Sing (Final Fantasy V)

Perform magical chants with different effects.

Description

Sing is the level 3 ability of the Bard job class, as well as their default command. It is disabled if the user is silenced. The ability performs one of a variety of songs.

!Sing must not be confused with the sing-like spells that are performed by certain bells and all harps upon attacking with them.

Obtained[]

Sing is learned at level 3 as a Bard, for a total of 175 AP (100 AP from level 2). It is also the Bard's default ability, meaning it can be used at any point.

The songs themselves are acquired at various points throughout the different worlds. Some can only obtained in the first or second world.

Mechanics[]

While the effects of some songs are instantaneous, other songs are ongoing, meaning the Bard will continue to sing until they are hit by an attack, killed, petrified, or silenced, though in most cases the song's effect will remain even after the Bard stops singing.

With the stat-raising songs, the singer keeps singing while the party members' stats gradually increase to 99 or 255, depending on the version of the game being played, and the singer cannot do any other actions. Taking damage or being silenced stops the song, but characters inflicted with the zombie status still continue to sing. The other songs work instantaneously.

List of songs[]

Name	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy ^{[note 1]} ^{[note 2]}	Reflectable	Location
Sinewy Etude (PowerSong)	0	—	Always	No	Find: Crescent (obtained from the minstrel in his house after playing 7 pianos)
	Effect
	Slowly and continuously raises all active party members' strength stat up to 99. The singer cannot perform further actions until they stop singing. The singer stops singing upon being hit or becoming incapacitated.
	In-game description
	Increases party's strength while being performed.
Swift Song (SpeedSong)
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable	Location
	0	—	Always	No	Find: Surgate Castle (by examining a book in the Xezat's room)
	Effect
	Slowly and continuously raises all active party members' agility stat up to 99. The singer cannot perform further actions until they stop singing. The singer stops singing upon being hit or becoming incapacitated.
	In-game description
	Increases party's speed while being performed.
Mighty March (Str. Song)
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable	Location
	0	—	Always	No	Find: Crescent (obtained from the minstrel in his house after playing a piano)
	Effect
	Bestows the regen statuson all party members. Regen lasts until the end of the battle unless dispelled.
	In-game description
	Casts Regen on all party members.
Mana's Paean (MP Song)
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable	Location
	0	—	Always	No	Find: Library of the Ancients in the merged world (obtained from an NPC on the top floor after defeating the possessed book)
	Effect
	Slowly and continuously raises all active party members' magic stat up to 99. The singer cannot perform further actions until they stop singing. The singer stops singing upon being hit or becoming incapacitated.
	In-game description
	Boosts party's magic while being performed.
Hero's Rime (LVL Song)
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable	Location
	0	—	Always	No	Find: Crescent (obtained from the minstrel in his house after playing all 8 pianos)
	Effect
	Slowly and continuously raises all active party members' level stat up to 99 (255 in the Pixel Remaster version). The singer cannot perform further actions until they stop singing. The singer stops singing upon being hit or becoming incapacitated.
	In-game description
	Increases all stats while being performed.
Requiem
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable	Location
	0	225	Always	No	Find: Quelb (obtained from a werewolf NPC near the back gate)
	Effect
	Deals defense-piercing damage on all undead enemy targets. Attempts to inflict the sap status status on all undead enemy targets. The `action duration` parameter is `255` for status duration determination. Like all negative temporary statuses, heavy and high-level targets recover much earlier.
	In-game description
	Damages undead.
Romeo's Ballad (Love Song)
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable	Location
	0	—	99	No	Find: Istory (obtained from the bard after being kicked out of the sheep enclosure)
	Effect
	Attempts to inflict the stop status on all enemy targets. The `action duration` parameter is `240` for status duration determination. Like all negative temporary statuses, heavy and high-level targets recover much earlier.^{[note 3]}
	In-game description
	Stops all enemies for a moment.
Alluring Air (TemptSong)
	MP cost	Power	Base accuracy	Reflectable	Location
	0	—	99	No	Find: Lix (obtained from the bard in Bartz's former house after examining the musical instrument)
	Effect
	Attempts to inflict the confuse status on all enemy targets.
	In-game description
	Confuses all enemies.

↑ This is just base accuracy, not the final probability that the song hits its targets.
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"Always" means that no probability is involved in hit determination: the song always hits. The expression "Always" is used instead of the numerical value of 100 because a base accuracy of 100 does not guarantee that the song hits due to:
- The attacker - target level delta.
- The catcher effect of the Aegis Shield.
- Magic evasion.
↑ This explains the extremely short duration of the stop status on Omega.

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[1] This is just base accuracy, not the final probability that the song hits its targets.

[2] "Always" means that no probability is involved in hit determination: the song always hits. The expression "Always" is used instead of the numerical value of 100 because a base accuracy of 100 does not guarantee that the song hits due to:
The attacker - target level delta.

The catcher effect of the Aegis Shield.

Magic evasion.

[3] The attacker - target level delta.

[4] The catcher effect of the Aegis Shield.

[5] Magic evasion.

[3] This explains the extremely short duration of the stop status on Omega.

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