Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII enemy abilities

This page lists all enemy abilities appearing in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.
== List of enemy abilities ==
=== # ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical	Does 1,000 base damage. Only reduced by guard resistance.	Cactuar, Cactuar Ω
 	Special 	Precedes One Million Volts. 	Hanuman
=== A ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Special 	Halves all damage except wind and bestows Protect and Shell until staggered. 	Parandus
 	Special 	Removes three status ailments and bestows Bravery, Faith, and Veil. 	Caius Ballad
 	Magic 	Deals wind-elemental damage to target. 	Dryad, Dryad Ω, Gaunt, Gaunt Ω, Gremlin, Grendel, Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals large wind-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Cactair, Caius Ballad, Ereshkigal, Gaunt, Gaunt Ω, Gremlin Ω, Noel Kreiss+
 	Magic 	Deals moderate wind-elemental damage to target, and inflicts Daze when used by Gaunt Ω.	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad, Dryad, Gaunt, Gaunt Ω, Grendel, Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+, Parandus
 	Physical 	Deals damage through seven attacks in a straight line. 	Bhunivelze (3rd form), Bhunivelze+ (3rd form)
 	Physical and Magic	Deals damage through seven attacks to target. 	Snow Villiers++
 	Special 	Bestows Protect and Veil. 	Snow Villiers+
 	Physical 	Deals damage in a straight line and knocks back target. Used after casting Bravery. 	Desdemona
 	Special 	Bestows Vigilance. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Special 	Starts using Hexine, Final Judgment, and Super Nova. 	Ereshkigal
=== B ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target. 	Goblin, Goblin Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage through five attacks and inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, and Poison, or Debrave, Defaith, and Poison when used by Goblot Ω.	Goblot, Goblot Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage through three attacks to target. Used after Meteor Javelin. 	Noel Kreiss+
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target and inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, Poison, Curse, and Slow. 	Triffid
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target. 	Zaltys, Zaltys Ω, Zomok, Zomok Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage through one to three attacks. 	Caius Ballad
 	Magic 	Deal fire-elemental damage to target. 	Zaltys, Zaltys Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enaero, Haste, and Shell on user. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Special 	Deals damage to target. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Magic 	Deals large ice-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad, Ereshkigal, Meonekton Ω, Snow Villiers++, Gremlin Ω
 	Magic 	Deals moderate ice-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad, Grendel, Miniflan Ω, Parandus, Snow Villiers+
 	Magic 	Deals ice-elemental damage to target. 	Gremlin, Grendel, Meonekton Ω, Miniflan, Parandus, Snow Villiers
 	Physical 	Deals damage and fully absorb it as HP. 	Skeleton, Skeleton Ω
 	Special 	Restores 25% HP, removes three status ailments, and bestows Haste, Bravery, Faith, Protect, and Shell 	Caius Ballad
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target. 	Gurangatch, Gurangatch Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Bravery. 	Desdemona, Ereshkigal, Skeleton, Skeleton Ω
 	Physical and Magic	Deals damage through two attacks and inflicts Poison. 	Grendel, Parandus
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target through two attacks. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
=== C ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Special 	Bestows Haste, Bravery, and Faith after charging. 	Cactuar
 	Magic 	Deals damage through four attacks. 	Bhunivelze (4th form), Bhunivelze+ (4th form)
 	Special 	Enters physical attack mode. Vulnerable only to magic attacks. 	Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Enters magic attack mode. Vulnerable only to physical attacks. 	Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Bestows Bravery and Faith after charging until Cooldown. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Special 	Precedes 10,000 Volts. 	Hanuman
 	Physical	Deals lightning-elemental damage. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Physical	Deals fire and ice-elemental damage through six attacks and inflicts Deprotect and Curse.	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Magic 	Deals large ice-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad
 	Physical	Deals ice-elemental damage to target after charging. 	Sugriva
 	Special 	Bestows Enaero, Haste, Bravery, and Shell on user. 	Noel Kreiss+
 	Physical	Deals damage to target and restores HP by the same amount. 	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Protect. 	Snow Villiers
 	Special 	Restores 50% of Lightning's HP. 	Cathedral Sentry
 	Special 	Removes Bravery and Faith. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Special 	Precedes Chilled. 	Sugriva
 	Physical	Deals damage to target. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Physical	Deals damage to target and launches them. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
 	Physical	Deals damage to target. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Magic 	Restores HP to all allies. 	Schrodinger, Schrodinger Ω
 	Magic 	Restores HP to target. 	Gremlin
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Curse. 	Grendel, Parandus, Personal Guard
=== D ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical 	Deals damage through twenty to thirty-five attacks to target. 	Bhunivelze (4th form), Bhunivelze+ (4th form)
 	Physical and Magic	Deals damage through six attacks to target. 	Snow Villiers+
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target. Used after Genethliac Hymn. 	Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form)
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target and inflicts Daze. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target through five attacks. 	Meonekton Ω
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Debrave. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form), Gaunt, Gaunt Ω, Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Defaith. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form), Grendel, Parandus
 	Special 	Restores 50% of Lightning's HP. 	Personal Guard
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Deprotect. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form), Fanatic, Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Deshell. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form), Gaunt, Gaunt Ω, Grendel, Parandus
 	Special 	Increases Strength and Magic by 100 and starts using Sanctify, Damnation, or Annihilation and Cloak of Chaos, Armor of Chaos, or Spirit of Chaos.	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Magic 	Deals damage through five attacks to target and inflicts Debrave, Defaith, Deprotect, Deshell, and Curse. 	Bhunivelze, Bhunivelze+, Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals damage and removes most recent status enhancement. 	
