Ice

Compare Ice to other Elements
Abilities: Ice-based – 4 shown
The role that can learn this ability
Role
Auto abilities are always active and do not need to be used; secondary abilities are only available in characters' secondary crystariums; unique abilities are available to only a single character; basic abilities cannot be used once the crystarium has been unlocked
Name
The number of ATB sections required to use this ability; "Auto" abilities are automatically used rather than selected, and have no associated ATB cost
ATB Cost
If this ability is of a particular element or causes a particular status effect, it is listed here; elemental abilities may be more or less effective depending on the resistances and vulnerabilities of the target
Element/Status
The crystarium stage at which Lightning can learn this ability; clicking this header will bring up Lightning's character page
Lightning
The crystarium stage at which Snow can learn this ability; clicking this header will bring up Snow's character page
Snow
The crystarium stage at which Hope can learn this ability; clicking this header will bring up Hope's character page
Hope
The crystarium stage at which Vanille can learn this ability; clicking this header will bring up Vanille's character page
Vanille
The crystarium stage at which Fang can learn this ability; clicking this header will bring up Fang's character page
Fang
The chapter in which this ability first becomes available to any character
Chapter
Ravager Blizzaga 3 Ice -
9
8
8
 - 10
Ravager Blizzara 2 Ice
8
7
6
6
6
 8
Ravager Blizzard 1 Ice
5
1
1
6
2
 3
Ravager Froststrike 1 Ice
8
1
 - -
5
 3
Eidolon Abilities: Ice-based – 6 shown
The Eidolon that uses this ability
Eidolon		 Name
The number of ATB sections required to use this ability; "Auto" abilities are automatically used rather than selected, and have no associated ATB cost
ATB Cost
If this ability is of a particular element or causes a particular status effect, it is listed here; elemental abilities may be more or less effective depending on the resistances and vulnerabilities of the target
Element/Status
The chapter in which this ability first becomes available to any character
Chapter
Stiria Blizzaga 3 Ice 3
Stiria Blizzara 2 Ice 3
Nix Blizzara 2 Ice 3
Stiria Blizzard 1 Ice 3
Brynhildr Cryoburst 1 Ice 8
Brynhildr Cryoshot 1 Ice 8
Gestalt Abilities: Ice-elemental – 3 shown
The Eidolon that uses this ability in gestalt mode
Eidolon
Final abilities end the Eidolon summon when used
Name
The controller commands used to trigger this ability on PlayStation 3
PS3 Command
The controller commands used to trigger this ability on the Xbox 360
Xbox Command
The number of ATB sections required to use this ability; abilities with a cost of "All" use up the eidolon's remaining points and ends gestalt mode
ATB Cost
If this ability is of a particular element or causes a particular status effect, it is listed here; elemental abilities may be more or less effective depending on the resistances and vulnerabilities of the target
Element/Status
The chapter in which the eidolon that uses this ability first becomes available
Chapter
Shiva Spinfreeze ↓ + X ↓ + A 3 Ice 3
Shiva Ice Ramp Circle B 3 Ice 3
Shiva Diamond Dust Triangle Y All Ice 3
Monsters: Weak against Ice – 37 shown
Unique monsters are only encountered during one-time plot encounters; mission monsters appear only during missions; the final bosses make up the last set of encounters in the game; eidolons are special monsters that are not defeated through sheer martial prowess; note that multiple monsters may have the same name, especially in the case of multi-stage bosses
Name
The monster's type, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Type
The monster's subtype, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Subtype
The monster's starting and maximum hit points
HP
The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Strength
The monster's magic power; a typical magic attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Magic
The monster's level
Level
A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is normal, and every 30 points modifies the chain bonus per hit by that same amount; thus, the chain meter of a monster with a chain resistance of 40 will increase at double speed (compared to 70), or triple speed with a chain resistance of 10; a chain resistance of 100 negates all chain modifiers, reducing each hit to a minimal change to the chain gauge; when a monster is staggered, its chain resistance is reduced to 0
Chain Resistance
When the monster's chain gauge reaches this point, it increases by 100% and they are considered staggered; staggered creatures have a chain resistance of zero; if a monster has no stagger point listed, it will nonetheless be staggered when its chain gauge reaches 999.0%
