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Final Fantasy VI Status Effects Guide

This is a guide to the various status effects in Final Fantasy VI, what they do, and how to cure them.

Status Effect	Menu Screen Icon	Battle Screen Indication	Result of Status Effect	How to Cure It
Float	Feather	Character floats above ground with a small shadow beneath	Earth-elemental attacks ineffective	Dispel spell
Petrify	Stone	Character turns gray	Character is unable to move or attack	Soft item, Remedy (Item or spell)
Imp	Imp Face	Character turns into a small green imp	Character is unable to use magic spells other than Imp, and attack/defensive power is reduced.	Green Cherry item, Remedy (Item or spell), Imp spell
Clear	Hat with question mark	Character becomes invisible	Character is nearly invulnerable to physical attacks, but weak against magic	Remedy, or cast any spell on character
Poison	Beaker	Small green dots around character, who hunches over	Gradual loss of HP	Antidote item, Antdot spell, or Remedy item/spell
Zombie	Skull and crossbones	Character turns dark green	Character's HP drops to zero, and character begins attacking allies. Vulnerable to curative and Life magic.	Revivify
Dark	Moon	Black goo over eyes	Attack accuracy drops drastically.	Eyedrop item or Remedy spell/item
Sleep	-	Z's above character's head, character hunches over	Character is unable to act	Physical attack
Muddled	-	Green circle over head, character spins around	Character is confused and will randomly attack either allies or enemies	Physical attack
Mute	-	Speech bubble	Character is unable to use magic	Echo Screen item or Remedy spell/item
Condemned	-	A countdown appears over character's head.	When counter reaches zero, character is KO'd.	Safety Bit or Memento Ring accessories protect against Death.
Berserk	-	Character turns red	Character becomes uncontrollable and uses only physical attacks. Attack power goes up.	Dispel
Slow	-	Character glows white	Speed is drastically reduced.	Dispel
Haste	-	Character glows red	Speed is increased	Dispel
Stop	-	Character glows pink	Chracter ceases to act until effect wears off	Dispel
Safe	-	Character glows yellow	Physical damage reduced.	Dispel
Shell	-	Character glows green	Magic damage reduced	Dispel
Regen	-	Recovery numbers appear periodically	Character periodically regenerates small amount of HP	Dispel
Wounded	Word "Wounded" appears next to character's picture	Character lies on the ground and does not act	Character's hit points have been reduced to zero	Life/Life2 spell, Fenix Down item

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