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Armor Customization
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

Armor Customization

Learn how to customize armor in Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster. Discover item requirements for all abilities, including elemental wards, status immunities, and stat boosts.

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Learn how to customize armor in Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster. Discover item requirements for all abilities, including elemental wards, status immunities, and stat boosts.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Upon reaching a certain point in the main story, you will unlock the ability to customize equipment.
  2. 2
    All equipment in the game can have one to four slots, in which to add abilities to them.
  3. 3
    All of the abilities you can add will require a specific number of a certain item in order to add it.
  4. 4
    You can add abilities to any piece of equipment, as long as it has an open slot.
  5. 5
    Once you add an ability, it cannot be removed, so be careful not to accidentally use hard-to-come-by items.
  6. 6
    You cannot add abilities to Tidus’ Brotherhood, nor Celestial Weapons.
  7. 7
    The abilities are listed in the order as shown in the game’s menu.
Tips
  • Fire Ward: Reduces fire damage by half (Bomb Fragment x4)
  • Fireproof: Grants immunity to fire attacks (Bomb Core x8)
  • Fire Eater: Converts fire damage to HP (Fire Gem x20)
  • Lightning Ward: Reduces lightning damage by half (Electro Marble x4)
  • Lightningproof: Grants immunity to lightning attacks (Lightning Marble x8)
  • Lightning Eater: Converts lightning damage to HP (Lightning Gem x20)
  • Water Ward: Reduces water damage by half (Fish Scale x4)
  • Waterproof: Grants immunity to water attacks (Dragon Scale x8)
  • Water Eater: Converts water damage to HP (Water Gem x20)
  • Ice Ward: Reduces ice damage by half (Antarctic Wind x4)
  • Iceproof: Grants immunity to ice attacks (Arctic Wind x8)
  • Ice Eater: Converts ice damage to HP (Ice Gem x20)
  • Dark Ward: Sometimes protects against darkness (Eye Drops x40)
  • Darkproof: Almost completely protects against darkness (Smoke Bomb x10)
  • Silence Ward: Sometimes protects against silence (Echo Screen x30)
  • Silenceproof: Almost completely protects against silence (Silence Grenade x10)
  • Sleep Ward: Sometimes protects against sleep (Sleeping Powder x6)
  • Sleepproof: Almost completely protects against sleep (Dream Powder x8)
  • Poison Ward: Sometimes protects against poison (Antidote x40)
  • Poisonproof: Almost completely protects against poison (Poison Fang x12)
  • Stone Ward: Sometimes protects against petrification (Soft x30)
  • Stoneproof: Almost completely protects against petrification (Petrify Grenade x20)
  • Death Ward: Sometimes protects against death (Farplane Shadow x15)
  • Deathproof: Almost completely protects against death (Farplane Wind x60)
  • Zombie Ward: Sometimes protects against zombie (Holy Water x30)
  • Zombieproof: Almost completely protects against zombie (Candle of Life x10)
  • Slow Ward: Sometimes protects against slow (Silver Hourglass x10)
  • Slowproof: Almost completely protects against slow (Gold Hourglass x20)
  • Confuse Ward: Sometimes protects against confusion (Musk x16)
  • Confuseproof: Almost completely protects against confusion (Musk x48)
  • Berserk Ward: Sometimes protects against berserk (Hypello Potion x8)
  • Berserkproof: Almost completely protects against berserk (Hypello Potion x32)
  • Curseproof: Almost always protects against curse (Tetra Elemental x12)
  • SOS NulBlaze: Casts NulBlaze when HP is low (Bomb Core x1)
  • SOS NulShock: Casts NulShock when HP is low (Lightning Marble x1)
  • SOS NulTide: Casts NulTide when HP is low (Dragon Scale x1)
  • SOS NulFrost: Casts NulFrost when HP is low (Arctic Wind x1)
  • SOS Shell: Casts Shell when HP is low (Lunar Curtain x8)
  • SOS Protect: Casts Protect when HP is low (Light Curtain x8)
  • SOS Reflect: Casts Reflect when HP is low (Star Curtain x8)
  • SOS Haste: Casts Haste when HP is low (Chocobo Feather x20)
  • SOS Regen: Casts Regen when HP is low (Healing Spring x12)
  • Auto-Shell: Automatically Shell casts on user (Lunar Curtain x80)
  • Auto-Protect: Automatically Protect casts on user (Light Curtain x70)
  • Auto-Reflect: Automatically Reflect casts on user (Star Curtain x40)
  • Auto-Haste: Automatically Haste casts on user (Chocobo Wing x80)
  • Auto-Regen: Automatically Regen casts on user (Healing Spring x80)
  • Defense +3%: Reduces damage from physical attacks by 3% (Power Sphere x3)
  • Defense +5%: Reduces damage from physical attacks by 5% (Stamina Spring x2)
  • Defense +10%: Reduces damage from physical attacks by 10% (Special Sphere x1)
  • Defense +20%: Reduces damage from physical attacks by 20% (Blessed Gem x4)
  • Magic Def +3%: Reduces damage from magical attacks by 3% (Mana Sphere x3)
  • Magic Def +5%: Reduces damage from magical attacks by 5% (Mana Spring x2)
  • Magic Def +10%: Reduces damage from magical attacks by 10% (Wht Magic Sphere x1)
  • Magic Def +20%: Reduces damage from magical attacks by 20% (Blessed Gem x4)
  • HP +5%: Raises max HP by 5% (X-Potion x1)
  • HP +10%: Raises max HP by 10% (Soul Spring x3)
  • HP +20%: Raises max HP by 20% (Elixir x5)
  • HP +30%: Raises max HP by 30% (Stamina Tonic x1)
  • MP +5%: Raises max MP by 5% (Ether x1)
  • MP +10%: Raises max MP by 10% (Soul Spring x3)
  • MP +20%: Raises max MP by 20% (Elixir x5)
  • MP +30%: Raises max MP by 30% (Mana Tonic x1)
  • Auto-Potion: Automatically use items to recover HP when damaged (Stamina Tablet x4)
  • Auto-Med: Automatically use items to cure status ailments (Remedy x20)
  • Auto-Phoenix: Automatically use Phoenix Down on KO’d character (Mega Phoenix x20)
  • Pickpocket: Improves odds of stealing rare items (Amulet x30)
  • Master Thief: Steal only rare items (Pendulum x30)
  • HP Stroll: Automatically recover HP while walking (Stamina Tablet x2)
  • MP Stroll: Automatically recover MP while walking (Mana Tablet x2)
  • No Encounters: No random enemy encounters (Purifying Salt x30)
  • Break MP Limit: Allows max MP to exceed 999 (Three Stars x30)
  • Break HP Limit: Allows max HP to exceed 9999 (Wings to Discovery x30)
  • Ribbon: Almost completely protects against all status ailments (Dark Matter x99)

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