Final Fantasy XII Reference

Gambits

Gambits run from top to bottom. The first line with a valid target and usable action wins, so a good set is less about filling every slot than putting emergencies above routine work.

The original game has 222 purchasable targets: 63 Ally, 115 Foe, and 44 Self. All become purchasable after the story advances beyond Giruvegan. Earlier shops carry smaller subsets, so the walkthrough names any target worth buying before then.

Reliable Travel Baseline

Put these in this order and adjust the HP threshold to match the route:

to Phoenix Down, Raise, or Arise
to Cure, Cura, Curaga, or an appropriate Potion
Dangerous status cures, with , , Disease, and Petrify near the top
to Attack

If the healer is wasting MP between harmless scratches, lower the healing threshold. If enemies can remove half a health bar in one action, raise it.

Stealing Without Splitting the Party

Give the leader:

to Steal
to Attack

Give the other attackers to Attack. The leader attempts to steal from a fresh target, then the party damages it below full HP and moves on. Take manual control when an enemy has an important rare steal or repeated misses keep the leader stuck.

Status-Cure Order

When one attack can inflict several conditions, put the condition most likely to wreck the party first. Confuse normally belongs above Sleep because a confused character may immediately attack an ally. KO and Stop also belong above slow damage such as Poison.

Make sure the action can actually cure the target. A Remedy without enough Remedy Lore does not remove every condition, and a Gambit with no matching item in inventory simply cannot fire.

Boss Setup Rules

Put revival and urgent healing above buffs.
Do not maintain every buff automatically if the healer cannot sustain the MP cost.
Use specific targets such as or only when the action behind them is safe for that fight.
Turn off an elemental attack if the boss absorbs it.
Disable Steal after a one-time boss item has been secured.
Use to only as an emergency line below healing and revival.

Boss Fight Prep panels give the short setup for each encounter. This page supplies the logic behind the order.

Complete Target Catalog

Search by target wording or by what the target selects. Target names stay plain in this table because the description is already visible in the same row.

Showing 222 targets.

