Blind (ブライン, Burain), also known as Darkness (暗闇 kurayami), is a common recurring status effect from the Final Fantasy series. It can also refer to the spell which causes such an effect. A Blinded character is very inaccurate with their physical attacks and will often miss the target, but the effect does not interfere with spell-casting. In most games, it can be cured by using Eye Drops and/or a spell that heals status ailments.
Blind causes afflicted units to miss more often, reducing their Hit Rate. It can be cured with the Eyedrops item or the White Magic Blindna.
Blind reduces the afflicted victim's Accuracy, lowering their Hit Rate and even causing them to miss. This status lasts after battle and can be cured with Esuna at any level, or Eye Drops.
The status effect is healed by Eye Drops and the spell Blindna.
Called Darkness in the game's original incarnations and Blind in the DS remake, this status halves a character's Accuracy and Evasion, and magic spells' accuracy. It does not affect the accuracy of the enemy skills used by monsters, nor the magic spells cast by weapons and items.
This time, the player is able to make use of this status, by casting Flash, attacking enemies with a Darkness Bow, or some other methods.
The Blind status ailment is glitched in the original versions, due to the Evade Bug. However, it does prevent Strago from learning Lores. Several special attacks such as Edgar's Flash and Strago's Sour Mouth can inflict this status.
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Reflect ??? | Lore | Inflicts Blind, Silence, and Slow on all targets with Reflect. |
| Sour Mouth | Lore | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to all enemies. |
| Flash | Tools | Inflicts Blind on all enemies. |
| Disaster | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses on one or all party members. |
| Evil Toot | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses on the party. |
| Mind Blast | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses on the party. |
| Schiller | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind to the party. |
| Trine | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind and Silence on the party. |
Darkness is only usable by enemies, though the player has access to the status through the means of the Ink item. However, it is of very little tactical use, as most enemies do not suffer from the status. Darkness halves the physical accuracy of using weapon based attacks, but due to a bug, the status only affects the commands Attack, Morph, Deathblow, Mug, Slash-All, Flash, 2x Cut, and 4x Cut.
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Abnormal Shell | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Slow and Blind. |
| Autumn Leaves | Enemy Attack | Moderate non-elemental damage as well as Blind to party. |
| Combo | Enemy Attack | Moderate physical damage and Blind. Third part of the whole attack. |
| Dance | Enemy Attack | Inflicts minor non-elemental damage as well as Slow and Blind to party. |
| Dark Dragon Breath | Enemy Attack | Moderate non-elemental damage and Blind to party. |
| Dark Eye | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind. Only used if Grangalan Jr. is destroyed. |
| Dark Needle | Enemy Attack | Inflicts minor non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Erupt | Enemy Attack | Inflicts minor non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Evil Poison | Enemy Attack | Moderate Poison elemental damage and Blind. |
| Eyesight | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind and Slow. Only used as a counter to physical attacks. |
| Great Gale | Enemy Attack | Inflicts moderate Wind-elemental damage and Blind to party. |
| Havoc Wing | Enemy Attack | Inflicts extreme physical damage as well as Paralyze and Blind. |
| Isogin Smog | Enemy Attack | Moderate non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Sandgun | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind. |
| Sandstorm | Enemy Attack | Inflicts moderate Earth-elemental damage and Blind to party. |
| Seed Shot | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind. |
| Smog | Enemy Attack | Inflicts minor non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Smog Alert | Enemy Attack | Moderate non-elemental damage as well as Poison, Blind, Silence, and Sadness. |
| Smoke Bullet | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Sleep and Blind. |
| Sun | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Silence and Blind. |
| Swamp Shoot | Enemy Attack | Inflicts minor non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Silver Glasses | Accessory | Prevents Blind. |
| Ink | Item | Inflicts Blind on an enemy. |
Note that while Squall's physical attack always connects, if he is inflicted with Darkness, pressing the trigger will not deal additional damage. Blind reduces a character's Hit% by 75%.
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Blind | Magic | Inflicts Blind. |
| Pain | Magic | Inflicts Blind, Poison, and Silence. |
| Bad Breath | Blue Magic | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to all enemies. |
| "BWAARGGH!" | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Slow, Blind, and Curse to party. |
| Oil Shot | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind. |
| Sandstorm | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind to the party. |
| Stare | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind, Confuse, Silence, and Poison. |
If Zidane is equipped with a weapon that inflicts Blind as an Add-Status, he can inflict the status by using Soul Blade.
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Blind | White Magic | Inflicts Blind. |
| Bad Breath | Blue Magic | Inflicts Blind as well as other statuses. |
| Blind Tail | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind. |
| Curse | Enemy Attack | Inflicts massive non-elemental damage as well as Poison, Confuse, Slow, Blind, and Mini to party. |
| Darkness | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind. |
| Ink | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Pollen | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind to party. |
| Sandstorm | Enemy Attack | Reduce party's HP to single digits as well as inflicting Blind. |
| Spore | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind to party. |
| Rune Blade | Weapon | Has Blind as an Add-Status. |
| Rune Claws | Weapon | Has Blind as an Add-Status. |
| The Ogre | Weapon | Has Blind as an Add-Status. |
| Trident | Weapon | Has Blind as an Add-Status. |
| Bright Eyes | Auto-Ability | Prevents Blind. |
Dark Attack and Dark Buster can inflict this status and deal damage. Having a Luck stat of 90 or more higher than the target's Luck will result in the status having no effect, since the accuracy is high enough to withstand the handicaps. Also weapons with Darktouch or Darkstrike will also cause darkness, while armor with Dark Ward and Darkproof will prevent it. A party member can also use a Smoke Bomb on an enemy to also inflict Darkness.
