Elements and Races
This is a reference for the elements in Final Fantasy Renaissance. A few notes:
- With weapons, hitting a weakness will effectively add 4-8 damage per hit after defense. A Spellblade/Rune Fencer will deal double damage on top of this. Hitting a resistance has no effect.| Fire | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons |
- Flame Sword, Xcalber - Lava Axe |
Armor |
- White Shirt, Ice Armor, Dragon Armor - Ice Shield - Ribbon - Fire Armlet |
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| Spells |
- FIRE, FIR2, FIR3 - SCORCH, HEAT, CREMATE, BLAZE, INFERNO - IFRIT:HELLFIRE |
Other |
- AFIR, WALL - FIREWALL - LEVIATHAN (favor) |
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| Geomancy |
- Grass: SHINING FLARE - Forest: WILL O' WISP - Desert: BURNING SANDS - Volcano: HOTSPOT, MAGMA SURGE, FIREWALL, FORGED IN FIRE, (LAVA BURST, CONVECTION) |
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| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | - IFRIT, PHOENIX | ||||
| Weak |
- Blue D, BONE, BROOM, CREEP, EARTH, Frost D, FrGIANT, FrWOLF, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, GrMEDUSA, IMAGE, JELLY, MUMMY, OIL, OOZE, PHANTOM, R.BONE, SCUM, SHADOW, SLIME, SPECTER, TROLL, VAMPIRE, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzVAMP, ZOMBIE, Zombie D, ZomBULL - LICH, SHIVA |
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| Resist |
- AGAMA, BigEYE, CARIBE, FIRE, FrGATOR, GATOR, Grey W, GrPEDE, GrSHARK, IronGOL, JIMERA, LOBSTER, MANCAT, MUCK, MudGOL, NAGA, NITEMARE, OCHO, OddEYE, PERILISK, R.GIANT, R.GOYLE, R.HYDRA, R.SAHAG, Red D, RockGOL, SAHAG, SeaSNAKE, SENTRY, SHARK, STATUE, WarMECH, WATER, WIZARD, WzSAHAG - BAHAMUT, CARBUNCLE, CHAOS, GILGAMESH, IFRIT, KARY, KARY-2, KRAKEN, KRAKEN-2, LEVIATHAN, PHOENIX, TIAMAT, TIAMAT-2, YOJIMBO |
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| Use |
- FIRE: GrNAGA[6/8], MANCAT[5/8], R.GOYLE[3,4/4] - FIR2: MANCAT[1/8], R.GOYLE[1/4], WzVAMP[7,8/8] ~ ASTOS[4/8] - FIR3: MAGE[3,6/8] ~ CHAOS[5/8], PHOENIX[?], IFRIT[?] - SCORCH: CEREBUS[∞] - HEAT: AGAMA[∞] - CREMATE: CHIMERA[∞], JIMERA[1/2], R.HYDRA[∞] - BLAZE: Red D.[∞] - BAHAMUT[?], PHOENIX[?], TIAMAT[4/4], TIAMAT-2[4/4] - INFERNO: CHAOS[2/4], PHOENIX[?] - HELLFIRE: IFRIT[?] |
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| Ice | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons |
- Ice Sword, Xcalber - Frozen Axe - Icepick |
Armor |
- Black Shirt, Flame Armor, Dragon Armor - Flame Shield - Ribbon - Ice Armlet |
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| Spells |
- ICE, ICE2, ICE3 - FROST, BLIZZARD - SHIVA:DIAMOND DUST |
Other |
- AICE, WALL - ICEWALL - IFRIT (favor) |
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| Geomancy | - Frozen: ICE PILLAR, WHITEOUT, ICEWALL, FORGED IN ICE, (FREEZE, ICE STORM) | ||||
| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | None | ||||
