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FFIX Mental Break

Mental Break as seen in Final Fantasy IX.

You shall fear magic!

Auron, while using Mental Break

Mental Break (メンタルブレイク, Mentaru Bureiku?) is a Knight ability that reduces the target's Magic Defense. In some games, it instead reduces Magic Power.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy IX[]

Mental Break is one of Steiner's Sword Arts. It halves a target's Magic Defense, costs 8 MP to use, and can be learned for 45 AP from the Ice Brand and Gold Helm. It has a 50% accuracy, but can be used repeatedly.

Final Fantasy X[]

FFX Mental Break

Mental Break in Final Fantasy X.

Mental Break is a skill found on Auron's section of the Sphere Grid. It costs 12 MP to perform and damages an enemy with a chance to apply the Armor Break status. It can be taught to an aeon with four Shining Thorns.

Unlike the Mental Break skill, Auron's Banishing Blade Overdrive has a 100% chance of inflicting the status.

Final Fantasy X-2[]

Mental Break is a Swordplay ability that damages one enemy and lowers its Magic Defense by 2 levels. It is learned by the Warrior dressphere for 30 AP after learning Magic Break, and costs 4 MP to use.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]

Mind Crush is an ability that deals damage and lowers the target's Resistance. It is learned by the Raptor from the Falchion for 250 AP.

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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

Mental Break is a three-star Combat ability. It deals damage equal to 1.7 times the base physical damage, and reduces the target's RES by 30% for 15 seconds. It has a charge time of 1.65 seconds, grants 60 Soul Break points, and requires Power, Ice, and Non-Elemental Orbs to craft.

Mental Breakdown is a four-star Support ability. It deals damage equal to 2.1 times the base physical damage, and reduces the target's RES by 50% for 15 seconds. It has a charge time of 1.65 seconds, grants 60 Soul Break points, and requires Greater Power, Greater Ice, and Greater Non-Elemental Orbs to craft.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

Damage and reduce SPR for one enemy

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Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]

Bravely series[]

In Bravely Default, Scale Strip is the job level 4 ability for the Pirate. It deals the same damage as a conventional attack to one target, and for four turns, lowers the target's magical defense by 25%. The lower limit for M.Def is 75%. It costs 9 MP to use.

In Bravely Second: End Layer, Scale Strip is the level 4 command ability for the Pirate. It allows the user to deal the same damage as a conventional attack to one target, and for four turns, lower the target's M.Def by 25%. The lower limit for M.Def is 75%. It costs 9 MP to use.

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