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Elemental Affinity (属性強化, Zokusei Kyouka?, lit. Attribute Enhancement) is an ability or trait present in some pieces of equipment in the series, which enhances the elemental damage dealt by the user.
Appearances
Final Fantasy III
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Final Fantasy V
Template:Sideicon Several pieces of equipment increase the power of elemental attacks by +50%. The bonus is applied before subtracting the opponent's Magic Defense.
Type | Equipment | Elemental Affinity |
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Knife | Air Knife | Wind |
Hammer | Gaia Hammer | Earth |
Katana | Wind Slash | Wind |
Rod | Fire Rod | Fire |
Rod | Ice Rod | Ice |
Rod | Thunder Rod | Lightning |
Rod | Poison Rod | Poison |
Rod | Magus Rod | Wind, Earth, Poison, Lightning, Ice, Fire |
Bell | Gaia's Bell | Earth |
Bell | Rune Chime | Wind, Earth, Holy, Poison, Lightning, Ice, Fire |
Robe | Gaia Gear | Earth |
Staff | Sage's Staff | Holy |
Final Fantasy IX
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Type | Equipment | Elemental Affinity |
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Racket | Magic Racket | Holy |
Staff | Octagon Rod | Water |
Hat | Feather Hat | Wind |
Magus Hat | Ice | |
Mage's Hat | Holy/Shadow | |
Twist Headband | Earth | |
Red Hat | Fire | |
Golden Hairpin | Water | |
Flash Hat | Thunder/Holy | |
Golden Skullcap | Water | |
Helmet | Mythril Helm | Holy |
Armlet | Jade Armlet | Holy |
Bone Wrist | Earth | |
Bracer | Wind | |
Glove | Thunder Gloves | Thunder |
Clothes | Magician Cloak | Ice |
Gaia Gear | Earth | |
Brave Suit | Fire | |
Robe | Light Robe | Holy/Shadow |
White Robe | Holy | |
Black Robe | Shadow | |
Armor | Demon's Mail | Shadow |
Add-on | Ancient Aroma | Shadow |
Angel Earrings | Holy | |
Barette | Ice | |
Black Belt | Wind | |
Cachusha | Fire | |
Extension | Thunder | |
Fairy Earrings | Wind | |
Germinas Boots | Earth | |
Gold Choker | Shadow | |
Maiden Prayer | Holy | |
Pearl Rouge | Water | |
Rebirth Ring | Holy |
Final Fantasy XI
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Affinity Bonuses | |||
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Tier | Dmg | Acc | Prp |
1 | +10% | +20 | +2 |
2 | +15% | +30 | +3 |
3 | +20% | +40 | +4 |
4 | +25% | +50 | +5 |
5 | +30% | +60 | +6 |
A variety of staves offer different levels of elemental affinity. In addition to increasing the damage dealt by appropriate spells, affinity also improves casting accuracy and reduces the recurring cost of a summoner's elementally-aligned pets. The hidden downside is that spells of the element weak to the affinity become less powerful and more likely to miss. A summoner also spends greater MP sustaining a pet that suffers from the equipped element.
These penalties are the inverse of the benefits that the affinity would normally grant. For example, Neptune's Staff, with tier 2 water affinity, strengthens Flood by 15% with 30 bonus accuracy but increases the cost of using Ifrit, whose fire is vulnerable to water, by 3 MP every 3 seconds. This contributes to the popular practice of switching staves for each spell that a mage employs.
Customizable staves available at high levels provide an opportunity to improve one aspect of affinity at the cost of another. One augmented item may offer more damage, less accuracy, and no reduction in perpetuation cost while another offers only a large perpetuation benefit. Advanced customizations further improve affinity with a reduction in casting time for aligned spells.