| Weak |
- AGAMA, CEREBUS, CHIMERA, FIRE, Gas D, Grey W, JELLY, NITEMARE, OOZE, PERILISK, R.GIANT, R.HYDRA, Red D, SCUM, WATER - FAIRY, IFRIT |
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| Resist |
- BONE, EARTH, Frost D, FrGIANT, FrWOLF, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, GrMEDUSA, GrPEDE, IMAGE, IronGOL, JIMERA, MANCAT, MUCK, MudGOL, MUMMY, OIL, PHANTOM, R.BONE, R.GOYLE, RockGOL, SENTRY, SHADOW, SLIME, SPECTER, STATUE, VAMPIRE, WarMECH, WIZARD, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzVAMP, ZOMBIE, Zombie D, ZomBULL - BAHAMUT, CARBUNCLE, CHAOS, GILGAMESH, KARY, KARY-2, LICH, LICH-2, PHOENIX, SHIVA, TIAMAT, TIAMAT-2, YOJIMBO |
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| Use |
- ICE: SHIVA[1/4] - ICE2: WzOGRE[5/5], WzVAMP[3,4/8] ~ LICH[1/8], SHIVA[2/4], TIAMAT-2[2/4], CHAOS[7/8] - ICE3: CHAOS[1/8], SHIVA[3/4] - FROST: FrWOLF[∞] - BLIZZARD: Frost D[∞], TIAMAT[3/4], TIAMAT-2[3/4] - DIAMOND DUST: SHIVA[4/4] |
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| Lit | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Bolt Sword, Xcalber | Armor |
- Red Shirt, Opal Armor, Dragon Armor - Opal Shield - Ribbon |
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| Spells |
- LIT, LIT2, LIT3 - THUNDER - RAMUH:JUDGMENT BOLT |
Other |
- ALIT, WALL - TITAN (favor) |
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| Geomancy |
- Grass: (THUNDERBOLT) - Ocean: THUNDERBOLT, (THUNDERSTORM) - Celestial: PLASMA |
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| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | None | ||||
| Weak |
- BigEYE, CARIBE, Frost D, FrGATOR, GATOR, GrSHARK, GUARD, JELLY, LOBSTER, MUCK, NAGA, OCHO, OddEYE, R.SAHAG, SAHAG, SeaSNAKE, SeaTROLL, SENTRY, SHARK, WzSAHAG - LEVIATHAN, KRAKEN |
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| Resist |
- Blue D, EARTH, IronGOL, MANCAT, MudGOL, OIL, OOZE, RockGOL, SCUM, SLIME, STATUE, WarMECH - BAHAMUT, CARBUNCLE, CHAOS, GILGAMESH, KARY, KARY-2, RAMUH, SHIVA, TIAMAT, TIAMAT-2, TITAN, YOJIMBO |
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| Use |
- LIT: GrNAGA[7/8], MANCAT[6/8], NAGA[5,8/8] ~ RAMUH[?] - LIT2: EYE[4/8], NAGA[1/8], WzVAMP[5,6/8] ~ ASTOS[5/8], LICH[4/8], RAMUH[?], KRAKEN-2[∞], TIAMAT-2[3/4] - LIT3: MAGE[2,8/8] ~ CHAOS[2/8] - THUNDER: Blue D[∞] ~ BAHAMUT[?], TIAMAT[1/4], TIAMAT-2[1/4] - JUDGMENT BOLT: RAMUH[?] |
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| Poison | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Acid Sword, Xcalber | Armor |
- Red Shirt - Aegis Shield - Ribbon |
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| Spells |
- BIO, BIO2, BANE - STINGER, POISON |
Other |
- APOIS, ARUB, WALL - Green Mage (RESIST POISON) |
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| Geomancy |
- Marsh: POISON MIST, (SINKHOLE, BOTTOMLESS BOG) - Undersea: (ABYSSAL DARK) |
