Magic Master (Final Fantasy VI)

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Magic Master
(マジックマスター, Majikku Masutā?)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	Cultists' Tower
Type	Boss
Data	Stats Formations AI

Switches defense with WallChange, so use Flare and Ultima. He'll use his own Ultima at the end, so have at least one person ready with Life 3. Dies at 0 MP.

Bestiary entry (PS)

The Magic Master is a boss in Final Fantasy VI fought at the top of the Cultists' Tower as the party reaches the Soul of Thamasa treasure.

The Cult of Kefka, apparently having deduced the party's attempts at stealing the treasure, rush up to the top and surround them, demanding in a monotone voice to return the treasure belonging to Lord Kefka. The Magic Master arrives, floating around the roof before landing at the party's spot. Unlike the other bosses, Magic Master doesn't have the boss death animation within his AI script, he'll just die like a regular enemy. The character's overworld sprite is reused from that of Ghost.

Stats

Stats
LV	68
LV	68
HP	50000
HP	50000
MP	50000
MP	50000
Attack	1
Attack	1
Magic	25
Magic	25
Defense	250
Defense	250
Magic Defense	100
Magic Defense	100
Magic Evasion	0
Magic Evasion	0
Agility	90
Agility	90
Hit Rate	100
Hit Rate	100
Evasion	100
Evasion	100
EXP	0
EXP	0
Gil	0
Gil	0
Affinities and resistances
Automatic status effects	Reflect
Status immunities	Darkness, Zombie, Poison, Magitek, Invisible, Imp, Petrify, Instant Death, Doom, Critical, Image, Silence, Confuse, Sap, Sleep, Slow, Stop, Meteor Strike, Fractional damage
Bestiary
☆064 ←
☆065
→ ☆066
Classification
Name	Magic Master
Location	Cultists' Tower
Type	Humanoid
Other information	Falls into Death status when has 0 MP. The party cannot escape.
Abilities
Attack	Normal Attack: Trident Special Attack: Hit (Level 1 = Attack x 1.5)
Abilities	Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Death, Silence, Bio, Ultima, Barrier Change
Rage	None
Sketch	Attack
Control (Immune) & Confuse (Immune)	Attack, Ultima
Items
Steal	[Slot 1 (87.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Elixir [Slot 2 (12.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Crystal Orb
Item dropped	[(100%(In both item drop slots, leading to 100%.))] Megalixir
Metamorphose(Miss rate: 100%)	[Slot 1 (25%)]Antidote [Slot 2 (25%)]Green Cherry [Slot 3 (25%)]Eyedrops [Slot 4 (25%)]Gold Needle Morph ID: 0
Bestiary
#329 ←
#330
→ #331
Classification
Name	Magic Master
Location	Cultists' Tower
Type	Humanoid
Other information	Falls into Death status when has 0 MP. The party cannot escape.
Abilities
Attack	Normal Attack: Trident Special Attack: Hit (Level 1 = Attack x 1.5)
Abilities	Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Death, Silence, Bio, Ultima, Barrier Change
Rage	None
Sketch	Attack
Control (Immune) & Confuse (Immune)	Attack, Ultima
Items
Steal	[Slot 1 (87.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Elixir [Slot 2 (12.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Crystal Orb
Item dropped	[(100%(In both item drop slots, leading to 100%.))] Megalixir
Metamorphose(Miss rate: 100%)	[Slot 1 (25%)]Antidote [Slot 2 (25%)]Green Cherry [Slot 3 (25%)]Eyedrops [Slot 4 (25%)]Gold Needle Morph ID: 0
Classification
Name	SNES: MagiMaster PS: MagiMstr
Location	Fanatic's Tower
Type	Humanoid
Other information	Falls into Death status when has 0 MP. The party cannot escape.
Abilities
Attack	Normal Attack: Trident Special Attack: Hit (Level 1 = Attack x 1.5)
Abilities	Fire 2, Ice 2, Bolt 2, Fire 3, Ice 3, Bolt 3, Doom, Mute, Bio, Ultima, WallChange
Rage
Sketch	Battle
Control (Immune) & Confuse (Immune)	Battle, Ultima
Items
Steal	[Slot 1 (87.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Elixir [Slot 2 (12.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Crystal Orb
Item dropped	[(100%(In both item drop slots, leading to 100%.))] Megalixir [Slot 2 (12.5%)] Megalixir
Metamorphose(Miss rate: 100%)	SNES: [Slot 1 (25%)]Antidote [Slot 2 (25%)]Green Cherry [Slot 3 (25%)]Eye Drops [Slot 4 (25%)]Soft PS: [Slot 1 (25%)]Antidote [Slot 2 (25%)]Green Cherry [Slot 3 (25%)]Eye Drops [Slot 4 (25%)]Soft Morph ID: 0

