Ja Magicks



Ja Magicks is the collection of magic spells with the suffix "ja" (ジャ) to indicate (generally) the highest tier within one spell family. For instance, Firaja is the highest tier spell of the Fire family. This tier was firstly introduced from Final Fantasy Tactics and has since been adpoted into the numbered installments of the series.

For reason only known to localization staff, most of the spells originally with the suffix "da" (ダ) such as Cure-da (ケアルダ, Kearu-da) and Dia-da (ダディア, Da-deia) which indicates the intermediate tier between "ra" and "ga" spells are renamed using the "ga" suffix, thus shifting the original "ga" spell with the "ja" suffix which is nowhere to found in the Japanese version.

Final Fantasy XII
Originally all of the Ja Magicks are only available to the Espers when fought against as bosses and elemental-based corresponding to their users. Most of them not only deal reasonable damage to all opponents regardless of distance, they also inflict a particular ailment effect. Curaja is originally Curaga in the Japanese version and renamed as mentionaed above.

Appearance-wise, they're very much the same visual effect as the Concurrences triggered by the player characters after performing the Quickening chain, only the Concurrences are non-elemental.


 * Belias - Firaja
 * Chaos - Aeroja
 * Hashmal - Quakeja
 * Ultima - Holyja
 * Adrammelech - Thundaja
 * Famfrit - Waterja
 * Mateus - Blizzaja
 * Zodiark - Darkja

Final Fantasy Tactics
Most Ja Magicks are available to regular Mage classes (Black Mage, White Mage and Time Mage). Zalera possesses a unique Job Command is just called the "Ja Magicks" which contains 6 exclusive Ja Magick spells. Ultima also learns 2 exslusive Ja Magicks, Dispelja and Returnja (localized simply Return in the English version).

All Ja Magicks share the characteristics that cannot be reflected nor calculated. For offensive spells, they do not engulf their caster within the effect area. Ja Magicks available to regular classes can also be learned in Blue magic style for very low chance, requiring both the caster and recipient are the same Job Class.

Ja Magicks