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This article lists the enemy abilities used in Vagrant Story
Enemy abilities
Ability
Description
Enemies
Accursed Umbra
A 2nd level Break Art for Great Axes that deals blunt damage.
Tieger
Acid Breath
A mild attack which deals damage to all body parts of Ashley Riot 's body.
Basilisk , Earth Dragon
Acid Flow
Marid , Guildenstern , Death
Acid Sneeze
A minor attack which deals damage to a single body part.
Slime
Acrid Ooze
Slime
Apocalypse
Guildenstern , Asura
Aqua Blast
A water elemental spell which affects one target
Ghost , Zombie Mage , Dark Eye , Imp , Crimson Blade , Water Elemental , Marid , Shadow
Aqua Bubble
Giant Crab , Iron Crab , Damascus Crab
Avalanche Lv1 A water elemental spell which affects several body parts
Water Elemental , Lich
Avalanche Lv2 Stronger form of Avalanche Lv.1. Deals more damage to a larger area
Wraith , Water Elemental , Shadow
Avalanche Lv3 Strongest form of Avalanche used by enemies. Deals more damage in a larger area.
Lich Lord , Marid
Ability
Description
Enemies
Banish An Instant Death attack
Harpy , Shrieker
Bear Claw
A 1st level break art for Great Axes which deals blunt damage.
Tieger
Bite Attack used by dragon type enemies. Deals physical damage.
Wyvern , Dragon , Sky Dragon , Snow Dragon , Arch Dragon , Flame Dragon , Wyvern Knight , Wyvern Queen , Dark Dragon , Dragon Zombie
Blasphemous Howl
Inflicts Curse
Harpy
Blessing
Removes Curse.
Orc Leader , Neesa
Bloodsuck
Drains health from target and heals the user for an equivalent amount
Stirge
Bloody Sin
Guildenstern's ultimate attack.
Guildenstern
Bonecrusher 1st level Break Art which deals blunt type damage.
Neesa
Ability
Description
Enemies
Ceasar's Thrust
Inflict's paralysis and deals physical damage.
Kali , Ravana , Asura
Cherry Ronde
3rd level break art for Swords which deals edged type damage with a water affinity.
Rosencrantz
Clearance
Removes all status effects apart from curse.
Grissom , Ogre Lord
Cureall
Uses a cure potion to fully restore health.
Orc Leader , Gremlin , Ogre
Cure Curse
Uses an Angelic Paean to cure curse.
Crimson Blade
Cure Numbness
Uses a Spirit Orison to cure numbness.
Crimson Blade , Goblin Leader , Neesa , Tieger
Cure Paralysis
Uses a Yggdrasil's tear tocure paralysis
Crimson Blade , Goblin Leader
Cure Poison
Uses a Faerie Chortle to cure poison.
Crimson Blade
Curse Inflict's curse on the target.
Death , Wraith , Lich Lord , Nightmare , Guildenstern , Asura
Ability
Description
Enemies
Dark Chant
Dark elemental attack. Deals damage to a single body part.
Dark Eye , Dark Elemental , Nightmare , Wraith , Lich Lord
Degenerate Lowers taret's strength, making them more susceptible to physical attacks.
Dullahan , Ghost , Goblin Leader , Lich , Orc Leader , Nightstalker , Tieger , Ogre Lord , Kali , Guildenstern , Shrieker
Devitalize
Drains health from target and heals the user for an equivalent amount.
Harpy
Dispel Removes positive status buffs from the tsrget
Goblin Leader , Quicksilver , Guildenstern
Divine Breath
Breath Attack. Deals damage to MP as well as HP.
Arch Dragon
Drain Heart
Dark Affinity spell. Drains health from target and heals the user for an equivalent amount.
Dullahan , Dark Crusader , Orc Leader , Quicksilver
Drain Mind
Dark elemental spell. Drains MP from target and restores the user's MP for an equivalent amount.
Lich , Fire Elemental , Grissom , Orc Leader , Quicksilver , Harpy , Gremlin , Water Elemental , Lich Lord , Ogre Lord
Ability
Description
Enemies
Emetic Bomb
4th level break art for Great Axes. Deals Edged damage.
Tieger
Enlighten
A status buff which increases intelligence.
