Lancet Lancet , also localized as DrgSwrd , Lance , DragonSword , or Spirit Surge , is an ability in several games in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is usually associated with the Dragoon job class . Lancet allows characters to absorb HP and MP from their opponents . Appearances . " Final Fantasy V " . Lance was known as DrgSwrd in the older translation , is the Level 2 ability of the Dragoon class , learned for 150 ABP . It takes around half of the MP of what normal Osmose spells take , and a small amount of HP compared to the Drain spell , but it has no chance of missing . " Final Fantasy IX " . Freya Crescent uses the ability Lancer . Unlike in previous games , this only damages an enemy ' s HP and MP and absorbs neither . It can be learned from Partisan , Coral Ring , and Dragon Wrist for 20 AP . The amount of damage Lancer does to HP is as follows : The amount of damage Lancer does to MP is equal to 1 / 16 of the amount of HP damage dealt . " Final Fantasy X " . The Lancet is a Special ability that absorbs a low amount of HP and an equal amount of MP if available ( which is high relative to most characters ' MP ) from one opponent . If Kimahri uses this ability on certain fiends , he will have a chance to learn a new Ronso Rage . As Drain , Lancet also does damage to its user if it is used on the undead and opponents in Zombie status . The damage from Lancet is considered neither physical or magical , instead falling into " special " damage category , meaning it will be unaffected by Protect or Shell . " Final Fantasy XI " . Lancet is the Dragoon ' s special job ability ability in " Final Fantasy XI " . For players playing the English version of " Final Fantasy XI " , the name displays as Spirit Surge . Lancet is an ability learned by Llyud at level 12 , which will make him absorb HP from an enemy . " Final Fantasy XV " . Lancet is a Teamwork ability for Ignis that allows him to counterattack with a polearm and drain 100 % of the damage when his own HP is low . Its damage modifier is x2 . 5 . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Lancet only absorbs HP , but the bangaa ' s high physical power ensures it is a sizable amount . It can be learned from the Restorer for 300 AP and has a Weapon Attack Power of 35 . Lancet is a Dragoon ability , which absorbs HP from whatever it hits , dealing half the damage of a regular attack . It can be learned for 300 AP from the Restorer . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Lancet is the level 13 ability of the Dragoon class , requiring 330 AP to learn . At the cost of 8 MP , the user will drain a small amount of HP and MP from one target , approximately as much as both Drain and Osmose . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Lancet is Kain Highwind ' s special HP attack in his EX Mode , used by pressing and . It creates a blade of energy beneath the opponent that stabs upwards , and on a successful hit heals Kain an amount of HP equivalent to the HP damage dealt to the opponent . As two additional benefits , Kain is able to dash towards the opponent by pressing after using Lancet , and shortly after it hits his Bravery will be restored to its base value . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Lance comes in three levels of power . Each time the player gets Good or better on a Trigger in BMS , Lance restores a bit of HP depending on the level of the ability , stronger forms healing more HP . Firion , Kain , Cloud , and Seifer all learn all three levels of Lance . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Lancet is a Strength - based ability in " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . It has two versions , one with a rarity of Rare and one with a rarity of Rare Plus . The Rare version , at base level , has an Attack of 750 , a Defense of 770 , a maximum level of 60 , and a Cost of 12 . It has a fast leveling rate . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . The spear Blood Lance ( IV ) allows Kain to use Lancet which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment deals physical damage to a single target equal to 400 % of a conventional attack and absorbs 50 % of the damage dealt as HP . Kain can learn this Soul Break over time as he brings Blood Lance ( IV ) into the battle and emerges victorious at their end . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . A card depicting Barbara of " Final Fantasy Dimensions " can use Lancet for the cost of one Lightning CP and discarding another Barbara card . Lancet Dulls an Active Forward of the player ' s choosing and increases Barbara ' s power by the power of the Dulled Forward until the end of the turn . Kain ' s card depicting his " Theatrhythm " artwork can use Lancet Lv3 . For the discard of another Kain card , Lancet lowers the power of a Forward of the player ' s choosing by 4 , 000 and increases Kain ' s power by 4 , 000 , until the end of the turn .