Stagger Point
A monster's stagger index is an adjusted value that gives a relative measure of how hard a monster is to stagger; this number is based on how many hits the monster's chain gauge would require to reach the stagger point with a chain resistance of 70; for instance, a monster with a chain resistance of 70 and a stagger point of 150.0% would have a stagger index of 50 (since the chain gauge starts at 100.0%), as would a monster with a chain resistance of 40 and a stagger point of 200.0% or a monster with a chain resistance of 85 and a stagger point of 125.0%; the stagger index of a monster with a chain resistance of 100 is an approximation due to the effects of having 100 chain resistance
Stagger Index
The amount of CP earned by defeating this monster
CP
The item you are most likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Common Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's common drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The item you are less likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Rare Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's rare drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The level of vulnerability this monster has against this element; "weakness" means the monster takes extra damage from the element, "halved" means they take half damage, "resistant" means they take 10% damage, "immune" means they take no damage, and "absorbed" indicates that they will gain hit points from attacks of this element
Vulnerability
The first chapter where you can encounter this monster
Chapter
Proto-behemoth Militarized Units Behemoths 484,000 710 710 8 90 200.0% 300 3,250 Begrimed Claw 25% Hellish Talon 5% Weakness 12
Circuitron Pulse Automata Bombs 5,040 198 198 20 30 150.0% 21 128 Bomb Ashes 25% Bomb Shell 5% Weakness 10
Bomb Pulse Automata Bombs 1,248 69 80 18 90 130.0% 90 12 Bomb Ashes 25% Bomb Fragment 5% Weakness 4
Geiseric Cie'th The Undying 702,000 1,025 - 58 50 200.0% 60 10,000 Brawler's Wristband 5% Black Belt 1% Weakness 11
Ugallu Feral Creatures Beasts 282,960 395 718 3 60 210.0% 83 1,330 Chipped Fang 25% Sinister Fang 5% Weakness 11
Pantheron Militarized Units Razorclaws 375 15 - 22 0 103.0% 1 3 Chipped Fang 25% Wicked Fang 5% Weakness 1
Thexteron Militarized Units Razorclaws 3,120 74 - 10 70 120.0% 20 16 Chipped Fang 25% Wicked Fang 5% Weakness 4
Adamantheron Militarized Units Razorclaws 96,800 418 418 9 90 120.0% 60 780 Chipped Fang 25% Sinister Fang 5% Weakness 12
Gorgonopsid Feral Creatures Beasts 30,600 225 93 5 10 160.0% 20 440 Chipped Fang 25% Monstrous Fang 5% Weakness 11
Amam Feral Creatures Beasts 446,250 764 1,680 12 80 270.0% 255 6,500 Chipped Fang 25% Sinister Fang 5% Weakness 11
Wladislaus Cie'th The Undying 734,500 2,735 2,735 15 95 - 5,394 32,000 Cie'th Tear 25% Tear of Woe 5% Weakness 13
Taxim Cie'th Shambling Cie'th 237,600 439 284 3 75 125.0% 30 960 Cie'th Tear 25% Tear of Remorse 5% Weakness 11
Seeker Cie'th Unusual Cie'th 34,175 100 1,367 2 10 260.0% 53 630 Cie'th Tear 25% Tear of Remorse 5% Weakness 11
Vampire Cie'th Shambling Cie'th 349,272 1,021 470 9 90 255.0% 465 2,350 Cie'th Tear 25% Tear of Woe 5% Weakness 11
Ghast Cie'th Shambling Cie'th 900 48 80 19 0 120.0% 6 2 Cie'th Tear 25% Tear of Frustration 5% Weakness 2
Ghoul Cie'th Shambling Cie'th 330 65 38 26 0 110.0% 3 3 Cie'th Tear 25% Tear of Frustration 5% Weakness 2
Strigoi Cie'th Shambling Cie'th 363,825 795 550 5 25 350.0% 100 1,300 Cie'th Tear 25% Tear of Frustration 5% Weakness 11
Orion Militarized Units Tilters 25,200 100 - 12 60 250.0% 113 77 Digital Circuit 25% Superconductor 5% Weakness 7
Deckdrone Militarized Units Drones 15,840 35 - 10 90 113.0% 39 141 Digital Circuit 25% Silicone Oil 5% Weakness 9
Munchkin Maestro Feral Creatures Goblins 90,720 429 286 6 50 250.0% 90 920 Fractured Horn 25% Spined Horn 5% Weakness 11
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Monsters: Resistant to Ice – 61 shown
Unique monsters are only encountered during one-time plot encounters; mission monsters appear only during missions; the final bosses make up the last set of encounters in the game; eidolons are special monsters that are not defeated through sheer martial prowess; note that multiple monsters may have the same name, especially in the case of multi-stage bosses
Name
The monster's type, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Type
The monster's subtype, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Subtype
The monster's starting and maximum hit points
HP
The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Strength
The monster's magic power; a typical magic attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Magic
The monster's level
Level