 	Physical 	Deals damage through one to three attacks and launches target. 	Bhunivelze (4th form), Bhunivelze+ (4th form)
 	Physical and Magic	Deals damage to target through two attacks. 	Bhunivelze (3rd form), Bhunivelze+ (3rd form)
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target. 	Reaver, Reaver Ω
 	Special 	Inflicts Doom on target, resulting in death if caster is not staggered or defeated before timer reaches zero. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form, 4th form)
 	Special 	Precedes Reaching Critical Level... 	Sugriva
 	Magic 	Deals fire-elemental damage through four attacks. 	Aeronite
=== E ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Special 	Inflicts Curse, Slow, and Imperil on target. 	Meonekton, Meonekton Ω
 	Special 	Inflicts Curse, Slow, and Imperil on user. 	Meonekton, Meonekton Ω
 	Physical	Deals damage through four attacks. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Faith and Enthunder. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Magic 	Deals fire, ice, lightning, and wind damage through four attacks to target. 	Arcangeli, Arcangeli Ω, Cactuar, Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals fire, ice, lightning, and wind damage through ten attacks to target. 	Arcangeli, Arcangeli Ω, Cactuar Ω, Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals fire, ice, lightning, and wind damage through two attacks to target. 	Bhunivelze (4th form), Bhunivelze+ (4th form)
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target and inflicts Curse. 	Gertrude
 	Special 	Removes most recent status ailment. 	Noel Kreiss+
 	Magic 	Deals fire-elemental damage through multiple attacks and inflicts Curse. 	Cyclops, Cyclops Ω
 	Special 	Deals 3,000 damage to target fifteen times. 	Ereshkigal
 	Special 	Bestows Enfire and Bravery on user and modifies elemental resistances. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enfrost and Faith on user and modifies elemental resistances. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enthunder and Haste on user and modifies elemental resistances. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enaero and Regen on user and modifies elemental resistances. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
 	Physical	Deals damage through five attacks and inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, Imperil, and Slow.	Caius Ballad
=== F ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Special 	Bestows Faith. 	Arcangeli, Arcangeli Ω, Ereshkigal
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target. Used after Genethliac Hymn if staggered. 	Bhunivelze (2nd form)
 	Physical 	Flees battle if not staggered or defeated within three minutes of beginning any phase. 	Aeronite
 	Magic 	Deals lightning-elemental damage to target through three attacks and inflicts random status ailments. 	Ereshkigal
 	Magic 	Deals moderate fire-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad, Ectopudding, Ectopudding Ω, Grendel, Parandus, Reaver, Reaver Ω
 	Magic 	Deals large fire-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad, Ereshkigal, Gremlin Ω
 	Magic 	Deals fire-elemental damage to target through three attacks. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enfire on target. Also restores HP and bestows Vigilance, Regen, Protect, and Shell when with allies. 	Sugriva, Sugriva Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enfire and modifies elemental resistances. 	Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form)
 	Magic 	Deals fire-elemental damage to target. 	Gremlin, Grendel, Parandus
 	Special 	Bestows Enfire. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Magic 	Deals fire and wind-elemental damage to target. 	Schrodinger
 	Magic 	Deals fire and wind-elemental damage to target. 	Schrodinger
 	Physical 	Deals damage through two attacks to target and inflicts Deprotect, as well as Slow when used by Snow Villiers+, and Slow and Curse when used by Snow Villiers++.	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Physical and Magic	Deals fire-elemental damage through five attacks and inflicts Deprotect. 	Dreadnought, Dreadnought Ω
 	Magic 	Deals fire and lightning-elemental damage to target. 	Caius Ballad
 	Magic 	Deals large fire-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Fog. 	Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts Fog. 	Aeronite
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target through three attacks. 	Meonekton, Meonekton Ω
 	Special 	Restores HP and bestows Bravery, Faith, Vigilance, and Regen to ally. 	Triffid
 	Magic 	Deals fire and ice-elemental damage to target. 	Caius Ballad
 	Physical 	Deals damage through two attacks and inflicts Slow. 	Cyclops, Cyclops Ω
 	Physical 	Deals fire and ice-elemental damage to target after charging. 	Sugriva
