In Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 it is caused by the Stone spell wielded by Veld and can only be dispelled by the Kia Staff. In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, it is caused by Gorgons that carry Stone on them. It contains 5 charges and has the range of a longbow (the target cannot retaliate back). If it hits, the target will be turned to stone for 5 turns, which can be fixed with Latona or a restore staff. While petrified, attackers have a 100% hit rate in addition to an increased critical hit rate on them. If the target is hit with another stone again, the duration resets again. Stone can also be used to teach any unit dark magic with the control enemy glitch, though it will leave the character with a Magic stat rather than the Strength stat. Those with the Magic stat tries to attack with phys