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| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | - ARACHNID, ASP, CATMAN, GrNAGA, HADES, LOBSTER, MEDUSA, MudGOL, NAGA, NAOCHO, OCHO, PEDE, SCORPION, SCUM, SHADOW, SLIME, WrWOLF, WYVERN, WzMUMMY | ||||
| Weak |
- Red D - CARBUNCLE, TIAMAT |
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| Resist |
- AIR, BONE, EARTH, EVILMAN, FIRE, Frost D, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, GUARD, HADES, IMAGE, IronGOL, JELLY, MANCAT, MUCK, MudGOL, MUMMY, NITEMARE, OIL, OOZE, PHANTOM, R.BONE, RockGOL, RubyGOL, SCUM, SENTRY, SHADOW, SLIME, SPECTER, STATUE, VAMPIRE, WarMECH, WATER, WIZARD, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzVAMP, ZOMBIE, Zombie D, ZomBULL - BAHAMUT, CAIT SITH, CHAOS, FAIRY, FENRIR, GILGAMESH, GOBLIN, GOLEM, IFRIT, KARY, KARY-2, KIRIN, LEVIATHAN, LICH, LICH-2, PHOENIX, RAMUH, RONIN, SHIVA, TITAN, UNICORN, YOJIMBO |
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| Use |
- BANE: MAGE [4/8] ~ TIAMAT-2[1/4] - STINGER: MANTICOR[∞] - POISON: Gas D[∞] ~ TIAMAT[2/4], TIAMAT-2[2/4] |
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| Stone | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Xcalber | Armor |
- Aegis Shield - Ribbon |
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| Spells |
- BRAK - GLANCE, STONE |
Other |
- ASTONE, ARUB, WALL - Green Wizard (RESIST STONE) |
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| Geomancy | - Artificial: (CHASM) | ||||
| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | - COCTRICE | ||||
| Weak |
- Red D - TIAMAT |
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| Resist |
- AIR, BONE, COCTRICE, EARTH, EVILMAN, FIRE, Frost D, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, GUARD, HADES, IMAGE, IronGOL, JELLY, MANCAT, MUCK, MudGOL, MUMMY, NITEMARE, OIL, OOZE, PHANTOM, R.BONE, RockGOL, RubyGOL, SCUM, SENTRY, SHADOW, SLIME, SPECTER, STATUE, VAMPIRE, WarMECH, WATER, WIZARD, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzVAMP, ZOMBIE, Zombie D, ZomBULL - BAHAMUT, CAIT SITH, CARBUNCLE, CHAOS, FAIRY, FENRIR, GILGAMESH, GOBLIN, GOLEM, IFRIT, KARY, KARY-2, KIRIN, LEVIATHAN, LICH, LICH-2, PHOENIX, RAMUH, RONIN, SHIVA, TITAN, UNICORN, YOJIMBO |
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| Use |
- BRAK: EYE [2/8], PHANTOM[4/8] - GLANCE: EYE [1/4], GrMEDUSA[∞], MEDUSA[∞], SAURIA[∞] - STONE: JIMERA [2/2] |
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| Earth | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Tremor Sword, Xcalber | Armor |
- Ribbon - Earth Armlet |
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| Spells |
- QAKE - CRACK - TITAN:GAIA'S WRATH |
Other |
- ARUB, WALL - FAIRY (favor) |
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| Geomancy |
- Forest: SNARE - Desert: SANDSTORM, QUICKSAND, SUNBLEACH, (BURNING SANDS) - Earth: STALACTITE, EARTH EMBRACE, (CAVE-IN, TREMOR) |
