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Restore HP
Description
Cure is a restore magic spell in Final Fantasy VIII. It is the basic curative spell, below Cura and Curaga, allowing it to be cast to restore a target's HP, or junctioned to boost stats.
When Magic Booster is used in the 2013 PC re-release, the player's inventory gains 100 Cure spells, among other basic spells.
Obtained
Cure is a basic and common spell that can be drawn from many low-level enemies and a large variety of draw points. The Guardian Force Siren allows Cure magic to be refined from common items using L Mag-RF.
At later levels, Cura replaces Cure in its availability.
Stats
Use
Cure has a spell power of 18 when cast, meaning its restorative power is calculated as:
It is cast as a spell in the Magic command or Selphie's Slot Limit Break. In addition to curing characters, it can deal damage to Undead enemies.
Casting Thunder in battle increases compatibility with Quezacotl by 1, but lowers compatibility with Leviathan by 0.4 and with Eden by 0.2.
Early on, Cure is the best spell to junction to HP-J, and is relatively easy to obtain. This means that maxing it to boost a character's HP is the best use early on, and that it is better to stock Cure rather than cast it.
Cure is quickly outclassed, and should later be refined into Cura using Mid Mag-RF.