Elements are properties present on many attacks in Breath of Fire series. Enemies and player characters can have different relationships to different elements. While these relationships can be the result of innate qualities, they can also be affected by various pieces for equipment, for example the Ring of Ice causes the wearer to absorb ice elemental attack, regardless of character's innate relationship to the element. In Breath of Fire IV, player characters have affinities which causes them to have a slight innate resistance against a particular element.
| Relationship | Effect |
|---|---|
| Weak | Attacks of this element cause extra damage. |
| Neutral | Attacks of this element cause their default amount of damage. |
| Resistance | Attacks of this element cause less than their default amount of damage. |
| Nullify | Attacks of this element cause no damage. |
| Absorb | Attack of this element heal HP, rather than causing damage. |
Some of the more common elements that appear throughout the series include: