Shell is a status in Final Fantasy V. Targets with shell active take half damage from magical attacks, and magical attacks that are not unblockable have their Hit Rate halved. Magical attacks that are almost entirely barrier-piercing are still halved in effect; magical attacks that disregard Magic Defense due to elemental edges are still halved in damage. Magical attacks that deal fixed or fractional damage are unaffected. Party members with shell have a green outline on their battle sprite. Shell's physical counterpart is protect.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Dragon Defense (Mix), Magic Shell, Protect Potion (Mix) |
|---|---|
| Spell | Mighty Guard (Blue Magic), Shell (White Magic & Wonder Wand) |
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Mighty Guard | Grants Protect, Shell, and Float to all allies. Can be learned as a Blue Magic. | Azulmagia, Shinryu, Neo Shinryu, Ironclad, Stingray, Tiny Mage |
| Shell | Grants Shell to one target. | Calofisteri, Carbuncle, Gilgamesh (Big Bridge), Halicarnassus, Harvester, Hades, Necromancer, Zephyrus, Tiny Mage |
Removal[]
| Spell | Dispel (White Magic) |
|---|
Enemies[]
The following enemies are immune to shell:
In addition, Shield Dragon, Enuo (2nd phase), Gil Turtle, Omega, and Omega Mk.II are under permanent shell.