Regen (ability)

right|thumb|250px|Regen in Final Fantasy XI.
Regen is a recurring spell in the Final Fantasy series. It bestows a party member with Regen status, causing the target to incrementally gain small amounts of HP over time.
A similar effect to Regen in the Lightning Saga games is with Mediguard, which gradually restores health to the user as long as they guard.
== Appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy V ===
Regen is a level 1 Time Magic spell that targets a single character. It costs 3 MP to cast, and is bought for 100 gil at Walse, Istory, and Karnak. Regen can be cast by Calofisteri, Chrono Controller, Enuo, Magissa, and Omniscient.
=== Final Fantasy VI ===
Regen is a Healing spell learned from Kirin and Lakshmi. Kirin's ability Holy Aura also casts Regen on the entire party. It costs 10 MP to cast and is vulnerable to Runic. Regen can be cast by Level 60 Magic and Cherry.
=== Final Fantasy VII ===
Regen is the level 3 spell on the Restore Materia. It is more powerful than Cure 2, allowing the player to regenerate HP constantly instead of a set interval. An exploit for the PlayStation version involves lifting up the disc cover, allowing the player to restore all their HP while the enemy cannot move. It costs 30 MP to cast.
The Regen ability is only used by the optional boss Gorkii. Regen does not damage undead like the other cure spells.
====Final Fantasy VII Remake====
Regen is the third ability of , which slowly restores HP over time and restores a moderate amount of HP on the initial casting to one party member. It costs 6 MP to cast.
====Final Fantasy VII Rebirth====
Regen returns as a spell. It is provided by at its third level. The spell restores 10% of the target's HP, and then applies the for three minutes, which gradually restores their HP over time by 1% every two seconds. Regen costs 6 MP and 1 ATB segment to cast.
Regen is also used by Two Face.
=== Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- ===
Regen is a magic materia that grants Regen status to Zack. It costs 7 MP to cast. It can be bought at The Happy Turtle shop for 5,000 gil or made via Materia Fusion.
=== Final Fantasy VIII ===
Regen can be drawn from various enemies or draw points and cast on allies or junctioned to stats. Regen can be used to slowly damage the undead. Blood Soul uses the spell against the party after casting Zombie on them.
Casting Regen in battle increases compatibility with Carbuncle and Alexander by 0.2, but lowers compatibility with Eden by 0.2 as well.
=== Final Fantasy IX ===
Regen is a White Magic spell learned by Eiko. It costs 14 MP to cast and 25 AP to master, and can be learned through Fairy Flute and Fairy Earrings. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic.
=== Final Fantasy X ===
Regen is a White Magic spell found in Yuna's section of the Sphere Grid. It costs 40 MP to cast. Regen can be cast by Cindy, Jumbo Flan, Sanctuary Keeper, Th'uban, and Yunalesca in her last two forms.
==== Final Fantasy X-2 ====
Regen is a White Magic spell that can be learned for 80 AP for the White Mage after learning Curaga. It costs 40 MP to cast. It can also be accessed through the Garment Grid Wishbringer. Regen can be cast by ????, Baralai (Pyrefly form), Black Elemental (Oversoul), Blue Elemental (Oversoul), Cindy, Dark Elemental (Oversoul), Gold Elemental (Oversoul), Node A, Node B, Node C (parts of Vegnagun's leg), and Right Bulwark.
Moogle Regenja is exclusive to Yuna's Mascot dressphere. It casts Haste and Regen on the party. It costs 24 MP to cast, and can be learned for 40 AP.
=== Final Fantasy XI ===
Regen is a spell that is available to Red Mages (level 21), White Mages (level 21), Scholars (level 18), and Rune Fencers (level 23). It is available to any job with the aforementioned as support jobs.
The spell regenerates 5 HP every three seconds (commonly known as a tick). It will restore 125 HP over its 60 second duration.
=== Final Fantasy XII ===
Regen bestows the status of the same name to one target that makes them accumulate HP over time, and can be used to counter the Sap status effect.
In the original version, Regen is available on White Magick 4 license for 35 LP, first bought from Dyce for 1900 gil after defeating the second Demon Wall in the Tomb of Raithwall. The spell uses 16 MP to cast.
In the Zodiac versions, Regen's license is White Magick 6, available in Giza Plains in the Nomad Village when it rains, and also from Tchita Uplands later on. Regen can be used by three job classes: White Mage, Red Battlemage, and Knight, although Knights must acquire the Esper Mateus license first.
=== Final Fantasy XIV ===
Regen appeared in the original Final Fantasy XIV after the release of Patch 1.21. It was a White Mage spell learned by completing the "When Sheep Attack" quest, first available when reaching level 35 on White Mage.
Regen returns as a White Mage spell, granting healing over time to a target for 18 seconds. It can be recast every 2.50 seconds, has a range of 30y and a cure potency of 200, or 250 with the Enhanced Healing Magic trait.
=== Final Fantasy Tactics ===
Regen is learned by the White Mage class for 350 JP. It costs 8 MP to use and has a speed of 25. Regen can be used to counter the Poison status effect and vice versa. Regen does not work on the undead.
=== Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King ===
Regen is a level 10 Enhancing Spell ability, exclusive to the White Mage class, and caps at level 100. It slowly restores HP of one ally over a period of time, can be used once per battle, and up to five times a day.
=== Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ===
Regen is a White Magic spell and costs 2 AP to cast. Regen can be given to any character by having a Regen Tome in the character's inventory. The spell can only be purchased in Urbeth for 1000 gil. Wayfarer's Recovery ability has the same effect and costs 3 AP to use, but the player must upgrade the job twice to learn it.
