Poison

Causes the target to lose 5% of its maximum hit points at the end of each turn.
Cured by Item Antidote
Cured by Spells Cure4, Esuna
A Poisoned character takes 1 point of damage per step taken outside of combat. This damage cannot kill the character, but the damage taken during combat can. Poison does not wear off at the end of combat. It can be cured with the Esuna or Cure4 Spells or with the Antidote Item.
Compare Poison to other Status Ailments
Items: Which Cure Poison – 1 shown
Name Price
The amount of gil received when selling this item in a shop
Value
Antidote 75 gil 37 gil
Spells: Which Cure Poison – 2 shown
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
Esuna White 4 4,000 gil - - One ally Poison - RM, RW, WM, WW
Cure4 White 7 45,000 gil - - One ally All but KO and Stone - WW
Monsters: With Poison-inflicting Attacks – 16 shown
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
Werewolf 68 67 gil 135 14 1 92 1% 6 21 23 20 - - Magic Beast, Regenerating, Werebeast - -
Cobra 56 50 gil 123 6 1 91 1% 6 15 23 14 - - Dragon - -
Tarantula 64 50 gil 141 5 1 92 1% 12 12 23 16 - - - - -
Scorpion 84 70 gil 225 22 2 94 1% 10 27 28 16 - - - - -
Green Slime 24 20 gil 84 1 1 84 1% 255 0 18 22 - - - Fire, Ice Death, Earth, Lightning, Poison, Status
Centipede 222 300 gil 1194 39 1 111 1% 20 24 58 16 - - - - -
Ochu 208 102 gil 1224 20 3 109 1% 24 12 58 48 - - - Lightning Earth, Fire
Neochu 344 500 gil 3189 35 3 126 1% 32 12 85 - - - - - -
Wyvern 212 50 gil 1173 30 1 110 1% 12 48 58 35 - - Dragon - Earth
Weretiger 160 780 gil 780 30 2 103 1% 16 24 47 34 - - Magic Beast, Regenerating, Werebeast - -
Medusa 68 699 gil 699 20 1 92 1% 10 18 28 35 - 50% - - -
Clay Golem 176 800 gil 1257 64 1 105 1% 7 14 47 - 25% - Magic Beast, Spellcaster - Death, Fire, Ice, Lightning, Poison, Status
Sea Scorpion 148 300 gil 639 35 3 102 1% 18 30 43 - - - Aquatic Lightning Earth, Fire
Water Naga 356 2,355 gil 2355 9 1 119 1% 8 36 58 - 75% - Aquatic, Spellcaster Lightning Earth, Fire
Spirit Naga 420 4,000 gil 3489 7 1 127 1% 16 24 72 37 75% - Spellcaster - -
Dark Flan 156 900 gil 1101 49 1 103 1% 255 12 43 - - - - Fire Death, Earth, Ice, Lightning, Poison, Status
Special Attacks: Which inflict Poison – 1 shown
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
Poison Darts - +84 All Foes Poison
Stone Darkness

Related

Poison

Spells Break, Poison
Weapons Excalibur
Resistant Armor Aegis Shield, Ribbon
As an Element, Poison covers not only the usual Poison Status, but also Stone (as well as the instant KO Spell Poison). The main threat from Poison, however, comes from early-game Monsters that inflict it with their normal attacks. Poison deals significant damage in combat, and will doom a character if you have no Antidotes (or Esuna Spells) on hand. Your own Poison Spells are all instant kills, but many Monsters resist Poison. Tiamat is notable because she has a Poison weakness (one of only two creatures in the game with one, in fact).

Poison

Spells BANE, BRAK
Resistant Armor Aegis Shield, Ribbon
As an Element, Poison covers not only the usual Poison Status, but also Stone (as well as the instant KO Spell BANE). Your own Poison Spells are all instant kills, but many Monsters resist Poison. TIAMAT is notable because she has a Poison weakness (one of only two creatures in the game with one, in fact). Due to a bug in the NES game, most Poison- or Stone-inflicting standard attacks are not actually Poison elemental (they instead use the Element of any weaknesses the Monster has).

Poison

Causes the target to lose 2 hit points at the end of each turn.
Cured by Item PURE Potion
Cured by Spells CUR4, PURE
A Poisoned character takes 1 point of damage per step taken outside of combat, and a small amount of damage at the end of each combat round. The map damage cannot kill the character, but the damage taken during combat can. Poison does not wear off at the end of combat. It can be cured with the PURE or CUR4 Spells or with a PURE Potion.

Poison

Spells Poison Cloud, Scourge
Elemental Weapons Excalibur, Poison Axe
Resistant Shields Dragon Shield, Golden Shield
Resistant Armor Black Robe, Dragon Armor, Golden Armor, Power Armlet, Ribbon
Poison is an interesting Element, since you won't actually get the Scourge Spell so you can use it until pretty far into the game. Very few Monsters are weak against Poison, consisting mostly of Thunder-elemental bosses and stone creatures. It's a fun Spell to have leveled, but not at all important.

