A list of the various abilities used exclusively by enemies in Final Fantasy XIII.
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List of enemy abilities
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 Needles | Physical | Deals 1,000 base damage. May inflict Pain or Fog and dispel up to three status enhancements. | Cactuar Prime |
| 10,000 Needles | Physical | Deals 10,000 base damage. May inflict Pain or Fog and dispel up to three status enhancements. Can bypass Provoke. | Gigantuar |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accursed Breath | Physical | Deals moderate damage and may inflict Curse, Pain or Fog. | Amam, Mánagarmr |
| Adieu | — | Flee from battle. | Flowering Cactuar |
| Aerial Defense Mode | Physical | Deals damage and launches targets around the user. Resets the chain gauge, makes the user immune to launch, and enables use of Retaliatory Strike. | The Proudclad (Second Encounter) |
| Aerial Tackle | Physical | Deals damage in front of the user. | Hecatoncheir |
| Aero | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Aero. | Chonchon, Dahaka, Leyak, Vespid Soldier |
| Aerora | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Aerora. | Dahaka, Lodestar Behemoth, Rangda, Sacrifice |
| Aeroga | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Aeroga. | Dahaka, Humbaba, Penanggalan, Rangda, Vampire, Vespid Soldier |
| Anathema | Magical | Inflicts Poison, Slow, Imperil, Deshell, and Defaith onto one target. | Sacrifice |
| Annihilation Mode | Physical | Deals damage to characters in range and resets the chain gauge. Makes the user vulnerable to launch, and enables use of Muon Blaster and Oneiric Maelstrom. | The Proudclad (Second Encounter) |
| Antimatter Bomb | Physical | Deals damage to all targets equal to 27.3%-30% of their current HP. | Anavatapta Warmech |
| Apoptosis | — | Deals damage to all targets equal to 10% of their current HP, and dispels all status enhancements from the party and all status ailments from the user. | Barthandelus (Second Encounter) |
| ATB Charge | — | Charges the user's ATB Gauge. | Nix |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptism in Ruin | Magical | Attacks with a barrage of three Ruin spells. | Barthandelus (First Encounter) |
| Barrier | — | Makes the user resistant to both physical and magical damage. | Garuda Interceptor |
| Bay | Physical | Deals major damage and inflicts Daze on the entire party. Can dispel up to seven status enhancements. | Adamanchelid, Shaolong Gui |
| Bazooka | Physical | Deals moderate damage and launches party members into the air within a wide radius. | PSICOM Bombardier, PSICOM Destroyer, Sanctum Celebrant |
| Beam Gun | Physical | Attacks one target with laser. | Ciconia Velocycle |
| Bellow | — | Removes three status ailments, and bestows Bravery, Faith, Haste and either Enthunder (Enlil) or Enwater (Enki) on the user. | Enki, Enlil |
| Bite | Physical | Deals major damage to a single target. | Wyvern |
| Blast Punch | Physical | Deals major damage to one target and half damage to others around it. | Alexander |
| Blizzard | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Blizzard. | Dahaka, Left Ailette, Leyak, Taxim |
| Blizzara | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Blizzara. | Adroa, Dahaka, Left Ailette, Nix |
| Blizzaga | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Blizzaga. | Dahaka, Flowering Cactuar, Left Ailette, Verdelet |
| Bone-Chilling Breaker | Magical | Deals major ice and water damage to all opponents, with chance of inflicting Imperil. Modifies elemental resistances to absorb ice and water attacks. | Dahaka |
| Bounty of the Wood | — | Restores Bandersnatch's HP. | Jabberwocky |
| Breath of the Beast | Magical | Deals three attacks to party members in range. | Jabberwocky |
| Brooding Grudge | — | Prepares to use Imminent Grudge. | Tonberry |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus Dance | — | Prepares to use Grow. Long charging time. | Cactuar |
| Catastrophic Dance | Physical | Deals damage and inflicts Deprotect onto all party members. | Yakshini |
| Chains of Torment | Magical | Inflicts Poison and any status ailments from one party member to all party members. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Charging: xx% | — | Charges from 25% -> 50% -> 90% to switch to Annihilation Mode. | The Proudclad (Second Encounter) |
| Charging Manadrive | — | Prepares to use Manadrive abilities. | PSICOM Executioner, PSICOM Marauder, PSICOM Warlord, PSICOM Reaver, Sanctum Templar |
| Charging Power: xx% | — | Charges from 25% -> 50% -> 90% to switch to Extermination Mode. | Alpha Behemoth |
