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FFXII Reverse Status

Ashe under the Reverse status in Final Fantasy XII.

Damage and healing effects are reversed. Taking damage restores HP, while healing reduces it.

Final Fantasy XII description

Reverse (逆転, Gyakuten?) is a status effect that causes attacking and healing to have the opposite effect for afflicted target; when an enemy is in Reverse, all attacks directed at it will heal rather than injure. Reverse bears some similarities to the Zombie status ailment present in many Final Fantasy games in that it causes healing magic to act as offensive magic.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy IV[]

In the 3D version, Dr. Lugae can use Reversal Gas, which inflicts Reverse on all party members and himself. He can then use Restore to damage the party.

Final Fantasy XII[]

Reverse is a status effect inflicted by the spell of the same name that causes healing and damage to have the opposite effect. The Esper Ultima uses Holyja, which can inflict Reverse. Zalera's spell, Lv.5 Reverse, inflicts reverse to characters whose levels are divisible by 5. Stasis traps also inflict Reverse.

Reverse affects all regular attacks, damaging and healing spells, and most Esper attacks. It does not affect Drain or Leech, Syphon, Poison, Sap, Regen, Phoenix Down, Knot of Rust, Dark Matter, Quickenings, or Technicks. Zalera's Kill, Shemhazai's Soul Purge, and Zodiark's Final Eclipse skills are also exceptions.

Although the status is classed as "negative", it can be beneficial in long battles by casting Reverse on one or all members of the party so all attacks from the enemy will heal them. The only drawbacks to the status are that if any party members have an Esuna gambit active, they will immediately attempt to remove the status due to its negative classification. Save crystals will also remove Reverse.

If the player has a gambit set to heal using Cura or Curaja, in which the character would normally be healed, they would instead be hurt. If a character has the Reverse status and they are stopped, Reverse will not wear off until Stop does. This can be used for strategic advantage against enemies that use the gambit Foe:nearest visible, by placing a stopped and reversed character near the foe, letting the character attract all of the enemy's attacks, while the other party members can attack from distance with ranged weapons.

The Nihopalaoa accessory uses an effect similar to Reverse, causing all items used by the holder to do the opposite of their normal effects (e.g. items that normally heal HP deal damage instead, items that normally cure status effects will inflict those status effects instead).

Final Fantasy XIV[]

Reverse status icon.

Kuribu, the final boss of The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard) The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard), will gain the effect of Reverse on itself after the first time it revives. Reverse causes its healing spells to target the party and cause damage instead. When Kuribu is revived a second time, it will alternate between using its Reverse strategy and using normal healing on itself.

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