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Poison (, Doku?), occasionally abbreviated to Pois, is a recurring element in the Final Fantasy series. It is primarily featured in Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy VI, and Final Fantasy VIII. Often, attacks with the Poison affinity have a chance of inflicting the status ailment of the same name.

Recurring themes[]

Equipment[]

Star Pendant from FFVII Remake

Star Pendant nulls all poison.

In general, any equipment that protects the wearer against the Poison status (such as the Star Pendant) also protects from the Poison element. In Final Fantasy II, Gold equipment protected the user from Poison. Any weapons with the word Poison or Venom in the name (such as Venom Axe) cause Poison-elemental damage.

Spells and abilities[]

Bio from FFVI Pixel Remaster

Bio, the recurring poison-elemental spell.

Bio is the most recurring poison-elemental damaging spell, with Biora and Bioga appearing as its upgraded forms in some titles. The recurring Poison spell serves as a low-tier poison ability in Final Fantasy VI, while Scourge serves as the sole poison-elemental Black Magic in Final Fantasy II. In addition, the Bioblaster ability serves as recurring poison-elemental attack for the Machinist job.

Poison-elemental attacks often are effective against lightning and holy-elemental entities.

Summons[]

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Doomtrain, the recurring poison summon.

Poison has only has one summon aligned with the element, Doomtrain from Final Fantasy VIII, which attacks targets with Runaway Train. Doomtrain later appears in Final Fantasy Record Keeper as a summon Soul Break, dealing poison damage to targets.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy II[]

Poison
Game Element Type Effect
Scourge Black Magic Inflicts Poison-elemental damage (does not inflict the status effect).
Toxin Ability Inflicts Poison-elemental damage (does not inflict the status effect).
Acid Phial Item Casts Toxin 16.
Poison Axe Weapon Adds Poison element to attacks.
Wizard's Staff Weapon Casts Poison/Scourge 16 when used as an item.

Final Fantasy V[]

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Poison
Game Element Type Effect
Bio Black Magic Moderate Poison elemental damage as well as Sap to one or all enemies.
Poison (Spellblade) Spellblade Adds Poison-element to attacks. If used against an enemy weak to the element, doubles power and pierces defenses.
Bio (Spellblade) Spellblade Adds Poison-element to attacks. Instantly kills any non-Heavy enemy that is weak to Poison. If used against Heavy-type, quadruples power and pierces defenses.
Poison Mist Gaia Deals minor Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison to all enemies.
Poison Breath Mix Poisons target and deals poison damage equal to max HP.
Elemental Power Mix Raises magic power for all elements including poison by 50%.
Poison Rod Weapon Poison elemental. Casts Bio when used as an item and breaks afterwards. Increases power of Poison elemental attacks by 50%.
Wizard Rod Weapon Fire/Ice/Lightning elemental. Raises power of all elemental magic except Water and Holy by 50%.
Rune Chime Weapon Consumes 5 MP for critical hits with 10 more Attack Power. Raises power of all elemental magic except Water by 50%. Does not do full damage from back row despite the in-game description.
Angel Robe Armor Can only be equipped by Chemists. Stamina +2. Immune to Poison elemental damage. Resist Poison status.
Bone Mail Armor Stamina -5. User becomes Undead. Halves Ice elemental damage. Weak to Fire and Holy elemental attacks. Absorbs Poison elemental attacks. Immune to Instant Death, Poison, Blind, Regen, Old, Confuse, and Berserk.

Added in the GBA / Android / iOS / Steam remakes

Poison
Game Element Type Effect
Evil Mist Dark Arts Inflicts Poison elemental damage as well as Poison to all enemies with a deadly poison.
Demon's Rod Weapon Advance Only. Magic +2, Poison elemental. 16% chance of inflicting Instant Death.
Force Shield Shield Advance only. Speed -5. Immune to all elements.
Sorcerer's Mantle Accessory Evasion +10%. Halves all elemental damage.

Final Fantasy VI[]

Poison element from FFVI iconPoison status from FFVI iconPoison
Game Element Type Effect
Poison Magic Deals minor poison-elemental damage as well as poison.
Bio Magic Deals moderate poison-elemental damage as well as inflicting poison.
Poisonous Frog Dance Deals moderate poison-elemental damage as well as inflicting poison.
Bioblaster Tools Deals minor poison-elemental damage as well as poisons all enemies.
Bio Blast Magitek Deals moderate poison-elemental damage as well as inflicts poison to all enemies.
Poison Status Periodically hits the affected with poison-elemental damage.
Acid Rain Enemy Attack Deals poison- and water-elemental damage as well as sap to the party.
Venomist Enemy Attack Deals minor poison-elemental damage as well as inflicting poison.
Poison Rod Weapon Deals poison-elemental damage when attacking physically. Has a chance of casting Poison after each attack. When used as an item, casts Poison and breaks.
Scorpion Tail Weapon Deals poison-elemental damage when attacking physically. Has a chance of casting Bio after each attack.
Venom Claws Weapon Deals poison-elemental damage when attacking physically. Has a chance of casting Poison after each attack.
Cursed Shield Shield Weak to fire, ice, lightning, earth, poison and water damage.
Paladin's Shield Shield Absorbs fire, ice, lightning, and holy. Nullifies poison, wind, water and earth.
Chocobo Suit Armor Nullifies poison-elemental damage.
Minerva Bustier Armor Nullifies fire, ice, lightning and wind damage. Halves poison, holy, water, and earth damage. Can only be equipped by Terra and Celes.
Moogle Suit Armor Nullifies poison-elemental damage.
Tabby Suit Armor Nullifies poison-elemental damage.

