Tek Laser - Final Fantasy VI - Guides

Tek Laser

Attack Type Magic

Bat.Pwr 20

Target One Foe

MP Cost 20

Hit Rate 150

Can be absorbed with Runic

Element Thunder

Used By Air Force, Chaser, Guardian, HeavyArmor, IronHitman, Laser Gun, Lethal Wpn, M-TekArmor, Mega Armor, PlutoArmor, ProtoArmor, Sky Armor, Sky Cap, Spit Fire, Telstar, Tools, TunnelArmr

Tek Laser is a standard Thunder-Elemental Ability used by various MagiTek machines. Note that, despite not being a "Spell" in any obvious sense, Tek Laser can be absorbed with Runic.

Compare Tek Laser to other Abilities

Rages: Which feature Tek Laser – 5 shown

World of Ruin rages cannot be learned in the World of Balance; unique monster rages are learned from monsters found as set encounters or treasure guardians (but not in random battles); legendary dragon rages are based on unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin Name	While using a rage ability, the monster's elemental properties become active; any conflicts with elemental properties of armor or relics are resolved in favor of better elemental defense Elements	While using a rage ability, the monster's status effects and immunities are applied Statuses	Other special properties inherited from this monster Special	Each turn there is a 50% chance of a normal attack and a 50% chance of the attack listed here; special attacks are handled like modified normal attacks Ability	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The effect of this special attack or base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores Defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr/Effect	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Ability Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Ability Statuses	Notes
M-TekArmor	Weak pt: Thunder	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Seizure	-	Tek Laser	One Foe	20	150	Runic	Thunder	-	-
Sky Armor	Weak pt: Thunder, Wind	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure	-	Tek Laser	One Foe	20	150	Runic	Thunder	-	-
PlutoArmor	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure	-	Tek Laser	One Foe	20	150	Runic	Thunder	-	-
HeavyArmor	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure	-	Tek Laser	One Foe	20	150	Runic	Thunder	-	-
Spit Fire	Weak pt: Thunder, Wind	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure, Slow, Stop	-	Tek Laser	One Foe	20	150	Runic	Thunder	-	-

Monsters: Which can use Tek Laser – 17 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Mag.Def when used by this monster; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense or Mag.Def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability ignores defense; fractional damage estimates are based on the maximum HP of characters of a similar level to the monster Damage	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
M-TekArmor	49	210	250	8	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder	Metal Kick	Battle ×1.5	25	16	3	18	17	26	30	176%	0	130	98%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Potion (1/8)	Potion (7/8)	Can't Control	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Seizure
HeavyArmor	101	495	150	13	80	195	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Metal Hand	Battle ×1.5	40	16	11	53	85	128	150	82%	0	110	113%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Iron Helmet (1/8)	-	-	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Telstar	118	1,800	250	14	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	SonicBlast	Muddled	35	19	13	20	51	-	120	105%	0	150	82%	0	100	X-Potion (1/8)	Green Beret (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
TunnelArmr	143	1,300	900	16	-	250	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Drill	Battle ×2	40	18	15	10	48	96	29	177%	0	145	86%	0	100	Air Lancet (7/8), Bio Blaster (1/8)	Elixir (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image
Chaser	105	1,202	140	19	691	380	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Program 17	Shell	40	18	8	13	74	-	200	43%	0	150	82%	0	100	Bio Blaster (7/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
ProtoArmor	96	670	125	19	499	296	Weak pt: Thunder	Program 35	Battle ×1.5	30	17	7	12	72	108	230	20%	0	110	113%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Mithril Mail (1/8)	Bio Blaster (1/8)	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Mega Armor	130	1,000	50	21	350	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	MetalPunch	Battle ×1.5	45	17	10	19	110	165	120	105%	0	100	121%	0	100	Potion (7/8)	-	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Laser Gun	133	3,300	335	24	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Hit	Battle ×1.5	30	22	9	12	114	171	130	98%	0	140	90%	0	100	X-Ether (7/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
Sky Armor	112	900	170	24	350	400	Weak pt: Thunder, Wind	Backlash	Mute	30	17	7	16	130	-	150	82%	0	120	105%	0	100	Tincture (7/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Air Force	169	8,000	750	25	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Hit	Battle ×1.5	35	31	12	10	114	171	150	82%	0	120	105%	0	100	Elixir (7/8)	Czarina Ring (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image
Spit Fire	82	1,400	180	25	550	300	Weak pt: Thunder, Wind	Propeller	Battle ×1.5	35	18	4	17	146	219	155	78%	0	130	98%	0	100	Tincture (7/8), Elixir (1/8)	Tincture (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure, Slow, Stop
PlutoArmor	191	2,850	220	39	853	629	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Crash	Battle ×2	35	21	9	13	309	618	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Sky Cap	178	3,262	200	40	1,253	441	Weak pt: Thunder, Water, Wind	SlipAnchor	Seizure	35	22	8	13	325	-	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Lethal Wpn	345	9,200	1,956	47	5,848	1,189	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Metal Arm	Battle ×2	55	33	15	18	528	1,056	190	51%	10	125	102%	10	100	Debilitator (1/8)	-	-	Reflect Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
IronHitman	604	2,000	800	52	2,000	700	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Destroy	Battle ×2	31	19	25	13	548	1,096	20	184%	0	165	70%	0	100	AutoCrossbow (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Guardian	767	60,000	5,200	67	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Ink	Battle ×1.5	80	40	25	13	909	1,364	150	82%	0	150	82%	0	100	Force Armor (7/8), Ribbon (1/8)	-	Can't Control	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Stop, Clear, Image
Tools	356	24,000	10,000	73	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder	-	-	29	40	10	13	1,079	-	105	117%	0	153	80%	0	100	Elixir (7/8)	-	Can't Control, Can't Scan, Can't Sketch, Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image, Regen, Haste, Shell, Safe, Reflect

