Dispel



Dispel (デスペル), also known as XFER, Erase, and DeSpell, is a spell that appears mostly as White Magic in various games in the series. It removes positive status enhancements and some magic-based status ailments from its target. It is not always guaranteed that Dispel will work even if the creature does have a positive status effect on it. An Area of Effect version, Dispelga, exists in some games. Generally Dispel cannot be reflected and is able to remove the reflect status if it is not innate.

Final Fantasy
Dispel, also known as XFER in the NES release, is a level 8 White Magic spell. In the NES and Final Fantasy Origins releases it was meant to remove all forms of elemental defense from a single enemy. However, due to a programming error its effectiveness was set to 0 rendering it useless in the Nintendo version. In subsequent releases after Origins, Dispel removes all beneficial status effects from a single enemy. Dispel can be cast by Death Gaze, Death Eye, Death Knight, and Dark Fighter.

The spell can be bought at Gaia and can only be learned by the White Wizard Job class. In the Dawn of Souls and 20th Anniversary Edition releases it costs 35 MP to cast.

Final Fantasy II
Dispel is a White Magic spell which attempts to reduce the target's resistance to spells in the Famicom and Origins releases allowing spells to do more damage, and gives status spells like Fog and Swap a chance to hit targets otherwise immune to their effects. The success rate increases with the spell's level. The spell is bugged in the NES version and does not work.

In the Dawn of Souls and the Anniversary editions, Dispel removes beneficial status effects, making it more akin to other appearances of Dispel in the series. Any character can learn Dispel by having them use the Dispel Tome (called the Dispel Scroll in the Origins release).

Dispel VIII is exclusively cast by Beast Demon, while Dispel XVI is cast by Beelzebub, Emperor in the final battle, Hecteyes, Chimera Sphinx, and the Light Emperor.

Final Fantasy III
Erase is a level 5 Black Magic spell that can be bought for 5,000 gil at Northeast Saronia and Doga's Village. It removes all beneficial status effects on the target. The Scholar's main ability, Study, dispels the target's positive status along with scanning their stats, HP and weaknesses. Erase can only be used by the Black Mage, Sage, and Magus classes.

In the NES version, the spell was meant to remove only the Reflect status, but does not do so. It would have a 60% accuracy.

Final Fantasy IV
Dispel is a White Magic spell learned by Rosa and Porom. It was not present in the SNES version. It costs 15 MP in the DS version and 12 MP in the PS and GBA versions. The spell can remove Berserk, Stop (only if Doom is inflicted), Blink, Reflect, HP Leak, and Barrier statuses. In 2D versions, however, the spell bounces on Reflect and has a minimal hit rate.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Dispel costs 12 MP to cast and is learned by Rosa at level 33, Porom at level 31, and Leonora at level 42. Fusoya starts with the spell. Like in the previous game, the spell is completely useless against enemies in Reflect status.

Final Fantasy V
Dispel is a Level 6 White Magic spell which can be purchased in Phantom Village for 10,000 gil. It costs 12 MP to cast. Dispel can be cast by Exdeath in the first battle, Neo Exdeath, and Tiny Mage.

Final Fantasy VI
Dispel is taught by Unicorn and Alexander at a rate of x2 and x10, respectively, while Terra Branford learns it naturally at level 37. Notably, Dispel is classified as Gray (Support) magic, rather than White. It costs 25 MP to cast and is vulnerable to Runic. The spell removes all positive statuses as well as Slow, Stop, and Berserk. Dispel can be cast by Holy Dragon, Level 50 Magic, Level 80 Magic, Level 90 Magic, Magic, and Zurvan.

Final Fantasy VII
The Destruct Materia has DeBarrier, which only removes protective barriers (Barrier, MBarrier, Reflect, and Shield), and DeSpell (removes all barriers, plus Haste, Slow, Stop, Regen, Death Force, and Resist). DeBarrier costs 12 MP to cast and DeSpell costs 20 MP.

The Materia is acquired by entering the Shinra Mansion basement in Nibelheim during disk 1 and Sephiroth will throw it at the player. The player can also cast Dispel with the Holy Torch item, which can only be gotten through Morphing a Stilva or Evilhead.

The boss Gi Nattak is the only boss to use the DeBarrier spell against the party, while the boss Safer∙Sephiroth and the enemy Valron are the only ones to use the DeSpell spell against the party.

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Dispel removes positive status effects from enemies, and can be cast when the appropriate Materia has been equipped. It can be bought from the Happy Turtle shop (found in a treasure in mission 4-3-6) for 5,000 gil, and is also dropped by certain enemies and found on certain missions. It costs 10 MP to cast.

Final Fantasy VIII
Dispel can be drawn from several enemies in the game. It removes all positive statuses.

Final Fantasy IX
Dispel is learned by equipping either Tiger Racket or the Siren's Flute, and only Eiko can use it. It removes all positive status effects from the target and costs 16 MP to cast and 35 AP to master.

Final Fantasy X
Dispel is a White Magic spell found in Yuna's section of the Sphere Grid. It costs 12 MP to use and in addition to removing all positive status effects (except Auto-Life), it will also remove Curse and all four Breaks. Seymour also has enhanced version of this spell (Dispelga) in the battles against him which affects all enemies. Dispel can be cast by Anima at the Remiem Temple, Cindy, Seymour Flux, Seymour Omnis, and Varuna.

Final Fantasy X-2
Dispel is learned by the White Mage dressphere. An item called Dispel Tonic has the same function as the spell. It costs 12 MP to cast and 30 AP to master, and requires Esuna to be mastered before it appears. Dispel is cast by a wide variety of enemies in this game, mainly by monsters in Oversoul.

Final Fantasy XI
Dispel is available exclusively to Red Mages. This makes them highly sought after by parties because almost all creatures can use special abilities that make them tougher or harder to hit, or they have the ability to cast magic with the same effect. Dispel is Level 32 Black Magic spell aligned with the Dark element. It is important to note that Dispel is not guaranteed to be successful.

Also, there are other ways to remove status effects available to other Jobs. Bards possess an equivalent to Dispel in the form of Magic Finale, a Level 33 Bard song. Since the Bard's Finale functions off of Light and Red Mage functions off of Dark, there is a possibility that one or the other would have a better success rate versus certain monsters with affinity or weakness towards one of those elements.

Blue Mages have both Light and Dark-aligned spells that can remove status effects. Fenrir may be used by Summoners as well, though this is rare due to the high recast time. A Corsair's Dark Shot ability functions similarly as well. Finally, a level 75 Thief's Aura Steal ability may remove an enemy's status effect (and grant it to the Thief).

Final Fantasy XII
Dispel is a White Magick spell, available as license 5 that costs 4,500 gil and 45 License Points and can be purchased at Nalbina after defeating Judge Bergan. Dispel removes positive status effects from a target, and can also remove some negative status effects that are not curable by Esuna, such as Slow and Sap. There is also the multi-target upgrade, Dispelga, this requires the the White Magic 6 License and costs 8,200 gil and 50 LP and can be purchased at Balfonheim Port.

In the International Zodiac Job System version, Dispel is again a White Magick license 5, but it can only be obtained from a chest in the Tomb of Raithwall's Royal Passage. Dispel can be learned by the Job classes White Mage and Red Mage.

Final Fantasy XIII
Dispel is a Saboteur skill that removes one positive effect from the target. The effect that is removed is the one most recently applied. The multi-target version, Dispelga, is a technique that costs 1 TP, usable once it is unlocked in a character's Saboteur Crystarium. Unlike Dispel, which removes only one positive status effect from one target at a time, Dispelga removes all status effects, both positive and negative, from all allies and enemies.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Both the Mystic and Templar can use the Dispel ability, though the Mystic's ability was re-translated as Harmony in the War of the Lions remake. Templar's Dispel can only target one unit, while Mystic's Harmony can target multiple units. It can remove Levitate, Reraise, Vanish, Regen, Protect, Shell, Haste, Faith, and Reflect from the target. Ultima can use an upgraded form called Dispelja, originally called Despair 2; this version has larger effect area than Dispel and Harmony.

There is a spell called Dispelna exclusive to Guest classes, Cleric and Princess, which has the opposite effect by removing status ailments.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Dispel is learned by the Bishop Job. As such, only Bangaa can learn it. The Ninja Job class has the ability Unspell that has the same effect.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The Bishop spell Dispel removes buffs from units in a small area. The Ninja ability Unspell ability also removes buffs. The Blue Magic spell Roar casts Dispel on all units.

Vagrant Story
Dispel is a Sorcerer Spell learned from the Grimoire Dissiper, found inside a treasure chest in the Undercity West's The Children Hideout. Dispel nullifies all status effects on a single target. The spell costs 10 MP.

Chocobo's Dungeon 2
Dispel is an item that removes all curses from all equipment.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
Dispel is a level 6 White Mage spell that costs 3 SP to cast. It removes curses from equipped items.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Erase appears as an ability that can be chosen in the Onion Knight's Sage EX Burst, although it does nothing when selected.