Arcane Magicks (Final Fantasy XII)

Darkga is an Arcane Magicks spell.

For the page on the original version of the game, see /Original

Arcane Magicks is a skillset in Final Fantasy XII. It deals with damage-dealing spells, and its licenses are exclusive to the Red Battlemage in the Zodiac versions.

See also: Final Fantasy XII magicks

Mechanics

Damage calculation:

$[POW \times RANDOM(1 \sim 1.125) - Magick~Resist] \times [2 + {Magick~Power \times (Level+Magick~Power) \over 256}]$

The damage is boosted if the caster is affected by Faith (to 130% of normal), wears equipment with elemental affinity, what augments have been purchased on the License Board, and whether the enemy is weak against the used element.

The success rate of negative status spells are unaffected by the target's Magick Evade.

$Success~Rate = Base~Rate + (MAG~of~user - VIT~of~target) \%$

List of Arcane Magicks

"MP cost" is defined as default MP cost. Channeling Augments lower the MP cost of any spell. Spells do not consume MP if they do not connect with their target.

In the Zodiac versions most Arcane Magicks were re-classified as Time Magicks while the powerful fire-elemental spell, Ardor, was moved into the Arcane Magicks. Only the Red Battlemage can wield Arcane Magick, and certain spells can be obtained from treasures.

Name	MP	Target			Element	Base Potency	Faith Modifier	Accuracy				MP Recovery	Required License
		Initial	Switch(With or )	Area				Base	Evasion(Magick Evasion)	Safety(Nulled by Safety augment)	Reflect(Can be Reflected)
Dark Original stats	10	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Dark	46	Potency	100%	No	No	Yes	Warmage	Arcane Magick 1
	Deal moderate dark damage to all foes in range. Effect: Minor Dark-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 500 gil Location: Rabanastre (After obtaining Shadestone), Giza Plains (After obtaining Shadestone), Nalbina Fortress (After obtaining Shadestone), Barheim Passage, Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand (After Ondore's Estate), Trial Mode Stage 13 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Red Battlemage
Darkra Original stats	24	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Dark	91	Potency	100%	No	No	Yes	Warmage	Arcane Magick 1
	Deal dark damage to all foes in range. Effect: Moderate Dark-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 3,500 gil Location: Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste (After defeating Judge Bergan), Phon Coast, Archades, Trial Mode Stage 63 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Red Battlemage
Darkga Original stats	38	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Dark	130	Potency	100%	No	No	Yes	Warmage	Arcane Magick 2
	Deal heavy dark damage to all foes in range. Effect: Major Dark-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 7,500 gil Location: Balfonheim Port (After Draklor Laboratory), Trial Mode Stage 87 (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Red Battlemage
Death Original stats	20	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	50%	No	Yes	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 2
	Reduce one foe's HP to 0. Effect: Inflicts Instant Death Cost: ― Location: Paramina Rift (Karydine Glacier) Users: Red Battlemage
Ardor	60	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Fire	173	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Arcane Magick 3
	Deal massive fire damage to all foes in range. Effect: Massive Fire-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: ― Location: Pharos - Third Ascent (Spire Ravel - 2nd Flight) Users: Red Battlemage

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Dark (SSR).

Dark (SSR+).

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Darkga.

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Gallery

Dark.

Darkra.

Darkga.

Death.

Ardor.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Arcane is a synonym for esoteric. It refers to various secret philosophical and religious doctrines and traditions.

[view · edit · purge]Magick is an Early Modern English spelling for magic. Magick, in the context of Aleister Crowley's Thelema, is a term used to differentiate the occult from stage magic and is defined as "the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will", including both "mundane" acts of will as well as ritual magic.