| Concentrate | Physical | Inflicts Deprotect and Deshell and dispels up to six status enhancements from a single target, and removes up to eight status ailments from the user, before dealing major damage. | Attacus |
| Conjure | — | Summons an Ahriman when used by Imp, a Rangda when used by Leyak, or a Verdelet when used by Adroa. | Imp, Leyak, Adroa |
| Consummate Darkness | — | Changes battle strategy to offensive and debilitating. Also precedes Merciless Judgement. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Consummate Light | — | Changes battle strategy to recovery. Also precedes Merciless Judgement. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Counter | Physical | Deals major damage in front of user. | Hecatoncheir |
| Courtship Dance | — | Summons three Hedge Frogs when used by Mud Frog, or four Ceratosaurs when used by Ceratoraptor. | Ceratoraptor, Mud Frog |
| Crushing Blow | Physical | Deals moderate damage to targets in range. | Odin |
| Crystal Rain | Physical | Deals major damage to one target with two attacks, which deal half damage to other targets. | Manasvin Warmech (Second Encounter) |
| Cure | Magical | Same effect as a Medic's Cure. | Cid Raines |
| Curasa | Magical | Recovers 5% of missing HP. | Cid Raines |
| Curaga | Magical | Fully recovers Snow's HP. | Stiria |
| Cursega | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Cursega. | Barthandelus (Second Encounter) |
| Cyclone | — | Prepares to use Aeroga. | Vespid Soldier |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dazega | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Dazega. | Barthandelus (Second Encounter), Cid Raines |
| Death | Magical | Deals damage and has a 1% chance of inflicting Instant KO. | Sacrifice |
| Deep-Seated Grudge | Magical | Deals major damage to all party members and may inflict Curse and Fog. Restores the user's HP to full, removes all status ailments, increases stats, and raises elemental resistances. | Tonberry |
| Defensive Shift | — | Enters defensive mode. | Cid Raines |
| Delirious Dance | — | Bestows Bravery and Haste onto all allies. | Stikini |
| Deployment | — | Summons four Cryptos when used by Ambling Bellows, or four Hoplites when used by Boxed Phalanx. | Ambling Bellows, Boxed Phalanx |
| Deprotect | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Deprotect. | Vampire |
| Deprotega | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Deprotega. | Cid Raines, Penanggalan |
| Descent | Physical | Deals damage to characters in range and resets the chain gauge. Makes the user vulnerable to launch, and enables use of Pinpoint Beam and Laser Rain. | Tiamat Eliminator |
| Deshellga | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Deshellga. | Cid Raines |
| Destrudo | Magical | Deals major damage to all party members after charging for 30 seconds, consisting of twenty attacks. Can be reduced to twelve attacks if 12,000 damage is incurred, and further reduced to six attacks if another 20,000 damage is incurred within 15 seconds. | Barthandelus (First Encounter) |
| Dies Irae | Physical and Magical | Deals moderate damage to all targets. Can inflict Deprotect and Deshell. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Diluvial Plague | Magical | Deals minor damage, dispels up to eight status enhancements, and inflicts Debrave, Defaith, Deprotect, Poison, Slow, Curse, and Deshell on all targets. Removes up to eight status ailments from the user and modifies resistances to take half damage from all elements and become immune to Deprotect, Slow, and Imperil. | Dahaka |
| Disastrous Dance | Physical | Deals damage and inflicts Defaith, Deprotect, and Fog | Rakshasa |
| Dispel | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Dispel. | Kaiser Behemoth |
| Dominating Fist | Physical | Deals major damage to target and party members near it. | Geiseric |
| Doom | — | Inflicts Doom on the party leader, starting a countdown timer that causes instant Game Over when it reaches 0. | Alexander, Attacus, Barthandelus, Bahamut, Brynhildr, Cid Raines, Dahaka, Geiseric, Hecatoncheir, Long Gui, Mithridates, Odin, Orphan (First Encounter), Orphan (Second Encounter), Shaolong Gui, Stiria, Vercingetorix |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efflorescence | Physical | Deals major damage through four attacks to all targets within a wide radius. Elemental property depends on current Exoproofing. | Aster Protoflorian, Vernal Harvester |
| Electrocute | — | Orders Centaurion Blade to use an attack which deals major lightning damage around it. | Immortal |
| Electrokick | Physical | Deals major lightning damage. Long charging time. | Watchdrone |
| Enchanted Veil | — | Casts Protect and Shell. | Barthandelus (First Encounter) |
| Encore Dance | — | Prepares to use Mature. Long charging time. | Giant Cactuar |