A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is normal, and every 30 points modifies the chain bonus per hit by that same amount; thus, the chain meter of a monster with a chain resistance of 40 will increase at double speed (compared to 70), or triple speed with a chain resistance of 10; a chain resistance of 100 negates all chain modifiers, reducing each hit to a minimal change to the chain gauge; when a monster is staggered, its chain resistance is reduced to 0
Chain Resistance
When the monster's chain gauge reaches this point, it increases by 100% and they are considered staggered; staggered creatures have a chain resistance of zero; if a monster has no stagger point listed, it will nonetheless be staggered when its chain gauge reaches 999.0%
Stagger Point
A monster's stagger index is an adjusted value that gives a relative measure of how hard a monster is to stagger; this number is based on how many hits the monster's chain gauge would require to reach the stagger point with a chain resistance of 70; for instance, a monster with a chain resistance of 70 and a stagger point of 150.0% would have a stagger index of 50 (since the chain gauge starts at 100.0%), as would a monster with a chain resistance of 40 and a stagger point of 200.0% or a monster with a chain resistance of 85 and a stagger point of 125.0%; the stagger index of a monster with a chain resistance of 100 is an approximation due to the effects of having 100 chain resistance
Stagger Index
The amount of CP earned by defeating this monster
CP
The item you are most likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Common Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's common drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The item you are less likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Rare Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's rare drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The level of vulnerability this monster has against this element; "weakness" means the monster takes extra damage from the element, "halved" means they take half damage, "resistant" means they take 10% damage, "immune" means they take no damage, and "absorbed" indicates that they will gain hit points from attacks of this element
Vulnerability
The first chapter where you can encounter this monster
Chapter
Hoplite Pulse Automata Combat Engineers 33,638 494 315 5 80 270.0% 255 770 Analog Circuit 25% Solenoid 5% Resistant 11
Boxed Phalanx Pulse Automata Combat Engineers 94,770 586 482 15 60 300.0% 150 2,450 Analog Circuit 25% Needle Valve 5% Resistant 11
Ambling Bellows Pulse Automata Combat Engineers 270,000 898 465 7 60 400.0% 225 1,850 Analog Circuit 25% Butterfly Valve 5% Resistant 11
Humbaba Feral Creatures Behemoths 1,320,000 1,217 1,217 3 50 700.0% 360 3,250 Begrimed Claw 25% Hellish Talon 5% Halved 11
Cryohedron Pulse Automata Bombs 35,100 136 200 14 10 250.0% 50 1,190 Bomb Ashes 25% Bomb Core 5% Absorbed 11
Megistotherian Feral Creatures Beasts 438,480 904 550 7 10 450.0% 117 2,600 Chipped Fang 25% Monstrous Fang 5% Immune 11
Uridimmu Feral Creatures Beasts 45,900 275 114 9 50 200.0% 60 1,225 Chipped Fang 25% Sinister Fang 5% Immune 11
Silver Lobo Feral Creatures Beasts 6,300 89 35 11 80 120.0% 30 48 Chipped Fang 25% Wicked Fang 5% Halved 5
Neochu Feral Creatures Ochu 2,625,000 7,000 1,000 16 95 888.0% 4,728 50,000 Chocobo Tail Feather 25% Sunpetal 5% Halved 11
Sanctum Templar Soldiers PSICOM Elites 565,000 842 912 10 50 200.0% 60 3,520 Credit Chip 25% Perovskite 5% Halved 13
Corps Defender Soldiers Corps Gunmen 26,400 710 710 8 70 120.0% 20 650 Credit Chip 25% Incentive Chip 5% Halved 12
Corps Steward Soldiers Corps Footmen 66,000 328 213 9 70 130.0% 30 780 Credit Chip 25% Incentive Chip 5% Halved 12
PSICOM Reaver Soldiers PSICOM Elites 59,400 135 135 13 30 250.0% 64 384 Credit Chip 25% Cobaltite 5% Halved 9
Barthandelus Others Fal'Cie 462,000 73 100 57 100 - 26,970 6,000 Entite Ring 100% - - Resistant 9
Borgbear Feral Creatures Goblins 396,000 1,836 - 4 20 140.0% 15 3,000 Fractured Horn 25% Infernal Horn 5% Immune 11
Borgbear Hero Feral Creatures Goblins 792,000 4,050 4,253 7 20 200.0% 38 5,600 Fractured Horn 25% Infernal Horn 5% Immune 11
Barthandelus Others Fal'Cie 3,307,500 413 660 55 60 200.0% 75 100,000 Goddess's Favor 100% - - Halved 11
Rafflesia Feral Creatures Nudibranchs 127,500 - 1,077 4 75 350.0% 300 1,500 Gummy Oil 25% Esoteric Oil 5% Absorbed 11
Tiamat Eliminator Militarized Units Annihilators 3,825,000 700 - 52 75 200.0% 120 48,000 Imperial Armlet 100% - - Halved 13
Sahagin Feral Creatures Sahagin 64,800 510 95 7 25 220.0% 48 910 Moistened Scale 25% Seapetal Scale 5% Resistant 11
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Fire Lightning

