Ice (Final Fantasy VII ability)

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Ice
(ファイア, Faia?)
Availability
Required	Ice Materia, Master Magic
Classification
Type	Attack magic
Skillset	Magic
Element	Ice
Specifications
Stats	Power: 8

Ice element attack

Description

Ice is an attack magic spell in Final Fantasy VII. It is granted by the Ice Materia at level one, and is the basic Ice-elemental spell below Ice2 and Ice2.

Stats

Magic Materia	Ice, Master Magic
Effect	Low ice-elemental damage.
MP cost	4
Compatible Support Materia	Added Cut, All, Final Attack, HP Absorb, Magic Counter, MP Absorb, MP Turbo, Quadra Magic, Sneak Attack, Steal as Well
Reflect	Yes

Ice deals damage in the following formula:

$(8 / 16) * [ (Level + Magical Attack) * 6 ]$

where "Level" is the caster's current level and "Magical Attack" is their Magic atk stat. This is effectively 0.5x the base magic damage.

Use

Ice can be used by characters with the Ice Materia at level 1. At early levels, it is especially useful against enemies weak to Ice-elemental attacks, but can also be a potent spell to cast on enemies that resist physical attacks, but are more vulnerable to magic generally.

Ice can be amplified by pairing the Ice Materia with Support Materia. The All Materia allows it to hit all enemies, while MP Turbo increases both its damage and MP cost. This can be efficient on Ice due to its low MP cost in general.

At later levels, Ice becomes outclassed by Ice2 and Ice3, both gained from the Ice Materia. It can still be advisable to use Ice in some circumstances if there is a desire to conserve MP, though as a character's max MP improves, its usefulness diminishes. It is also outclassed by Freeze, gained from the Contain Materia.

Ice can be cast by the enemies Deenglow, Sample:H0512-opt, and Beachplug. It is also equipped by Snow, which will never use it in its AI script.