Black Magicks (Final Fantasy XII)

Blizzaga is a Black Magicks spell.

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

Black Magicks is a skillset in Final Fantasy XII. Only certain jobs in the Zodiac versions can wield Black Magick. The Black Mage learns all of the Black Magicks, while the Uhlan and Red Battlemage can learn a few. Certain spells can be obtained from treasures.

In the Zodiac versions, certain abilities were re-classified, and some abilities that belonged to the Green Magicks skillset (status spells) in the original version, were re-classified as Black Magicks spells.

See also: Final Fantasy XII magicks

Mechanics

Damage calculation:

$DMG=[Power\times RANDOM(1\sim 1.125)-Magick~Resist]\times [2+Magick~Power\times (Lv+MagickPower)/256)]$

The damage is boosted if the caster is affected by Faith (damage increased by 30%), wears equipment with elemental affinity, the current weather or terrain boosts the effectiveness of the used element, 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 is unaffected by the target's magick evasion.

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

If the target has Shell, the success rate is halved.

Black Magicks spells can be randomly cast with Shades of Black.

In the Japan-exclusive International Zodiac Job System version for the PlayStation 2, Cure, Fire, Thunder, and Blizzard are multi-target spells, a change from the original single-target. In The Zodiac Age, they have been changed back to single target.

List of Black Magicks

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

Fran, regardless of her job, has access to Fire and Thunder.

Other jobs have limited access:

• Uhlan can access Level 5 and 6 with a Quickening License and Level 7 and 8 with the Esper Chaos.
• Red Battlemage can learn Level 3 to 6 spells and access Level 9 and 10 through the Esper Cúchulainn.

