FFTA : Stealing Guide (GBA)

STEALING FAQs

This section is about frequently asked questions and answers about stealing.


1) I have steal helms, accessory ..etc....Why can't I steal the item from
 the enemy?

Ans: It may be due to the following reasons:
   A. The enemy has Maintainance support abillty EQUIPPED.
   B. The item you are trying to steal are boots.
   C. The enemy does NOT have the item.



2) Why can't I steal EXP or JP?

Ans: In order to steal EXP or JP, the enemy must have them(EXP/JP)! You
   can't steal EXP from an enemy who has just level up(0 EXP) to bring
   his level down.



3) Why can't I steal boots? I have steal accessory ability!

Ans: Boots are not considered as accessory, but armlets are! Therefore you
   can steal genji armlets, but not feather shoes. To get those rare,
   powerful shoes(e.g.Galmia shoes) you have to do the treasure hunts
   (map placement) properly or from linking.



4) What are the weapons needed to learn to abilities steal weapon and steal
 ability?

Ans: For steal weapon you need to have sword breaker and for steal ability
   you need Cinqueda.



5) When/where can I get Sword breaker?

Ans: Sword breaker are missions with random rewards of TYPE 6, so you will
   not get it until late in the game. Another way is to steal the sword
   breaker from enemy thieves, but in order to do that you need steal
   weapon ability so it's kind of pointless..



6) When/where can I get Cinqueda?

Ans: Cinqueda is a reward for reaching clan negiotiate skill lv 30. Another
   way is to steal it from enemy thieves who has it.



7) How do I improve my stealing rate?

Ans: There are a number of ways to improve your stealing rate:
   a. Equip Thief armlets(improve stealing rate by 20%)
   b. Cast sleep or stop on enemies, steal rate would be 100% on them.
   c. Steal from the enemies side or back.
   d. Equip with Concentrate support ability
   e. Blinding Enemies will improve your chances by around 5-10%
   f. Tip from Xenast : Slowing targets down gives you more tries at
      stealing the items/abilities.



8) How do I steal hidden weapons?

Ans: Just KEEP ON stealing weapons from them until you get the hidden
   items. Do not cast sleep or stop on the enemy that has a hidden
   item as they need to re-equip their weapons(You can steal the
   hidden item only if they re-equip it with them!).

   Tip: If you have 2 or more members with stealing skills, you might
        want to HASTE the target, so that they will re-equip their
        weapons faster.



9) I used Sensor/Mog Peek with 100% rate, why is nothing detected?

Ans: Only those enemies who can re-equip themselves will have hidden
   items detected. I.E. Those enemies with Item skill as their secondary
   A-ability has hidden items. Use Sensor/Mog Peek to find out what are
   the hidden items. You DO NOT have to use Sensor/Mog Peek first in
   order to steal hidden items.


         
10) Can I steal blue mage abilities from monsters, other blue mages and
  morphers?

Ans: No. You cannot steal blue mage abilities from monster, other blue
   mages and morphers.



11) I can't steal the ability that I want(i.e. 0%). What's wrong?

Ans: This could be due to the following reasons:
   a. You already have the ability.
   b. You are trying to steal Reaction or support abilites.(you can only
      steal Action(A) - abilites.
   b. Your race can't become that particular class, thus you can't steal
      it's ability(e.g. A Human trying to steal abilities from assassin
      a viera-only class).
   c. You are trying to steal an ability that the enemy has not mastered.
   d. You are trying to steal blue mages, monsters and morpher abilities.
   e. The enemy has NO more abilities for stealing.



12) I want more of the rare items or abilities. Is there a way to STEAL
  more??

Ans: Yes. You can try stealing the rare items/abilities, then FLEE from
   the mission. You will fail that mission, but it will come back again.
   So you can repeat stealing the rare items. But this method can only be
   applied to battle missions that you can FLEE from.



13) Ritz/Shara has one of the cool items that I want! But I cannot steal it.
  Why?

Ans: She is considered as your ally. You cannot perform steal on your own
   team mate.

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