thundaja	Black Magic	Massive Lightning elemental damage.
Ramuh	Summon	Lightning elemental damage to enemies 4 spaces away.
Hallowed Bolt	Holy Sword	Lightning and Holy elemental damage to an enemy 3 space away. Inflicts Silence.
Heaven's Wrath	Sky Mantra	Lightning elemental damage that hits randomly in a 4x3 area.
Hell's Wrath	Nether Mantra	Lightning elemental damage that hits randomly in a 4x3 area.
Thunder Breath	Dragon, Enemy Attack	Lightning elemental damage to enemies in a 2x4 area.
Thunder Anima	Enemy Attack	Lightning elemental damage.
Tri-Thunder	Enemy Attack	Lightning elemental damage.
Blaster	Weapon	Inflicts Lightning elemental damage when attacking physically. Can also cast Thunder, Thundara, or Thundaga.
Coral Sword	Weapon	Inflicts Lightning elemental damage when attacking physically.
Gungnir	Weapon	Inflicts Lightning elemental damage when attacking physically.
Lightning Bow	Weapon	Inflicts Lightning elemental damage when attacking physically. Can also cast Thundaga.
Thunder Rod	Weapon	Inflicts Lightning elemental damage when attacking physically. Also increases the damage of Lightning elemental attacks. Can also cast Thunder.
Ice Shield	Shield	Absorbs Ice elemental attacks, halves Fire elemental attacks, weak to Lightning elemental attacks.
Kaiser Shield	Shield	Increases the damage of Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental attacks.
Black Robe	Armor	Increases the damage of Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental attacks.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Nullifies Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Dark elemental attacks. Halves Ice, Water, Earth, and Holy elemental attacks.
Rubber Suit	Armor	Immune to Lightning elemental attacks.
White Robe	Armor	Halves Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental damage.

Wind

Game Element	Type	Effect
Wind Slash	Geomancy	Wind-elemental damage to enemies 5 spaces away and inflicts Don't Act.
Sandstorm	Geomancy	Wind-elemental damage to enemies 5 spaces away. Inflicts Blind.
Wind Blast	Geomancy	Wind-elemental damage to enemies 5 spaces away and inflicts Slow.
Adamantine Blade	Sky Mantra	Wind-elemental damage to enemies in a random area of 4 spaces.
Nether Blade	Nether Mantra	Wind-elemental damage to enemies in a random area of 4 spaces.
Twister	Demon Magicks	Wind-elemental damage.
Tornado	Planar Magick	Wind-elemental damage.
Wind Anima	Enemy Attack	Wind-elemental damage.
Air Knife	Weapon	Wind-elemental damage when attacking physically.
Windslash Bow	Weapon	Wind-elemental damage when attacking physically.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Halves Ice, Water, Earth, and Holy-elemental damage and nullifies Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Dark-elemental damage.

Holy

Game Element	Type	Effect
Holy	White Magic	Holy elemental damage to an enemy 5 spaces away.
Judgment Blade	Holy Sword	Holy elemental damage to an enemy 2 space away. Inflicts Stop.
Cleansing Strike	Holy Sword	Holy elemental damage to an enemy 3 spaces away. Inflicts Death Sentence.
Northswain's Strike	Holy Sword	Holy elemental damage to an enemy in front of the character. Inflicts Death.
Hallowed Bolt	Holy Sword	Holy and Lightning elemental damage to an enemy 3 space away. Inflicts Silence.
Divine Ruination	Holy Sword	Holy elemental damage to all enemies in a radius of 4 spaces. Inflicts Confuse.
Holy Breath	Dragon	Holy elemental damage to enemies 4 spaces away.
Durandal	Weapon	Inflicts Holy elemental damage when attacking physically.
Excalibur	Weapon	Absorbs and increases Holy elemental attacks.
Holy Lance	Weapon	Inflicts Holy elemental damage when attacking physically. Also can cast Holy.
Nirvana	Weapon	Inflicts Holy elemental damage when attacking physically.
Chameleon Robe	Armor	Absorbs Holy elemental damage and prevents KO.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Halves Ice, Water, Earth, and Holy elemental damage and nullifies Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Dark elemental damage.
Tynar Rouge	Accessory	Increases the damage of Holy elemental attacks.

Dark

Game Element	Type	Effect
Duskblade	Fell Sword	Absorb HP from one target.
Shadowblade	Fell Sword	Absorb MP from one target.
Sanguine Sword	Darkness	Absorb HP from one target.
Infernal Strike	Darkness	Absorb MP from one target.
Crushing Blow	Darkness	Dark-elemental damage.
Abyssal Blade	Darkness	Sacrifice own HP to deal damage to others, with the nearest units suffering the most damage.
Unholy Sacrifice	Darkness	Sacrifice own HP to deal extensive damage to all units in range.
Unholy Darkness	Magicks	Dark-elemental magick damage.
Dark Whisper	Monster Attack	Dark-elemental magick damage. Hits 6 times on random tiles in effect radius.
Chaosbringer	Weapon	Dark-elemental damage to one target and inflicts Blind.
Deathbringer	Weapon	Dark-elemental damage to one target and inflicts Doom.
Arondight	Weapon	Dark-elemental damage to one target and inflicts Stop.
Balmung	Weapon	Dark-elemental damage to one target and inflicts Stop.
Valhalla	Weapon	Dark-elemental damage to one target and inflicts KO.

Earth

Game Element	Type	Effect
Titan	Summon	Earth-elemental damage to enemies 4 spaces away.
Shockwave	Martial Arts	Earth-elemental damage to enemies 4 spaces away.
Tremor	Geomancy	Earth-elemental damage to enemies in a range of 5 spaces.
Divinity	Sky Mantra	Earth-elemental damage to enemies in a random area of 4 spaces.
Impiety	Nether Mantra	Earth-elemental damage to enemies in a random area of 4 spaces.
Earthsplitter	Enemy Attack	Earth-elemental damage.
Quake	Planar Magick	Earth-elemental damage.
Gaia Gear	Armor	Absorbs Earth-elemental damage and boost Earth-elemental attacks.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Halves Ice, Water, Earth, and Holy-elemental damage and nullifies Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Dark-elemental damage.

Water

Game Element	Type	Effect
Leviathan	Summon	Water-elemental damage to all enemies 4 spaces away.
Torrent	Geomancy	Water-elemental damage to enemies 5 spaces away. Also inflicts Frog.
Quicksand	Geomancy	Water-elemental damage to enemies 5 spaces away. Also inflicts Doom.
Maelstrom	Sky Mantra	Water-elemental damage to enemies in random areas 4 spaces away.
Nether Maelstrom	Nether Mantra	Water-elemental damage to enemies in random areas 4 spaces away.
Water Anima	Enemy Attack	Water-elemental damage.
Flame Shield	Shield	Absorbs Fire-elemental attacks, halves Ice-elemental damage, and weak to Water-elemental attacks.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Halves Ice, Water, Earth, and Holy-elemental damage and nullifies Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Dark-elemental damage.
Snowmelt Bomb	Item	Minor Water-elemental damage.