Reverse ( status ) Reverse is a status effect that causes attacking and healing to have the opposite effect for afflicted target ; when an enemy is in Reverse , all attacks directed at it will heal rather than injure . Reverse bears some similarities to the Zombie status ailment present in many " Final Fantasy " games in that it causes healing magic to act as offensive magic . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . In the DS version , Dr . Lugae is the exclusive user of Reversal Gas , which inflicts Reverse on all party members and enemies . He ' ll start by using Restore to heal the party , making it hard to defeat Dr . Lugae . " Final Fantasy XII " . Reverse is a status effect that causes healing and damage to have the opposite effect . It has 70 % base success rate , which is also affected by the user ' s Magick Power and the target ' s Vitality . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , Reverse is listed as a Green Magick 2 License , costs 50 LP and 20 MP , and is bought at the Clan Provisioner for 7 , 000 gil . In the Japanese version , Reverse is known as Reborn . Reverse can be learned by the four mage job classes — White Mage , Black Mage , Time Mage , and Red Mage . One accessory , the Nihopalaoa , uses an effect similar to Reverse , causing all items used by the holder to do the opposite of their average effects . Reverse affects all regular attacks , damaging and healing spells and most Esper attacks . Reverse does not affect Drain and Leech , Syphon , Poison , Sap , Regen , Phoenix Down , Knot of Rust , Dark Matter , Quickenings or Technicks . The following Esper skills are also exceptions : Zalera ' s Kill , Shemhazai ' s Exodus and Zodiark ' s Final Eclipse . Although the status is classed as " negative " , it can be beneficial in long battles by casting Reverse on one or all members of the party so all attacks from the enemy will heal them . Due to this advantage , the spell is considered " cheap " by some players . The only drawbacks to the status are that if any party members have an Esuna Gambit active , they will immediately attempt to remove the status due to its negative classification . Also , if the player has a gambit set to heal using Cura or Curaja , in which the character would normally be healed , they would instead be hurt . If a character has Reverse status and they are stopped , Reverse will not wear off until Stop does . This can be used for strategic advantage against enemies that use the gambit Foe : nearest visible , by placing a stopped and reversed character near the foe , letting the character attract all of the enemy ' s attacks , while the other party members can attack from distance with ranged weapons . The Esper Ultima uses Holyja which can inflict Reverse . Zalera ' s spell , Lv . 5 Reverse can inflict reverse to a character whose level is divisible by 5 . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Kuribu , the final boss in the hard mode version of The Lost City of Amdapor will cast Reverse on itself after it is revived once , causing its healing spells to target the party and cause damage instead . Its Regen spell will inflict the Bleed status on anyone who is within the area of effect , Cure IV will cause massive damage the closer the party is to Kuribu , and Cure III will cause moderate damage on two random players plus others if they are within the area of effect . When Kuribu is revived a second time , it will alternate between using its Reverse strategy and using normal healing on itself .