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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Technique (''Final Fantasy XIII'')}}
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[[File:Hopesummons.jpg|thumb|250px|Summoning an Eidolon is a technique.]]
 
[[File:Hopesummons.jpg|thumb|250px|Summoning an Eidolon is a technique.]]
 
{{Quote|Spend TP to use techniques.|Description}}
 
{{Quote|Spend TP to use techniques.|Description}}
'''Techniques''' {{J|TPアビリティ|TP Abiriti|TP Abilities}} is a battle command in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''. Its abilities are used by expending [[Technical Points|TP]]. Characters learn Techniques by advancing their [[Crystarium system|Crystarium]], although the abilities' placement in the characters' trees varies depending on the characters' main [[paradigm]] roles; Techniques are always located somewhere in the one of the character's three main roles. Only the party leader can use Techniques at the player's command. Using a Technique does not expend [[Command Synergy Battle|ATB gauge]] segments, and therefore acts like a free turn barring casting animation.
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'''Techniques''' {{J|TPアビリティ|TP Abiriti|TP Abilities}} are abilities in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' used by expending [[TP]] in battle. Characters learn Techniques by advancing through the [[Crystarium system|Crystarium]], while the placement of each ability varies per character. Only the party leader can use Techniques, at the player's command. Using a Technique does not expend [[Command Synergy Battle|ATB gauge]] segments, and the party leader will not [[cut|flinch]] from attacks during the casting animation.
   
 
==Techniques==
 
==Techniques==
 
===[[Eidolon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Summon]]===
 
===[[Eidolon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Summon]]===
 
{{Quote|Summon an Eidolon.|Description}}
 
{{Quote|Summon an Eidolon.|Description}}
Summon costs 3 TP and is learned automatically when a character acquires his/her [[Eidolon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Eidolon]]. When used, it dismisses the other two party members and summons the character's Eidolon on the battlefield to fight alongside the summoner. In Gestalt Mode the summoner and the Eidolon join their forces and the player can command the Eidolon with button commands. After being dismissed by unleashing the Eidolon's special attack, the party returns in full health, all previously KO'd characters revived, and all status ailments healed.
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Summon costs 3 TP and is learned when a character acquires his/her [[Eidolon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Eidolon]]. It dismisses the other two party members and summons the character's Eidolon on the battlefield to fight alongside the summoner. In Gestalt Mode, the summoner and the Eidolon join forces, and the player can command the Eidolon with button commands. After the Eidolon is dismissed, the party returns at full health, with all previously [[Knocked Out|KO'd]] characters revived, and all [[Final Fantasy XIII statuses|status ailments]] healed.
   
 
===[[Libra (ability)|Libra]]===
 
===[[Libra (ability)|Libra]]===
 
{{Quote|Reveal partial status information on target.|Description}}
 
{{Quote|Reveal partial status information on target.|Description}}
Libra is the first TP ability the characters learn, available at Crystarium Stage 1. It reveals the enemy's information screen at the cost of 1 TP, though it must be cast multiple times to gain every single piece of information on an enemy. The item [[Final Fantasy XIII items#Librascope|Librascope]] does the same to all enemies and reveals all information at once. The player is rewarded with the [[Final Fantasy XIII achievements and trophies|trophy/achievement]] Loremaster upon fully revealing 100 enemies' info.
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Libra is the first TP ability the characters learn, available at Crystarium Stage 1. It reveals the [[Datalog (Final Fantasy XIII)/Enemy Intel|enemy's information screen]] at the cost of 1 TP. Depending on the enemy, it will have to be cast 1-3 times to gain every single piece of information. The item [[Final Fantasy XIII items#Librascope|Librascope]] does the same to all enemies and reveals all information at once. The player is rewarded with the [[Final Fantasy XIII achievements and trophies|trophy/achievement]] Loremaster upon fully revealing 100 enemies' info.
   