Related

Cold

Spells ICE, ICE2, ICE3
Resistant Armor Black Robe, Dragon Armor, Flame Armor, Flame Shield, Ribbon
Of the three basic Elements, Cold has the most powerful Spells. This helps to make up for the fact that there really aren't many creatures weak to Cold outside Gurgu Volcano. Further, a lot of creatures (including all Undead) resist Cold, making it perhaps the least useful attack Element. On the upside, ICE Spells never share a Spell level with other damaging Spells, so you can often feel free to use those Spell slots. You won't run into very many Cold attacks outside of the Ice Cave, but there's plenty of gear that protects against it anyway.

Ice

Spells Ice1, Ice2, Ice3
Weapons Ice Brand, Excalibur
Resistant Armor Black Robe, Dragon Mail, Flame Mail, Flame Shield, Ribbon
Of the three basic Elements, Ice has the most powerful Spells. This helps to make up for the fact that there really aren't many creatures weak to Ice outside Mt. Gulg. Further, a lot of creatures (including all Undead) resist Ice, making it perhaps the least useful attack Element. On the upside, Ice Spells never share a Spell level with other damaging Spells, so you can often feel free to use them. You won't run into very many Ice attacks outside of the Ice Cavern, but there's plenty of gear that protects against it anyway.

Ice

Spells Blizzard, Icestorm
Elemental Weapons Excalibur, Ice Bow, Ice Brand, Ice Lance
Resistant Shields Dragon Shield, Flame Shield
Resistant Armor Black Robe, Dragon Armor, Flame Helm, Ice Armor, Ribbon
Ice is second to Fire in terms of elemental importance. Many cold-blooded creatures, such as turtles and lizards, are vulnerable to Ice. More importantly, few of these creatures are vulnerable to anything else.

Ice

Ice

Ice

Icon
Icon
Weapons Blizzard, Ice Rod
Resistant Armor Cat Hood, Flame Shld, Force Armor, Force Shld, Ice Shld, Minerva, Paladin Shld, Snow Muffler, Thunder Shld
Resistant Relic Blizzard Orb
Spells Ice, Ice 2, Ice 3
Espers Shiva, Tritoch
Dance Move Surge (Snowman Jazz)
Monster Abilities Absolute 0, Blizzard, Flash Rain, Storm
Ice tends to work well against lizards, birds, and other types of animals (especially those found in deserts), as well as Fire Monsters like Bombs. Relatively few normal Monsters resist Ice, making it a good go-to attack Element in many battles.

Ice

Icon Ice

Ice