Action Abilities for Zidane, Vivi, Steiner and Princess Garnet aka Dagger - Guide for Final Fantasy IX

Action Abilities: Signified by a red jewel icon, these are magic spells and special 
moves you can use in battle. Oftentimes, it consumes MP to use them.

zidane

 THIEF'S SKILLS 
Name               MP Cost      Effect 
Flee               0          Escape from battle with high probability 
Detect             0          See the enemy’s items 
What’s That!?      2          Allows back attack 
Soul Blade         6          Draws out the hidden power of thief swords (inflicts 
                              status)
Annoy              4          Inflicts Trouble on the target 
Sacrifice          32         Sacrifice yourself to restore HP
                              and MP  to the other party members
Lucky Seven        6          Deals physical damage by luck 
Thievery           8          Deals physical damage to the target 



DYNE SKILLS (TRANCE ONLY) 
Name        MP Cost    Effect
 
Free Energy       10        Deals physical damage to the enemy  
Tidal Flame       12        Deals physical damage to all enemies  
Scoop Art         14        Deals physical damage to the enemy  
Shift Break       16        Deals physical damage to all enemies  
Stellar Circle 5  24        Deals physical damage to the enemy  
Meo Twister       32        Deals physical damage to all enemies  
Solution 9        48        Deals physical damage to the enemy  
Grand Lethal      60        Deals physical damage to all enemies  


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ABILITIES 
Name          AP   Learned From 
Flee          40   Dagger, Mage Masher, Zorlin Shape, Ultima Weapon, Germinas Boots 
Detect        40   Mage Masher, Orichalcon 
What’s That!? 40   Butterfly Sword 
Soul Blade    35   The Ogre 
Annoy         50   Gladius, Sargatanas 
Sacrifice     55   Exploda, Masamune 
Lucky Seven   55   Gladius, Exploda, Rune Tooth, The Tower, Thief Hat 
Thievery      100  Angel Bless, The Tower 

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BLACK MAGIC
Spell     MP  Effect 
Fire       6   Causes Fire damage to single/multiple targets 
Fira      12   Causes a lot of Fire damage to single/multiple targets 
Firaga    24   Causes big time Fire damage to single/multiple targets 
Sleep     10   Puts single/multiple targets to sleep 
Blizzard   6   Causes Ice damage to single/multiple targets 
Blizzara  12   Causes a lot of Ice damage to single multiple targets 
Blizzaga  24   Causes big time Ice damage to single/multiple targets 
Slow       6   Slows down ATB Gauge 
Thunder    6   Causes Thunder damage to single/multiple targets 
Thundara  12   Causes a lot of Thunder damage to single/multiple targets 
Thundaga  24   Causes big time Thunder damage to single/multiple targets 
Stop       8   Stops targets from taking any action 
Poison     8   Causes Poison to single/multiple targets 
Bio       18   Causes non-elemental damage and Poison to single/multiple targets 
Osmose     2   Absorbs MP from the target and transfers it to the spell caster 
Drain     14   Drains HP from the target and transfers it to the spell caster 
Demi      18   Amount of damage depends on the target’s HP 
Comet     16   Causes non-elemental damage 
Death     20   KO’s the target 
Break     18   Causes Petrify 
Water     22   Causes Water damage to single/multiple targets 
Meteor    42   Causes non-elemental damage to all enemies 
Flare     40   Causes non-elemental damage 
Doomsday  72   Causes Shadow damage to all targets 

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BLACK MAGIC
ABILITIES 
Name      AP   Learned From 
Fire      25  Mage Staff, Leather Hat 
Fira      50  Flame Staff, Mage’s Hat, Power Belt, Topaz 
Firaga    75  Octagon Rod 
Sleep     20  Flame Staff 
Blizzard  25  Leather Wrist 
Blizzara  50  Ice Staff, Opal 
Blizzaga  85  Octagon Rod 
Slow      20  Ice Staff, Magus Hat 
Thunder   25  Silk Shirt, Glass Buckle 
Thundara  50  Lightning Staff, Peridot 
Thundaga  80  Octagon Rod 
Stop      25  Oak Staff 
Poison    35  Lightning Staff 
Bio       40  Oak Staff 
Osmose    70  High Mage Staff, Gaia Gear 
Drain     60  Oak Staff 
Demi      30  Cypress Pile, Black Belt, Amethyst 
Comet     55  Cypress Pile 
Death     45  Black Hood 
Break     30 Cypress Pile 
Water     55 N-Kai Armlet 
Meteor    95 High Mage Staff 
Flare     95 Black Robe 
Doomsday 150 Mace of Zeus 

