Float

Spells: Which Add or Remove Float – 2 shown

Hidden esper spells can first be taught by hidden espers in the World of Balance; World of Ruin spells are taught by espers obtained via World of Ruin quests; advanced spells are taught by espers obtained from difficult quests; ultimate spells are taught by the most well-hidden and powerful espers Name	Type	MP	Description	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Statuses	Notes	Taught By
(Effect)Float	Effect	28	Makes target float	One/All Allies	-	100%	Runic	-	Float	-	Palidor ×5, Stray ×2
(Effect)Dispel	Effect	25	Maintains poor status	One Foe	-	100%	Runic	-	Berserk, Slow, Stop, Clear, Float, Image, Regen, Haste, Shell, Safe, Reflect, Life 3	-	Alexandr ×10, Unicorn ×2

Abilities: Which Add or Remove Float – 5 shown

Monster abilities cannot normally be used by characters; character abilities are learned by specific characters and are covered in this guide under the appropriate section; spells are normal spells that characters can learn; lores are monster abilities that can be learned by Strago; esper abilities are the results of summoning; dance moves are used while dancing; special attacks are used by some characters in certain circumstances; item abilities are how items function Name	Whether this ability is physical or magical in nature; the game determines hits and damage differently for each; item abilities have non-random effects Type	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr	MP	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Statuses	Notes
50 Gs	Magic	All Foes ‡	-	20	100%	Runic	-	Float	-
Disaster	Magic	One/All Foes	-	20	62	Runic	-	Dark, Imp, Condemned, Mute, Muddled, Float	-
Dispel	Magic	One Foe	-	25	100%	Runic	-	Berserk, Slow, Stop, Clear, Float, Image, Regen, Haste, Shell, Safe, Reflect, Life 3	-
Float	Magic	One/All Allies	-	28	100%	Runic	-	Float	-
Revenger	Magic	All Foes	-	-	100%	-	-	Clear, Float, Image, Regen, Haste, Shell, Safe, Reflect, Life 3	-

Rages: With Float-inflicting Abilities – 2 shown

World of Ruin rages cannot be learned in the World of Balance; unique monster rages are learned from monsters found as set encounters or treasure guardians (but not in random battles); legendary dragon rages are based on unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin Name	While using a rage ability, the monster's elemental properties become active; any conflicts with elemental properties of armor or relics are resolved in favor of better elemental defense Elements	While using a rage ability, the monster's status effects and immunities are applied Statuses	Other special properties inherited from this monster Special	Each turn there is a 50% chance of a normal attack and a 50% chance of the attack listed here; special attacks are handled like modified normal attacks Ability	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The effect of this special attack or base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores Defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr/Effect	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Ability Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Ability Statuses	Notes
Chaos Drgn	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Prevent: Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Muddled, Psyche	-	Disaster	One/All Foes	-	62	Runic	-	Dark, Imp, Condemned, Mute, Muddled, Float	-
Brachosaur	Weak pt: Ice	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Stop, Image	-	Disaster	One/All Foes	-	62	Runic	-	Dark, Imp, Condemned, Mute, Muddled, Float	-

Relics: Which Grant Automatic Float – 1 shown

Rare relics can be stolen from monsters; unique relics are usually found as treasure; strange relics can be won in the colosseum Name	Description	The status effects removed by this item Statuses	The item teaches the listed spell at the listed rate in the same manner as an equipped esper Learned	Price	Value	Defense	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Vigor	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	The elemental protections and weaknesses offered when equipping this item Elements	The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections Used By
(Relic)Cherub Down	Casts "Float"	Float	-	6,300 GP	3,150 GP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	All Characters

