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Sprite
Type
Black Magic
LV
6
Effect
Automatically inflicts Paralysis on one foe with less than 300 HP unless they are resistant to Status-elemental attacks
Target
One foe
Element
Status
Inflict Status
Paralysis
Sold In
Crescent Lake (20,000 G)
STUN is a seemingly weird Spell, unless you're familiar with the Power Word spells in D&D. Along with its brethren BLND and XXXX, STUN only works on Monsters with less than 300 current HP. On the upside, it always works on those creatures, unless they resist Status magic. It can occasionally be useful, but late in the game many Monsters have too much HP to be affected before being worn down a bit. Of course, if you aren't a fan of instant KO Spells, STUN is a fine choice of a level 6 Spell.
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Bind is a very hit-or-miss Spell (and not just literally). It's highly accurate, so it will usually work, but there's always the chance the Monster you hit will break out of its Paralysis immediately. It's more likely than most debuffs to actually work on bosses (especially Marilith), though. Any time you find yourself facing one tough enemy, see if they have high Magic Defense or resist Status. If not, Bind can be great. It's a good third Spell for your Black Mage simply because Focus2 is so mediocre.
Sprite
Power
5
Accuracy
+40%
Type
Black Magic
Effect
Inflicts body-elemental paralysis on the target
Status
Paralysis
Element
Body
Tome
Stun Tome
Effect
Stun 6 (All enemies)
Value
4,000 gil
Found In
Castle Deist 1F
Dropped By
Magician, Royal Guard
Stun and Stop are interesting Spells. They both do the same thing, the only difference being that Stun is slightly more accurate and is Body-elemental as opposed to Matter-elemental. Less Monsters resist Body than Matter, and Stun is resisted by every Spell Stop is, but the reverse is not true. Thus, if you're going to choose between the two, Stop is more flexible at the cost of a bit of accuracy.