=== G ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical	Deals wind-elemental damage through seven attacks to target. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Special 	Precedes Ready! when used by Caius Ballad and Invoking Meteor... when used by Ereshkigal. 	Caius Ballad, Ereshkigal
 	Magic 	Rises away from ground and deals damage over time while charging up for Dancing Mad or Falling Star.	Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form)
 	Special 	Precedes Should I Chomp Them? and Should I Cook Them? 	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Magic 	Deals damage through two attacks. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form), Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Deals 3,000 damage to target four times. 	Ereshkigal
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target through twenty-four attacks and extends the duration of status ailments. 	Parandus
 	Physical	Deals damage to target and restores HP by the same amount. 	Goblot, Goblot Ω, Niblet, Niblet Ω
 	Physical	Deals damage to target. 	Goblin, Goblin Ω
 	Special 	Appears after first third use of "Take this! 1,000 Needles!". 	Cactair
 	Physical	Deals damage and removes status enhancements. 	Ereshkigal
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form), Caius Ballad
=== H ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Special 	Bestows Haste. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form)
 	Magic 	Reduces targets HP to 1 after charging. 	Bhunivelze (4th form), Bhunivelze+ (4th form)
 	Physical 	Deals fire-elemental damage to target after charging. 	Sugriva
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target and launches them. 	Reaver, Reaver Ω
 	Magic 	Deals wind-elemental damage through multiple attacks. 	Zomok, Zomok Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target. 	Skata'ne, Skata'ne Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Magic and Special	Deals damage to target and ignores resistances. 	Aeronite
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target and inflicts Imperil and removes a status enhancement. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Magic 	Deals damage through six attacks. 	Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals fire-elemental damage to target through eighteen attacks. 	Ereshkigal
 	Special 	Bestows Vigilance, then Faith, then Bravery. Bestows Bravery and Faith when used by Bhunivelze+.	Bhunivelze (3rd form), Bhunivelze+ (3rd form)
 	Physical 	Deals wind-elemental damage through two attacks to target. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Magic and Special	Deals damage to target and ignores defenses. Cinematic attack. 	Bhunivelze (3rd form), Bhunivelze+ (3rd form)
=== I ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical	Deals damage through ten attacks and inflicts Debrave, Defaith, Deprotect, Poison, and Pain. 	Earth Eater, Earth Eater Ω
 	Physical	Deals damage to target. 	Earth Eater, Earth Eater Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Haste, Bravery, Vigilance, and Veil. 	Earth Eater, Earth Eater Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enfrost on target. Also restores HP and bestows Vigilance, Regen, Protect, and Shell when with allies.	Sugriva, Sugriva Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enfrost and modifies elemental resistances. 	Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form)
 	Magic 	Deals ice and lightning-elemental damage to target. 	Schrodinger, Schrodinger Ω
 	Magic 	Deals ice and lightning-elemental damage to target. 	Schrodinger, Schrodinger Ω
 	Magic 	Deals ice and wind-elemental damage to target. 	Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Precedes Chomp. 	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Special 	Precedes Chef's Secret. 	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Physical	Deals physical and launches target. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Imperil. 	Arcangeli, Arcangeli Ω, Grendel, Parandus
 	Physical	Deals damage to target and inflicts Imperil. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Magic 	Deals fire-elemental damage to target through two attacks. 	Dreadnought, Dreadnought Ω
 	Magic 	Deals fire-elemental damage to target. 	Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Resets stagger level. 	Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Precedes Meteor, Mega Meteor, Giga Meteor, Tera Meteor, and Exa Meteor. 	Ereshkigal
=== J ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical	Deals damage to target. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Magic 	Deals lightning-elemental damage and inflicts a random status ailment.	Ereshkigal
=== K ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical	Deals damage to target.	Caius Ballad
=== L ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical	Deals damage to target and launches them.	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Physical	Deals damage through seven attacks. 	Earth Eater, Earth Eater Ω
