Technicks

Steal technick.

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Technicks are skills that let you do things no Magicks can. Stealing treasures from your foes, staunching wounds... You should give 'em a try.

Rabanastran

Technicks (技, Waza?, lit. Skills) are command abilities in Final Fantasy XII. A Technicks skill must be bought from a shop/found in a treasure before becoming available to the party, but for a character to be able to use the Technicks skill, they must first buy the appropriate license using License Points. Unlike magicks, Technicks skills require no MP.

The licenses in the Zodiac versions are limited to certain job classes, for example, 1000 Needles can be used by Bushi, Shikari and Archer. Sometimes the placement of the Technicks licenses for each of the twelve job classes' License Boards requires players to obtain Espers or Quickening licenses first—since these licenses will disappear from other boards once selected, players have to choose the licenses wisely, or risk not being able to use a Technicks skill. In the Zodiac versions Technicks are found almost entirely in treasure chests, with only the most basic being found in shops. As such, most shops offer the same set of Technicks and even those in towns not visited until towards the end of the game will not offer anything new.

Using Technicks for over 100 times unlocks Vayne's sprite to the Sky Pirate's Den and awards the "Premier Prestidigitator" trophy/achievement in The Zodiac Age. Acquiring every Technicks skill adds Vossler's sprite and the trophy "Jack-of-all-Trades".

Mechanics

While some offensive Technicks skills always hit, most techs have a base hit chance, which is:

$SuccessChance=BaseChance+(User'sLv-Target'sLv)(\%)$

If user's Lv is greater than target's Lv, the chance becomes:

$SuccessChance=3x(User'sLv-Target'sLv)(\%)$ $+BaseChance$

All damage dealt via Technicks skills is physical in nature, except for Shades of Black, which is magickal. Technicks are unaffected by Reverse.

Because Shades of Black and Stamp cannot target allies, the player can no longer use them to reflect spells off of allies or inflict buffs. Shades of Black is also affected by the recategorization of Black Magicks; it no longer casts Ardor, and has a chance to cast Blind, Blindga, Silence, Silencega, Sleep, Sleepga, Poison, and Toxify. The odds between each spell appearing are also evened out more.