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| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | None | ||||
| Weak | - RAMUH | ||||
| Resist |
- Resist: AIR, BigEYE, Blue D, CARIBE, CHIMERA, COCTRICE, EARTH, EYE, FIRE, Frost D, FrGATOR, GARGOYLE, Gas D, GATOR, GHOST, GrANKYLO, Grey W, GrMEDUSA, GrSHARK, HADES, IMAGE, IronGOL, JELLY, JIMERA, KYZOKU, LOBSTER, MANCAT, MANTICOR, MUCK, NAGA, NITEMARE, OCHO, OddEYE, OIL, OOZE, PERILISK, PHANTOM, R.GOYLE, R.SAHAG, Red D, RockGOL, SAHAG, Sand W, SCUM, SeaSNAKE, SeaTROLL, SENTRY, SHADOW, SHARK, SLIME, SPHINX, STATUE, VAMPIRE, WarMECH, WATER, WORM, WRAITH, WYRM, WYVERN, WzMUMMY, WzOGRE, WzSAHAG, WzVAMP, ZOMBIE, Zombie D, ZoneEATER - BAHAMUT, CARBUNCLE, CHAOS, FAIRY, GILGAMESH, GOLEM, KRAKEN, KRAKEN-2, TIAMAT, TIAMAT-2, TITAN |
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| Use |
- QAKE: TITAN[?] - CRACK: Sand W[∞], CHAOS[1/4] - CAVE-IN: GrANKYLO[?] - EARTH EMBRACE: GrANKYLO[?] - GAIA'S WRATH: TITAN[?] |
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| Status | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Xcalber | Armor | - Ribbon | ||
| Spells |
- SLEP, MUTE, DARK, SLOW, HOLD, FEAR, CONF, STUN, BLND - GAZE, SNORTING, FLASH, DAZZLE, (INK) |
Other | - ARUB, WALL | ||
| Geomancy | None | ||||
| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk |
- CRAWL, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, GrMEDUSA, GUARD, IMAGE, MUMMY, PHANTOM, SPECTER, VAMPIRE, WRAITH, WzVAMP - BAHAMUT, CHAOS, LICH, LICH-2 |
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| Weak | - KARY | ||||
| Resist |
- AIR, BONE, EARTH, EVILMAN, FIRE, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, GUARD, HADES, IMAGE, IronGOL, JELLY, MANCAT, MUCK, MudGOL, MUMMY, NITEMARE, OIL, OOZE, PHANTOM, R.BONE, RockGOL, RubyGOL, SCUM, SENTRY, SHADOW, SLIME, SPECTER, STATUE, VAMPIRE, WarMECH, WATER, WIZARD, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzVAMP, ZOMBIE, Zombie D, ZomBULL - BAHAMUT, CAIT SITH, CARBUNCLE, CHAOS, FAIRY, FENRIR, GILGAMESH, GOBLIN, GOLEM, IFRIT, KIRIN, LEVIATHAN, LICH, LICH-2, ODIN, PHOENIX, RAMUH, RONIN, SHIVA, TITAN, UNICORN, YOJIMBO |
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| Use |
- SLEP: EYE[8/8], GrNAGA[5/8], MANCAT[4,8/8], NAGA[7/8], WzOGRE[3/5] ~ ASTOS[8/8], LICH[8/8] - MUTE: EYE[6/8], GrNAGA[2/8], PHANTOM[7/8], WzVAMP[2/8] - DARK: MANCAT[3/8], GrNAGA[4/8], NAGA[4/8], WzOGRE[2/5] ~ ASTOS[7/8], KARY[2,4/8] - SLOW: EYE[7/8], GrNAGA[3/8], MANCAT[2/8], NAGA[3/8], PHANTOM[8/8], RockGOL[∞] ~ ASTOS[6/8], LICH[7/8] - HOLD: EYE[5/8], NAGA[2/8], PHANTOM[6/8], R.GOYLE[2/4], WzOGRE[4/5] ~ KARY[6,8/8], LICH [5/8] - STUN: MAGE[7/8] ~ KARY-2[6,8/8] - BLND: EVILMAN[5/5] - DAZZLE: VAMPIRE[∞], WzVAMP[∞] - FLASH: BigEYE[2/2] - GAZE: BigEYE[1/2], EYE[3/4], OddEYE[∞] - INK: OIL[∞] ~ KRAKEN[∞], KRAKEN-2[∞] - SNORTING: NITEMARE[∞] |
