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[[File:Barstone_GUI.png]] Barspells are [[:Category:Enhancing Magic|Enhancing Spells]] that increase [[Magic Evasion]] against specific [[elements]] or negative status effects. The resistance increased will depend on the spell, and they can typically be divided into two categories based on the kind of resistance they increase:
* Bar-element Spells : These increase [[Magic Evasion]] against a specific element.
* Bar-status Spells : These increase [[Magic Evasion]] against a specific status effect.
Only one spell from each category can be active at once. Status effects also often have an element, so pairing a Barspell of the appropriate element with the Barspell for the status effect you are trying to avoid will increase your [[Magic Evasion]] against that status even further. If you increase it enough, you should consistently [[Resist]] it. For instance:
: [[Paralysis]] is {{ice}}-based. [[Barparalyzra]] and [[Barblizzara]] will both decrease the odds of it landing, and using both will have the maximum effect. Because one is Bar-status and the other is Bar-element, you can use both at the same time.

In addition to the two divisions above, the spells can be further divided into single target ([[Red Mage]] and [[Rune Fencer]] native) and AoE ([[White Mage]] native) versions. Self-target Barspells will always overwrite AoE Barspells, but not vice-versa.

The base duration of both Bar-element and Bar-status spells is 8 minutes regardless of [[Enhancing Magic]] skill before any [[Enhancing_Magic#Equipment_Bonuses|Enhancing Magic duration]] bonuses.

== Bar-element Spells ==
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2" width="100%"
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! Resistance
! Single Target
! Area of Effect
|- align="center"
| {{fire}}
| [[Barfire]]
| [[Barfira]]
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| {{ice}}
| [[Barblizzard]]
| [[Barblizzara]]
|- align="center"
| {{wind}}
| [[Baraero]]
| [[Baraera]]
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| {{earth}}
| [[Barstone]]
| [[Barstonra]]
|- align="center"
| {{thunder}}
| [[Barthunder]]
| [[Barthundra]]
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| {{water}}
| [[Barwater]]
| [[Barwatera]]
|}
|-
|}

=== Increasing Elemental Barspell Potency ===
Base Elemental Barspell potency depends only on [[Enhancing Magic Skill]]. The equations for it are:
: Resistance = 40 + [[floor]]( [[Enhancing Magic Skill]] {{math|divide}} 5 )
Above 300 skill, this equation changes to
: Resistance = 25 + [[floor]]( [[Enhancing Magic Skill]] {{math|divide}} 4 )
*Elemental Barspell potency caps at a base of +150 resistance to a particular element at 500 [[Enhancing Magic Skill]].
*Elemental Barspells can also be enhanced through [[White Mage]] Group 1 [[Merit_Points#White_Mage|Merits]].
**These merits add 2 Resistance and 2 [[Magic Defense Bonus]] to elemental Barspells per merit level for a maximum of 10 Resistance and 10 [[Magic Defense Bonus]].
*[[White Mage]] [[Job_Points#White_Mage|Job Points]] grant an additional 2 Resistance per level, providing an additional +40 increase.
*Elemental Barspells may also be enhanced via the equipment seen in the chart below.

A word of caution: Barspells will overwrite themselves regardless of potency. Therefore, it is possible to overwrite a [[White Mage]]'s optimal elemental Barspell which can grant many additional bonuses with one that is much less potent when cast by a different job.

