Petrify is a status in Final Fantasy VI. The petrified character cannot act, his/her ATB bar stops, they cannot dodge but also take no damage (apart from damage floors), and they count as defeated for game over purposes. A glitch will allow the Ultima Weapon to still deal 1 damage thanks to its unusual damage modifiers. Monsters inflicted by petrify will die immediately. Petrified party members have gray battle models and are tagged with a green crystal in the menu. Petrify persists outside of battle, until healed.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Cockatrice (Dance) |
|---|---|
| Spell | Break (Magic) |
| Summon | Catoblepas (Demon Eye) |
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Beak | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Cirpius, Rukh, Caladrius, Sprinter |
| Break | Inflicts Petrify to one target. Fails on targets immune to Death. | Shambling Corpse, Level 20 Magic, Level 40 Magic |
| Breath | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Hexadragon |
| Delta Attack | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Moebius, Laragorn, Curlax, Machine, Omega Weapon, Inferno |
| Dread Gaze | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Deepeye, Ahriman, Dinozombie, Visage, Foper, Oversoul |
| Gold Needles | Removes Petrify from one party member. | Magic Urn |
| Lick | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Medusa Chicken |
| Mind Blast | Inflicts Darkness, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Doom, Silence, Berserk, Confuse, Sap, Sleep, Slow, or Stop on four random targets. | Ultima Weapon, Kaiser Dragon, Omega Weapon |
| Remedy | Removes Darkness, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Silence, and Sap from one target. | Magic Urn |
| Rock | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Gloomwind, Zokka |
| Stone Gaze | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Basilisk, Maximera |
| Stone Sting | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Bug |
| Stonetouch | Inflicts Petrify to one target. | Mandrake |
Protection[]
| Relic | Jeweled Ring, Memento Ring, Ribbon, Safety Bit |
|---|
Healing[]
| Ability | Forest Healing (Dance), Raccoon (Dance), Soul Spiral (Blitz), Tapir (Dance; see Tapir bug) |
|---|---|
| Item | Gold Needle, Remedy, Sleeping Bag, Tent |
| Spell | Esuna (Magic), Transfusion (Lore) |
| Summon | Unicorn (Healing Horn) |
Sleeping at an inn or using another lodging or healing pot also restores the party's status.
Enemies[]
The following are immune to petrify:
- Abaddon
- Adamankary
- Ahriman
- Al Jabr
- Alluring Rider
- Amduscias
- Angel Whisper
- Armodullahan
- Armored Weapon
- Aspidochelon
- Baalzephon
- Basilisk
- Belmodar
- Belzecue
- Birthday Suit
- Black Dragon
- Blade Dancer
- Bogy
- Borghese
- Brachiosaur
- Cactuar
- Cadet
- Cancer
- Chaos Dragon
- Chaser
- Cherry
- Chimera
- Cloudwraith
- Coco
- Covert
- Cruller
- Crusher
- Crystal Dragon
- Daedalus
- Darkside
- Death Machine
- Death Rider
- Demon Knight
- Destroyer
- Devil Fist
- Devoahan
- Don
- Dragon
- Dragon Aevis
- Dropper
- Duel Armor
- Eukaryote
- Exoray
- Face
- Fidor
- Fiend Dragon
- Flan
- Fortis
- Fossil Dragon
- Galypdes
- Gamma
- Garm
- Ghost
- Gloomwind
- Glutturn
- Gorgimera
- Great Behemoth
- Great Dragon
- Great Mantis
- Grenade
- Heavy Armor
- Hexadragon
- Humpty
- Illuyankas
- Imperial Elite
- InnoSent
- Intangir
- Junk
- Kamui
- Land Ray
- Level 20 Magic
- Level 50 Magic
- Level 90 Magic
- Lich
- Litwor Chicken
- Living Dead
- Lizard
- Magic Urn
- Magna Roader (Purple & Red & Yellow)
- Mahadeva
- Mandrake
- Marchosias
- Maximera
- Medusa Chicken
- Mega Armor
- Merchant
- Metal Hitman
- Misty
- Moonform
- Mousse
- Mover
- Murussu
- Muud Suud
- Necromancer
- Nightwalker
- Ninja
- Onion Dasher
- Onion Knight
- Opinicus Fish
- Ouroboros
- Outcast
- Oversoul
- Pandora
- Parasite
- Pluto Armor
- Poplium
- Prometheus
- Proto Armor
- Provoker
- Psychos
- Purusa
- Rafflesia
- Rukh
- Sandhorse
- Satellite
- Schmidt
- Scorpion
- Sergeant
- Shield Dragon
- Skeletal Horror
- Sky Armor
- Slagworm
- Sorath
- Specter
- Spitfire
- Sprinter
- Spritzer
- Still Life
- Test Rider
- Tonberries
- Trapper
- Twinscythe
- Tyrannosaur
- Tzakmaqiel
- Vampire Thorn
- Vasegiatta
- Vector Chimera
- Venobennu
- Vilia
- Warlock
- Weredragon
- Wizard
- Yojimbo
- Zeveak
- Zokka
- Zombie Dragon
- Zone Eater
- Zurvan
All bosses are immune to petrify, except the following:
- Angler Whelk
- Behemoth King (Undead)
- Dadaluma
- Erebus (Bottom Center & Bottom Left)
- Guard Leader
- Hell's Rider
- Ketu
- Long Arm
- Rahu
- Right Blade
- Soul Saver