Status Effects

Some status effects have positive effects, while others are negative. Negative effects can be caused by being attacked or being in a hazardous environment, while positive effects come from using certain magic spells, abilities, or items. Certain positive status effects are only effective against enemies, while others only work on you and your allies.

Status Effect Infliction

The probability of a status effect being inflicted depends on the target’s resistance and the difference between you and your target’s level.

Status Effect Infliction Rate (%)

Check Status Effects On Screen

The name of current status effects will be displayed over an ally’s name on the bottom of the screen, or below an enemy’s HP gauge when you are locked on to them. (The name is not displayed if the target is dead or if it is an effect that drains attribute resistance.) If the name of the status effect is outlined in blue, it has positive effects. If it is outlined in brown, this indicates that it has negative effects.

Most status effects alter the appearance of your allies or enemies.

Curing Negative Status Effects

Most negative status effects are cured when a certain amount of time has passed.

Status Effect List

How to Read the List

Name: The name of the status effect is displayed.

Effect/Description: The effect of the status effect is given with additional details where required.

How to Cure: The method of curing the status effect is given. The symbol means that a status effect is cured, while × indicates that it is not.

Passage of Time: Indicates whether or not time will cure the effect.

Esuna, etc.: Indicates whether effect will be cured by the methods given in the “Esuna and Other Cures” note.

Death, Exit to Map of Orience: Indicates whether the effect is cured by death or exiting to the Map of Orience.

Other: Indicates there is a cure not listed above.

Negative Status Effects: Description and how to cure

Name	Effect/Description	Passage of Time	Esuna, etc.	Death, Exit to Map of Orience	Other
Burn	Loss of 1/8 of total HP inflicted every five seconds along with recoil effect.				—
Shock	Loss of 1/128 of total HP inflicted every two seconds along with recoil effect.				—
Silence	Victim unable to cast magic spells or Vermilion Bird. Cannot affect enemies.				—
Poison	HP drained by 7.5 per second. Regen status canceled. If a Poison status is inflicted on a target who is already poisoned, its duration will be reset.				Trigger Regen status.
Stop	Victim unable to move. While frozen, automatic HP recovery will not function. Stops most of the extended effects of other status effects (damage from Burn and Shock, HP reduction from Poison, HP recovery effect of Regen, etc.). Cancels Haste status.				Trigger Haste status.
Attribute Resistance Down	When attribute resistance decreases, the damage taken from attribute-related attacks increases. When attribute resistance is reduced, it can be further lowered if another status effect reducing resistance is inflicted. Only works on enemies.	×	×		—
Stun	Victim unable to move. As soon as the victim crouches, Killsight or Breaksight will be displayed. Damage inflicted will be doubled. (Damage inflicted by Cinque’s Focus attack, Seven’s Insult to Injury strike and Machina’s Cyclone Drive will be quadrupled.) Only works on enemies.		×		Damage is taken.
Killsight	Any strike inflicted is fatal. If an enemy has been significantly damaged, whenever its Breaksight would normally appear, red Killsight will appear instead. Hitting an enemy that has its Killsight exposed will kill that enemy immediately.		*		Damage is taken.
Death	Victim cannot perform any actions. Victim cannot participate in battle. All other status effects are canceled.	×	×	×	Use Phoenix Down. Use Raise. A surprise summon occurs. Enter Akademeia, or another town.

*Will not be cured by Remedy, Mega-Remedy, Elixir, Megalixir, Aurum Medica, recovery portals, or invincibility.

Positive Status Effects: Description and removal

Name/Change in Status	Effect/Description	Passage of Time	Esuna, etc.	Death, Exit to Map	Other
Protect	Damage taken from attacks will be halved. Character will not fall or recoil. Stun value will not increase (enemies only). Critical strikes will not be taken (enemies only).		×		—
Invisible	Lowers the likelihood of being attacked by enemies. (Note that you are still vulnerable to being struck by attacks intended for others if you are in the wrong location.) Cannot affect enemies.		×		Get hit by a strike.
Regen	HP will recover at a rate of 0.56% of maximum HP per second. (This is in addition to automatic HP recovered when character is not active.) Cures Poison status.		×		Become poisoned.
Reraise	Resurrects dead character with full HP. Cannot affect enemies.		×		Effect is triggered.
Aura	Doubles damage inflicted by certain moves.		×		—
Trance	Doubles damage inflicted by magic spells and Vermilion Bird.		×		—
Quick	Time required to cast spell is halved. Cannot effect enemies.		×		—
Haste	Movement speed doubles. Cures Stop status.		×		Stop status inflicted.
Endure	Character will not fall or recoil. Cannot affect enemies.		×		—
Barrier	Renders spells and Vermilion Bird ineffective. Only works on enemies.		×		—
Invincible	Character is invulnerable to all strikes. Character will not fall or recoil. Any status effect curable with Esuna or related spells will be cured.		×		—
Freecast	Spells can be cast without using MP. Cannot affect enemies.		×		—
Primed	Identical effects to Aura and Trance statuses. Damage taken is halved. (If this is used at the same time as the Protect status, the effects will not be combined.) Cannot affect enemies.	×	×		Clear or quit mission.
Rage	The same effects as one or all of Aura, Haste and Endure will be triggered. The effects triggered will vary depending on the enemy. When status ends, Killsight will be triggered for six seconds. Only works on enemies.		×		—

Negative Status Effects: triggers and resistances

Positive Status Effects: triggers