Dispels magic effects.
Description
Dispel is a White Magic spell in Final Fantasy V. It removes all positive statuses from a target, granting a way to get around an enemy's defenses or buffs. It also removes reflect, and cannot be reflected itself. Dispel can only be used by the White Magic skillset (meaning it can only be used with Dualcast if White Magic is also equipped), and can be cast for free from the Wonder Wand.
Dispel is also an enemy ability used by Exdeath (first battle), Neo Exdeath, and Tiny Mage.
Obtained[]
Dispel can be purchased for 10,000 gil at Phantom Village. Another way to cast it is by using the Judgment Staff in battle as an item.
Use[]
Dispel removes positive status effects, such as protect, shell, haste, and reflect. In the case of the protect and shell, removing these effects can double the damage dealt against an enemy; removing haste can halve its turn rate (and though casting Slow can reduce their turn rate further, Slow is not guaranteed to work). As such, Dispel has a variety of offensive uses.
Another great benefit to Dispel is being able to remove the reflect status, both from allies and enemies. Though Dispel cannot remove an innate reflect, it can remove reflect when cast in battle if it is not desirable. This makes an enemy vulnerable to targeted spells without needing to bounce it off the party (meaning the party does not need to cast Reflect on themselves), or allows an ally to be cured by curative spells without reflecting them back to the enemy.
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Etymology[]
The Japanese name "Dispel" (written with five characters in its katakana form) is used in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy V where the character limit for ability names was extended. In these games it appears as the only White or Black Magic spell that has a name longer than four characters (at the time the ja (ジャ?) suffix wasn't used and the extra Cure spell used a da (ダ?) suffix). In titles thereafter it has been referred to in Japanese as Despell with the exception of Final Fantasy XI.
The name may be in reference to the Dispel magic from Dungeons & Dragons.