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Bremondt doesn't have enough MP to cast the selected spell.

MP, which can stand for Magic Points, Magick Points, Mana Points, or Mist Points, is a stat in many games of the Final Fantasy series. MP is the measure of how many spells a character can cast. Every time a character casts a spell, an MP cost is deducted from their Maximum MP value. When a character runs out of MP, they will not be able to cast any more spells, and will have to resort to their weapon or another form of attack. Various items such as Ether and resting with a Tent or at an Inn will restore MP. Naturally, stronger spells tend to have higher MP costs. Some games have summon magic which uses MP, but not always.

Not every game has MP. Final Fantasy (the original version for the NES, WonderSwan remake, and Origins releases only) and Final Fantasy III feature a "Charge" system, in which characters equip spells purchased at a shop. There are eight "levels" of spells, and each level can only be used a certain number of times. Each character can only equip a certain amount of spells per level. Final Fantasy VIII utilizes a draw system, in which spells must be stocked. Casting a spell uses up one stock of that spell. A few games, including Final Fantasy XIII and Dissidia Final Fantasy, have no MP system, and as such magic spells can be cast at no cost.

Various abilities and equipment can alter how MP is consumed. The Gold Hairpin, for example, often halves the MP cost of spells. In Final Fantasy VII, the MP Turbo Support Materia increases the strength of a spell or Summon by increasing the MP cost of the spell in return. Abilities can be used to increase maximum MP by certain percentages as well. The One MP Cost ability cuts MP cost down to one, and the No MP Cost ability eradicates the need of MP altogether.

The traditional cap for MP is 999, but in some games it can be boosted to 9,999 with the Break MP Limit ability. MP is traditionally replenished with Ethers, of which stronger variants may exist depending on each game.

Magic costs also apply to magically-inclined enemies. When an enemy's magic reserves are depleted, they can no longer cast spells or use enemy abilities that require MP. Some enemies will automatically be defeated when they run out of MP or when the part depleted the enemy's MP by using magic-damaging skills. Magic Hammer, Rasp, and Osmose are spells that traditionally reduce only the unit's MP rather than HP.

Appearances

Final Fantasy

Template:Sideicon In the Dawn of Souls and 20th Anniversary versions, the original "spell level"-based magic system was dropped in favor of the Magic Point-based system used in more recent Final Fantasy games. Although spells are still classified at certain levels for some purposes (characters can still only be equipped with three of the four available spells of any given level, for instance), as a new feature, every spell is assigned a point value. When cast, that value is subtracted from a total number of MP that applies to all spells known by a character.

How much MP a character has depends on their level and job. The mage-type jobs have the most MP.

Final Fantasy II

Template:Sideicon MP makes its debut in the series, where spells now require a specific number of MP to be cast that is equal to the spell level. It is unique due to the fact that the actions in battle craft the characters' skills.

The chance to gain an increase in maximum MP is based on how much MP is lowered from the start of the battle. How much MP is gained is equal to the character's Magic stat. The player can purposefully lower party members' MP by using Sap or Osmose, or by using Swap with another character with low MP. MP is capped at 999.

Final Fantasy III

Template:Sideicon Final Fantasy III returns to using the Charge system of the original Final Fantasy: this time, however, it is called MP.

Final Fantasy IV

Template:Sideicon Every character has a predetermined job and every character has a unique stat growth. Mage type characters have more MP than physical attackers. Tellah's MP never increases above 90 to prevent him from casting Meteor, which costs 99 MP, for storyline purposes (although it is possible to overcome this in the recent remakes by using a Soma Drop on him).

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-

Template:Sideicon MP returns in the sequel to Final Fantasy IV, and works the same way as it did in that game.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Template:Sideicon The exact same magic system as the original Final Fantasy IV returns, with the exception of Bands. Bands are attacks that combine two or more characters' powers into one powerful attack, using up a specific amount of MP on all characters involved.

Final Fantasy V

Template:Sideicon The unit's MP depends on the job they are using and the character's level. Because the character's Magic Power affects their overall MP, mage type jobs have much more MP than melee type jobs. Upon mastering the jobs, however, the job's MP boost is added to the Freelancer job. The White Mage and Black Mage can learn MP Plus % abilities to further boost the unit's max MP. Oracle (GBA version only) has the best MP of all the jobs, and the Summoner has the best MP of all the original jobs. Monk and Berserker have the least MP.