Element | Equipment | Tier |
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Fire | Fire Staff | 1 |
Vulcan's Staff | 2 | |
Agni's Staff | Varies | |
Ice | Ice Staff | 1 |
Aquilo's Staff | 2 | |
Varuna's Staff | Varies | |
Wind | Wind Staff | 1 |
Auster's Staff | 2 | |
Vayu's Staff | Varies | |
Earth | Earth Staff | 1 |
Terra's Staff | 2 | |
Kubera's Staff | Varies | |
Lightning | Thunder Staff | 1 |
Jupiter's Staff | 2 | |
Indra's Staff | Varies | |
Water | Water Staff | 1 |
Neptune's Staff | 2 | |
Soma's Staff | Varies | |
Dark | Dark Staff | 1 |
Pluto's Staff | 2 | |
Yama's Staff | Varies | |
Light | Light Staff | 1 |
Apollo's Staff | 2 | |
Surya's Staff | Varies | |
Varies | Teiwaz | Varies |
Final Fantasy XII
Template:Sideicon When a character equips a weapon or armor that has an elemental affinity, all damage, both physical and magickal, associated with the element, is boosted by 50%. The affinity bonus is independent of the weapon's own element, in that the bonus usually exists on its own and elemental weapons usually don't have an elemental affinity. Elemental affinities do not stack, so there is no benefit in equipping two pieces of equipment that give an affinity to the same element simultaneously.
For example, none of the staves that have the elemental affinity trait have an element in the weapon. Instead, the user benefits from the affinity by casting magick of the element the weapon gives a bonus for, but there is no bonus for physically attacking with said weapon as the damage with physical attacks is non-elemental.
In the original version of Final Fantasy XII all ninja swords have the element of Dark, but none has an elemental affinity on the Dark element. To apply the elemental affinity to ninja swords the character must wear the Black Robes armor, which gives a +50% boost to Dark elemental damage, making all attacks dealt with ninja swords +50% the normal damage. This is no longer the case in the International Zodiac Job System as most of the ninja swords had their element changed or removed, and only the Yagyu Darkblade retains its original dark element. Also, since the Shikari cannot equip the Black Robes, they cannot benefit from the damage boost. the only job that can equip the ninja swords
Type | Equipment | Elemental Affinity |
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Pole | Six-fluted Pole | Water |
Rod | Holy Rod | Holy |
Bow | Burning Bow | Fire |
Mace | Zeus Mace | Dark |
Staff | Cherry Staff | Wind |
Flame Staff | Fire | |
Storm Staff | Lightning | |
Glacial Staff | Ice | |
Cloud Staff | Water | |
Staff of Magi | Holy | |
Hand-bomb | Fumarole | Water |
Mystic Armor | White Robes | Holy |
Black Robes | Dark |
Holy Rod is the only weapon that is both elemental and has an elemental affinity; its Holy element is strengthened by its own Holy affinity, so all physical attacks will be 50% more powerful, compensating for the weapon's fairly low attack power. The effect is even greater against enemies that are weak against Holy, as they will take double damage from Holy, plus the +50% bonus.
Potentially the greatest damage increase is dealt to an oiled enemy through the casting of a fire elemental spell while equipped with the Flame Staff or the Burning Bow, as oiled targets take triple the normal damage from Fire-elemental attacks. The bonus damage also applies, when the same conditions are satisfied, through physically attacking enemies using the Burning Bow with the Fiery Arrow ammunition. Should the oiled enemy be also weak to fire, the total damage can reach 900%.
In the International Zodiac Job System, since all jobs have a limited pool of equipment each, the only jobs that can benefit from the elemental affinity damage boosts are the Red Mage, White Mage, Black Mage, Archer, Breaker, Monk, and Mononofu by equipping the necessary equipment. However, the Mononofu can only benefit by using the items equipped with either the Black or White RobesDark Mote or Holy Mote while the Monk can do so by using equipped with the Six-Fluted PoleWater Mote or getting Water cast through Shades of Black.
