Equipment slots and useful auto-abilities

Read abilities and empty slots when choosing weapons and armour.

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Item directory

Ability-based equipment

Weapon and armour slots

Equipment value comes largely from its abilities and available slots. Identical-looking names are not enough to judge whether two pieces support the same build.

Enemy information

Sensor

Reveals useful battle details for many opponents. Keep access to it while learning enemy weaknesses and patterns, even if another weapon offers more direct damage.

Armoured-enemy damage

Piercing

Useful against armoured targets. It is a weapon property, so check the equipped weapon rather than assuming every attack by a strong character bypasses armour.

Damage and protection

Elemental strikes and wards

A weapon element can help or backfire depending on the enemy. Armour resistance solves a different problem; verify which slot contains the ability.

Different protection strengths

Status Ward and Statusproof

Partial resistance and complete protection are not interchangeable. Read the exact ability before basing a boss plan on avoiding a disabling status.

Spending items on abilities

Customization

Available after the relevant story unlock. Review item costs and remaining slots before committing resources to equipment you may soon replace.

Advanced support abilities

Auto-Haste and Auto-Phoenix

Powerful optional preparation goals with resource costs. Auto-Phoenix also depends on having Phoenix Downs, so maintain the supply after repeated battles.

Monster Arena collection

Capture weapons

Use the Capture property for eligible finishing blows when collecting fiends. Summons and unrelated damage sources do not automatically count just because a Capture weapon is equipped.