Poison is a status in Final Fantasy V. The afflicted will lose HP equal to their Max HP/16. Outside of battle, every step taken by the player will result in the poisoned party member losing HP equal to Max HP/64. A character under stop will not take damage from poison, and a character with zombie is immune by nature. The HP lost to poison status is fractional and not poison-elemental. Afflicted party members appear ill when in battle with discolored battle sprite.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Bee Swarm (Animals), Chaos Burst (Combine), Curse (Dark Arts), Dud Potion (Mix), Evil Mist (Dark Arts), Poison (Mix), Poison Blade (Spellblade), Poison Mist (Gaia), Skunk (Animals), Zombie Dragon (Oath) |
|---|---|
| Spell | Poison (Black Magic & Wonder Wand & Poison Axe) |
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Fin | Inflicts Poison to one target. | Corbett, Pas de Seul, Rajiformes, Stingray |
| 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 |
| Incisor | Inflicts non-elemental physical damage and Poison to one target. | Skull Eater |
| Poison | Inflicts minor non-elemental magic damage and Poison to one target. | Calofisteri, Enuo, Flaremancer, Omniscient |
| Poison Breath | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Poison to the party. | Archeosaur, Bahamut, Dinozombie, Ghidra, Grand Aevis, Neo Shinryu, Shinryu, Tyrannosaur, Zombie Dragon |
| Poison Powder | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Poison to one target. | Dragon Flower, Exoray |
| Sling | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Poison to one target. | Ronkan Knight, Sekhmet |
| Spore | Inflicts Poison to one target. | Aegir, Coral, Lemure, Moss Fungus, Sandboil, Unknown (#168) |
| Venomous Clasp | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Poison to one target. | Siren (Undead) |
| Wing Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Poison to one target. | Grand Aevis, Lesser Lopros |
| Wring | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Darkness, Poison, and Paralyze to one target. | Assassin, Yojimbo |
Protection[]
| Mix | Resist Poison |
|---|---|
| Armor | Angel Robe, Bone Mail |
| Helmet | Ribbon |
Zombie status makes one immune to poison, but also flags the afflicted as defeated for Game Over purposes.
Healing[]
| Ability | Antidote (Mix), Chakra, Neutralizer (Mix), Nightingale (Animals), Remedy (Mix) |
|---|---|
| Item | Antidote |
| Spell | Esuna (White Magic & Wonder Wand), Poisona (White Magic & Wonder Wand) |
Staying in an inn and other full heal mechanics also purge persistent ailments.
Enemies[]
The following enemies are immune to poison:
Many bosses are typically immune to status ailments, but the following bosses are susceptible to poison:
In addition, the Blind Wolf automatically has Poison applied to them.