Final Fantasy V/Magic and skills

Magic divided in levels

White Magic

There are 18 White spells divided into 6 tiers of 3 each. Each White ability earned lets you cast spells from an additional tier with the White ability equipped, so you can cast White spells at any level with the White 6 ability. A W. Mage can cast any White spell. Red Mages can cast White spells in the first three tiers but no further. Again, each Red ability earned lets you cast spells from an additional tier with the Red ability equipped. Unless otherwise noted, all White spells are reflected by targets with Reflect status.

Tier	Spell	MP	Type	Effect
1	Cure	4	1Heal	Power: 15 This is the basic healing spell. Restores at least 60 HP with more according to the caster's Mag.Pwr and level. Damages Undead enemies.
1	Poisona (Antidote)	2	3Heal	Cures "poison" status from the target.
1	Libra (Scan)	1	5Disable	Reveals the targets level, current HP, maximum HP, elemental weaknesses, and some status effects. Some enemies are immune or partially immune. A reflected Scan does not show level.
2	Protect (Protes)	3	4Support	Causes "protect" status; target's physical defence is increased.
2	Mini (Size)	5	4Support / Disable	Inflicts or cures "mini" status.
2	Silence (Mute)	2	5Disable	Inflicts "mute" status; target is unable to use magic.
3	Cure2 (Cura)	9	1Heal	Power: 45 Upgraded healing spell. Restores about three times as much HP as Cure.
3	Raise	29	2Heal	Cures "knocked out" status and restores a small amount (1/16) of HP. Instantly fatal to Undead enemies unless immune. The reflected spell has no effect on allies.
3	Confuse (Muddle)	4	5Disable	Inflict "confused" status; target will attack other enemies or even itself.
4	Esuna (Heal)	6	3Heal	Cures all negative statuses, except for "knocked out" and "doom".
4	Blink (Image)	6	4Support	Causes "image" status; target will dodge next two physical attacks.
4	Shell	6	4Support	Target's magical defence is increased.
5	Cure3 (Curaga)	27	1Heal	Power: 90 Restores full health if a single target. Restores about four times as much HP as Cure2 for group targets. If target is undead then reduces HP to critical unless immune.
5	Reflect (Wall)	15	4Support	Causes "reflect" status; enemy spells are reflected to caster.
5	Berserk	8	4Support	Causes "berserk" status; target will automatically execute physical attacks, without need to choose from menu. Especially useful if cast on basic fighters job.
6	Arise	50	2Heal	Cures "knocked out" status and restores full health. Same effect as Raise and Cure3 together. The reflected spell has no effect on allies.
6	Dispel	12	5Disable	Removes a variety of (mostly) positive status effects (Float, Image, Bersrk, Regen, Slow, Haste, Stop, Shell, Protes, Reflect). Dispel is not reflected.
6	Holy	20	6Attack	Power: 240 Holy-element magical attack.

Black Magic

Like White Magic, Black Magic is divided into 6 tiers of 3 each, and each Black ability earned adds another tier to the spells you can cast with the Black ability equipped. Red mages can also cast Black spells, but again, only up to third tier. Unless otherwise noted, all Black spells are reflected by targets with Reflect status. Since Black spell are usually hostile, the damage done is reduced according to the Magic Defense of the target.

Tier	Spell	MP	Type	Effect
1	Fire	4	3Attack (elemental)	Element: fire, power: 15.
1	Ice	4	3Attack (elemental)	Element: ice, power: 15.
1	Bolt	4	3Attack (elemental)	Element: lightning, power: 15.
2	Poison	2	3Attack (elemental)	Inflict Poison status; target loses HP every turn.
2	Sleep	3	2Disable	Inflict Sleep status; target skips its turn until awakened.
2	Toad	8	1Support / Disable	Cures or inflicts "toad" status; same as "mini" and "mute" statuses together.
3	Fire2	10	3Attack (elemental)	Element: fire, power: 50.
3	Ice2	10	3Attack (elemental)	Element: ice, power: 50.
3	Bolt2	10	3Attack (elemental)	Element: lightning, power: 50.
4	Drain	13	6Attack (non-elemental)	Damages target and restore the same HP to the caster.
4	Break	15	5Attack (instant defeat)	Inflicts "petrified" status. Instantly fatal to enemies unless immune.
4	Bio	16	3Attack (elemental)	Damages target and inflicts "poison" status.
5	Fire3	25	3Attack (elemental)	Element: fire
5	Ice3	25	3Attack (elemental)	Element: ice
5	Bolt3	25	3Attack (elemental)	Element: lightning
6	Flare	39	6Attack (non-elemental)	Non-elemental attack spell.
6	Death	29	5Attack (instant defeat)	Instantly kills the the target unless evaded or immune.
6	Osmose	1	2Disable	Reduce target's MP and restore the same MP to the caster.

