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Shell is a status in Final Fantasy X. Shell will halve both magic damage and healing. Its physical counterpart is Protect. Some abilities do "special" damage that is not mitigated by either Protect nor Shell.

Abilities[]

Ability Hyper Mighty G (Mix), Mighty G (Mix), Mighty Guard (Mix), Mighty Wall (Mix), Super Mighty G (Mix)
Item Lunar Curtain
Spell Shell (Wht Magic)
Support ability Auto-Shell, SOS Shell

If Shell status is applied to a character from an ability or item, and SOS Shell activates afterward, the status becomes double-layered. The manually-applied status will be retained if the character is KO'd and subsequently revived, affecting Life, Full-Life, and Auto-Life.

Enemy abilities[]

Ability Description Enemy
Mighty Guard Grants Protect, Shell, NulFrost, NulFrost, NulShock, and NulTide to all allies. Can be learned as a Ronso Rage. Behemoth King, Biran Ronso, Cindy, Defender X, Left Arm, Right Arm
Shell Grants Shell to one ally. Cindy, Guado Guardian, Seymour, Th'uban

Removal[]

Enemy ability Aerospark, Condemn, Desperado, Mega Flare (Dark Bahamut), Oblivion (Dark Anima)
Spell Dispel (Wht Magic)

Enemies[]

Immune Magic Urn, Crane, Mortiphasm, Tanker, Yu Pagoda