Special abilities are battles actions which generally only inflict indirect damage on your opponent. Only a few special abilities require MP.

Abilitiy
MP
Effect
Cure
4
HP healing (weak)
Cura
10
HP healing (medium)
Curaga
20
HP healing (strong)
NulBlaze
2
NulBlaze status effect - each character will be immune to fire attack, fire spells
NulShock
2
NulShock status effect - each charcter will be immune to lighting attack, thunder spells
NulTide
2
NulTide status effect - each character will be immune to water attack, water spells
NulFrost
2
NulFrost status effect - each character will be immune to ice attack, blizzard spells
Scan
1
Shows detailed data on the character or opponent in question
Esuna
5
Lifts status effects, sleep, sileance, darkness, poison, petrification, berserk and confuse
Life
2
Lifts the KO status effect and heals 50% HP
Full-Life
18
lifts the KO status and heals 100% HP
Haste
8
Haste status effect
Hastega
30
Haste status effect
Slow
12
Slow status effect
Slowga
20
Slow status effect
Shell
10
Shell status effect
Protect
12
Protect status effect
Reflect
14
Reflect status effect
Dispel
12
Lifts status effects, NulBlaze, NulShock, NulTide, NulFrost, Shell, Protect, Reflect, Curse, Power Break, Mental Break, Armour Break
Regen
40
Regen status effect
Holy
85
Inflicts holy damage
Auto-Life
97
Automatically revives character after KO

Command Abilities - Skill - Special - White Magic - Black Magic
Auto Abilities - Weapons - Armour