Quicksand as seen in Final Fantasy V.
A geomancy skill that inflicts damage with the power of water.
Description, Final Fantasy Tactics.
Quicksand (底なし沼, Sokonashi Numa?), also called Whirlsand (アリ地獄, Ari Jigoku?), is a recurring ability in the series. It is often used by enemies, but is also an ability the party may use, usually used with the Geomancer class. It either removes a target from the battle or inflicts non-elemental damage to the entire party.
Appearances
Final Fantasy III
Quicksand is usable by the Geomancer's ability Terrain, which will instantly KO one enemy. It is used only on Desert areas.
Final Fantasy V
Quicksand is used by the boss Sandworm and by the enemies Desert Killer and Spizzner. It inflicts 60 fixed non-elemental damage to the party and inflicts Sap. It is also a Gaia ability which can only be used when fighting in deserts, and inflicts instant KO to all enemies in the battle.
The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Desert Killer, Desertpede, or Ammonite.
Final Fantasy VII
Whirlsand, used by Ruby Weapon, removes one party member from the battle permanently (this party member is considered dead and cannot be brought back into the battle by any means). It is only used if there are more than one living party member in the battle.
Final Fantasy Tactics
Quicksand is a skill that can be learned by the Geomancer job. A Geomancer standing on either the Marsh, Swamp, or Poisonous Fen terrain tile will use Quicksand to deal Water-elemental damage with a chance of inflicting Doom to any enemy units within five squares. It costs 150 JP to learn.
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Quicksand is used by Land Worm, Sand Worm, and Leech. It deals Earth-elemental damage and also lowers Speed, it has an attack power of 146.
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