How many times do cheer/focus/reflex/etc. stack?

[Rich Mahogany]

And what exactly do these do? It just says that is raises a particular stat but not by how much.

[MorningLightMountain]

5

[KarmaTheAlligator]

It's a 20% per stack, so you end up with double/half the stats at 5 stacks.

[Flo]

I just read for cheer it was 1 STR and 1/15 DEF per stack.
5 STR is a lot, and the DEF scaling is totally huge.

Dunno how STR is calculated, it must be a % roll againt the enemy DEF and not just a damage increase, because my Kimahri was dealing 300 dmg with 29 STR, and now he does 1500 with 36 STR. (Auron deals 8000+ with 60)

[Doktor Karthus]

With Cheer/Focus, each application is equivalent to adding 1 point to Str/Mag. Def/MDef is more complicated - they are raised by a fraction of max HP up to 1/3 on the fifth stack.

[Ch3rn0]

how many turns does the ability last? I was only using it once per battle xD

[Ryika]

It lasts for the whole duration of the battle, as long as the Character doesn't die.

[aaaaargwarbl]

Cheer, Focus, Aim, and Reflex all last until the end of battle. The effects stack up to five times, and are not affected by Dispel. (They still wear off if the character is KO'd, is swallowed and regurgitated by a Worm fiend, or you go through a gate during the Evrae Altana battle.)

Cheer raises Strength by 1 point, and also increases resistance to physical attacks. If you already have a natural Strength stat of 255, Cheer can still raise it to 260.
Despite what it says, Cheer does not affect your Defense stat; rather, it works in a manner similar to the Protect spell, where it cuts the damage received by a certain percentage. Casting Cheer once cuts damage received by 1/15 (or about 6.67%). Each additional cast raises this damage reduction to 2/15, 3/15, 4/15, and finally 5/15.
Cheer is most useful for its defensive boost, but is rarely ever preferable over the Protect spell. You should really only use it if you're going to be fighting a long battle, and the enemy has access to Dispel but no instant KO abilities. (Basically, stick to Protect for the main storyline, and only consider Cheer for Monster Arena enemies.)

Focus has a similar effect for Magic and resistance to magical attacks. It too is most useful for its defensive boost, but Shell is usually better.

Aim raises Accuracy by 10% of the base stat, and Reflex raises Evasion by 10% of the base stat.

[Orange]

1 point huh...

Seems not worth it but sometimes those skills can be good to get a turn in without killing anything when I'm trying to spread the exp

[B✪✪tsy]

Originally posted by Orange:

1 point huh...

Seems not worth it but sometimes those skills can be good to get a turn in without killing anything when I'm trying to spread the exp

It's not worth it. Instead of wasting turns on buffs the characters could have delt damage. For buffs I let Rikku mix shell/protect on the party (if needed) and I have Auron for hastega/slowga, thats enough buffs for most battles, with bosses it's aeons that fight.

[Rich Mahogany]

Originally posted by B00tsy:

Originally posted by Orange:

1 point huh...

Seems not worth it but sometimes those skills can be good to get a turn in without killing anything when I'm trying to spread the exp

It's not worth it. Instead of wasting turns on buffs the characters could have delt damage. For buffs I let Rikku mix shell/protect on the party (if needed) and I have Auron for hastega/slowga, thats enough buffs for most battles, with bosses it's aeons that fight.

What do you mix for shell/protect?

[Doktor Karthus]

Cheer is good if you're pushing for an Overkill.

[B✪✪tsy]

Originally posted by Jack Hoff:

Originally posted by B00tsy:

It's not worth it. Instead of wasting turns on buffs the characters could have delt damage. For buffs I let Rikku mix shell/protect on the party (if needed) and I have Auron for hastega/slowga, thats enough buffs for most battles, with bosses it's aeons that fight.

What do you mix for shell/protect?

Out of my head... it's lunar and light curtain. the items show what they do if you select them.

[Protoman]

Originally posted by Jack Hoff:

What do you mix for shell/protect?

Look up online for a Mix list. You'll want "Super Mighty G" or "Hyper Mighty G".
Also, "Super NulAll" and "Ultra NulAll" apply Cheer x5 and Focus x5.

[Rich Mahogany]

What about armor/power/magic break attacks? Do they stack in some way?

[Cccactus]

Originally posted by Jack Hoff:

What about armor/power/magic break attacks? Do they stack in some way?

They half the target's stat. Can only be used once because it's a status effect.