| Enraged | — | Prepares to use Raging Torrent (Enki) or Raging Tempest (Enlil). | Enki, Enlil |
| Envenomate | Physical | Deals moderate damage with two close-range attacks to target under Poison status. | Silver Lobo |
| Esuna | — | Same effect as a Medic's Esuna. | Cid Raines |
| Explosive Fist | Physical | Deals major damage around the target. Can launch. | Alexander |
| Exoproofing: Fire | — | Makes the user absorb fire, immune to water, and weak against ice. Also bestows Enfire. | Aster Protoflorian, Vernal Harvester |
| Exoproofing: Ice | — | Makes the user absorb ice, immune to lightning, and weak against fire. Also bestows Enfrost. | Aster Protoflorian, Vernal Harvester |
| Exoproofing: Lightning | — | Makes the user absorb lightning, immune to ice, and weak against water. Also bestows Enthunder. | Aster Protoflorian, Vernal Harvester |
| Exoproofing: Water | — | Makes the user absorb water, immune to fire, and weak against lightning. Also bestows Enwater. | Aster Protoflorian, Vernal Harvester |
| Extermination Mode | Physical | Deals moderate damage and launches one party member up into the air. | Alpha Behemoth |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith | Magical | Same effect as a Synergist's Faith. | Dahaka |
| Fanatical Dance | — | Bestows Bravery, Haste, and Shell onto all allies. | Rakshasa |
| Feeding Stoop | Physical | Inflicts heavy damage to a single target with three attacks. | Amphisbaena, Svarog, Zirnitra |
| Fire | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Fire. | Dahaka, Ghast, Gremlin, Imp, Leyak, Right Pauldron |
| Fira | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Fira. | Adroa, Ahriman, Dahaka, Garchimacera, Right Pauldron |
| Firaga | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Firaga. | Dahaka, Flowering Cactuar, Right Pauldron, Verdelet |
| Flag Strike Point | — | Summons Targeting Beacon, allowing Uhlan (PSICOM Tracker) or Bulwarker (Sanctum Seraph) to use its special attack. | PSICOM Tracker, Sanctum Seraph |
| Flourish of Steel | Physical | Four attacks that deal moderate damage to targets in range. | Odin |
| Flurry of Fire | Magical | Three fire attacks to one target. | Vespid |
| Forbidden Dance | Physical | Deals damage and inflicts Daze and Deprotect onto all targets. | Stikini |
| Force Projection | Physical | Deals damage to opponents from a long range. | Hecatoncheir |
| Fogga | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Fogga. | Kaiser Behemoth |
| Forge Blade | — | Summons a Centaurion Blade. | Tyrant, Berserker, Immortal |
| Foul Utterance | Magical | Deals damage to one target and dispels the three most recent status enhancements. | Dahaka |
| Frenzied Dance | — | Bestow Bravery onto all allies. | Yakshini |
| Fulminous Firestorm | Magical | Deals major fire and lightning damage to all opponents with chance of inflicting Imperil. Modifies elemental resistances to absorb fire and lightning attacks. | Dahaka |
| Fusillade | Physical | Deals major non-elemental damage to a single target. | Megrim Thresher |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatling Gun | Physical | Deals major fire-elemental damage to a single target over multiple attacks. Long charging time. | Falco Velocycle |
| Goblinhancement | — | May bestow Bravery, Protect, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance onto an ally, depending on the user. | Borgbear Hero, Goblin Chieftain, Munchkin Maestro |
| Goblin Punch | Physical | Deals moderate damage to a single target. | Borgbear, Goblin, Munchkin |
| Gore | Physical | Deals moderate damage and launches one party member up into the air. | Humbaba |
| Gravity Beam | Physical | Deals damage three times equal to 14.4%-15% of targets' current HP in a cone in front of the user. | Anavatapta Warmech |
| Grave Summons | — | Summons five Numidia into battle. | Syphax |
| Grow | — | Turns into Giant Cactuar. | Cactuar |
| Grudging Look | — | Prepares to use Brooding Grudge. | Tonberry |
| Guard | — | Reduces damage taken by 90% while guarding. | Cid Raines, PSICOM Raider, Sanctum Archangel, Sanctum Seraph |
| Guided Missiles | Physical | Deals moderate damage to the area around the Targeting Beacon. | Uhlan |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haste | Magical | Same effect as a Synergist's Haste. | Cid Raines, Dahaka |
| Headspin | Physical | Launches targets surrounding user into air and drops them for moderate damage. | Pulsework Champion, Pulsework Gladiator, Pulsework Knight |
| Heave | Physical | Deals moderate damage and launches one party member up into the air. | Alpha Behemoth, Beta Behemoth, Feral Behemoth, Greater Behemoth, Lodestar Behemoth, Proto-behemoth |