Steiner
SWORD ARTS 
Name          MP  Description 
Darkside       0  Reduces HP to cause Shadow damage to the enemy 
Minus Strike   8  Damages with difference between max HP and current HP 
Iai Strike    16  KO’s the target 
Power Break    8  Reduces the enemy’s Attack Power 
Armor Break    4  Reduces the enemy’s Defense 
Mental Break   8  Reduces the enemy’s Magic Defense 
Magic Break    4  Reduces the enemy’s Magic 
Charge!       10  Makes all Near Death party members ‘Attack’ 
Thunder Slash 24  Causes Thunder damage to the enemy 
Stock Break   26  Causes non-elemental damage to all enemies 
Climhazzard   32  Causes non-elemental damage to all enemies 
Shock         46  Deals physical damage to the enemy 

note:sword magic can be done with vivi

SWORD MAGIC 
Spell   MP  Effect 
Fire      6 Strikes the enemy with Fire Sword 
Fira     12 Strikes the enemy with Fira Sword 
Firaga   30 Strikes the enemy with Firaga Sword 
Blizzard  6 Strikes the enemy with Blizzard Sword 
Blizzara 12 Strikes the enemy with Blizzara Sword 
Blizzaga 30 Strikes the enemy with Blizzaga Sword 
Thunder   6 Strikes the enemy with Thunder Sword 
Thundara 12 Strikes the enemy with Thundara Sword 
Thundaga 30 Strikes the enemy with Thundaga Sword 
Bio      20 Strikes the enemy with Bio Sword 
Water    26 Strikes the enemy with Water Sword 
Flare    60 Strikes the enemy with Flare Sword 
Doomsday 50 Strikes the enemy with Doomsday Sword 



ABILITIES 
Name         AP Learned From 
Darkside      30 Blood Sword 
Minus Strike  35 Iron Sword, Excalibur 2, Rubber Helm 
Iai Strike    40 Rune Blade 
Power Break   40 Diamond Sword 
Armor Break   30 Mythril Sword 
Mental Break  45 Ice Brand, Gold Helm 
Magic Break   25 Flame Saber 
Charge!       30 Coral Sword, Aegis Gloves 
Thunder Slash 30 Defender, Ragnarok 
Stock Break   35 Ultima Sword, Excalibur 2 
Climhazzard   70 Excalibur, Excalibur 2 
Shock         60 Ragnarok 

GARNET'S SUMMONS 
Eidolon   MP  Effect 
Shiva     24 Causes Ice damage to all enemies 
Ifrit     26 Causes Fire damage to all enemies 
Ramuh     22 Causes Thunder damage to all enemies 
Atomos    32 Reduces all enemies' HP by a percentage 
Odin      28 Causes KO to all enemies 
Leviathan 42 Causes Water damage to all enemies 
Bahamut   56 Causes non-elemental damage to all enemies 
Ark       80 Causes Shadow damage to all enemies 



WHITE MAGIC 
Spell   MP  Effect 
Cure    6 Restores 300+ HP, single/multiple target 
Cura   10 Restores 1500+ HP, single/multiple target 
Curaga 22 Restores 4000+ HP, single/multiple target 
Life    8 Recovers character from KO, restores some HP 
Scan    4 Determines HP, MP, and weaknesses of enemy 
Panacea 4 Cures Venom and Poison status 
Stona   8 Cures Petrify and Gradual Petrify 
Shell   6 Reduces damage from magic attacks 
Protect 6 Reduces damage from physical attacks 
Silence 8 Prevents single/multiple targets from casting magic 
Mini    8 Shrinks, lowers defense and attack power 
Reflect 6 Reflects magic attacks back onto caster 
Confuse 8 Makes single/multiple targets erratic 
Berserk 6 Raises attack strength, attacks uncontrollably 
Blind   6 Causes Darkness, lowering physical attack accuracy 
Float   6 Causes levitation, prevents earth damage 



ABILITIES 
Name      AP  Learned From 
Shiva     20  Opal 
Ifrit     20  Topaz 
Ramuh     30  Peridot 
Atomos    25  Amethyst 
Odin      30  Dark Matter 
Leviathan 40  Aquamarine 
Bahamut   80  Garnet 
Ark      100 Pumice 
Cure      30 Magic Racket, Rod, Silk Shirt 
Cura      50 Healing Rod, Barette 
Curaga   155 Wizard Rod, Whale Whisker 
Life      30 Mythril Rod, Healing Rod, Whale Whisker, Rebirth Ring, Cachusha 
Scan      25 Air Racket, Desert Boots 
Panacea   15 Air Racket, Rod 
Stona     25 Multina Racket 
Shell     35 Multina Racket, Mythril Racket, Mythril Rod, Wizard Rod, cotton robe 
             Gold Choker, Moonstone 
Protect   30 Mythril Racket, Rod, Wizard Rod, Steepled Hat, Desert Boots 
Silence   30 Priest's Racket, Mythril Rod, Asura's Rod, Magic Armlet 
Mini      40 Magic Racket, Asura's Rod, Feather Boots 
Reflect   20 Mythril Racket, Stardust Rod, Reflect Ring, Ruby 
Confuse   35 Asura's Rod, Lamia's Tiara 
Berserk   30 Magic Racket 
Blind     40 Multina Racket, Magician Shoes 
Float     20 Stardust Rod, Feather Boots 

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