$MP = (Base MP * (Magic Power+32)) / 32$

Bonuses to Magic Power due to equipment are not added to the MP formula.

Level	Exp	Base MP
1	0	2
2	10	5
3	33	8
4	74	11
5	140	14
6	241	17
7	389	20
8	599	23
9	888	26
10	1276	29
11	1786	32
12	2441	35
13	3269	38
14	4299	41
15	5564	44
16	7097	47
17	8936	50
18	11120	53
19	13691	56
20	16693	59
21	20173	62
22	24180	65
23	28765	68
24	33983	71
25	39890	74
26	46546	77
27	54012	80
28	62352	83
29	71632	86
30	81921	89
31	93291	92
32	105815	95
33	119569	98
34	134633	101
35	151087	104
36	169015	107
37	188503	110
38	209640	113
39	232517	116
40	257227	119
41	283867	122
42	312534	125
43	343330	128
44	376357	131
45	411722	134
46	449533	137
47	489900	140
48	532937	143
49	578759	146
50	627485	149
51	679235	152
52	734131	155
53	792300	158
54	853869	161
55	918969	164
56	987732	167
57	1060294	170
58	1136793	173
59	1217368	176
60	1302163	179
61	1391323	182
62	1484995	185
63	1583329	188
64	1686478	191
65	1794597	194
66	1907843	197
67	2026376	200
68	2150358	203
69	2279955	206
70	2415333	209
71	2556663	212
72	2704116	215
73	2857867	218
74	3018093	221
75	3184974	224
76	3358692	227
77	3539432	230
78	3727380	233
79	3922726	236
80	4125661	239
81	4336381	242
82	4555081	245
83	4781961	248
84	5017223	251
85	5261071	254
86	5513712	257
87	5775354	260
88	6046210	263
89	6326493	266
90	6616420	269
91	6916210	272
92	7226084	275
93	7546266	278
94	7876982	281
95	8218461	284
96	8570934	287
97	8934635	290
98	9309800	293
99	9696668	296

Final Fantasy VI

Template:Sideicon Characters' HP and MP stats are the only ones to increase by leveling up; in order to increase the other stats, the player must equip an Esper that gives a stat growth bonus. There are Espers that boost a character's MP on level up as well, them being Phantom (MP + 10%), Fenrir (MP +30%) and Crusader (MP +50%).

The characters' base MP growth is similar and there are no significant differences between characters, although Relm Arrowny has statistically the highest base MP and Sabin has the lowest base MP. Umaro has no MP as he cannot cast magic. The base MP growth increases until it peaks at around level 50, characters earning +17 MP per level up, and from there the base MP growth declines earning only +6 MP per level up on level 90, from where it picks up again for the last 9 levels, gaining +13 MP when leveling up from 98 to 99. However, it is easy to max MP out quickly with the Esper abilities, which are especially potent on higher levels.

The Celestriad relic makes all magic spells, lores, and summons cost 1 MP.

There are some monsters that can die when their MP hits 0. If Gau is using these monster's Rages, he too can be KO'd through his MP.

Final Fantasy VII

Template:Sideicon Characters gain more MP upon leveling up. The amount of MP gained per level up depends on the character. Aeris has the highest MP gain, and Barret has the lowest. MP is one of the few stats Vincent excels in, being surpassed only by Aeris. The exact amount of MP gain via leveling up is randomized at each gained level, but the game is programmed in a manner the characters never stray too far from the intended average.

List of characters' possible minimum and maximum MP on Level 99 from Final Fantasy VII FAQ/Walkthrough by Absolute Steve.

Character	Minimum MP	Maximum MP
Cloud	851	905
Tifa	800	850
Aeris	942	994
Barret	748	796
Red XIII	814	866
Cid	776	822
Yuffie	790	841
Vincent	859	915
Cait Sith	822	869

The game is programmed in such a manner it is impossible to attain both, the absolutely highest natural HP and absolutely highest natural MP on the same character simultaneously. For a guide on how to max out the characters' MP read Final Fantasy VII FAQ/Walkthrough by Absolute Steve.

