Stones

Stones are the power source of the ATAC. In addition to starting the things (which beats the hell out of the old coal-powered method), they also boost certain stats and contain their own elemental property for using advanced attacks. Each stone has a "Level"; the higher the level, the more attacks and spells you will be able to use. Keep in mind that your stats need to be at a certain point before learning these abilities though. The stats you need for each spell or attack are in their respective sections; Spells and Attacks.

There are 4 types of stones in this game which each correspond to the 4 elements: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water.

Refer to the tables below for information on where to purchase these stones and exactly what each one does. Also, please note that some stones are considered "legendary" and cannot be removed from their corresponding ATACs. They will be listed on a separate table at the bottom of the page.

NOTE: In the shop column, where I list the shops to buy each item, a K beside a chapter number indicates the shop you can purchase it in the Kingdom or Ruin Branch, whereas an E indicates the Empire branch.

Earth related stones focus around increasing your BAS stat, and teaching earth attacks such as Earthquake and Quicksand, as well as Support Abilities such as Gaia Protect and Earth Heal. Not very powerful for attacking, but very good for weaker characters, as they allow the use of Earth Heal, which has unlimited uses (okay, just one, but it's a darn good one!)

Name Of Stone and Level	Where to Purchase	Cost	Effects on Stats	Spells Taught	Attacks Taught
Onyx (Level 1)	Shop 1 (Chapter 4)	2000	NONE	Turn Quake	NONE
Topaz (Level 2)	Shop 1 (Chapter 4)	7000	BAS+1	Turn Quake, Gaia Protect	Quicksand
Garnet (Level 3)	Shop 2 (Chapter 10K, 8E)	12000	BAS+2	Turn Quake, Gaia Protect, Earth Heal	Quicksand
Tiger's Eye (Level 4)	Shops 3-5 (Chapter 10K, 14K, 18K, 8E, 12E, 16E, 18E [Cecilia Branch], 19E [Sadira Branch])	28000	BAS+3	Turn Quake, Gaia Protect, Earth Heal	Quicksand, Earthquake

Water related stones like to beef up your DEF stat, and teach you water attacks such as Mirage Mist and Ice Shards, as well as some good Support Abilities like Cooling Mist, which recovers some FP. Generally, Reyna should be one of the only people equipping Water Stones, to learn her special attack.

Name Of Stone and Level	Where to Purchase	Cost	Effects on Stats	Spells Taught	Attacks Taught
Turquoise (Level 1)	Shop 1 (Chapter 4)	2000	NONE	NONE	Ice Shards
Aquamarine (Level 2)	Shop 1 (Chapter 4)	7000	DEF+1	Cooling Mist	Ice Shards, Ice Storm
Sapphire (Level 3)	Shop 2 (Chapter 10K, 8E)	12000	DEF+2	Cooling Mist, Pouring Rain	Ice Shards, Ice Storm
Lapis Lazuli (Level 4)	Shops 3-5 (Chapter 10K, 14K, 18K, 8E, 12E, 16E, 18E [Cecilia Branch], 19E [Sadira Branch])	28000	DEF+3	Cooling Mist, Pouring Rain	Ice Shards, Ice Storm, Mirage Mist, Reyna's Trick

Fire stones are for the power-hungry warriors, and these stones fire up your POW stat. They will teach you some of the better attacks in the game, such as the powerful Fireball and Flare Bomb, as well as some interesting Support Abilities. Fire elemental Stones are excellent early in the game when you need power, but later on, you'll be using a lot of Wind Stones for Turbulence. Keep Devlin with a Fire Stone to get his special attack near the end of the game, and give Claire one as well.

