Old is a status in Final Fantasy V. Also known as Aging, afflicted party members see their stats gradually deteriorate to 1 while their level remains the same, weakening them on every aspect. Enemies will have their level and agility gradually sink to 1 for all purposes; attacks that check for level will look at this deteriorating level. Old lasts the entire battle until cured (though curing it mid-battle only prevents further deterioration, it does not regain the lost stats), but is removed at the end of battle. When party members contract old status, their hair turns white.
The player can override some enemies' immunity to old with Level 2 Old Blue Magic.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Curse (Dark Arts), Dark Haze (Dark Arts), Silver Burst (Combine), Silver Cannon (Combine), Silver Shot (Combine) |
|---|---|
| Spell | Level 2 Old (Blue Magic), Old (Time Magic), Time Slip (Blue Magic) |
| Weapon | Ancient Sword 33% |
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Air Fist | Inflicts non-elemental physical damage as well as Old and Sap to one target. | Duelist, Steel Fist |
| Curse | Randomly inflicts Toad, Mini, Poison, Darkness, Old, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, and Sap to one party member. Is often used as a counterattack. | Archeodemon, Neo Shinryu |
| Feeler | Inflicts non-elemental physical damage and Old to one target. | Aegir |
| Grand Cross | Inflicts Death, Petrify, Toad, Mini, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Old, Sleep, Paralyze, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Doom, and Sap to the entire party. | Enuo, Neo Exdeath |
| Level 2 Old | Inflicts Old to all targets whose levels are a multiple of 2. Can be learned as a Blue Magic. | Magic Dragon, Level Checker, Azulmagia, Executor, Shinryu, Level Tricker |
| Old | Inflicts Old to one target. | Carbuncle, Chrono Controller, Calofisteri |
| Silver Powder | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Old to one target. | Dragon Flower, Exoray |
| Time Slip | Inflicts Old and Sleep to one target. Can be learned as a Blue Magic. | Traveler, Gilgamesh, Azulmagia, Cherie |
Protection[]
| Armor | Bone Mail |
|---|---|
| Helmet | Ribbon |
| Accessory | Angel Ring |
Healing[]
| Ability | Recover (Chemist) |
|---|---|
| Mix | Remedy, Smelling Salts |
| Spell | Esuna (White Magic) |
Enemies[]
The following enemies are immune to old (however, Level 2 Old may still work, depending on the enemy's level):
Most bosses are immune, the exceptions being Adamantoise, Antlion, Calofisteri, Carbuncle (Healing), Catastrophe, Chimera Brain, Cray Claw, Dragon Flower, Dragon Pod, Enkidu, Forza, Gargoyle, Gilgamesh (1st/2nd/3rd), Golem, Halicarnassus, Ifrit, Ice Commander, Iron Claw, Jura Aevis, Melusine, Nereid, Neo Exdeath (Middle), Odin, Omniscient, Pantera, Phobos, Purobolos, Sekhmet, Siren, Triton, Tyrannosaur, and Wing Raptor.