P2129: Spells and Skills v1

This is a guide to the various spells and skills found in Persona 2129 Quest.

While all of them are basically taken from the SMT games, spin-offs included, there have been some changes to the mechanics.

-Light and Darkness skills now do elemental damage with a chance of instant kill. This is to make the Justice and Death Arcanas not as pathetic.
-Buffing and debuffing skills can stack up to three times.

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SHORT VERSION
-Spells cost mana. Physical skills cost vitality.

-Most spells in the SMT games follow a prefix-body-suffix naming convention. We'll go over them one by one
-The Basic Elements are as follows: AGI is fire, BUFU is ice, ZIO is lightning, GARU is wind, TERA is earth, HAMA is light, MUDO is darkness.
-Advanced Elements are as follows: MEGIDO is almighty, PSY is psychic, GRY is gravity, FREI is nuclear.
-Then you add prefixes and suffixes. MA- prefix means 'hits all enemies'. No prefix means 'hits 1 enemy' (excluding Almighty skills)
-No suffix means 'level 1 spell strength'. Level 2 gets a little odd, you get suffixes like -LAO (Agi)/ -NGA (Zio)/ -LA (Bufu, Garu, Megido). -DYNE means 'Level 3 spell strength'
-Level 4 spells do exist, but don't follow the same naming conventions.

-Buffing/Debuffing skills follow a different convention.
-TARU prefix is offense, RAKU is defense, SUKU is agility/evasion. There's a MAKA for magic, but that isn't in Persona 2129 Quest.
-The -KAJA suffix is for increasing the stat and the -NDA suffix is for decreasing the stat. For example, TARUKAJA is increasing offense and RAKUNDA is decreasing defense.
-You can add an extra MA- prefix in front if you wish to hit all enemies. MASUKUKAJA would increase agility/evasion for all allies.
-DE prefix is 'removes'. DEKAJA removes buffs and DEKUNDA removes debuffs.

-Healing is weird.
-It uses DIA. ME- prefix means all allies.
-RAMA suffix means medium healing. -RAHAN means full healing.
-The best healing moves (Salvation, Prayer) don't follow any naming convention at all.
-Then you have a bunch of strange skills that remove statuses. These will be explained during the quest.

-Some Personas, like Alice or Odin, have unique skills (Die For Me! and Thunder Reign respectively). They aren't something you'd go around blabbering about.

-If you didn't get all of that, don't worry. I'll do my best to explain them in the course of the quest.

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LONG VERSION

This is the part where I list each individual spells within the quest.
[CONTENTS]
1. Fire
2. Ice
3. Wind
4. Electricity
5. Earth
6. Light
7. Darkness
8. Almighty, Psychic, Gravity, Nuclear
9. Healing
10. Buffs/Debuffs
11. Status Elements
12. Passive Skills
13. Physical
14. Gun/Piercing
15. Other

------[1. Fire]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agi: Deals light Fire damage to 1 foe.
Maragi: Deals light Fire damage to all foes.
Agilao: Deals medium Fire damage to 1 foe.
Maragion: Deals medium Fire damage to all foes.
Agidyne: Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe.
Maragidyne: Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes.
Fire Breath: Light fire damage to random enemies.
Hellfire: Medium fire damage to random enemies.
Prominence: Heavy fire damage to random enemies.
Ragnarok: Deals severe Fire damage to 1 foe (Surt exclusive).

------[2. Ice]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ice spells have a chance of solidifying the target, leaving them open to guaranteed critical hits from physical attackers.

Bufu: Deals light Ice damage to 1 foe.
Mabufu: Deals light Ice damage to all foes.
Bufula: Deals medium Ice damage to 1 foe.
Mabufula: Deals medium Ice damage to all foes.
Bufudyne: Deals heavy Ice damage to 1 foe.
Mabufudyne: Deals heavy Ice damage to all foes.
Niflheim: Deals severe Ice damage to 1 foe, Loki exclusive.

