Garnet's abilities are mostly passive in nature and enhance her capabilities as a mage and a healer. MP boosting, Healing and defensive abilities make her a useful White Mage.
| Name | Learned from | Description | AP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-Reflect | Reflect Ring | Start battle with Reflect status. | 75 |
| Auto-Float | Feather Boots | Start battle with Float status. | 20 |
| Auto-Haste | Running Shoes | Start battle with Haste status. | 55 |
| Auto-Regen | Golden Hairpin, Light Robe, Angel Earrings, Maiden Prayer | Start battle with Regen status. | 35 |
| Auto-Life | Rebirth Ring | Start battle with Auto-Life status. | 105 |
| MP+20% | Angel Earrings | Increases max MP by 20% from base. | 45 |
| Healer | Healing Rod, Anklet, Garnet | Physical attacks against target will heal target. If target is weak to the user's weapon element or killer ability; target healing is increased. | 30 |
| Chemist | Cotton Robe, Maiden's Ring, Barette | Potion, Hi-Potion and Ether effects are doubled. | 15 |
| Reflect-Null | Robe of Lords, Pearl Rouge | Spells ignore the targets' Reflect ability. | 45 |
| Concentrate | Robe of Lords, Rosetta Ring | Increases power of restorative spells Cure, Cura, Curaga, Life & Full-Life as well as the summon Phoenix's reviving power. | 80 |
| Half MP | Light Robe, Protect Ring | Spells and abilities MP costs are halved in battle. | 125 |
| High Tide | Jade Armlet, Dark Hat, Gaia Gear, Minerva's Plate, Sapphire | Increases the rate by which the Trance guage fills when attacked. This is based on Spirit stat. | 30 |
| Body Temp | Jade Armlet, Holy Miter, Madain's Ring, Fairy Earrings, Diamond | Provides immunity to Freeze and Heat. | 25 |
| Level Up | Egoist's Armlet, Rosetta Ring, Fairy Earrings, Pearl Rouge, Extension | Character earns 1.5x EXP from battles. | 50 |
| Ability Up | Stardust Rod, Green Beret, Silk Robe, Cachusha, Ribbon, Lapis Lazuli | Double to amount of AP earned from battle. | 60 |
| Insomniac | Bandana, Holy Miter, Magician Cloak, Gaia Gear, Coral Ring | Provides immunity to Sleep. | 25 |
| Antibody | Glass Armlet, Mantra Band, Survival Vest, Glass Buckle | Provides immunity to Poison and Venom. | 15 |
| Loudmouth | Mage's Hat, Golden Hairpin, Silk Robe, White Robe, Pearl Rouge | Provides immunity to Silence. | 20 |
| Jelly | Dragon Wrist, Circlet, Bronze Vest, Dark Gear | Provides immunity to Petrify and Gradual Petrify. | 40 |
| Auto-Potion | Mythril Vest, Demon's Vest, Magician Robe, White Robe, Running Shoes, Gold Choker, Extension | Automatically use a Potion or, if none are available, a Hi-Potion when hit. | 20 |
| Locomotion | Black Hood, Golden Skullcap, Survival Vest, Demon's Vest, Anklet | Provides immunity to Stop. | 30 |
| Clear Headed | Magic Armlet, Lamia's Tiara, Green Beret, Circlet, Dark Gear, Magician Shoes | Provides immunity to Confusion. | 25 |
| Boost | Pumice Piece | Ensures that the longer summon animation is played when summoning; boosting power of the summon. (Excludes Eidolon counterattacks during Garnet's Trance) |
190 |
| Odin's Sword | Ancient Aroma | If Odin's Zantetsuken fails to kill the target, they will still receive non-elemental damage. | 50 |
Garnet is the first White Mage that the party have and she has a number of useful spells, some unique to her, that can assist the party in battle.