| Hellstorm Bolt | Physical | Deals lightning damage to all party members in range. | Garuda Interceptor, Kalavinka Striker |
| Heretic Dance | Magical | Deals minor damage and inflicts Deprotect onto one target. | Succubus |
| Hurl | Physical | Deals moderate damage and launches one party member up into the air. | Behemoth King, Kaiser Behemoth |
| Hurricane Kick | Physical | Deals damage in a small radius around the user. | Hecatoncheir |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Grenades | Magical | Deals ice damage with five attacks to one target. May inflict Slow. | Tiamat Eliminator |
| Icy Breath | Magical | Deals three attacks of ice damage in a small radius. | Navidon |
| Ignis | Magical | Drops an expanding cloud of blue flame onto a target, dealing damage in an area. Chains from Umbral Vise. | Bahamut |
| Imminent Grudge | — | Prepares to use Deep-seated Grudge (first use), Serious Grudge (second use), Vehement Grudge (third use), Unfathomable Grudge (fourth use), or Ultimate Grudge (fifth use and beyond). | Tonberry |
| Impenetrable Aura | — | User becomes temporarily invincible, and will regenerate 1% of its lost HP eight times. This ability also removes status ailments, applies status enhancements, and resets chain gauge. | Vercingetorix |
| Imperilga | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Imperilga. | Gelatitan |
| Inertial Barrier | — | Makes the user immune to physical damage and resistant to magical damage. | Raktavija, Vetala |
| Inferno | Magical | Breathes crimson flames on the target. | Bahamut |
| Initiating Regeneration | — | Restores Left and Right Manipulator after they have been defeated. Long charging time. | Anima |
| Issue Orders | — | Commands the user's allies to use status enhancement abilities. | Boxed Phalanx |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleidoscopic Ray | Physical and Magical | Deals major damage to one target. | Orphan (Second Encounter) |
| Kick | Physical | Deals damage to one target. Three attacks when used by Giant Cactuar. | Cactuar, Giant Cactuar |
| Knife | Physical | Deals moderate damage to one character and dispels most recent status enhancement. | Tonberry |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamenting Cry | Magical | Deals minor damage around the user, and inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, Debrave, Defaith, and Curse. | Syphax |
| Laser Rain | Physical | Deals two attacks to all targets in range. Dispels two status enhancements when used by Tiamat Eliminator. | Ushumgal Subjugator (Second Encounter), Tiamat Eliminator |
| Levinbolt | Magical | Deals major lightning damage to all targets. | Bituitus, Mithridates |
| Life Sounding | Physical | Deals minor damage in an area around the user. | Chonchon, Penanggalan |
| Lift-off | Physical | Deals damage and launches targets around the user. Removes all status ailments, resets the chain gauge, makes the user immune to launch, and enables use of Ice Grenades, Tail Hammer, and Overdrive. | Tiamat Eliminator |
| Limiters Deactivated | — | Recovers 299,997 HP and bestows Bravery, Haste, and Vigilance when used in First Encounter. Recovers 4,999,995 HP and additionally bestows Deprotect and Deshell when used in Second Encounter. Strengthens untargetable lasers, and enables use of Oneiric Maelstrom. | The Proudclad |
| Lofty Challenge | — | No effect. | Alexander |
| Looming Wrath | — | Charges user's ATB gauge. | Hecatoncheir |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Amplification | — | Upgrades Pauldrons and Ailettes' magic attacks to -ra or -ga stages. | Barthandelus (First Encounter) |
| Magic Blast | Magical | Deals moderate damage to a small area around target. | Seeker |
| Magical Projection | — | Causes Left and Right Manipulator to use Resonant Magic. | Anima |
| Main Cannon | Physical | Deals major damage to the party. Used at beginning of battle once, then used continuously when at low HP. | Havoc Skytank |
| Main Cannon Primed | — | Railgun is ready to fire. | Midlight Reaper |
| Manadrive Barthunder | Magical | Bestows Barthunder on target. | Corps Gunner |
| Manadrive Blizzaga | Magical | Deals major ice damage on large area around the target. | Corps Steward |
| Manadrive Bravera | Magical | Bestows Bravera on target. | Sanctum Inquisitrix |
| Manadrive Bravery | Magical | Bestows Bravery on target. | PSICOM Huntress, Sanctum Seraph |
| Manadrive Cura | Magical | Casts Cura on target. | PSICOM Infiltrator |
| Manadrive Cure | Magical | Casts Cure on target. | PSICOM Tracker |
| Manadrive Curse | Magical | Inflicts Curse on target. | PSICOM Predator |
| Manadrive Deprotect | Magical | Inflicts Deprotect on target. | PSICOM Reaver |
| Manadrive Deshell | Magical | Inflicts Deshell on target. | PSICOM Reaver |
