Magic (Final Fantasy)

There are two categories of magic in Final Fantasy: White Magic and Black Magic. White Magic is the specialty of White Mages, but lower-level White Magic spells can also be used by Knights. Black Magic is the specialty of Black Mages, but Black Magic spells up to mid-level can also be used by Ninja. Red Mages can use most of both Black and White Magic, but are unable to learn the highest-level spells of either school.

The original Final Fantasy is one of the few games in the series not to use standard MP for casting spells, and instead uses a variation of the Spell Slots system from Dungeons & Dragons. Party members have separate MP or "spell slot" values associated with each spell level, with the maximum number of spell slots for any given level being 9 for Red, White, and Black Mages, and 4 for Knights and Ninja. Spell charges are replenished by resting at an inn, or by using a Cottage. In later releases, starting with Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls, the Spell Slots system is replaced with the genre's standard MP pool, and Ethers are implemented as an additional means to restore MP. Spell power and accuracy are set for the NES version.

See also: Magic (command), or Final Fantasy item magic

Job key

Knight	Ninja	Red Mage	Red Wizard
Kn	Ni	RM	RW
White Mage	White Wizard	Black Mage	Black Wizard
WM	WW	BM	BW

Black Magic

Name	Level	MP	Power	Accuracy	Element	Target	Price	Buy	Jobs
Fire (NES: Fire. PS: Fire1: Japan: ファイア)	1	5	10	24	Fire	One enemy	100	Cornelia	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 10-40 Fire elemental damage.
	Deals fire damage to one foe.
Thunder (NES: LIT. PS: Bolt1: Japan: サンダー)	1	5	10	24	Lightning	One enemy	100	Cornelia	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 10-40 Lightning elemental damage.
	Deals lightning damage to one foe.
Focus (NES: LOCK. PS: Focus1. Japan: シェイプ)	1	3	20	64	—	One enemy	100	Cornelia	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Lowers an enemy's Evasion by -10.
	Lowers one foe's evasion.
Sleep (NES: SLEP. PS: Sleep1. Japan: スリプル)	1	3	0	24	Status	All enemies	100	Cornelia	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Has a chance to inflict Sleep on each enemy target.
	Puts all foes to sleep.
Dark (NES: DARK. PS: Fog. Japan: ダクネス)	2	5	0	24	Status	All enemies	400	Pravoka	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts Blind.
	Blinds all foes with darkness.
Blizzard (NES: ICE. PS: Ice1. Japan: ブリザド)	2	8	20	24	Ice	One enemy	400	Pravoka	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 20-80 Ice elemental damage.
	Deals ice damage to one foe.
Slow (NES: SLOW. PS: Slow1. Japan: スロウ)	2	5	0	64	Status	All enemies	400	Pravoka	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	It slows down the speed of all enemies, reducing their Hit Rate.
	Reduces all foes' number of attacks.
Temper (NES: TMPR. PS: Steel. Japan: ストライ)	2	8	14	0	—	One ally	400	Pravoka	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Raises ally's attack by +14.
	Raises one ally's attack.
Fira (NES: FIR2. PS: Fire2. Japan: ファイラ)	3	15	30	24	Fire	All enemies	1,500	Elfheim	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 30-120 Fire elemental damage to all enemies.
	Deals fire damage to all foes.
Hold (NES: HOLD. PS: Bind. Japan: ホールド)	3	10	0	64	Status	One enemy	1,500	Elfheim	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts Paralyze.
	Paralyzes one foe.
Thundara (NES: LIT2. PS: Bolt2. Japan: サンダラ)	3	10	30	24	Lightning	All enemies	1,500	Elfheim	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 30-120 Lightning elemental damage to all enemies.
	Deals lightning damage to all foes.
Focara (NES: LOK2. PS: Focus2. Japan: シェイラ)	3	10	20	40	—	All enemies	1,500	Elfheim	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Lowers all enemies Evasion by -10.
	Lowers evasion of all foes.
Confuse (NES: CONF. PS: Muddle. Japan: コンフュ)	4	15	0	64	Status	All enemies	4,000	Elfheim	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts Confuse to all enemies.
	Causes foes to turn on each other.
Haste (NES: FAST. PS: Haste. Japan: ヘイスト)	4	15	0	0	—	One ally	4,000	Elfheim	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Doubles attack rate of an ally.
