Fire (ability)



Fire (ファイア, Faia) is the most common elemental Black Magic spell in Final Fantasy history and is the basic fire-elemental spell. It is generally the first spell a Black Mage, or a general mage, knows or should learn. Its usefulness is due to the fact that most Undead enemies are usually weak to it, as well as plant creatures.

Final Fantasy
Fire is a basic level 1 spell, which can be taught to Black Mages, Red Mages, and Ninjas. It can be bought in Cornelia.

In the original Nintendo Entertainment System version, Fire magic had its name in full, since the memory on the NES allowed four characters, although the spell name was completely in upper-case, like every other spell. It could target a single enemy for small fire damage. It cost 100 GP to buy.

Not much has changed for the Final Fantasy Origins version, other than the spell now contains lower case letters. Its description reads "Inflicts 10-40 fire damage." It costs 100 gil to buy on normal difficulty, and 50 gil to buy on easy.

Since the magic system was completely re-made for Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls, Fire also had to be changed. First, since MP is now done in the modern style, it now consumes 5 MP. Also, now that damage isn't set, its description reads "Deals fire damage to one foe." It costs 50 gil to buy. The 20th Anniversary release uses the same system as the Dawn of Souls system.

Final Fantasy II
Fire is a Black Magic spell that inflicts Fire-elemental damage to one foe or all foes. The amount of damage inflicted increases with on the spell's level. As with all spells, any character can learn Fire by having them use the Fire Tome (called the Fire Scroll in the Origins release)

Final Fantasy III
With the introduction of job classes, many people can now use the Fire spell. Magic is actually learned by buying or finding it as an item, then using it on any team member. Fire itself can be bought in Kazus and at Doga's Village. However, one has to be one of the following jobs to actually use the spell:

And in the DS version:
 * Black Mage
 * Red Mage
 * Magus
 * Sage
 * Freelancer
 * Scholar
 * Onion Knight

Cid can also cast Fire when he joins the party as a guest.

Final Fantasy IV
Four characters learn the Fire spell in Final Fantasy IV; Rydia, Palom, Tellah, and Fusoya.

It costs 5 MP to cast and can target a single enemy or all enemies. Palom, Tellah, and Fusoya all begin with the Fire spell. However, Rydia does not, and will not learn it by leveling up.

Rydia and Fire
Rydia has an intense hatred of fire at the beginning of the game. Her reason is rather simple: It was with fire from the Carnelian Signet that Cecil and Kain destroyed her village at the beginning of the game.

At Mt. Hobs, however, a large block of ice blocks the team's way, and the only way to get past is to cast Fire on it. Rydia is reluctant at first, but with the moral support of Cecil, Rosa, and Edward, she overcomes her fears and casts the spell. From then on, Rydia can cast Fire in battle. When she returns from the Land of Summons in a fight with Golbez she would have gained the Fira spell, along with Blizzara, Thundara, and the four basic summons (Ifrit, Shiva, Ramuh, and Titan).

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Biggs, Black Mage, Rydia, Palom, Leonora, Fusoya, and Golbez can all cast the Fire spell in The After Years. A weaker version called "Fire?" can only be learned by Leonora. She gains the real spell after defeating Tower of Trials' guardian. As in Final Fantasy IV, Fire costs 5 MP.

Final Fantasy V
Like Final Fantasy III, the job class system returns, so anyone who has the right job can use Fire magic. Magic is simply bought at a store, and once it is, the entire party can use it if they are using the right job. Only the Black Mage and Red Mage can learn Fire.

It costs 4 MP to use, and can be bought at Tule, Carwen, Karnak, or Crescent for 150 gil.

Final Fantasy VI
Anyone can learn magic in Final Fantasy VI, by equipping the correct Esper. The following Espers teach Fire, at the following rates:


 * Siren, Growth Rate x6
 * Ifrit, Growth Rate x10
 * Bismarck, Growth Rate x20

The spell costs 4 MP to cast, and can target a single enemy, or multiple enemies. At the game's beginning, Terra already has innate use of the Fire Spell.

Final Fantasy VII
The Fire spell is learned from the Fire Magic Materia and costs 4 MP to cast. It can be bought from the Sector 7 Slums, Sector 5 Slums, Wall Market, Mideel, Costa Del Sol, and Junon. The character Red XIII also comes equipped with it initially.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-
Fire is an Elemental Magic Materia.