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World of Ruin rages cannot be learned in the World of Balance; unique monster rages are learned from monsters found as set encounters or treasure guardians (but not in random battles); legendary dragon rages are based on unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin Name	While using a rage ability, the monster's elemental properties become active; any conflicts with elemental properties of armor or relics are resolved in favor of better elemental defense Elements	While using a rage ability, the monster's status effects and immunities are applied Statuses	Other special properties inherited from this monster Special	Each turn there is a 50% chance of a normal attack and a 50% chance of the attack listed here; special attacks are handled like modified normal attacks Ability	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The effect of this special attack or base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores Defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr/Effect	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Ability Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Ability Statuses	Notes
Phase	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Mute, Psyche	Wound at 0 MP	Blow Fish	One Foe	-	100%	-	-	-	-
Parasoul	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Mute, Slow, Stop	Human, Wound at 0 MP	Flash Rain	All Foes	60	140	-	Ice, Water	-	-
Psychot	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Float Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche	-	Lifeshaver	One Foe	84	100%	-	Earth	-	-
Aquila	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche	-	Cyclonic	All Foes	15/16 HP	75	Wound	-	-	-
Grenade	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice, Water	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify	-	Blaze	One/All Foes	68	120	-	Fire	-	-
Bomb	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice, Water	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify	-	Blaze	One/All Foes	68	120	-	Fire	-	-
Balloon	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice, Water	Float Prevent: Imp, Psyche	-	Exploder	One Foe	-	100%	-	-	-	-
Intangir	Absorb HP: Fire, Ice, Thunder, Water, Wind, Earth, Pearl, Poison	Clear, Float, Haste, Shell, Safe Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche	Wound at 0 MP	Pep Up	One Ally	16	100%	-	-	Dark, Zombie, Poison, Petrify, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop	-
Apparite	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Ice, Pearl	Seizure, Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche, Slow, Stop	Undead	Imp	One Foe	-	100	Reflect, Runic	-	Imp	-
Lich	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche, Slow, Stop	Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Fire 2	One/All Foes	60	150	Reflect, Runic	Fire	-	-
Ing	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Water, Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead	Lifeshaver	One Foe	84	100%	-	Earth	-	-
Woolly	Absorb HP: Ice, Thunder, Water, Wind, Earth, Poison Weak pt: Fire	Float Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Berserk, Muddled, Slow, Stop	Human, Wound at 0 MP	Ice 3	One/All Foes	122	150	Reflect, Runic	Ice	-	-
Pm Stalker	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Seizure, Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Drain	One Foe	38	120	Runic	-	-	-
Hipocampus	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche, Slow, Stop	Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Flash Rain	All Foes	60	140	-	Ice, Water	-	-
Ghost	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead	Bolt 2	One/All Foes	61	150	Reflect, Runic	Thunder	-	-
Dark Side	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Seizure, Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead	Ice 2	One/All Foes	62	150	Reflect, Runic	Ice	-	-
Pan Dora	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Revenge	One Foe	-	100%	-	-	-	-
Whisper	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Seizure, Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead	Demi	One Foe	1/2 HP	120	Runic, Wound, Stamina	-	-	-
Misfit	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Lifeshaver	One Foe	84	100%	-	Earth	-	-
Karkass	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Imp, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche	Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Bolt 3	One/All Foes	120	150	Reflect, Runic	Thunder	-	-
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Monsters: With Automatic Float – 83 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Nerapa	2,800	280	26	-	-	Absorb HP: Fire No Effect: Water, Wind, Earth, Poison Weak pt: Ice, Thunder, Pearl	Hit	Battle ×1.5	48	21	10	11	128	192	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	-	Can't Control, Human, Wound at 0 MP	Float, Reflect Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Mute, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Clear, Image