=== M ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Magic 	Deals damage through four attacks and draws target closer. 	Cyclops, Cyclops Ω
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
 	Special 	Braces against attacks and gradually restores HP. 	Gurangatch, Gurangatch Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage through two attacks to target and launches them, the second attack restoring HP by the same amount.	Gorgonopsid, Gorgonopsid Ω
 	Special 	Deals damage to target after charging. 	Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Deals 3,000 damage to target two times. 	Ereshkigal
 	Physical and Magic	Deals damage through five attacks after charging. 	Aeronite
 	Special 	Deals 3,000 damage to target. 	Ereshkigal
 	Physical 	Deals damage through four or eight attacks to target. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Special 	Precedes Words of power intoned... 	Ereshkigal
 	Special 	Summons three Monads. 	Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form)
 	Special 	Appears after first two uses of Take this! 1,000 Needles! 	Cactair
=== N ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target and restores HP after charging. 	Rafflesia, Rafflesia Ω
 	Special	Bestows Bravery, Faith, Vigilance, and Regen on Lightning.	Triffid
=== O ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical	Deals lightning-elemental damage to target after charging.	Hanuman
=== P ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Pain. 	Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals damage to all targets and inflicts Pain. 	Aeronite
 	Physical	Deals damage to ally through multiple attacks. 	Cathedral Sentry
 	Physical	Deals damage to target. 	Fanatic
 	Magic 	Deals damage through three attacks and inflicts Debrave, Deprotect, and Fog. Consists of five attacks and also inflicts Poison and Daze when used by Gurangatch Ω.	Gurangatch, Gurangatch Ω
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Poison. 	Grendel, Parandus
 	Physical	Deals damage to target through two attacks and inflicts Poison. 	Noel Kreiss+
 	Special 	Restores 50% HP to all allies. 	Personal Guard
 	Special 	Bestows Protect. 	Ereshkigal
 	Special 	Restores 33% of HP and bestows Protect. 	Personal Guard
 	Special 	Halves all damage except wind and bestows Protect and Shell until staggered. 	Grendel
 	Magic 	Deals damage through ten attacks to target. 	Caius Ballad
 	Physical	Deals damage to target. 	Dreadnought, Dreadnought Ω
=== R ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Special 	Increases stats while lowering defenses. 	Cyclops, Cyclops Ω
 	Physical	Deals fire-elemental damage through four attacks. 	Cyclops, Cyclops Ω
 	Special 	Precedes Fully Charged! 	Sugriva
 	Special 	Prepares to use Flare, Chill, Surge, and Tornado. 	Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Precedes Gathering energy... 	Caius Ballad
 	Special 	Counters magic attacks with Counter Drive. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Special 	Removes all status ailments and increases resistances. 	Gurangatch, Gurangatch Ω
 	Special 	Summons two Cathedral Sentry allies. 	Cathedral Sentry
 	Magic 	Deals damage through thirteen attacks. 	Ereshkigal
 	Special 	Restores HP to ally. 	Flanitor
 	Special 	Counters physical attacks with Cross-Counter. 	Snow Villiers, Snow Villiers+, Snow Villiers++
 	Physical	Deals damage through fifteen attacks, or twelve after first stagger.	Aeronite
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target. 	Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form), Grendel, Meonekton, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals moderate damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (1st form), Bhunivelze+ (1st form), Grendel, Parandus, Sugriva, Sugriva Ω
 	Physical	Deals damage in a straight line and knocks back target. 	Gertrude, Meonekton, Meonekton Ω, Desdemona, Desert Sahagin (Lightning Returns), Desert Sahagin Ω, Desmond
=== S ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Magic 	Deals damage through five attacks to target. 	Snow Villiers
 	Special 	Used after Chomp or Chef's Secret. 	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Bravery (Grendel), Faith, Vigilance (Parandus), and Veil. 	Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target through eight attacks and extends the duration of status ailments. 	Grendel
 	Special 	Bestows Shell. 	Ereshkigal
 	Special 	Restores 33% HP and bestows Shell. 	Personal Guard
 	Magic 	Deals lightning-elemental damage. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Special 	Precedes So Hungry! 	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Special 	Precedes So Hungry! 	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Magic 	Deals damage and inflicts Slow. 	Grendel, Parandus
