Attacks all enemies with lightning. Triggers "Judgment Bolt."
Description
Ramuh is an optional level 2 summon in Final Fantasy V. It is a lightning-elemental summon who uses Judgment Bolt, an attack dealing lightning damage to all enemies. Ramuh is one of the iconic summoned monsters in Final Fantasy.
Ramuh can be used via Summon and Call once obtained, and also via Magic Lamp. With the latter two, the summoner uses no MP.
Obtained[]
Ramuh is fought in Bartz's world as a random encounter around the forests near Istory. Using the item the boss drops in the menu gains Ramuh as a summon.
If not obtained then, Ramuh can be encountered in the castle section of the Interdimensional Rift, on the upper level, outside of the actual castle itself.
Stats[]
Ability | MP cost | Power | Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Judgment Bolt | 12 | 53 | Lightning-elemental damage to all enemies. |
Ramuh's damage Judgment Bolt is calculated as follows:
As a summon, there is no split damage property, and Judgment Bolt is not affected by reflect.
If the target absorbs lightning, it is healed instead of damaged; if it is immune to lightning, the attack misses. If the target resists lightning, the Attack modifier in the formula is halved, but if it is weak to lightning, the modifier is doubled and the attack ignores the target's Magic Defense.
Several pieces of equipment increase the power of elemental attacks by 50%. The bonus is applied before subtracting the opponent's Magic Defense. The weapons that boost lightning are the Black Mage's Thunder Rod and Magus Rod, and the Ranger's Thunder Bow. The mix Elemental Power augments all elements.
Use[]

Judgment Bolt.
Ramuh performs the attack Judgment Bolt when summoned, dealing moderate lightning-elemental damage to all enemies. Judgment Bolt's damage power is actually higher than the Black Magic spell Thundara, and unlike Thundara, its damage is not split when group-cast and it cannot be reflected. As such, Judgment Bolt is better both against single targets and groups of enemies.
Ramuh is the most powerful summon around the time it is acquired. It deals more damage than both Ifrit and Shiva, meaning it is the strongest against enemies with no elemental affinity, though they may be better against enemies with weaknesses to their various elements. When Titan and later summons become available, Ramuh is outclassed.
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Etymology[]
Lahmu, who is often portrayed as a bearded man with a red sash and four to six curls on his head. Ramuh could also be loosely based on an epic Hindu poem, written by Valmiki, called Ramayana. Its protagonist is Raama (also spelled Rama), said to have been the incarnation of the Hindu god, Vishnu. The name Ramuh could be an amalgam of Raama and Vishnu.
Ramuh could be based onIn the Final Fantasy series, Ramuh is an old, bearded sage with a staff who casts thunder magic. He could be based on the king Ra-mu of a supposedly sunken continent, Mu. The element of lightning could come from the Hebrew word רעם (rá'am), meaning thunder, or thunderclap. His previous name, Indra, is the name of the king of the Devas in Hindu mythology, the god of rain, lightning, and storms.
Ramiel is also the name of a kind of angel called a watcher from the Book of Enoch, whose name means 'thunder of God'.