Spellblade Magic

With two exceptions, all swords spells are the same as Black spells, the difference being that the spell is cast on a sword and then the sword casts the spell on the target whenever it is used to attack. The exceptions are that the Black spell Toad is replaced by the White spell Mute, and the Black spell Doom is replaced by the White spell Holy. The effects of Sword spells are similar to that of the corresponding Black (or White) spell, with a major advantage being that Sword spells do not have to be recast. A disadvantage is that the caster uses up a turn casting the spell before actually attacking.

Time Magic

Time Magic, as well, is divided into 6 tiers of 3 each, and each Time ability earned adds another tier to the spells you can cast with the Time ability equipped. Unless otherwise noted, all Time spells are reflected by targets with Reflect status.

Tier	Spell	MP	Type	Effect
1	Speed	1	3Support	Target will take turns more often.
1	Slow	3	4Disable	Inflicts "slow" status; target will take turns less often.
1	Regen	3	1Heal	Causes "regenerate" status; target's HP gradually restores.
2	Mute	3	4Disable	Inflicts "mute" status; target is unable to use magic.
2	Haste	5	3Support	Causes "haste" status; target will take turns twice as often.
2	Float	10	2Field / Support	Prevent damage from floor traps; in battle, prevent earth-elemental damage.
3	Demi	9	5Attack	Reduces target's HP to half of the current HP.
3	Stop	8	4Disable	Inflicts "stop" status; target skips its turn until status fades away.
3	Teleport	15	2Field / Support	Teleport back to the dungeon entrance; in battle, escape from battle.
4	Comet	7	5Attack	Cannot be reflected.
4	Slow2	9	4Disable	Inflicts "slow" status to all enemies.
4	Return	1	3Support	Go back in time to start of current battle.
5	Demi2	18	5Attack	Reduces target's HP to a quarter of the current HP.
5	Haste2	15	3Support	Causes "haste" status to all party.
5	Old	4	4Disable	Inflicts "old" status; target's attributes decrease progressively.
6	Meteor	42	5Attack	Multi-target Comet; cannot be reflected.
6	Quick	77	3Support	Caster can choose and perform two actions in the same turn.
6	Banish	20	5Attack	Instantly defeats target.

Summon Magic

Summon Magic, as well, is divided into tiers of 3 each, and each Summon ability earned adds another tier to the spells you can cast with the Time ability equipped. In this case there are only 5 tiers.

Tier	Spell	MP	Type	Effect
0	Eggman	0	(Null)	This is the spell the Magic Lamp item casts when it has been used 32 times or more. It has no effect.
1	Remora: Constrict	2	3Attack & Disable	Inflicts "paralysis" status.
1	Chocobo: Chocobo Kick	5	6Attack (non-elemental)	Chocobo Kick damages a single enemy. Occasionally Fat Chocobo is performed instead; this does more damage to all enemies.
1	Sylph: Whisperwind	8	1Attack & Heal	Damages an enemy and restores the same HP, distributed evenly, to allies.
2	Shiva: Diamond Dust	10	4Attack (elemental)	Element: ice
2	Ifrit: Hellfire	11	4Attack (elemental)	Element: fire
2	Ramuh: Judgement Bolt	12	4Attack (elemental)	Element: lightning
3	Titan: Gaea's Wrath	25	4Attack (elemental)	Element: earth
3	Golem: Earthen Wall	18	2Support	Prevents all physical damage to allies.
3	Catoblepas: Demon Eye	33	5Attack (instant defeat)	Inflicts "petrified" status; target is instantly defeated.
4	Carbuncle: Ruby Light	45	2Support	Causes "reflect" status to all allies.
4	Syldra: Thunderstorm	32	4Attack (elemental)	Element: wind
4	Odin: Vengeance Sword	48	5Attack (instant defeat)	Instanty defeats all enemies; if any one enemy is immune to instant defeat, then Odin performsJavelin, which attacks a single enemy.
5	Phoenix: Rebirth Flames	99	1Attack & Heal	Fire-elemental attack on all enemies, and at the same time restores knocked out allies to full health.
5	Leviathan: Tsunami	39	4Attack (elemental)	Element: water
5	Bahamut: Mega Flare	66	6Attack (non-elemental)	Attacks all enemies.

Other magic

Blue

There are 30 Blue spells which can be cast by Blue Mages and characters with the !Blue ability equipped. These spells must be learned from enemies. This happens when an enemy casts the spell on a Blue Mage or a character with the Learning ability equipped. For beneficial spells, the enemy will only cast it on other enemies and you can only learn the spell by inflicting Muddle. In some cases, the enemy will not cast the spell spontaneously at all and you must use the Control ability. Unless otherwise noted, Blue Magic spells are not reflected.

Spell	MP	Effect	Location
Vampire	2	Healing/Attack: restores half the HP lost by the caster by draining the same amount from the target (for example, if the caster has 120/300 HP, the amount of HP lost is 180. 90 HP would be drained from the target and 90 HP would be restored to the caster).
Transfusion	13	Healing: sacrifices the caster's life to restore full health to an ally.
White Wind	28	Healing: heal all allies.	Zu (must be controlled)
Moon Flute	3	Support: grants Berserk status on all allies.
Mighty Guard	72	Support: grants Float, Protect and Shell to all allies.
Magic Hammer	3	Disable: reduces the target's current MP to half.	Drippy (Drakenvale
Pond's Chorus	5	Disable: inflicts Toad status (same as the Black spell Toad).	Elf Toad (Walz Watertower)
Lilliputian Lyric	5	Disable: inflicts Mini status (same as the White spell Mini).
Flash	7	Disable: inflicts Dark status on all enemies.
Time Slip	9	Disable: inflicts Old and Sleep status on single enemy.
Lv.2 Old	11	Disable: inflicts Old status on target if its level is a multiple of 2.
Off-Guard	19	Disable: reduce target's Def. and MDef. to half.
Dark Spark	27	Disable: reduces the level of the target by half for the duration of the battle (in effect, this reduces the damage done by physical attacks and most attack spells, and reduces the effect of Healing spells).	Black Spark
Mind Blast	6	Disable/Attack: inflicts Paralyze and Sap and deals damage.
Death Claw	21	Disable/Attack: inflicts Paralyze and reduces HP of target to critical.	Iron Claw (Karnak Castle) Trent (Forest near X-Death's castle, World II), Blockhead (Forest near X-Death's castle, World II), WingKiller (Big Bridge), WaterScorp (Ocean, World III).
Flame Thrower	5	Attack (Fire): deals Fire damage
Aero	4	Attack (Wind): deals Wind damage	Mauldwin (Wind Temple, Sunken tower), Defeater (Fire Ship), Magissa (Boss).
Aera	10	Attack (Wind): deals Wind damage	Enchanted Fan (Ronkan Ruins)
Aeroga	24	Attack (Wind): deals Wind damage
Roulette	1	Attack (instant defeat): randomly select an ally or enemy and kill instantly.
Doom	10	Attack (instant defeat): after 30 seconds, it instantly kills the target.
Lv.5 Death	22	Attack (instant defeat): instantly kills target if its level is a multiple of 5.
Goblin punch	0	Attack (non-elemental): physical attack, has 8 times the power if the target and the caster have the same level.
Self-Destruct	1	Attack (non-elemental): Sacrifices the caster's life to do damage to an enemy equal to the caster's current HP.
????	3	Attack (non-elemental): deals damage to the target equal to the HP lost by the caster (if the caster has 120/300 HP, then 180 HP damage will be done to the target).
Missile	7	Attack (non-elemental): reduces the targets current HP to a quarter.
Lv.4 Graviga	9	Attack (non-elemental): reduces target HP to 1/4 of max if the target's level is a multiple of 4.
Lv.3 Flare	18	Attack (non-elemental): casts Flare on target if the target's level is a multiple of 3.
1000 Needles	25	Attack (non-elemental): deals a flat 1000 HP damage to the target.
Aqua Breath	38	Attack (non-elemental): Non-elemental attack on all enemies; deals increased damage to desert dwelling monsters.

Dance

There are four possible Dance spells which are invoked using the Dance ability or attacking with Dancing Dirk. Three are similar to other spells but do not require MP. You have no control over which spell is cast but you do select the target.