MP can't be boosted by Sources like most other stats. Max MP can be boosted by equipping Magic and Summon Materia; depending on the Materia in question, the boost is either MP +2%, +5%, +10%, +15% and the Knights of Round boosts max MP by +25%. The MP Plus Materia can increase max MP to to +100% when stacked. There is also the HP↔MP Materia that switches the character's HP and MP, setting the max HP to 999 and MP to 9999. The most MP a spell can use is 255, a cap that is reached by pairing certain Materia with MP Turbo.

MP is recovered by MP recovery items like Ether, Turbo Ether, Elixir and Megalixir, and Red XIII can accumulate MP by some of his Limit Breaks. The player can also absorb MP from enemies with Magic Hammer or by the Ghost Hand item.

Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-

Vincent has 100 MP.

MP consumption/gain:

Action	MP JORG	MP Post-JORG
Limit Breaker	-51	±0
Fire Lv1	-8	-14
Fire Lv2	-11	-17
Fire Lv3	-14	-20
Thunder Lv1	-12	-17
Thunder Lv2	-15	-25
Thunder Lv3	-18	-33
Blizzard Lv1	-12	-16
Blizzard Lv2	-16	-20
Blizzard Lv3	-20	-23
Mako point	+34	+34
Spirit Rations	+20	+20
Ether	+50	+50
Red Ether	+5, +25, +50, +70, or +100	+5, +25, +50, +70, or +100
Elixir	+100	+100
Elixor	+100	+100

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-

Template:Sideicon Zack has a base MP he can increase by leveling up. Zack's base stats are fixed by his level.

The below values are from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- FAQ/Walkthrough by Absolute Steve.

Level	Max MP	Level	Max MP
6	87	53	255
7	93	54	258
8	99	55	261
9	104	56	264
10	109	57	267
11	114	58	270
12	119	59	273
13	123	60	276
14	127	61	279
15	131	62	282
16	135	63	285
17	139	64	288
18	143	65	291
19	147	66	294
20	151	67	297
21	155	68	300
22	159	69	303
23	163	70	306
24	167	71	309
25	171	72	312
26	174	73	315
27	177	74	318
28	180	75	321
29	183	76	324
30	186	77	327
31	189	78	330
32	192	79	333
33	195	80	336
34	198	81	339
35	201	82	342
36	204	83	345
37	207	84	348
38	210	85	351
39	213	86	354
40	216	87	357
41	219	88	360
42	222	89	363
43	225	90	366
44	228	91	369
45	231	92	372
46	234	93	375
47	237	94	378
48	240	95	381
49	243	96	384
50	246	97	387
51	249	98	390
52	252	99	393

What is unique, is that Zack can break his MP limit even without equipping the Break MP Limit ability to twice his maximum MP if he gets a power surge from the Digital Mind Wave during Modulating Phase. With Feathered Cap he can set the natural break limit to triple his maximum MP. The break is nullified and Zack's MP set back to the base maximum if he drinks the promotional Potion at the Shinra Headquarters lobby.

Zack can increase his base MP by equipping accessories that grant MP boosts. However, Materia is the game's primary means of stat enhancement, especially through the Materia Fusion system. By adding certain items into the Fusion process, the player can boost the Materia's stats to their liking, although it takes a lot of SP for the highest stat boosts. MP+999% is the highest MP stat boost a Materia can have.

Zack can set his MP limit to 9,999 with certain equipment. 9,999 is the absolute maximum, and the DMW power surges can't bring it above that point either.

MP is rendered obsolete by the game's end as Zack gains the ability to permanently equip the No MP Cost effect.

Final Fantasy IX

Template:Sideicon The characters' max MP is calculated by the following formula:

$[Mag * MPMod(Level) / 100]$

The MPMod used in the formula depends on the character's level. Characters with high Magic Power like Vivi have the best MP.

Level	MPMod	Level	MPMod
1	200	51	584
2	206	52	586
3	212	53	587
4	219	54	588
5	226	55	589
6	234	56	590
7	242	57	591
8	250	58	592
9	259	59	593
10	268	60	594
11	277	61	595
12	285	62	596
13	293	63	597
14	301	64	598
15	308	65	599
16	315	66	600
17	321	67	601
18	327	68	602
19	333	69	603
20	340	70	604
21	347	71	605
22	355	72	606
23	363	73	607
24	371	74	608
25	380	75	609
26	389	76	610
27	399	77	611
28	409	78	612
29	419	79	613
30	430	80	614
31	441	81	615
32	453	82	616
33	465	83	617
34	477	84	618
35	489	85	619
36	500	86	620
37	510	87	621
38	519	88	622
39	527	89	623
40	535	90	624
41	542	91	625
42	548	92	626
43	554	93	627
44	559	94	628
45	564	95	629
46	568	96	630
47	572	97	631
48	576	98	632
49	579	99	642
50	582