------[3. Wind]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Garu: Deals light Wind damage to one foe.
Magaru: Deals light Wind damage to all foes.
Garula: Deals medium Wind damage to one foe.
Magarula: Deals medium Wind damage to all foes.
Garudyne: Deals heavy Wind damage to one foe.
Magarudyne: Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes.
Panta Rhei: Deals severe Wind damage to one foe, Norn exclusive.

------[4. Electricity]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Electricity spells have a chance of shocking the target, leaving them open to guaranteed critical hits from physical attackers.

Zio: Deals light Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (10% chance)
Mazio: Deals light Elec damage / Shocks all foes. (8% chance)
Zionga: Deals medium Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (10% chance)
Mazionga: Deals medium Elec damage / Shocks all foes. (8% chance)
Ziodyne: Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (10% chance)
Maziodyne: Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks all foes. (8% chance)
Thunder Reign: Deals severe Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (100% chance), Odin exclusive.

------[5. Earth]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tera: Light Earth damage, 1 enemy.
Terazi: Moderate Earth damage, 1 enemy.
Teradyne: Heavy Earth damage, 1 enemy.
Matera: Light Earth damage, all enemies.
Materazi: Moderate Earth damage, all enemies.
Materadyne: Heavy Earth damage, all enemies.
Avalanche: Light Earth damage, random enemies.

------[6. Light]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Light skills in Persona 2129 Quest deal damage with a chance of instant kill.

Violet Flash: Moderate light damage to a single enemy.
Radiance: Heavy light damage to all enemies.
Thunderclap: Chance of reducing an enemy's current HP by half.
Holy Wrath: Chance of reducing all enemies current HP by half.
Hama: Small light damage, low odds of instantly killing an enemy (30%)
Hamaon: Medium light damage, moderate odds of instantly killing an enemy (50%).
Mahama: Small light damage to all, Low odds of instantly killing all enemies.
Mahamaon: Medium light damage, moderate odds of instantly killing all enemies.  25 MP
Starlight: Moderate light damage to all enemies, Kurama Tengu exclusive.
Godly Light: Reduces all enemies current HP by 80%, Amaterasu exclusive.
God´s Bow: Guaranteed kill of any enemy not immune to Expel, White Rider exclusive.

------[7. Darkness]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Darkness skills in Persona 2129 Quest deal damage with a chance of instant kill.

Mudo: Small darkness damage: instant kill, 1 foe. (30% chance)
Mamudo: Small darkness damage: instant kill, all foes. (30% chance)
Mudoon: Medium darkness damage: instant kill, 1 foe. (50% chance)
Mamudoon: Medium darkness damage: instant kill, all foes. (50% chance)
Die for Me!: Heavy darkness damage: instant kill, all foes. (80% chance). Alice exclusive.

------[8. Almighty, Psychic, Gravity, Nuclear]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Almighty spells cannot be nulled, absorbed or reflected. They can, however, be resisted with the Anti-Almighty passive attribute.
Almighty damage is always neutral and will never be super-effective.
Personas that can use Psychic, Gravity or Nuclear skills are rare.

Life Drain: Drains vitality from 1 foe. Equivalent to small almighty damage.
Spirit Drain: Drains mana from 1 foe. Equivalent to small almighty damage.
Drain: Absorbs both vitality and mana from 1 foe. Equivalent to heavy almighty damage.
Foul Breath: Increase 1 foe's susceptibility to ailments and Light/Dark skills.
Stagnant Air: Increase all foe's susceptibility to ailments and Light/Dark skills.

Megido  Deals medium Almighty damage to all foes.
Megidola: Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes.
Megidolaon: Deals severe Almighty damage to all foes.
Black Viper: Deals massive Almighty damage to 1 foe, Satan exclusive.
Morning Star: Deals massive Almighty damage to all foes, Helel and Lucifer exclusive.
Death Flies: Deal severe Almighty damage to all foes, will instantly kill if targets are not fully protected against darkness. Beelzebub exclusive.

