Status Effects: Status effects occur during battle when a certain spell or
an item, or even an attack. These status effects change
the "status" of a party member, or even the entire party
itself.
Harmful Status Effects
| Name | Confuse |
| Cancellation Method | Ensuna, physical attack. |
| Effect | Target cannot be controlled and randomly attacks enemies or allies. |
| Name | Berserk |
| Cancellation Method | Gysahl Greens. |
| Effect | Target's attack power increases, but they cannot be
controlled and attack enemies continuously. |
| Name | Stop |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel. Remedy. |
| Effect | Target stops and cannot be controlled. |
| Name | Poison |
| Cancellation Method | Antidote, Esuna, Panacea, Remedy, effect expires. |
| Effect | Target's HP gradually decreases. |
| Name | Sleep |
| Cancellation Method | Ensuna, physical attack, effect expires. |
| Effect | Target falls asleep and cannot be controlled. |
| Name | Slow |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, effect expires. |
| Effect | Target's ATB Gauge fills more slowly. |
| Name | Heat |
| Cancellation Method | Ensuna, effect expires. |
| Effect | Target is KO'd if action is taken. |
| Name | Freeze |
| Cancellation Method | Ensuna, effect expires. |
| Effect | Target freezes and cannot be controlled. Target is KO'd if
attacked physically. |
| Name | Mini |
| Cancellation Method | Mini, Ensuna, Remedy. |
| Effect | Target shrinks. Attack and defense powers decrease. |
| Name | Death Sentence |
| Cancellation Method | None (end the battle before the counter reaches 0). |
| Effect | Target is KO'd when counter reaches 0. |
| Name | Gradual Petrify |
| Cancellation Method | Stona, Esuna (end battle beofre counter reaches 0). |
| Effect | Target becomes petrified when counter reaches 0. |
| Name | Petrify |
| Cancellation Method | Stona, Remedy, Soft. |
| Effect | Target turns to stone, and cannot be controlled. |
| Name | Vemon |
| Cancellation Method | Remedy. |
| Effect | Target cannot be controlled due to strong poison. HP and
MP gradually decrease. |
| Name | Silence |
| Cancellation Method | Ensuna, Echo Screen, Remedy. |
| Effect | Target cannot use magic. |
| Name | Darkness |
| Cancellation Method | Ensuna, Eye Drops, Remedy.. |
| Effect | Target is blinded; accuracy of physical attacks decreases. |
| Name | Trouble |
| Cancellation Method | Annoyntment. |
| Effect | All of the Target's allies receive 1/2 the damage the
target receives from an enemy attack. |
| Name | Zombie |
| Cancellation Method | Magic Tag. |
| Effect | Reverses effects of recovery items and spells. |
| Name | KO |
| Cancellation Method | Life, Auto-Life, Phoenix Down, Phoenix Pinion. |
| Effect | Target cannot participate in battle until recovered. |
Helpful Status Effects:
| Name | Auto-Life |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, target recovers from KO. |
| Effect | Target recovers from KO. |
| Name | Regen |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, effect expires. |
| Effect | Target's HP gradually recover. |
| Name | Haste |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, effect expires. |
| Effect | Speeds up the ATB Gauge. |
| Name | Float |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, effect expires. |
| Effect | Target floats in the air. Avoids Earth attacks. |
| Name | Shell |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, effect expires. |
| Effect | Reduces target's damage from magic attacks. |
| Name | Protect |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, effect expires. |
| Effect | Reduces target's damage from physical attacks. |
| Name | Vanish |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, target hit with magic, effect expires. |
| Effect | Target avoids physical attacks. |
| Name | Reflect |
| Cancellation Method | Dispel, effect expires. |
| Effect | Reflects magic (some magic cannot be reflected). |
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