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Final Fantasy VIII

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Abilities

Refer to the following tables to learn more about all of the Abilities in Final Fantasy VIII, some for Junction, some for Characters, some for GF's and some for the Menu. Use the shortcut menu below to jump to one of the refinements quickly.

Junction Abilities

Ability	Effect	Item
HP-J	Junctions magic to character's Hit Points	HP-J Scroll
Str-J	Junctions magic to character's Strength	Str-J Scroll
Vit-J	Junctions magic to character's Vitality	Vit-J Scroll
Spr-J	Junctions magic to character's Spirit	Spr-J Scroll
Spd-J	Junctions magic to character's Speed	Spd-J Scroll
Eva-J	Junctions magic to character's Evasion	Aegis Amulet
Hit-J	Junctions magic to character's Hit %	N/A
Luck-J	Junctions magic to character's Luck	Luck-J Scroll
Elem-Atk-J	Junctions elemental magic to character's Elemental Attack	Elem Atk
Elem-Def-J	Junctions elemental  magic to character's Elemental Defence	N/A
Elem-Defx2	Junctions 2 elemental magics to character's Elemental Defence	N/A
Elem-Defx4	Junctions 4 elemental magics to character's Elemental Defence	Elem Guard
ST-Atk-J	Junctions status magic to character's Status Attack	Status Atk
ST-Def-J	Junctions status magic to character's Status Defence	N/A
ST-Def-x2	Junctions 2 status magics to character's Status Defence	N/A
ST-Def-x4	Junctions 4 status magics to character's Elemental Defence	Status Guard
Ability x3	Sets 3 Party and/or Character Abilities to a Character	N/A
Abiltyx4	Sets 4 Party and/or Character Abilities to a Character	Rosetta Stone
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Command Abilities

Ability	Effect	Item
Magic	Enables use of Magic in battle	Magic Scroll
GF	Enables use of GF in battle	GF Scroll
Draw	Enables use of Draw in battle	Draw Scroll
Item	Enables use of Item in battle	Item Scroll
Card	Transforms enemy into a Card	Gambler Spirit
Doom	Casts Death on an enemy	N/A
Mad Rush	Cast Berserk, Protect and Haste on all allies	N/A
Treatment	Cures Poison, Petrify, Darkness, Silence, Zombie, Sleep, Berserk, Slow, Stop, Curse, Slow Petrify, Confuse and Vit 0	Med Kit
Defend	Reduces damage from physical attacks to 0 and cuts magic damage in half	N/A
Darkside	Triples damage inflicted by Attack, but with each use, the character loses 1/10 of their maximum HP	N/A
Recover	Restores all HP to one party member	Healing Ring
Absorb	Drains HP from target; causes damage if used against Undead creatures	N/A
Revive	Restores one party member from KO status	Phoenix Spirit
LV Down	Cuts target's level by half	N/A
LV Up	Doubles target's level	N/A
Kamikaze	Inflicts major damage, but knocks the character out	Bomb Spirit
Devour	Allow consumption of enemies	Hungry Cookpot
MiniMog	Restores HP to all GF; costs character's average level x 100 Gil to use	Mog's Amulet
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Character Abilities