Name Of Stone and Level	Where to Purchase	Cost	Effects on Stats	Spells Taught	Attacks Taught
Opal (Level 1)	Shop 1 (Chapter 4)	2000	NONE	NONE	Fireball
Jasper (Level 2)	Shop 1 (Chapter 4)	7000	POW+1	Searing Flame	Fireball, Melting Flare
Ruby (Level 3)	Shop 2 (Chapter 10K, 8E)	12000	POW+2	Searing Flame	Fireball, Melting Flare, Flare Bomb
Kunzite (Level 4)	Shops 3-5 (Chapter 10K, 14K, 18K, 8E, 12E, 16E, 18E [Cecilia Branch], 19E [Sadira Branch])	28000	POW+3	Searing Flame, Blazing Phoenix	Fireball, Melting Flare, Flare Bomb, Burning Soul

Speed kills, and that's why Wind Stones are so useful. They boost up your AGL stat, and teach you valuable abilities such as the omni-useful Turbulence and Wind Strike, as well as the Support Ability Roaring Wind. I highly recommend using these on characters such as Cecilia, Andrew, and Franco, to make them even more useful.

Name Of Stone and Level	Where to Purchase	Cost	Effects on Stats	Spells Taught	Attacks Taught
Beryl (Level 1)	Shop 1 (Chapter 4)	2000	NONE	NONE	Tornado
Emerald (Level 2)	Shop 1 (Chapter 4)	7000	AGL+1	NONE	Tornado, Turbulence
Olivine (Level 3)	Shop 2 (Chapter 10K, 8E)	12000	AGL+2	Roaring Wind	Tornado, Turbulence, Wind Strike
Jade (Level 4)	Shops 3-5 (Chapter 10K, 14K, 18K, 8E, 12E, 16E, 18E [Cecilia Branch], 19E [Sadira Branch])	28000	AGL+3	Roaring Wind	Tornado, Turbulence, Wind Strike, Somersault

These stones are affilated with legendary or unattainable ATACS, and thus cannot be removed from their respective ATACs. They each have their own Elements as well, and they are listed in the table along with the ATAC they are affilated with.

Name Of Stone	ATAC	Element	Effects on Stats	Spells Taught	Attacks Taught
Sardonis (Level 5)	Sarbelas	Earth	BAS+4	Turn Quake, Gaia Protect, Earth Heal	Quicksand, Earthquake, Gaia Blade
Carnelian (Level 5)	Bahamut	Earth	BAS+4	Turn Quake, Gaia Protect, Earth Heal	Quicksand, Earthquake, Terra Shock
Hawk's Eye (Level 5)	Altagrave	Water	DEF+4	Cooling Mist, Pouring Rain	Ice Shards, Ice Storm, Mirage Mist, Blizzard Break
Ocean Mist (Level 5)	TIC-TAC	Water	DEF+4	Cooling Mist, Pouring Rain	Ice Shards, Ice Storm, Mirage Mist, Tidal Wave
Sunstone (Level 5)	Roaring Lion	Fire	POW+4	Searing Flame, Blazing Phoenix	Fireball, Melting Flare, Flare Bomb, Bursting Fire
Bloodstone (Level 5)	Crimson	Fire	POW+4	Searing Flame, Blazing Phoenix	Fireball, Melting Flare, Flare Bomb, Raging Flame
Star Diamond (Level 5)	Sylpheed	Wind	AGL+4	Roaring Wind	Tornado, Turbulence, Wind Strike, Spiral Dive
Royal Jade (Level 5)	Toreadore	Wind	AGL+4	Roaring Wind	Tornado, Turbulence, Wind Strike, Sonic Blade
Dark Eye	Sharking	NONE	POW+1, DEF+1, WEP+1	NONE	Slash, Strong Slash, Cutting Wheel
Evil Eye	#69	NONE	BAS+1, POW+1, DEF+1, WEP+1	NONE	Jab, Uppercut, Knockdown
Black Diamond	Zulwarn	DARKNESS	ALL STATS+1	NONE	Shadow Binding, Dark Thunder, Shadow Blade, Heaven's Gate
Gratia	Ultragunner	LIGHT	ALL STATS+1	Holy Light	Flashing Fang, Blinding Light, Lightning Strike, Splitting Slash, Soaring Dance