Reflect (ability)



Reflect (リフレク), sometimes translated as Wall, is spell that causes the Reflect status. It appears in various games in the Final Fantasy series. Magic directed at a target with Reflect will bounce back at to strike its caster.

Most spells, even recovery spells, can be Reflected. However, some spells can pierce Reflect, and Reflected spells tend to be weaker than when normally cast. The summon Carbuncle can cast Reflect on the party when summoned.

Final Fantasy III
Reflect is a level 7 White Magic spell bought for 20,000 gil at Doga's Village or Invincible. It has a 75% accuracy of granting Reflect, and can be used through the item Shining Curtain. The enemies Unei's Clone, Unei, and Guardian can use this spell. In the NES version, the spell is bugged.

Final Fantasy IV
Reflect, originally called Wall, is a White Magic spell learned by Rosa at level 36 (40 in the DS version) and Porom at level 31 and is initially known by Fusoya. It costs 30 MP to cast in all versions. Reflect can be cast by Asura, Zeromus EG, Sandy, Baigan, Deathmask and CPU. It cannot be nullified by Dispel in 2D versions.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Reflect is learned by Rosa at level 40, Ceodore at level 45, Porom at level 44, and is initially learned by Fusoya. It costs 30 MP to cast.

Final Fantasy V
Reflect is a level 5 White Magic spell that costs 15 MP to cast. It can be bought for 6,000 gil at Moore. Reflect can be cast by Calofisteri and Omniscient.

Final Fantasy VI
Reflect can be learned from Carbuncle at a x5 rate. It costs 22 MP to cast and is vulnerable to Runic. Reflect can be cast by Curlax, Gold Dragon, Laragorn, Level 30 Magic, Magic, Moebius, Clymenus, Kaiser Dragon, Zurvan, Soul Saver, Flame Eater, and Shiva.

Final Fantasy VII
Reflect is the level 3 spell of the Barrier Magic Materia. It is also cast on the party from Proud Clod's Materia Jammer attack. Reflect costs 30 MP to cast. The bosses Jenova∙LIFE and Gorkii both make use of this spell.

If both the enemy and player parties are in Reflect status, reflectable spells will bounce back and forth between targets, unlike in most other games, where spells only Reflect once.

Final Fantasy VIII
Reflect can be drawn and junctioned to player characters' stats. It is the third best spell to junction to the Spirit stat. Ruby Dragon casts Reflect onto itself if the party has it. Casting Reflect in battle increases compatibility with Carbuncle by 1, and with Cerberus by 0.2, but lowers compatibility with Diablos and Eden by 0.2 as well.

Final Fantasy IX
Both Garnet and Eiko can learn Reflect and cast it in battle. It costs 6 MP to cast and 20 AP to learn, and can be learned through Mythril Racket, Stardust Rod, Reflect Ring, and Ruby. Reflect can be cast by Ash, Drakan, Hades, Maliris, Maliris (Crystal), Ring Leader, and Trance Kuja.

Final Fantasy X
Reflect is a White Magic spell found in Yuna's section of the Sphere Grid. It costs 14 MP to cast. Reflect can be cast by Dark Element, Guado Guardian during the Wendigo fight, Jumbo Flan, Sanctuary Keeper, and Seymour Flux.

Final Fantasy X-2
Reflect is an ability in the White Mage's skillset. The Job learns it for 30 AP. The Shining Mirror Garment Grid allows any Job the ability to cast Reflect, and can also grants Auto-Reflect.

Reflect costs 14 MP to cast. Reflect can be cast by Dark Elemental, Deep Haizhe (Oversoul), Haizhe (Oversoul), Ironside (Oversoul), and Stalwart (Oversoul).

Final Fantasy XII
Reflect is a Time Magick spell, unlocked in the Time Magick 2 license for 25 LP. Reflect costs 800 gil and can be bought in Skycity of Bhujerba after encountering Ba'Gamnan in the Lhusu Mines, in the moogle shop in Dreadnought Leviathan, in Rabanastre and Dalmasca Westersand after escaping from the Dreadnought Leviathan, and from Dyce on the Sandseas.

In the Zodiac Job System version, Reflect can be cast by Red Mage and Time Mage, and can only be found in a treasure in the Ogir-Yensa Sandsea Primary Tank Complex area.

An upgrade, called Reflectga, can be also be learned, which casts Reflect on all in-range allies.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Learned by Time Mages, Reflect will reflect all spells back to their caster, but some more powerful spells are not affected. It costs 12 MP. It has a speed of 50 and costs 300 JP to learn.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Learned by Time Mages, Reflect will reflect all spells back to their caster.

In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition, Montblanc cast this on Marche Radiuju immediately after Queen Remedi transforms into the Li-Grim.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Learned by Time Mages, Reflect will reflect all spells back to their caster, however there now exists the support ability Pierce, which allows Magick cast by a unit with it ignore Reflect.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Mirror is a command that can be learned from the Black Mage job class. The ability gives the Reflect status to all party members and it costs 3 AP to cast.

Chocobo Racing
Reflect is a Magic Stone that can be collected and then used either manually, or automatically when another character uses a Magic Stone against the character bearing it. It deflects the attack back at the user.

Chocobo's Dungeon 2
Reflect is used through the Reflect card.

Kingdom Hearts
Reflect appears in Kingdom Hearts II as a defensive spell. It creates a wall of light around Sora that defends against attacks for a moment, then explodes to deal damage to nearby enemies equal to the damage the barrier absorbed. Reflect can be upgraded to Reflera and Reflega, which have larger areas of effect.

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