Carbuncle is one of the less useful Guardian Forces in the game. Summoning it in battle will cause it to cast Reflect on all of your party members, which is somewhat useful, but you could do this with Reflect magic anyway. Its St-Atk-J, St-Def-J, and Counter abilities can come in quite handy, and either way, you should be picking up all Guardian Forces anyway, so certainly don’t skip it.
Attack Name: Ruby Light
Attack Effect: Casts Reflect on the entire party
How to Obtain Carbuncle
Carbuncle can be drawn from either of the Iguions during the battle in the Presidential Palace in Deling City (during the assassination mission).
Alternatively, you can Draw it from Krysta in Ultimecia’s Castle.
List of Abilities
| Ability | AP | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 HP-J |
50 | Junctions Magic to HP. |
| Vit-J |
Junctions Magic to Vitality. | |
| Mag-J |
50 | Junctions Magic to Magic. |
| ST-Atk-J |
160 | Junctions Magic to Status Attack. |
| ST-Def-J |
100 | Junctions Magic to Status Defense. |
| ST-Def-Jx2 |
130 | Junctions Magic to 2nd Status Defense. |
| Abilityx3 |
Allows 3 support Abilities on character. | |
 Magic |
Use Magic command in battle. | |
| GF |
Use GF command in battle. | |
| Draw |
Use Draw command in battle. | |
| Item |
Use Item command in battle. | |
 HP+20% |
60 | Raises HP by 20%. |
| HP+40% |
120 | Raises HP by 40%. |
| HP+80% |
240 | Raises HP by 80%. |
| Vit+20% |
60 | Raises Vitality by 20%. |
| Vit+40% |
120 | Raises Vitality by 40%. |
| Vit Bonus |
100 | Raises Vit by 1 every character Level Up. |
| Counter |
200 | Counterattacks enemy after taking damage. |
| Auto-Reflect |
250 | Activates Reflect at the start of the battle. |
 GFHP+10% |
40 | Raises GF HP by 10%. |
| GFHP+20% |
70 | Raises GF HP by 20%. |
| GFHP+30% |
140 | Raises GF HP by 30%. |
 Recov Med-RF |
30 | Refines recovery medicine from Items. |
- Ability is already learned when Carbuncle joins you as a Guardian Force.