Final Fantasy VII[]

Poison gained its first spell tiers, which increased its importance. Because the Poison status deals Poison-elemental damage, it can be absorbed if the character is absorbent to Poison, such as with the Poison Materia linked with a mastered Elemental Materia in the character's armor. If the character is immune to the Poison element (take no damage from it), they are also immune to the Poison status. The reverse is also true: if the character is immune to the Poison status, they are also immune to the Poison element.

Poison
Game Element Type Effect
Poison Status Effect Target takes 1/32 of Max HP of physical Poison-elemental damage gradually throughout the battle.
Bio Magic Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage and inflicts Poison.
Bio2 Magic Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Bio3 Magic Inflicts major Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Acid Rain Enemy Attack Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Poison to character with highest HP.
Evil Poison Enemy Attack Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Blind.
Liquid Poison Enemy Attack Inflicts Poison.
Piazzo Shower Enemy Attack Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Poison Breath Enemy Attack Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Poison Fang Enemy Attack Inflicts extreme Poison-elemental damage and Poison.
Refuse Enemy Attack Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage and inflicts Sleep or Poison.
Shady Breath Enemy Attack Inflicts Poison on party.
Toxic Powder Enemy Attack Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and Poison to party.
Escort Guard Armor Nullifies Lightning, Water, Poison, and Earth. Only usable by males.
Ziedrich Armor Halves all elements.
Poison Ring Accessory Nullifies Poison-elemental damage.
Deadly Waste Item Same as Bio2, but damages all enemies.
M-Tentacles Item Same as Bio3, but damages all enemies.

Final Fantasy VIII[]

Poison was given to its first own summon, and the element is also somewhat attached to status ailments in general. Unlike the last few games, there are only two ways to inflict Poison on enemies, either through use of Doomtrain's Runaway Train or Bio.

FFVIII Poison Status SymbolPoison
Game Element Type Effect
Bio Magic Inflicts Poison-elemental damage as well as Poison.
Doomtrain GF Inflicts various statuses as well as Poison-elemental damage to all enemies.
Poison Gas Enemy Attack Inflicts Poison-elemental damage as well as possible Confuse and Poison to party.

Final Fantasy XII[]

Although Poison is not an element, the summon Cúchulainn is given its attribute. Bio and Scourge also appear, and both may grant the Sap status instead of Poison.

The Final Fantasy Legend[]

Poison
Game Element Type Effect
Fog Magic Book Attacks enemy group with Pois.
King Armor Grants resistance to FFL Strength IconFire, FFL Strength IconIce, FFL Strength IconElec, FFL Strength IconPoison, FFL Strength IconStone, FFL Strength IconPara, FFL Strength IconWeapon, and FFL Strength IconQuake.
Band Helmet Grants resistance to FFL Strength IconFire, FFL Strength IconIce, FFL Strength IconElec, FFL Strength IconPoison, FFL Strength IconStone, FFL Strength IconPara, FFL Strength IconWeapon, and FFL Strength IconQuake.
Dragon Shield Grants the party FFL Strength IconFire, FFL Strength IconIce, FFL Strength IconElec, and FFL Strength IconPoison resistance with 80% success.
Gas Enemy Ability Attacks enemy group with Pois.
FFL Strength IconAll Enemy Ability Resists Fire, Ice, Elec, Pois, Ston, Para, Weapon, and Quake.
FFL Strength IconDamage Enemy Ability Resists Fire, Ice, Elec, and Pois.
FFL Strength IconPoison Enemy Ability Resists Pois element and status.

Final Fantasy Legend II[]

Poison
Game Element Type Effect
Fog Magic Book Damage = Mana x10; Attacks one group; Poison-elemental.
Poison MAGI Damage = Add 5 Mana +1 per MAGI to Mana damage; Poison-elemental.
Acid Enemy Ability Damage = Mana x5; all enemies; Poison-elemental.
Gas Enemy Ability Damage = Mana x5; all enemies; Poison-elemental.
FFLII ResistanceChange Enemy Ability Strong against status change (combination of FFLII ResistancePoison, FFLII ResistancePara, FFLII ResistanceStone, and FFLII ResistanceWeapon).
FFLII ResistanceDamage Enemy Ability Strong against elemental magic (combination of FFLII ResistanceFire, FFLII ResistanceIce, FFLII ResistanceThunder, FFLII ResistancePoison, FFLII ResistanceQuake).
FFLII ResistancePoison Enemy Ability Strong against poison-elemental attacks (both damage and status inflicting).

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

FFRK Poison Element
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