FINAL FANTASY IX

FINAL FANTASY IX

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Final Fantasy IX Ability Guide
By GRt
Tells you where you can get all the weapons and accessories required to get all the abilities in the game
   
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Zidane's Abilities

Flee - Dagger, Mage Masher(Start)
Detect - Mage Masher(Steal from Baku)
What's That!? - Butterfly Sword(Lindblum Synthesize Shop)
Soul Blade - The Ogre(Lindblum Synthesize Shop)
Annoy - Gladius(Steal from Lani)
Sacrifice - Exploda(Lindblum Synthesize Shop)
Lucky Seven - Gladius, Exploda(Lindblum Synthesize Shop)
Thievery - Angel Bless, The Tower(Alexandria Synthesize Shop)
Dagger's White Magic

Cure - Rod(Start)
Cura - Healing Rod(lifa Tree)
Curaga - Wizard Rod(Black Mage Village (disc 4))
Life - Mythril Rod(Summit Station)
Scan - Air Racket(Summit Station)
Panacea - Rod(Start)
Stona - Multina Racket(South Gate)
Shell - Multina Racket (South Gate)
Protect - Rod(Start)
Silence - Mythril Rod(Summit Station)
Mini - Magic Racket(Lindblum (disc 3))
Reflect - Stardust Rod(Steal from Zorn)
Confuse - Asura's Rod(Esto Gaza)
Berserk - Magic Racket(Lindblum (disc 3))
Blind - Multina Racket(South Gate)
Float - Stardust Rod(Steal from Zorn)
Vivi's Black Magic

Fire - Mage Staff(Starter Item)
Fira - Flame Staff(Black Waltz 3(Battle 2)(Steal))
Firaga - Octagon Rod(Esto Gaza)
Sleep - Flame Staff(Black Waltz 3(Battle 2)(Steal))
Blizzard - Leather Wrist(Prison Cage in Evil Forest(Steal))
Blizzara - Ice Staff(Gizmaluke(Steal))
Blizzaga - Octagon Rod(Esto Gaza)
Slow - Ice Staff(Gizmaluke(Steal))
Thunder - Silk Shirt(Steiner(Steal))
Thundara - Lightning Staff(Black Waltz 3(Battle 2)(Steal))
Thundaga - Octagon Rod(Esto Gaza)
Stop - Oak Staff(Ralvuimago - Gargan Roo(Steal))
Poison - Lightning Staff(Black Waltz 3(Battle 2)(Steal))
Bio - Oak Staff(Ralvuimago - Gargan Roo(Steal))
Osmose - Gaia Gear (Daguerrero(Buy))
Drain - Oak Staff(Ralvuimago - Gargan Roo(Steal))
Demi - Cypress Pile(Lindblum(Disc 3))
Comet - Cypress Pile(Lindblum(Disc 3))
Death - Black Hood(Esto Gaza)
Break - Cypress Pile(Lindblum(Disc 3))
Water - N-Kai Armlet(Desert Palace)
Meteor - High Mage Staff(Black Mage Village(Disc 4))
Flare - Black Robe(Synthesize at Daguerreo)
Doomsday - Mace of Zeus(Memoria (Stairs room, top-left corner))
Steiner's Sword Art

Darkside - Blood Sword(Give Queen Stella four Stellazzio)
Minus Strike - Iron Sword(Steal from Baku)
Iai Strike - Rune Blade(Daguerreo (disc 3))
Power Break - Diamond Sword(Oeilvert)
Armor Break - Mythril Sword(Steal from Beatrix)
Mental Break - Icebrand(Steal from Baku)
Magic Break - Flame Tongue/Saber(Esto Gaza)
Charge! - Coral Sword(Steal from Lani)
Thunder Slash - Defender(Bran Bal Mogshop)
Stock Break - Ultima Sword(Daguerreo (disc 4))
Climhazzard - Excalibur(sidequest)
Shock - Ragnarok(Chocograph 21, Outer Island)

Freya's Dragon

Lancer - Partisan(Cleyra)
Reis's Wind - Mythril Spear (Burmecia)
Dragon Breath - Dragon's Hair(Mountain crack north-west of Oeilvert)
White Draw - Ice Lance(Alexandria)
Luna - Trident(Oeilvert Mogshop)
Six Dragons - Heavy Lance(Esto Gaza)
Cherry Blossom - Obelisk(Daguerreo (disc 3))
Dragon's Crest - Holy Lance(Bran Bal Mogshop)
Quina's Blue Magic

Qu's Marsh(Quina's Marsh)
Aqua Breath - Axolotl
Frog Drop - Gigan Toad

Outside Dragon's Gate
Mighty Guard - Serpion
Pumpkin Head - Hedgehog Pie

Near Chocobo Forest
Angel Snack - Ironite
Vanish - Vice

Linblum Plateau
Limit Glove - Axe Beak
Lv3 Def-less - Carve Spider
Mustard Bomb - Bomb

Burmecia/Cleyra Area
Night - Nymph (north of Cleyra)
Magic Hammer - Magic Vices (Burmecia)

Cleyra's Trunk
White Wind - Zuu
Matra Magic - Dragonfly
Auto-Life - Carrion Worm

Fossil Roo
Lv4 Holy - Feather Circles

Outer Continent/ Conde Petite
Goblin Punch - Goblin Mages
1000 Needles - Cactuars

