Blk Mag (Final Fantasy IX)

Vivi uses Blk Mag.

Use attack magic.

Description

Blk Mag (黒魔法, Kuro Mahō?, lit. Black Magic) is Vivi's skillset in Final Fantasy IX allowing him to use Black Magic spells. If Steiner is also in the party, Vivi's Black Magic can be used as part of his Sword Magic. In Trance Vivi's Blk Mag turns into Dbl Blk that allows Vivi to cast two spells per turn.

Black Magic spells include offensive elemental and non-elemental spells, and spells that inflict status ailments. If a single-target by default spell is used against multiple enemies, the spell deals half damage (if damaging spell) or the infliction rate is halved (if status spell) to each enemy regardless of the number of enemies. Blk Mag command is sealed in Oeilvert.

Using Black Magic 100 times yields an achievement in the mobile and Steam versions of the game.

See also: Black Magic

Mechanics

Black Magic is learned from equipment by accumulating Ability Points in battle.

Black Magic spells are mostly based on Vivi's Level, Magic stats and the Spell Power of the spell, with the exception of Osmose, Demi, Comet, and Meteor, which follow the formula below in computing damage:

$Base=SpellPower-Target'sMagicDef$

$Bonus=Magic...[(Level+Magic)/8]+Magic$

$Damage=Base*Bonus$

Bonus is halved by Shell, being under Mini and if the player multi-targets the spell (unless the spell is naturally multi-target).

For status spells the formula is:

$Chance=SpellAccuracy+Level+[Mag/4]-Target'sLevel$

After which two random numbers are used to determine if the spell will hit.

If (1st RN mod 100) >= Chance, attack misses

If (2nd RN mod 100) < Target's Magic Evade, attack misses

The amount of MP that Osmose drains is as follows:

$Base=SpellPower-Target'sMagicDefense$

$Bonus=Mag...[(Lv+Mag)/8]+Mag$

$MPRestored=[(Base*Bonus)/4]$

The formula for Demi is as follows:

$Damage=[(30*Target'sMaxHP)/100]$

Demi has a 40% Accuracy and will never work on bosses.

Comet's damage formula is:

$Base=SpellPower$

$Bonus=1...(Lv+Mag)-1$

$Damage=Base*Bonus$

Meteor's damage formula is:

$Base=88$

$Bonus=1...(Lv+Mag)-1$

$Damage=Base*Bonus$

Meteor's accuracy depends on the following formula:

$Accuracy=[(Level/2)+Spirit]$

In Trance, Blk Mag turns into Dbl Blk (W黒魔法, W Kuro Mahō?, lit. Double Black Magic) where Vivi can cast two spells on his turn. The spells cost MP and expend the Trance gauge independently. Occasionally, enemies can take turns in between the first and second cast.

Vivi can use the Focus ability to increase his Magic during that battle. Vivi can stack the effect but once the Magic stat reaches 99, it will not increase further. The effect lasts for the entire battle, even if KO'd.

The formula for Focus is as follows:

$[Magic*1.25]$

Black Magic spells are compatible with Return Magic ability, which Vivi also learns. With Reflect-Null Vivi can bypass targets' Reflect status, and with Reflectx2 power up the spells by bouncing them off a reflected target. With Mag Elem Null every Black Magic spell can be rendered non-elemental.

List of Black Magic spells

Name	Equipment	Atk Pwr	MP	AP	Description
Fire	Mage Staff, Leather Hat	14	6	20	Minor Fire elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 14.
	Causes Fire damage to single/multiple targets.
Fira	Flame Staff, Mage's Hat, Topaz, Power Belt	29	12	50	Moderate Fire elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 29.
	Causes a lot of Fire damage to single/multiple targets.
Firaga	Octagon Rod	72	24	75	Major Fire elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 72.
	Causes big-time Fire damage to single/multiple targets.
Sleep	Flame Staff	—	10	20	Inflicts Sleep to single/multiple targets. Has a 50% base accuracy, and improves with Spirit.
	Puts single/multiple targets to sleep.
Blizzard	Leather Wrist	14	6	25	Minor Ice elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 14.
	Causes Ice damage to single/multiple targets.
Blizzara	Ice Staff, Opal	29	12	50	Moderate Ice elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 29.
	Causes a lot of Ice damage to single/multiple targets.
Blizzaga	Octagon Rod	72	24	85	Major Ice elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 72.
	Causes big-time Ice damage to single/multiple targets.
Slow	Ice Staff, Magus Hat	-	6	20	Reduces target's speed by half on one target. Has a 60% base accuracy, and improves with Spirit.
	Slows down ATB Gauge.
Thunder	Glass Buckle, Silk Shirt	14	6	25	Minor Lightning elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 14.
	Causes Thunder damage to single/multiple targets.
Thundara	Lightning Staff, Peridot	29	12	50	Moderate Lightning elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 29.
	Causes a lot of Thunder damage to single/multiple targets.
Thundaga	Octagon Rod	72	24	80	Major Lightning elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 72.
	Causes big-time Thunder damage to single/multiple targets.
Stop	Oak Staff	—	8	25	Target is frozen in time and is considered KO'd. EXP, Gil, and Items are not won. Has a 40% base accuracy, and improves with Spirit.
	Stops targets from taking any action.
Poison	Lightning Staff	—	8	35	Inflict Poison to single/multiple targets. Has a 60% base accuracy, and improves with Spirit.
	Causes Poison to single/multiple targets.
Bio	Oak Staff	42	18	40	Moderate non-elemental damage to single/multiple targets and may Poison targets. Has a 20% accuracy inflicting Poison. Spell Power is 42.
	Causes Non-elemental damage and Poison to single/multiple targets.
Osmose	High Mage Staff, Gaia Gear	15	2	70	Steal MP from target to restore own MP, may damage his MP if the target is Undead. Spell Power is 15.
	Absorbs MP from the target and transfers it to the spell caster.
Drain	Oak Staff	32	14	60	Steals HP from target to restore own HP, may damage him if the target is Undead. Spell Power is 32.
	Drains HP from the target and transfers it to the spell caster.
Demi	Cypress Pile, Amethyst, Black Belt	30	18	30	Reduces HP by 1/4 to single/multiple targets. Has a 40% base accuracy, and improves with Spirit.
	Amount of damage depends on the target's HP.
Comet	Cypress Pile	56	16	55	Inflicts random non-elemental damage to one target based on the following formula: 56 * A random number between 1 and (Vivi's Level + Vivi's Magic stat)
	Causes Non-elemental damage.
Death	Black Hood	-	20	45	Inflicts Instant Death on one target. Has a 35% base accuracy, and improves with Spirit.
	KOs the target.
Break	Cypress Pile	-	18	30	Inflicts Petrify on one target. Has a 40% base accuracy, and improves with Spirit.
	Causes Petrify.
Water	N-Kai Armlet	64	22	55	Moderate Water elemental damage to single/multiple targets. Spell Power is 64.
	Causes Water damage to single/multiple targets.
Meteor	High Mage Staff	88	42	95	Random non-elemental damage to all enemies, ranging from minimal to extreme. May 'fizzle' out, resulting in a miss. Inflicts damage based on the following formula: 88 * A random number between 1 and (Vivi's Level + Vivi's Magic stat)
	Causes Non-elemental damage to all enemies.
Flare	Black Robe	119	40	95	Major non-elemental damage to one target. Spell Power is 119.
	Causes Non-elemental damage.
Doomsday	Mace of Zeus	112	72	150	Massive Shadow elemental damage to all enemies and allies. Spell Power is 112.
	Causes Shadow damage to all targets.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy XIV

Doomsday.

Doomsday.

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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Some of Vivi's Blk Mag spells appear.

Ability Cards

Bio (SR).

Thundara (SR).

Bio (SR+).

Thundara (SR+).

Drain (SSR).

Fira (SSR).

Thundara (SSR).

Fira (SSR+).

Drain (SSR+).

Thundara (SSR+).

Doomsday (UR).

Flare (UR).

Meteor (UR+).

Flare (UUR+).

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Legend Cards

Meteor (Summon).

Bio (SR).

Blizzard (SR).

Comet (SR).

Demi (SR).

Drain (SR).

Fira (SR).

Thundara (SR).

Bio (SR+).

Blizzard (SR+).

Comet (SR+).

Demi (SR+).

Drain (SR+).

Fira (SR+).

Thundara (SR+).

Comet (SSR).

Demi (SSR).

Drain (SSR).

Drain (SSR).

Fira (SSR).

Flare (SSR).

Thundara (SSR).

Comet (SSR+).

Demi (SSR+).

Drain (SSR+).

Drain (SSR+).

Fira (SSR+).

Flare (SSR+).

Thundara (SSR+).

Doomsday (UR).

Flare (UR).

Meteor (UR).

Meteor (UR).

Drain (UR+).

Meteor (UR+).

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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Doomsday.

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Gallery

Fire

Fira

Firaga

Blizzard

Blizzara

Blizzaga

Thunder

Thundara

Thundaga

Sleep

Slow

Stop

Poison

Bio

Drain

Osmose

Demi

Death

Break

Water

Flare

Comet

Meteor

Doomsday

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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.