Final Fantasy IX Thief Skill Abilities

In Final Fantasy IX, active abilities are learned by a single character (or, at most, two). Some of them are magical, some are physical, and some help the party out in some other way, but the common thread is that they must all be actively used by the character. These abilities are permanently available once fully learned with AP, or, in the case of blue magic, once learned by eating an enemy. While you're learning abilities, you can use them for as long as you have their teaching equipment equipped. You can also see magical abilities on our Magic page, or all abilities also by viewing characters' individual pages.

Annoy
	Description			Target		MP	Spell Power
	Inflicts Trouble status.			Any Ally or Enemy: Single		4	0
	Characters	Accuracy	Reflectable	Counterable	Magical	Element	Status Addition
	50AP	50	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	Trouble
		Equipment
		Gladius, Sargatanas
Detect
	Description			Target		MP	Spell Power
	View a foe's held items			Enemy: Single		0	0
	Characters	Accuracy	Reflectable	Counterable	Magical	Element	Status Addition
	40AP	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	None
		Equipment
		Mage Masher, Orichalcon
Flee
	Description			Target		MP	Spell Power
	Escapes normal combat with 100% success. Party loses 10% of the Gil carried by the enemy group.			Ally: Multiple		0	0
	Characters	Accuracy	Reflectable	Counterable	Magical	Element	Status Addition
	40AP	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	None
		Equipment
		Dagger, Germinas Boots, Mage Masher, Ultima Weapon, Zorlin Shape
Lucky Seven
	Description			Target		MP	Spell Power
	Deals a randomly-selected 7/77/777/7777 damage (if caster's HP ends in 7).			Any Ally or Enemy: Single		6	99
	Characters	Accuracy	Reflectable	Counterable	Magical	Element	Status Addition
	85AP	99	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	None
		Equipment
		Exploda, Gladius, Rune Tooth, The Tower, Thief Hat
Sacrifice
	Description			Target		MP	Spell Power
	KOs self to replenish allies' HP and MP. The healing value is 1/3 of the caster's current values.			Ally: Multiple		32	0
	Characters	Accuracy	Reflectable	Counterable	Magical	Element	Status Addition
	55AP	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	None
		Equipment
		Exploda, Masamune
Soul Blade
	Description			Target		MP	Spell Power
	Inflicts thief sword's status on enemy depending on the weapon.			Enemy: Single		6	0
	Characters	Accuracy	Reflectable	Counterable	Magical	Element	Status Addition
	35AP	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	None
		Equipment
		The Ogre
Thievery
	Description			Target		MP	Spell Power
	Deals physical damage determined by (caster's speed * number of steals executed in the game) / 2.			Any Ally or Enemy: Single		8	0
	Characters	Accuracy	Reflectable	Counterable	Magical	Element	Status Addition
	100AP	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	None
		Equipment
		Angel Bless, The Tower
What's That!?
	Description			Target		MP	Spell Power
	Allows back attack, and empties targets' ATB gauge.			Enemy: Multiple		2	0
	Characters	Accuracy	Reflectable	Counterable	Magical	Element	Status Addition
	40AP	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	None
		Equipment
		Butterfly Sword