The unit enjoys heightened resistance to melee attacks.
Description (The War of the Lions)
Protect is a status in Final Fantasy Tactics. Protect does not directly reduce damage from attacks, but subtracts the attacker's physical AT by ⅓ in the damage formula. If the attack is done with a weapon that uses Magickal Attack or Speed, then Protect instead reduces that stat for the attack. In addition, physical attacks that have stat-dependent success rates will face a penalty such that revised stat = [stat * 2/3] when targeting a Protected unit; consequently, Protect can lower either the success rate or the damage of physical attacks. The status lasts for 32 clock ticks.
Some high level equipment pieces give Auto-Protect to their wearer.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Aegis (Holy Magicks), Kiyomori (Iaido), Nameless Song (Bardsong) |
|---|---|
| Accessory | Sortilége, Tynar Rouge |
| Armor | Lordly Robe, Onion Armor |
| Spell | Protect & Protectja & Wall (White Magick) |
| Weapon | Durandal, Save the Queen |
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian Nymph | Treant |
Removal[]
| Enemy ability | Dischord, Dispelja |
|---|---|
| Spell | Dispel (Spellblade), Harmony (Mystic Arts) |