Latent and Hidden Effects

## Introduction

Many items' ingame descriptions do not fully describe their effects. This article is designed to help you become acquainted with such items and how to use them.

**Latent Effects** are item attributes that are triggered under certain, unstated circumstances.

**Hidden Effects** are item attributes that are *not* reflected in the item description at all.

Some effects are both latent and hidden.

## HP-triggered Effects

The following weapons' damage ratings vary depending on the wielder's current HP.

 Valiant Knife (Dagger)

The following items' latent effects are triggered at certain levels of HP.

## HP-and-TP-triggered Effects

The following job-specific rings and earrings have latent effects that are only active when the following two conditions are met: your HP is low and your TP is below 100%. When only one of these two conditions are met, the effects are not active.

## TP-related Effects

The following set of weapons have latent (and hidden) effects when the person using them has less than 100% TP. Note that the effect is active during weapon skills because of the order in which events occur while using a weapon skill--TP is set to zero before the weapon skill activates. Also, the single-handed ones work regardless of whether they are equipped in the main or sub slot.

The following items of the Hachiman Armor set (Lv.70 SAM) have latent effects that activate in the opposite way, compared to the weapons above. The latent is active when your TP is greater than or equal to 100%, and is not active during weapon skills.

 Hachiman Kote/Hachiman Kote +1 | **Attack** +10/12
 Hachiman Hakama/Hachiman Hakama +1 | **Ranged Attack** +7/8

## Subjob-triggered Effects

The various Latent Effects on the following series of Level 30 earrings, mantles, belts, and shields are triggered simply by having the appropriate subjob.

## Atypical Damage Type Weapons

Most weapons of a certain category deal the same type of damage. The following weapons are exceptions. Despite having an uncharacteristic damage type when meleeing, these weapons still use normal damage types during weapon skills.

 Crude Sword (Great Sword)
 Honebami (Great Katana)
 Vampiric Claws (Hand-to-Hand)
 Mensur Epee (Sword)
 Joyeuse (Sword)

## Elemental Staves

The Level 51 Elemental Staves have very potent hidden effects which make them useful to various jobs. These effects conform to the standard elemental strengths and weaknesses.

Ice Magic Potency -10/15%
Ifrit and Fire Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** -2/3
 Ice Staff/Aquilo's Staff | Ice Magic Potency +10/15%
Wind Magic Potency -10/15%
Shiva and Ice Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** -2/3
 Wind Staff/Auster's Staff | Wind Magic Potency +10/15%
Earth Magic Potency -10/15%
Garuda and Air Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** -2/3
 Earth Staff/Terra's Staff | Earth Magic Potency +10/15%
Lightning Magic Potency -10/15%
Titan and Earth Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** -2/3
 Thunder Staff/Jupiter's Staff | Lightning Magic Potency +10/15%
Water Magic Potency -10/15%
Ramuh and Thunder Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** -2/3
 Water Staff/Neptune's Staff | Water Magic Potency +10/15%
Fire Magic Potency -10/15%
Leviathan and Water Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** -2/3
 Light Staff/Apollo's Staff | Light Magic Potency +10/15%
Dark Magic Potency -10/15%
**Charm** success rate +10/15%
Carbuncle and Light Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** -2/3
 Dark Staff/Pluto's Staff | Dark Magic Potency +10/15%
Light Magic Potency -10/15%
**Charm** Success Rate -10/15%
Diabolos, Fenrir and Dark Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** -2/3
Carbuncle and Light Spirit summoned: **Avatar Perpetuation Cost** +2/3

## Weapon Skill Point Effects

The following weapons have latent effects that are governed by a system that keeps track of how many Weapon Skill Points you have accrued using them on Easy Prey or harder enemies. Single-handed weapons need to be equipped in the main slot in order to advance this counter.

Each weapon skill you perform using these weapons on Easy Prey or tougher enemies grants you a number of points as follows:

1 point for a weapon skill that does not produce a skillchain effect
2 points for a weapon skill that produces a level 1 skillchain effect
3 points for a weapon skill that produces a level 2 skillchain effect
5 points for a weapon skill that produces a level 3 skillchain effect
Weapons "of trials" are involved in obtaining quested weapon skills. The holder of the weapon must accrue 300 weapon skill points to **deactivate** the latent and then return it to the quest giver before continuing in the quest.

Weapons from the various 30-Kindred's Seal BCNMs require the holder to accrue 500 weapon skill points to **activate** the latent high damage rating (and on most, critical hit rate). Note that the critical hit rate modifier does apply to all attacks while that unlocked weapon is equipped.

## Combat-related Effects

The following items' latent effects only activate under certain circumstances during combat. The latent effects that drain HP, MP, or TP deactivate when the user no longer has enough left for another tick of drain.

## Food-related Effects

The following equipment allows consumption of raw fish, which is normally restricted to Mithra only. As a sidenote, the consumption of raw meat is restricted to Galka only.

 Narval (Polearm)

The following table lists equipment that is affected by the food that the player is eating, and food that is affected by equipment that the player is using.

## Party-related Effects

The following weapons' attributes change depending on the current state of your party.

## Relic Weapons

In addition to its other unique characteristics, each fully-upgraded relic weapon can occasionally double or triple their  base damage.

During this effect, the **base damage** formula becomes : **floor( ( D+ (aD) + fSTR(2)) \* n)**

where n is the hidden n-fold damage multiplier of a particular weapon.

* This increased base damage cannot be activated during weapon skills.
* Although it is possible for the 3x damage effect of Mandau to occur during Sneak Attack and Trick Attack when Thief is set as the main job or sub job.

## Elemental Gorgets

Elemental Gorgets are rewards of the quest In the Name of Science. These gorgets improve both Weapon Skill accuracy (by unknown amount) and TP Modifier by 25/256 (0.0976...). To trigger the effects, the player must use a Weapon Skill with the same Skillchain property as the gorget name.

For example:
* **Sidewinder** has the skillchain properties of Detonation, Reverberation, and Transfixion; therefore, the **Breeze Gorget**, **Aqua Gorget**, or the **Light Gorget** would all enhance **Sidewinder** equally when equipped.
* **Arching Arrow** only has the skillchain property of Fusion; however, since Fusion is a combination of Transfixion and Liquefaction, either the **Light Gorget** or **Flame Gorget** will enhance **Arching Arrow**.

**Relic Weapon skills** have the ability to continue level 3 skillchain (**Light**/**Darkness**) **once**, but the Light/Darkness attribute does not contribute to elemental attribute of the following gorgets

For example:
* **Tachi: Kaiten** have "can continue **Light** skillchain" and "have **Fragmentation**" properties, but the gorgets that will affect Tachi: Kaiten accuracy and damage are the **Breeze Gorget** and **Thunder Gorgets** only (due to its Fragmentation property). Neither the **Light Gorget** nor **Flame Gorget** will enhance Tachi: Kaiten.

## Other Effects

 Zephyr | When landed on Seiryu, its **Additional Effect**: **Wind**is Dispelled and deals damage

 Carbuncle Mitts | Carbuncle **Avatar Perpetuation Cost**reduced by 50%(rounded up)

## Undocumented Latent Effects Triggers

The following items have latent effects whose triggers have not been fully documented. If you come into possession of any of these items and determine how to activate their latent effects, please feel free to update this page.

Items added before the July 24, 2006 version update:

Items added in the July 24, 2006 version update:

Items added in the October 18, 2006 version update:

Items added in the March 8, 2007 version update: