This page explains the stacking mechanics between various status effects.
There are two types of status effects: Active and passive. An active effect is gained by executing an ability during battle, while a passive effect can come from a trait, equipment, or esper. It is possible for a passive effect to auto-cast an active effect during battle.
Rules of thumb:
- Same active effects don't stack, with some exceptions.
- Same passive effects stack, with some exceptions.
- Active effects stack with passive effects and go beyond passive effects caps.
Example: Active ATK buff (100%) will stack with stacked passive ATK buffs (400% total). Both stack to be 500% ATK buff.
Active[]
Only one unique effect, with different icon and wording, can be active at a time. To view which effects are active on a unit/enemy, long press them during battle.
Boosts | Status Ailments |
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- Note: Different types and forms of active cover don't stack, newest cover replaces older one.
Stackable Effects[]
- ATK buff, normal attack's ATK buff, and berserk's ATK buff stack.
- Status buffs from Arena bonus and regular status buffs stack.
- Enable ability for different abilities stack.
- Ability damage boost for different abilities stack.
- Different damage over time stack.
Layered Effects[]
If a unit has more than one identical effects of different potency, only the strongest one will be active. However, the previous effect is not removed, it stays dormant on that unit until the duration runs out. If the strongest effect runs out before the weaker one, the weaker one will become active again. This is called layered effects. There is no known limit on the number of layers.
Example: Two ATK buffs, one is 100% for 3 turns, and the other is 80% for 5 turns. The 100% one will be active for 3 turns, followed by 80% one for 2 turns.
A good application for layered effects is the enable ability effect:
- Dual-casting that effect will give you 2 layers, doubling its usage limit.
- Some effects have limited use but infinite turns, so you can store them for later use.
There are only two unlayerable effects, explicitly coded to prevent exploit: Reflect and mirage.
Passive[]
Stack Caps[]
Passive | Cap | Example |
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Stats | 400% / stats | HP +10%, ATK +10% |
Killers | 300% / killer | Man-Eater, Killer Bow |
Killers limit break | 50% / killer | Beast Killer (Stat Break I) |
EQ Doublehand | 400% / stats | Doublehand, True Doublehand |
EQ Dual Wield | 400% / stats | Eternal Wind |
LB gauge per turn | 12 | Auto-Limit |
LB gauge fill rate | 1000% | High Tide |
LB damage | 300% | Heart Overcoming Hatred |
Jump damage | 800% | High Jump |
Physical evasion | 100% | Evade |
EVO MAG | 300% | EVO MAG +10% |
Esper bonus stats | 200% | ST Reflection Boost |
Esper evoke damage | 300% | Frigid Evocation |
Break status damage | 300% | Hero's Spear++ |
Common item drop rates | 100% | |
Rare item drop rates | 100% | |
Gil obtained | 100% | Gil Farmer |
Accuracy | 100% | Short Bow |
Reduce encounter | 100% | Charm Bangle |
MP cost reduction | 80% | Vigor Voice, Three Stars |
Healing items potency | No known cap |
Unstackable Materia[]
- Only one copy of each unstackable materia can be equipped at a given time. The ability selection screen will grey out other copies if one is already equipped. You can check which materia is unstackable by the blue colored
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on its icon. - Same effect from other items do stack. For example: Man-Eater materia don't stack, but you can stack another Man-Eater from Deathbringer and Diabolos. Equipping 2 Deathbringer and a Man-Eater materia will give you 3 stacks.
- "Only effects from different sources will stack" is a myth. Equipping two effects from one source (e.g. 2 weapons/accessories/materia) does not necessarily make it unstackable unless it's listed in this page.
Name | Effect |
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Adventurer | Increase ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (10~40%) Unstackable with all upgraded variants |
A Lion's Heart | Increase LB damage (55%) Increase LB gauge (3) per turn |
Barbariccia's Spirit | Increase HP (30%) Increase magic damage against humans, beasts, birds, and stone monsters (50%) |
Frigo and Etcetera | Increase ATK (20%) Increase physical damage against machinas (50%) Enables Rebellion (Rico Rodriguez, Mario Frigo, Annika Svennson, Teo only) |
The Subservient | Increase ATK (80%) Fixed damage (2000) per turn to caster |
Protector of Lapis | Increase HP (20%) and SPR (40%) Increase LB gauge (2) per turn |
Thirst for Survival | Increase HP/SPR (30%) |
TF29 Agent | Increase equipment ATK (20%) when dual wielding Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a gun Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a sword Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a throwing weapon Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a fist |
Marchenko's Secrets | Increase DEF (80%) when equipped with heavy armor Increase resistance to sleep, paralyze, confuse, and petrify (100%) |
Swift Hunter | Increase ATK (25%) Increase equipment ATK (50%) and accuracy (25%) when single wielding any weapon |
Whip Mastery | Increase ATK (50%) when equipped with a whip |
Original Arrival | Increase resistance to all elements (30%) Increase SPR (50%) when equipped with a staff |
White Knight's Soul | Increase ATK (40%) when equipped with a helm Increase DEF (40%) when equipped with heavy armor |
Hero's Vow - Dark | Increase LB gauge fill rate (50%) Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a katana Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a sword Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a dagger Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a great sword |
Dragoon's Pride | Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a spear Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a helm |
Sworn Six's Pride - Dark | Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a great sword Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with heavy armor |
Sworn Six's Pride - Light | Increase MAG (40%) and HP (20%) Decrease chance of being targeted (50%) |
Sworn Six's Pride - Fire | Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with an axe Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with heavy armor |
Sworn Six's Pride - Earth | Increase DEF (40%) when equipped with a heavy shield Increase ATK (40%) when equipped with heavy armor |
Sworn Six's Pride - Wind | Increase ATK (50%) when equipped with a spear Increase jump damage (25%) |
Sworn Six's Pride - Water | Increase MAG (40%) when equipped with a rod Increase SPR (40%) when equipped with a staff |
Proud Fencer | Increase HP (20%) Increase ATK (40%) when equipped with a great sword |
Dark Bond | Increase MAG (30%) when equipped with a rod Increase MAG (20%) when equipped with a robe |
Dark Knight's Soul | Increase ATK (30%) when equipped with a sword Increase ATK (20%) when equipped with heavy armor |
Chosen One | Increase fire resistance (20%) Increase ATK (35%) when equipped with a sword Increase ATK (15%) and HP (10%) when equipped with when equipped with light armor |
H Armor Arts | Increase HP/DEF (30%) when equipped with heavy armor |
L Shield Arts | Increase DEF/SPR (30%) when equipped with a light shield |
Symphonic Flair | Increase ATK/MAG (40%) when equipped with an instrument |
Rod Mastery | Increase MAG (50%) when equipped with a rod |
Barrier Mage's Oath | Increase SPR (25%) Increase SPR (25%) when equipped with a staff |
Staff Mastery | Increase SPR (50%) when equipped with a staff |
Martial Arts Mastery | Increase ATK (50%) when equipped with a fist |
Large Sword Mastery | Increase ATK (50%) when equipped with a great sword |
Katana Mastery | Increase ATK (50%) when equipped with a katana |
Dark Sword Arts | Increase ATK (30%) Increase equipment ATK (100%) and accuracy (25%) when single wielding a one-handed weapon |
Unmatched Wizardry | Increase SPR (10%) Increase equipment MAG (50%) when single wielding one-handed weapon |
Tomb Raider | Increase HP (20%) Increase equipment ATK (50%) and accuracy (25%) when single wielding any weapon Increase counter chance (25%) Increase LB gauge (2) per turn |
Buster Style | Increase equipment ATK (100%) and accuracy (25%) when single wielding any weapon |
Doublehand | Increase equipment ATK (50%) and accuracy (25%) when single wielding a one-handed weapon |
Turbulent Evasion | Increase ATK (10%) Increase physical evasion (5%) Increase wind resistance (20%) |
Spirit of Freedom | Increase physical evasion (10%) Increase ATK (15%) |
True Spirit of Freedom | Increase physical evasion (15%) Increase ATK (20%) |
Renewal | Recover MP (5%) per turn |
Mog Wisdom | Increase LB gauge fill rate (50%) |
Mechanical Heart | Increase HP/SPR (15%) Chance to counter physical attacks (30%) with Mechanical Heart Chance to counter magic attacks (30%) with Mechanical Heart |
Demon Banisher | Increase magic damage against demons (50%) |
Man-Eater+ | Increase physical and magic damage against humans (75%) |
Dragon Killer+ | Increase physical and magic damage against dragons (75%) |
Syldra's Protection | Increase physical damage against aquatics and dragons (50%) |
Beast Killer | Increase physical damage against beasts (50%) |
Demon Killer | Increase physical damage against demons (50%) |
Man-Eater | Increase physical damage against humans (50%) |
Undead Killer | Increase physical damage against undeads (50%) |
Bird Killer | Increase physical damage against birds (50%) |
Dragon Killer | Increase physical damage against dragons (50%) |
Stone Killer | Increase physical damage against stone monsters (50%) |
Machine Killer | Increase physical damage against machinas (50%) |
Aquan Killer | Increase physical damage against aquatics (50%) |
Bug Killer | Increase physical damage against insects (50%) |
Spirit Slayer | Increase physical damage against fairies (50%) |
Plant Killer | Increase physical damage against plants (50%) |
Unstackable Effects[]
Effects that are unstackable may come from equipment or materia. Unlike unstackable materia, which prevents you from equipping more than 1 of the same materia, you may equip more than one item with unstackable effects. Doing so will show a pop up notifying that the effect won't stack.
Name | Effect |
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Physical Evade | Increase physical evasion (20%) |
Crisis Evasion | Increase physical evasion (5%) |
Avian Tactics | Increase physical evasion (5%) |
Stand Back | Increase physical evasion (5%) |
Proof of Talent | Increase MAG (30%) Increase counter chance (25%) |
High Power | Increase LB gauge (2) per turn |
Spirit of Freedom | Increase ATK (15%) Increase physical evasion (10%) |
True Spirit of Freedom | Increase ATK (20%) Increase physical evasion (15%) |
Unstackable Mechanic[]
Effects with an unstackable mechanic doesn't prevent you from equipping more than one, nor does it prompt you about the unstackable effect. They simply don't stack because the gameplay mechanic prevents them from stacking.
- Dual Wield
- Technically, dual wield does stack. However the most common source of dual wield, Dual Wield, is already capped for the types of weapons that can be dual wielded. There are other dual wield effects with fewer types of weapon.
- Multi-hits regular attacks
- Only the strongest is used.
- Magic evasion
- Only the strongest is used.