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. These skills must be bought from a shop or found via treasure before becoming available to the party, but for a character to be able to use one, they must first buy the appropriate license using License Points. Unlike magicks, technicks 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 the player to obtain Espers or Quickening licenses first. Since these licenses will disappear from other boards once selected, the player has to choose the licenses wisely, or risks not being able to use a Technick. 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 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 Technick adds Vossler's sprite and the trophy "Jack-of-all-Trades".
Mechanics
While some offensive Technicks always hit, most have a base hit chance, which is:
If the user's level exceeds the target's, the chance becomes:
All damage dealt via Technicks is physical 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 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 | ||||
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| Initial | Switch(With  or  )
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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. | |||||||||||||
| Libra Original stats |
Self | No | ― | Single | Yes | 10 | Magick | None | Always | No | No | No | Libra(25 LP) |
| Reveal more detailed target information. Effect: Reveals the HP, level, and elemental weaknesses of targeted enemies. Most bosses, Marks and Rare Game are immune. Also reveals hidden traps. | |||||||||||||
| 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: Defeats a HP Critical foe to obtain unique 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 cannot be poached. | |||||||||||||
| 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. Always misses if ally's HP is not critical. | |||||||||||||
| 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. Does not deal combo hits, and damage inflicted is randomized; the user's level and stats do not matter. | |||||||||||||
| 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. Effect: Damage doubles and accuracy decreases with each successive hit. Both reset upon missing. See here for details. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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%. | |||||||||||||
| 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 user's MP to set ally's HP to 10 times the amount of sacrificed MP. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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 fixed damage to one enemy. | |||||||||||||
| 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 a KO'd ally to life and full HP. | |||||||||||||
| Stamp Original stats |
Enemy | No | 10 | Single | Yes | 40 | Physical | None | 80% | No | No | No | Stamp(40 LP) |
| Inflict one foe with any status effects on the user. Effect: Copies all active harmful status effects and their durations aside from HP Critical from the user to one foe. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| Wither Original stats |
Enemy | No | Weapon | Single | Partial | 35 | Physical | None | 45% | No | No | Yes | Wither(50 LP) |
| Lower one foe's strength. Effect: Reduces an enemy's strength by 30% plus 1. | |||||||||||||
| Addle Original stats |
Enemy | No | Weapon | Single | Partial | 35 | Physical | None | 45% | No | No | Yes | Addle(50 LP) |
| Lower one foe's magick power. Effect: Reduces one enemy's magick power by 30% plus 1. | |||||||||||||
| Expose Original stats |
Enemy | No | Weapon | Single | Partial | 40 | Physical | None | 70% | No | No | Yes | Expose(50 LP) |
| Lower one foe's defense. Effect: Reduces one enemy's defense by 10% plus 1. | |||||||||||||
| Shear Original stats |
Enemy | No | Weapon | Single | Partial | 40 | Physical | None | 70% | No | No | Yes | Shear(50 LP) |
| Lower one foe's magick resist. Effect: Reduces one enemy's magick resistance by 10% plus 1. | |||||||||||||
Other appearances
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
- Ability Cards
- Legend Cards
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Behind the scenes
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 did not 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.[2]
Gallery
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 maltzsan (n.d.) . Final Fantasy XII Game Mechanics FAQ. Neoseeker. Archived from the original on 22nd August 2020.
- ↑ The trials, tribulations, and Trial Mode of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Accessed: January 30, 2019) at Retronauts