List of Final Fantasy III statuses The following is a list of all statuses found in " Final Fantasy III " . Poison . Poisoned characters will lose 1 / 16 of their max HP at the end of each round , and while walking on the field map , will lose 1 HP per step . Damage taken from Poison outside of battle cannot kill a Poisoned character . In addition to the above , several monsters can inflict Poison through physical attacks , being the Killer Bee , Poison Bat , Hermit , Hornet , Poison Toad , Needle Monkey , Death Needle , Ouroboros , and Greater Boros . Blind . The status effect is healed by Eye Drops and the spell Blindna . Monsters affected by Blind have their Accuracy and Magic Accuracy halved . Mini . The status is gained from the Mini spell . In the 3D version , the party needs to be in Mini status to access Castle Hein , Nepto Temple , Cave of the Circle as well as Tozus . Toad . The status effect prevents the use of magic and drastically decreases a character ' s Attack and Defense causing all attacks to deal 1 , or 0 damage . The ailment can only be cured with a Maiden ' s Kiss , Esuna , or a Toad spell . It is necessary for the party to be in Toad status to advance past the first room in the Tower of Owen . Silence . Silence can only be inflicted either through the use of the spell Silence , or through the physical attacks of the boss Echidna . It can be cured by using an Echo Herbs or the spell Esuna . Petrify . The level 7 spell Breakga can inflict this status as well as the Medusa Arrows , while the enemy ability Stare and Leviathan ' s Demon Eye can inflict the status as well . The enemy Petit can inflict the status through physical attacks . Petrified enemies are instantly defeated . Sleep . In addition , the enemies Queen Lamia , Dracrocotta , and Demon Horse can inflict Sleep by physically attacking . Confuse . Confusion can only be afflicted through the use of the White Magic spell Confuse or the enemy ability Glare , or through the physical attacks of the enemies Nightmare , Pharaoh , Garm , and Scylla . Paralysis . Paralysis can be caused by the level 4 Black Magic spell Shade and Ramuh ' s white effect and enemy ability Mind Blast . It is also inflicted by the weapons Ancient Sword and Earthen Bell , as well as the enemy ability Bad Breath . Paralysis can also be inflicted through the physical attacks of the enemies Ruinous Wave , Parademon , Barometz , Stroper , Roper , and Nemesis . Gradual Petrify . Called Petr , also known as Partial Petrification , in battle , after a few turns the affected character is turned to stone and is unable to act . In the original NES version , instead , a character or a monster becomes petrified if inflicted Partial Petrification twice . The weapons Break Blade , Medusa Arrow and Omnirod inflict this status , as well as the spell Break ; in the NESversion , the Golem Staff inflicts Partial Petrification too , while the Medusa Arrows inflict instant Petrify . The enemies Helldiver , Stalagmite , Myrmecoleon , Chimera , Cockatrice , Rock Gargoyle , Kum Kum , Medusa , and Cerberus . It can be removed with the Soft item . Gradual Petrify is accumulative and unique , in that it does nothing on its own , but will inflict Full Petrification once it fully stacks . For example , a character is first 1 / 3 petrified , then 2 / 3 petrified , then fully petrified . Full Petrification differs from Petrify in that it requires resistance to Partial Petrification and not Petrify in order to protect against it . Protect . The Protect status can be provided using the Protect spell , the Defender as an item , or using the Minne song from the Madhura Harp with the Sing command . The status is somewhat random : it can nullify 25 % or 50 % or even more , while the song can be increased in effect by job - leveling . Sing formula : Haste . Haste 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 . Haste is acquired from the level 6 White Magic spell of the same name . Unei can also cast Haste when she joins the party as a guest , and this variant is cast over the entire party . The item Bacchus ' s Cider can also cast Haste . Bard ' s Minuet gives the effect to the party with a following formula : Reflect . Reflect can be achieved through the spell Reflect , Odin ' s summoning spell Protective Light , and the item Shining Curtain . In the NES version the spell Erase is bugged and doesn ' t remove the Reflect status even if it is supposed to . Further , the Reflect spell itself is bugged in the NES version and doesn ' t reflect magic back at enemies when cast on allies . The boss Leviathan can cast this spell on itself . Job Adjustment Phase . While under the effects of the Job Adjustment Phase , all five of a character ' s primary stats are reduced by approximately 12 . 5 % . These reduced stats are indicated by yellow numbers instead of white , and will return to normal after the requisite number of battles have been fought while still in that job .