Cures various status abnormalities.
Description
The Remedy is a status healing item in Final Fantasy IX used to remove Stop, Poison, Venom, Mini, Gradual Petrify, Silence, and Darkness statuses. It can also be used in synthesis late into the game to make Garnet. Multiple Remedies can be used at once via Quina's Angel's Snack.
Obtain[]
Remedies are sold in shops for 300 gil apiece from Dragon's Gate entrance (second storyline visit to Lindblum) onwards. Stiltzkin also has a Remedy in his item pack for sale in Fossil Roo.
Remedies are uncommonly found during Chocobo Hot and Cold and four are found in the Small Beach chocograph treasure, dug up in Chocobo's Lagoon.
Alexandria (beginning of the game; weapon shop ), Cleyra's Trunk , Cleyra (stairs right from the inn and from the evacuation event), Conde Petie Mountain Path (upper ledge at the first area ), Iifa Tree (third area, left side ), Lindblum (Card Freak Dan's house after returning from the Outer Continent), Lindblum Castle's Dragon's Gate after returning from the Outer Continent, Alexandria market square lower right corner after the Battle of Alexandria , Oeilvert under stairs below yellow window , and Terra treetop with climbable webs .
Remedies can drop from Type B, Kraken (Crystal World), and Tiamat (Crystal World), and can also be stolen from Chimera, Black Waltz No. 1, and Nova Dragon.
Use[]
Remedy are used to remove various status abnormalities. This is useful especially when the party becomes afflicted with various ailments at once, such as against Malboro, Quale, Ozma, Hades, and the final boss. It is especially useful to be used with Angel's Snack against Curse and Grand Cross, but the player will consume four at once, one per party member.
A Remedy can be used in synthesis with an Ore to produce a Garnet at the secret synthesis shop in the final dungeon.