Final Fantasy XIII
Template:Sideicon Fire Affinity, Frost Affinity, Lightning Affinity, Water Affinity, Wind Affinity and Earth Affinity increase the damage dealt by the user's corresponding elemental attacks and exist as passive abilities in equipment. The bonus is between +20% - 50%, depending on the affinity's strength.
Affinity | Accessory | Affinity | Accessory |
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Fire | Ember Ring | Ice | Frost Ring |
Blaze Ring | Icicle Ring | ||
Salamandrine Ring | Boreal Ring | ||
Flamebane Brooch | Frostbane Brooch | ||
Flameshield Earring | Frostshield Earring | ||
Fire Charm | Ice Charm | ||
Lightning | Spark Ring | Water | Aqua Ring |
Fulmen Ring | Riptide Ring | ||
Raijin Ring | Nereid Ring | ||
Sparkbane Brooch | Aquabane Brooch | ||
Sparkshield Earring | Aquashield Earring | ||
Lightning Charm | Water Charm | ||
Wind | Zephyr Ring | Earth | Clay Ring |
Gale Ring | Siltstone Ring | ||
Sylphid Ring | Gaian Ring | ||
Wind Charm | Earth Charm |
Final Fantasy Tactics
Template:Sideicon There are several types of equipment found in the game that increase the power of elemental attacks.
Type | Equipment | Elemental Affinity |
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Sword | Excalibur | Holy |
Rod | Flame Rod | Fire |
Ice Rod | Ice | |
Thunder Rod | Thunder | |
Clothes | Gaia Gear | Earth |
Black Robe | Fire, Ice, Thunder | |
Shield | Kaiser Shield | Fire, Ice, Thunder |
Rings | Sage's Ring | All Elements |
Armlets | Japa Mala | All Elements |
Lip Rouge | Tynar Rouge | Holy |
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Template:Sideicon Some weapons and one armor enhance the effect of certain elements. In some cases, these equipment not only enhance but also absorb the element.
Type | Equipment | Elemental Affinity |
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Knightsword | SaveTheQueen | Holy |
Excalibur | Holy | |
Broadsword | Vajra | Lightning |
Rapier | Djinn Flyssa | Wind |
Katana | Zanmato | Holy |
Rod | Terre Rod | Earth |
Flame Rod | Fire | |
Thor Rod | Lightning | |
Chill Rod | Ice | |
Princess Rod | Wind. Water, Earth | |
Mace | Lotus Mace | Fire |
Robe | Black Robes | Fire, Lightning, Ice |
Final Fantasy Legend II
Template:Sideicon There are four MAGI found in the game that augments the power of elemental abilities.
Name | Effect | Found |
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Fire | Add 5 Mana +1 per MAGI to Mana damage for Fire-elemental abilities. | Ashura's Base, Ashura's Tower, Ki's Body, Undersea Volcano, Guardian's Base, Venus' City, Volcano, Edo Castle, Valhalla Palace |
Ice | Add 5 Mana +1 per MAGI to Mana damage for Ice-elemental abilities. | Ashura's Base, Ashura's Tower, Ki's Body, Cave of Light, Ninja's Path, Venus' City, Sewer, Edo Castle, Valhalla Palace |
Thunder | Add 5 Mana +1 per MAGI to Mana damage for Thunder-elemental abilities. | Ashura's Tower, Giant's Town, Ki's Body, Cave of Light, Lynn's Village, Venus' City, Sewer, Edo Castle, Valhalla Palace |
Poison | Add 5 Mana +1 per MAGI to Mana damage for Poison-elemental abilities. | Ashura's Tower, Abandoned Giant's Town, Ki's Body, Undersea Volcano, Ninja's Path, Venus' City, Volcano, Edo Castle, Valhalla Palace |
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Template:Sideicon The Elementalist's job abilities Augment and Amplify enhance the effects of allies' elemental attacks and last four turns.
Final Fantasy Dimensions
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