| Manadrive Dispel | Magical | Removes target's most recent status enhancement by inflicting Dispel. | PSICOM Reaver, Sanctum Templar |
| Manadrive Enfire | Magical | Bestows Enfire on target. | Corps Marksman |
| Manadrive Enwater | Magical | Bestows Enwater on target. | Corps Tranquifex |
| Manadrive Esuna | Magical | Casts Esuna on target. | PSICOM Infiltrator, Sanctum Archangel |
| Manadrive Fire | Magical | Deals minor fire damage on target. | Corps Regular, Corps Watchman |
| Manadrive Fog | Magical | Inflicts Fog on target. | PSICOM Raider |
| Manadrive Haste | Magical | Bestows Haste on target. | PSICOM Huntress, Sanctum Inquisitrix |
| Manadrive Pain | Magical | Inflicts Pain on target. | PSICOM Raider |
| Manadrive Protect | Magical | Bestows Protect on target. | PSICOM Huntress, PSICOM Ranger |
| Manadrive Ruinga | Magical | Deals major damage to large area around target. May launch affected targets into the air. | Proto-behemoth |
| Manadrive Shell | Magical | Bestows Shell on target. | PSICOM Huntress, PSICOM Ranger |
| Manadrive Veil | Magical | Bestows Veil on target. | Sanctum Inquisitrix |
| Manadrive Vigilance | Magical | Bestows Vigilance on target. | PSICOM Scavenger, Sanctum Inquisitrix |
| Manadrive Watera | Magical | Deals moderate water damage to a single target and nearby party members. | Corps Pacifex |
| Mature | — | Turns into Cactuar Prime. | Giant Cactuar |
| Meditate | Physical | After a short period, deals major damage to a single target through five attacks that can inflict Slow, dispel status enhancements, and remove status ailments from the user. | Attacus |
| Merciless Judgement | Physical | Deals damage to all targets equal to 99% of their current HP. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Merge | — | Fuses unto a monster to enhance it and restore HP. | Dire Flan, Flan, Phosphoric Ooze |
| Metamorphose | — | Changes user's appearance and abilities. | Cid Raines |
| Miasma | Physical | Deals damage and may inflict Poison, Imperil, Slow, Deprotect, Deshell, and Daze on all targets within a wide radius, depending on the Cie'th. | Bituitus, Edimmu, Mithridates, Pijavica, Varcolaci |
| Missile Barrage | Physical | Deals moderate damage to all targets with six evenly-split homing missiles. | Portside Hull, Starboard Hull |
| Missile Burst | Physical | Deals heavy damage with multiple homing missiles. | PSICOM Aerial Recon, PSICOM Dragoon |
| MLRS Volley | Physical | Deals heavy damage with multiple homing missiles. | PSICOM Aerial Sniper |
| Mounting Contempt | Physical and Magical | Inflicts Deprotect and Deshell, then deals a powerful attack to one target. Gets stronger with repeated use, and getting staggered resets its power to default. May dispel status enhancements. | Wladislaus |
| Mucosphere | Physical | Deals moderate damage to target. | Bandersnatch |
| Multicast | — | Casts a barrage of random magic spells all at once. | Raktavija, Vetala |
| Murderous Might | — | Allows Geiseric's Fist to be targeted. | Geiseric |
| Muon Blaster | Physical | Five attacks to characters in a straight line. Used in Annihilation Mode. | The Proudclad (Second Encounter) |
| Mystic Aura | — | Casts Faith and Haste. | Barthandelus (First Encounter) |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napalm | Physical | Five fire attacks to target. | Ushumgal Subjugator (First encounter) |
| Nature's Blessing | — | HP recovery to Jabberwocky. | Bandersnatch |
| Necrosis | Magical | Inflicts Pain and Fog to one target. | Orphan (Second Encounter) |
| Nerve Gas | Magical | Deals damage to the party and inflicts Poison. | Midlight Reaper |
| Nutrient Absorption | Magical | Drains HP from one target and gives it to the user. | Alraune, Noctilucale, Rafflesia |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obliterator | Physical | Deals damage to launched target. | Alexander |
| Offensive Shift | — | Enters offensive mode. | Cid Raines |
| Omnegator | — | Makes user immune to damage until staggered. | Anavatapta Warmech |
| Oneiric Maelstrom | Physical | Deals 20 attacks with variable damage, including a strong finishing hit, over a large area. Used in Annihilation Mode. | The Proudclad (Second Encounter) |
| Opposite Extremes | — | Allows the casting of Consummate Light and Consummate Darkness at the same time. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Orbital Battery | Physical | Deals lightning damage to the area around the Targeting Beacon. | Bulwarker |
| Overdrive | — | Bestows Bravery, inflicts Deprotect and Deshell, and becomes immune to all status ailments except Provoke when used by Ushumgal Subjugator. Heals 99,999 HP and bestows the user with Haste, Bravery, Protect, and Shell when used by Tiamat Eliminator. | Ushumgal Subjugator (First Encounter), Tiamat Eliminator |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifying Shock | Magical | Deals moderate lightning damage to a small area around the user. | Flanborg |