Poison

Deals minor damage each turn to the afflicted creature, and deals 1 damage per step outside of combat; cured with Esuna 1 or antidote
Weapons Poison Axe
Monsters Beast Demon, Beelzebub, Black Flan, Eyemoeba, Gigantoad, Imp, Poison Toad, Queen Bee, Red Mousse, Royal Guard, Sea Snake, Tiamat, Werepanther, Wererat, Werewolf, Yellow Jelly
Even more so than Darkness, Poison is really only a problem because it halts progress if a Character hasn't been cured by the end of combat. A few damage per round of combat isn't a problem at any stage of the game, and while the 1 damage per step of walking can add up, Esuna 1 is enough to cure this Status outside of combat. You'll need Esuna 2 to cure it in combat, or to cure the whole party of Poison outside of combat, though.

Venom

Deals minor damage each turn to the afflicted creature; cured with Basuna 1
Monsters Devil's Bloom, Great Malboro, Green Slime, Hornet, Malboro Terra, Vampire Thorn
Venom is very similar to Poison, only temporary. It is extremely easy to shake off, and often the effect ends before dealing even a single point of damage. Like Poison, the damage from Venom is minor and can be ignored for most of the game. This is one Status Ailment you will not likely have to worry about. If you do want to cure it, though, Basuna 1 can do so.

Poison

Type Permanent
Poisoned creatures or characters lose 1/16 of their max HP at the end of each round. Poisoned characters also lose 1 HP per step they take on the overworld or dungeon map, though unlike the in-battle damage, this damage cannot kill the character.

Poison

Type Harmful
Duration Permanent
Poisoned creatures take damage at regular intervals. This damage is equal to 1/8 their max HP.

Poison

Icon
Icon
Weapons Poison Claw, Poison Rod
Resistant Armor Chocobo Suit, Minerva, Moogle Suit, Paladin Shld, Tabby Suit
Spells Bio, Poison
Tool Bio Blaster
Dance Move Pois. Frog (Dusk Requium)
Monster Abilities Acid Rain, Virite
Confusingly, Poison is both an Element and a status in this game. That said, aside from the Monster Ability Acid Rain, all Poison-Elemental Abilities inflict Poison as well, so the difference is mostly elementary.

Nonetheless, the damage dealt by Poison-Elemental Abilities is significant even aside from the Status effect. Most of the Monsters that have a weakness to Poison are human, while the ones that are immune tend to be undead.

Unfortunately, a Poison weakness becomes less and less relevant as the game progresses because of the availability of tier-3 Elemental (and better) Spells. They deal more damage to neutral targets than your best Poison Spell (Bio) does against a Poison weakness.

Poison

Duration
Permanent
Type
Negative
Cured with Antidote, Remedy, Sleeping Bag, Tent
Resistant Relics Amulet, Fairy Ring, Ribbon, Star Pendant
Spells Antdot, Bio, Poison, Remedy
Lores Pep Up, Sour Mouth
Esper Unicorn
Blitzes Mantra, Spiraler
Slot Lagomorph
Tool Bio Blaster
Dance Moves Pois. Frog (Dusk Requium), Harvester (Forest Suite), Tapir (Love Sonata), Wild Bear (Water Rondo)
Monster Abilities Evil Toot, Mind Blast, Virite
Poison deals increasing damage based on Stamina at set intervals during combat. Each interval adds the initial damage on top of the previous interval to a maximum of 8× the initial damage.

Characters also take 1/32 of their max HP in damage per step outside of combat, but cannot die as a result.

Poison

Type Magic
Resistant Armor Escort Guard, Ziedrich
Resistant Accessory Poison Ring
Spells Bio, Bio2, Bio3
Items Deadly Waste, M-Tentacles
Elemental Materia Poison

Poison

Type Negative
Duration Temporary
Effect Character repeatedly takes 1/32 of max HP damage
Resistant Accessories Fairy Ring, Poison Ring, Ribbon, Star Pendant
Spells Angel Whisper, Bad Breath, Bio, Bio2, Bio3, Black Cauldron, Esuna, Poisona, White Wind
Limit Breaks Breath of the Earth, Nightmare
Items Antidote, Cauldron, Deadly Waste, M-Tentacles, Remedy
Added Effect Materia Hades, Poison

Poison

Icon Poison

Poison

Icon Poison
Type Harmful
Poison deals damage to the target after each action they take. The damage is around 1/20 of the target's maximum HP each time. This effect does not wear off on its own.

Poison

Type Status Ailment
Removed With Antidote

Poison

Type Negative