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Junction System

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Squall's Junction screen.

The Junction System is the skill system in Final Fantasy VIII.

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[edit] Junctioning

Because general enemies in the game are always about the same level as the player's characters, simple leveling up of the characters does not help them gain the advantage over the enemy. Without utilizing the Junction System, characters will not be able to use abilities other than "Attack" during battle. Therefore, by junctioning Guardian Forces (GF) to the characters, the player can customize the characters, in terms of stat upgrading, ability commands that can be used in battle, and later on, what elemental and status ailment attack/resistances that character has. What precisely can be upgraded depends on the GFs that the player have junctioned, and what the GF has learned.

To upgrade any stat and/or attack/resistance, magic can be junctioned to the stat provided a GF junctioned to the character in question has learned the corresponding Junction ability. The more magic junctioned, the larger the effect.

In order to upgrade basic stats, for example, HP and Strength (Str), any magic can be used for junctioning, but some magic will have a larger effect on certain stats than others, for example, junctioning the "Haste" spell to the character speed stat boosts the speed of the character to a much larger degree than junctioning "Scan" or "Fire" to the speed stat.

[edit] Element and Status Effect Junctioning

Upgrading Elemental attacks/resistances (Elem-Atk/Elem-Def) (if the GF has learned the abilities) generally requires elemental magic. Junctioning "Fire" to an Elem-Def stat will increase a character's resistance to fire attacks, the larger the quantity of Fire magic there is junctioned, the higher the resistance. Some other magic will provide multiple resistances, notably "Ultima" will provide resistance for all elements. Junctioning elemental magic to the Elem-Atk stat will cause the character's normal "Attack" to posses some elemental property, giving advantages against some enemies, dependent on the element.

Similarly, upgrading Status Ailment attacks/resistances (ST-Atk/ST-Def) (if the GF has learned the abilities) generally requires magic that cause or cure status ailments. Junctioning Death to ST-Def will make a character resistant to "instant death" attacks, while Junctioning Death to ST-Atk will allow a character to cause "instant death" when executing a normal "Attack".

Players can choose to auto assign magic to Stats, Elem-Atk/Def and ST-Atk/Def by using the Auto command in the Junctioning menu. The player can auto assign magic giving priority to Strength, Magic or Defense.

[edit] Command Ability Junctioning

To use Command Abilities in battle (and in the case of Draw, in the field), characters require them to be "junctioned". Again, the abilities available depend on the GFs junctioned, but do not require magic to be junctioned. In the same way, to use the Character/Party support abilities that the GF has learned, they also require junctioning, but do not require magic.

[edit] Support Ability Junctioning

Other than action commands, passive abilities can be junctioned. A character starts out with two slots, but can eventually gain three, where party or ally-abilities can be junctioned. For example, if a GF has learned the ability HP+20%, it must be junctioned to one of the slots, for it to be activated.

