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[[File:Banish_GUI.png]] Banish spells are a [[:Category:White Magic|White Magic]] nuking staple. As one might expect, they have a variety of other effects when used against [[:Category:Undead|Undead]] enemies:
* Increased spell damage. (Banish spells deal 50% more damage against undead enemies.)
* Banish spells temporarily reduce the degree of damage reduction many undead possess against specific damage types, such as Slashing, Piercing, and/or Magic.
::These damage resistances are often referred to using the term "Special Defense".
:* The potency and duration of the effect varies by spell tier. Increasing both as tier rises.
:*This effect will overwrite itself, but only with an equivalent tier of Banish or higher.
:*The effect duration may be resisted in the same way as other magic, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, or fully.
::*Damage from Banish and the Special Defense reduction bonus duration are resisted separately.
:::*E.g. Just because the damage was not resisted does not mean the defense reduction bonus duration is the full length, and vice-versa.
:*Banish effect [[Merit Points]] increase the duration of the bonus by 2 seconds for each tier for a maximum of +10 seconds.
:*Banish does not stack with [[Tomahawk (Ability)|Tomahawk]], each will not overwrite each other.
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| style="background: #CEE0F2;" | [[Banish]]
| -50% (128/256)
| 15 seconds
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| style="background: #CEE0F2;" | [[Banishga]]
| -50% (128/256) 
| 15 seconds
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| style="background: #CEE0F2;" | [[Banish II]]
| -70% (179/256 {{verification}})
| 30 seconds
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| style="background: #CEE0F2;" | [[Banishga II]]
| -70% (179/256 {{verification}})
| 30 seconds
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| style="background: #CEE0F2;" | [[Banish III]]
| -90% (230/256 {{verification}})
| 45 seconds
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| style="background: #CEE0F2;" | [[Banish IV]] <!-- From SMN Light Spirit Lv 90+ -->
| -95% (242/256)
| {{Information Needed}} seconds 
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Assumed banish special defense reduction formula:
 '''floor'''(SDT value - (SDT value {{math|times}} Banish Value)) = New Resistance
:'''Example''': [[Banish]] against a [[:Category:Skeleton|Skeleton]] with a 50% (128/256) {{piercing}} Piercing resistance, would reduce the resistance to 25%.
:*'''floor'''(128/256 - (128/256{{math|times}}128/256)) = 64/256 (-25%)  {{piercing}} Piercing for during the duration of Banish.
:'''Example''': Casting [[Banish III]] against the same Skeleton would reduce the resistance to 5%. {{verification}}
:*'''floor'''(128/256 - (128/256{{math|times}}230/256)) = 13/256 (-95%)  {{piercing}} Piercing for during the duration of Banish.
:'''Example''': Casting [[Banish III]] against a [[:Category:Ghost|Ghost]] (-25% {{slashing}}/{{piercing}} and -50% {{blunt}}) would reduce the resistance to ~2.5% {{slashing}}/{{piercing}} and 5% {{blunt}}. {{verification}}
:*'''floor'''(64/256 - (64/256{{math|times}}230/256)) = 13/512 → 6/256 (~ -97.5%)  {{slashing}}/{{piercing}} Slashing/Piercing for during the duration of Banish.
*There has been no public testing on Banish since [http://www.bluegartrls.com/forum/ffxi-standard-discussion/68414-banish-fenian-ring-testing.html this incomplete test in 2009]. 
:*Given that -97% for Banish III to a Ghost for slashing above matches the -97% from [https://www.bluegartr.com/threads/68414-Banish-Fenian-Ring-Testing?p=2449158&viewfull=1#post2449158 the old testing] within an assumed margin of error with an assumed formula, it looks good enough until someone else wants to test it.
::*What sounds the most plausible (despite working on additional values such as physical or magical damage) is how the JP wiki lists how [http://wiki.ffo.jp/html/12108.html Tomahawk] is calculated. The formula for special defense reduction ([[SDT]]) was based off of this.
::::*Even this lacks information such as if there is a cap to the bonus provided by equipment or if banish passes a 255/256 value multiplier against special defense if the formula is followed. {{Information Needed}}


=== Enhancing Gear ===
Various equipment enhances Banish's special defense reduction potency against undead when worn while casting. These bonuses stack, and are possibly additive with each other before being multiplied against the foe's resistance {{verification}}.
Banish will not increase damage dealt to undead [[:Category talk:Banish Spells|past ±0%]].<br />
None of these bonuses to Banish increase effect duration.{{Equipment Modified Table
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:'''Example''': So, in the case of a Skeleton with 50% Piercing resistance, casting [[Banish]] would make it take (1 - 50%{{math|times}}32{{math|divide}}64)) = 75% of normal damage. Wearing [[Fenian Ring]] and casting [[Banish]] would make it take (1 - 50%{{math|times}}32{{math|divide}}64{{math|times}}7{{math|divide}}8)) = 78.5% of normal damage.
:: This is technically: SDF reduction = [[floor]]( 32 {{math|times}} 7 {{math|divide}} 8 ) {{math|divide}} 64

=== Afflatus Misery ===
Taking damage with [[Afflatus Misery]] up provides a unique damage bonus to the Banish spell line, which caps at 300 magic damage following a 200 damage hit.<br />
Unlike [[Afflatus Solace]] and [[Holy]] damage modification through HP Healed, Misery modification is based purely on the damage taken from the last hit.

== References ==
* [http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/105720-Help!-Collecting-Information-on-JAs!?p=4690870&viewfull=1#post4690870 Afflatus Misery Testing (Alkimi, BG)]
*[http://www.bluegartrls.com/forum/ffxi-standard-discussion/68414-banish-fenian-ring-testing.html Banish/Fenian Ring testing (Rainesong, BG forums)]
*[http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/29127/random-question-thread-ffxi-related/112/#2113230 Banish Special Defense Down overwrites itself (Sawtelle, FFXIAH)]
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