Haste ( ability ) Haste , also known as Fast , is a spell which refers to the specific spell that induces the status of the same name . Its higher form is called Hastega , also known as Haste 2 or Hasteja . It appears in some games and usually grants one or more party members the effect of Haste . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Haste , also known as FAST in the NES release , is a level 4 Black Magic spell which increases the speed of one ally , allowing their Hit rate to approximately double . Haste can also be used by Clay Golem , Astos , Lich , and Chaos . The spell can be bought at Elfheim and can be learned by the Black Mage , Black Wizard , Red Mage , Red Wizard , and Ninja job classes . In the " " and " 20th Anniversary Edition " releases it costs 15 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy II " . Haste is a Black Magic spell which increases the speed of one or all allies , which increases their Hit rate . As the spell ' s level grows the effect of the spell increases and the miss rate decreases . The effect can stack , but repeated use on the same character increases the chance that the spell misses . Any character can learn Haste by having them use the Haste Tome ( called the Haste Scroll in the " Origins " release ) . Haste VI can be cast by Gottos and Sorcerer , while Haste VIII can be cast by the Emperor in the first fight with him . " Final Fantasy III " . Haste is a level 6 White Magic spell that can be bought in Doga ' s Manor and Doga ' s Village for 10 , 000 gil . Unei can also cast Haste when she joins the party as a guest . Unei ' s variant is cast over the entire party . The item Bacchus ' s Cider can also cast the Haste spell . The spell increases the Attack power of the target based on the power of the spell and increases the target ' s Attack Multiplier based on the Multiplier and Accuracy of the spell . Changing items in a character ' s hand will negate the effect of Haste . " Final Fantasy IV " . Haste , also known as Fast , is a White Magic spell . It can be used by Rosa , Tellah , and Porom . It has a casting time of 1 . In 2D versions it costs 25 MP to cast , and in 3D versions it costs 20 MP . In 2D versions it decreases the speed modifier by 3 ( default being 16 for all targets ) , and can only be decreased to 12 , making the ATB gauge increase nearly 25 % normal speed . Haste can cause Reflect , Sap , and Stop to wear off more quickly and reducing the total damage done by Sap . It also speeds up Gradual Petrify , speeds up recovery from Sleep , and accelerate the effect of Poison . It absolutely has no effect on Doom , except in as much as it allows the player to take more actions before the countdown reaches 0 . Haste can be cast by Lunar Odin and Sorceress . Plague Horror can also cast this spell , but will do so on the party while they all have the Doom status , as Haste was supposed to affect the countdown . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Haste returns as a White Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . Rosa learns it at level 33 and Porom learns it at level 38 . It increases the target ' s Speed at the cost of 20 MP . Haste can be used by various characters throughout the game , and costs 25 MP to cast . This time , Haste does affect the Doom counter , and is used by the Ahriman after Dooming all party members . " Final Fantasy V " . Haste is a level 2 Time Magic spell . Bought for 320 gil in Walse , Karnak , and Istory and costing 5 MP , it casts the Haste status on a single party member . Haste can be cast by Calofisteri , Exdeath in the first battle with him , Gilgamesh on the Big Bridge , Halicarnassus , Omniscient , Siren , Zephyrus , and Enuo . " Final Fantasy VI " . Haste is an Effect spell learned from the espers Carbuncle with the rate of 3 and Quetzalli for 20 , though Celes can learn it naturally at level 32 . The spell costs 10 MP to cast and is vulnerable to Runic . Haste can be cast by Level 10 Magic , Level 80 Magic , Cherry , Magic , Moebius , Number 128 , Clymenus , Gilgamesh , Kaiser Dragon , Plague , Visage , and Flame Eater . " Final Fantasy VII " . Haste is the initial spell of the Time Materia . It costs 18 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Haste can be drawn and junctioned to stats . Casting Haste in battle increases compatibility with Carbuncle by 1 and with Cerberus by 0 . 6 , but lowers compatibility with Eden by 0 . 2 . " Final Fantasy IX " . Haste is a White Magic spell Eiko can learn and cast in battle . It costs 8 MP to cast and 30 AP to master , and can be learned from Fairy Flute , Running Shoes , and Emerald . It can be reflected and works with Return Magic . The Cactuar is the only enemy able to cast the spell . " Final Fantasy X " . Haste is a White Magic spell found in Tidus ' s section of the Sphere Grid . It costs 8 MP to cast . It raises one character ' s agility so their turns arrive more frequently . Haste can be cast by Evrae , Ixion , Sanctuary Keeper , Th ' uban , Varuna , and Yenke Ronso . