Final Fantasy VIII Remastered - Skills
The ability and limit break layer of Final Fantasy VIII: the Junction setup that replaces conventional stat growth, the GF ability schools that feed it, and the six personal limit breaks the party fights with.
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| Name | Type | Description | Tree | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction Magic | Core Skill | Attaching stocked magic to a character's statistics is the core progression mechanic. | Junction System | A Guardian Force junctioned with the matching stat slot unlocked |
| Guardian Force Junction | Core Skill | Each character can hold a limited number of Guardian Forces, and each GF opens junction slots for specific statistics plus a set of command abilities. | Junction System | Junction ability unlocked on a GF |
| Elemental Attack Junction | Offensive Setup | Attaching an elemental spell to the attack element slot converts the character's physical attacks to that element at a percentage, so a fire junction on Squall turns every gunblade hit into fire damage. | Junction System | Elem-Atk-J unlocked on a Guardian Force |
| Elemental Defense Junction | Defensive Setup | The defensive mirror of the attack junction: elemental spells attached here reduce incoming damage of that element, and stacking two elements at high percentages can make a character nearly immune to a boss's entire spell list. | Junction System | Elem-Def-J unlocked on a Guardian Force |
| Status Attack Junction | Offensive Setup | Status spells junctioned to the attack slot add a chance to inflict that status on every physical hit, which is how a physical party applies Sleep, Blind, Slow or Pain without spending turns on spells. | Junction System | ST-Atk-J unlocked on a Guardian Force |
| Status Defense Junction | Defensive Setup | Status magic in the defense slots buys resistance to the corresponding ailment, and four-slot versions (ST-Def-Jx4) let a character cover most of the dangerous statuses at once. | Junction System | ST-Def-J or ST-Def-Jx4 unlocked on a Guardian Force |
| Refine Abilities | Crafting Skill | The refine family (Fire, Ice, Thunder, Water, Life, Status, Forbidden and Tool-RF among others) converts items, cards and lower magic into higher tier stock. | Guardian Force Abilities | The matching refine ability learned by a Guardian Force |
| Stat Bonus Abilities | Passive Skill | The Str, Mag, Vit, Spr, Spd and HP bonus abilities add a flat percentage on level up while the GF is junctioned, and the +20, +40 and +60 tiers stack across GFs. | Guardian Force Abilities | The matching bonus ability learned by a Guardian Force |
| Support Abilities | Passive Skill | Support abilities such as Enc-None, Move-Find, Initiative, Auto-Haste, Auto-Reflect, Mug and Rare Item are equipped to a character's ability slots rather than junctioned to a stat. | Guardian Force Abilities | The support ability learned by a Guardian Force |
| Renzokuken | Limit Break | Squall's limit break, a chain of gunblade strikes that appears when his HP is low or when Aura is active. | Squall Leonhart | Squall in crisis or under Aura |
| Lion Heart | Limit Break Finish | The rarest Renzokuken finish, a long sequence of gunblade blows ending in a shockwave. | Squall Leonhart | Lion Heart gunblade equipped and the finish rolled on Renzokuken |
| Angelo | Limit Break | Rinoa's limit break is a set of commands given to her dog Angelo: Angelo Rush, Angelo Recover, Angelo Search, Angelo Cannon and the rare Invincible Moon. | Rinoa Heartilly | Angelo abilities learned, Rinoa in crisis or under Aura |
| Angel Wing | Sorceress Ability | Rinoa's sorceress power once she awakens, a state in which she floats and automatically casts the magic she has junctioned, prioritising the spells with the highest stock. | Rinoa Heartilly | Late-story sorceress awakening |
| Blue Magic | Limit Break | Quistis learns enemy skills as consumable Blue Magic items from specific monsters and casts them through her limit break, including White Wind, Aqua Breath, Mighty Guard, Degenerator and Shockwave Pulsar. | Quistis Trepe | Blue Magic items collected, Quistis in crisis or under Aura |
| Duel | Limit Break | A timed input sequence in which Zell chains punches and kicks by entering the correct button prompts under a countdown. | Zell Dincht | Zell in crisis or under Aura |
| Slot | Limit Break | Selphie spins a three-reel slot machine that resolves into magic, a full-party heal, a status effect or the instant-win spell The End. | Selphie Tilmitt | Selphie in crisis or under Aura |
| Shot | Limit Break | Irvine fires a chosen type of special ammunition, from Normal Shot through Shotgun Ammo, Dark Ammo, Fire Ammo, Demolition Ammo, Fast Ammo, AP Ammo and Pulse Ammo. | Irvine Kinneas | Irvine in crisis or under Aura, matching ammo in inventory |
| Draw | Command Ability | The command that extracts magic from enemies and draw points into stock, and the second Draw menu option that pulls a Guardian Force from a boss. | Guardian Force Abilities | Draw command equipped |
| Gunblade Trigger | Timing Skill | Pulling the trigger as the gunblade connects adds a damage multiplier to the hit, and the same timing rule applies inside Renzokuken. | Squall Leonhart | Squall in the active party |
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