Silence is a status in Final Fantasy V that disables the use of Black Magic, White Magic, Red Magic, Time Magic, Summon, Spellblade, Sing, and Dark Arts. Blue Magic is unaffected as well as magic used through weapons. Enemy spells are considered Blue Magic and thus are unaffected by silence. Enemies' "Dark Arts" are also unaffected by silence status. Silence does not persist outside of battle, unlike in some other games in the series. Those affected by silence have a speech bubble with an ellipsis above their head.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Hurricane (Predict), Silence Blade (Spellblade) |
|---|---|
| Spell | Mute (Time Magic), Silence (White Magic & Wonder Wand & Magic Bow & Mage Masher) |
Magic Bow and Mage Masher have a 33% chance of casting Silence spell for free when using them for attacking.
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Curse | Randomly inflicts Toad, Mini, Poison, Darkness, Old, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, and Sap to one party member. Is often used as a counterattack. | Archeodemon, Neo Shinryu |
| Grand Cross | Inflicts Death, Petrify, Toad, Mini, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Old, Sleep, Paralyze, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Doom, and Sap to the entire party. | Neo Exdeath, Enuo |
| Mute | Inflicts Silence to all enemies and allies. Bypasses Silence immunity. | Neo Shinryu |
| Needle | Inflicts Darkness and Silence to one target. | Cactus, Gatling, Gloom Widow, Hedgehog, Killer Bee, Silent Bee, Water Scorpion |
| Rainbow Wind | Inflicts Darkness, Silence, and Sap to one target. | Galajelly, Moss Fungus, Omega, Omega Mk.II, Phobos, Shadow Dancer |
| Silence | Inflicts Silence to one target. | Fury, Omniscient, Siren |
Protection[]
| Armor | Sage's Surplice |
|---|---|
| Helmet | Ribbon |
Healing[]
| Mix | Remedy, Smelling Salts |
|---|---|
| Spell | Esuna (White Magic) |
Enemies[]
Most bosses are immune to silence, but the following are exceptions:
The following enemies are immune to silence: