This page lists all active abilities in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. For information on how to aquire these Abilities, please see the Acquirement subpage. Lightning can carry up to 400 abilities. Abilities can be improved at Sorcery Shops, which offer two main services: Synthesis and Level Boost. Synthesizing an ability the first time earns the Novice Synthesist achievement. Synthesizing an ability thirty times earns the Expert Synthesist achievement. All abilities listed on this page reflect their base stats.