| Pain | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Pain. | Chonchon |
| Painga | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Painga. | Gelatitan, Greater Behemoth |
| Parting Dance | — | Prepares to use Adieu. | Flowering Cactuar |
| Peerless Blade | — | Strengthens attacks and enables use of Meditate instead of Concentrate. | Attacus |
| Percussive Blow | Physical | Deals damage to a wide area around the target. | Geiseric |
| Photon Blaster | Physical | Deals 10 attacks to party members in a straight line. | Ushumgal Subjugator (First Encounter) |
| Photon Burst | Physical and Magical | Deals major damage and launches one target into the air. Long charging time. | Lucidon, Thermadon |
| Pinpoint Beam | Physical | Unleashes six projectiles against the party member who was targeted before. Dispels six status enhancements when used by Tiamat Eliminator, which also does not require targeting. | Ushumgal Subjugator (Second Encounter), Tiamat Eliminator |
| Pilebunker | Physical | Deals damage six times in front of user. | Pulsework Centurion |
| Pirouette | Physical | Deals damage to opponents within a small radius. | Nix |
| Plasma Blasters | Physical | Deals two attacks to a party member. May launch target into the air. | Havoc Skytank |
| Plasma Cannon | Physical | Deals major damage to the entire party. | Aquila Velocycle |
| Plead | — | Requests Ochu or Neochu to use Pollen. | Microchu, Picochu |
| Poison | Magical | Inflicts Poison on target and deals damage. | Chonchon |
| Poisonga | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Poisonga. | Barthandelus (Second Encounter), Cid Raines, Penanggalan |
| Pollen | Physical | Heals nearby Microchus or Picochus and removes status ailments, while damaging the party, removing status enhancements, and inflicting Poison and Slow, as well as Debrave, Defaith, Deprotect, Deshell, Imperil, and Curse when used by Neochu. | Ochu, Neochu |
| Power Spritz | — | Bestows Haste, Shell, Veil and Vigilance onto the user. | Dagonite, Orobon |
| Priming Main Cannon | — | Prepares to use Railgun. | Midlight Reaper |
| Progenitorial Wrath | Magical | Damages one party member with a 50% chance to inflict instant Death. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Protect | Magical | Same effect as a Synergist's Protect. | Cid Raines |
| Pulsefire | Magical | Deals moderate fire damage to one target. | Berserker, Tyrant |
| Pummel | Physical | Deals multiple attacks to opponents within a small radius. | Hecatoncheir |
| Putrescence | Physical | Deals damage and dispels two status enhancements. | Vercingetorix |
| Pyroshot | Physical | Shoots a bullet at a target that combusts in an area upon contact. Deals fire damage. | Brynhildr |
| Pyroburst | Physical | Shoots a bullet at a target that combusts in a wide area upon contact. Deals fire damage. | Brynhildr |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quake | Magical | Deals earth damage to all currently grounded targets. | Adamanchelid, Adamantoise, Adamantortoise, Corrosive Custard, Flowering Cactuar, Hecatoncheir, Long Gui, Shaolong Gui |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railgun | Physical | Deals major damage to one party member. Long charging time. | Midlight Reaper |
| Raging Tempest | Magical | Deals major lightning damage around the user. | Enlil |
| Raging Torrent | Magical | Deals major water damage around the user. | Enki |
| Rebirth | Physical and Magical | Deals minor damage to all targets and bestows the user with Bravery, Faith, Haste, and Veil. Used after recovering from stagger. | Orphan (Second Encounter) |
| Recovery Shift | — | Enters recovery mode. | Cid Raines |
| Regenerate Carapace | — | Makes the user resistant to physical and magical damage. Occurs after stagger period ends. | Gurangatch, Lucidon, Navidon, Scalebeast, Thermadon |
| Release Arms Restraints | — | Allows the use of Railgun. | Midlight Reaper |
| Requiem | Physical | Blasts a single target with darkness. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Resonant Magic | Magical | Deals damage to party members in range. Used after Anima uses Magical Projection. | Left Manipulator, Right Manipulator |
| Rescue | — | Restores an ally's HP. | Flanitor |
| Retaliatory Strike | Physical | Deals major damage with twelve simultaneous attacks to target. Used in Aerial Defense Mode. | The Proudclad |
| Revenge for the Fallen | Magical | Deals damage to one target and orders Numidias to tether to party members and sacrifice themselves, dealing constant damage. | Syphax |