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Attack | Skill | Inflicts non-elemental damage and a 50% chance of Blind, but lasts three turns. |
| Dark Buster | Skill | Inflicts non-elemental damage and almost always Blind, but lasts one turn. |
| Bad Breath | Overdrive | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to all enemies. |
| Blind | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind. |
| Blind Ball | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Calamity | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind as well as other statuses to party. Only in the International version. |
| Curse | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind as well as other statuses. |
| Depth Charges | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind to party. |
| Mega Graviton | Enemy Attack | Reduces party's HP by 7/16 and inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to party. Only in the International version. |
| Ochu Dance | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to party. |
| Paean of the Heavens | Enemy Attack | Reduces party's HP by 15/16 as well as inflicting Blind and Delay Buster. |
| Pharaoh's Curse | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind, Poison, Curse, and Poison. |
| Photon Wings | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to party. |
| Pollen | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to party. |
| Putrid Breath | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind and a myriad of other statuses to party. |
| Rainbow | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind and a myriad of other statuses to party. |
| Shockwave | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind and a myriad of other statuses to party. |
| Sigh | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind to party. |
| Darktouch | Auto-Ability | 50% chance of Blind when attacking physically. |
| Darkstrike | Auto-Ability | Inflicts Blind when attacking physically. |
| Dark Ward | Auto-Ability | 50% chance of preventing Blind. |
| Dark Proof | Auto-Ability | Prevents Blind. |
| Smoke Bomb | Item | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind to all enemies. |
The Songstress can use Darkness Dance which causes Blind to all enemies.
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Blind | Arcana | Inflicts Blind. |
| Bad Breath | Blue Bullet | Inflicts Blind as well as other statuses to all enemies. |
| Darkness Dance | Dance | Inflicts Blind to all enemies while dancing. |
| Kogoro Blaze | Yuna's Trainer | Inflicts Fire-elemental damage as well as Blind. |
| Ghiki Gouge | Rikku's Trainer | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Dark Knife | Paine's Mascot | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Silent White | Floral Fallal | Inflicts physical damage as well as Blind and Silence on all enemies. |
| Blind Shell | Machina Maw | Inflicts physical damage and Blind. |
| Darkness O-men | Festival-Goer | Inflicts physical damage and Blind. |
| Blackout | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind and Slow. |
| Blinding Meridian | Enemy Attack | Inflicts 100 HP of damage and Blind. |
| Bloody Breath | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind, Poison, Silence, and Confuse to party. |
| Ebon Powder | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind on party. |
| Futile Resistance | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind, Silence, Poison, and Confuse. |
| Mors Certa | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind, Silence, and Poison to party. |
| Night Game | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind. |
| Pain | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind and a myriad of other statuses. |
| Pernicious Powder | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind and a myriad of other statuses to party. |
| Poison Smog | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Poison and Blind to party. |
| Quadruple Attack | Enemy Attack | Inflicts four non-elemental attacks and inflicts Blind on the 4th hit. |
| Radular Grudge | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind, Silence, Poison, and Confuse. |
| Really Bad Breath | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to party. |
| Scum Spray | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Water-elemental damage as well as Blind. |
| Sludge Spray | Enemy Attack | Inflicts Water-elemental damage as well as Blind and Poison. |
| Triple Shock | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind, Poison, and Sleep. |
| Umbral Gaze | Enemy Attack | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Blind. |
| Dark Proof | Auto-Ability | Prevents Blind. |
| Darkness Grenade | Item | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Blind to all enemies. |
| Flash Bomb | Item, Enemy Attack | Inflicts minor non-elemental damage and Blind to all enemies. |
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Blind | Green Magick | Inflicts Blind. |
| Blindga | Green Magick | Inflicts Blind to all targets in range. |
| Blindna | White Magick | Cure Blind. |
| Darkja | Enemy Magick | Dark-elemental damage, and may inflict Blind and/or Instant Death. |
| Bad Breath | Enemy Technicks | Inflicts Blind, Slow, and Poison to all targets. |
| Blaster | Enemy Technicks | Deals percentage damage, and may also inflict Blind, Sleep, Slow, and Silence. |
| Dark Shock | Enemy Technicks | Inflicts Blind and Sap. |
| Flash | Enemy Technicks | Inflicts Blind to all targets. |
| Hell Blaster | Enemy Technicks | Inflicts percentage damage as well as Blind and various other statuses. |
| Putrid Breath | Enemy Technicks | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses to all targets. |
| Scream | Enemy Technicks | Inflicts physical damage as well as Blind and Silence. |
| Sporefall | Enemy Technicks | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses. |
| Wail | Enemy Technicks | Inflicts physical damage and may also inflict Blind or Silence. |
| Game Element | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Eye Gouge | Enemy Ability | Inflicts Blind. |
| Ink | Enemy Ability | Inflicts Blind. |
| Darkness | Enemy Ability | Inflicts Blind. |
| Grand Cross | Enemy Ability | Inflicts Blind as well as a myriad of other statuses. |
The Blind status not only decreases the Accuracy of a unit's attacks but also drastically lowers that unit's Evasion. It can be inflicted by a number of skills, including the Archer's Blackout, the Gunner's Blindshot, and the Elementalist's Shining Air.
Unlike in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, the Blind status only reduces Accuracy. Aside from all the old skills from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, it can also be inflicted by a Lanista's Haunting Vision.
 Edge blinded in Final Fantasy IV. |
 Cecil blinded in the DS version of Final Fantasy IV. |
 Lenna blinded in Final Fantasy V. |
 Sabin blinded in Final Fantasy VI. |
 Rinoa blinded in Final Fantasy VIII. |
 Vivi blinded in Final Fantasy IX. |
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