Favorite Food
Eating a character's Favorite Food makes his Techniques better.
You probably know that eating your character's favorite food makes them learn their Skills like Fishing faster. But did you know it affects their battle Techniques as well?
Every Tech has a Critical Rate %. You may think, just like I did that it affects the chances of getting a critical hit with them. You're not wrong, but there's more to it. Every Tech has a different, stronger version and Critical Rate is the chance that the character will use the stronger version. However, eating their favorite food will increase this chance to 100 % for all their Techs.
Contents
Gladiolus
Enhancement
| Tech Name | Normal Version | Enhanced Version |
|---|---|---|
| Tempest | 2 wide area attacks | 3 wide area attacks + Higher Critical chance |
| Dawnhammer | A single powerful attack | Increased damage + Higher Critical chance |
| Royal Guard | Cover and HP+MP regen | Ground slam AoE that staggers enemies and can push them away + Higher Critical chance |
| Cyclone | AoE slam with a spinning follow up | More attacks in the follow up and launches Noctis in the air + Higher Critical chance |
| Impact | 1 close range and 1 long range AoE attacks | Increased damage staggers enemies and cancels their animations + Higher Critical chance |
Favorite Food
| Food | Effect | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie-Style Skewers | Attack +40, HP +200 | Anak Meat, Leiden Pepper |
| Fried Frontier Skewer | HP +500, Critical Chance +30% | Bulette Shank, Cleigne Wheat |
| Skewered Wild Trout | Attack +150, HP +800, Toad-proof | Trout Fillet, Leiden Pepper |
| Prime Garula Rib | Infinite Stamina, HP +500 | Garulessa Steak, Garlic |
| Carp of the Diem | Attack +100, HP +1500, Poison-proof | Lucian Carp Fillet, Kettier Ginger |
| Cup Noodles | Attack +30, HP +300 / Attack +80, HP +500, EXP +20% | Cup Noodles |
Ignis
Enhancement
| Tech Name | Normal Version | Enhanced Version |
|---|---|---|
| Mark | Marks up to 4 enemies for a follow up | Higher Critical chance |
| Regroup | Heals everyone and removes Danger status | Increases everyone's Defence by 100 for 30 seconds |
| Overwhelm | Raises everyone's Attack by 20 for the Tech's duration and uses their Deathblows on a single enemy | Higher Critical chance |
| Enhancement | Buffs Noctis' weapons with an element for ~60 seconds | Increased duration to ~300 seconds |
| Libra Elementia | Basic level spell with a follow up | Possibly wider AoE + Higher Critical chance on the follow up |
| Sagefire | Fire buffed physical stab with 2 explosions | Ignis additionally throws his daggers at the enemy for 2 extra physical attacks + Higher Critical chance |
Favorite Food
| Food | Effect | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Breaded Cutlet with Tomato | Attack +60, HP +250 | Anak Meat, Lucian Tomato
Fluffy Chiffon Cake]] || Defense +200, Spirit +200, HP +1000 || Leiden Sweet Potato, Cleigne Wheat |
| Fisherman's Favorite Paella | Attack +120, HP Recovery +25%, HP +600 | Cleigne Mollusk, Caem Pinkshrimp, Saxham Rice |
| Tomalley-Filled Dumplings | Attack +100, Magic +200, HP +300 | Shieldshears Claw, Fine Cleigne Wheat |
| Kenny's Original Recipe | Attack +150, Defense +200 | Nebula Salmon Fillet, Garlic |
| Horntooth Meat Pie | Attack +160, Magic +160, HP +600 | Garulessa Steak, Dualhorn Steak, Cleigne Wheat |
Prompto
Enhancement
| Tech Name | Normal Version | Enhanced Version |
|---|---|---|
| Piercer | Penetrating shot that can hit multiple enemies | Can stagger most enemies + Higher Critical chance |
| Starshell | Distracts enemies and weakens Demons | Additionally weakens Demons with holy light |
| Recoil | Powerful machinery attack | Prompto runs after the enemy to increase the likelihood of hitting them + Higher Critical chance |
| Gravisphere | Pulls enemies and damages them | Stronger pull + Higher Critical chance |
| Trigger Happy | Flurry of shots with a finisher | Doubled the amount of shots and gets additional finisher + Higher Critical chance |
Favorite Food
| Food | Effect | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Burly Bean Bowl | Attack +40, HP +300 | Chocobean, Lucian Tomato, Sweet Pepper |
| Spicy Long-Bone Rib Steak | Attack +50, HP +200 | Dualhorn Steak, Leiden Pepper |
| Peppery Daggerquill Rice | Attack +80, HP +250, HP Recovery +25% | Daggerquill Breast, Saxham Rice, Leiden Pepper |
| Meat-and-Beet Bouillon | Attack +100, HP +500, Poison-proof | Bulette Shank, Beetroot, Leiden Potato |
| Meldacio Meat Pie | Attack +150, Magic +150, HP +500 | Leukorn Steak, Dualhorn Steak, Cleigne Wheat |
| Green Soup Curry | Attack +160, HP +800, Fire Resistance +70 | Chickatrice Leg, Allural Shallot, Sweet Pepper |
Noctis
Enhancement
Tech bar charges fster.
I'm not sure whether this is intentional or not, but Noctis has no Techs of his own, so he only charges Tech bar faster, but there's already Technician for that. I've tested his Armiger and it doesn't seem to charge faster, have longer duration nor gets Critical Hits more often.
Favorite Food
| Food | Effect | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Grease Monkey's Schnitzel Sandwich | Attack +80, HP +200 | Garula Sirloin, Cleigne Wheat |
| Dish and Chips | HP +300 | Leiden Potato |
| Grilled Wild Barramundi | Attack +80, Magic +80, HP +500 | Barramundi Fillet, Schier Turmeric |
| Mother & Child Rice Bowl | HP +1000, EXP +30%, Item Drop Rate +50% | Chickatrice Leg, Birdbeast Egg, Saxham Rice |
| Garulessandwich | Attack +120, HP +600 | Garulessa Steak, Cleigne Wheat |
| Papa Bird & Baby Bowl | HP +1000, EXP +40%, Item Drop Rate +100% | Basilisk Breast, Birdbeast Egg, Saxham Rice |
| Memory Lane Cake | Magemaster (Greatly increases Magic but reduces Strength to 0)]] |
Ulwaat Berries, Fine Cleigne Wheat, Leiden Sweet Potato |
Notes
Note that when the table says "Higher Critical chance" it means there's basically a guaranteed Critical Hit on both the Tech and any follow up from Noctis as well. Also, the buff stays for the usual duration when you eat something, but it can get removed if the affected character dies in battle.