Mug Mug , also known as Capture , Plunder , or Smash and Grab , is a combination of the Attack and Steal commands , allowing the user to attempt to steal an item in the same turn they attack . Like its counterpart , Steal , Mug is associated with the Thief class . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . In the " Advance " and " " versions Edge can upgrade Steal to Mug , also known as Plunder , by equipping the Hanzo Gloves . Mug has a Charge Time of 1 . Edge has Mug ( called Smash and Grab in the WiiWare version ) allowing him to perform the attack and steal action simultaneously . Mug has a Charge Time of 2 . " Final Fantasy V " . Mug , called Capture in the older translations , is the Level 6 ability of the Thief job class , learned for 150 ABP . The Thief Knife randomly attempts a steal when used with the Attack command . Mug will ignore any added abilities on the character ' s equipped weapon . " Final Fantasy VI " . Locke Cole and Gogo can use Mug , also known as Capture , if they are equipped with a Brigand ' s Glove . Due to a bug the Brigand ' s Glove replaces any effect on the user ' s weapon , such as random instant death or defense - ignoring , with a Mug attempt . However , weapons that randomly cast spells still perform such after the steal attempt is made . The Thief ' s Knife has its user attempt to steal when attacking at 50 % rate . It can be equipped by Locke and Shadow . Harvester can use Mug on the party , but it works like Steal Gil . If the monster ( s ) or the party escapes , the party loses the stolen gil . If the enemy is defeated and the battle is won , the party will gain the stolen gil . There is a glitch involving Mug and the relic Master ' s Scroll , or any attempt to steal multiple items within a single turn . After having Locke use Mug while equipped with the Master ' s Scroll ( or any character wielding two Thief ' s Knives ) , the first item stolen will always be stolen , but any items that " would " be stolen afterward will not be added to the player ' s inventory ( unless the monster is alone ) . Any items stolen after the first item cannot be stolen again under any circumstances , as the first successful steal will count as a successful steal for any other enemies the unit targets during the attack , only the items are never obtained . " Final Fantasy VII " . Mug is the Level 2 ability on the Steal Materia . It is the same as the Steal command with an added Attack . Mug replaces the Steal command and uses the same math as Steal does , including the Sneak Glove . The Bandit can use the Mug command , stealing items from the inventory of , and causing damage to , one target . Shortly afterward , the unit will use its Escape command , the victim losing their item forever . There is a three - quarter chance they will use Mug , otherwise they will use Hold - up to steal gil instead . If the player kills the enemy before it has time to flee they will win back the stolen item . The item stolen can be a weapon not currently equipped to a character . Mug ' s success formula for stealing is as follows : If Sneak Glove is equipped , LvlDiff is capped at 100 minimum If ( Rnd ( 0 . . 63 ) < = Base Chance ) : Item stolen If Mug is performed with Vincent , it may trigger the Vincent Mug glitch where the game skips the next attack animation . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Zack can use Mug with the Mug materia . After spending a moment charging the attack , Zack attacks an enemy and attempts to steal from them . Mug requires no AP to use . Mug can be created through Materia Fusion by upgrading a Steal materia . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Mug is a support ability the Guardian Force s Diablos and Bahamut can learn for 200 AP . When equipped , the Attack command is changed to Mug . This is the only ability in the game that allows players to steal items from opponents , as there is no base Steal ability . If an enemy is mugged , it does not drop items after the battle . Due to the level scaling system , most enemies actually give worse items when mugged instead of defeating them normally and obtaining item drops . For example , the Elnoyle at high tier ( level 30 + ) drops Energy Crystals , but mugging from it only yields Moon Stones , same as the low tier ( level 1 - 19 ) version . The formula for Mug to steal is as follows : MugDifficulty is often 128 or higher , meaning a base Mug % of 50 % or higher , which is further increased by the character ' s Spd . The enemies have four item " slots " in the game data and the item one obtains via Mug depends on which slot the character steals from . The lower slots contain common items , whereas higher slots usually contain better / rare items . If the character successfully mugs an enemy , the game decides which item slot ' s item the player gets by utilizing the game ' s random number generator ( random value between 0 and 255 ) . If the player has the Rare Item party ability in effect , the probabilities are modified . Since it ' s impossible to get a value higher than 255 on the random number generator , it ' s impossible to get an item from Slot 3 with Rare Item equipped , which means , counter - intuitively , Rare Item might prevent the player from obtaining the rarest items . " Final Fantasy IX " . Mug is a support ability used by Zidane Tribal . Mug makes Zidane ' s steals deal minor damage . The damage done through Mug is as follows : Mug is learned from Chimera Armlet , Thief Hat and Survival Vest for 65 AP and costs three Magic Stones to equip . " Final Fantasy X " . Mug is found in Rikku ' s section of the Sphere Grid . It costs 10 MP to use . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . The Garment Grid Treasure Hunt grants Mug . The Grid is acquired when challenging Shinra to a game of Sphere Break ; the player must make a combo with a border coin with Item or Rare Item trait . Shinra can only be played in Chapter 3 during Luca ' s Sphere Break tournament , or , if lost , during Chapter 5 in Luca ' s locker rooms . Mug is a useful ability as it grants the user AP for the action even when the steal fails , whereas a regular Attack command gives no AP . Mug is one of the few ways of granting the ability to physically attack to the White Mage , Black Mage and Songstress dressphere s . " Final Fantasy XI " . Mug is available to Thieves at level 35 , and allows them to steal gil from the target . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Mug appears in " Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn " as a Rogue ability gained from a level 15 Class Quest . Mug delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to a single target and has a 90 second recast time . Enemies damaged by Mug have a small chance to drop a greater number of items when they are killed . Additionally if the Rogue has used Kiss of the Viper they healed for half of the damage dealt by Mug . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . " Mug " is the localized named for Steal Gil . Continuing with the translation choice from " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " , " Final Fantasy Tactics A2 : Grimoire of the Rift " also localized Steal Gil as " Mug " . Mug is a level 20 Dirty Tricks ability for the Thief class , and caps at level 20 . It allows the user to deal damage while stealing elementite from the target , but can only be used once per battle and up to three times a day . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Mug is the level 16 ability of the Thief class , learned for 380 AP . It requires 2 slots to equip and use , and when used the user will physically attack the target with a chance to steal that target ' s item as normal . " Chocobo Racing " . Mug is an ability initially used by Goblin but usable by any character ; it allows a racer to steal a Magic Stone from the racer in the first position .