Blind ( status ) Blind , also called Darkness , Dark Blin , Blindness , 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 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 . In earlier games , Blind is indicated by dark circles or sunglasses covering the afflicted unit ' s eyes . In 3D - rendered games , the status is usually indicated by the darkening of the afflicted unit ' s model , or the appearance of black smoke in front of their face . The related Pain status completely disables the target ' s usage of physical abilities . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Blind causes afflicted units to miss more often , reducing their Hit Rate by 40 . In addition , targeting a blind character with a physical attack will increase Hit Rate by 40 . It can be cured with the Eyedrops item or the White Magic spell Blindna , and is inflicted through the physical attacks of Shadow , the spells Dark and Blind , and the attacks Snorting , Ink , and Flash . " Final Fantasy II " . Blind reduces the afflicted victim ' s Accuracy , lowering their Hit Rate and causing them to miss . This status lasts after battle and can be cured with Esuna at any level , or Eye Drops . " Final Fantasy III " . The status effect is healed by Eye Drops and the spell Blindna . Monsters affected by Blind have their Accuracy and Magic Accuracy halved . " Final Fantasy IV " . Called Darkness in the game ' s original incarnations , and Blind in the DS and PSP remakes , it halves a character ' s Accuracy and Evasion , as well as magic spells ' accuracy . It does not affect the accuracy of abilities classified as monster magic , nor the magic spells cast by weapons and items . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . The Blind status returns as a status effect in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " , and it functions the same way as its predecessor . " Final Fantasy V " . The player is able to make use of this status by casting Flash , attacking enemies with a Darkness Bow , or via some other methods , such as mix skills . A character under Blind has their Hit Rate reduced to a quarter and cannot use the Aim ability . " Final Fantasy VI " . 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 Bad Breath can inflict this status . " Final Fantasy VII " . Darkness is only usable by enemies , though the player can inflict the status through the means of the Ink item . It is of little tactical use , as most enemies do not suffer from the status . Darkness halves the physical accuracy of 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 . Because enemies do not use the above commands they are unaffected by it , making inflicting opponents with the status pointless . Inflicting enemies with the Fury status is the only way to hamper an enemy ' s Hit % but this is difficult since Hypers cannot normally be given to enemies ( can only be done by Confused characters ) , and there are no attacks in the player ' s possession that can inflict the status to enemies . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Darkness reduces a character ' s Hit Rate by 75 % . Characters with base hit rate of 255 % are unaffected , such as Squall and Seifer . However , Blind disables the gunblade ' s trigger making them unable to deal additional damage . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Darkness status reduces the character ' s accuracy to 12 . 5 % minus the enemy ' s evade . " Final Fantasy X " . The Darkness status overrides the Accuracy and Evasion stats and lowers the chance of attacks and skills landing to 10 % , before Luck is taken into account . Darkness lasts for a certain number of turns depending on the attack that inflicted the status effect ( usually three ) , but can be removed earlier by using Eye Drops , Remedy or Esuna . Wakka ' s 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 . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Darkness reduces the odds of successfully connecting with a physical attack . Some fiends inflict the status with their regular attacks . The player can inflict it through the Darktouch auto - ability or by using the Dark Oil medicine . It can be healed with the Vision Ale and Esuna Salve medicine or by the White Mage ' s ability Esuna . The auto - ability Darkproof makes the character immune to the status . " Final Fantasy XI " . Blindness is a dark elemental status effect in " Final Fantasy XI " that is caused by many effects , including the enfeebling Black Magic spells Blind and Blind II and the Ninjutsu spells and . It decreases accuracy and ranged accuracy . It is cured with the white magics Blindna or Esuna , the Dancer job ability Healing Waltz , the wyvern ability Remove Blind , the Monk job ability Chakra , the Summoner Blood Pact Spring Water , or the items Eye Drops , Remedy , or Catholicon . The Resist Blind trait and the effects of the white magic Barblind and Barblindra improve blind resistance a little . Besides Blind , there is another blinding status effect known as Flash . It is inflicted by the divine white magic Flash . It has an even more potent effect but a much shorter duration . Both blind and flash may be present on the same target . Abilities that remove spell effects such as Erase are required to remove Flash , but it has such a short duration that this is rarely necessary . Besides the normal accuracy lowering effects , blinding certain monsters prevents the use of certain gaze attacks ; in particular , the Peiste family ' s petrifying Grim Glower and terrorizing Oppressive Gaze effects may be prevented or ended by use of Blind . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Technick Sight Unseeing causes the target ' s HP to drop drastically , but this can only work if the user is blinded . The blind status decreases the accuracy of units . It can be caused by spells such as Bedevil by Cu Sith . It can be healed with Penelo ' s Esunaga or Fran ' s Ward of the Wood abilities . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Blind abilities inflict the Darkness status effect in " Final Fantasy Tactics " . For physical attacks executed by a unit with Darkness , all targets ' evade percentages are doubled . Blind lasts until the end of battle , or until cured . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Blind status not only decreases a unit ' s Evade by 20 , but an attacking unit ' s Accuracy is reduced by 50 . 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 . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . A blinded character will have his accuracy greatly reduce , and will end up missing the target when physically attacking the enemy . It can be removed with either a Heal Potion or the Heal spell . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The Blind status , called Dark in the game , causes the screen to be darken which will hinder the fields and rooms . The item Eyedrp , or use the magic spell Heal can cure it . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . In this status , a unit ' s physical attacks and abilities may miss an intended target , resulting in a wasted weapon use . Defensive abilities and magic books are unaffected . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . A unit that is blinded lose half their Agl , cure with Eyedrop or Heal ability . This status last even after battle . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The blinded target ' s hit rate of the target will be reduced . Can be removed by Heal , Spark , Cycle , EyeDrop , and Elixir . Non - Final Fantasy Appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . In " Kingdom Hearts 358 / 2 Days " certain enemy attacks can cause the blind status , causing most physical attacks by the player miss for a short period of time . Equipping light elemental rings help lessen the chance of blind . Blind also appears in " Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep " and " Kingdom Hearts 3D : Dream Drop Distance " , blinded enemies will either go in random directions or attack other enemies . Blinded characters will only have the area immediately around them visible . Shotlocks and Lock - on cannot be used while blinded . " Dead Fantasy " . Blind appears with Tifa Lockhart as materia and is used against Hitomi in the burning cathedral along with the other status affect materia in her possession .