| Rise to Power | — | Morphs caster into a higher ranking form. | Borgbear, Goblin, Munchkin |
| Roar | Physical | Deals major damage and inflicts Daze on all targets. Can dispel up to seven status enhancements. | Adamantoise, Adamantortoise, Long Gui |
| Ruin | Magical | Deals minor damage to a single target. | Cid Raines, Strigoi |
| Ruinga | Magical | Same effect as a Commando's Ruinga. | Barthandelus (First Encounter), Cid Raines |
| Rush | Physical | Launches one party member up into the air. | Dagonite |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctify | Physical | Deals moderate damage to target. | Sanctum Templar |
| Sap | Physical | Deals moderate damage to target. | PSICOM Raider, PSICOM Scavenger, Sanctum Seraph, PSICOM Tracker |
| Savage Stomp | Physical | Deals damage to all party members. | Geiseric |
| Screech | Physical | Deals moderate damage when used by Ochu, and heavy damage when used by Neochu, with four attacks over a large radius, and may remove status enhancements. Also bestows Microchus or Picochus with Bravery, as well as Haste when used by Neochu. | Ochu, Neochu |
| Seed Dispersal | — | Summons Microchus when Ochu uses it, and Picochus when Neochu uses it. | Ochu, Neochu |
| Seismic Strike | Physical | Deals moderate damage to targets in range. | Odin |
| Self-Destruct | Magical | Deals damage based on the user's current HP and disappears. Only used when HP is full. | Bomb, Circuitron, Cryohedron |
| Seraphic Ray | Magical | Deals major damage to the party and dispels all status enhancements, and removes all status ailments from the user. Used after Metamorphose. | Cid Raines |
| Serious Grudge | Magical | Deals major damage to all party members and may inflict Curse and Fog. Restores the user's HP to full, removes all status ailments, increases stats, and raises elemental resistances. | Tonberry |
| Shell | Magical | Same effect as a Synergist's Shell. | Cid Raines |
| Shocking Breath | Magical | Deals three attacks that deal major lightning damage in a small radius. | Scalebeast, Gurangatch |
| Skyward Swing | Physical | Deals two-three attacks that deal moderate damage to targets in range. | Odin |
| Slowga | Magical | Same effect as a Saboteur's Slowga. | Gelatitan |
| Somersault Kick | Physical | Deals heavy damage and launches one party member into the air. | Sanctum Inquisitrix |
| Soaring Uppercut | Physical | Deals damage and launches party members around the main target into the air. | Alexander |
| Sparkstorm | Physical | Deals moderate lightning damage on target. | Orion |
| Spin Attack | Physical | Deals moderate damage to character and may inflict Curse, Deprotect, Deshell, or Poison, depending on the user. | Barbed Specter, Mushussu, Triffid |
| Steam Clean | — | Restores 1 HP and removes the most recent status ailment when used by Dreadnought, and all status ailments when used by Juggernaut. Long charging time. | Dreadnought, Juggernaut |
| Storm Conduction | Magical | Deals lightning damage to characters in range. May heal user and remove status ailments. | Amam, Mánagarmr |
| Subversive Dance | — | Bestows Bravery onto all allies. | Succubus |
| Summon | — | Summons a random monster. | Rangda, Verdelet |
| Sunder | Physical | Deals major earth damage to target and nearby allies through multiple attacks. | Behemoth King, Humbaba, Kaiser Behemoth, Lodestar Behemoth, Proto-behemoth |
| Swamp Water | Magical | Deals water damage to a single target. May inflict Deprotect or Deshell. | Ceratoraptor, Ceratosaur, Hedge Frog |
| System Upgrade | — | Bestows Bravery onto the user. Also bestows Haste when used by Cryptos. | Hoplite, Cryptos |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail Hammer | Physical | Deals moderate damage to party members in range and launches them into the air. Also inflicts Imperil when used by Tiamat Eliminator. | Ushumgal Subjugator (First encounter), Tiamat Eliminator |
| Targeting | — | Targets party member and prepares to use Pinpoint Beam. | Ushumgal Subjugator (Second Encounter) |
| Temporal Hollow | — | Resets the chain gauge, removes all status ailments from the user, and dispels all status enhancements from the party. | Orphan (Second Encounter) |
| Ternary Plasma | Physical | Deals three attacks to a single target. | Anavatapta Warmech |
| Thanatosian Smile | Physical | Opens face to unleash a stream of seven lasers, dealing damage in a straight line. | Barthandelus (First Encounter) |
| Thanatosian Laughter | Magical | Deals sixteen attacks in a straight line. In Second Encounter it is unaffected by physical or magical damage reduction and hits characters up to 16 times for 95–99 base damage per hit. Damage is percentage-based in the Third Encounter, removing 12% of current HP with each attack. | Barthandelus (Second/Third Encounter) |
