Darkness Status - Final Fantasy (NES) - Guides

Darkness

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

Cured by Spells CUR4, LAMP

Inflicted by Spells BLND, DARK

Attacks by creatures affected by Darkness have their base Hit Rate decreased by 20% (40 points), and attacks made against them have their base Hit Rate increased by 20% (40 points). Darkness wears off at the end of combat. It can also be cured with the LAMP or CUR4 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 Lefein; bugged spells have either no effect or an unintended negative effect when you use them, and should be avoided 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 Hit %	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 G	-	-	One ally	Darkness	-	RM, WM, Kn, RW, WW
	CUR4	White	7	45,000 G	-	-	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	Gold	The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evenly 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 absorb Dmg	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 hit % of the monster's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of the monster's hit %, modified by the target's evade % Hit %	The chance of each of this monster's attacks being a critical hit (unless the attack misses); critical hits add double the monster's damage rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores absorb) 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 evade % 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 HARM spells; note that other monster families have no mechanical effect 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 G	90	10	1	90	1%	0	18	19	22	-	-	Magic Beast, Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth

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 Lefein; bugged spells have either no effect or an unintended negative effect when you use them, and should be avoided 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 Hit %	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
	DARK	Black	2	400 G	-	+96	All foes	Status	RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
	BLND	Black	7	45,000 G	-	-	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	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 Hit %	The targets affected by the special attack; single targets are chosen randomly 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
	SNORTING	-	+96	One Foe	Status
	INK	-	+96	All Foes	Status

Poison Paralysis