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Defense Boost

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

Translation Guard Up
Item Rarity Buy Sell
Defense Up 50
Defense Boost
Defense Boost KHII.png
"Increases Defense by 1.
Usable only from the Main Menu."
Japanese ガードアップ
Rōmaji Gādo Appu

Translation Guard Up
Item Rank Buy Sell
Defense Boost
Defense Boost
The Defense Boost sprite
"Permanently raises Defense by 1.
Use this item from the menu."
Japanese ガードアップ
Rōmaji Gādo Appu

Translation Guard Up
Item Rank Buy Sell
Defense Boost 10 Munny

Defense Boost, also called Defense Up, is an item introduced in Kingdom Hearts. 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.

Design[edit]

Obtainment[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Treasures[edit]

Rewards[edit]

Synthesis[edit]

Defense Up
Requires List III
Ingredients Icon Material KH.png Lucid Shard x5
Icon Material KH.png Lucid Gem x3
Icon Material KH.png Lucid Crystal x1
Icon Material KH.png Mystery Goo x1
Final Mix
Requires List IV
Ingredients Icon Material KH.png Lucid Shard x3
Icon Material KH.png Bright Shard x3
Icon Material KH.png Bright Gem x2
Icon Material KH.png Power Crystal x1
Icon Material KH.png Orichalcum x5

Other methods[edit]

  • Defense Up: On Final Mix: Beginner Mode, Sora starts off with 8 Defense Ups in stock.[KH I FM]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Drops[edit]

Treasures[edit]

Rewards[edit]

  • Defense Boost: Obtain 30 material types; obtain all Bright materials.

Synthesis[edit]

Defense Boost KHII.png Defense Boost
Requires Amateur Moogle (LV1)
Guard Recipe
Ingredients Mythril Crystal KHII.png Mythril Crystal x1
Blazing Crystal KHII.png Blazing Crystal x3
Lightning Crystal KHII.png Lightning Crystal x3
Lucid Crystal KHII.png Lucid Crystal x3
Rank S
EXP 50
Power Boost KHII.png Power Boost
Requires Junior Moogle (LV3) Modifier Serenity Crystal KHII.png Serenity Crystal x 1

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Treasures[edit]

Rewards[edit]

Synthesis[edit]

The Defense Boost sprite Defense Boost
Requires Obtain 22 different synthesis materials.
Ingredients The Wellspring Gem material sprite Wellspring Gem x5
The Lucid Crystal material sprite Lucid Crystal x2
The Twilight Crystal material sprite Twilight Crystal x2
The Sinister Gem material sprite Sinister Gem x2
The Hungry Crystal material sprite Hungry Crystal x1

Other methods[edit]

  • Defense Boost: Defense Boost is one of the possible Prize Postcard rewards (1 time only).

See also[edit]