Matter Element - Final Fantasy II (Famicom) - Guides

Matter

Spells Bad Breath, Break, Gaze, Mini, Stop, Swap, Teleport, Toad, Warp

Elemental Weapons Excalibur

Resistant Shields Aegis Shield

Resistant Armor Black Garb, Genji Helm, Ribbon, White Robe

Matter is the primary element of instant KO attacks, with the exception of the actual Death spell. Abilities that KO creatures or change their form (inflicting Stone, Mini, or Toad) are of the Matter element. Stop is a Matter-elemental Paralysis spell, and Swap is also Matter-elemental. Not many monsters resist Matter, making these your best instant KO spells.

Compare Matter to other Elements

Weapons & Shields: Matter-Elemental – 1 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures Name	The base damage dealt by the weapon/shield; ¼ of the wielder's strength score is added to attack, and each hit deals 1–2 times this total in damage, reduced by the target's defense; wielding a weapon/shield in one hand and nothing in the other increases the strength bonus from ¼ to ½ of the wielder's strength score Attack	The base accuracy of the weapon/shield; this is added to the wielder's strength score to determine final accuracy Accuracy	Some weapons have a chance to inflict a status ailment with each hit; a weapon with the Drain HP ability drains ¹⁄₁₆ of the target's maximum HP in addition to its normal damage on each hit, but this effect is reversed against Undead; the Healing ability means that the target is healed for 30–60 HP per hit in addition to dealing its normal damage; the Ripper ability is intended to add 20 damage per hit, but this damage is not actually applied due to a bug Effect	Weapons & shields grant a bonus to evasion % equal to this value times the skill level appropriate to the weapon/shield type Evasion %	When used against a monster weak against one of its elements, the weapon gets a +20 bonus to attack (this does not stack with the bonus for using a weapon against a monster of a family it is especially effective against); there is no penalty for using a weapon against a monster that resists or absorbs any of its elemental properties; shields instead grant resistance to the listed elements Elements	When used against a monster of any of the listed families, the weapon gets a +20 bonus to attack (this does not stack with the bonus for using an elemental weapon against a monster that is weak against that element) Effective Against	The magic penalty of a weapon/shield reduces the magic accuracy of any spells cast by its wielder; multiple magic penalties are cumulative Mag. Pen.	The spell cast when this weapon is used in battle, and the level it is used at; specific details on the weapon's battle effect are found on individual weapon pages Spell	Some weapons may break after being used to cast spells in battle Break	The cost to buy this weapon/shield in a shop Price	The amount of gil received when selling this weapon/shield in a shop Value
	(Sword)Excalibur	100	+75%	-	+1%	All elements	Giant, Magic, Dragon, Werebeast, Undead	30%	-	-	-	65,000 gil

Weapons & Shields: Resistant to Matter – 1 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures Name	The base damage dealt by the weapon/shield; ¼ of the wielder's strength score is added to attack, and each hit deals 1–2 times this total in damage, reduced by the target's defense; wielding a weapon/shield in one hand and nothing in the other increases the strength bonus from ¼ to ½ of the wielder's strength score Attack	The base accuracy of the weapon/shield; this is added to the wielder's strength score to determine final accuracy Accuracy	Some weapons have a chance to inflict a status ailment with each hit; a weapon with the Drain HP ability drains ¹⁄₁₆ of the target's maximum HP in addition to its normal damage on each hit, but this effect is reversed against Undead; the Healing ability means that the target is healed for 30–60 HP per hit in addition to dealing its normal damage; the Ripper ability is intended to add 20 damage per hit, but this damage is not actually applied due to a bug Effect	Weapons & shields grant a bonus to evasion % equal to this value times the skill level appropriate to the weapon/shield type Evasion %	When used against a monster weak against one of its elements, the weapon gets a +20 bonus to attack (this does not stack with the bonus for using a weapon against a monster of a family it is especially effective against); there is no penalty for using a weapon against a monster that resists or absorbs any of its elemental properties; shields instead grant resistance to the listed elements Elements	When used against a monster of any of the listed families, the weapon gets a +20 bonus to attack (this does not stack with the bonus for using an elemental weapon against a monster that is weak against that element) Effective Against	The magic penalty of a weapon/shield reduces the magic accuracy of any spells cast by its wielder; multiple magic penalties are cumulative Mag. Pen.	The spell cast when this weapon is used in battle, and the level it is used at; specific details on the weapon's battle effect are found on individual weapon pages Spell	Some weapons may break after being used to cast spells in battle Break	The cost to buy this weapon/shield in a shop Price	The amount of gil received when selling this weapon/shield in a shop Value
	(Shield)Aegis Shield	6	+0%	-	+10%	Matter, Mind, Death, Body	-	70%	-	-	-	20,000 gil

