Wind is an element in Final Fantasy V.
Bartz, Tycoon (via the Wind Shrine), and the Island Shrine are associated with it lore-wise.
It can be seen as the Blue Magic counterpart to the three main elements of Black Magic (fire, ice, and lightning).
When boosted, wind-elemental spells like Syldra are among the best multi-targeted attacks party members have access to.
Abilities[]
| Skillset | Abilities |
|---|---|
| Weapons | Air Knife, Wind Slash, Wind Spear |
| !Items | Magic Lamp (casts Syldra on its fourth use) |
| !Blue Magic | Aero, Aera, Aeroga |
| !Summon | Syldra |
| !Gaia | Leaf Swirl, Gust, Wind Slash |
| !Finisher | Bartz's version of Critical Attack. |
| !Predict | Hurricane |
| !Dark Arts | Hellwind |
| Added abilities | Wind Slash via the Wind Slash katana |
| Enemy abilities | Various (see below) |
Enemy abilities[]
Party members can also use some of these enemy abilities via !Catch/Release.
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Aera | Inflicts wind-elemental magic damage to one or more targets. | Gigas, Enchanted Fan, Page 32, Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Abductor, Azulmagia, Galajelly |
| Aero | Inflicts wind-elemental magic damage to one or more targets. | Moldwynd, Gigas, Magissa, Mykale, Azulmagia, Defeater |
| Aeroga | Inflicts wind-elemental magic damage to one or more targets. | Enchanted Fan, Magic Dragon, Elm Gigas, Crystal, Baldanders, Azulmagia, Neo Exdeath, Dark Elemental, Enuo, Cherie, Ziggurat Gigas |
| Breath Wing | Inflicts wind-elemental damage to all targets. The damage is equal to 25% (rounded down) of the targets' max HP. | Claret Dragon, Corbett, Crystal Dragon, Dragon Aevis, Grand Aevis, Jura Aevis, Lesser Lopros, Neo Shinryu, Rukh, Tot Aevis, Wing Raptor, Wyrm, Wyvern |
| Wind Slash | Inflicts wind-elemental damage to all targets. | Apanda, Byblos, Covert, Enkidu, Gilgamesh, Twintania |
Elemental booster[]
The following abilities and pieces of equipment boost earth-elemental damage:
In particular, the A parameter of the relevant damage formula is increased by 50%. Since the boost is applied to A (as opposed to M), the effect on the actual damage is higher than +50%, unless the target's magic defense (or defense for physical spells) is 0.
Elements can be boosted only once (i.e. the above methods do not stack).
Elemental interactions (party members)[]
| Interaction | Equipment |
|---|---|
| Halves | Sorceror's Mantle |
| Nullifies | Force Shield |
Elemental interactions (enemies)[]
| Interaction | Enemies |
|---|---|
| Weak | Crew Dust, Dark Elemental (Grand Aevis), Garula (Non-boss), Kuza Beast (Non-Phoenix Tower version), Magic Dragon, Metamorph, Poltergeist, Undead Husk, Archeoaevis, Carbuncle (Healing), Necrophobe, Omniscient |
| Nullifies | Headstone, Archeoaevis (Final phase), Launcher (Soul Cannon), Melusine, Soul Cannon |
| Absorbs | Claret Dragon, Crystal Dragon, Jackanapes, Crystal (Wind), Grand Aevis, Omega, Omega Mk.II |