Shadow (Final Fantasy IX)

Shadow is an element in Final Fantasy IX. Shadow element tends to be associated with attacks and spells that lean towards more sinister phenomena, such as Mist. Higher power attacks of the element tend to manifest bright blood red energy, being evocative of Terra.
==Abilities==
Ability	Darkside, Doomsday Sword
Spell 	Doomsday
Summon 	Ark
In addition, the following increase the damage of the wearer's Shadow attacks:
*Ancient Aroma
*Black Robe
*Demon's Mail
*Gold Choker
*Light Robe
*Mage's Hat
==Enemy abilities==
Ability 	Description 	Enemy
Doomsday 	Inflicts Shadow damage to all enemies and allies. 	Hades, Ozma
Mist 	Inflicts Shadow damage and Sleep to the party. 	Feather Circle, Mistodon
Rainbow Wind	Inflicts Fire/Ice/Lightning/Wind/Water/Holy/Shadow damage to one target.	Zemzelett
==Protection==
Add-on 	Pumice Piece (Absorbs)
Armor 	Demon's Mail (Absorbs), Demon's Vest (Halves), Dragon Wrist (Halves), Egoist's Armlet (Nulls), Grand Armor (Halves), Ninja Gear (Absorbs)
Weapons	Stardust Rod (Halves)
In addition, the following makes the wearer weak to Shadow attacks:
*Maiden Prayer
==Enemies==
Ozma will not become weak to Shadow even if Amarant's Curse adds it; Ozma's Shadow-resistance state depends on the friendly monsters quest completion.
Weak 	Garuda, Ghost, Hecteyes, Jabberwock, Jabberwock (Friendly), Ladybug (Friendly), Mover, Mu (Lindblum), Nymph, Nymph (Friendly), Yan, Yan (Friendly), Yeti, Yeti (Friendly)
Halves 	Amarant (Mirror), Dagger (Mirror), Eiko (Mirror), Freya (Mirror), Hecteyes, Lich (Crystal), Mimic, Mistodon, Quina (Mirror), Skeleton, Steiner (Mirror), Veteran, Vivi (Mirror), Whale Zombie, Wraith (Blue), Wraith (Red), Zidane (Mirror), Zombie, Armodullahan, Earth Guardian, Lich, Meltigemini, Soulcage, Tantarian
Nullifies	N/A
Absorbs 	Gimme Cat, Hades, Ozma (if friendly monsters sidequest is not finished)
Category:Elements in Final Fantasy IX