Protect

Type White Magic
Level 5
Effect Enhance Defense and Magic Defense
Base Power 5
Base Accuracy 75%
Price 5,000 gil
Value 2,500 gil
Reflectable No
Target One Enemy

Cast By

Protect adds directly to the target's Defense and Magic Defense scores. However, be aware that if the target of Protect is using the Defend action, the Defense bonus will be negated at the end of the round. In addition, changing the items in a character's hands (even Weapons) will negate the effects of Protect.
Compare Protect to other Spells
Items: Which cast Protect in battle – 1 shown
Rare items can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique items can only be found as treasure; key items are unique items that are important to the plot
Name
Some items can only be used in combat, some can only be used in the field, and some can be used in either situation; key items cannot be used at all
Type
The cost to buy this item in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this item in a shop
Value
The spell cast when this item is used in battle; using the item in this way consumes it
Effect
The magic multiplier of the spell cast when this item is used in combat
Multiplier
Turtle Shell Combat - 1,500 gil Protect ×3
Weapons: Which cast Protect in battle – 1 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure or purchased in hidden shops; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures; onion weapons are rare treasures of unmatched but narrow power
Name
The higher a weapon's power, the more damage physical attacks made with it deal; characters gain a bonus to power based on strength
Power
A weapon's base accuracy; characters gain a bonus to accuracy based on agility and job level; note that the accuracy of arrows is ignored in favor of the bow's accuracy when using a bow and arrow combination
Accuracy
Some weapons offer a bonus to one or more statistics; certain weapons also offer a bonus to one or more element types, but this has no effect; for the curious, the elemental bonuses are shown on individual weapon pages
Bonuses
The cost to buy this weapon in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this weapon in a shop
Value
The spell cast when this weapon is used as an item in combat; unlike items, weapons are not consumed when used to cast spells
Spell
The status ailment that may be inflicted by hits with this weapon
Status
The magic multiplier of the spell cast when this weapon is used in combat
Multiplier
The elemental nature of this weapon; targets that are weak to this element take double damage, while targets that resist this element take half damage; targets that absorb this element gain hit points equal to the usual damage dealt
Elements
The jobs which are capable of using this weapon
Equipped By
(Sword)Defender 95 80% - 16,500 gil 8,250 gil Protect - ×1 - Kn, Ni
Monsters: Which use Protect – 2 shown
Treasure guardians are only encountered when opening treasure chests; bosses are unique monsters encountered during the plot; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; rare monsters are hard to find and very powerful, but drop powerful rewards; invincible monsters are not meant to be defeated
Name
The monster's starting and maximum hit point total
HP
The amount of gil earned for defeating this monster
Gil
The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Exp
Attack determines the base per-hit damage of the monster's physical attack
Att
The number of hits a monster attempts and the accuracy of each of those hits
Acc
Some monsters' attacks are elemental in nature, and the damage may be adjusted by any weaknesses or resistances the target has
Att. Element
A monster's attack may have a chance to inflict a status ailment when it connects
Status Att.
Undead creatures are damaged by healing spells; dividing creatures split after taking physical damage provided there is room on the battlefield; spells or attacks with dark-elemental weapons do not cause these creatures to split
Type
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit
Def
The number of evasion attempts a monster gets when physically attacked, and the success rate of each attempt
Eva
Magic defense reduces the amount of damage taken by spells and special attacks
Mag. Def.
The number of spell resistance attempts a monster gets when targeted with a spell or special attack, and the success rate of each attempt
Mag. Res.
The monster takes double damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements
Weakness
Monsters that resist an element take half damage from spells or attacks of that element, while monsters that absorb an element are healed instead of taking damage; individual monster pages indicate which elements are resisted and which are absorbed
Resists/Absorbs
Monsters are immune to the listed status ailments; not that, although no immunities are listed, all bosses are immune to all status ailments
Status Immunities
Shadow Master 2,110 4,100 gil 4,400 145 9×70% - - - 10 4×30% 4 2×35% - All except Recovery -
Yormungand 2,570 4,700 gil 4,600 153 10×70% - - - 9 3×60% 4 2×20% - - -
Shops: Where Protect is sold – 2 shown
The map this shop is located on
Map
What this shop sells; mobile shops are contained within your vehicles; hidden shops sell powerful goods but must be found
Shop
Northeast Saronia LV. 5 Magic
Doga's Village LV. 5 Magic
Raise Titan

Related

FOG

Sprite
Type White Magic LV 1
Effect Increases one ally's Absorb by 8 points
Target One ally

Learned by

WM
RM
BM
Kn
WW
RW
BW
Ni
Sold In Coneria (100 G)
The effect of FOG stacks with the effects of FOG2 as well as itself.