[edit] Junction Values

Spell HP Str Vit Mag Spr Spd Eva Hit Luk
Ultima 60 1.00 0.82 1.00 0.95 0.60 0.24 0.60 0.60
Full-Life 48 0.20 0.80 0.20 0.85 0.08 0.04 0.08 0.20
Water 3 0.20 0.14 0.18 0.14 0.12 0.04 0.18 0.13
Aero 3 0.17 0.10 0.16 0.10 0.20 0.08 0.22 0.15
Esuna 5 0.06 0.36 0.12 0.36 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.10
Aura 34 0.70 0.22 0.24 0.24 0.10 0.02 0.50 0.40
Quake 26 0.40 0.20 0.40 0.20 0.07 0.03 0.30 0.12
Demi 16 0.34 0.18 0.36 0.18 0.12 0.04 0.14 0.10
Cure 2 0.04 0.15 0.04 0.15 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02
Cura 5 0.08 0.28 0.08 0.28 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.03
Curaga 22 0.20 0.65 0.20 0.65 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.10
Confuse 7 0.22 0.18 0.28 0.18 0.18 0.04 0.08 0.08
Silence 1 0.06 0.05 0.12 0.10 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.02
Thunder 1 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.04 0.08 0.03 0.10 0.08
Thundara 2 0.15 0.08 0.15 0.08 0.12 0.04 0.16 0.12
Thundaga 14 0.30 0.16 0.30 0.16 0.14 0.04 0.20 0.14
Shell 4 0.06 0.18 0.10 0.40 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.14
Stop 8 0.18 0.20 0.30 0.24 0.48 0.10 0.20 0.10
Sleep 1 0.06 0.05 0.12 0.10 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02
Slow 5 0.12 0.16 0.20 0.20 0.40 0.08 0.10 0.10
Zombie 8 0.15 0.24 0.15 0.12 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02
Double 2 0.15 0.06 0.18 0.06 0.10 0.03 0.40 0.02
Death 18 0.22 0.22 0.38 0.58 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.38
Dispel 10 0.12 0.38 0.16 0.60 0.08 0.04 0.08 0.14
Triple 24 0.70 0.10 0.70 0.10 0.70 0.16 1.50 0.30
Tornado 30 0.48 0.24 0.42 0.24 0.33 0.13 0.38 0.14
Drain 4 0.13 0.30 0.20 0.24 0.06 0.02 0.05 0.04
Berserk 3 0.13 0.08 0.14 0.08 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.03
Bio 7 0.24 0.15 0.24 0.15 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.04
Fire 1 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.04 0.08 0.03 0.10 0.08
Fira 2 0.15 0.08 0.15 0.08 0.12 0.04 0.16 0.12
Firaga 14 0.30 0.16 0.30 0.16 0.14 0.04 0.20 0.14
Blind 1 0.06 0.05 0.12 0.10 0.03 0.02 0.30 0.02
Blizzard 1 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.04 0.08 0.03 0.10 0.08
Blizzara 2 0.15 0.08 0.15 0.08 0.12 0.04 0.16 0.12
Blizzaga 14 0.30 0.16 0.30 0.16 0.14 0.04 0.20 0.14
Flare 32 0.56 0.26 0.44 0.26 0.12 0.03 0.26 0.12
Break 10 0.20 0.20 0.34 0.35 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.12
Protect 4 0.06 0.40 0.10 0.18 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.14
Haste 5 0.12 0.16 0.20 0.20 0.50 0.08 0.10 0.10
Pain 28 0.42 0.38 0.60 0.45 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.40
Holy 38 0.55 0.28 0.45 0.48 0.10 0.07 0.24 0.14
Meteor 46 0.75 0.34 0.52 0.34 0.30 0.12 0.40 0.22
Meltdown 15 0.24 0.80 0.20 0.20 0.03 0.02 0.12 0.08
Scan 1 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03
Regen 26 0.18 0.70 0.18 0.60 0.08 0.04 0.08 0.08
Reflect 20 0.14 0.46 0.20 0.72 0.10 0.04 0.08 0.16
Life 12 0.08 0.50 0.10 0.50 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.04
Float 2 0.08 0.15 0.08 0.15 0.16 0.04 0.12 0.20

[edit] Elemental

[edit] Attack

Spell Elemental Value (%)
Water Water 1.0
Aero Wind 0.8
Quake Earth 1.0
Thunder Thunder 0.5
Thundara Thunder 0.8
Thundaga Thunder 1.0
Tornado Wind 1.0
Bio Poison 1.0
Fire Fire 0.5
Fira Fire 0.8
Firaga Fire 1.0
Blizzard Ice 0.5
Blizzara Ice 0.8
Blizzaga Ice 1.0
Holy Holy 1.0

[edit] Defense

Spell Elemental Value (%)
Ultima All 1.0
Full-Life All 0.4
Water Water 1.5
Aero Wind 0.8
Quake Earth 2.0
Thunder Thunder 0.5
Thundara Thunder 0.8
Thundga Thunder 1.5
Shell All 0.2
Tornado Wind 2.0
Bio Poison 1.5
Fire Fire 0.5
Fira Fire 0.8
Firaga Fire 1.5
Blizzard Ice 0.5
Blizzara Ice 0.8
Blizzaga Ice 1.5
Flare Thunder, Fire, Ice 0.8
Protect Thunder, Fire, Ice 0.2
Holy Holy 2.0
Meteor Earth, Wind 1.5
Life All 0.3
Float Earth 0.5

[edit] Status Defense

Spell Elemental Value (%)
Full-Life Death 0.40
Esuna Poison, Petrify, Darkness, Berserk, Slow, Silence, Sleep, Stop, Curse, Confusion 0.20
Aura Curse 2.00
Confuse Confusion 1.00
Silence Silence 1.00
Stop Stop 1.00
Sleep Sleep 1.00
Slow Slow 1.00
Zombie Zombie 1.00
Death Death 1.00
Dispel Drain 0.50
Drain Drain 1.00
Berserk Berserk 1.00
Bio Poison 1.00
Blind Darkness 1.00
Break Petrify 1.00
Pain Poison, Darkness, Silence, Curse 1.00
Holy Death, Drain, Confusion, Zombie, Sleep, Curse, Berserk, Poison 0.40
Reflect Poison, Petrify, Darkness, Confusion, Silence, Berserk, Slow, Stop, Sleep 0.25
Life Death 0.20

Source: GameFAQs: Final Fantasy VIII (PS) Magic Junction Effects by fuuie

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