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| Death | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Xcalber | Armor |
- White Shirt - ProRing |
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| Spells |
- RUB, XXXX - SQUINT, TOXIC |
Other | - ARUB, WALL | ||
| Geomancy |
- River: DROWN |
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| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | None | ||||
| Weak | - CARBUNCLE | ||||
| Resist |
- AIR, BONE, EARTH, EVILMAN, FIRE, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, GUARD, HADES, IMAGE, IronGOL, JELLY, MANCAT, MUCK, MudGOL, MUMMY, NITEMARE, OIL, OOZE, PHANTOM, R.BONE, RockGOL, RubyGOL, SCUM, SENTRY, SHADOW, SLIME, SPECTER, STATUE, VAMPIRE, WarMECH, WATER, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzVAMP, ZOMBIE, Zombie D, ZomBULL - BAHAMUT, CAIT SITH, CHAOS, FAIRY, FENRIR, GILGAMESH, GOBLIN, GOLEM, IFRIT, KIRIN, LEVIATHAN, LICH, LICH-2, ODIN, PHOENIX, RAMUH, RONIN, SHIVA, TITAN, UNICORN, YOJIMBO |
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| Use |
- RUB: EYE[3/8], PHANTOM[5/8] ~ ASTOS[1/8], KARY-2[2,4/8] - XXXX: EYE[1/8], EVILMAN[4/5] ~ LICH-2[4/4] - SQUINT: EYE[2/4], PERILISK[∞] - TOXIC: IronGOL[∞] |
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| Time | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Xcalber | Armor |
- Black Shirt - Ribbon |
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| Spells |
- BURST, DECAY, DIM, MUDDLE, BURST2, OLD, DECAY2, DOOM, STOP, ZAP! - GLARE |
Other |
- WALL - Time Mage (RESIST TIME) |
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| Geomancy | - Astral: ASTRAL BLAST, NETHER BLAST, (VOID, CAVERNOUS MAW) | ||||
| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | - FENRIR | ||||
| Weak | - ZoneEATER | ||||
| Resist | - BAHAMUT, CHAOS, GILGAMESH, ODIN | ||||
| Use |
- STOP: PHANTOM[1/8] ~ LICH-2[2/4] - ZAP!: PHANTOM[2/8] ~ LICH-2[3/4] - GLARE: PHANTOM[∞] |
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| Water | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Tidal Sword | Armor |
- Ribbon - Water Armlet |
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| Spells |
- SWIRL - LEVIATHAN:TSUNAMI |
Other |
- AWATER - RAMUH (favor) |
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| Geomancy |
- Marsh: (SINKHOLE, BOTTOMLESS BOG) - Desert: QUICKSAND, SUNBLEACH - Ocean: TIDAL WAVE, STORMY SEAS, (WHIRLPOOL) - River: SPLASH, RAPIDS, DROWN, (TORRENT, DELUGE) - Undersea: WATERSPOUT, WATERFALL |
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| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | None | ||||
| Weak |
- AGAMA, ANKYLO, CRAWL, FIRE, GrANKYLO, GUARD, HADES, JELLY, JIMERA, MUCK, MudGOL, MUMMY, OOZE, PERILISK, R.ANKYLO, R.GIANT, R.HYDRA, Red D, RockGOL, SCUM, SENTRY, SLIME, STATUE, WzMUMMY - IFRIT, KARY, KARY-2, PHOENIX |