FOG is in the running with RUSE as the most useful level 1 Spell as the game goes on. 8 points of Absorb may not sound like a lot, but the prevented damage adds up quickly, especially if the attacker gets multiple hits. Really the only thing that makes this Spell at all obsolete is FOG2, which affects the whole party and adds even more Absorb. Getting this up on your front-line Warriors should be your first priority against any boss that does multiple hits for significant damage. It can also be helpful for making your mages a bit less squishy in protracted battles.

Shld1

Type White Magic
Level 1
Effect Raises Defense by 8 points.
Target One ally
Price 100 gil
Sold In Cornelia

Learned By

WM
RM
BM
Kn
WW
RW
BW
Ni
The effect of Shld1 stacks with the effects of Shld2 as well as itself.

Shld1 is in the running with Blink as the most useful level 1 Spell as the game goes on. 8 points of defense may not sound like a lot, but it adds up quickly, especially if the attacker gets multiple hits. Really the only thing that makes this Spell at all obsolete is Shld2, which hits the whole party and adds even more Defense. Getting this up on your Warrior should be your first priority against any boss that does multiple hits for significant damage. It can also be helpful for making your mages a bit less squishy in protracted battles.

Protect

Sprite
Accuracy +50%
Type White Magic
Effect Raises the target's defense, but only works on the caster
Tome Protect Tome
Effect Protect 8 (All allies)
Value 200 gil
Sold In Paloom, Poft, Mysidia (400 G)
Known By Minwu
Protect raises the target's defense by 1/4 of the caster's spirit per success. However, due to a bug, this effect only works when used on the caster themself. Therefore, if this Spell is used, it is used best when targeted on the caster alone. Due to its heavy reliance on spirit and accuracy, you probably won't get much mileage out of Protect for a front-line fighter, and it's not useful from the back row, so it's a Spell you can probably ignore safely.

Armor

Type White Magic
Effect Raise target's physical defense
Status Ailment Protect
MP 9
Base Accuracy 66%
Reflectable No
Target One/All

Learned By

Safe

Raises defense
Spell Type
Icon
Effect
Learned Alexandr ×10, Golem ×5, Carbunkl ×2, Unicorn ×1, Celes LV 22
Target One Ally
MP Cost 12
Hit Rate Always Hits
Can be absorbed with Runic
Can be reflected with Reflect
Status Safe
Used By Dadaluma, Face, FlameEater, L.20 Magic, Madam, Sp Forces, Ultros
Safe reduces physical damage taken to the target by 1/3. As this is essentially a bonus to Defense, it has no effect against attacks that ignore Defense. While Safe lasts, it is an effective defense against Monsters with powerful physical attacks.

Protect Stone

Type Tool
Description Same effect as Protect
Value 5 gil (7 gil with the Sell-High menu ability)
Used in Battle Yes
Using a Protect Stone in combat has the same effect as casting the Protect Spell.

Protect

Type Indirect
Description Reduce physical damage temporarily
Status Protect
HP-J ×100 400 hit points (31st)
Str-J ×100 6 strength (42nd)
Vit-J ×100 40 vitality (8th)
Mag-J ×100 10 magic (40th)
Spr-J ×100 18 spirit (25th)
Spd-J ×100 3 speed (42nd)
Eva-J ×100 1 evade (42nd)
Hit-J ×100 3 hit (40th)
Luck-J ×100 14 luck (10th)
Elem-Def-J ×100 Fire 20%, Ice 20%, Thunder 20%
Draw Difficulty +17

Protect

Type Enhancement
Description Raise target's physical resistance.
ATB Cost 2
Role Synergist
Status Effect Protect
Chapter 3

Protect

Description Raise target's physical resistance.
Type Magic
Status Effects Protect
Chain Bonus +5.00
Hits 1
Base Duration 180 seconds
Interrupt resistance 15
Infusible Yes
ATB Cost 2

Protect (Lv1)

Description Activated when HP gauge drops below 80%. Reduces damage taken by the party by 15%. Effect continues until the end of the stage.
Type Reactive
CP 7
Subtype Magic

Protect (Lv2)

Description Activated when HP gauge drops below 65%. Reduces damage taken by the party by 25%. Effect continues until the end of the stage.
Type Reactive
CP 14
Subtype Magic

Protect (Lv3)

Description Activated when HP gauge drops below 50%. Reduces damage taken by the party by 40%. Effect continues until the end of the stage.
Type Reactive
CP 21
Subtype Magic