Ability list

Name	Target				Flying	CT	Type	Faith Modifier	Accuracy		MP Recovery	Null Sleep	Required License
	Initial	Switch(With or )	Range	Area					Base	Safety(Nulled by Safety augment)
Steal Original stats	Enemy	No	3	Yes	Partial	20	Physical	None	Always	No	No	No	Steal(20 LP)
	Steal from one foe. Effect: Steal item(s) from an enemy. Improved by Thief's Cuffs. See Steal mechanics here. Cost: ― Location: Vaan initially Users: Machinist, Archer, Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Vaan, Balthier, Fran
Libra Original stats	Self	No	―	Single	No	10	Magick	None	Always	No	No	No	Libra(25 LP)
	Reveal more detailed target information. Effect: Makes user able to view detailed information of a targeted enemy, as well as hidden traps. Reveals the HP, elemental weaknesses, and status enhancements/ailments of most targeted enemies. Bosses (excluding Firemane and Mimic Queen), Marks (excluding Rogue Tomato, Thextera, and Nidhogg) and Rare Game (excluding Helvinek and Midgardsormr) are immune. Cost: 400 gil Location: Rabanastre, Giza Plains, Nalbina, Barheim Passage, Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand , Dyce, Mosphoran Highwaste , Phon Coast, Archades, Balfonheim , Trial Mode Stage 7 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Machinist, Monk, Archer, Shikari, White Mage, Bushi, Basch
Poach Original stats	Enemy	No	Weapon	Single	Partial	30	Physical	None	80%	Yes	No	No	Poach(30 LP)
	Capture HP Critical foes to obtain loot. Effect: Captures a HP Critical foe to obtain loot, forfeiting EXP, LP, CP, Gil, and drops. Enemies have two slots for Poach items, a common item (95% chance) and an uncommon item (5%). Some enemies have the same item in both slots. Poach items are unaffected by battle chain. Enemies with the Safety augment can't be poached. Cost: 5,000 gil Location: Rabanastre, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Dalmasca Westersand, Dyce, Jahara, Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Phon Coast, Archades, Balfonheim, Trial Mode Stage 16 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Uhlan, Machinist, Time Battlemage, Archer, Black Mage
First Aid Original stats	Ally	No	3	Single	No	15	Physical	None	Always	No	No	No	First Aid(20 LP)
	Restore HP to one HP Critical ally. Effect: Heals an ally with critical health for a minor amount of health with a very low cast time. Always misses if ally's HP is not critical. Cost: 600 gil Location: Rabanastre, Giza Plains, Nalbina, Barheim Passage, Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand, Dyce, Mosphoran Highwaste, Phon Coast, Archades, Balfonheim, Trial Mode Stage 1 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Uhlan, Knight, Monk, Archer, Shikari, Larsa (Lamont)
Telekinesis Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Single	Yes	30	Physical	None	80%	No	Inquisitor	Yes	Telekinesis(80 LP)
	Deal ranged damage with melee weapons. Effect: Deals ranged attacks with melee weapons. Always misses if used with a ranged weapon. Doesn't deal combo hits, and has a longer Charge Time than the basic Attack command. Damage inflicted is randomized; the user's level and stats do not matter. Cost: ― Location: Cerobi Steppe (Old Elanise Road) Users: Shikari, Knight , Black Mage, Vossler
Numerology Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Circle 6	Yes	20	Physical	None	―	No	Inquisitor	No	Numerology(40 LP)
	Deal damage that increases with successive hits. See here for specifics. Effect: Damage doubles and accuracy decreases with each successive hit. Both reset upon missing. Cost: ― Location: Lhusu Mines (Transitway 1) Users: Machinist, Monk, Time Battlemage, White Mage
Souleater Original stats	Enemy	No	Weapon	Single	Partial	30	Physical	None	Always	No	Inquisitor	No	Souleater(35 LP)
	Consume HP to deal damage to one foe. Effect: Consume 20% of your maximum HP to damage one ground-based enemy (1.7 times more powerful than a regular physical attack). Restores HP to undead targets. Cost: 6,000 gil Location: Rabanastre, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Phon Coast, Archades, Balfonheim, Trial Mode Stage 42 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Uhlan, Red Battlemage, Knight, White Mage, Monk, Bushi, Vossler
Sight Unseeing Original stats	Enemy	No	Weapon	Single	Partial	25	Physical	None	20%	Yes	No	Yes	Sight Unseeing(40 LP)
	Unleash an attack only available when blind. Effect: Causes the enemy's HP to drop to a random number between 0 and 8; only usable while Blinded. Cost: ― Location: Zertinan Caverns (Canopy of Clay) Users: Knight, Foebreaker, Bushi, Monk, Reddas
Charm Original stats	Enemy	No	3	Single	Yes	60	Physical	None	90%	Yes	No	No	Charm(30 LP)
	Cause one foe to confuse friend with foe. Effect: Inflicts Confuse on one enemy. Cost: ― Location: Salikawood (Quietened Trace) Users: Uhlan, Machinist, Archer, Black Mage
Achilles Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Single	Yes	40	Physical	None	50%	Yes	No	No	Achilles(40 LP)
	Render one foe vulnerable to an additional element. Effect: Adds one additional elemental weakness to one enemy. Cost: ― Location: Garamsythe Waterway (No. 4 Cloaca Spur (Drained)) Users: White Mage, Uhlan, Machinist, Monk, Archer
Charge Original stats	Self	No	―	Single	No	40	Physical	None	―	No	No	No	Charge(30 LP)
	Restore user's MP. If the technick fails, MP is reduced to 0. Effect: Restores amount of user's MP and charges the Mist bar. If the skill fails, MP is reduced to 0, but the Mist bar does not reset. The amount restored ranges from the value of the user's level to 1.5 times that minus 1. The probability of missing is the percentage of the user's remaining MP plus 1%. Cost: 1,500 gil Location: Rabanastre, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand, Dyce, Jahara, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Phon Coast, Archades, Balfonheim, Trial Mode Stage 12 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: White Mage, Red Battlemage, Time Battlemage, Black Mage
Infuse Original stats	Ally	No	10	Single	Yes	40	Physical	None	Always	Yes	No	No	Infuse(30 LP)