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| Resist |
- BigEYE, CARIBE, FrGATOR, GATOR, GrNAGA, GrSHARK, HYDRA, LOBSTER, MANCAT, NAGA, NAOCHO, OCHO, OddEYE, OIL, R.SAHAG, SAHAG, SeaSNAKE, SeaTROLL, SHARK, WATER, WzSAHAG - BAHAMUT, CARBUNCLE, CHAOS, GILGAMESH, LEVIATHAN, KRAKEN, KRAKEN-2, RAMUH, YOJIMBO |
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| Use |
- SWIRL: CHAOS[3/4], ZoneEATER[∞] - WATERFALL: LEVIATHAN[?] - TSUNAMI: LEVIATHAN[?] |
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| Wind | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons |
- Gale Sword - Tempest Spear |
Armor |
- Ribbon - Wind Armlet |
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| Spells |
- (TORNADO) - FAIRY:WHISPERWIND |
Other |
- AWIND - SHIVA (favor) |
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| Geomancy |
- Grass: WIND GUST - Forest: (WIND SLASH) - Desert: SANDSTORM |
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| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | None | ||||
| Weak |
- BigEYE, EYE, GARGOYLE, Gas D, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, Grey W, IMAGE, MANTICOR, MUCK, OddEYE, OOZE, Sand W, SHADOW, SPECTER, STATUE, WATER, WORM, WRAITH - LICH, LICH-2, TITAN |
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| Resist |
- AIR, EARTH, GIANT, GrNAGA, GrOGRE, MANCAT, OGRE, OIL, R.GIANT, WzOGRE - BAHAMUT, CARBUNCLE, CHAOS, FAIRY, GILGAMESH, PHOENIX, SHIVA, TIAMAT, TIAMAT-2 |
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| Use |
- TORNADO: CHAOS[4/4] - WIND GUST: FAIRY[?] - WIND SLASH: FAIRY[?] - WHISPERWIND: FAIRY[?] |
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| Holy | |||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Weapons | - Holy Spear | Armor | None | ||
| Spells | - FADE | Other | None | ||
| Geomancy | None | ||||
| Enemy info | |||||
| St.Atk | None | ||||
| Weak |
- BONE, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, HADES, IMAGE, MUMMY, PHANTOM, R.BONE, SHADOW, SPECTER, VAMPIRE, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzVAMP, ZOMBIE, Zombie D, ZomBULL - LICH, LICH-2 |
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| Resist |
- RubyGOL, STATUE - BAHAMUT, GILGAMESH |
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| Use | None | ||||
And here is a list of enemy races. Certain weapons and arrow magic can deal extra damage to them. More are included than in the vanilla game.
Aquatic:
- Effective: Coral Sword, Coral Greatsword, Xcalber
- Arrow: TAIL SHOT
- Monsters: BigEYE, GrSHARK, LOBSTER, NAGA, R.SAHAG, SAHAG, SeaTROLL, SeaSNAKE, SHARK, WIZARD, WzSAHAG
- Bosses: KRAKEN, KRAKEN-2
Dragon:
- Effective: Dragon Sword, Xcalber, Dragoon (DRAGON KILLER)
- Arrow: SCALE SHOT
- Monsters: AGAMA, ASP, Blue D, CHIMERA, COBRA, FROST D, FrGATOR, Gas D, HYDRA, IGUANA, JIMERA, R.HYDRA, Red D, SAURIA, SeaSNAKE, T REX, TYRO, WYRM, WYVERN, Zombie D
- Bosses: BAHAMUT / TIAMAT, TIAMAT-2