The only way for a character to improve their MP is to level up, or equip the MP+10% and MP+20% support abilities, which are not available for every character. Every character has abilities that use MP, and melee fighters can equip the MP Attack support ability to expend MP on physical attacks to deal increased damage. The Half MP ability halves MP cost. In the beginning of the game Garnet/Dagger is unable to summon her eidolons due to not having enough MP unless one level-grinds excessively.

MP is restored via Ethers. Vivi can drain MP from opponents with Osmose. Quina can attack an opponent's MP with Magic Hammer and absorb MP with Absorb MP when s/he is targeted by opponents' spells.

Final Fantasy X

Template:Sideicon Template:See Also MP is gained by activating the MP nodes on the Sphere Grid. Characters like Yuna and Lulu have the fastest MP growth on their grid paths, although eventually every character can traverse any path on the grid. MP can be boosted further by winning MP Spheres from Vidatu or Lord Ochu at the Monster Arena, and the MP limit can be boosted up to 9,999 with the Break MP Limit ability.

But by the game's end MP is made into a rather unimportant stat as weapons with One MP Cost become available and characters can use items to get the No MP Cost effect. The player can restore MP by touching a Save Sphere or via MP recovery items, the Osmose spell and via Rikku's mixes. The No MP Cost effect can be achieved via items or Rikku's mixes.

Final Fantasy X-2

Template:Sideicon Every dressphere has its own stats, and the stats are fixed on the girl's level. Mascot has the best MP of all normal dresspheres, followed by Black Mage. The Alchemist has the lowest MP.

The player can boost the girls' MP by equipping accessories. The best accessories boost MP as much as +100%. The Gold Hairpin accessory and Font of Power Garment Grid grant the wearer Half MP Cost. One MP Cost is only available on the Font of Power Garment Grid after going through all the gates. No MP Cost is achieved via the Three Stars item or Ragnarok accessory.

MP is recovered via items and jobs have some abilities that can replenish MP. The MP Stroll ability recovers MP as the party walk around the field.

It is possible to disable enemy's magic casting abilities without the use of Silence by draining the enemy from MP: this method is particularly useful against Trema in the Via Infinito.

The color for the MP gauge in the menu is green.

Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission

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Final Fantasy XII

Template:Sideicon The MP base value goes up as the character levels up, but upon learning new Quickenings the MP pool is first doubled, then tripled, of the base value, giving a character three MP "bars" after having learned all three of their Quickenings. The characters have a permanent Manafont ability in which they continually gain MP as they walk on the field, and in places thick in mist, the MP recovery rate is boosted. Using Quickenings and Espers expends MP bars rather than individual points.

In the Zodiac versions, Quickenings and Espers no longer drain the user's MP, but have their own bar instead.

The characters' MP growth on leveling up is randomized. The Max MP is determined by the following formula:

MAX MP = (Base MP + Sum of MP Bonus up to this level) x MP Modifier

• Base = Base value. Different characters have different Base values.
• Bonus = Each level comes with its own Min and Max Bonus. The game randomly picks a Bonus within the Min and Max range when the character levels up. All characters share the same bonus table.
• Modifier = Different characters have different modifiers. The modifier represents the "growth rate".

Character	Base	Modifier
Vaan	45	0.54
Balthier	37	0.48
Fran	40	0.55
Basch	35	0.44
Ashe	46	0.57
Penelo	63	0.55
Reks	43	0.62
Larsa	63	0.55
Vossler	25	0.66
Reddas	43	0.62

The sum of characters' MP bonus on leveling up is randomized. On levels 1-10 the characters receive between 3-5 MP when they advance a level. Between levels 11-29 the MP gain is between 4-7, between levels 30-43 the MP gain is between 5-9, which is the peak. After level 43 the MP gain begins to dwindle, gaining 4-7 MP on level up between levels 44-60, 3-5 between levels 61-80, 2-3 MP between levels 81-90, and only 1 MP on level up above the level 90. The MP bonuses have equal chances to be picked at random within its pool when the character levels up.