=== Final Fantasy Dimensions ===
=== Final Fantasy Dimensions II ===
=== Dissidia Final Fantasy ===
==== Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia ====
Regen Waltz is a support ability for Penelo. It grants the party HP Regen for 3 turns.
=== Theatrhythm Final Fantasy ===
Regen comes in three levels of power. During a stage, Regen activates each time the player gets Good or better on a Trigger and restores a set amount of HP, the amount healed increasing depending on the level of power. Minwu, Rydia and Ashe can learn all three levels of Regen, while Onion Knight and Prishe learn the first two levels and Shantotto learns only the first level.
==== Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call ====
Regen (Lv1) is a proactive ability that costs 12 CP to equip. It is active for the entire length of the stage. It restores some HP every time the player receives GOOD or better and has low strength. It is learned by Minwu (level 25), Onion Knight (level 30), Lenna (level 10), Rinoa (level 20), Garnet (level 10), Lightning (level 35), Ciaran (level 20), and Rem (level 20).
Regen (Lv2) is a proactive ability that costs 18 CP to equip. It is active for the entire length of the stage. It restores some HP every time the player receives GOOD or better and has medium strength. It is learned by Minwu (level 60), Lenna (level 45), Rinoa (level 60), Garnet (level 60), Lightning (level 80), Hope (level 95), Y'shtola (level 35), Ciaran (level 55), and Rem (level 60).
Regen (Lv3) is a proactive ability that costs 18 CP to equip. It is active for the entire length of the stage. It restores some HP every time the player receives GOOD or better and has full strength. It is learned by Minwu (level 90), Lenna (level 75), Rinoa (level 90), Y'shtola (level 75), Ciaran (level 95), and Rem (level 95).
==== Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival ====
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
Regen is a White Magic ability with a Rarity of 2☆. It gives one target Regen, restoring HP over time, it can initially be used four times and it can be honed to Rank 5. It can be created by using Lesser White Orb x5, Lesser Holy Orb x8 and 3000 gil.
=== Final Fantasy Explorers ===
Recovers 5% HP per tick. Regen recovers 5% * 15 = 75% HP and is unaffected by Spirit.
=== Final Fantasy Brave Exvius ===
====War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius====
=== Mobius Final Fantasy ===
=== World of Final Fantasy ===
Regen is an active ability that gradually restores the HP of a single target for 4 HP. It can be used by Dark Behemoth, Mu, Odin★, Ramewl★, Ramuh★, Tamamohimé, and Unicorn.
It is also an enemy ability used by Tama.
===Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin===
== Other appearances ==
=== Kingdom Hearts ===
Regen appears in Chain of Memories and its remake Re:Chain of Memories as the ability of the Oogie Boogie card, in Birth By Sleep as an ability of the Cinderella D-Link, and Re:coded as an ability attached to several Keyblades. Regen gradually recovers Sora's HP, though in Chain of Memories and Re:Chain of Memories it has limited duration. Though Regen does not appear in 358/2 Days, Cura has the same effect of gradually healing Roxas. In Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2 a "regen" effect is granted by the Tinker Bell and Peter Pan summons respectively, granting a healing over time effect on Sora, similarly other summons like Stitch and Chicken Little in Kingdom Hearts 2 also have the ability of healing Sora overtime, however they don't have the same healing potency as Tinker Bell.
=== Bravely series ===
Regen, also known as Regeneration, is a recurring spell in the Bravely series.
Regen appears in both the original Bravely Default and Bravely Second: End Layer as a Time Magic spell. The spell is a level 1 Time Magic in the first game, while being upgraded to a level 2 Time Magic in Bravely Second. It restores 3% of one target's HP at the end of each turn, while dealing 3% damage to undead enemies each turn.
In Bravely Default II, the spell was mistranslated as Regeneration, and was changed to a Spirit Magic spell. It can only be learned at job level 4 for the Spiritmaster job. When used, it will restore 10% of a target’s HP at the end of their turn. When used on undead enemies, the spell will instead deal 10% damage at the end of each turn.
== Gallery ==
Regen.png|Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom).
Regen-FFVA.png|Final Fantasy V (GBA).
FFV iOS Regen.png|Final Fantasy V (defunct mobile/Steam).
Lenna using Regen from FFV Pixel Remaster.jpg|Final Fantasy V (Pixel Remaster).
RegenFF6.png|Final Fantasy VI (GBA).
FFVI iOS Regen.png|Final Fantasy VI (defunct mobile/Steam).
Regen Magic from FFVI Pixel Remaster.jpg|Final Fantasy VI (Pixel Remaster).
FFVII Regen.png|Final Fantasy VII.
Regen from FFVII Remake.jpg|Final Fantasy VII Remake.
VIICC Regen.jpg|Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
FFVIII Regen.png|Final Fantasy VIII.
FFIX Regen.png|Final Fantasy IX.
FFX Regen.png|Final Fantasy X.
Regen FFX-2.jpg|Regen in Final Fantasy X-2.
FFX-2 Moogle Regenja.png|Moogle Regenja in Final Fantasy X-2.
ff12 regen.jpg|Final Fantasy XII.
FFXIV Regen.png|Final Fantasy XIV.
FFT Regen.png|Final Fantasy Tactics.
FF4HoL Regen.png|Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
FFD-Regen-Status.PNG|Final Fantasy Dimensions.
Bravely Default - Regen.jpg|Bravely Default.
FFRK Regen Icon.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
WoFF Regen.png|World of Final Fantasy.
SOP MAG Regen.jpg|Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin (Mage).
SOP SAG Regen.jpg|Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin (Sage).
==Etymology==
de:Regena
Category:Recurring command abilities
Category:Recurring White Magic
Category:Recurring Time Magic