Frei: Deal low Nuclear damage to all enemies.
Freila: Deal medium Nuclear damage to all enemies.
Freidyne: Deal high Nuclear damage to all enemies.
Nuclear Missile: Deal high Nuclear damage to all enemies.

Gry: Gravity damage (1 foe)
Magry: Light Gravity damage (all foes)
Gryva: Medium Gravity damage (1 foe)
Magryva: Medium Gravity damage (all foes)
Grydyne: Heavy Gravity damage (1 foe)
Magrydyne: Heavy Gravity damage (all foes)

Psy: Light psychic damage to 1 enemy.
Psyo: Medium psychic damage to 1 enemy.
Psydyne: Heavy psychic damage to 1 enemy.
Maha Psy: Light psychic damage to all enemies.
Maha Psyo: Medium psychic damage to all enemies.
Maha Psydyne: Heavy psychic damage to all enemies.

------[9. Healing]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dia: Slightly restores 1 ally's HP.
Media: Slightly restores party's HP.
Diarama: Moderately restores 1 ally's HP.
Mediarama: Moderately restores party's HP.
Diarahan: Fully restores 1 ally's HP.
Mediarahan: Fully restores party's HP.
Recarm: Revives 1 ally with 50% HP.
Samarecarm: Revives 1 ally with full HP.

Patra: Dispels Rage, Fear, and Confusion (1 ally).
Re Patra: Recovers 1 ally from Knockdown or Dizzy status.
Me Patra:  Dispels Rage, Fear, and Confusion (party).
Posumudi: Neutralizes Poison (1 ally).
Mutudi: Cures Silence (1 ally).
Nervundi: Cures Exhaustion and Enervation (1 ally).
Energy Shower: Cures Exhaustion and Enervation (party).
Amrita: Cures all ailments except Down and Death (party).
Salvation: Fully restores party's HP. Cures ailments.

------[10. Buffs/Debuffs/Shields]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

These are particularly important. Buffs/debuffs can be stacked up to three times.

Tarukaja: Increases 1 ally's Attack.
Rakukaja: Increases 1 ally's Defense.
Sukukaja: Increases 1 ally's Hit/Evasion rates.
Matarukaja: Increases Attack for all allies.
Marakukaja: Increases Defense for all allies.
Masukukaja: Increases Hit/Evasion rates for all allies.
Heat Riser: Increases 1 ally's Attack, Defense and Hit/Evasion rates.
Luster Candy: Increase all allies Attack, Defense and Hit/Evasion rates.
Dekunda: Nullifies stat penalties on party.
Dekaja: Nullifies stat bonuses on all foes.
Tarunda: Decreases 1 foes's Attack.
Rakunda: Decreases 1 foe's Defense.
Sukunda: Decreases 1 foe's Hit/Evasion rates.
Matarunda: Decreases all foes' Attack.
Marakunda: Decreases all foes' Defense.
Masukunda: Decreases all foes' Hit/Evasion rates.
Debilitate: Decreases 1 foe's Attack, Defense and Hit/Evasion rates.
Debilitate+: Decreases all foes' Attack, Defense and Hit/Evasion rates.

War Cry: Decrease offense by two stages on all foes.
Fog Breath: Decrease hit/evasion rate by two stages on all foes.
Taunt: Decrease defense and increase offense by two stages on all foes, medium chance of enraging foes.

Red Wall: Add Fire resistance to 1 ally (for 3 turns).
White Wall: Add Ice resistance to 1 ally (for 3 turns).
Blue Wall: Add Elec resistance to 1 ally (for 3 turns).
Green Wall: Add Wind resistance to 1 ally (for 3 turns).
Fire Break: Downgrades 1 foe's Fire resistance (for 3 turns).
Ice Break: Downgrades 1 foe's Ice resistance (for 3 turns).
Elec Break: Downgrades 1 foe's Elec resistance (for 3 turns).
Wind Break: Downgrades 1 foe's Wind resistance (for 3 turns).

