Petrify is a status in Final Fantasy V. Petrified party members are considered defeated for Game Over purposes, same as KO and Zombie. Petrified characters keep their HP score, but can no longer act, nor can they cover for other allies. Petrified targets cannot be attacked by conventional means; only those that are specifically designed to be able to hit characters with petrify can be directed at them. Monsters with petrify set are defeated, and cannot be healed. Petrify persists outside of battle until healed.
Some enemies, such as Objet d'Arts, are stone-based, and items and magic that would normally cure the petrify status will instantly kill them. This is the first game in which petrify and death can be inflicted at the same time, albeit only by Exdeath.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Break Blade 100% (Spellblade), Hellwind (Dark Arts) |
|---|---|
| Spell | Break ~75% (Black Magic & Wonder Wand) |
| Summon | Catoblepas ~99% |
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Beak | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Cockatrice, Tot Aevis |
| Break | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Carbuncle, Black Warlock, Flaremancer, Objet d'Art |
| Delta Attack | Inflicts non-elemental magic damage and Petrify to one target. | Guardian, Phobos, Nereid, Triton, Mover, Neo Exdeath, Omega Mk.II, Unknown (#168), Enuo |
| Demons Eye | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Achelon, Catastrophe, Catoblepas, Grand Aevis, Medusa, Orukat, Shinryu, Enuo |
| Embrace | Restores all HP and inflicts Petrify to one target. | Lemure, Medusa, Aquagel |
| 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 |
Protection[]
| Helmet | Ribbon |
|---|---|
| Shield | Aegis Shield |
Zombie status makes one immune to petrify, but also flags the afflicted as defeated for Game Over purposes.
Healing[]
| Mix | Remedy |
|---|---|
| Item | Gold Needle |
| Spell | Esuna |
Enemies[]
Most bosses are immune to petrify, the exceptions being Barrier, Carbuncle (Healing), Chimera Brain, Cray Claw, Dragon Flower, Gargoyle, Ice Commander, Iron Claw, Nereid, Neo Exdeath (Middle), Odin, Pantera, Phobos, Purobolos, Siren, Triton, Twintania (Charging), and Wing Raptor.
The following enemies are immune to petrify.
- ???
- Adamantite Golem
- Alchymia
- Aquagel
- Archeosaur
- Assassin
- Bandercoeurl (Phoenix Tower)
- Behemoth
- Berserker
- Black Flame
- Chrono Controller
- Claret Dragon
- Corbett
- Crew Dust
- Crystal Dragon
- Dark Elemental
- Death Claw
- Dechirer
- Dhorme Chimera
- Dinozombie
- Dueling Knight
- Duelist
- Exdeath's Soul
- Exoray
- Galajelly
- Grand Mummy
- Hades
- Headstone
- Hydra
- Imp
- Iron Muscles
- Ironclad
- Jackanapes
- Kuza Beast (Phoenix Tower)