Armor: Resistant to Matter – 4 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Rare armor can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique armor can only be found as treasure; ultimate armor are uniquely powerful treasures Name	The slot where this armor is equipped Type	Each physical hit you take will have its damage reduced by this amount; the defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative Defense	Most types of armor incur a penalty to the wearer's evasion % based on how heavy the armor is; multiple penalties are cumulative Evasion %	Some armor grants a bonus to the wearer's magic defense %; multiple bonuses are cumulative Mag. Def. %	Any elemental resistances this armor provides; resistance to an element causes the wearer to fully resist all spells or abilities of that element, and further reduce damage by half Resistance	Some armor grants a bonus to a single attribute; multiple bonuses to the same attributes are not cumulative, though bonuses to different attributes are Bonus	The magic penalty of a piece of armor reduces the magic accuracy of any spells cast by its wearer; multiple magic penalties are cumulative Mag. Pen.	The cost to buy this armor in a shop Price	The amount of gil received when selling this armor in a shop Value
	Genji Helm	Head	30	−31%	+10%	Matter	-	60%	-	10,000 gil
	Ribbon	Head	10	-	+21%	All elements	-	-	-	5,000 gil
	White Robe	Body	30	−5%	+21%	Matter, Mind, Death, Body	Spirit +10	-	-	2,500 gil
	Black Garb	Body	40	-	+5%	Matter	Agility +10	1%	-	1,250 gil

Spells: Matter-elemental – 9 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Rare spell tomes can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique spell tomes that only be found as treasure; special abilities are used by monsters or triggered by items or weapons and cannot be learned from tomes; bugged spells have either no effect or a much lesser effect than intended Name	Whether this spell is black magic, white magic, or a special ability; characters cannot learn to cast special abilities Type	For damaging or healing spells, each spell success causes or heals 1–2 times this amount of damage; non-damaging spells heal targets that absorb their element based on the spell's listed power Power	When cast by a character, the spell grants a bonus to magic accuracy; spells or abilities used by monsters use a preset base magic accuracy value instead of the usual spell magic accuracy Mag. Acc.	The status ailments inflicted or cured if the spell is successful, if any; if a number is shown, the spell requires that number of successes to cure the listed status ailment Status	The elemental or family nature of the spell; weakness to the element causes the spell to have maximum effect and doubles the damage dealt; resistance to the element causes the spell to have minimal effects and halves damage; if the target absorbs the element, the spell is treated like the Cure spell and other effects are ignored; monsters of the listed family take double damage Element/Family	The cost to buy this spell's tome in a shop Price	The amount of gil received when selling this spell's tome in a shop Value	When used as an items in battle, spell tomes cast their spell at a high level, but are lost in the process; view individual spell pages for the base magic accuracy and targets of the tome's battle effect Tome Effect
	Stop	Black	5	+30%	Paralysis	Matter	-	4,000 gil	Stop 6
	Toad	Black	5	+30%	Toad	Matter	-	5,000 gil	Toad 6
	Break	Black	5	+20%	Stone	Matter	-	5,000 gil	Break 6
	Warp	Black	5	+10%	KO	Matter	1,500 gil	750 gil	Warp 6
	Mini	White	5	+20%	Mini	Matter	3,000 gil	1,500 gil	Mini 8
	Swap	White	5	+30%	-	Matter	8,000 gil	4,000 gil	Swap 8
	Teleport	White	5	+0%	KO	Matter	1,500 gil	750 gil	Teleport 8
	Bad Breath	Special	-	+50%	Stone	Matter	-	-	-
	Gaze	Special	-	+50%	Stone	Matter	-	-	-