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Haste is a part of the White Magic abilities set but cannot be learned via the White Mage dressphere . It can be acquired by equipping the Sprint Shoes accessory , or by passing through the yellow gate on the Highroad Winds Garment Grid . It costs 16 MP to cast . Rather than speeding up the ATB bar , the character ' s actions are acted out faster which can be beneficial for abilities like Trigger Happy . Haste can be cast by ? ? ? ? , Critical Bug , Daeva , Drowsy Ochu ( Oversoul ) , Elma , Flailing Ochu ( Oversoul ) , Ochu ( Oversoul ) , and Almighty Shinra . " Final Fantasy XI " . Haste is a form of White Magic casting off of the Enhancing Magic skill in terms of the spell . Haste can be cast by both White Mages starting at level 40 and Red Mages starting at level 48 . " Final Fantasy XII " . Haste is a Time Magick 5 License , is priced at 3 , 400 gil , costs 40 LP , consumes 20 MP , and is first available at Eruyt Village after the defeat of Tiamat . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , Haste is a Time Magick 4 License , costs 50 LP and cannot be bought , only found in a chest in Eruyt Village ' s Fane of the Path . It is only available for the Time Battlemage job class . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Haste is an ability for the Synergist role , and takes 2 ATB when the spell is cast . It accelerates ATB recharge rate by 50 % . Lightning , Snow , Sazh , Hope , and Fang can learn it at different Crystarium levels . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Haste returns and retains the same effect , albeit it is used far less frequently . The Synergist role no longer has manual access to it , so the player must resort to either items , equipment or critical / auto effects to gain Haste . Preemptive strikes also grant Weak Haste . Paradigm Pack monsters whose trait is Zippy may be able to bestow Haste under certain conditions . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Haste can be learned by Time Mages , and has a slightly better success than Haste 2 . Haste has zero vertical and can be reflected . It costs 8 MP , has a speed of 50 , and costs 100 JP to learn . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Haste can be learned by Time Mages and Templars . Unlike " Final Fantasy Tactics " , Haste only affects one tile per cast , but has a 100 % chance of success ( unless the target is Stopped ) . It has a range of three tiles , costs 24 MP to cast , and is steal able through the ability Steal : Ability . " " . Haste can once again by learned by Time Mages from the Firewheel Rod and Templars from the Lohengrin . It costs 8 MP to cast and requires 250 AP to master . Arcanists can also learn Lv . 5 Haste from the Lilith Rod , which grants Haste to units whose levels are a multiple of 5 . It also costs 8 MP to cast and 250 AP to master . Also , Haste , when cast on a stopped unit , causes it to move again as well as grants it haste . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Called Fast in the game , this White Magic spell increased an ally ' s attack in battle . It cost 24 MP to use , and it can be bought for 5500 GP in Floatland Town ( Floatland ) and Muu ( Future ) . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Haste can be cast by fusing the Life and Cure Magicite . Haste can be cast by piling Thunder and Clear . It lasts for a short amount of time . Those under haste have a faster attack speed and faster movement . Haste is a level 1 Enhancing Spell , exclusive to the White Mage class , and caps at level 100 . It increases allies ' Dexterity and Agility , can be used once per battle , and up to twice a day . Haste is again cast by stacking Thunder and Clear . Haste appears as an used by Chaos in his first form . The spell increases the user ' s action speed for a couple of turns . " Bravely Default " . Haste is a level 2 Time Magic . It raises one target ' s speed by 25 % for four turns , capping at a total of a 50 % speed increase , or 150 % normal speed . It costs 8 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Haste is a White Magic Ability with a Rarity of ☆☆☆ . It gives one target Haste , increasing ATB gauge charge rate , it can initially be used four times and it can be honed to Rank 5 . It can be created by using White Orb x5 , Wind Orb x8 , and 5000 gil . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Haste is an ability possessed by several cards . Normally , when a Forward is played from the hand , it cannot attack or use its abilities until the next turn . Forwards with Haste are unaffected by these restrictions . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . Haste appears in " 358 / 2 Days " and " Birth by Sleep " , and increases the character ' s running speed . Several Haste - based abilities appear in numerous other games . In " Kingdom Hearts II " , MP Haste and its upgrades MP Hastera and MP Hastega increase the speed at which Sora ' s MP recharged , while in " Birth by Sleep " and " Dream Drop Distance " Attack Haste and Magic Haste reduce the reload speed of attack and magic Deck Commands . " Dead Fantasy " . Haste is used by Tifa Lockhart , she uses it to speed up Yuna , Rikku , and herself to unleash a barrage of light - speed attacks against Kasumi , Ayane , and Hitomi during the vertical drop battle down the large Clock tower . According to the commentary present in " RWBY VOLUME 2 BLU - RAY / DVD COMBO PACK " , the time glyph called Time Dilation used by is based on the spell Haste . Time Dilation increases the speed and reaction time on whoever it ' s used on .