Death
Explosion Lv1
Non-elemental spell. Deals blunt damage to all body parts
Duane , Lich
Explosion Lv2
Stronger version of Explosion Lv.1. Deals more damage to a larger area.
Wraith , Imp
Ability
Description
Enemies
Fireball Fire elemental attack. Deals damage to a single body part.
Ghost , Zombie Mage , Dark Eye , Fire Elemental , Imp , Crimson Blade , Ifrit , Shadow
Fire Breath Breath attack. Deals fire elemental damage to all body parts.
Wyvern , Hellhound , Wyvern Knight , Wyvern Queen
Fire Storm
Ifrit , Guildenstern , Death
Flame Sphere Lv1
Delivers fire elemental damage to all body parts.
Fire Elemental , Lich
Flame Sphere Lv2
Stronger form of Flame Sphere Lv.1. Deals more damage to a larger area.
Wraith , Fire Elemental , Shadow
Flame Sphere Lv3
Strongest form of Flame Sphere usable by enemies. Deals more damage to a larger area.
Lich Lord , Ifrit
Frost Breath Breath attack. Deals Water elemental damage to all body parts.
Snow Dragon
Frost Fusion
Elemental buff. Increases weapons affinity to water.
Orc Leader , Nightstalker , Dark Crusader
Ability
Description
Enemies
Gaea Strike Lv1
An area of effect earth elemental spell.
Earth Elemental , Lich
Gaea Strike Lv2
Stronger form of Gaea strike Lv1. Deals more damage to a larger area
Lich , Earth Elemental , Imp , Shadow
Gaea Strike Lv3
Strongest form of Gaea strike used by enemies. Deals more damage to a larger area.
Dao
Giga Rush
An attack unique to Minotaur type enemies. Deals physical damage.
Minotaur , Minotaur Zombie , Minotaur Lord
Granite Punch
Attack unique to Golem type enemies. Deals physical damage.
Golem , Damascus Golem , Iron Golem
Gravity
Dao , Guildenstern , Death
Ability
Description
Enemies
Heal Restores target's HP
Crimson Blade , Goblin Leader , Orc Leader , Lich , Neesa , Gremlin , Ogre , Ogre Lord
Heaven's Tear
Damages both HP and MP
Kali , Ravana , Asura
Herakles Positive buff. Increases strength, which increses physical damage dealt and reduces physical damage received.
Crimson Blade , Dullahan , Zombie Mage , Orc Leader , Gremlin , Last Crusader
Hex Flux
4th level break art which deals blunt damage with Light and Dark affinities.
Neesa
Ability
Description
Enemies
Ignis Wheel
3rd level break art for Heavy Maces which deals blunt damage with a fire affinity.
Neesa
Invigorate Temporarily increases target's agility
Shrieker , Dark Crusader , Last Crusader
Iron Ripper
A 3rd level break art for Great Axes which deals blunt type damage.
Tieger
Ability
Description
Enemies
Last Ascension
Guildenstern's Cinematic attack. Deals physical damage
Guildenstern
Leadbones
Temporarily reduces target's agility
Ghost , Gremlin , Guildenstern , Ravana , Shrieker
Lightning Bolt
Air elemental spell which affects one body part.
Ghost , Zombie Mage , Dark Eye , Imp , Crimson Blade , Djinn , Air Elemental , Shadow
Luft Fusion
Elemental buff which increases weapon's affinity to air.
Orc Leader , Dark Crusader
Ability
Description
Enemies
Numbing Hook
Attack which causes Numbness
Gargoyle
Numbing Needle
Attack which causes numbness
Mimic
Ability
Description
Enemies
Papillon Reel
4th level break art for swords. Deals edged damage with light affinity.
Rosencrantz
Pincer
Physical attack used by crab type enemies
Iron Crab , Damascus Crab
Poison Breath Breath attack. Deals Dark affinity damage and may cause poison status.
Dark Dragon
Poison Mist
Causes poison status
Duane , Goblin Leader , Death , Zombie Mage , Imp , Lich , Dullahan , Wraith
Poison Sneeze
Physical damage and poison status
Poison Slime
Poltergeist
Physical attack
Wraith
Prostasia
Status buff. Increases weapon's potency.
