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.