Battle

Magic Master attacks with Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Bio, Silence, and Death, and can do massive damage with his high magic power. His attacks can be reflected. Whenever the Magic Master is attacked, he uses Barrier Change to change its weakness and immunities. When defeated, the Magic Master always uses Ultima.

Strategy

Reflect Rings make the party virtually invincible. Equipping armor that absorbs Fire, Ice, and/or Lightning-elemental damage negates most of Magic Master's offense as well. The player should ignore his elemental immunities and use non-elemental spells, such as Flare and Ultima. Quake (when combined with wearing Gaia Gears on the party) is useful for healing characters under Reflect status.

The player must either cast Reraise on the party, be at an absurdly high level, or jump out of range using a well-timed Quetzalli summon to survive Magic Master's Ultima. Casting Libra periodically to assess when he will die and cast Ultima is advised.

A simple and safe way to defeat the Magic Master is to cast Berserk on him to stop him from changing weaknesses and forcing him to use physical attacks, which hit a single party member for about 500 HP of damage. This allows the player to whittle down his HP and prepare Reraise to survive Ultima. After Reraise is cast on the party, if a party member knows Vanish, they can use said spell to nullify the boss's physical attacks making the battle virtually impossible to lose.

A passive strategy of defeating Magic Master is to equip the party with Reflect Rings, enter the battle and cast Reraise. Magic Master should attack with a magic spell that will be reflected and will not use Barrier Change, because the Magic Master forgoes casting it unless the player has attacked at least once, thus leading him to abusing its use through the battle. The player should defend throughout the battle while the Magic Master brings upon his own doom before casting Ultima.

Another way to stop Magic Master from casting Ultima is to damage his MP with Rasp and Osmose, which will kill him when his MP reaches 0. Considering Magic Master's high MP, this would take at least half an hour.

The player can steal from Magic Master with a berserked party member equipped with a Thief's Knife.

Formations

Number	Enemies	Encounter flags				Introduction flag	Musical theme	Magic AP
		Normal	Back	Surrounded	Side
354	Magic Master	Y	N	N	N	Sides, individual	The Decisive Battle	10

AI script

Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Fira (33%) or Blizzara (33%) or Thundara (33%)
2nd Turn: Firaga (33%) or Blizzaga (33%) or Thundaga (33%)
3rd Turn: Firaga (33%) or Blizzaga (33%) or Thundaga (33%)

Firaga (33%) or Blizzaga (33%) or Thundaga (33%)

4th Turn: Firaga (33%) or Blizzaga (33%) or Thundaga (33%)

Firaga (33%) or Blizzaga (33%) or Thundaga (33%)

5th Turn: Firaga (33%) or Blizzaga (33%) or Thundaga (33%)
6th Turn: Death (33%) or Silence (33%) or Bio (33%)

Death (33%) or Silence (33%) or Bio (33%)

If any Monster has Reflect status:

Target: All Monsters

Firaga (33%) or Blizzaga (33%) or Thundaga (33%)

If killed: Ultima (100%)

If attacked by anything:

Target: Self

Barrier Change

Other appearances

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Gallery

Yoshitaka Amano concept art.

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.

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