Final Fantasy VII/Status Effects

During battles in Final Fantasy VII, many status effects can be induced on your party or enemies.

Below is list of status effects, their appearance, their effects when used, and their remedies.

List of Status Effects

Name	Appearance	Effect	Remedies
Beserk	Target glows red	Attack damage is rased, however character becomes uncontrollable. Commands cannot be entered until the battle ends, the status is removed, or the character dies	Remedy (Item), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)
Confusion	Target rotates on the spot	Commands cannot be entered and the target randomly attacks both enemies and allies (including itself)	Any physical attack, Remedy (Item), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)
Darkness	Target glows dark grey	Hit rate dramatically reduced	Eye Drops (Item), Remedy (Item), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)
Death Sentence	Timer appears over target head	Target will be instantly killed when the timer reaches zero	Death Force (Enemy Skill) prevents instant death once the timer reaches zero
Frog	Target appears as a frog	Target's attack damage significantly reduced, unable to cast magic	Maidens Kiss (Item), Remedy (Item), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)
Fury	Characters limit gauge is coloured red	Character receives more damage from enemies, however limit gauge fills faster	Tranquilizer (Item)
Paralysis	Target stops moving	Target cannot act in battle for a short amount of time	Remedy (Item), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)
Petrification	Target stops moving and turns to stone	Target cannot act in battle. If all allies are turned petrified, the battle is lost	Soft (Item), Remedy (Item), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)
Poison	Target glows green	Target takes small damage periodically during battle	Antidote (Item), Remedy (Item), Poisona (Magic), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)
Sadness	Characters limit gauge is coloured blue	Character receives less damage from enemies, however limit gauge fills slower	Hyper (Item)
Silence	Small muted speech bubble appears over targets head	Target unable to cast magic	Echo Screen (Item), Remedy (Item), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)
Small	Target appears small	Attack power reduced (all physical attacks deal 1 point of damage)	Cornucopia(Item), Remedy (Item), Esuna (Magic), Angel Whisper (Enemy Skill), White Wind (Enemy Skill)

Other Status Effects

Name	Appearance	Effect	Remedies
Barrier	Barrier gauge fills	Target receives reduced damage from physical attacks	Debarrier (Magic), Despell (Magic)
Haste	Targets moves faster	Target's ATB gauge fills faster	Slow (Magic), Stop (Magic)
MBarrier	MBarrier gauge fills	Target receives reduced damage from magical attacks	Debarrier (Magic), Despell (Magic)
Regen	Target glows orange	Target's HP rapidly replenishes	Despell (Magic)
Slow	Target moves slower	Target's ATB gauge fills slower	Haste (Magic)
Stop	Target stops moving	Target cannot act for a short period of time	None