Poison

Description Poison target and deal magic damage.
Type Magic
Status Effects Poison
Damage Modifier ×0.35
Chain Bonus +4.50
Hits 1
Interrupt Ability 15
Interrupt resistance 10
Infusible Yes
ATB Cost 1
Compare Poison to other Abilities
Role Crystarium Levels: Where Poison is Learned – 2 shown
Party Member Role Level Strength Magic Maximum HP
Serah Saboteur 9 - - -
Noel Saboteur 28 - - +5
Tamed Monsters: Which can use Poison – 3 shown
Material Grade:
Material Type:
Powerful monsters have grade 4 crystariums; advanced monsters have grade 5 crystariums; exceptional monsters have more than one stage of a grade 5 crystarium; DLC monsters are only available if you have the relevant content
Name		 Role
The starting and maximum grades of this monster, which indicate its general level of strength as well as determining which items must be used when upgrading this monster; monster grades increase at certain level thresholds
Grade
Whether this is a biological or mechanical monster, which determines which items must be used when upgrading it
Type
The level at which this ability is learned by this monster
Level
The total cost of materials to reach the required level for this monster to learn this ability; this assumes all materials are purchased from Chocolina
Material Cost
The highest level this monster can achieve through the upgrade process
Max Level
The starting strength of this monster, which improves as it increases in level; starting values may vary slightly
Strength
The starting magic of this monster, which improves as it increases in level; starting values may vary slightly
Magic
The starting maximum hp of this monster, which improves as it increases in level; starting values may vary slightly
HP
The starting size of this monster's ATB gauge; the maximum size is determined by the number of crystarium stages the monster has and your choices when advancing them
ATB
The relative animation speed of this monster's actions; this number is based on Serah's animation speed for a particular role being 100
Speed
The maximum level that this monster can achieve using only monster materials of the chosen grade or lower
Upgr. Level
The approximate strength of this monster at the maximum level it can achieve using only monster materials of the chosen grade or lower, assuming the recommended monster materials are used when upgrading it; in practice, this value can vary significantly depending on a number of factors
Upgr. Strength
The approximate magic of this monster at the maximum level it can achieve using only monster materials of the chosen grade or lower, assuming the recommended monster materials are used when upgrading it; in practice, this value can vary significantly depending on a number of factors
Upgr. Magic
The approximate maximum HP of this monster at the maximum level it can achieve using only monster materials of the chosen grade or lower, assuming the recommended monster materials are used when upgrading it; in practice, this value can vary significantly depending on a number of factors
Upgr. HP
The total cost of materials of the chosen grade or lower required to reach the maximum level for this monster; this assumes all materials are purchased from Chocolina
Material Cost		 Feral Link
The modifier to base effects that this creature's feral link ability uses
Modifier
The base time required for this creature to re-use its feral link ability, in seconds
Charge Time
Schrodinger Saboteur 3-5 Biological 62 728,400 gil 70 62 142 1,281 3 25 70 278 938 5,240 1,016,400 gil Kitty Clock ×2.40 180 s
Dendrobium Saboteur 1-5 Biological 1 - 99 48 106 456 3 55 99 419 749 7,491 850,000 gil Biohazard Injection ×2.20 150 s
NabaatDLC Saboteur 5 Biological 1 - 13 447 455 4,865 6 - 13 715 723 7,026 376,000 gil Sadistic Surge -
Woundga Poison II

Related

Poison II

Description Poison target and deal heavy physical damage.
Type Physical
Status Effects Poison
Damage Modifier ×0.55
Chain Bonus +0.50
Hits 1
Interrupt Ability 25
Interrupt resistance 25
Infusible No
ATB Cost 1

BANE

Sprite
Hit % 103%
Type Black Magic LV 5
Effect Inflicts Poison-elemental KO on all foes
Target All foes
Element Poison
Inflict Status KO

Learned by

WM
RM
BM
Kn
WW
RW
BW
Ni
Sold In Melmond (8,000 G)
Cast By Items Bane Sword
BANE is your very first KO Spell, and it's not bad. It is fairly accurate and hits multiple targets, though many Monsters resist Poison. BANE is most useful against Monsters with a lot of HP, as the chance of success starts to outweigh the typical damage dealt by attack Spells. Most enemies have high Magic Defense by the time level 5 Spells become available, so don't expect BANE to ever have a great success rate.

Poison

Type Black Magic
Level 5
Effect Instantly annihilates foes.
Hit Rate 103%
Target All foes
Element Poison
Status KO
Price 8,000 gil
Sold In Melmond
Cast By Items Venom Blade

Learned By

WM
RM
BM
Kn
WW
RW
BW
Ni
Poison is your very first KO Spell, and it's not bad. It is fairly accurate and hits multiple targets, though many Monsters resist it. It's a great Spell for taking out large groups of enemies with low Magic Defense. But as with all KO Spells, it's risky since if you miss it will do nothing. You will find the Venom Blade, a sword capable of casting Poison for free, in the Flying Fortress, at which point the Spell becomes a whole lot more fun.

Poison

Type Black Magic
Level 2
Effect Deal damage and inflict Poison
Status Ailment Poison
Base Power 20
Base Accuracy 60%
Price 700 gil
Value 350 gil
Reflectable Yes
Target One/All Enemies

Cast By

Venom

Type Black Magic
Effect Inflict Poison
Status Ailment Poison
MP 2
Base Accuracy 90%
Reflectable No
Target One/All

Learned By

Poison

Base Type Spell
Attack Type Magic
Bat.Pwr 25
Target One Foe
MP Cost 3
Hit Rate 100
Can be absorbed with Runic
Can be reflected with Reflect
Element Poison
Status Poison
Used By Abolisher, Eland, Evil Oscar, Hidon, Humpty, Kefka, L.50 Magic, L.80 Magic, Magic, Pm Stalker, Tentacle, Tentacle, Tentacle, Tentacle, Trilobiter, TunnelArmr, Zombone

Poison

Poisons an enemy
Spell Type
Icon
Attack
Learned Ramuh ×5
Bat.Pwr 25
Target One Foe
MP Cost 3
Hit Rate 100
Can be absorbed with Runic
Can be reflected with Reflect
Element Poison
Status Poison
Used By Abolisher, Eland, Evil Oscar, Hidon, Humpty, Kefka, L.50 Magic, L.80 Magic, Magic, Pm Stalker, Tentacle, Tentacle, Tentacle, Tentacle, Trilobiter, TunnelArmr, Zombone
Poison is cheap to cast, can do more damage than the basic Elemental Spells for less MP, and inflicts the Poison Status. The downside of this Spell is that it can only target one enemy at a time. Also, by the time you can learn it, you'll be moving on to tier-2 attack Spells anyway.

Poison Materia

Type Magic
Description Equips “Poison” magic
Magic +1 Max MP% +2
Strength −1 Max HP% −2
Elemental Poison Added Effect Poison
Price 1,500 gil Master Value 105,000 gil
Level Ability AP
★ Bio -
★★ Bio2 5,000
★★★ Bio3 20,000
★★★★ MASTER 38,000
Shops Kalm Materia Shop, Lower Junon Materia Shop, Costa del Sol Materia Shop
Found in Midgar Shinra Building

Poison

Type Status Ailment
Description Poison target and deal magic damage.
ATB Cost 1
Role Saboteur
Status Effect Poison
Chapter 6