| Thermal Discharge | Physical | Deals moderate fire damage to a single target. | Viking |
| Thunder | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Thunder. | Dahaka, Leyak, Right Ailette |
| Thundara | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Thundara. | Adroa, Behemoth King, Dahaka, Monstrous Flan, Odin, Right Ailette, Zwerg Metrodroid |
| Thundaga | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Thundaga. | Behemoth King, Dahaka, Right Ailette, Verdelet |
| Thunderburst | Magical | Deals lightning damage to target and inflicts Deprotect. | Enlil |
| Tornado Kick | Physical | Deals major damage through multiple attacks. Damage increases with the number of Deckdrones in battle. | Deckdrone |
| Triple Beam | Physical | Deals major damage to a target. Long charging time. | Milvus Velocycle |
| Turret Fire | Physical | Fire ten rapid gunshots to target. | Portside Turret, Starboard Turret |
U
| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ullr's Shield | — | Charges user's ATB gauge and reduces damage taken by 90%. | Odin |
| Ultima | Magical | Deals major damage to all characters, consisting of a weak opener and strong finisher with high damage variance. | Barthandelus (Third Encounter), Long Gui, Shaolong Gui |
| Ultimate Grudge | Magical | Deals major damage to all party members and may inflict Curse and Fog. Restores the user's HP to full and removes all status ailments. | Tonberry |
| Umbral Vise | Physical | Follows Whirlwind. Crushes a target in claws, creating a small shock wave. | Bahamut |
| Unfathomable Grudge | Magical | Deals major damage to all party members and may inflict Curse and Fog. Restores the user's HP to full, removes all status ailments, increases stats, and raises elemental resistances. User glows purple. | Tonberry |
| Unrelenting Blade | — | Strengthens attacks and enables use of Concentrate. | Attacus |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkyrian Scythe | Physical | Slices at one character, spins with scythe, fires an arc of shots, and spins with scythe once more, all in quick succession. | Brynhildr |
| Vehement Grudge | Magical | Deals major damage to all party members and may inflict Curse and Fog. Restores the user's HP to full, removes all status ailments, increases stats, and raises elemental resistances. | Tonberry |
| Version Upgrade | — | Bestows Bravery, Faith, Protect, Shell, Veil, and Vigilance onto the user. | Hoplite |
| Vigilance | Magical | Same effect as a Synergist's Vigilance. | Cid Raines |
| Vile Exploitation | Magical | Deals minor damage to all opponents and restores the user's HP by the sum amount. | Orphan (First Encounter) |
| Virulent Breath | Physical | Deals moderate damage and may inflict Curse or Poison, depending on the user. | Gorgonopsid, Megistotherian, Silver Lobo, Ugallu, Uridimmu |
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| Ability | Type | Description | Enemies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wail | — | Inflicts a very short Daze. | Taxim, Strigoi, Vampire |
| War Cry | — | Bestows Bravery and Haste onto the user. | Adamantheron, Thexteron |
| War Dance | Physical | Deals major damage to all targets within a wide radius. | Yaksha |
| Water | Physical or Magical | Attacks one target with water orb. May cause Slow or Daze. Same effect as a Ravager's Water when used by Dahaka, Left Pauldron and Leyak. | Dagonite, Dahaka, Left Pauldron, Leyak, Orobon, Sahagin |
| Watera | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Watera. | Adroa, Dahaka, Left Pauldron, Strigoi |
| Waterga | Magical | Same effect as a Ravager's Waterga. | Dahaka, Flowering Cactuar, Gelatitan, Hybrid Flora, Left Pauldron, Verdelet |
| Waterburst | Magical | Deals water damage to target and inflicts Deprotect. | Enki |
| Wave Cannon | Physical | Opens frontal compartment to fire a beam of energy at all characters. | Manasvin Warmech |
| Wheel Grind | Physical | Deals multiple attacks to one opponent. | Nix |
| Whirlwind | Physical | Slashes while spinning to damage characters in a radius and launch them into the air. | Bahamut |
| Wicked Whirl | Physical | Deals major non-elemental damage over a large area through fourteen attacks with a strong finisher. Launches targets into the air. | Vercingetorix |
| Wind Shear | Magical | Deals major non-elemental damage to all targets through nine, fifteen, twenty-one, or twenty-seven attacks. | Vercingetorix |
| Wind Slash | Magical | Deals moderate wind damage to all targets. | Edimmu, Nelapsi, Pijavica, Varcolaci, Wight |
| Wrecking Ball | Physical | Deals major fire damage to target and nearby allies. | Dreadnought, Juggernaut |