Curses one enemy to die in 30 seconds.
Description
Doom, also known as Condemned, is a Blue Magic spell in Final Fantasy V. It condemns an enemy to Instant Death, killing them after the 30-second timer expires. The bypasses the target's immunity to Death, but fails against Heavy enemies. Doom does not heal the undead.
Doom can also be used by catching and releasing a Jackanapes, The Damned, skull Unknown, or Death Dealer. In versions with the job available, the Oracle can also use the ability.
Obtained[]
The earliest Doom can be obtained is from the first Exdeath boss when fought in Castle Exdeath.
Doom can later be obtained from Azulmagia, Hades, or skull Unknown. It can also be learned from The Damned, though it does not use the ability normally; they need to be controlled and given an Ether.
Use[]
30 seconds to live...
In-battle text
Doom is a guaranteed kill any enemy that is not Heavy. The main problem with the ability is that many normal battles are over in under 30 seconds, and bosses are generally immune to the effect. The ability can nonetheless be useful against larger enemies if battles are expected to last. Haste can be used on a Doomed target to halve the waiting time.
A trick in the endgame is to use it on King Behemoths in the final dungeon, since the Oracle's version does not count as a spell, thus preventing the King Behemoth from using Meteor and killing it in roughly ten seconds while the party avoids significant damage. It is also useful against the Iron Giants. The back portion of Neo Exdeath is affected by the spell. Though it will take 30 seconds, this allows the party to focus on other portions of the boss while Doom eventually takes it out.