Monsters: Which can use Tek Laser when Sketched – 8 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	If sketch succeeds, one of these abilities will be chosen at the listed rate; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Sketch	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
M-TekArmor	Battle (3/4), Tek Laser (1/4)	210	250	8	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder	Metal Kick	Battle ×1.5	25	16	3	18	17	26	30	176%	0	130	98%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Potion (1/8)	Potion (7/8)	Can't Control	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Seizure
HeavyArmor	Tek Laser (3/4), Special (1/4)	495	150	13	80	195	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Metal Hand	Battle ×1.5	40	16	11	53	85	128	150	82%	0	110	113%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Iron Helmet (1/8)	-	-	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Telstar	Tek Laser (3/4), Launcher (1/4)	1,800	250	14	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	SonicBlast	Muddled	35	19	13	20	51	-	120	105%	0	150	82%	0	100	X-Potion (1/8)	Green Beret (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
ProtoArmor	Tek Laser (3/4), Special (1/4)	670	125	19	499	296	Weak pt: Thunder	Program 35	Battle ×1.5	30	17	7	12	72	108	230	20%	0	110	113%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Mithril Mail (1/8)	Bio Blaster (1/8)	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Mega Armor	Tek Laser (3/4), Special (1/4)	1,000	50	21	350	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	MetalPunch	Battle ×1.5	45	17	10	19	110	165	120	105%	0	100	121%	0	100	Potion (7/8)	-	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Sky Armor	Tek Laser (3/4), Special (1/4)	900	170	24	350	400	Weak pt: Thunder, Wind	Backlash	Mute	30	17	7	16	130	-	150	82%	0	120	105%	0	100	Tincture (7/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Spit Fire	Tek Laser (3/4), Special (1/4)	1,400	180	25	550	300	Weak pt: Thunder, Wind	Propeller	Battle ×1.5	35	18	4	17	146	219	155	78%	0	130	98%	0	100	Tincture (7/8), Elixir (1/8)	Tincture (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure, Slow, Stop
PlutoArmor	Tek Laser (3/4), Special (1/4)	2,850	220	39	853	629	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Crash	Battle ×2	35	21	9	13	309	618	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure

Monsters: Which can use Tek Laser when Controlled – 10 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The abilities the monster can use when controlled, which double as its action list in the colosseum; invalid abilities will always fail because the monster lacks the MP to use them even once; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Control	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
M-TekArmor	Battle, Tek Laser	210	250	8	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder	Metal Kick	Battle ×1.5	25	16	3	18	17	26	30	176%	0	130	98%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Potion (1/8)	Potion (7/8)	Can't Control	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Seizure
HeavyArmor	Battle, Special, Tek Laser	495	150	13	80	195	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Metal Hand	Battle ×1.5	40	16	11	53	85	128	150	82%	0	110	113%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Iron Helmet (1/8)	-	-	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
ProtoArmor	Battle, Special, Tek Laser, Schiller	670	125	19	499	296	Weak pt: Thunder	Program 35	Battle ×1.5	30	17	7	12	72	108	230	20%	0	110	113%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Mithril Mail (1/8)	Bio Blaster (1/8)	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Mega Armor	Battle, Special, Tek Laser	1,000	50	21	350	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	MetalPunch	Battle ×1.5	45	17	10	19	110	165	120	105%	0	100	121%	0	100	Potion (7/8)	-	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Sky Armor	Battle, Special, Tek Laser	900	170	24	350	400	Weak pt: Thunder, Wind	Backlash	Mute	30	17	7	16	130	-	150	82%	0	120	105%	0	100	Tincture (7/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Spit Fire	Battle, Special, Tek Laser, Schiller	1,400	180	25	550	300	Weak pt: Thunder, Wind	Propeller	Battle ×1.5	35	18	4	17	146	219	155	78%	0	130	98%	0	100	Tincture (7/8), Elixir (1/8)	Tincture (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure, Slow, Stop
PlutoArmor	Battle, Special, Tek Laser, Shrapnel	2,850	220	39	853	629	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Crash	Battle ×2	35	21	9	13	309	618	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Sky Cap	Battle, Special, Tek Laser	3,262	200	40	1,253	441	Weak pt: Thunder, Water, Wind	SlipAnchor	Seizure	35	22	8	13	325	-	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Lethal Wpn	Battle, Special, Tek Laser, Absolute 0	9,200	1,956	47	5,848	1,189	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Metal Arm	Battle ×2	55	33	15	18	528	1,056	190	51%	10	125	102%	10	100	Debilitator (1/8)	-	-	Reflect Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
IronHitman	Battle, Special, Dischord, Tek Laser	2,000	800	52	2,000	700	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Destroy	Battle ×2	31	19	25	13	548	1,096	20	184%	0	165	70%	0	100	AutoCrossbow (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure

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