Weakened Weakened , also known as Weakness , is a recurring negative status effect in the series . Appearances . " Final Fantasy XI " . Weakened is a status that pertains to " Final Fantasy XI " . After a player has been revived from a KO ' d status by a Raise spell , he will automatically receive a weakened status for a period of five minutes . This period of time can not be reduced by any means , either by a Cursna or Haste . A Weakened status will reduce a players HP and MP by 75 % . It may also reduce a character ' s overall fighting ability for that period of time . Typically , though , players prefer not to fight in a weakened state and they wait the 5 minutes for the effect to wear off . This status ailment is also called Weakness in a few instances in the game , but it is in the auto - translator as weakened . Note : That if a character chooses to return to their Home Point upon being defeated , Weakened will not occur , but the player forfeits the regained experience from being Raised . The Blue Mage spell " Self - Destruct " costs 100MP , plus HP damage , and also inflicts the blue mage with the status effect weakened after it is used , though it does not actually kill the blue mage , as it does all of the creatures that use it . Players who participate in Dynamis will also receive a weakened status should they exit and reenter . This status lasts longer than if the player had actually died . This , presumably , is to discourage people from exiting — probably thought to be a good way to avoid the death of all alliance members at one point when something goes wrong in Dynamis , which it often does . If a player with the Weakened status where to have their HP reduced to 0 a second time and revived , they will suffer from an advanced version of Weakened that cripples their ability to deal damage until the Weakened status fades . A small number of monster special attacks can inflict the status as well , although it does not last as long as when it is inflicted by death . Note , however , that dying with this form of Weakened inflicted will mean that the player will suffer the advanced Weakened described above . Monsters that can do this include some Naraka family Notorious Monster s with the attack Raksha : Vengeance , the Iron Giant NM Voidwrought with the attack Eradicator , and Provenance Watcher ' s attack Fragor Maximus . The Great Axe Himthige has the special property of rarely ( less than 10 % of the time ) negating this status . The duration of the status from being being raised after KO will be reduced to 3 minutes if the player is raised with Arise . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Weakness returns in " Final Fantasy XIV " and retains most of its mechanics . A defeated player that is revived with a Raise spell will be placed under the Weakness status and have all of their stats reduced by 15 % for a 2 minute duration . Being knocked out while under Weakness and being revived a second time will put the player under the Brink of Death status , which reduces all stats by 30 % for 2 minutes . A player who is knocked out and chooses to return to their home point or to the beginning of the dungeon will not incur the Weakness / Brink of Death status . While Weakness and Brink of Death cannot be removed , the Free Company action " Back On Your Feet " can reduce the duration of the status effect .