[[Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII)/Gameplay|Lightning]] and [[Sazh Katzroy/Gameplay|Sazh]] learn Libra in the [[Ravager (Final Fantasy XIII)|Ravager]] role, [[Snow Villiers/Gameplay|Snow]] in the [[Sentinel (Final Fantasy XIII)|Sentinel]], [[Oerba Dia Vanille/Gameplay|Vanille]] in the [[Medic (Final Fantasy XIII)|Medic]], [[Hope Estheim/Gameplay|Hope]] in the [[Synergist (Final Fantasy XIII)|Synergist]], and [[Oerba Yun Fang/Gameplay|Fang]] in the [[Commando (Final Fantasy XIII)|Commando]] role.
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[[Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII party member)|Lightning]] and [[Sazh (Final Fantasy XIII party member)|Sazh]] learn Libra in the [[Ravager (Final Fantasy XIII)|Ravager]] role, [[Snow (Final Fantasy XIII party member)|Snow]] in the [[Sentinel (Final Fantasy XIII)|Sentinel]] role, [[Vanille (Final Fantasy XIII party member)|Vanille]] in the [[Medic (Final Fantasy XIII)|Medic]] role, [[Hope (Final Fantasy XIII party member)|Hope]] in the [[Synergist (Final Fantasy XIII)|Synergist]] role, and [[Fang (Final Fantasy XIII party member)|Fang]] in the [[Commando (Final Fantasy XIII)|Commando]] role.
   
 
===[[Full Cure (ability)|Renew]]===
 
===[[Full Cure (ability)|Renew]]===
 
{{Quote|Revive allies from KO and restore their HP.|Description}}
 
{{Quote|Revive allies from KO and restore their HP.|Description}}
Renew is learned at Crystarium Stage 6. It revives all [[Knocked Out|KO'd]] party members and restores the party's HP half of their maximum for the cost of 2 TP. Lightning, Vanille and Hope learn it in the Medic role, Snow and Fang in the Sentinel, and Sazh in the Ravager role.
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Renew is learned at Crystarium Stage 6. It revives all KO'd party members and restores the party's HP by half of their maximum for the cost of 2 TP. The Medic role bonus increases the amount of HP healed, and [[Improved Raise (Final Fantasy XIII)|Improved Raise]] will increase the amount of HP restored to KO'd party members. Lightning, Vanille, and Hope learn it in the Medic role, Snow and Fang in the Sentinel role, and Sazh in the Ravager role.
   
 
===[[Quake (ability)|Quake]]===
 
===[[Quake (ability)|Quake]]===
 
{{Quote|Deal earth damage to targets in a wide radius and extend their chain bonuses.|Description}}
 
{{Quote|Deal earth damage to targets in a wide radius and extend their chain bonuses.|Description}}
Quake is learned at varying Crystarium Stages. It deals [[Earth (element)|Earth]]-elemental damage to all enemy targets, and misses [[flying]] opponents. It is the only means of inflicting Earth damage the party can use and costs 1 TP. Lightning learns it in the Commando role at Stage 5, Snow in the Sentinel at Stage 5, Sazh in the Commando at Stage 2, Vanille in the [[Saboteur (Final Fantasy XIII)|Saboteur]] at Stage 2, Hope in the Ravager at Stage 3, and Fang in the Sentinel role at Stage 5.
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Quake is learned at varying Crystarium Stages. It deals [[Earth (element)|Earth]]-elemental damage to all enemy targets, except [[flying]] opponents, but greatly increases [[Stagger (Final Fantasy XIII)|chain duration]] regardless. It is the only means of inflicting Earth damage for the party and costs 1 TP. In three-way battles, it will only target one group of enemies. Lightning learns it in the Commando role at Stage 5, Snow in the Sentinel role at Stage 5, Sazh in the Commando role at Stage 2, Vanille in the [[Saboteur (Final Fantasy XIII)|Saboteur]] role at Stage 2, Hope in the Ravager role at Stage 3, and Fang in the Sentinel role at Stage 5.
   
 
===[[Dispelga]]===
 
===[[Dispelga]]===
 
{{Quote|Remove all status ailments and enhancements from all allies and enemies.|Description}}
 
{{Quote|Remove all status ailments and enhancements from all allies and enemies.|Description}}
Dispelga removes all buffs and debuffs from both enemies and allies at the cost of 1 TP. It is learned at Crystarium Stage 8. Lightning learns it in the Commando role, Snow and Fang learn it in the Sentinel, and Sazh, Vanille, and Hope learn it in the Ravager role.
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Dispelga removes all positive and negative status effects from both allies and enemies at the cost of 1 TP. It does not remove [[Provoke (status)|Provoke]] or [[Doom (status)|Doom]]. It is learned at Crystarium Stage 8. Lightning learns it in the Commando role, Snow and Fang in the Sentinel role, and Sazh, Vanille, and Hope in the Ravager role.
   
