Arcane Magicks (Final Fantasy XII)/Original

Darkga is an Arcane Magicks spell.

The Arcane Magicks skillset in Final Fantasy XII differs in the original release compared to the Zodiac releases. It deals with spells that inflict direct damage or negative status effects that distort the judgment of either ally or foe. All characters are able to learn Arcane Magick by buying the appropriate license and by the player buying the spell from a magick shop or traveling merchant. Additionally, it is a much larger skilset, as most Arcane Magicks were re-classified as Time Magicks.

Mechanics

Damage calculation:

$[POW\times RANDOM(1\sim 1.125)-MagickResist]\times [2+{MagickPower\times (Lv+MagickPower) \over 256}]$

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 evasion.

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

List of Arcane Magicks

"MP cost" is defined as default MP cost. Channeling Augments can lower the MP cost of any spell.

Name	MP	Target			Element	Base Potency	Faith Modifier	Accuracy				MP Recovery	Required License
		Initial	SwitchWith or ({{{2}}})	Area				Base	Evasion(Magick Evasion)	Safety(Nulled by Safety augment)	Reflect(Can be Reflected)
Dark	10	Enemy	Partial	Circle 6	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 Barheim Passage.), Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand(After the Leviathan.), Ogir-Yensa Sandsea, Nam-Yensa Sandsea, Tomb of Raithwall
Darkra	20	Enemy	Partial	Circle 6	Dark	91	Potency	100%	No	No	Yes	Warmage	Arcane Magick 4
	Deal dark damage ot all foes in range. Effect: Moderate Dark elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 5,800 gil Location: Phon Coast
Darkga	30	Enemy	Partial	Circle 6	Dark	130	Potency	100%	No	No	Yes	Warmage	Arcane Magick 7
	Deal heavy dark damage to all foes in range. Effect: Major Dark elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 9,400 gil Location: Balfonheim(After obtaining Treaty-Blade.)
Gravity	20	Enemy	Partial	Circle 6	None	―	Accuracy	70%	No	Yes	Yes	Warmage	Arcane Magick 2
	Reduce HP of one foe by 1/4 of target's max HP. Effect: Reduces the HP of all targets in range by 25%. Cost: 2,800 gil Location: Rabanastre(After defeating Belias.), Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace
Graviga	36	Enemy	Partial	Circle 6	None	―	Accuracy	40%	No	Yes	Yes	Warmage	Arcane Magick 7
	Reduce HP of one foe by 1/2 of target's max HP. Effect: Reduces the HP of all targets in range by 50%. Cost: 6,800 gil Location: Archades
Reverse	50	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	70%	No	No	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 6
	Cause healing and damage to have the opposite effect on one foe. Effect: Inflicts Reverse on a single target. 70% base hit rate. Cost: 7,600 gil Location: Clan Provisioner(Rank: Headhunter.), Phon Coast, Skyferry (Rabanastre-Bhujerba)(After obtaining Treaty-Blade.)
Berserk	10	Ally	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	60%	No	No	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 1
	Cause one ally to mindlessly attack with weapon in hand. Effect: Inflicts Berserk on a single target. Cost: 1,000 gil Location: Rabanastre(After the Leviathan.), Tomb of Raithwall, Eruyt Village
Confuse	10	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	50%	No	No	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 2
	Cause one foe to confuse friend with foe. Effect: Inflicts Confuse on a single target. Cost: 1,400 gil Location: Tomb of Raithwall(After defeating second Demon Wall.), Rabanastre(After defeating Belias.), Eruyt Village
Decoy	10	Ally	No	Single	None	―	Accuracy	60%	No	No	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 3
	Cause one ally to be the target of all foes. Effect: Inflicts Lure on a single target. 60% base hit rate. Cost: 2,500 gil Location: Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace, Rabanastre(After defeating Judge Bergan.)
Death	30	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	35%	No	Yes	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 5
	Reduce one foe's HP to 0. Effect: Inflicts Instant Death. Cost: 5,200 gil Location: Rabanastre(After defeating Judge Bergan.), Nalbina(After defeating Judge Bergan.), Phon Coast
Vanish	24	Ally	Partial	Single	None	―	None	Always	No	No	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 4
	Render one ally invisible. Effect: Inflicts Invisible on a single target. Cost: 4,900 gil Location: Rabanastre(After defeating Judge Bergan.), Nalbina(After defeating Judge Bergan.), Mt Bur-Omisace(After defeating Judge Bergan.), Phon Coast
Vanishga	60	Ally	Partial	Circle 10	None	―	None	Always	No	No	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 6
	Render all allies in range invisible. Effect: Inflicts Invisible on all targets in range. Cost: 8,700 gil Location: Rabanastre(After defeating Judge Bergan.), Nalbina(After defeating Judge Bergan.), Phon Coast
Bubble	30	Ally	Partial	Single	None	―	None	Always	No	Yes	Yes	No	Arcane Magick 5
	Double max HP of one ally. Effect: Inflicts Bubble on a single target. Cost: 3,300 gil Location: Clan Provisioner(Rank: Ward of Justice.), Skyferry (Rabanastre-Nalbina)(After obtaining Treaty-Blade.)
Drain	18	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	62	Potency	100%	No	No	No	Warmage	Arcane Magick 3
	Transfer HP from one for to the caster. Effect: Drains HP from target, healing for the same amount. Cost: 3,200 gil Location: Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace, Rabanastre(After defeating Judge Bergan.)
Syphon	2	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	8	Accuracy	60%	No	Yes	No	No	Arcane Magick 4
	Transfer MP from one foe to the caster. Effect: Drains MP from target, healing for the same amount. Cost: Location: Skyferry (All Routes)(After defeating Judge Bergan.)

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Berserk.

Bubble.

Confuse.

Dark.

Darkra.

Darkga.

Death.

Decoy.

Drain.

Gravity.

Graviga.

Reverse.

Syphon.

Vanish.

Vanishga.

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Etymology

[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.