Blizzara (ability)



Blizzara (ブリザラ), also known as Ice 2, is a recurring spell from the series. It does moderate Ice-elemental damage. In Spanish it is named Hielo+ (ice +) and in German it is called Eisra (literally, ice-ra).

Final Fantasy
Blizzara, also known as ICE2 in the NES release and Ice2 in the Final Fantasy Origins release, is a level 4 Black Magic spell which inflicts moderate Ice-elemental damage to all enemies. In the NES and Origins releases, it inflicts between 40 - 160 Ice damage, while in subsequent releases, damage dealt depends on the caster's Intelligence. It can be used by Ogre Mage, Vampire Lord, Lich, Tiamat, and Chaos.

The spell can be bought at Elfheim and can be learned by the Black Mage, Black Wizard, Red Mage, Red Wizard, and Ninja job classes. In the Dawn of Souls and 20th Anniversary Edition releases it costs 18 MP to cast.

Final Fantasy III
Blizzara is a level 3 Black Magic spell with a base power of 55 that can be bought for 1,500 gil at Village of the Ancients, Northwest Saronia, Doga's Village and Falgabard. It can also be cast through the Antarctic Wind item, and one can be found in the Vikings' Cove. The enemies Vulcan, Magician, Sorcerer, Hellgaroo Mage, Flyer Mage, Giant Rat, Far Darrig, Sleipnir, Petit Mage, Hein, Goldor, and Kraken can use this spell against the party.

Final Fantasy IV
Ice 2, retranslated as Blizzara in the Advance and Complete Collection releases, causes medium Ice damage to one or all enemies. It is already known by Fusoya, Tellah, and by Rydia when she returns as an adult, and can also be obtained by Palom upon reaching level 12. It costs 15 MP to cast in all versions and has a spell power of 50 (64 in non-DS versions).

Few enemies can use the spell, being Leviathan, Zeromus EG, Golbez, Dark Elf, Mindy, and Shiva.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
The spell reappears in The After Years, cast by Black Mage, Fusoya, Palom, Golbez, Rydia, and Leonora for 15 MP.

Final Fantasy V
Ice 2, retranslated as Blizzara in the Advance release, causes medium Ice damage to one or all enemies and it is a level 3 Black Magic spell, costing 10 MP to cast. Black and Red Mages can use this magic and it can only be bought in Karnak or Crescent for 600 gil.

There is also a Mystic Knight ability which allows the character to attack with the power of Blizzara in the sword. Carbuncle, Flaremancer, Ra Mage, Omniscient, Shiva, and Reflect Mage are all capable of casting this spell.

Final Fantasy VI
Ice 2, retranslated as Blizzara in the Advance release, causes Ice damage to one or all enemies. This spell can be learned from the espers, Shiva at a x5 rate, from Maduin at a x3 rate, or from the Ice Shield at a x5 rate, and Celes can learn this spell at level 26. It costs 21 MP to cast, has a hit rate of 150, an attack power of 62, and is vulnerable to Runic.

Several enemies are capable of casting the spell including Dullahan, Kefka in the first battle, Laragorn, Level 30 Magic, Magic, Magic Master, Magna Roader (Red), Magna Roader (Yellow), Naude, Number 024, Behemoth King (Living), Shiva, Veil Dancer, and Misty.

Final Fantasy VII
Ice 2 appears as the second level of the Ice Materia. It can be cast for a cost of 22 MP and has a base spell power equal to 1.25x the base magic damage. In the 1996 Demo version, Ice 2 is available to Cloud, and he can cast it for 8 MP. Ice 2 was the only spell shown in the Demo that had its animation changed for the final game. Ice 2 can also be cast via the Antarctic Wind item.

Ice 2 can be used by the enemies SOLDIER:3rd, Scrutin Eye, Yang, Garuda, Snow, Boundfat, Killbin, and Grimguard. The boss Rude can also use the spell during the battle in the Sunken Gelnika. The enemy Manhole can only use the spell if it's Manhole B.

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


 * MP Cost: N/A
 * Target Type: Range
 * Materia Generation System: Blue
 * Level 1 - Default - Base Damage: N/A

Can freeze enemies, stopping them from attacking and slowing their movements.
 * Special Effect:

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Blizzara summons a shard of ice that slams down on enemies, possibly inflicting Stun. A variation called Dark Blizzara acts like the normal Blizzara spell but also inflicts Poison and Silence. Blizzard requires 14 MP to cast and Dark Blizzard requires 20 MP.