	Fully consume user's MP, changing one ally's HP to 10 times that amount. Effect: Fully consumes users MP to set ally's HP to 10 times the amount of sacrificed MP. Cost: ― Location: Dreadnought Leviathan (Sub-control Room) or Ogir-Yensa Sandsea (Platform 1 - East Tanks) Users: Uhlan, Knight, Foebreaker, Bushi, Archer
Gil Toss Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Circle 6	Yes	30	Physical	None	Always	No	Inquisitor	Yes	Gil Toss(30 LP)
	Throw gil, damaging all foes in range. Effect: Throw Gil equivalent to the total remaining HP all members to deal a maximum of 10,000 damage split between all enemies in range. Always misses if the player does not possess enough gil and no gil is expended. Cost: ― Location: Draklor Laboratory (70th Floor - Room 7002 East) or Pharos - Second Ascent (Station of Ascension) Users: Machinist, Archer, Bushi, Shikari
1000 Needles Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Single	Yes	25	Physical	None	100%	No	Inquisitor	Yes	1000 Needles(35 LP)
	Deal 1,000 damage to one foe. Effect: Deal 1,000 damage to one enemy, ignoring Safety. Cost: ― Location: Sochen Cave Palace (Falls of Time) Users: Bushi, Shikari, Archer, Reddas
Revive Original stats	Ally	No	3	Single	No	25	Physical	None	Always	No	No	No	Revive(40 LP)
	Fully consume user's HP, reviving and fully restoring HP of one KO'd ally. Effect: Sacrifice self to restore an KO'd ally to life and full HP. Cost: ― Location: Paramina Rift (Spine of the Icewyrm) Users: Uhlan, Monk, Archer, Shikari, Knight
Stamp Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Single	Yes	40	Physical	None	80%	No	No	No
	Inflict one foe with any status effects on the user. Effect: Copies an active harmful status effect aside from HP Critical from the user to one foe. Cost: ― Location: Mosphoran Highwaste (Rays of Ashen Light) Users: White Mage, Machinist, Time Battlemage, Bushi, Shikari, Reddas
Shades of Black Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Single	Yes	35	Magick	Potency	―	No	Warmage	No	Shades of Black(70 LP)
	Cast a random black magick on one foe. Effect: Casts a random Black Magick spell on one enemy, including ones the user has not yet learned. Each possible spell has equal probability of being cast. Cost: ― Location: Tomb of Raithwall (Cloister of Flame) Users: Uhlan, Monk, Archer, Bushi, Foebreaker, Shikari, Larsa (Lamont)
Traveler Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Circle 6	Yes	30	Physical	None	Always	No	Inquisitor	No	Traveler(50 LP)
	Deal damage based on total steps taken to all foes in range. Effect: Deals damage to all enemies in range based on total steps taken. See here for calculation. Cost: 4,800 gil Location: Rabanastre, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Jahara, Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Phon Coast, Archades, Balfonheim, Trial Mode Stage 31 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Machinist, Archer, Shikari, Monk, Foebreaker, Vossler
Horology Original stats	Enemy	No	10	Circle 6	Yes	30	Physical	None	90%	No	Warmage	No	Horology(50 LP)
	Deal damage based on a factor of time to all foes in range. Effect: Damages all enemies in range based on game time. See here for calculation. Cost: 2,000 gil Location: Rabanastre, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Dalmasca Westersand, Dyce, Jahara, Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Phon Coast, Archades, Balfonheim, Trial Mode Stage 22 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Machinist, Time Battlemage, Foebreaker
Bonecrusher Original stats	Enemy	No	Weapon	Single	Partial	35	Physical	None	60%	Yes	No	Yes	Bonecrusher(30 LP)
	Consume HP to reduce the HP of one foe to 0 Effect: Consumes between 0 and all but 1 of the user's HP to reduce the HP of one enemy to 0. The user's HP is reduced to 0 if the attack misses, aside from when the attack has been nullified. Cost: ― Location: Henne Mines (Phase 1 Dig) Users: Monk, Bushi, Uhlan, Shikari, Reddas
Wither Original stats	Enemy	No	Weapon	Single	Partial	35	Physical	No	45%	No	No	Yes	Wither(50 LP)
	Lower one foe's strength. Effect: Reduces an enemy's strength by 30% plus 1. Cost: ― Location: Pharos - Subterra (Abyssal - North) Users: Monk, Foebreaker, Uhlan, Vossler
Addle Original stats	Enemy	No	Weapon	Single	Partial	35	Physical	No	45%	No	No	Yes	Addle(50 LP)
	Lower one foe's magick power. Effect: Reduces one enemy's magick power by 30% plus 1. Cost: ― Location: Henne Mines (Special Charter Shaft) Users: Foebreaker, Archer, Time Battlemage, Vossler
Expose Original stats	Enemy	No	Weapon	Single	Partial	40	Physical	No	70%	No	No	Yes	Expose(50 LP)
	Lower one foe's defense. Effect: Reduces one enemy's defense by 10% plus 1. Cost: ― Location: Lhusu Mines (Site 9) Users: Monk, Foebreaker, Uhlan, Vossler
Shear Original stats	Enemy	No	Weapon	Single	Partial	40	Physical	No	70%	No	No	Yes	Shear(35 LP)
	Lower one foe's magick resist. Effect: Reduces one enemy's magick resistance by 10% plus 1. Cost: ― Location: Barheim Passage (The Zeviah Span) Users: Foebreaker, Archer, Time Battlemage, Vossler

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Ability Cards

Souleater (SR).

Souleater (SR+).

Shades of Black (SSR).

Sight Unseeing (SSR).

Shades of Black (SSR+).

Sight Unseeing (SSR+).

Legend Cards

Shades of Black (SR).

Shades of Black (SR+).

Sight Unseeing (SSR).

Traveler (SSR).

Sight Unseeing (SSR+).

Traveler (SSR+).

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Behind the scenes

Steal.

Automating stealing via the gambit system is something players strive to do, but the stealer will keep stealing even when the target has nothing to steal. Thus, many players opt to use Foe HP 100% gambit to only steal from newly met enemies. The developers have commented that they didn't want to make stealing too convenient, and wanted to keep that element of trial-and-error and the "healthy player frustration" that "makes the game fun." Thus, the imperfect stealing with gambits has been left in the International and HD versions.

Gallery

1000 Needles.

Achilles.

Addle.

Bonecrusher.

Charge.

Charm.

Expose.

First Aid.

Gil Toss.

Horology.

Infuse.

Libra.

Numerogology.

Poach.

Revive.

Shades of Black.

Shear.

Sight Unseeing.

Souleater.

Stamp.

Steal.

Telekinesis.

Traveler.

Wither.