Cures all status effects except KO and zombie.
Description
Esuna, also known as Heal, is a White Magic spell in Final Fantasy V. It cures darkness, poison, mini, toad, petrify, silence, confuse, paralyze, sleep, and old. Esuna 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.
Esuna is also an enemy ability used by Calofisteri and Carbuncle.
Obtained[]
Esuna can be found in the a pot in Karnak Castle. If not acquired there, it can be bought for 3,000 gil at Lix, Regole, Castle of Bal, Quelb, or Surgate Castle.
Use[]
Esuna can cure any negative status effect except doom, zombie, and KO. Because many statuses, such as silence, petrify, and confuse can be extremely devastating, it is extremely important to cast. When a party member is affected by multiple statuses at once, it is crucial to cast Esuna as a priority.
If a character is only afflicted by one status effect, it may be better to use another spell to cure it so as to save MP. Poisona can cure poison, Mini can cure mini, and Toad can cure toad. In many cases, an item can often be used to heal the effect instead. When these options are not available, or when curing multiple statuses, Esuna is the better choice. An alternative to using Esuna is the Remedy Mix (Phoenix Down + Turtle Shell).
When trying to remove a positive status effect on an enemy, Dispel should be used.
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Etymology[]
Esuna (エスナ?) comes from the first kana of Eikyū (