Defense Boost

This article is about the item. You may be looking for the ability.

Defense Up
"Raises Defense by 1. Can only be used from the menu."
Japanese	ガードアップ
Rōmaji	Gādo Appu
Item	Rarity	Buy	Sell
Defense Up	—	—	—

Defense Boost
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Japanese	ガードアップ
Rōmaji	Gādo Appu
Item	Rank	Buy	Sell
Defense Boost	—	—	—

Defense Boost, also called Defense Up, is an item that can be obtained in the Kingdom Hearts series. Defense Boosts will permanently increase a character's Defense stat by one. This item can only be used from the items menu after it is obtained.

Drops

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

• Power Boost: Xigbar's Replica Data, Xaldin's Replica Data, Saïx's Replica Data

Treasures

Kingdom Hearts

• Defense Up: chest at the First District; mail 9 Postcards; chest at the Bizarre Room; complete the Pegasus Cup in under three minutes; complete the Panic Fall course of Jungle Slider; chest at the Treasure Room; chest at the Bridge; two chests at the Clock Tower; give Owl the second Rare Nut; chest at the Rising Falls; two chests at the Gate to the Dark.

Kingdom Hearts II

• Defense Boost: Obtain 30 material types; obtain all Bright materials; chest at Piglet's House.

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

• Defense Boost: Obtain 30 material types; obtain all Bright materials; chest at Piglet's House.

Other methods

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix

• Defense Up: In Beginner Mode, Sora starts off with 8 Defense Ups in stock.

Recipe

Kingdom Hearts

Defense Up can be synthesized once the third list is unlocked.

• 5 Lucid Shard
• 3 Lucid Gem
• 1 Lucid Crystal
• 1 Mystery Goo

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix

Defense Up can be synthesized once the fourth list is unlocked.

• 3 Lucid Shard
• 3 Bright Shard
• 2 Bright Gem
• 1 Power Crystal
• 5 Orichalcum

Kingdom Hearts II

The Guard Recipe can be found in a chest in The Spooky Cave. The Defense Boost is a rank synthesis item, and its upgrade is the Power Boost recipe.

• 1 Mythril Crystal
• 3 Blazing Crystal
• 3 Lightning Crystal
• 3 Lucid Crystal

See also

• AP Boost
• Magic Boost