Darkness Status - Final Fantasy (PlayStation) - Guides

Darkness

Blinds the target, decreasing its attack accuracy and making it easier to hit.

Cured by Spells Cure4, LAMP

Inflicted by Spells Blind, Fog

Attacks by creatures afflicted with Darkness have their base accuracy decreased by 40 points, and attacks made against creatures afflicted with Darkness have their base accuracy increased by 40 points. Darkness wears off at the end of combat. It can also be cured with the Lamp or Cure4 spells.

Compare Darkness to other Status Ailments

Spells: Which Cure Darkness – 2 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Exclusive spells can only be learned and cast by a single class; advanced spells can only be learned and cast by advanced classes; ultimate spells are available only from the hidden shop in Lufenia Name	Type	Level	Price	Healing spells and damaging spells that are not resisted have a hit point effect between one and two times this number, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances) Power	A modifier to the likelihood of the spell being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense Accuracy	Target	The status ailment cured of inflicted by the spell if it is not resisted Status	The elemental nature of the spell; weakness to the element makes the spell approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the spell will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage) Element	Learned By
	Lamp	White	2	400 gil	-	-	One ally	Darkness	-	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Cure4	White	7	45,000 gil	-	-	One ally	All but KO and Stone	-	WW

Monsters: With Darkness-inflicting Attacks – 1 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game, but are optional Name	HP	Gil	The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evently among surviving party members) Exp	Each physical hit will deal between one and two times this amount of damage to the target, reduced by the target's defense Att	The number of hit chances the monster gets whenever it attacks; each successful hit will deal full damage and can be a critical hit Hits	The accuracy of the monster's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of the monster's accuracy, modified by the target's evasion Acc	The chance of each of this monster's attacks being a critical hit (unless the attack misses); critical hits add double the monster's attack rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores defense) Crit	Each physical hit the monster takes will have its damage reduced by this amount Abs	The monster's base chance to evade any given physical attack; each two points of evasion result in a 1% better chance to evade attacks Eva	For each two points of magic defense, the monster has a 1% better chance of resisting any given spell Mag. Def.	The lowest party level at which the monster may choose to run away; the chance to run is approximately 4% for each level the party leader is above this level Run Lev.	The chance that the monster uses a magic spell on its turn; each monster that can cast spells has a specific cycle of spells that they always use in the same order (see the monster page for specifics) Magic	The chance that the monster uses a special attack on its turn; monsters with multiple special attacks have a specific cycle of special attacks that they always use in the same order (see the monster page for specifics) Sp. Att	The families this monster belongs to; only undead monsters are affected by Dia spells; regenerating monsters recover 5% of their maximum hp (rounded down) at the beginning of each round; some weapons gain a +4 bonus to attack and are approximately 20% more likely to hit when used against certain monster families Family	The elements this monster is weak against; weakness against an element causes spells and special attacks of that element to be approximately 20% more likely to hit, and damaging spells or special attacks deal an additional 50% damage Weakness	The elements this monster is resistant to; resistance to an element drops the base hit chance for spells and special attacks of that element to 0, and those attacks cause half damage Resists
	Shadow	50	45 gil	90	10	1	90	1%	0	18	19	22	-	-	Magic Beast, Undead	Fire	Death, Earth, Ice, Poison, Status

Spells: Which inflict Darkness – 2 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Exclusive spells can only be learned and cast by a single class; advanced spells can only be learned and cast by advanced classes; ultimate spells are available only from the hidden shop in Lufenia Name	Type	Level	Price	Healing spells and damaging spells that are not resisted have a hit point effect between one and two times this number, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances) Power	A modifier to the likelihood of the spell being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense Accuracy	Target	The elemental nature of the spell; weakness to the element makes the spell approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the spell will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage) Element	Learned By
	Fog	Black	2	400 gil	-	+96	All foes	Status	BM, BW, Ni, RM, RW
	Blind	Black	7	45,000 gil	-	-	One foe	Status	BM, BW

Special Attacks: Which inflict Darkness – 3 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Similar special attacks may share the same name, but have different effects and animation (see individual pages to determine which monsters use which version of a given attack) Name	Damaging special attacks that are not resisted deal between one and two this this amount of damage, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances) Power	A modifier to the likelihood of the special attack being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense Accuracy	Target	The elemental nature of the special attack; weakness to the element makes the special attack approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the special attack will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage) Element
	Flash	-	+96	All Foes	Status
	Snort	-	+96	One Foe	Status
	Ink	-	+96	All Foes	Status

Poison Paralysis