Wht Mag (Final Fantasy IX)

Use recovery/support magic.
Description

Wht Mag is a skillset in Final Fantasy IX for Dagger and Eiko ((聖白魔法, Seishiro Mahō?, lit. Holy White Magic) in Beatrix's case). The spells focus on healing and support with a single damaging spell, Holy, and some offensive status-inflicting spells. Of the two permanent party members, Eiko is more geared toward White Magic than Dagger, who is more focused on summon magic.

Using White Magic 200 times yields the A Healing Touch achievement in the mobile and Steam versions.

Mechanics[]

For Dagger and Eiko the spells are learned from equipment by amassing Ability Points during battle. Beatrix has a fixed skillset.

Cure, Cura, and Curaga ignore target's Magic Defense when determining heal amount, which is determined by the caster's Level and Magic stat, and if the caster has Concentrate is equipped. Shell, multi-targeting the spell, and being under Mini halve the Bonus.

For revival spells, the revived ally's Spirit stat affects how much HP they wake up with, and if the spellcaster has Concentrate equipped.

The only damaging White Magic spell is Holy, whose damage is calculated the same way as Vivi's Black Magic: the higher Level and the more Magic Eiko has, the more damage she can do, and some equipment pieces can also empower Holy damage, making the spell even more potent.

Might, meanwhile, cumulatively increases the target's Strength till 99, upon when it will not increase further. The effect lasts for the entire battle, even if the character is KO'd and revived.

During Trance Eiko's Wht Mag turns into Dbl Wht (W白魔法, W Shiro Mahō?, lit. Double White Magic) where she can cast two spells in succession, each expending MP and the Trance gauge independently, although sometimes enemies can get a turn in-between the castings.

Wht Mag spells can be reflected and countered with Return Magic. With Reflect-Null, Dagger and Eiko can bypass targets' Reflect status with their White Magic.

Wht Mag command is sealed in Oeilvert. During the time Dagger is going through emotional turmoil, her Wht Mag command can fail. Beatrix uses Cure as a boss, but when she is temporarily playable she no longer has it.

List of spells[]

