Poison Breath as seen in Final Fantasy X.
Poison Breath (ポイズンブレス or 毒ブレス, Poizun Buresu or Doku Buresu?), also known as Poisonbreath and Venom Breath, is a recurring enemy ability in the Final Fantasy series. It is often a powerful Poison-elemental attack that targets the entire party and inflicts the Poison status. In Final Fantasy XI, it is also a Blue Magic spell. Poison Breath generally deals much more damage than Poison Gas.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
Venom Breath is an enemy ability used by Blade Dragon. It deals massive non-elemental damage to the party.
Final Fantasy V[]
Poison Breath is an enemy ability used by Dinozombie, Ghidra, Grand Aevis, Neo Shinryu, Shinryu, Tyrannosaur, Zombie Dragon, Bahamut, and Archeosaur. It inflicts major non-elemental damage to the party as well as poison status.
It can also be used by catching and releasing a Zombie Dragon. The Mix called Poison Breath by combining an Antidote with a Dragon Fang, which deals poison-elemental damage equal to the target's Max HP as well as inflicts the poison status.
Final Fantasy VII[]
Poison Breath is an enemy ability that inflicts Poison-elemental magic damage as well as Poison status on the entire party. It is used by CMD.Grand Horn and Bagnadrana. The weaker variant, Poison Storm, inflicts Poison on one party member, and is used by the Harpy, while Poison Blow, used by Velcher Task, does the same thing.
Poison Breath is Hidden-elemental in the original Japanese release, and Poison-elemental in all subsequent releases.
Final Fantasy X[]
Poison Breath is an enemy ability used by Evrae, which inflicts Poison and deals moderate non-elemental damage to the entire party.
Final Fantasy XI[]
Final Fantasy XI spell Poison Breath
| |
|---|---|
| MP | 22 |
| Effect | Deals water damage to enemies within a fan-shaped area. Additional effect: poison. |
| Duration | Varies |
| Casting Time | 3 sec |
| Recast Time | 19.5 sec |
| Magic Type | Blue Magic |
| Element | Water |
| Jobs | BLU 22 |
Poison Breath is a Blue Magic spell learned from Hounds. It deals water damage to enemies within a fan-shaped area originating from the caster with an additional poison effect. It costs 1 Blue Magic Point to set. When set, it grants MND +1. It takes 3 seconds to cast and can be recast every 19.5 seconds. Blue Mages can set Poison Breath along with certain spells to create the Clear Mind combo.
The formula appears to be:
- (Current HP)/10 + (Blue Mage level)/1.25.
For example, at level 22 and 400 HP, damage is approximately 57 with no other bonuses applied.
Poison Breath is also an enemy ability used by the Hound family, Crawler family and Dragon family.
Final Fantasy XII[]
Poison Breath is an enemy ability used by Aeronite and Dheed. It inflicts area-based damage as well as Poison to those in the area.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Poison Breath is an enemy ability used by the Hammer Beak varieties of ziz, identified by their purple coloration. It inflicts 
Poison in a cone in front of the user.
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest[]
Poisonbreath is an enemy ability used by Dualhead Hydra and Twinhead Wyvern. It inflicts non-elemental damage and Poison to both characters.
Vagrant Story[]
Poison Breath is an enemy ability used by Dark Dragon. It deals Dark elemental damage and may cause poison.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
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Bravely Default[]
Poison Breath is an enemy ability use by Dragon Zombie. It deals high physical damage to the entire party and inflicts poison.
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