Scourge (Commando ability)

Scourge from FFXIII — Scourge from *Final Fantasy XIII*.

Scourge (ブレイクバースト, Bureiku Bāsuto?, lit. Break Burst) is a support ability from Final Fantasy XIII. It is associated with the Commando role, and appears throughout the subseries. It generally deals significantly increased physical damage to a target that is about to recover from stagger.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy XIII[]

Deal heavy damage with Attack to target about to recover from stagger.

Description

Scourge is a Commando auto-ability assigned to the Attack command ability, which deals a large amount of damage to a target that is 2.4 seconds or less away from recovering from stagger. It can be learned by Lightning (Crystarium stage 6), Sazh (stage 6), Snow (stage 6), Vanille (stage 7), Hope (stage 7), and Fang (stage 6).

Scourge has a damage multiplier of 5.0, making it over four times stronger than Attack. Fang's Scourge attack consists of two hits at half power, while Snow's Scourge has a knockback effect, and Vanille's Scourge increases the chain gauge and duration by the same amount as Attack.

Scourge delays the end of the stagger period until the move finishes, though it can still activate after the period ends. Depending on the timing, multiple Scourge attacks can be performed by one character at the end of a stagger period.

Final Fantasy XIII-2[]

Scourge is a Commando ability that deals heavy damage with Attack to a target about to recover from stagger. It can be learned by Serah (role level 15), Noel (role Level 12), Amodar (8), Cactuar (40), Cactuaroni (40), Chichu (60), Dreadnought (42), Gilgamesh (12), Goblin (20), Golden Chocobo (9), Gorgonopsid (82), Lightning (10), Mandrake (63), Metallicactuar (40), Miniflan (89), Munchkin (19), Narasimha (70), Omega (30), Orion (16), Proto-behemoth (12), Reaver (56), Red Chocobo (94), Sarracenia (60), Seeping Brie (60), Shaguma (17), Svarog (70), Twilight Odin (76), Typhon (11), Uridimmu (40), Vouivre (65), and Yeoman (19).

Scourge is also a Paladin passive ability for Lightning in the "Requiem of the Goddess" downloadable content scenario. It is learned at level 1 and actives instantly. It deals heavy damage with Attack to a target about to recover from stagger.

It is also an enemy ability used by Lightning, dealing increased damage to a target.