WTF why doesn't bleed work?

[yojimbosoul]

today i got the spell bleed. did not work. got killed instead. trametized. WHY DOESN"T IT WORK ?????? all I get is a hp down sign.

[ValiantKnight]

It causes the sap affliction I believe to your favorite bad monster your throwing it at.

Sap isn't very strong except over a very very long fight.
Try casting it on yourself to see how relatively .... not strong it is.

Believe thats magic > submagic > Bleed > targets monster > hit R1 or L1 twice(to target your active party members > pick a member.. > cast

It's very very slow at killing things.

Then just cast esuna I believe, or go to a save crystal to remove it.... or restart the game if you didn't do much

Yes I have cast it a few times myself, and now I won't touch it ever again.

[Drex]

Yeah, using Sap is mostly good against boss battles, hunts, or the harder rare game enemies. Even then I rarely use Bleed - I'm much more likely to use Sap now that it's inherent in Scourge, because it does normal damage on top of afflicting Sap.

[Roto13]

It's kinda cool when combined with the virus status. :P

[Renmiri]

Did you use it against an undead ?

Sap / Drain or Bleed against Skeletons, Reapers and Vampirs causes your HP to go down.

[Dynast-Kid]

It's kinda cool when combined with the virus status. :P

Yeah, I tried that on a Shield Wyrm in the Cerobi Steppe. It was amusing.

[Tainted Angel]

Sap is good on the Blood Sword, because it does additional damage and makes fights easier.... so meh.

[BustaMo]

Never used Bleed. Don't plan on it either. it's just one of those "pointless to me" spells that sits in my inventory and gathers dust. Attack > Magic for my attacks.

[Anno Domini]

I only use bleed when i am going up against birds that are in the way and i dont want to stop and change my weapons...it works sometimes:yellowkin

[Renmiri]

Drain is a lot quicker. Put it on a gambit:

Foe: Character MP > 30% / Drain