Death (ability)

Death, sometimes translated as Fatal or Doom, is a recurring Black Magic spell from the series. It inflicts Instant Death on its target. Death is also often referred to as the status effect of being dead, or having zero HP.

Death, typically, is easy to resist when being cast upon a playable character from an enemy and usually results in a miss. This is also the same when casting Death on an enemy from a playable character. There are other forms of Death that are castable by enemy creatures. Some are called Level 3 Death or Level 5 Death. The level of the Death is not any indication on how tough it is to resist the effect, but it is used to determine if the player qualifies for its effect. Level 3 Death, for instance, will kill any character that has a level divisible by 3. Level 5 Death will kill any player whose level is divisible by 5. The level-specific variants are generally very accurate or 100% accurate, such as Quina's blue magic skill Level 5 Death.

In the modern Final Fantasies, using Death on an undead creature has no effect. Most times it fully replenishes the health of an undead target.

Final Fantasy
The spell RUB, called Reaper in Final Fantasy: Origins and Death in the Dawn of Souls release, can be bought at Crescent Lake. There is also a upgraded version called Kill.

Final Fantasy III
The spell Death is available at the end of Eureka.

Final Fantasy VII
The spell Death can be learned from the Destruct Materia.

Final Fantasy VIII
Death, when Junctioned to St-Def, protects against death attacks.

Final Fantasy XI
Death is an enemy-only known spell. It is cast by The Dark Rider, megaboss statues of dynamis and Angra Mainyu, the megaboss of Dynamis - Beaudcedine, generally in conjuction with Chainspell. Death, in Final Fantasy XI, is functionally unresistable and will kill any player character on whom it is cast.

Final Fantasy XII
Death is an Arcane Magic 5. Costs 5200 gil and 60 LP. Uses 30 MP.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Death is learned through the Black Mage job for 600 JP. Causes instant death.