Target	Group	What it selects
Ally: any	Ally	Selects an ally without an additional condition.
Ally: Ashe	Ally	Selects Ashe when that character is present and targetable.
Ally: Balthier	Ally	Selects Balthier when that character is present and targetable.
Ally: Basch	Ally	Selects Basch when that character is present and targetable.
Ally: Fran	Ally	Selects Fran when that character is present and targetable.
Ally: HP < 10%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 10%.
Ally: HP < 100%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 100%.
Ally: HP < 20%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 20%.
Ally: HP < 30%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 30%.
Ally: HP < 40%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 40%.
Ally: HP < 50%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 50%.
Ally: HP < 60%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 60%.
Ally: HP < 70%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 70%.
Ally: HP < 80%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 80%.
Ally: HP < 90%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current HP is below 90%.
Ally: item AMT >= 10	Ally	Becomes valid when the paired item has at least 10 copies remaining, then selects an ally.
Ally: lowest defense	Ally	Selects an ally with the lowest defense among available targets.
Ally: lowest HP	Ally	Selects an ally with the lowest HP among available targets.
Ally: lowest magick resist	Ally	Selects an ally with the lowest magick resist among available targets.
Ally: MP < 10%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 10%.
Ally: MP < 100%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 100%.
Ally: MP < 20%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 20%.
Ally: MP < 30%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 30%.
Ally: MP < 40%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 40%.
Ally: MP < 50%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 50%.
Ally: MP < 60%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 60%.
Ally: MP < 70%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 70%.
Ally: MP < 80%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 80%.
Ally: MP < 90%	Ally	Selects an ally whose current MP is below 90%.
Ally: party leader	Ally	Selects the current party leader.
Ally: Penelo	Ally	Selects Penelo when that character is present and targetable.
Ally: status = Berserk	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Berserk.
Ally: status = Blind	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Blind.
Ally: status = Bravery	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Bravery.
Ally: status = Bubble	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Bubble.
Ally: status = Confuse	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Confuse.
Ally: status = Disable	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Disable.
Ally: status = Disease	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Disease.
Ally: status = Doom	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Doom.
Ally: status = Faith	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Faith.
Ally: status = Float	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Float.
Ally: status = Haste	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Haste.
Ally: status = HP Critical	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by HP Critical.
Ally: status = Immobilize	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Immobilize.
Ally: status = Invisible	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Invisible.
Ally: status = KO	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by KO.
Ally: status = Lure	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Lure.
Ally: status = Oil	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Oil.
Ally: status = Petrify	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Petrify.
Ally: status = Poison	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Poison.
Ally: status = Protect	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Protect.
Ally: status = Reflect	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Reflect.
Ally: status = Regen	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Regen.
Ally: status = Reverse	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Reverse.
Ally: status = Sap	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Sap.
Ally: status = Shell	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Shell.
Ally: status = Silence	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Silence.
Ally: status = Sleep	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Sleep.
Ally: status = Slow	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Slow.
Ally: status = Stone	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Stone.
Ally: status = Stop	Ally	Selects an ally currently affected by Stop.
Ally: strongest weapon	Ally	Selects the ally currently holding the highest-Attack weapon.
Ally: Vaan	Ally	Selects Vaan when that character is present and targetable.
Foe: any	Foe	Selects a foe without an additional condition.
Foe: character HP < 10%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is below 10%.
Foe: character HP < 30%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is below 30%.
Foe: character HP < 50%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is below 50%.
Foe: character HP < 70%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is below 70%.
Foe: character HP < 90%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is below 90%.
Foe: character HP = 100%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is exactly 100%.
Foe: character HP >= 10%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is at least 10%.
Foe: character HP >= 30%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is at least 30%.
Foe: character HP >= 50%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is at least 50%.
Foe: character HP >= 70%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is at least 70%.
Foe: character HP >= 90%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current HP is at least 90%.
Foe: character MP < 10%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is below 10%.
Foe: character MP < 30%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is below 30%.
Foe: character MP < 50%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is below 50%.
Foe: character MP < 70%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is below 70%.
Foe: character MP < 90%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is below 90%.
Foe: character MP >= 10%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is at least 10%.
Foe: character MP >= 30%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is at least 30%.
Foe: character MP >= 50%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is at least 50%.
Foe: character MP >= 70%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is at least 70%.
Foe: character MP >= 90%	Foe	Selects an enemy character whose current MP is at least 90%.
Foe: character status = Blind	Foe	Selects an enemy character currently affected by Blind.
Foe: character status = Bravery	Foe	Selects an enemy character currently affected by Bravery.
Foe: character status = Faith	Foe	Selects an enemy character currently affected by Faith.
Foe: character status = HP Critical	Foe	Selects an enemy character currently affected by HP Critical.
Foe: character status = Silence	Foe	Selects an enemy character currently affected by Silence.
Foe: dark-vulnerable	Foe	Selects a foe that can be damaged by Dark without nullifying or absorbing it.
Foe: dark-weak	Foe	Selects a foe that is weak to Dark damage.
Foe: earth-vulnerable	Foe	Selects a foe that can be damaged by Earth without nullifying or absorbing it.
Foe: earth-weak	Foe	Selects a foe that is weak to Earth damage.
Foe: fire-vulnerable	Foe	Selects a foe that can be damaged by Fire without nullifying or absorbing it.
Foe: fire-weak	Foe	Selects a foe that is weak to Fire damage.
Foe: flying	Foe	Selects a flying foe, useful for a safe ranged, Magick, item, or Telekinesis action.
Foe: furthest	Foe	Selects the furthest available foe.
Foe: highest defense	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest defense among available targets.
Foe: highest HP	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest HP among available targets.
Foe: highest level	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest level among available targets.
Foe: highest magick power	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest magick power among available targets.
Foe: highest magick resist	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest magick resist among available targets.
Foe: highest max HP	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest max HP among available targets.
Foe: highest max MP	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest max MP among available targets.
Foe: highest MP	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest MP among available targets.
Foe: highest speed	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest speed among available targets.
Foe: highest strength	Foe	Selects a foe with the highest strength among available targets.