Name	Equipment	MP	AP	User	Effect
Cure	Magic Racket, Rod, Silk Shirt	6	30	Dagger, Eiko	Restores minor HP. Spell Power is 16.
Cure	Restores HP of single/multiple targets.
Cura	Healing Rod, Golem's Flute, Barette	10	50	Dagger, Eiko, Beatrix	Restores moderate HP. Spell Power is 38.
Cura	Restores a lot of HP of single/multiple targets.
Curaga	Wizard Rod, Whale Whisker, Hamelin, Angel Flute	22	155	Dagger, Eiko	Restores major HP. Spell Power is 107.
Curaga	Restores big-time HP of single/multiple targets.
Regen	Fairy Flute, Fairy Earrings	14	25	Eiko	Restores HP constantly over a set time.
Regen	Gradually restores HP.
Life	Mythril Rod, Healing Rod, Whale Whisker, Golem’s Flute, Rebirth Ring, Cachusha	8	30	Dagger, Eiko, Beatrix	Revives a KO'd ally with minimal health, or instantly defeats an undead target.
Life	Recover from KO.
Full-Life	Siren's Flute, Light Robe	24	90	Eiko, Beatrix	Fully revives and restores all HP to a KO'd ally, or instantly defeats an undead target.
Full-Life	Recover from KO with full HP.
Scan	Air Racket, Desert Boots	4	25	Dagger	See target's vital statistics. Does not work on bosses.
Scan	Scan enemy to determine HP, MP, and weaknesses.
Panacea	Air Racket, Rod	4	15	Dagger, Eiko	Cures Poison and Venom.
Panacea	Removes Venom and Poison.
Stona	Multina Racket, Lamia's Flute	8	25	Dagger, Eiko	Cures Petrify and Gradual Petrify.
Stona	Removes Petrify and Gradual Petrify.
Esuna	Fairy Flute, Siren's Flute, Angel Flute, Rubber Suit	20	80	Eiko, Beatrix	Removes Sleep, Silence, Mini, Poison, Heat, Gradual Petrify, Freeze, Darkness, and Confuse.
Esuna	Removes various abnormal status effects.
Shell	Multina Racket, Mythril Racket, Mythril Rod, Wizard Rod, Cotton Robe, Gold Choker, Moonstone	6	35	Dagger, Eiko	Applies Shell status to one target, halving damage from magical attacks.
Shell	Reduces damage from magic attacks.
Protect	Mythril Racket, Rod, Wizard Rod, Steepled Hat, Desert Boots	6	30	Dagger, Eiko	Applies Protect to one target, halving damage from physical attacks.
Protect	Reduces damage from physical attacks.
Haste	Fairy Flute, Running Shoes, Emerald	8	30	Eiko	Applies Haste status to one target, doubling target's speed.
Haste	Speeds up ATB Gauge.
Silence	Priest's Racket, Mythril Rod, Asura's Rod, Lamia's Flute, Magic Armlet	8	30	Dagger, Eiko, Beatrix	Inflicts Silence status preventing target from using magic attacks. Has a 50% base accuracy.
Silence	Causes Silence, which disables magic in single/multiple targets.
Mini	Magic Racket, Asura's Rod, Feather Boots	8	40	Dagger, Eiko	Inflicts Mini to a target, decreasing its attack and defense drastically. Has a 50% base accuracy. Also heals Minied targets from the status with perfect accuracy.
Mini	Makes single/multiple targets smaller.
Reflect	Mythril Racket, Stardust Rod, Reflect Ring, Ruby	6	20	Dagger, Eiko, Beatrix	Applies Reflect to a target, bouncing spells onto the opposing party. Group-cast spells onto multiple targets with Reflect can bounce multiple times, though the spell animation does not repeat.
Reflect	Reflects magic attacks back onto caster.
Confuse	Asura's Rod, Lamia's Tiara	8	35	Dagger	Inflicts target with Confusion, making them target friends and foes alike. Has a 50% base accuracy.
Confuse	Causes Confuse, which makes single/multiple targets erratic.
Berserk	Magic Racket	6	30	Dagger	Inflicts target with Berserk, making them constantly attack with boosted Attack and Speed. Has a 75% base accuracy rate.
Berserk	Causes single/multiple targets to attack uncontrollably.
Blind	Multina Racket, Magician Shoes	6	40	Dagger, Beatrix	Inflicts single/multiple targets with Darkness halving their Accuracy. Has a 75% base accuracy.
Blind	Causes Darkness, which hinders accuracy of physical attacks.
Float	Stardust Rod, Lamia's Flute, Feather Boots	6	20	Dagger, Eiko	Applies Float status to a target, allowing them avoid Earth damage, but take extra damage from Wind attacks.
Float	Allows single/multiple targets to float in the air.
Dispel	Tiger Racket, Siren's Flute	16	35	Eiko	Removes Shell, Protect, Reflect, Haste, Regen, Float, Auto-Life, Vanish, Slow and Stop from target.
Dispel	Removes abnormal status caused by magic attacks.
Might	Priest's Racket, Hamelin	14	25	Eiko	Increases target's Strength for the duration of the battle, even if the target is KO'd.
Might	Raises physical attack power.
Jewel	Hamelin	4	50	Eiko	Extract an Ore from an enemy. Has a 50% base accuracy and can be used repeatedly.
Jewel	Extracts Ore from a target.
Holy	Angel Flute, White Robe	36	110	Eiko, Beatrix	Major Holy-elemental damage to one enemy. Spell Power is 113.
Holy	Causes Holy damage.

Other appearances[]

White magic from Final Fantast IX has since appeared in spin-off games to the series as abilities for Eiko and Dagger. In Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade, some of the Wht Mag spells appear, although not necessarily used by the same character as in Final Fantasy IX, e.g. Dagger can use Holy. White magic from Final Fantasy IX also appears in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.

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Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]White magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for good and selfless purposes. With respect to the philosophy of left-hand path and right-hand path, white magic is the benevolent counterpart of malicious black magic. Because of its ties to traditional pagan nature worship, white magic is often also referred to as "natural magic".