 
===[[Stopga]]===
 
===[[Stopga]]===
 
{{Quote|Reset all enemy and ally ATB gauges, canceling pending actions.|Description}}
 
{{Quote|Reset all enemy and ally ATB gauges, canceling pending actions.|Description}}
Stopga costs 1 TP to use, and resets all allies' and enemies' ATB gauges while canceling all actions in use. It is learned on Stage 9. Lightning and Vanille learn it in the Medic role, Snow learns it in the Ravager, Sazh and Hope learn it in the Synergist, and Fang learns it in the Saboteur role.
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Stopga costs 1 TP to use, and resets all allies' and enemies' ATB gauges while canceling all actions in use. It is learned at Stage 9. Lightning and Vanille learn it in the Medic role, Snow in the Ravager role, Sazh and Hope in the Synergist role, and Fang in the Saboteur role.
   
 
==Other appearances==
 
==Other appearances==
 
===''[[Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade]]''===
 
===''[[Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade]]''===
 
 
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Light summon.png|[[#Summon|Summon]].
 
Light summon.png|[[#Summon|Summon]].
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Hopesummons

Summoning an Eidolon is a technique.

Spend TP to use techniques.

Description

Techniques (TPアビリティ, TP Abiriti?, lit. TP Abilities) are abilities in Final Fantasy XIII used by expending TP in battle. Characters learn Techniques by advancing through the Crystarium, while the placement of each ability varies per character. Only the party leader can use Techniques, at the player's command. Using a Technique does not expend ATB gauge segments, and the party leader will not flinch from attacks during the casting animation.

Techniques[]

Summon[]

Summon an Eidolon.

Description

Summon costs 3 TP and is learned when a character acquires his/her Eidolon. It dismisses the other two party members and summons the character's Eidolon on the battlefield to fight alongside the summoner. In Gestalt Mode, the summoner and the Eidolon join forces, and the player can command the Eidolon with button commands. After the Eidolon is dismissed, the party returns at full health, with all previously KO'd characters revived, and all status ailments healed.

Libra[]

Reveal partial status information on target.

Description

Libra is the first TP ability the characters learn, available at Crystarium Stage 1. It reveals the enemy's information screen at the cost of 1 TP. Depending on the enemy, it will have to be cast 1-3 times to gain every single piece of information. The item Librascope does the same to all enemies and reveals all information at once. The player is rewarded with the trophy/achievement Loremaster upon fully revealing 100 enemies' info.

Lightning and Sazh learn Libra in the Ravager role, Snow in the Sentinel role, Vanille in the Medic role, Hope in the Synergist role, and Fang in the Commando role.

Renew[]

Revive allies from KO and restore their HP.

Description

Renew is learned at Crystarium Stage 6. It revives all KO'd party members and restores the party's HP by half of their maximum for the cost of 2 TP. The Medic role bonus increases the amount of HP healed, and Improved Raise will increase the amount of HP restored to KO'd party members. Lightning, Vanille, and Hope learn it in the Medic role, Snow and Fang in the Sentinel role, and Sazh in the Ravager role.

Quake[]

Deal earth damage to targets in a wide radius and extend their chain bonuses.

Description

Quake is learned at varying Crystarium Stages. It deals Earth-elemental damage to all enemy targets, except flying opponents, but greatly increases chain duration regardless. It is the only means of inflicting Earth damage for the party and costs 1 TP. In three-way battles, it will only target one group of enemies. Lightning learns it in the Commando role at Stage 5, Snow in the Sentinel role at Stage 5, Sazh in the Commando role at Stage 2, Vanille in the Saboteur role at Stage 2, Hope in the Ravager role at Stage 3, and Fang in the Sentinel role at Stage 5.

Dispelga[]

Remove all status ailments and enhancements from all allies and enemies.

Description

Dispelga removes all positive and negative status effects from both allies and enemies at the cost of 1 TP. It does not remove Provoke or Doom. It is learned at Crystarium Stage 8. Lightning learns it in the Commando role, Snow and Fang in the Sentinel role, and Sazh, Vanille, and Hope in the Ravager role.

Stopga[]

Reset all enemy and ally ATB gauges, canceling pending actions.

Description

Stopga costs 1 TP to use, and resets all allies' and enemies' ATB gauges while canceling all actions in use. It is learned at Stage 9. Lightning and Vanille learn it in the Medic role, Snow in the Ravager role, Sazh and Hope in the Synergist role, and Fang in the Saboteur role.

Other appearances[]

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]

Ability Cards
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