Foe: holy-vulnerable	Foe	Selects a foe that can be damaged by Holy without nullifying or absorbing it.
Foe: holy-weak	Foe	Selects a foe that is weak to Holy damage.
Foe: HP < 1,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is below 1,000.
Foe: HP < 10,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is below 10,000.
Foe: HP < 100,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is below 100,000.
Foe: HP < 2,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is below 2,000.
Foe: HP < 3,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is below 3,000.
Foe: HP < 5,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is below 5,000.
Foe: HP < 50,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is below 50,000.
Foe: HP < 500	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is below 500.
Foe: HP = 100%	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is exactly 100%.
Foe: HP >= 1,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 1,000.
Foe: HP >= 10,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 10,000.
Foe: HP >= 100,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 100,000.
Foe: HP >= 2,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 2,000.
Foe: HP >= 3,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 3,000.
Foe: HP >= 30%	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 30%.
Foe: HP >= 5,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 5,000.
Foe: HP >= 50,000	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 50,000.
Foe: HP >= 50%	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 50%.
Foe: HP >= 500	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 500.
Foe: HP >= 70%	Foe	Selects a foe whose current HP is at least 70%.
Foe: ice-vulnerable	Foe	Selects a foe that can be damaged by Ice without nullifying or absorbing it.
Foe: ice-weak	Foe	Selects a foe that is weak to Ice damage.
Foe: item AMT >= 10	Foe	Becomes valid when the paired item has at least 10 copies remaining, then selects a foe.
Foe: lightning-vulnerable	Foe	Selects a foe that can be damaged by Lightning without nullifying or absorbing it.
Foe: lightning-weak	Foe	Selects a foe that is weak to Lightning damage.
Foe: lowest HP	Foe	Selects a foe with the lowest HP among available targets.
Foe: lowest level	Foe	Selects a foe with the lowest level among available targets.
Foe: lowest magick power	Foe	Selects a foe with the lowest magick power among available targets.
Foe: lowest max HP	Foe	Selects a foe with the lowest max HP among available targets.
Foe: lowest max MP	Foe	Selects a foe with the lowest max MP among available targets.
Foe: lowest MP	Foe	Selects a foe with the lowest MP among available targets.
Foe: lowest speed	Foe	Selects a foe with the lowest speed among available targets.
Foe: lowest strength	Foe	Selects a foe with the lowest strength among available targets.
Foe: nearest	Foe	Selects the nearest available foe.
Foe: nearest visible	Foe	Selects the nearest foe the character can currently see.
Foe: party leader's target	Foe	Selects the foe currently targeted by the party leader, keeping every attacker on the same target.
Foe: status = Berserk	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Berserk.
Foe: status = Blind	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Blind.
Foe: status = Bravery	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Bravery.
Foe: status = Confuse	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Confuse.
Foe: status = Disable	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Disable.
Foe: status = Disease	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Disease.
Foe: status = Doom	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Doom.
Foe: status = Faith	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Faith.
Foe: status = Haste	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Haste.
Foe: status = HP Critical	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by HP Critical.
Foe: status = Immobilize	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Immobilize.
Foe: status = Oil	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Oil.
Foe: status = Petrify	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Petrify.
Foe: status = Poison	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Poison.
Foe: status = Protect	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Protect.
Foe: status = Reflect	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Reflect.
Foe: status = Regen	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Regen.
Foe: status = Reverse	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Reverse.
Foe: status = Sap	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Sap.
Foe: status = Shell	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Shell.
Foe: status = Silence	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Silence.
Foe: status = Sleep	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Sleep.
Foe: status = Slow	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Slow.
Foe: status = Stop	Foe	Selects a foe currently affected by Stop.
Foe: targeting ally	Foe	Selects a foe currently targeting any ally.
Foe: targeting leader	Foe	Selects a foe currently targeting the party leader.
Foe: targeting self	Foe	Selects a foe currently targeting the character running this Gambit.
Foe: undead	Foe	Selects an undead foe, including targets that can be harmed by restorative Magicks.
Foe: water-vulnerable	Foe	Selects a foe that can be damaged by Water without nullifying or absorbing it.
Foe: water-weak	Foe	Selects a foe that is weak to Water damage.
Foe: wind-vulnerable	Foe	Selects a foe that can be damaged by Wind without nullifying or absorbing it.
Foe: wind-weak	Foe	Selects a foe that is weak to Wind damage.
Self	Self	Always selects the character running this Gambit.
Self: HP < 10%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 10%.
Self: HP < 100%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 100%.
Self: HP < 20%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 20%.
Self: HP < 30%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 30%.
Self: HP < 40%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 40%.
Self: HP < 50%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 50%.
Self: HP < 60%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 60%.
Self: HP < 70%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 70%.
Self: HP < 80%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 80%.
Self: HP < 90%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current HP is below 90%.
Self: MP < 10%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 10%.
Self: MP < 100%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 100%.
Self: MP < 20%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 20%.
Self: MP < 30%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 30%.
Self: MP < 40%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 40%.
Self: MP < 50%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 50%.
Self: MP < 60%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 60%.
Self: MP < 70%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 70%.
Self: MP < 80%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 80%.
Self: MP < 90%	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit whose current MP is below 90%.
Self: status = Blind	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Blind.
Self: status = Bravery	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Bravery.
Self: status = Bubble	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Bubble.
Self: status = Disease	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Disease.
Self: status = Doom	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Doom.
Self: status = Faith	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Faith.
Self: status = Float	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Float.
Self: status = Haste	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Haste.
Self: status = HP Critical	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by HP Critical.
Self: status = Immobilize	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Immobilize.
Self: status = Invisible	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Invisible.
Self: status = Lure	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Lure.
Self: status = Oil	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Oil.
Self: status = Petrify	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Petrify.
Self: status = Poison	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Poison.
Self: status = Protect	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Protect.
Self: status = Reflect	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Reflect.
Self: status = Regen	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Regen.
Self: status = Reverse	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Reverse.
Self: status = Sap	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Sap.
Self: status = Shell	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Shell.
Self: status = Silence	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Silence.
Self: status = Slow	Self	Selects the character running this Gambit currently affected by Slow.