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! Equipment
! Enhancement
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Shedir Seraweels]]
| Resistance +15
|- align="center"
| width=40% | [[Cleric's Pantaloons]]
| width=60% | Resistance +20
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Cleric's Pantaloons +1]]
| Resistance +22
|- align="center"
| [[Cleric's Pantaloons +2]]
| Resistance +25
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Piety Pantaloons]]
| Resistance +27
|- align="center"
| [[Piety Pantaloons +1]]
| Resistance +30
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Piety Pantaloons +2]]
| Resistance +33
|- align="center"
| [[Piety Pantaloons +3]]
| Resistance +36
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Blessed Bliaut]]
| [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +5
|- align="center"
| [[Blessed Bliaut +1]]
| [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +5
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Beneficus]]
| [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +5
|- align="center"
| [[Orison Bliaut +1]]
| [[Afflatus Solace]]: [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +5
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Orison Bliaut +2]]
| [[Afflatus Solace]]: [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +10
|- align="center"
| [[Ebers Bliaut]]
| [[Afflatus Solace]]: [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +12
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Ebers Bliaut +1]]
| [[Afflatus Solace]]: [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +14
|- align="center"
| [[Ebers Bliaut +2]]
| [[Afflatus Solace]]: [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +16
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Ebers Bliaut +3]]
| [[Afflatus Solace]]: [[Magic Defense Bonus]] +18
|- align="center"
| [[Orison Attire Set +2|Orison Attire +2 Set]]
| Occasionally Annuls +2~10%
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Ebers Attire Set]]
| Occasionally Annuls +2~10%
|- align="center"
| [[Ebers Attire Set +1]]
| Occasionally Annuls +2~10%
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| [[Ebers Attire Set +2]]
| Occasionally Annuls +2~10%
|- align="center"
| [[Ebers Attire Set +3]]
| Occasionally Annuls +2~10%
|}
|-
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== Bar-status Spells ==
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2" width="100%"
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! Status Element
! Status
! Single Target
! Area of Effect
|- align="center"
| {{fire}}
| [[Amnesia]]
| [[Baramnesia]]
| [[Baramnesra]]
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| {{fire}}
| [[Plague]]
| [[Barvirus]]
| [[Barvira]]
|- align="center"
| {{ice}}
| [[Paralysis]]
| [[Barparalyze]]
| [[Barparalyzra]]
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| {{wind}}
| [[Silence (Status)|Silence]]
| [[Barsilence]]
| [[Barsilencera]]
|- align="center"
| {{earth}}
| [[Petrification]]
| [[Barpetrify]]
| [[Barpetra]]
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| {{water}}
| [[Poison (Status)|Poison]]
| [[Barpoison]]
| [[Barpoisonra]]
|- align="center"
| {{dark}}
| [[Blind (Status)|Blind]]
| [[Barblind]]
| [[Barblindra]]
|- align="center" BGCOLOR=ECECEC
| {{light}}/{{dark}}
| [[Sleep (Status)|Sleep]]
| [[Barsleep]]
| [[Barsleepra]]
|}
|-
|}
=== Increasing Status Barspell Potency ===
Bar-status spell potency is static regardless of [[Enhancing Magic]] skill.
*Self-target Bar-status spells grant +30 resistance to corresponding negative status effects.
*Area of effect Bar-status spells grant +20 resistance to corresponding negative status effects
**There is currently only one item in the game that can increase this amount, the [[Sroda Necklace]], which increases the amount of resistance granted by Bar-status spells by +20.
== References ==
*[http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/108196-Random-Facts-Thread-Magic?p=4994428&viewfull=1#post4994428 300+ Skill Testing (Foldypaws, BG)]
*[https://luteff11.livedoor.blog/archives/42400562.html Old Bar-status spell testing (Lute, 2014)]
*[https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/32335-%E3%83%90%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%81%AE%E5%8A%B9%E6%9E%9C%E6%99%82%E9%96%93%E3%81%AB%E5%BC%B7%E5%8C%96%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%81%8C%E5%8F%8D%E6%98%A0%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8 Dev post regarding changes to Bar-element spell durations. Official Forum]
*[https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/32909-April-30-2013-%28JST%29-Version-Update#:~:text=Effect%20durations%20for%20the%20following%20white%20magic%20spells%20have%20been%20increased The base duration of Bar-element spells is changed to 8 minutes to match Bar-status spell duration in the April 30, 2013 (JST) Version Update. Official Forum]
*[https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/57338/bar-status-testing/#3728115 Recent Bar-status and Sroda Necklace testing. Argisto, FFXIAH.com]
*[https://youtu.be/rN8iFMUVJQk?t=6909 Bar-Status spell potencies are indirectly revealed when Sroda Necklace potency values are discussed in relation to base Bar-Status spell values. (Freshly Picked #72, Youtube.com)]

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