Flying:
- Effective: None
- Arrow: WING SHOT
- Monsters: AIR, BigEYE, COCTRICE, EYE, FROST D, HADES, OddEYE, PERILISK, PHANTOM, Red D, WYRM, WYVERN, Zombie D
- Bosses: BAHAMUT, PHOENIX / TIAMAT, TIAMAT-2
Giant:
- Effective: Giant Sword, Xcalber
- Arrow: LEG SHOT
- Monsters: FrGIANT, GIANT, GrIMP, GrOGRE, IMP, OGRE, R.GIANT, WzOGRE
- Bosses: GOBLIN
Humanoid:
- Effective: None
- Arrow: HEAD SHOT
- Monsters: BADMAN, EVILMAN, FrGIANT, GIANT, GrMEDUSA, GrOGRE, GUARD, KYZOKU, MEDUSA, OGRE, PIRATE, R.GIANT, SENTRY, VAMPIRE, WzOGRE, WzVAMP
- Bosses: GARLAND, GILGAMESH, RONIN, YOJIMBO, ZARLYON
MagicBeast: (sic) aka 'magical' or 'demon'
- Effective: Rune Sword, Arcane Lance, Xcalber
- Arrow: SPIRIT SHOT
- Monsters: AIR, BROOM, CATMAN, EARTH, FIRE, GARGOYLE, GHOST, GrMEDUSA, IMAGE, IronGOL, MudGOL, NITEMARE, PHANTOM, R.GOYLE, RockGOL, RubyGOL, SHADOW, STATUE, VAMPIRE, WATER, WIZARD, WRAITH, WrWOLF, WzVAMP
- Bosses: BAHAMUT, CAIT SITH, CARBUNCLE, FAIRY, FENRIR, GOBLIN, GOLEM, IFRIT, KIRIN, LEVIATHAN, ODIN, PHOENIX, RAMUH, SHIVA, TITAN, UNICORN / LICH, LICH-2, KARY, KARY-2
Mechanical:
- Effective: Bolt Sword, Ancient Knife
- Monsters: GUARD, SENTRY, WarMECH
Regenerative:
- Effective: Flame Sword, Lava Axe, Xcalber
- Monsters: CATMAN, HADES, JELLY, PHANTOM, SeaTROLL, TROLL, VAMPIRE, WarMECH, WrWOLF, WzOGRE, WzVAMP
- Bosses: PHOENIX
Spellcaster: aka "mage". There are some differences from vanilla here — things that didn't use spells were removed and those that do were added.
- Effective: Rune Sword, Magemsh Knife, Rune Harp, Xcalber
- Arrow: THROAT SHOT
- Monsters: EVILMAN, EYE, FIGHTER, GrANKYLO, GrNAGA, HADES, JELLY, MAGE, MANCAT, MudGOL, NAGA, PHANTOM, R.GOYLE, RockGOL, RubyGOL, STATUE, WzOGRE, WzVAMP
- Bosses: ASTOS, BAHAMUT, CAIT SITH, CARBUNCLE, FAIRY, FENRIR, GOBLIN, GOLEM, IFRIT, KIRIN, LEVIATHAN, PHOENIX, RAMUH, SHIVA, TITAN, UNICORN / LICH, LICH-2, KARY, KARY-2, KRAKEN-2, TIAMAT-2, CHAOS / GILGAMESH
Undead:
- Effective: Flame Sword, Sun Sword, Lava Axe, Light Axe, Ash Harp, Xcalber
- Monsters: BONE, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, HADES, IMAGE, MUMMY, PHANTOM, R.BONE, SHADOW, SPECTER, VAMPIRE, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzVAMP, Zombie D, ZOMBIE, ZomBULL
- Bosses: LICH, LICH-2, RONIN, YOJIMBO
Werebeast:
- Effective: Were Sword, Xcalber
- Monsters: CATMAN, WrWOLF
Boss:
- Bosses: ASTOS, GARLAND, RONIN, ZoneEATER / BAHAMUT, CAIT SITH, CARBUNCLE, FAIRY, FENRIR, GOBLIN, GOLEM, IFRIT, KIRIN, LEVIATHAN, ODIN, PHOENIX, RAMUH, SHIVA, TITAN, UNICORN, YOJIMBO, ZARLYON / LICH, LICH-2, KARY, KARY-2, KRAKEN, KRAKEN-2, TIAMAT, TIAMAT-2, CHAOS / GILGAMESH
Beast: This is not an actual classification in the bestiary but rather a special case for one weapon. Anything that is not humanoid, mechanical, or undead is considered to be a beast and will take effective damage from this effect.
- Effective: Beast Sword