Ability	Effect	Item
HP + 20/40/80%	Increase HP by 20, 40 or 80%; effect is cumulative	Regen Ring, Giant's Ring & Gaea's Ring
Str + 20/40/60%	Increase Strength by 20, 40 or 60%; effect is cumulative	Strength Love, Power Wrist & Hyper Wrist
Vit + 20/40/60%	Increase Vitality by 20, 40 or 60%; effect is cumulative	Turtle Shell, Orihalcon & Adamantine
Mag + 20/40/60%	Increase Magic by 20, 40 or 60%; effect is cumulative	Circlet, Hypno Crown & Royal Crown
Spr + 20/40/60%	Increase Spirit by 20, 40 or 60%; effect is cumulative	Rune Armlet, Force Armlet & Magic Armlet
Spd + 20/40%	Increase Speed by 20 or 40%; effect is cumulative	Jet Engine & Rocket Engine
Eva + 30%	Increase Evade by 30%	N/A
Luck + 50%	Increase Luck by 50%	N/A
Mug	Changes Attack command into Mug; allows character to steal items from enemies and deal damage	N/A
Med Data	HP recovery from items doubles during battles	Doc's Code
Counter	Character counterattacks when hit with a physical attack	Monk's Code
Return Damage	When damaged, character returns 1/4 of the damage on the opponent	Hundred Needles
Cover	Take physical damage in place of an almost disabled ally; damage is reduced by 1/2	Knight's Code
Expendx2-1	Reduces the number of magic used in Double from 2 to 1	N/A
Expendx3-1	Reduces the number of magic used in Triple from 3 to 1	Three Stars
HP Bonus	When a character levels up, HP gains an additional 30 points	N/A
Str Bonus	When a character levels up, Strength gains an additional point	N/A
Vit Bonus	When a character levels up, Vitality gains an additional point	N/A
Mag Bonus	When a character levels up, Magic gains an additional point	N/A
Spr Bonus	When a character levels up, Spirit gains an additional point	N/A
Auto-Reflect	Automatically activates Reflect in battle; doesn't expire with time or KO status	Glow Curtain
Auto-Shell	Automatically activates Shell in battle; doesn't expire with time or KO status	Moon Curtain
Auto-Protect	Automatically activates Protect in battle; doesn't expire with time or KO status	Steel Curtain
Auto-Haste	Automatically activates Haste in battle; doesn't expire with time or KO status	Accelerator
Initiative	ATB gauge is always full when battle starts	N/A
Move-HP Up	Recovers HP by walking on the World Map	N/A
Auto-Potion	Uses recovery items automatically when damaged in battle; uses Potion and Hi-Potion from item stock	N/A
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Party Abilities

Ability	Effect
Alert	Prevents enemy's Back Attack and First Strike, and increases the party's chances for Back Attack and First Strike
Enc-Half	Reduces the random encounters by half
Enc-None	No random encounters with enemies
Rare Item	Rare items become easier to obtain after battle
Move-Find	Hidden Save Points and Draw Points become visible
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GF Abilities

Ability	Effect	Item
SumMag + 10/20/30/40%	Increases GF's attack by 10, 20, 30 or 40%; effect is cumulative	Steel Pipe, Star Fragment, Energy Crystal & Samantha Soul
GFHP + 10/20/30/40%	Increases GF's HP by 10, 20, 30 or 40%; effect is cumulative	Healing Mail, Silver Mail, Gold Armor & Diamond Armor
Boost	Increase damage during GF's attack	N/A
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Menu Abilities

Ability	Effect
Haggle	Buy items at shops for a discount
Sell-High	Sell item to shops for a higher price then usual
Familiar	Enables you to buy a better variety of items at shops
Call Shop	Call any shops you've visited from the Menu Screen
Junk Shop	Call a Junk Shop from the Menu
T Mag-RF	Refine Lightning/Wind magic from items
I Mag-RF	Refine Water/Ice magic from items
F Mag-RF	Refine Fire magic from items
L Mag-RF	Refine Life/Recovery magic from items
Time Mag-RF	Refine Time/Space magic from items
ST Mag-RF	Refine Status magic from items
Supt Mag-RF	Refine Support magic from items
Forbid Mag-RF	Refine Forbidden magic from items
Recov Mag-RF	Refine Recovery magic from items
ST Med-RF	Refine Status Recovery Medince from items
Ammo-RF	Refine Ammunition from items
Tool-RF	Refine Tools from items
Forbid Med-RF	Refine Forbidden Medicine from items
GFRecov Med-RF	Refine Recovery Medicine for GF from items
GFAbl Med-RF	Refine GF Ability Medicine from items
Mid Mag-RF	Refine Mid-Level magic from Low-Level magic
High Mag-RF	Refine High-Level magic from Mid-Level magic
Med LV Up	Refine rare medicines from common medicines
Card Mod	Refine items from cards
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