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	—	—	—

Defense Boost
"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, 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

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

Treasures

Kingdom Hearts

• Defense Up: Chest at the First District; chest at the Bizarre Room; chest at the Treasure Room; chest at the Bridge; two chests at the Clock Tower; chest at the Rising Falls; two chests at the Gate to the Dark.

Kingdom Hearts II

• Defense Boost: Chest at Piglet's House.

Kingdom Hearts III

• Defense Boost: Chest at The Old Mansion.

Rewards

Kingdom Hearts

• Defense Up: Complete the Pegasus Cup in under three minutes; complete the Panic Fall course of Jungle Slider; deliver the ninth Postcard;^{[KH I]} deliver the tenth Postcard;^{[KH I FM]} deliver the second Rare Nut to Owl.

Kingdom Hearts II

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

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

Kingdom Hearts III

Defense Boost can be synthesized once 22 different synthesis materials are obtained.

• 5 Wellspring Gem
• 2 Lucid Crystal
• 2 Twilight Crystal
• 2 Sinister Gem
• 1 Hungry Crystal

See also

• AP Boost
• Magic Boost