gameplay translations ~ equipment boosts
last update: 16 aug 2001 @ 04:17 CST

FFX's complicated weapon and armor system features equipment with many different stat and charater boosts to mix and match. This page is a translation for those boosts.  Please note that this does not include descriptions of spells, items, status windows, or battle commands common to all characters.  For those translations, please visit their respective sections in the gameplay translations menu.

Weapon Boosts

Japanese	English	Description
	Physical Attack+ x%	Boosts physical attack
	Magic Attack+ x%	Boosts magic attack
	Fire Attack	Adds Fire element to attack
	Thunder Attack	Adds Thunder element to attack
	Water Attack	Adds Water element to attack
	Ice Attack	Adds Ice element to attack
	Poison Attack	Adds Poison to attack
	Poison Strike	Sure-fire Poison attack
	Blind Attack	Adds Blind to attack
	Blind Strike	Sure-fire Blind attack
	Slow Attack	Adds Slow to attack
	Slow Strike	Sure-fire Slow attack
	Silence Attack	Adds Silence to attack
	Silence Strike	Sure-fire Silence attack
	Stone Attack	Adds Stone to attack
	Stone Strike	Sure-fire Stone attack
	Zombie Attack	Adds Zombie to attack
	Zombie Strike	Sure-fire Zombie attack
	Death Attack	Adds Death to attack
	Death Strike	Sure-fire Death attack
	See Through	Displays Enemy Info
	Piercing	Pierces armored enemies
	Crisis-Drive	Gauge speeds up when HP low
	On Guard	Raises chance to act first
	First Strike	Raises chance to strike first
	On Guard	Raises chance to act first
	APx2	Earned AP doubled
	APx3	Earned AP tripled
	Counter	Counterattacks enemy
	Evade Counter	Evades attack, then counters
	Magic Counter	Counters magic attacks
	Magic Booster	Frequent magic usage boosted

Armor Boosts

Japanese	English	Description
	Defense+ x%	Boosts Defense stat
	Magic Def+ x%	Boosts Magic Def stat
	Shield Fire	Fire damage halved
	Void Fire	No Fire damage taken
	Absorb Fire	Fire damage heals
	Shield Thunder	Thunder damage halved
	Void Thunder	No Thunder damage taken
	Absorb Thunder	Thunder damage heals
	Shield Water	Water damage halved
	Void Water	No Water damage taken
	Absorb Water	Water damage heals
	Shield Ice	Ice damage halved
	Void Ice	No Ice damage taken
	Absorb Ice	Ice damage heals
	Blind Defense	Protects from Darkness
	Void Blind	Total protection from Blind
	Slow Defense	Protects from Slow
	Void Slow	Total protection from Slow
	Silence Defense	Protects from Silence
	Void Silence	Total protection from silence
	Sleep Defense	Protects from Sleep
	Void Sleep	Total protection from Sleep
	Stone Defense	Protects from Petrify
	Void Stone	Total protection from Stone
	Berserk Defense	Protects from Berserk
	Void Berserk	Total protection from Berserk
	Confuse Defense	Protects from Confusion
	Void Confuse	Total protection from Confuse
	Zombie Defense	Protects from Zombie
	Void Zombie	Total protection from Zombie
	Death Defense	Protects from Death
	Void Death	Total protection from Death
	Crisis-Afir	Casts Afir when HP low
	Crisis-Alit	Casts Alit when HP low
	Crisis-Awat	Casts Awat when HP low
	Crisis-Aice	Casts Aice when HP low
	Crisis-Shell	Casts Shell when HP low
	Crisis-Protect	Casts Protect when HP low
	Crisis-Reflect	Casts Reflect when HP low
	Crisis-Haste	Casts Haste when HP low
	Crisis-Regen	Casts Regen when HP low
	Auto-Potion	Uses Potion when hit
	Auto-Stat	Uses status items when hit
	Auto-Phoenix	Phoenix Down when killed
	Move-HP	HP recovers while walking