	Doubles one ally's number of attacks.
Blizzara (NES: ICE2. PS: Ice2. Japan: ブリザラ)	4	18	40	24	Ice	All enemies	4,000	Elfheim	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 40-160 Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
	Deals ice damage to all foes.
Sleepra (NES: SLP2. PS: Sleep2. Japan: スリプラ)	4	15	0	64	—	One enemy	4,000	Elfheim	Ni, RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts Sleep on one enemy with a high chance of success, even against enemies that normally resist Sleep.
	Puts one foe to sleep.
Scourge (NES: BANE. PS: Poison. Japan: クラウダ)	5	28	0	40	Poison/Stone	All enemies	8,000	Melmond	RW, BM, BW
	Attempts to inflict Instant Death on each enemy, with a low success rate for each.
	Instantly kills all foes.
Firaga (NES: FIR3. PS: Fire3. Japan: ファイガ)	5	30	50	24	Fire	All enemies	8,000	Melmond	RM, RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 50-200 Fire elemental damage to all enemies.
	Deals fire damage to all foes.
Slowra (NES: SLO2. PS: Slow2. Japan: ラスロウ)	5	18	0	64	—	One enemy	8,000	Melmond	RM, RW, BM, BW
	Slows enemy, reducing the amount of hits it lands when it attacks.
	Reduces one foe's number of attacks.
Teleport (NES: WARP. PS: Warp1. Japan: テレポ)	5	5	0	255	—	All allies	8,000	Melmond	RW, BW
	Return to previous floor.
	Transports party to previous floor.
Thundaga (NES: LIT3. PS: Bolt3. Japan: サンガー)	6	35	60	40	Lightning	All enemies	20,000	Crescent Lake	RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 60-240 Lightning elemental damage to all enemies.
	Deals lightning damage to all foes.
Quake (NES: QAKE. PS: Quake. Japan: クエイク)	6	32	0	40	Earth	All enemies	20,000	Crescent Lake	BM, BW
	Attempts to inflict Instant Death on each enemy, with a low success rate for each.
	Calls an earthquake to swallow foes.
Death (NES: RUB. PS: Reaper. Japan: デス)	6	30	0	24	Death	One enemy	20,000	Crescent Lake	BM, BW
	Attempts to inflict Instant Death on one enemy, with a low success rate.
	Instantly kills one foe.
Stun (NES: STUN. PS: Stun. Japan: スタン)	6	20	0	0	Status	One enemy	20,000	Crescent Lake	BM, BW
	Inflicts Paralyze.
	Paralyzes one foe.
Blind (NES: BLND. PS: Blind. Japan: ブライン)	7	25	0	0	Status	One enemy	45,000	Onrac	BM, BW
	Inflicts Blind.
	Blinds one foe with darkness.
Break (NES: BRAK. PS: Break. Japan: ブレイク)	7	30	0	64	Poison/Stone	One enemy	45,000	Gaia	Black Wizard
	Inflicts Petrify.
	Petrifies one foe.
Blizzaga (NES: ICE3. PS: Ice3. Japan: ブリザガ)	7	40	70	24	Ice	All enemies	45,000	Gaia	RW, BM, BW
	Inflicts 70-280 Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
	Deals ice damage to all foes.
Saber (NES: SABR. PS: Saber. Japan: セーバー)	7	25	16	0	—	Self	45,000	Onrac	Black Wizard
	Raises own Attack by +16 and Accuracy by +10.
	Raises caster's attack and accuracy.
Flare (NES: NUKE. PS: Flare. Japan: フレアー)	8	50	100	107	—	All enemies	60,000	Lufenia	Black Wizard
	Massive non-elemental damage to all enemies.
	Blasts all foes with light and heat.
Stop (NES: STOP. PS: Stop. Japan: ストップ)	8	30	0	48	Time	All enemies	60,000	Gaia	Black Wizard
	Inflicts Paralyze.
	Stops time and paralyzes all foes.
Kill (NES: XXXX. PS: Doom. Japan: キル)	8	40	0	0	Death	One enemy	60,000	Gaia	Black Wizard
	Inflicts Instant Death on one enemy. Always succeeds if the target has 300 or less HP and isn't resistant against the Death property. Always fails if the target has over 300 HP, or is resistant against the instant death property.
	Instantly kills one foe.
Warp (NES: ZAP!. PS: Banish. Japan: デジョン)	8	30	0	32	Time	All enemies	60,000	Gaia	Black Wizard
	Instantly kill all enemies.
	Banishes foes to another dimension.

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Nintendo Entertaiment System (NES)

F1NES BlackWizard Cast Blizzaga.gif

FF1NES BlackMage Cast Sleepra.gif

FF1NES BlackWizard Cast Blind.gif

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PlayStation

Fire1.

Fire2.

Fire3.

Ice1.

Ice2.

Ice3.

Bolt1.

Bolt2.

Bolt3.

Focus1.

Focus2.

Sleep1.

Sleep2.

Fog.

Slow1.

Slow2.

Steel.

Bind.

Confuse.

Haste

Poison.

Warp.

Quake.

Reaper.

Stun.

Blind.

Break.

Saber.

Flare.

Stop.

Doom.

Banish.

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PlayStation Portable

Fire.