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)
Fire Original stats	6	Enemy	Partial	IZJS: Circle 8 TZA: Single	Fire	22	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 1
	Deal fire damage to one foe. Effect: Minor Fire-elemental damage to a target. Cost: 180 gil Location: Rabanastre, Giza Plains - The Dry, Nalbina Fortress, Barheim Passage, Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand (After Ondore's Estate), Trial Mode Stage 2 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage, Fran
Fira Original stats	16	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Fire	67	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 5
	Deal fire damage to all foes in range. Effect: Moderate Fire-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 2,700 gil Location: Jahara, Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste (After defeating Judge Bergan), Phon Coast, Archades, Trial Mode Stage 56 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan (Requires Quickening [100 LP])
Firaga Original stats	38	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Fire	120	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 9
	Deal heavy fire damage to all foes in range. Effect: Major Fire-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 6,800 gil Location: Phon Coast, Archades, Balfonheim Port (After Draklor Laboratory) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage (Requires Cúchulainn)
Thunder Original stats	8	Enemy	Partial	IZJS: Circle 8 TZA: Single	Lightning	23	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 1
	Deal lightning damage to one foe. Effect: Minor Lightning-elemental damage to a target. Cost: 200 gil Location: Rabanastre (After Barheim Passage), Nalbina Fortress, Barheim Passage, Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand (After Ondore's Estate), Trial Mode Stage 18 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage, Fran, Reks
Thundara Original stats	18	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Lightning	68	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 6
	Deal lightning damage to all foes in range. Effect: Moderate Lightning-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 2,900 gil Location: Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste (After defeating Judge Bergan), Phon Coast, Archades, Trial Mode Stage 62 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan (Requires Quickening [100 LP])
Thundaga Original stats	40	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Lightning	122	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 9
	Deal heavy lightning damage to all foes in range. Effect: Major Lightning-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 7,000 gil Location: Archades, Balfonheim Port (After Draklor Laboratory) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage (Requires Cúchulainn)
Blizzard Original stats	10	Enemy	Partial	IZJS: Circle 8 TZA: Single	Ice	25	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 2
	Deal ice damage to one foe. Effect: Minor Ice-elemental damage to a target. Cost: 240 gil Location: Dalmasca Estersand (After obtaining Shadestone), Rabanastre (After Ba'Gamnan in Lhusu Mines), Nalbina Fortress (After Ba'Gamnan in Lhusu Mines), Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand (After Ondore's Estate), Archades, Trial Mode Stage 23 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage
Blizzara Original stats	20	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Ice	70	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 6
	Deal ice damage to all foes in range. Effect: Moderate Ice-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 3,300 gil Location: Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste (After defeating Judge Bergan), Phon Coast, Archades, Trial Mode Stage 69 (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan (Requires Quickening [100 LP])
Blizzaga Original stats	42	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Ice	125	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 10
	Deal heavy ice damage to all foes in range. Effect: Major Ice-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 7,300 gil Location: Balfonheim Port (After Draklor Laboratory) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage (Requires Cúchulainn)
Aero Original stats	14	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Wind	51	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 4
	Deal wind damage to all foes in range. Effect: Minor Wind-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 1,200 gil Location: Rabanastre (After Ondore's Estate), Bhujerba (After Ondore's Estate), Dalmasca Westersand (After Ondore's Estate), Dyce, Jahara, Archades Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage
Aeroga Original stats	38	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	Wind	103	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 8
	Deal heavy wind damage to all foes in range. Effect: Major Wind-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: 5,700 gil Location: Mosphoran Highwaste (After defeating Judge Bergan), Phon Coast, Archades, treasure in Trial Mode Stage 80 (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage, Uhlan (Requires Chaos)
Aqua Original stats	12	Enemy	Partial	Single	Water	37	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 3
	Deal water damage to one foe. Effect: Minor Water-elemental damage to one target. Cost: 700 gil Location: Rabanastre (After Ba'Gamnan in Lhusu Mines), Bhujerba (After Ba'Gamnan in Lhusu Mines), Dreadnought Leviathan, Dalmasca Westersand (After Ondore's Estate), Dyce, Jahara, Archades, Trial Mode Stage 34 treasure (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Larsa (Lamont)
Bio Original stats	24	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	None	87	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 7
	Inflict Sap and deal damage to all foes in range. Effect: Moderate non-elemental damage to all targets in range and 100% chance of Sap. Cost: 4,000 gil Location: Mt Bur-Omisace (After defeating Vinuskar), Mosphoran Highwaste (After defeating Judge Bergan), Phon Coast, Archades, Trial Mode Stage 73 (with Diamond Armlet) Users: Black Mage, Uhlan (Requires Chaos)
Shock Original stats	34	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	133	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 11
	Deal heavy damage to one foe. Effect: Major non-elemental damage to one target. Cost: 7,800 gil Location: Balfonheim Port (After obtaining Treaty-Blade) Users: Black Mage
Scourge Original stats	48	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	None	142	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 12
	Inflict Sap and deal heavy damage to all foes in range. Effect: Major non-elemental damage to all targets in range and 100% chance of Sap. Cost: 8,500 gil Location: Barheim Passage (After obtaining Treaty-Blade) Users: Black Mage
Flare Original stats	46	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	163	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 12
	Deal massive damage to one foe. Effect: Major non-elemental damage to one target. Cost: ― Location: Pharos - Third Ascent (Spire Ravel - 1st Flight) Users: Black Mage
Scathe Original stats	70	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	None	190	Potency	100%	Yes	No	Yes	Warmage	Black Magick 13
	Deal massive damage to all foes in range. Effect: Massive non-elemental damage to all targets in range. Cost: ― Location: Lhusu Mines (Staging Area) Users: Black Mage
Blind	10	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	75%	No	No	Yes	No	Black Magick 2
	Lower one foe's chance to hit. Effect: Inflicts Blind. Cost: ― Location: Giza Plains (Toam Hills) Users: Black Mage
Blindga	20	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	None	―	Accuracy	65%	No	No	Yes	No	Black Magick 7
	Lower the chance to hit of all foes in range. Effect: Inflicts Blind on all targets in range. Cost: ― Location: Tchita Uplands (Fields of Eternity) Users: Black Mage, Uhlan (Requires Chaos)
Silence	8	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	75%	No	No	Yes	No	Black Magick 3
	Prevent one foe from casting magicks. Effect: Inflicts Silence. Cost: ― Location: Dalmasca Estersand (Yardang Labyrinth) or Lhusu Mines (Shaft Entry) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage
Silencega	22	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	None	―	Accuracy	65%	No	No	Yes	No	Black Magick 8
	Prevents all foes in range from casting magicks. Effect: Inflicts Silence on all targets in range. Cost: ― Location: Necrohol of Nabudis (Hall of Effulgent Light) Users: Black Mage, Uhlan (Requires Chaos)
Sleep	10	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	65%	No	No	Yes	No	Black Magick 4
	Put one foe to sleep. Effect: Inflicts Sleep. Cost: ― Location: Dreadnought Leviathan (Starboard Section) or Ogir-Yensa Sandsea (Platform 1 - East Tanks) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage
Sleepga	26	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	None	―	Accuracy	60%	No	No	Yes	No	Black Magick 10
	Put all foes in range to sleep. Effect: Inflicts Sleep on all targets in range. Cost: ― Location: Giruvegan (The Haalmikah Water-Steps) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage (Requires Cúchulainn)
Poison	8	Enemy	Partial	Single	None	―	Accuracy	65%	No	No	Yes	No	Black Magick 5
	Damage one foe over time. Effect: Inflicts Poison. Cost: ― Location: Dalmasca Estersand (Sand-Swept Naze) Users: Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan (Requires Quickening [100 LP])
Toxify	26	Enemy	Partial	Circle 8	None	―	Accuracy	55%	No	No	Yes	No	Black Magick 11
	Damage all foes in range over time. Effect: Inflicts Poison to all targets in range. Cost: ― Location: Barheim Passage (East-West Bypass) Users: Black Mage

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Some of the Black Magicks from Final Fantasy XII appear.

Bio (SR) Ability Card.

Shock (SR) Legend Card.

Gallery

Fire.

Fira.

Firaga.

Thunder.

Thundara.

Thundaga.

Blizzard.

Blizzara.

Blizzaga.

Aero.

Aeroga.

Water.

Bio.

Shock.

Scourge.

Flare.

Scathe.

Blind.

Blindga.

Silence.

Silencega.

Sleep.

Sleepga.

Poison.

Toxify.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Black magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes. With respect to the philosophy of left-hand path and right-hand path, black magic is the malicious counterpart of benevolent white magic.

[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.