The MP bonus growth can be described with the following equation:

MP Bonus Growth = Min MP Bonus + Random[0 ~ (Min MP Bonus-1)]

All Espers have 20 MP, but they have a permanent No MP Cost ability, so the player is free to siphon their MP to their own use.

The game has an invisible Break MP Limit, as MP is not capped at 999, despite 999 being the highest number displayed on screen. This has little advantages, however, as the means to push the MP much past the limit are limited, and when using Quickenings or summoning Espers, the player uses MP bars rather than individual points.

All spells have a base MP cost, which can be reduced by purchasing augments on the License Board. MP is replenished with items, by walking around the field, and by touching a Save Crystal.

During a Quickening Chain the player can activate a Mist Charge that restores MP to full, but only for the duration of the chain—MP is reduced to 0 at the end of the Quickening. The MP recharge while walking is boosted in areas with a lot of mist. The Martyr, Inquisitor and Warmage augments also restore MP when the user deals or receives damage, and the Headman restores MP when the user kills an enemy.

Equipping the Dawn Shard as an accessory drops the character's MP to zero, and in the Zodiac versions, prevents the player's Mist Gauge from rising.

Final Fantasy XIV

Template:Sideicon MP is expended to cast spells (unlike weaponskills, which expend TP). This stat is increased by a player's class and Piety, and so it increases in a manner similar to Health Points.

Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae

Template:Sideicon MP is expended when performing several actions such as defending, warping, casting magics and using abilities from weapons and Armiger. When Noctis runs out of MP, he enters a state called Stasis, in which he won't be able to move until he gets his MP up.

MP refills automatically or through the use of items. If Noctis warps to a safe location, the rate his HP and MP restores is augmented.

Noctis can use Armiger Arsenal when at full MP. The state continuously drains MP but greatly enhances Noctis's battle capabilities.

Final Fantasy XV

MP is a stat only used by the lead character - characters under control of AI do not use it.

MP is expended when defending or warping (Noctis or Comrades only). In Comrades, MP is also expended when using magic. Using a special attack of a Machinery weapon as Noctis also uses MP.

MP refills automatically over time. The MP recovery rate can be boosted with certain accessories, or by being in cover. It can also be restored by using items or by Point-warping (full MP for Noctis, half MP for Comrades player character).

When the lead character runs out of MP, they enter a state called Stasis, becoming incapable of doing anything that uses MP, and being staggered if they attempt. Stasis heals naturally after several seconds, or by recovering MP in any way.

Prompto is the only character who does not use MP when directly controlled (except in Comrades quest Departure, and even then he only uses it to cast curative magic).

Final Fantasy Type-0

Template:Sideicon MP is used to cast magic.

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Final Fantasy Tactics

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These points are used to cast magicks. If a unit's MP is reduced to zero, it will not be able to use any more magicks.

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MP stands for Magick Points. A character's MP depends on which job they are currently using and which jobs they have used in the past, as the stat growth depends on the jobs in use at the time of the level up. As usual, mage type jobs have a much greater MP gain than melee jobs.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

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Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Template:Sideicon At the start of battle, the MP of every unit is zero. Each turn, a unit gains 10 MP, which can be boosted to 20 by using "MP Channeling". Viera units (as well as some enemies) can use their HP instead of MP with the passive ability "Blood Price", gained from the Spellblade job.

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

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Final Fantasy Adventure

Template:Sideicon MP maxes out at 99 and even if Sumo is under the maximum level and still continues to increase Wisdom, it will never increase beyond 99. Note that MP does not increase by a static amount, it's influence by Wisdom. Never raising Wisdom means the player will be stuck with 6 MP throughout the entire game.

Final Fantasy Legend III

Template:Sideicon MP is called M within the game. MP is required if the player wishes to cast spells. Upon hitting 999 in MP, a character will still gain more MP upon level up. Exceeding the limit of 999 MP, making the Mutant and Human class the more powerful classes in the game at higher levels. The only drawback is that the player will need to be at a higher level to take advantage of this, which means that it will take lots of grinding.

Bravely Default

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Final Fantasy Dimensions

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Mana is an indigenous Pacific Islander concept of an impersonal force (false ego) or quality that resides in people, animals, and inanimate objects.

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