Blizzara can be bought from the Happy Turtle shop for 3,000 gil, and it along with Dark Blizzard can be created via Materia Fusion.

Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy VIII is the first game in the saga to have the spell called Blizzara, and it causes moderate Ice-elemental damage on one opponent. It is a common spell that can be drawn from many mid-leveled enemies. Casting Blizzara in battle increases compatibility with Shiva by 2, but lowers compatibility with Ifrit by 1 and with Eden by 0.2.

Final Fantasy IX
A moderate Ice-elemental spell, Blizzara is a spell usable by Vivi as a Black Magic. The spell can be cast alongside Steiner through the Magic Sword command to use the Blizzara Sword ability. Vivi may learn this spell through the Ice Staff or Opal. It costs 12 MP to cast, requires 50 AP to learn, and has a spell power of 29.

In addition to Vivi, Blizzara is available to a multitude of enemies, being Agares, Anemone, the Black Waltz No. 2 and Black Waltz No. 3, Feather Circle, Gigan Toad, Gnoll, Lani, Mandragora, Myconid, Ochu, the Ralvurahva, the Sealion, Troll, Type C, and Yeti.

Final Fantasy X
Blizzara is located on Lulu's side of the Sphere Grid. It causes medium Ice damage at the cost of 8 MP and can be learned by all characters in the party. The spell can be used by Coeurl, Mindy, Dark Element, Ghost, Guado Guardian (B), Ice Flan, Seymour, Seymour Omnis, Shiva, and Spirit.

Final Fantasy X-2
Blizzara is used only by the Black Mage dressphere. To learn it costs 40 AP and to cast it costs 12 MP. This spell can also be used when the player has gone through two nodes on the Ice Queen Garment Grid or when equipped with the NulFrost Ring. Blizzara can also be used via Yuna's Festival-Goer dressphere ability Ice Geta. The spell can be cast by a large multitude of enemies in this game.

Final Fantasy XII
Blizzara can only be cast when its required license on the License Board is learned. Anyone in the party can cast this spell and it can be bought in the Rabanastre, Nalbina Fortress, Eruyt Village or on Mt. Bur-Omisace foe 3,000 gil. Blizzara inflicts moderate ice-elemental damage to all enemies in range.

In the International Zodiac Job System version Blizzara can be cast by Black Mage, Red Mage and Uhlan and the spell is bought in Mt. Bur-Omisace for 3,300 gil.

Final Fantasy XIII
Blizzara is a Ravager ability available to everyone except Sazh. It is an Ice-elemental magical attack against the target and nearby foes. It costs 2 ATB.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Blizzara can be learned by the Black Mage Job for 200 JP. It costs 12 MP, and its speed is 20.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
The Sleet Rod weapon teaches Blizzara to a Black Mage. Blizzara requires 200 AP to master and deals medium Ice damage in a standard cross-shaped area.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Black Mages learn Blizzara through the Sleet Rod, but the Seer can also learn it through The Arnath Glyphs. It costs 14 MP to cast and requires 250 AP to master.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Blizzara can only be cast when fusing Blizzard Magicite. The player must combine two Blizzard Magicites to cast it.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Blizzara can only be cast by piling two Blizzard spells. If the target rings are perfectly lined up, it will cast Blizzara +1.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
Blizzara is the level 10 Frost spell, exclusive to the Black Mage class, and caps at level 100. It deals Ice damage to two enemies, can be used twice per battle, and up to four times a day. It requires two turns to cast.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Blizzara is cast by stacking two Blizzard target rings.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Blizzara is a moderate level Black Magic spell. The spell costs 3 AP to cast and it has spell power of 15. Blizzara can only be used if the Blizzara Tome item is in the player's inventory. The spell can be purchased for 1,500 gil in Invidia after darkness floods the world. Torte is automatically equipped with this spell when he joins the party.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
Blizzara is a Bravery attack for Terra, which involves her summoning three ice shards in front of her that converge into one larger shard and fire forward. She is able to use it in the air initially and learns to use it on the ground at Level 3. It requires 30 CP to equip and 180 AP to master.

Blizzara also appears in the Onion Knight's Sage EX Burst command window, though it does nothing when selected.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Blizzara is a Bravery attack for Lightning and Tifa. Lightning's Blizzara creates a swirl of wind some distance in front of her that creates a large shard of ice to knock the opponent into the air. It costs 20 CP to equip and 100 AP to master. Tifa's Blizzara fires a shard of ice at the opponent that hits multiple times before slamming them to the ground. It costs 30 CP to equip and 80 AP to master.