Haste (Final Fantasy XII status)

Haste is a status in Final Fantasy XII that causes the unit's ATB gauge to charge 50% faster for a duration, making them able to take action more frequently. It stacks with the even superior Berserk status. Other factors that affect charge time are the unit's speed stat, Swiftness licenses, and the current Battle Speed setting.
Bestowing Haste on a character with Slow overrides the Slow status, but a character with the Hermes Sandals only cancels out the two effects and ATB charges at normal speed. Haste nor Slow affect the rate other statuses expire or tick.
The formula for the duration is:
:Duration = 40 + (Vitality \times 0.4) s
Haste is overall useful even if it does not grant that many more turns over not having it, due to not affecting animation speed or "cooldown" between abilities. Haste is worth having in lengthy and tough battles, like against bosses and marks.
==Abilities==
Item 	Baltoro Seed, Hastega Mote
Spell 	Haste & Hastega (Time Magicks)
Weapon	Caliper
The Hermes Sandals accessory gives permanent Haste to the wearer; it does not immunize against Slow but will cancel out the effect.
In the original PlayStation 2 version, Stamp can transfer positive statuses as well as negative to any target and thus can be used to bestow Haste when the user has it; this was changed in the Zodiac versions so only ailments can be transferred with Stamp to enemies.
==Enemy abilities==
Ability 	Description	Enemy
Growl 	 	Enkidu
Haste 	 	Gizamaluk, Wendigo, Onion Queen [b], Golem, Ose, Mythril Golem, Bune, Reaver, High Reaver, Archaeoaevis, Buer, Banshee, Babil, Vyraal, Diabolos, Catoblepas, Yiazmat, Hashmal (original Japanese version only), Daedalus, Molen, Wendice, Skullash, Alteci, Seeq Explorer, Judge [c, d], Sphere-Rook, Doctor Cid (1, 2)
Hastega 	 	Zeromus, Avenger, Judge Drace
Hastega Mote	 	Elza
Hero's March	 	Piscodaemon, Wild Malboro, Mindflayer, Carrot, Fury, Crypt Bunny, Spee, Kris
==Removal==
Item 	Dispel Mote
Spell	Dispel & Dispelga (White Magicks), Slow & Slowga (Time Magicks)
Permanent Haste from Hermes Sandals or on some Espers cannot be removed.
==Espers and allies==
Zodiark, Shemhazai, Exodus, Chaos, and Ultima, as well as Monid, Krjn, Bangaa Hunter, and Bansat, have innate Haste.
==Enemies==
The following enemies can spawn with Haste already in place. It is more typical to happen to marks, bosses, and rare game.
*Abysteel (50%)
*Alraune King (Sochen Cave Palace 100%, Feywood 50%)
*Baknamy (50%; everywhere but in Salikawood)
*Bangaa Pugilist (100%)
*Basilisk (50%)
*Bomb (50% at LV32–33)
*Cassie (50%)
*Cataract Aevis (50%)
*Cerberus (50%)
*Crusader (50%)
*Dead Bones (50%)
*Deadly Nightshade (50%)
*Dragon Lich (50%)
*Emeralditan (50% in The Slumbermead)
*Etém (50%)
*Forbidden (50%)
*Gargoyle Baron (50%)
*Garif Adventurer (100%)
*Hecteyes (50%)
*Imperial Pilot (50%, not in Nalbina)
*Imperial Swordsman (50%, Shiva)
*Judge (50%)
*Leynir (50%)
*Mirrorknight (50%)
*Onion Queen (Sochen Cave Palace 100%, Feywood 50%)
*Pumpkin Star (Sochen Cave Palace 100%, Feywood 50%)
*Purobolos (50%)
*Seeq Explorer (100%)
*Tartarus (50%)
*Topstalk (Sochen Cave Palace 100%, Feywood 50%)
*Urutan-Yensa (50%)
*Vampyr (50%)
*Vivian (50%)
*White Chocobo (50%)
*Adrammelech (100%)
*Ba'Gamnan (100%)
*Bwagi (100%)
*Chaos (100%)
*Cúchulainn (100%)
*Demon Wall (optional boss, 50%)
*Doctor Cid (Pharos, 100%)
*Fenrir (100%)
*Gabranth (100%)
*Hell Wyrm (100%)
*Humbaba Mistant (100%)
*Hydro (50%)
*King Bomb (100%)
*Phoenix (100%)
*Shemhazai (100%)
*Slyt (50%)
*Tyrant (50%)
*Ultima (100%)
*The Undying (100%)
*Vayne Novus (100%)
*Vossler (100%)
*Zalera (100%)
*Zodiark (100%)
*Atomos (100%)
*Bloodwing (100%)
*Braegh (50%)
*Deathgaze (100%)
*Diabolos (100%)
*Fafnir (100%)
*Flowering Cactoid (100%)
*Marilith (100%)
*Mindflayer (100%)
*Nidhogg (50%)
*Piscodaemon (100%)
*Pylraster (100%)
*Ring Wyrm (50%)
*Wild Malboro (100%)
*Antlion (100%)
*Behemoth King (100%)
*Carrot (100%)
*Cluckatrice (50%)
*Enkidu (1st 50%; 2nd 100%)
*Gil Snapper (100%)
*Ixion (100%)
*Orthros (100%)
*Phoenix (100%)
*Rocktoise (100%)
*Shadowseer (100%)
*Trickster (100%)
*Yiazmat (100%)
*Aerieel (50%)
*Alteci (100%)
*Ancbolder (50%)
*Anchag (50%)
*Anubys (100%)
*Apsara (50%)
*Arioch (100%)
*Avenger (100%)
*Biding Mantis (100%)
*Bull Chocobo (100%)
*Bull Croc (100%)
*Crystal Knight (100%)
*Cubus (50%)
*Disma (100%)
*Dreadguard (50%)
*Grey Molter (100%)
*Ishteen (50%)
*Ithuno (100%)
*Kaiser Wolf (100%)
*Killbug (50%)
*Kris (100%)
*Lindbur Wolf (100%)
==Use==
Haste lets the affected act more often, making it generally useful. It is especially beneficial to have Haste and Berserk on the same character. However, since Haste only affects the ATB gauge speed and not animation speed, combos, or the "cooldown time" after using an ability, it mainly makes a difference for physical attackers using their fastest weapons. If most damage comes from combos, then the relevance of Haste is also diminished, as the ATB does not charge in-between.
Haste would be beneficial for those wielding the Wyrmhero Blade.
Category:Status effects in Final Fantasy XII