The character has been turned to stone and cannot move or act. Remove with a Gold Needle.
Description
Stone is a status in Final Fantasy XII. Stone is the fully-petrified status, followed from Petrify counter expiring. Enemies are defeated outright by it, and player characters vanish from the battlefield, but can be returned to battle using Stona or Gold Needle. Unlike Petrify, Stone cannot be cured with Esuna or Esunaga or Remedy with Remedy Lore 2. As with KO and X-Zone, if all party members are turned to Stone, the game is over.
Enemies that turn to stone do not increase or break the battle chain, but can still drop loot and will drop higher grade loot if the player's chain was high when the enemy dropped it, and in some cases, enemies defeated by turning to stone will respawn endlessly.
Abilities[]
The player does not have access to abilities that inflict Stone outright: they can only inflict Petrify and wait out the countdown.
The gambit specifically for this status is called "Ally: status = Stone". In the original version, the gambit can be bought for 59 gil after the events at Draklor Laboratory. In the Zodiac versions, the gambit can be purchased for 70 gil after leaving Nalbina Dungeons.
Enemy abilities[]
Enemies do not have access to abilities that inflict Stone: they can only inflict Petrify.
Protection[]
The player cannot protect against Stone, but can protect against Petrify, meaning Stone also will not take effect.
Healing[]
| Item | Gold Needle |
|---|---|
| Spell | Stona (White Magicks) |
| Mechanics | Save Crystal |