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[[Category:Terminology]]
''Movement Speed'' denotes, aptly enough, the speed that a character is normally allowed to move at. Most normal monsters will also move at this speed, some exceptions being [[:category:Tigers|Tigers]], [[:category:Raptors|Raptors]], [[:category:Wyverns|Wyverns]], and [[:category:Sabotenders|Sabotenders]] which can move faster, and even some that move slower such as [[:category:Marids|Marids]] and [[:category:Wamouracampa|Wamouracampa]].  Monsters typically move slower than normal when they are passive, and will only start to move at their maximum speed once they have become aggressive to a player.

Generally, standard Movement Speed is referred to as "100%", which is the fastest a player can move under normal circumstances.  A boost of +100% to Movement Speed essentially doubles the rate at which a character can move, and is the highest attainable boost players can achieve (player speed does not exceed 200%).  Movement Speed in itself cannot be dropped to 0%; however, the status effect [[Bind (Status Effect)|Bind]] can temporarily prevent movement.

Various pieces of equipment and certain spells/abilities can affect this speed. The spells [[Haste]] and [[Slow]] do not affect movement speed; they only affect weapon delay and magic recast timers.

Movement Speed Modifications

:Rental [[Chocobo]]: +100% Movement Speed
:[[Flee]]: +100% Movement Speed
:[[Hermes Quencher]] medicine: +100% Movement Speed
:[[Ninja Kyahan]] at night: +25% Movement Speed
:[[Ninja Kyahan Plus 1|Ninja Kyahan+1]] from dusk to dawn: +25% Movement Speed
:[[Chocobo Mazurka]] spell: +25% Movement Speed
:[[Raptor Mazurka]] spell: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Crimson Cuisses]]: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Strider Boots]]: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Trotter Boots]]: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Herald's Gaiters]]: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Skadi's Jambeaux]]: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Desert Boots]] during earth weather: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Storm Crackows]] during Assault: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Federation Aketon]] in Windurst: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Kingdom Aketon]] in San d'Oria: +12% Movement Speed 
:[[Republic Aketon]] in Bastok: +12% Movement Speed 
:[[Pitchfork Plus 1]] in costume: +12% Movement Speed
:[[Chocobo]] called via [[Chocobo Whistle]]: +??% Movement Speed, based on chocobo's [[Chocobo Strength|Strength]].

:[[Weight]] inflicted from the spell [[Gravity]]: -50% Movement Speed
:[[Weight]] inflicted from other abilities: -??% Movement Speed, varying by ability.
:[[Dusk Jerkin Set]]: -??% Movement Speed; effect increases with amount of pieces worn


*Boosts to movement from multiple pieces of equipment will not stack with each other. The largest boost is the one the player will receive.
*Mazurka and Gravity will stack with each other and with equipment. Both Mazurka will not stack with each other, but a Mazurka will stack with a speed boost from equipment.
*Nothing stacks with Flee or a Chocobo.
*Flee will overwrite some forms of Gravity.