Steal

Monsters: Which use Steal – 2 shown

Limited monsters never appear in random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square monsters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobos only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	Level	HP	MP	Attack	The base physical damage dealt by this monster's abilities; physical damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (P) Base P	Magic atk	The base magic damage dealt by this monster's abilities; magic damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (M) Base M	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color Typical Damage	Defense	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Magic def	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a magic attack Magic Vuln.	Defense%	Note that party members get a +50 bonus to Dexterity during combat which monsters do not Dexterity	Luck	Elemental Vulnerability	Status Immunity	EXP	AP	Gil	The rate of Steal success per item by a character of equal level to the monster; these rates will change based on the level difference between the Stealing character and the monster; hover over a percentage to see the base rate (which is based on being 10 levels higher than the monster); this rate is multiplied by 80%±2% per level difference; only one item can be stolen, so an increase in level may in some cases decrease the effective Steal rate of items later in the list Steal	A monster will never drop an item if an item was Stolen from it during the battle; only monsters present in the final battle of a multi-battle sequence may drop items Win	Morph
Prowler	12	150	-	23	31	-	-	-	28	94%	28	94%	18%	66	8	-	Defend: Frog	55	5	160 gil	Ether (41.2%)	Potion (14.1%)	Hi-Potion
Vice	7	68	-	14	14	-	-	-	14	97%	0	100%	16%	62	6	-	Defend: Frog	24	3	80 gil	Speed Drink (41.2%)	Potion (14.1%)	Potion

Hit Grind

Description Steals an item from the target

Materia Steal, Master Command

A Character equipped with a Steal Materia can use this Command to try to take an Item from a Monster. Note that if you successfully Steal something, the Monster will not drop anything: you can only get one Item per Monster. The rate at which you might get any given item is listed on the Monster's card, but these rates are affected by the relative levels of the Character using Steal and the Monster. If you are the same Level as the Monster, the rates can be interpreted as written. You can see the base rates (which are based on being 10 Levels higher than the monster) of each Item by hovering over the percentage. The Steal rates are essentially modified by ±2% per Level: at +60 Levels (or when equipped with the Sneak Glove), the success rate is double the base rate.

If a Monster holds multiple Items, the Steal rates do not all multiply the same way. This is because each Item is checked in turn, and you only get the first one that succeeds. As a result, Items later in the list can actually become more difficult to Steal as your Level increases, if the rates become high enough that Steal always yields some Item.

Steal Materia

Type Command

Description Equips “Steal” command

Dexterity +2

Price 1,200 gil Master Value 84,000 gil

Level	Ability	AP
★	Steal	-
★★	Mug	40,000
★★★	MASTER	50,000

Shops Kalm Materia Shop

Found in Midgar Sector 6

Steal

Base Type Command

Attack Type Physical

Target One Foe

Hit Rate Always Hits

Used By Dadaluma, Harvester, Punisher, Ursus

The base success rate of Steal is 50% when stealing from a Monster of the same Level as the thief. Being higher or lower Level than the target will increase or decrease the chance by 1% per Level.

If you successfully Steal, there is a 1/8 chance you Steal from the rare Item slot; otherwise you Steal from the common Item slot. If that slot is empty, the Steal fails. You can only Steal one Item from each enemy.

When Monsters Steal, they will take large amounts of GP from your coffers. The full amount will be added to the rewards at the end of battle unless that enemy runs away before being defeated.