Veil is a defensive status effect in Final Fantasy XIII that increases resistance to status ailments by 50%. This includes instant Death, but not Doom, Dispel, or Provoke. The effect stacks with passive abilities that improve status resistance, and passives that shorten ailment duration can also be used to help ailments wear off faster.
Hope is the party's main defensive Synergist in the early game and learns Veil the earliest.
Ailments may still stick when under Veil and are best removed with Esuna or other means.
Abilities[]
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Veil | Synergist ability for Fang, Vanille, and Hope | Bestows Veil to the target for 90 seconds (base duration). |
| Auto-Veil | Passive ability from Shrouding Talisman. | Casts Veil at the start of battle for 60 seconds. |
| Critical: Veil | Passive ability from Watchman's Amulet. | Casts Veil when HP is low for 120 seconds. Functions once per battle. |
| Aegisol | Shroud | Casts Protect, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance at start of battle for 300 seconds. |
Status duration for effects earned from spells cast in battle can be lengthened with high level Synergist role level, many Synergists in the same paradigm, the target's high chain level, the caster's high Magic stat (base stat + any boons such as from Faith), the Boon ability, the Positive Effect synthesized ability, and Defense Maintenance and Defense Maintenance II weapon skills from Hope's Vidofnir and Hresvelgr, respectively.
Enemy abilities[]
| Game Element | Effect | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Goblinhancement | May bestow Bravery, Protect, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance onto an ally, depending on the user. | Borgbear Hero, Goblin Chieftain, Munchkin Maestro |
| Manadrive Veil | Bestows Veil on target. | Sanctum Inquisitrix |
| Power Spritz | Bestows Haste, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance onto the user. | Dagonite, Orobon |
| Version Upgrade | Bestows Bravery, Faith, Protect, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance onto the user. | Hoplite |
Removal[]
Veil can be removed with Dispel and Dispelga, as well as various enemy abilities with a dispelling effect.