Rebellion: Increases Critical rate on self for a while.
Revolution: Greatly increases Critical rate on everybody for a long while.
Power Charge: Next physical attack, physical skill, or Almighty physical attack will be 250% greater in power.
Mind Charge: Next magical attack will be 250% greater in power.
Tetrakarn: Barrier that reflects phys dmg once to all allies.
Makarakarn: Barrier that reflects magic dmg once to all allies.
Shield All: Barrier that protects against one non-Almighty attack to all allies.
Tetraja: Nullifies instant kill attack once on all allies.
Trafuri: Enables escape from most battles by teleporting user to the nearest bonfire When used at bonfires, allows teleporation to all bonfires in a given sector.
Traesto: Escapes from dungeons. In the Blackened Void, teleports to the nearest bonfire. When used at a bonfire, allows teleportation between any bonfire.
Imprison: Casts a dark haze across the area, preventing the usage of escape via magic.

------[11. Status Ailments]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status ailments can be removed by healing spells. Amrita removes all status ailments.

Evil Touch: Instills Fear in 1 foe (40% chance). (-Crit. DEF and may stall or escape)
Evil Smile: Instills Fear in all foes (30% chance).
Pulinpa: Confuses 1 foe (40% chance). (May attack ally, stall, or waste money)
Tentarafoo: Confuses all foes (30% chance).
Poisma: Poisons 1 foe (40% chance). (vitality decreases, strength is lost)
Poison Mist: Poisons all foes (30% chance).
Balzac: Enrages 1 foe (40% chance). (strength increases, uncontrollable, auto attacks with weapon)
Valiant Dance: Enrages all foes (30% chance).
Makajam: Silences 1 foe (40% chance). (Unable to use Skills or change Persona)
Foolish Whisper: Silences all foes (30% chance).
Makajamon: Silences all foes (65% chance).
Soul Break: Exhausts 1 foe (40% chance). (mana slowly decreases)
Anima Freeze: Exhausts to all foes (30% chance).
Enervation: Enervates 1 foe (40% chance). (halves combat potential)
Old One: Enervates all foes (30% chance).
Diajama: Curses foe to prevent all healing (except Amrita). 50% chance.
Gigajama: Curses foe to seal off all skills, including innate ones. 40% chance.
Petra Eyes: Petrifies all foes, leaving them susceptible to wind damage. 40% chance.

------[12. Passive Skills]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-There are too many to list but I'm going to list them all down anyway. Wait for me.

Anti-Phys: Halves physical damage.
Anti-Gun: Halves gun-based damage.
Anti-Fire: Halves fire damage.
Anti-Ice: Halves ice damage.
Anti-Wind: Halves wind damage.
Anti-Electricity: Halves electricity damage.
Anti-Earth: Halves earth damage.
Anti-Light: Halves damage and chance of instant KO via light.
Anti-Dark: Halves damage and chance of instant KO via death.
Anti-Nuclear: Halves nuclear damage and chance of radiation poisoning.
Anti-Psychic: Halves psychic damage.
Anti-Gravity: Halves gravity damage.
Anti-Almighty: Halves almighty damage, very rare.
Anti-Most: Halves all damage excluding physical and almighty.
Anti-All: Halves all damage excluding almighty.
Anti-Mystic: Halves chances of being hit by status ailments.

-Applies similarly for Null (reduces damage to zero), Reflect and Absorb (converts damage to HP), except for Almighty.

Drain Hit: Physical attacks restore a bit of vitality.
Endure: Withstand one mortal blow.
Regenerate 1: Slowly regenerate vitality over time.
Regenerate 2: Moderately regerenate vitality over time.
Regenerate 3: Quickly regenerate vitality over time.
Invigoration 1: Slowly regenerate mana over time.
Invigoration 2: Moderately regerenate mana over time.
Invigoration 3: Quickly regenerate mana over time.
Victory Cry: Restores all vitality and mana after a successful battle.

------[13. Physical Skills]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Once again, there are too many to list. Still going to write them down.

------[14. Gun Skills]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Skills that do 'piercing' damage, such as bullets or arrows.