Lightning, also known as Bolt, is an element in Final Fantasy V. It is one of the three starting elements, alongside Fire and Ice. Many mechanical enemies are susceptible to it. Diamond equipment resist lightning damage.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Chaos Drive (Dark Arts), Dragon Breath (Mix), Judgment (Condemn), Skeleton (Oath), Spark Burst & Spark Cannon & Spark Shot (Combine), Thunder Blade & Thundara Blade & Thundaga Blade (Spellblade) |
|---|---|
| Item | Lightning Scroll |
| Spell | Thunder & Thundara & Thundaga (Black Magic) |
| Summon | Ramuh |
| Weapon | Coral Sword, Magus Rod, Thunder Bow, Thunder Rod, Trident |
In addition, the following methods increase the power of the wearer's Lightning-elemental attacks by 50%:
In addition, the following can use Lightning-elemental abilities:
- Blitz Whip (33% chance of casting Thunder when attacking)
- Magic Lamp (Can summon Ramuh)
- Thunder Rod (Casts Thundaga when used as an item, then breaks)
- Wonder Wand (Can cast Thunder, Thundara, or Thundaga]]
Enemy abilities[]
The player can also use some enemy abilities with Catch.
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Electrocute | Inflicts Lightning-elemental damage to one target. | Gilgamesh, Gorgimera, Guardian, Octokraken, Ramuh |
| Lightning | Inflicts Lightning-elemental damage to the party. | Bahamut, Ghidra, Hydra, Jura Aevis, Neo Shinryu, Ramuh, Shinryu, Yellow Dragon |
| Thundaga | Inflicts Lightning-elemental magic damage to one target or the party. | Barrier, Enuo, Exdeath (1st), Flaremancer, Fury, Melusine, Necrophobe, Neo Exdeath, Omniscient |
| Thundara | Inflicts Lightning-elemental magic damage to one target or the party. | Carbuncle, Flaremancer, Ra Mage, Omniscient, Ramuh, Reflect Mage |
| Thunder | Inflicts Lightning-elemental magic damage to one target or the party. | Magissa, Mani Wizard, Siren, Reflect Mage, Archeoaevis |
Protection[]
| Ability | Dragon Shielding (Mix; Null), Resist Thunder (Mix; Null) |
|---|---|
| Armor | Diamond Armor (Halves), Diamond Plate (Halves), Vishnu Vest (Halves) |
| Helmets | Diamond Helm (Halves) |
| Shields | Diamond Shield (Halves) |
In addition, the following makes the wearer weak to Lightning-elemental attacks:
Enemies[]
| Weak | Acrophies, Adamantite Golem (Non-Zephyrus), Aquagel, Aquathorn, Calcruthl, Coral, Corbett, Cursed Being, Dark Elemental (Varies), Devilfish, Devourer, Garula (Non-boss), Gel Fish, Headstone, Iron Fist, Level Tricker, Little Chariot, Magnetite, Mecha Head, Merrow, Moogle Eater, Motor Trap, Nix, Objet d'Art, Pas de Seul, Rajiformes, Sahagin, Sea Devil, Stone Golem, Stone Mask, Strapparer, Sucker, Undead Husk, Ushabti, Water Scorpion, Carbuncle (Healing), Cray Claw, Flame Thrower, Karlabos, Melusine (Varies), Necrophobe, Omega, Omega Mk.II (Varies), Rocket Launcher, Soul Cannon, Wave Cannon |
|---|---|
| Nullifies | Crew Dust, Poltergeist, Archeoaevis (Final phase), Crystal, Guardian |
| Absorbs | Crystal Dragon, Dark Elemental (Varies), Jackanapes, Thunder Anemone, Yellow Dragon, Archeoaevis (4th phase), Launcher (Guardian), Leviathan, Melusine (Varies), Omega Mk.II (Varies), Ramuh |