Parasoul	2,077	500	47	1,620	674	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Spin Slice	Muddled	30	20	10	13	448	-	80	137%	0	150	82%	0	100	Fenix Down (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Human, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Mute, Slow, Stop
Aquila	6,013	820	49	2,781	906	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Flap	Battle ×5	40	27	10	13	487	2,435	120	105%	30	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Economizer (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Psychot	900	55	32	347	275	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Mindshock	Battle (MP drain)	33	17	10	14	216	216	165	70%	0	125	102%	0	100	Tonic (100%)	Tonic (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Phase	4,550	1,700	47	2,600	890	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Smirk	Stop	30	24	10	11	416	-	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	Fenix Down (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Mute, Psyche
Bomb	160	50	8	35	80	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice, Water	-	-	30	16	1	10	13	-	90	129%	0	150	82%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Potion (1/8)	Potion (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify
Grenade	3,000	500	17	190	500	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice, Water	Mezmerize	Berserk	30	21	10	13	60	-	0	199%	0	150	82%	0	100	Fire Skean (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify
Balloon	555	80	22	369	300	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice, Water	Flare Up	Battle ×1.5	25	17	10	11	92	138	20	184%	0	130	98%	0	100	Fenix Down (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Psyche
Curley	15,000	2,000	47	-	-	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice, Water	Hit	Battle ×2	35	40	4	1	256	512	100	121%	0	110	113%	0	100	-	-	Can't Control, Human, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Slow, Stop, Image
Girl	9,999	10,000	58	-	-	Absorb HP: Fire, Ice, Thunder, Water, Wind, Earth, Pearl, Poison	Calmness	Psyche	41	35	9	73	2,145	-	150	82%	0	155	78%	0	100	Ragnarok (7/8)	-	Can't Control, Can't Scan, Can't Sketch, Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image, Regen, Haste, Shell, Safe, Reflect
Intangir	32,000	16,000	26	-	-	Absorb HP: Fire, Ice, Thunder, Water, Wind, Earth, Pearl, Poison	Sleep	Clear	50	40	10	25	197	-	150	82%	50	150	82%	0	100	Magicite (1/8)	Antidote (1/8)	Critical Hits if Imp, Wound at 0 MP	Clear, Float, Haste, Shell, Safe Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche
Apparite	781	60	20	415	300	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Ice, Pearl	Slip Touch	Seizure	35	17	10	17	94	-	110	113%	0	150	82%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Revivify (1/8)	Revivify (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Undead	Seizure, Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche, Slow, Stop
Lich	590	90	20	374	350	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Pearl	Mad Touch	Muddled	35	17	10	1	48	-	50	160%	0	190	51%	0	100	Green Cherry (7/8), Poison Rod (1/8)	Green Cherry (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche, Slow, Stop
Ing	1,100	50	21	740	442	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Water, Pearl	Glare	Dark	35	18	12	18	107	-	110	113%	0	150	82%	0	100	Amulet (1/8)	Revivify (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Undead	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Poltrgeist	58,000	18,900	67	-	-	Absorb HP: Fire, Wind Weak pt: Poison	Psychrip	Battle ×2	53	40	13	15	974	1,948	180	59%	0	145	86%	0	100	Red Jacket (1/8)	Aura Lance (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Float, Haste, Safe Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
Tritoch	30,000	50,000	62	-	-	Absorb HP: Ice No Effect: Thunder, Water, Wind, Earth, Pearl, Poison Weak pt: Fire	Hit	Battle ×1.5	40	40	4	19	946	1,419	254	1%	0	70	145%	0	100	-	-	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche, Slow, Stop
Naughty	3,000	195	24	-	-	Absorb HP: Ice No Effect: Water, Wind, Earth, Poison Weak pt: Fire, Thunder, Pearl	Hit	Battle ×2	48	21	10	11	110	220	115	109%	0	145	86%	0	100	-	-	Can't Suplex, Critical Hits if Imp, Human, Wound at 0 MP	Float, Safe Prevent: Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Slow, Stop, Image
Dullahan	23,450	1,721	37	-	-	Absorb HP: Ice Weak pt: Fire	Morn Star	Battle ×2	55	40	7	55	695	1,390	130	98%	10	160	74%	0	150	X-Potion (7/8), Genji Glove (1/8)	-	Wound at 0 MP	Float, Haste Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche, Stop
Doom Gaze	55,555	38,000	68	-	-	Absorb HP: Ice, Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Bane Claw	Poison	95	40	8	35	1,674	-	150	82%	30	170	66%	30	150	-	-	Can't Control, Can't Suplex, Wound at 0 MP	Float, Shell, Safe Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop
Presenter	9,230	1,600	19	-	1,000	Absorb HP: Ice, Thunder, Water Weak pt: Fire	Hit	Battle ×1.5	30	34	10	53	179	269	160	74%	0	195	47%	0	100	-	Dragon Claw (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Image
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