| Spell Name | Learned From | MP | AP | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cure | Magic Racket, Rod, Silk Shirt | 6 | 30 | Restores a small amount of HP. |
| Cura | Healing Rod, Barette | 10 | 50 | Restores a moderate amount of HP. |
| Curaga | Wizard Rod, Whale Whisker | 22 | 155 | Restores a large amount of HP. |
| Life | Mythril Rod, Healing Rod, Whale Whisker, Rebirth Ring, Cachusha |
8 | 30 | Revives a KO'd ally with a small amount of HP. If used on undead targets, kills them instantly. |
| Panacea | Air Racket, Rod | 4 | 15 | Cures Ppoison and Venom status effects. |
| Stona | Multina Racket | 8 | 25 | Cures Petrify and Gradual Petrify status effects. |
| Shell | Multina Racket, Mythril Racket, Mythril Rod, Wizard Rod, Cotton Robe, Gold Choker, Moonstone |
6 | 35 | Applies Shell status effect to one target; halving damage from Magic attacks. |
| Protect | Mythril Racket, Rod, Wizard Rod, Steepled Hat, Desert Boots |
6 | 30 | Applies Protect status effect to one target; halving damage from physical attacks. |
| Reflect | Mythril Racket, Stardust Rod, Reflect Ring, Ruby |
6 | 20 | Applies Reflect status effect to one target; sending magic spells back to the caster or opposing party. |
| Silence | Priest's Racket, Mythril Rod, Asura's Rod, Magic Armlet |
8 | 30 | Inflicts Silence status effect on a target; prevents target using magic. |
| Mini | Magic Racket, Asura's Rod, Feather Boots | 8 | 40 | Inflicts Mini status effect on a target; decreases target's attack and defence stats. Also used to cure target of Mini status. |
| Confuse * | Asura's Rod, Lamia's Tiara | 8 | 35 | Inflicts Confusion on a target; target becomes unable to tell friend from foe and attacks indiscriminately. |
| Berserk * | Magic Racket | 6 | 30 | Inflicts Berserk on a target; target becomes enraged and attacks with boosted attack and speed stats. |
| Blind * | Multina Racket, Magician Shoes | 6 | 40 | Inflicts Darkness on a target; target's accuracy is halved. |
| Scan * | Air Racket, Desert Boots | 4 | 25 | Displays targets stats; such as HP & MP. Does not work on bosses. |
| Float | Stardust Rod, Feather Boots | 6 | 20 | Applies Float status to a target; target will float and avoid all Earth-based attacks but will take additional damage from Wind attacks. |
(*) Spells unique to Garnet
| Name | Learned From |
AP | MP | Attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiva | Initially Known Opal |
20 | 96 (24*) | Diamond Dust - Ice-Elemental damage to all enemies. |
| Ifrit | Initially Known Topaz |
20 | 104 (26*) | Flames of Hell - Fire-elemental damage to all enemies. |
| Ramuh | Peridot | 30 | 88 (22*) | Judgement Bolt - Lightning-elemental damage to all enemies. |
| Atomos | Initially Known Amethyst |
25 | 128 (32*) | G-Force 199 - Damage is based on the Max HP of the enemies and the number of Amethyst in the inventory. |
| Odin | Initially Known Dark Matter |
30 | 112 (28*) | Zantetsuken - Either instantly dispatches an enemy or misses. |
| Leviathan | Aquamarine | 40 | 168 (42*) | Tsunami - Water-elemental damage to all enemies. |
| Bahamut | Initially Known Garnet |
80 | 224 (56*) | Mega Flare - Non-elemental damage to all enemies. |
| Ark | Pumice | 100 | 320 (80*) | Eternal Darkness - Massive shadow damage to all enemies. |
(*) MP cost is greatly reduced after Garnet loses her Eidolons and must use an add-on to learn/re-learn it.
Garnet's Trance changes her Summon ability to Eidolon.
When a Eidolon is summoned while in Trance, it will reappear randomly and acts as a counter attack; the counter attack will continue throughout battle as long as she is in Trance as it does not use MP or deplete the Trance guage.
During Trance, the chance of a full summon animation is higher.
Garnet has two Ultimate Weapons; Whale Whisker and Tiger Racket.
Whale Whisker can be obtained in the Ocean Chocograph with a Blue Choco.
Tiger Racket can be found in the Dive spot below Quan's Dwelling. (You must have progressed the Chocobo Hot and Cold quest to where Choco is dark blue.) Stand on the ledge and look down; you need to have a Dead Pepper in your inventory.