Lifa Tree
Lv5 Death - Dracozombies
Roulette - Zombies(Disc 3 or later)

Southwest Qu's Marsh
Earth Shake - Adamantoises
Bad Breath - Anemones

Mount Gulug
Twister - Red Dragons
Frost - Wraiths (blue candles)

Ipsen's Castle
Doom - Veteran
Eiko's White Magic

Cure - Magic Racket(Lindblum (disc 3))
Cura - Golem's Flute(Starter)
Curaga - Hamelin(Esto Gaza)
Regen - Fairy Flute(Steal from Hilgigars)
Life - Golem’s Flute(Starter)
Full-Life - Siren's Flute(Black Mage Village(disc 4))
Scan - Air Racket(Summit Station)
Panacea - Air Racket(Summit Station)
Stona - Multina Racket(South Gate)
Esuna - Fairy Flute(Steal from Hilgigars)
Shell - Multina Racket(South Gate)
Protect - Mythril Racket(Esto Gaza)
Haste - Fairy Flute(Steal from Hilgigars)
Silence - Lamia's Flute(Iifa Tree)
Mini - Magic Racket(Lindblum (disc 3))
Reflect - Mythril Racket(Esto Gaza)
Float - Lamia's Flute(Iifa Tree)
Dispel - Siren's Flute(Black Mage Village(disc 4))
Might - Hamelin(Esto Gaza)
Jewel - Hamelin(Esto Gaza)
Holy - Angel Flute(Memoria (Past Room))
Amarant's Flair

Aura - Scissor Fangs(Esto Gaza)
Chakra - Cat's Claws(Starter)
Countdown - Kaiser Knuckles(Daguerreo (disc 4))
Curse - Mythril Claws(Esto Gaza)
Demi Shock - Avenger(Bran Bal Mogshop)
No Mercy - Duel Claws(Synthesize from Black Mage Village (disc 4))
Revive - Tiger Fangs(Daguerreo (disc 3))
Spare Change - Poison Knuckles(Conde Petite or Steal from Amarant)
Trances

Zidane - Dyne
Zidane's Skill command changes into Dyne while in Trance. It grants special attacks that cost MP.
Free Energy - Needs Flee
Tidal Flame - Needs Detect
Scoop Art - Needs What's That?!
Shift Break - Needs Soul Blade
Stellar Circle 5 - Needs Annoy
Solution 9 - Needs Lucky Seven
Grand Lethal - Needs Thievery


Dagger - Eidolon
Dagger's Summon command changes to Eidolon, increasing the chance of a summon having a stronger attack (full animation) and the summoned eidolon has a chance of reappearing during the rest of the battle


Vivi - Double Black
Vivi's Blk Mag command changes to Dbl Blk, allowing Vivi to cast two consecutive Black Magic spells per turn.


Steiner - None
Steiner does not have any unique Trance skills, but his physical attack power triples.


Freya - Jump
Freya's Jump ability gets powered up. Freya stays in the air instead of landing, rains spears on all enemies whenever it is her turn. When her Trance gauge expires, or the battle ends, she performs a final attack and lands.


Quina - Cook
Quina's Eat command changes to Cook. This means Quina can attempt to eat the enemy when it has 50% or fewer HP instead of the usual requirement of having lost 75% of their total HP.


Eiko - Double White
Eiko's Wht Mag changes to Dbl Wht, allowing Eiko to cast two consecutive White Magic spells in one turn.


Amarant - Elan
Amarant's Flair changes to Elan, making all of Amarant's Flairs apply to multiple targets.
Excalibur Sidequest
The Excalibur is one of Steiner's ultimate weapons. It is Holy-elemental and teaches him Climhazzard.

To obtain it, the player must buy the following four key items from the Treno Auction House:

Doga's Artifact
Une's Mirror
Griffin's Heart
Rat Tail

And sell them to the following people in Treno:

Doga's Artifact to the Scholar in the Synthesis Shop.
Une's Mirror to the Nobleman outside the Cafe Carta.
Griffin's Heart to the Adventurer outside the Cafe Carta.
Rat Tail to the Adventurer outside the Cafe Carta.

Afterward, the Magical Fingertip will appear in the Treno Auction during disc 4, and only if the player has already talked to the man in Daguerreo who requests it. The player must buy the Magical Fingertip and give it to the Old Man outside the inn in Daguerreo and he will give the party the Excalibur in exchange.

If the player can get to the final area in Memoria in under 12 hours, they can find an even stronger Excalibur, the Excalibur II, the game's strongest weapon.
3 Comments
D. Lichlore 16 Nov, 2016 @ 2:14pm 
It's definitely a good place for newbies to the game to know what to look forward to. What would be good is a guide on which items to combine to learn skills the fastest, especially the really AP costly ones such as Quina's High Tide, the Counter ability, and the higher level Black and White magic spells.
GRt  [author] 16 Nov, 2016 @ 11:16am 
Yes that is true, but the ones i have in this guide are the earliest possible way of getting these items. However, you are right and you can learn them from multiple items.
D. Lichlore 16 Nov, 2016 @ 7:17am 
There's a lot of other items besides weapons that teach abilities. Several of the hats teach both white and black magic, helms and gloves can teach abilities for Steiner and Freya. Many of the add ons can teach abilites for any characters (For instance, Emerald teaches Haste white magic and Freya's White Draw ability)