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Silence is a very situational Spell. Not that many Monsters cast Spells, and a lot of those that do cast Spells you don't need to worry about. There are a few exceptions, but many of those have high Magic Defense or resistance to Status. Still, there is little more amusing than hitting Marilith with Slow1 and Silence and watching her swing ineffectively once per round.
There is nothing more annoying than having your main fighters afflicted with Darkness, and Lamp is the only way to cure them of it. Even so, the Spell is of questionable merit. Darkness wears off after combat anyway, and nothing actually inflicts it for a long while after this Spell becomes available. You can live without it, but it does help every now and then.
If you're a veteran of the series, you may expect this Spell to cure all Status Ailments. Don't be fooled—in this game, Esuna only cures Poison. You will be poisoned quite a lot in the first half of the game, but this Spell is of questionable use. It's nice for White Mages, since their level 4 Spell selection is pretty thin, but you could buy 53 Antidotes for the price of this Spell, and anyone can use those. You may as well pick it up when you're rich, but don't make it a priority.
Type
White Magic
Level
6
Effect
Cures Stone.
Cures
Stone
Target
One ally
Price
20,000 gil
Sold In
Crescent Lake
Cannot be cast in combat unless Battle Support is turned on.
Gold Needles are expensive, but you can buy 25 of them for the cost of learning Stona. It may not be strictly worth it, especially in a level with good party buffs, but it does promote long-term stinginess. Your White Wizard can get away with not learning Invis2 anyway, due to the White Robe, so it won't hurt to learn Stona.
Gold Needles are expensive, but you can buy 25 of them for the cost of learning Stona. It may not be strictly worth it, especially in a level with good party buffs, but it does promote long-term stinginess. Your White Wizard can get away with not learning Invis2 anyway, due to the White Robe, so it won't hurt to learn Stona.
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ElfLand (4,000 G)
Of the Spells that actually work, AMUT is the least useful. It doesn't create a resistance to Silence like you might expect, but rather cures it. However, you can't cast it if you are Silenced yourself, which makes its use questionable enough (especially since MUTE hits all targets). Add to that that only four Monsters in the entire game cast MUTE, and this Spell becomes even more iffy. With a price tag of 4,000 G, it's just insulting.