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target and inflicts Deprotect, Deshell, and Slow. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target through two attacks. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Physical 	Deals damage through five attacks after charging. 	Triffid
 	Special 	Bestows Haste, Bravery, Protect, and Veil and inflicts Daze on target. 	Chocobo Eater, Chocobo Eater Ω
 	Physical 	Deals wind-elemental damage. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage and inflicts Curse. 	Set
 	Physical 	Deals damage through three attacks, and inflicts Deprotect and Deshell when used by Triffid Ω. 	Triffid, Triffid Ω
 	Physical and Magic	Deals damage through two attacks. 	Aster Protoflorian, Aster Protoflorian Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target through two attacks. 	Reaver, Reaver Ω
 	Special 	Becomes resistant to magic damage. 	Ereshkigal
 	Special 	Bestows Enfire. 	Goblin
 	Special 	Bestows Protect, Veil, and Vigilance. 	Snow Villiers++
 	Special 	Restores HP and bestows Regen, Faith, and Veil, as well as Haste and Protect when used by Arcangeli Ω.	Arcangeli, Arcangeli Ω
 	Physical 	Deals fire-elemental damage. 	Cyclops, Cyclops Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage to target. 	Zaltys, Zaltys Ω, Zomok, Zomok Ω
 	Special 	Removes one status ailment and bestows Veil. 	Dreadnought, Dreadnought Ω
 	Physical 	Deals damage through three attacks and inflicts Deprotect. 	Cyclops, Cyclops Ω
 	Magic 	Deals wind-elemental damage to target. 	Zomok, Zomok Ω
 	Magic 	Deals fire, lightning, and wind-elemental damage. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Physical 	Deals wind-elemental damage through two attacks to target. 	Noel Kreiss, Noel Kreiss+
 	Special 	Summons two to three Dryad allies. 	Dryad
 	Physical 	Deals damage through two attacks. 	Reaver, Reaver Ω
 	Magic and Special 	Deals damage to target. 	Ereshkigal
 	Magic 	Deals large lightning-elemental damage through eight attacks to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad
=== T ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Physical	Deal damage to target. 	Zaltys, Zaltys Ω
 	Physical	Deals damage through two attacks. 	Zomok, Zomok Ω
 	Special 	Deals 1,000 base damage. Only reduced by guard resistances. 	Cactair
 	Special 	Deals 3,000 damage to target eight times. 	Ereshkigal
 	Magic 	Deals large lightning-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad, Ereshkigal, Gremlin Ω
 	Magic 	Deals large lightning-elemental damage to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad, Grendel, Parandus
 	Special 	Bestows Enthunder on target. Also restores HP and bestows Protect, Shell, and Vigilance on target when with allies.	Hanuman, Hanuman Ω
 	Special 	Summons lightning-elemental head. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enthunder and modifies elemental resistances. 	Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form)
 	Magic 	Deals lightning-elemental damage to target. 	Gremlin, Grendel, Parandus
 	Magic 	Deals lightning and wind-elemental damage to target. 	Caius Ballad
 	Magic 	Deals large wind-elemental damage through eight attacks to target. 	Aeronite, Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form), Caius Ballad
 	Magic 	Deals fire-elemental damage to target through six attacks. 	Ereshkigal
=== U ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Magic 	Deals damage to target through two attacks.	Bhunivelze (3rd form), Bhunivelze+ (3rd form), Caius Ballad
 	Special	Bestows Protect and Enaero. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
=== V ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Special 	Bestows Veil. 	Arcangeli, Arcangeli Ω
 	Special 	Restores 33% of HP and bestows Veil. 	Personal Guard
 	Special 	Restores 33% of HP and bestows Vigilance. 	Personal Guard
 	Physical	Deals damage through multiple attacks and inflicts Poison.	Gorgonopsid, Gorgonopsid Ω
=== W ===
Ability	Type 	Description 	Enemies
 	Special 	Becomes resistant to physical damage. 	Ereshkigal
 	Physical	Bestows Bravery, Haste, and Veil. 	Set
 	Special 	Precedes Heated. 	Sugriva
 	Special 	Bestows Bravery on user, as well as Veil and Vigilance when used by Gorgonopsid Ω. 	Gorgonopsid, Gorgonopsid Ω
 	Magic 	Deals wind-elemental damage through nine attacks. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Special 	Summons wind-elemental head. 	Chimera, Chimera Ω
 	Special 	Bestows Enaero and modifies elemental resistances. 	Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form)
 	Magic 	Deals damage and detonates Monads. 	Bhunivelze (2nd form), Bhunivelze+ (2nd form)
 	Magic 	Deals damage through thirteen attacks after charging and removes all status ailments.	Arcangeli, Arcangeli Ω
 	Special 	Precedes Gathering energy... 	Ereshkigal
 	Physical	Deals fire-elemental damage to target. 	Dreadnought, Dreadnought Ω
== Gallery ==
Category:Enemy abilities in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
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