Dark Crusader , Crimson Blade , Orc Leader , Ogre , Last Crusader , Shrieker
Psychodrain
Temporarily decreases target's intelligence.
Ghost , Zombie Mage , Lich , Dark Eye , Guildenstern , Shrieker
Ability
Description
Enemies
Quickshock
A 2nd Level Break art for Heavy Maces which deals blunt damage with an Air affinity.
Neesa
Ability
Description
Enemies
Radial Surge Lv1
Deals Light Elemental damage to all body parts in range.
Lich
Radial Surge Lv2
Stronger form of Radial Surge Lv.1. Deals more damage in a larger area.
Imp , Wraith
Radial Surge Lv3
Stronger form of Radial Surge Lv.2. Deals even more damage to a greater area.
Lich Lord
Radial Surge Lv4
Strongest form of Radial Surge in game. Deals maximum Light Elemental damage to the greatest area.
Death
Raven Eye
Kali , Ravana , Asura
Recharge 25 MP
Uses a Mana Root to recharge 25 MP
Lich Lord , Death , Water Elemental , Air Elemental , Lich
Recharge 50 MP
Uses a Mana Bulb to restore 50 MP
Duane , Lich Lord , Death
Recharge 100 MP
Uses a Mana Tonic to restore 100 MP
Fire Elemental , Dark Elemental , Air Elemental , Earth Elemental , Water Elemental , Marid , Ifrit , Djinn , Nightmare , Dao
Recover 50 HP
Uses a Cure Bulb to restore 50 HP
Rosencrantz
Rending Gale
A Lv. 1 Break Art for swords which deals piercing damage.
Rosencrantz
Reaper's Scythe
Wraith
Restoration
Crimson Blade
Rot Breath
Breath Attack
Dragon Zombie
Ability
Description
Enemies
Searing Breath
Breath Attack which causes fire affinity damage.
Flame Dragon
Silence Spell which inflicts the Silence Status
Lich , Lich Lord , Quicksilver , Tieger , Gremlin , Ogre , Guildenstern , Wraith
Soil Fusion
Positive buff which increases the weapon's Earth affinity
Orc Leader , Dark Crusader
Solid Shock
Ghost , Dark Eye , Zombie Mage , Nightstalker , Wraith
Spark Fusion
Positive buff which increases the weapon's fire affinity.
Orc Leader , Dark Crusader
Spiral Shell
Weak physical ability.
Ichthious
Spirit Surge
Light affinity attack which affects only one body part.
Wraith , Lich , Lich Lord
Stun Blast
Dark Eye
Stun Cloud
Spell which inflicts paralysis.
Goblin Leader , Lich Lord , Imp , Last Crusader , Gremlin , Guildenstern , Ogre Lord
Surging Balm
Spell which buffs the target with the Regeneration Status
Ogre Lord , Ravana , Asura
Ability
Description
Enemies
Tail Attack Attack used by all major Dragon enemies in game. Deals physical damage.
Dragon , Earth Dragon , Sky Dragon , Snow Dragon , Arch Dragon , Flame Dragon , Dark Dragon , Dragon Zombie
Tarnish
Negative buff which decreases the target's weapon's potency.
Ghost , Lich Lord , Orc Leader , Lich , Nightstalker , Gremlin , Kali , Guildenstern , Guildenstern
Thermal Breath
Breath attack
Dragon
Thunderbolt Air affinity spell which affects only one body part
Djinn , Guildenstern , Death
Thunder Breath Breath attack. Deals air affinity damage
Sky Dragon
Thunderburst Lv1
Air affinity spell which affects all body parts.
Air Elemental , Lich
Thunderburst Lv2
Stronger form of Thunderburst Lv.1. Deals more damage to a larger area.
Lich , Grissom , Wraith , Air Elemental , Shadow
Thunderburst Lv3
Strongest form of Thunderburst usable by enemies in game. Deals more damage in a larger area.
Djinn
Tidal Rush
Water affinity attack used by Crab type enemies in game.
Giant Crab , Iron Crab , Damascus Crab
Tornado
Ogre Lord
Tyrant's Mace
Physical attack
Kali , Ravana , Asura
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