Monsters: Resistant to Matter – 17 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Bosses must be defeated as part of the plot; rare monsters appear in trap rooms for the current map or area; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game, but are optional Name	The rank of the monster; the rank of any given encounter is determined by the lowest rank of any monster in that encounter; rank is used to determine how quickly skills progress toward the next level Rk	The monster's starting and maximum HP total HP	The monster's starting and maximum MP total MP	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 attacks the monster makes when it attacks physically, and the accuracy of each of those attacks Acc	The status ailment or other effect, if any, that can be inflicted by this monster's attacks; if a monster inflicts multiple status ailments, all are inflicted at once; drain attacks always drain ¹⁄₁₆ of the target's total HP or MP per hit and have an opposite effect against Undead monsters Effect	Each physical hit the monster takes will have its damage reduced by this amount Def	The number of attempts a monster gets to avoid incoming physical attacks, and the evasion % for those attempts Eva	The number of attempts a monster gets to avoid mitigate the effects of offensive spells or abilities, and the magic defense % for those attempts Mag. Def.	The base chance a monster will flee from battle on its turn; this chance is increased when the party has more total HP than all remaining monsters Fear	The average gil value of the money or items this monster can drop when defeated Avg. Drop	The families this monster belongs to; Undead monsters are damaged by healing spells and reverse the effects of drain attacks used against them; some weapons get a +20 bonus to attack when used against certain monster families (this does not stack with the bonus for using an elemental weapon against a monster that is weak against that element) Family	The elements this monster is weak against; spells of these elements always have their maximum effect and deal double damage; elemental weapons get a +20 bonus to attack when used monsters weak against any of their elements (this does not stack with the bonus for using a weapon against a monster of a family it is especially effective against); a dagger (†) indicates that this monster also resists this element, so damage will not be doubled Weakness	The elements this monster resists or absorbs; absorbed elements are marked with an asterisk (*); spells of resisted elements are always fully resisted and deal half damage, whle spells of absorbed elements have no effect and heal the target; individual monster pages indicate which elements are resisted and which are absorbed Resists/Absorbs
	Shadow	2	45	-	17	1×60%	Darkness	9	1×20%	2×40%	−20%	32 gil	Undead	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death*, Body, Lightning
	Wraith	2	60	-	9	1×65%	Drain HP	9	2×20%	2×50%	−50%	65 gil	Flying, Earth, Undead	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death*, Body, Poison, Ice
	Specter	4	300	100	25	3×75%	Drain HP	25	1×40%	3×50%	−85%	510 gil	Flying, Earth, Magic, Undead	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death*, Body, Poison, Ice
	Ghost	5	540	140	35	5×75%	Drain HP	35	1×60%	3×50%	−100%	640 gil	Flying, Earth, Magic, Undead	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death*, Body, Poison, Ice
	Eyemoeba	6	1,140	-	100	6×75%	Poison	60	0×0%	6×30%	−135%	1,120 gil	Flying, Earth	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Poison*
	Hecteyes	6	1,140	300	85	7×90%	KO	70	1×70%	5×70%	−166%	1,800 gil	Flying, Earth	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire, Lightning, Poison*, Ice
	Green Slime	2	10	6	4	1×50%	Venom	210	0×0%	1×50%	−20%	8 gil	Flying, Earth	Fire, Ice	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Poison*
	Yellow Jelly	2	45	6	17	1×60%	Poison	210	0×0%	2×40%	−20%	8 gil	Flying, Earth	Fire, Ice	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Lightning, Poison*
	Red Mousse	3	100	45	25	2×65%	Poison	210	0×0%	2×50%	−70%	120 gil	Flying, Earth	Lightning	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Poison*, Ice
	Black Flan	5	370	80	40	4×80%	Poison	210	0×0%	3×50%	−100%	400 gil	Flying, Earth	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Lightning, Poison*, Ice
	Vampire Girl	5	540	100	40	5×80%	Drain HP	50	1×60%	4×40%	−120%	640 gil	Flying, Earth, Magic, Undead	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death*, Body, Lightning, Poison, Ice
	Vampire Lady	6	1,140	140	85	6×85%	Drain HP	85	1×70%	6×30%	−153%	2,345 gil	Flying, Earth, Magic, Undead	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death*, Body, Lightning, Poison, Ice
	Imperial Shadow	7	3,000	240	120	8×100%	Curse	120	1×80%	8×30%	−170%	-	Flying, Earth, Magic, Undead	-	Matter, Mind, Death*, Body, Lightning, Poison, Ice
	Wood Golem	7	1,620	-	100	6×95%	Sleep	120	1×50%	4×100%	−170%	830 gil	Magic	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Poison, Ice
	Stone Golem	7	1,800	240	120	7×95%	-	150	1×50%	14×100%	−170%	830 gil	Magic	Poison†	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire, Lightning, Ice
	Mythril Golem	7	2,000	-	150	8×95%	-	180	1×50%	14×100%	−170%	1,450 gil	Magic	Lightning†	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire, Poison, Ice
	Iron Giant	7	3,500	240	180	12×100%	-	180	0×0%	14×100%	−170%	10,550 gil	Magic	Lightning, Ice	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire*

