Poison (element)

(Poison, 毒?, lit. Doku) is a recurring element in the Final Fantasy series. It is primarily featured in Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy VI, and Final Fantasy VIII. Often, attacks with the Poison affinity have a chance of inflicting the status ailment of the same name.

Recurring themes

Equipment

Star Pendant nulls all poison.

In general, any equipment that protects the wearer against the Poison status (such as the Star Pendant) also protects from the Poison element. In Final Fantasy II, Gold Equipment protected the user from Poison. Any weapons with the word Poison or Venom in the name (such as Venom Axe) causes Poison-elemental damage.

Spells

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Bioblaster is an attack that uses poison.

Poison is a spell in its own right, though it usually only inflicts the status effect. Bio is a Poison-elemental damaging spell, and its upgrades are Biora and Bioga. A few games include Scourge, which often damages and inflicts the Poison debuff. In Final Fantasy II, Scourge (and thus the Poison element) is very effective against Lightning-elemental entities.

Summons

Cúchulainn, the Esper of poison.

Poison has only two summons to its name. Doomtrain appears in Final Fantasy VIII and attacks with Runaway Train. The world of Ivalice features an Esper with the affinity of Poison, fittingly called Cúchulainn, the Impure.

Appearances

Final Fantasy II

The following gameplay elements of Final Fantasy II are related to the Poison element.

Game Element	Type	Effect
Poison/Scourge	Black Magic	Inflicts Poison-elemental damage (does not inflict the status effect).
Toxin	Ability	Inflicts Poison-elemental damage (does not inflict the status effect).
Acid Bottle/Acid Phial	Item	Casts Toxin 16.
Venom Axe/Poison Axe	Weapon	Adds Poison element to attacks.
Wizard's Staff	Weapon	Casts Poison/Scourge 16 when used as an item.

Final Fantasy VI

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Poison gained most of its notoriety in Final Fantasy VI, especially as the main weakness of Humbaba, a notorious boss.

Game Element	Type	Effect
Poison	Magic	Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison.
Bio	Magic	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison.
Poisonous Frog	Dance	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison.
Bio Blaster	Tools	Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison to all enemies.
Bio Blast	Magitek	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison to all enemies.
Poison	Status	Periodically hits the affected with Poison-elemental damage.
Acid Rain	Enemy Attack	Inflicts Poison and Water-elemental damage as well as Sap to the party.
Venomist	Enemy Attack	Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison.
Poison Rod	Weapon	Inflicts Poison-elemental damage when attacking physically. Has a chance of casting Poison after each attack. When used as an item, casts Poison and breaks.
Scorpion Tail	Weapon	Inflicts Poison-elemental damage when attacking physically. Has a chance of casting Bio after each attack.
Venom Claws	Weapon	Inflicts Poison-elemental damage when attacking physically. Has a chance of casting Poison after each attack.
Cursed Shield	Shield	Weak to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, Poison and Water damage.
Paladin's Shield	Shield	Absorbs Fire, Ice, Lightning and Holy. Nullifies Poison, Wind, Water and Earth.
Chocobo Suit	Armor	Nullifies Poison-elemental damage.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Nullifies Fire, Ice, Lightning and Wind damage. Halves Poison, Holy, Water and Earth damage. Can only be equipped by Terra and Celes.
Moogle Suit	Armor	Nullifies Poison-elemental damage.
Tabby Suit	Armor	Nullifies Poison-elemental damage.

Final Fantasy VII

Poison gained its first spell tiers in Final Fantasy VII, which increased its importance. Because the Poison status deals Poison-elemental damage, the player can absorb it if they make the character absorbent to Poison, such as with the Poison Materia linked with a mastered Elemental Materia in the character's armor. If the character is immune to the Poison element (take no damage from it), they are also immune to the Poison status. The reverse is also true: if the character is immune to the Poison status, they are also immune to the Poison element.

Game Element	Type	Effect
Poison	Status Effect	Target takes 1/32 of Max HP of physical Poison-elemental damage gradually throughout the battle.
Bio	Magic	Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage and inflicts Poison.
Bio2	Magic	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Bio3	Magic	Inflicts major Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Acid Rain	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Poison to character with highest HP.
Evil Poison	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Blind.
Liquid Poison	Enemy Attack	Inflicts Poison.
Piazzo Shower	Enemy Attack	Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Poison Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Poison Fang	Enemy Attack	Inflicts extreme Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Refuse	Enemy Attack	Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage and inflicts Sleep or Poison.
Shady Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts Poison on party.
Toxic Powder	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Poison to party.
Escort Guard	Armor	Nullifies Lightning, Water, Poison, and Earth. Only usable by males.
Ziedrich	Armor	Halves all elements.
Poison Ring	Accessory	Nullifies Poison-elemental damage.
Deadly Waste	Item	Same as Bio2, but damages all enemies.
M-Tentacles	Item	Same as Bio3, but damages all enemies.

Final Fantasy VIII

Poison was given to its first own summon on Final Fantasy VIII, and the element is also somewhat attached to status ailments in general. Unlike the last few games, there are only two ways to inflict Poison on enemies, either through use of Doomtrain or Bio

Game Element	Type	Effect
Bio	Magic	Inflicts Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison.
Doomtrain	GF	Inflicts various statuses as well as Poison-elemental damage to all enemies.
Poison Gas	Enemy Attack	Inflicts Poison-elemental damage as well as possible Confuse and Poison to party.

Final Fantasy XII

Although Poison is not an element in Final Fantasy XII, the summon Cúchulainn is given its attribute. Bio and Scourge also appear, and both may grant the Sap status instead of Poison.

Final Fantasy Legend II

Game Element	Type	Effect
Fog	Spellbook	Damage = Mana x10; Attacks one group; Poison-elemental.
Poison	MAGI	Damage = Add 5 Mana +1 per MAGI to Mana damage; Poison-elemental.
Acid	Enemy Ability	Damage = Mana x5; all enemies; Poison-elemental.
Gas	Enemy Ability	Damage = Mana x5; all enemies; Poison-elemental.
Change	Enemy Ability	Strong against status change (combination of Poison, Para, Stone, and Weapon).
Damage	Enemy Ability	Strong against elemental magic (combination of Fire, Ice, Thunder, Poison, Quake).
Poison	Enemy Ability	Strong against poison-elemental attacks (both damage and status inflicting).

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