Fira.

Firaga.

Thunder.

Thundara.

Thundaga.

Blizzard.

Blizzara.

Blizzaga.

Focus.

Focara.

Dark.

Hold.

Confuse.

Haste.

Sleep.

Sleepra.

Scourge.

Slow.

Slowra.

Warp.

Teleport.

Quake.

Death.

Stun.

Temper.

Blind.

Break.

Saber.

Flare.

Stop.

Kill.

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White Magic

Name	Level	MP	Power	Accuracy	Element	Target	Price	Buy	Jobs
Cure (NES: CURE. PS: Cure1. Japan: ケアル}}	1	3	16	0	—	One ally	100	Cornelia	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Restores 16-32 HP.
	Restores a little HP to one ally.
Protect (NES: FOG. PS: Shld1. Japan: プロテス}}	1	3	8	0	—	One ally	100	Cornelia	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Raises Defense by +8.
	Raises one ally's defense.
Dia (NES: HARM. PS: Dia1. Japan: ディア}}	1	5	20	24	—	All enemies	100	Cornelia	WM, WW
	Inflicts 20-80 damage on Undead enemies.
	Deals damage to all undead foes.
Blink (NES: RUSE. PS: Blink. Japan: ブリンク}}	1	3	80	0	—	Self	100	Cornelia	Kn, RW, WM, WW
	Raises own Evasion by +80.
	Raises caster's evasion.
NulShock (NES: ALIT. PS: NulBolt. Japan: バサンダ}}	2	8	0	0	—	All allies	400	Pravoka	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Halves Lightning-elemental damage.
	Reduces lightning damage by half.
Invis (NES: INVS. PS: Invis1. Japan: インビジ}}	2	3	40	0	—	One ally	400	Pravoka	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Raises Evade by +40.
	Raises one ally's evasion.
Blindna (NES: LAMP. PS: Lamp. Japan: ブラナ}}	2	3	0	0	—	One ally	400	Pravoka	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Cures Blind.
	Cures darkness.
Silence (NES: MUTE. PS: Silence. Japan: サイレス}}	2	5	0	64	Status	All enemies	400	Pravoka	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Inflicts Silence.
	Prevents all foes from casting spells.
NulBlaze (NES: AFIR. PS: NulFire. Japan: バファイ}}	3	8	0	0	—	All allies	1,500	Elfheim	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Halves Fire-elemental damage.
	Reduces fire damage by half.
Cura (NES: CUR2. PS: Cure2. Japan: ケアルア}}	3	10	33	0	—	One ally	1,500	Elfheim	Kn, RM, RW, WM, WW
	Restores 33-66 HP to one ally.
	Restores HP to one ally.
Heal (NES: HEAL. PS: Heal1. Japan: ヒール}}	3	10	12	0	—	All allies	1,500	Elfheim	WM, WW
	Restores 12-24 HP to all allies.
	Restores a little HP to entire party.
Diara (NES: HRM2. PS: Dia2. Japan: アディア}}	3	8	40	24	—	All enemies	1,500	Elfheim	WM, WW
	Inflicts 40-160 damage to Undead enemies.
	Deals damage to all undead foes.
NulFrost (NES: AICE. PS: NulIce. Japan: バコルド}}	4	8	0	0	—	All allies	4,000	Elfheim	RM, RW, WM, WW
	Halve Ice-elemental damage.
	Reduces ice damage by half.
Vox (NES: AMUT. PS: Vox. Japan: ボキャル}}	4	3	0	0	—	One ally	4,000	Elfheim	RW, WM, WW
	Cures Silence.
	Cures silence.
Fear (NES: FEAR. PS: Fear. Japan: フィアー}}	4	10	40	24	Status	All enemies	4,000	Elfheim	WM, WW
	Forces enemies to leave battle.
	Drives all foes away in terror.
Poisona (NES: PURE. PS: Esuna. Japan: ポイゾナ}}	4	3	0	0	—	One ally	4,000	Elfheim	RM, RW, WM, WW
	Cures Poison.
	Cures poison.
Curaga (NES: CUR3. PS: Cure3. Japan: ケアルダ}}	5	20	66	0	—	One ally	8,000	Melmond	RM, RW, WM, WW
	Restores 66-132 HP to one ally.
	Restores a lot of HP to one ally.
Healara (NES: HEL2. PS: Heal2. Japan: ヒーラ}}	5	25	48	0	—	All allies	8,000	Melmond	WM, WW
	Restores 24-48 HP to all allies.
	Restores HP to entire party.
Diaga (NES: HRM3. PS: Dia3. Japan: ダディア}}	5	25	60	24	—	All enemies	8,000	Melmond	WM, WW
	Inflicts 60-240 damage to Undead enemies.
	Deals damage to all undead foes.
Life (NES: LIFE. PS: Life1. Japan: レイズ}}	5	20	0	255	—	One ally	8,000	Melmond	RW, WM, WW
	Revives an ally from KO status with 1 HP.
	Revives one KO'd ally.
Exit (NES: EXIT. PS: Warp2. Japan: ダテレポ}}	6	25	0	255	—	All allies	20,000	Crescent Lake	RW, WW
	Warp out of dungeon.
	Transports party out of dungeons.
Protera (NES: FOG2. PS: Shld2. Japan: プロテア}}	6	20	12	0	—	All allies	20,000	Crescent Lake	RW, WM, WW
	Raises party's Defense by +12.
	Raises party's defense.
Invisira (NES: INV2. PS: Invis2. Japan: インビア}}	6	20	40	0	—	All allies	20,000	Crescent Lake	RW, WM, WW
	Raises party's Evasion by +40.
	Raises party's evasion.
Stona (NES: SOFT. PS: Stona. Japan: ストナ}}	6	10	0	255	—	One ally	20,000	Crescent Lake	WM, WW
	Cures Petrify.
	Cures stone.
NulDeath (NES: ARUB. PS: NulMgc. Japan: バマジク}}	7	28	0	0	—	All allies	40,000	Onrac	RW, WM, WW
	Prevents Instant Death.
	Enhances party's defense against death.
Curaja (NES: CUR4. PS: Cure4. Japan: ケアルガ}}	7	35	0	0	—	One ally	45,000	Gaia	White Wizard
	Fully restores HP.
	Fully restores one ally's HP.
Healaga (NES: HEL3. PS: Heal3. Japan: ラヒーラ}}	7	38	48	48	—	All allies	40,000	Onrac	WM, WW
	Restores 48-96 HP to the party.
	Restores a lot of HP to entire party.
Diaja (NES: HRM4. PS: Dia4. Japan: ガディア}}	7	35	80	48	—	All enemies	40,000	Gaia	White Wizard
	Inflicts 80-320 damage to Undead enemies.
	Deals damage to all undead foes.
Holy (NES: FADE. PS: Holy. Japan: ホーリー}}	8	50	80	107	—	All enemies	60,000	Gaia	White Wizard
	Inflicts major non-elemental damage.
	Damages all foes with holy light.
Full-Life (NES: LIF2. PS: Life2. Japan: アレイズ}}	8	40	0	255	—	One ally	60,000	Lufenia	White Wizard
	Revives and restores all HP.
	Revives one ally and fully restores HP.
NulAll (NES: WALL. PS: NulAll. Japan: バオル}}	8	40	0	0	—	One ally	60,000	Gaia	White Wizard
	Reduces damage from all spells by half and prevents Instant Death.
	Reduces damage from spells by half.
Dispel (NES: XFER. PS: Dispel. Japan: デスペル}}	8	35	0	107	—	One ally	60,000	Gaia	White Wizard
	Removes all positive statuses.
	Negates one foe's magical defenses.