Monsters: Which Absorb Matter – 4 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Bosses must be defeated as part of the plot; rare monsters appear in trap rooms for the current map or area; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game, but are optional Name	The rank of the monster; the rank of any given encounter is determined by the lowest rank of any monster in that encounter; rank is used to determine how quickly skills progress toward the next level Rk	The monster's starting and maximum HP total HP	The monster's starting and maximum MP total MP	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 attacks the monster makes when it attacks physically, and the accuracy of each of those attacks Acc	The status ailment or other effect, if any, that can be inflicted by this monster's attacks; if a monster inflicts multiple status ailments, all are inflicted at once; drain attacks always drain ¹⁄₁₆ of the target's total HP or MP per hit and have an opposite effect against Undead monsters Effect	Each physical hit the monster takes will have its damage reduced by this amount Def	The number of attempts a monster gets to avoid incoming physical attacks, and the evasion % for those attempts Eva	The number of attempts a monster gets to avoid mitigate the effects of offensive spells or abilities, and the magic defense % for those attempts Mag. Def.	The base chance a monster will flee from battle on its turn; this chance is increased when the party has more total HP than all remaining monsters Fear	The average gil value of the money or items this monster can drop when defeated Avg. Drop	The families this monster belongs to; Undead monsters are damaged by healing spells and reverse the effects of drain attacks used against them; some weapons get a +20 bonus to attack when used against certain monster families (this does not stack with the bonus for using an elemental weapon against a monster that is weak against that element) Family	The elements this monster is weak against; spells of these elements always have their maximum effect and deal double damage; elemental weapons get a +20 bonus to attack when used monsters weak against any of their elements (this does not stack with the bonus for using a weapon against a monster of a family it is especially effective against); a dagger (†) indicates that this monster also resists this element, so damage will not be doubled Weakness	The elements this monster resists or absorbs; absorbed elements are marked with an asterisk (*); spells of resisted elements are always fully resisted and deal half damage, whle spells of absorbed elements have no effect and heal the target; individual monster pages indicate which elements are resisted and which are absorbed Resists/Absorbs
	Red Soul	5	540	30	35	1×80%	-	40	1×60%	4×40%	−85%	32 gil	Flying, Earth, Magic	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire, Lightning, Poison, Ice
	Green Soul	4	6	60	25	1×70%	-	17	1×40%	3×40%	10%	200 gil	Flying, Earth, Magic	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire, Lightning, Poison, Ice
	Yellow Soul	4	20	80	35	1×70%	-	25	1×40%	3×40%	10%	200 gil	Flying, Earth, Magic	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire, Lightning, Poison, Ice
	Emperor	-	10,000	540	180	8×100%	Drain HP	210	1×80%	16×70%	−170%	-	Flying, Earth	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire, Lightning, Poison, Ice

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