Foil

Spell Information
Description:	Enhances evasion against special attacks.
Type:	White Magic	Skill:	Enhancing Magic
Target:	Self	Element:
Casting Time:	1 second	Recast Time:	45 seconds
Cost:	48 MP	Duration:	30 seconds
Cumulative Enmity:	320	Volatile Enmity:	880
Command:	/ma "Foil" <me>
Scroll:
Scroll Flags:	Obtainable from Goblin Box, Usable inside Mog Garden, Can Use, CanSendPOL, NPC tradable
AH Listing:	➞ Scrolls ➞ White Magic
Spell/Job Level Information
Job	Level	Condition
Rune Fencer	58	N/A

Notes

• Overwritten by some forms of Evasion Down.
• Provides a substantial amount of Evasion when facing "Special Attacks" (starting at 150 evasion). This effect decays at a rate of 3 evasion loss per tick.
  • "Special Attacks" typically means "Monster TP moves." It is unclear whether this works on the normal swings of monsters like Iron Giants.
  • Since it is a self-targeting spell, Foil is an excellent way of quickly gaining Enmity on multiple targets. This is especially useful after using an AoE ability like Geist Wall or Sheep Song.
  • Potency does not seem to depend on Enhancing Magic Skill.
  • It is unknown what the floor of the evasion potency decay is.

Purchased From...
NPC Name	Zone	Notes
Ledericus	Western Adoulin - (H-5)	83,160 Gil

References

• Potency Testing (Martel, BG)
• Potency Testing, Decay Testing (Casey, FFXIAH)
• JP devpost on Foil's decay having a lower limit