Final Fantasy XOverdrive Modes

Mode Name: Stoic
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character receives damage.
Requirement: None; Default
This mode is most ideal when you are fighting strong enemies, particularly the Dark Aeons, since their attacks deal massive damage.

Mode Name: Warrior
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character damages an enemy.
Requirement: Allow a character to receive damage from an enemy.

Mode Name: Comrade
Description: Overdrive meter charges when allies take damage.
Requirement: This mode is learned automatically as your party receives damage from an enemy
Mode is useless especially when a character fights alone.

Mode Name: Slayer
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character defeats an enemy.
Requirement: Allow a character to defeat as many enemies as possible.
This mode is the best possible substitute for Entrust. (Instant overdrive is very possible)

Mode Name: Hero
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character defeats strong enemies.
Requirement: Allow a character defeat strong enemies.
You can easily learn this mode if you fight often in Omega Ruins.

Mode Name: Ally
Description: Overdrive meter charges on character's turn.
Requirement: Let character have more turns during battle. (cast Haste)
Meter charges very slowly, not that useful.

Mode Name: Daredevil
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character's HP is critical.
Requirement: Fight with character's HP at critical

Mode Name: Tactician
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character inflicts status ailments on an enemy.
Requirement: Allow character to use status attacks more often.

Mode Name: Avenger
Description: Overdrive meter charges when a party member gets KO'd.
Requirement: Your party should get KO'd more often.
Ideal for fights in which you get killed pretty often. (battles against Wendigo and Defender X)

Mode Name: Sufferer
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character is inflicted with status ailments.
Requirement: Allow character to suffer from status ailments as much as possible.

Mode Name: Victor
Description: Overdrive meter charges whenever your party wins a battle
Requirement: Fight and win as many battles as possible.

Mode Name: Victim
Description: Overdrive meter charges when hit with status attacks.
Requirement: This is learned automatically, but it will take some time.
Notes: If you want to learn this mode faster, hit yourself with status attacks.

Mode Name: Coward
Description: Overdrive meter charges when party runs away from battle.
Requirement: Flee from battle more often.

Mode Name: Solo
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character fights alone.
Requirement: Have your other 2 characters escape from battle.

Mode Name: Dancer
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character successfully evades an opponent's attack.
Requirement: Allow character to evade attacks from enemies.
This mode is difficult to learn so it is strongly recommended that you have the Evade & Counter ability.

Mode Name: Healer
Description: Overdrive meter charges when a character heals an ally.
Requirement: Allow character to use curative magic and items more often.

Mode Name: Rook
Description: Overdrive meter charges when character magically blocks attack.
Requirement: Cast Protect magic on your characters to block physical attacks from enemies.