Gallery

Nintendo Entertaiment System (NES)

F1NES WhiteWizard Cast Invis.gif

F1NES RedMage Cast Cura.gif

F1NES RedWizard Cast Protera.gif

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PlayStation

Cure1.

Shld1.

Dia.

Blink.

NulBolt.

Invis.

Lamp.

Silence.

NulFire.

Cure2.

Heal1.

Dia2.

NulIce.

Vox.

Fear.

Esuna.

Cure3.

Heal2.

Dia3.

Life1.

Warp2.

Shld2.

Invis2.

Stona.

NulMgc.

Cure4.

Heal3.

Dia4.

Holy.

Life2.

NulAll.

Dispel.

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PlayStation Portable

Cure.

Protect.

Dia.

Blink.

NulShock.

Invis.

Blindna.

Silence.

NulBlaze.

Cura.

Heal.

Diara.

NulFrost.

Vox.

Fear.

Poisona.

Curaga.

Healara.

Diaga.

Life.

Exit.

Protera.

Invisira.

Stona.

NulDeath.

Curaja.

Healaga.

Diaja.

Holy.

Full-Life.

NulAll.

Dispel.

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Other appearances

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Ability Cards

Diaga (SR).

Diaga (SR+).

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Legend Cards

Diaga (SR).

Fira (SR).

Thundara (SR).

Thundara (SR).

Diaga (SR+).

Fira (SR+).

Thundara (SR+).

Thundara (SR+).

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Behind the scenes

Paralyna was originally slated for inclusion in the original Final Fantasy as a level 2 White Magic spell that would have cured both the Sleep and Paralysis ailments. Its name was also spelled differently in Japanese, as パララナ rather than the final パラナ.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Magic or sorcery is an attempt to understand, experience and influence the world using rituals, symbols, actions, gestures and language that are believed to exploit supernatural forces.