Eye 4 Eye (Final Fantasy IX)

Eye 4 Eye is a support ability in Final Fantasy IX for physical attackers that doubles the rate the character's Counter ability activates for a cost of 5 Magic Stones.
==Obtained==
Eye 4 Eye is learned from the Kaiser Helm, Flash Hat, Ninja Gear, and Rubber Suit for variable amounts of AP; Steiner and Freya learn it the fastest at 35 AP, while Zidane learns it the slowest at 60 AP. Though Quina can learn Counter, they cannot learn Eye 4 Eye. Equipping multiple equipment pieces that all teach Eye 4 Eye, masters the ability faster.
The ability is available pretty late: the first convenient chance to learn it is for Freya from the Rubber Suit stolen from Earth Guardian. The suit is also later synthesized in Black Mage Village.
The Flash Hat for Zidane and Amarant is bought from Bran Bal and from Daguerreo after visiting Bran Bal. The Ninja Gear for the pair is also available from Daguerreo at the same time as the Flash Hat, and the former can be stolen from both Quale and Garland. The Kaiser Helm for Steiner and Freya is bought from Daguerreo at the concluding events of the game.
==Mechanics==
Eye 4 Eye allows the wearer to activate their Counter twice as often when an enemy physically attacks them. Whether Counter initiates is decided by a check, performed regardless if the enemy's attack connects.
:If Spirit >= Rnd MOD ( [ 99 ] + 1 ), Counter attack is initiated.
:With Eye 4 Eye, if ( Spirit * 2 ) >= Rnd MOD ( [ 99 ] + 1 ), Counter attack is initiated.
==Use==
Eye 4 Eye is excellent for characters who are using Counter, though it is available so late for most of the party that the player is no longer doing dungeons besides the final dungeon, and bosses in this late stage do not tend to deploy normal attacks, instead using magic and special attacks that hit everyone in the player's party.
The higher the character's Spirit stat, the better the chance they will counter-attack. Zidane has the highest base Spirit, and Quina the lowest, but it is possible to max out everyone's Spirit to the highest possible value of 50. With maxed out Spirit, Counter will initiate every time the character is physically hit if they equip Eye 4 Eye.
Category:Support abilities in Final Fantasy IX