 * MP Cost: 10
 * Target Type: Range
 * Materia Generation System: Red
 * Level 1 - Default - Base Damage: 50

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Three versions of the Fire spell have been added into this game including the original Final Fantasy VII Fire spell, Dark Fire which causes fire damage and the Poison and Silence status effects, and Tri-Fire which allows Zack to throw Fire Balls at multiple foes.

Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-
The Fire spell can only be used once the Fire Materia Accessory is equipped on the player's gun.

Final Fantasy VIII
Many enemies have the Fire spell available to draw, but the most common is the Bomb. The Guardian Force Ifrit gives the ability to create Fire magic via items. Seifer uses this spell naturally in his Limit Break.

Final Fantasy IX
Only Vivi can learn Fire. He can learn the spell from his default Mage Staff as well as from a Leather Hat. It is the only Spell that Vivi casts during cut scenes and FMV's.

Final Fantasy X
Fire can be located near the middle-bottom of the Sphere Grid, beside Lulu's starting position. Lulu is the only character who begins the game with the spell.

Final Fantasy X-2
Fire is part of the Black Magic skill-set. It costs 4 MP and is one of the Black Mage's innate abilities.

Other Dresspheres can cast Fire in other ways. Paine's Mascot dressphere can learn the ability to cast all the Black Magic abilities learned by her Black Mage dressphere, including Fire. The Black Lore accessory gives the same effect. The Red Ring accessory lets the wearer cast Fire, and will also reduce all fire damage done to her by half. Finally, the Heart of Flame Garment Grid automatically gives the ability to cast Fire, along with other effects.

Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XI also has jobs, and thus, like all the previous job-based games, you must buy the spell before your job can use it. You need only purchase any spell once. It can then be used on any job of appropriate level. The following jobs can cast Fire:


 * Black Mage
 * Red Mage
 * Scholar
 * Dark Knight

Unlike previous games, Fire spells are generally not the first learned. Fire is learned after Stone, Aero, and Water, but before Blizzard or Thunder. There are 3 additional tiers of fire spell: Fire II, Fire III, and Fire IV.

Final Fantasy XII
Fire is a Black Magick 1 License, and requires 15 License Points to unlock. Fire causes minor fire-elemental damage to one target. In the International Zodiac Job System version, Fire causes minor fire-elemental damage to all targets in range and can only be used by the Black Mage job class.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Fire is a spell used by Kytes when he has a fire elemental weapon equipped. The spell can also be used by some of the fire elemental Espers such as Djinn and Lamia.

Final Fantasy Tactics
The only job that can learn Fire magic is the Black Mage. It only costs 50 job points to learn, and only requires 6 MP to cast. It has a speed of 25.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Only the Black Mage or the Red Mage can learn Fire magic. This is done by equipping the Rod for the Black Mage or the Scarlette for the Red Mage. It requires 100 AP to master, and costs 6 MP to cast.

In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition, Montblanc's first cast magic is Fire, but leading him to receive a Yellow Card for violating the law for using elemental damage.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Black Mages and Red Mages can learn Fire again from Rod and Scarlet Rapier respectively. It requires 100 AP to master with Rod and 150 with Scarlet Rapier and costs 8 MP to cast.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Fire is a Black Magic spell, usable by Benjamin and Phoebe. It inflicts fire-type damage on a single or multiple enemies.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Fire Magicite can only be found in dungeons. Once a player finds it, they can cast it until they leave that dungeon. By combining Magicite, the player can cast higher level fire spells. There is also an accessory called the Ring of Fire, that allows the player to cast Fire magic all the time.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Fire Magicite can be found in dungeons or purchased at the Magic Goods stand in Rebena Te Ra. Fire Magicite can only be used once, so players can carry from 10 to 99 Fire Magicite. Fire Pockets can be found or purchased from the Mog Mart so players can carry more.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Fire appears as an initial spell that can be used by any party member and is cast by selecting the red icon. It costs 2 MP to cast.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
Fire is a Brave Attack for Firion, Terra and Cloud. For Cloud and Firion the attack is simply to shoot a fireball forward, while Terra instead sends a burst of fire along the ground that explodes upon impact. Warrior of Light's "Red Fang" attack works identically to Cloud and Firion's Fire.

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