Calls forth meteors that damage all enemies.
Description
Meteor, also known as Meteo, is the ultimate Time Magic spell in Final Fantasy V. It deals random non-elemental damage to random enemy targets, which can be extremely devastating to the opposition.
Meteor is also an enemy ability used by Chrono Controller, Enuo, Exdeath in both fights with him, Famed Mimic Gogo, King Behemoth, Neo Exdeath, Neo Shinryu, and Behemoth.
Obtained[]
Meteor cannot be purchased. It is acquired after obtaining the third tablet in the Great Sea Trench.
Mechanics[]
Meteor hits four times, targeting random targets in the enemy party. The damage formula for each hit is:
If the target(s) has shell, the formula is:
If the target(s) has toad status, their Magic Defense is 0.
The formula differs greatly from typical Black Magic spells, not taking into the caster's stats at all, but is comparable to Comet.
Use[]
Meteor can be a devastating ability. It can deal immense damage to one target, or great damage to an entire enemy party. Due to the randomness of the spell, however, it is unreliable. It may be more powerful than Flare or Bahamut (and is likewise unaffected by elements), or may only deal decent damage. Meteor is therefore a potentially very powerful spell that is worth using, but in some battles, it may be better to have access to the Summon or Black Magic skillsets.
One boon to Meteor is that the caster's stats do not matter when it comes to calculating damage and so the user does not necesserily need to be in a mage class, just have access to mastered Time Magic.
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Etymology[]
A meteor or "shooting star" is the visible streak of light from a meteoroid or micrometeoroid, heated and glowing from entering the Earth's atmosphere, as it sheds glowing material in its wake. Meteors rarely explode in the Earth's atmosphere. The term has become associated with quickness with the adjective "meteoric". In the context of myth and superstition, meteors and comets sighted in Ancient and Medieval Europe were once held as ill omen, said to be the message of the heavens' displeasure of man's affairs to herald grave catastrophes.
Pieces that withstand atmospheric ablation are known as meteorites, but the name of the spell in the series refers to the overall phenomenon.