Nuisance is the first specialty for the Red Mage job in Bravely Default II. It gives all elemental magic a chance to inflict status ailments when hitting an enemy, with the status ailments inflicted being dependent on the element. Each element has two associated status ailments, and any given casting of an elemental spell has an independent chance to inflict each. The Cure and Heal lines of spells are light-elemental but only count as such for inflicting status ailments if used to damage undead enemies. Additionally, Disaster and the Necromancy elemental combination spells can inflict the status ailments for both elements included in each, making those spells very effective at spreading status ailments.
As the Red Mage Asterisk holder, Roddy possesses this specialty in all battles against him, taking advantage of it to inflict the status ailments associated with the earth- and wind-elemental Red Magic spells that he uses.
The list of status ailments that can be inflicted with each element is below.
| Element | Status Ailments |
|---|---|
| Fire | Berserk, Doom |
| Water | Poison, Freezing |
| Lightning | Paralysis, Confusion |
| Earth | Slow, Stop |
| Wind | Silence, Sleep |
| Light | Blindness, Charm |
| Dark | Dread, Contagion |