Three equipment parts modify the Dance command by replacing the very useful "Tempting Tango" with the less useful "Sword Dance". Anyway, such items have other advantages.

Dance	Effect	Notes
Tempting Tango	Inflicts "confuse" on the enemy.	Always useful.
Mystery Waltz	Reduces the enemy's MP and replenishes the Dancer's ones.	Useful when fighting against magic users.
Jitterbug Duet	Damages the enemy and restores the Dancer's health.	Useful when the Dancer is low on HP.
Sword Dance	Attacks the enemy four times, with no special effect.	Not very useful: the Dancer isn't a damage-dealing job anyway.

Song

There are eight songs which can be used by Bards. Four of these must be sung continuously and take effect gradually. This induces the Singing status, which continue until the singer is interrupted by a physical attack. If the singer is interrupted, the effect does not disappear but stops growing. The effect will continue to grow if the song is sung again.

Song	Duration	Effect	Location
Mighty March	Short	Heal: grants Regen status to all allies.	Crescent Village (in minstrel's house)
Sinewy Etude	Continuous	Support: character's Vigor increases gradually; thus, damage caused by physical attacks gradually increases.	Crescent (merged world)
Swift Song	Continuous	Support: character's Speed increases gradually; thus, character's action gradually become faster.	Castle Surgate, king's chamber
Mana Paean	Continuous	Support: character's Magic attribute increases gradually; thus, effects caused by magic spell gradually increase.	Library of the Ancients, top floor (merged world)
Hero's Rime	Continuous	Support: character's Level increases gradually; thus, effects of spells and attacks gradually increase. The effect is in addition to the the effects due to Power Song and MP Song. This effect does not apply when the character is the target of an attack or spell. In particular, character still show his/her unmodified level when scanned.	Crescent, in Minstrel's house, after playing every piano
Romeo's Ballad	Short	Disable: inflicts "stop" status.	Istory
Alluring Air	Short	Disable: inflicts "confusion" status.	Lix
Requiem	Short	Attack: damages undead enemies.	Quelb

Animal

These "spells" are invoked by the Animals ability (Lv 1 Ranger). There is no control over which animal is summoned, though most of them affect an entire party. While the randomness is a drawback, the 0 MP cost can make it worthwhile. Which animals are available depends on the caster's level, with new and more helpful spells being added to the mix as the character levels up. The effects of Black Shock and Lvl song are taken into account here, so you can get any animal if you let Lvl song persist before casting.

Animal	Min. Lv.	Effect
Mysidian Rabbit	1	No effect.
Squirrel	1	Attack: single enemy.
Bee Swarm	5	Attack: all enemies.
Nightingale	10	Heal: cures blind, poison and some HP to all allies.
Tree Squirrel	20	Disable: enemies are paralyzed for a short time.
Falcon	30	Attack: single enemy; it reduces current HP by 25%.
Skunk	40	Disable: inflicts Poison and Dark on all enemies.
Wild Boar	50	Attack: single enemy.
Unicorn	60	Heal: restores full HP and MP to all allies.

Earth

These are spells invoked by the Earth ability. As with animal magic, there is no control over which spell is cast or the target, but no MP is used and this sometimes makes up for this drawback. Also as with animal magic, which spells are available depends on the level of the caster. At any given location there are four possible spells, with the first spell always available and new and more powerful being added to the mix as the character levels up. The second spell starts to appear at level 10, the third at level 20, and the fourth and final spell at level 50. In this case, the possible spells depend on the terrain as well. So, for example, you will get different spells if you use Earth in a forest than if you use it in a desert. The terrain types for the world map are forest, plain, beach, swamp, desert and ship, but the actual terrain depends on the specific location. Each dungeon has one or more terrains as well, so there are dozens of different terrains in the game. Though there is some overlap in the spells between terrains, there are still dozens of different terrain spells in the game. The following is only a partial list.

• Will O' Wisp

Fire based attack on single enemy. Has a chance of inflicting Muddle status.

• Gust

Wind based attack on single enemy.

• Stalactite

Attack on single enemy.

Mixing

These are spells invoked by the Mix ability. The idea is that two items are mixed and produce a new effect which combines the effects of the both items, or creates a completely new effect. There are twelve items which can be mixed; nine of them are ordinary items can can be found in shops, but the rest can only be used for mixing and can only be found as treasure or obtained from enemies as drops or using Steal. The twelve mixable items are

• Phoenix Down
• Tonic
• Ether
• Elixir
• Antidote
• Potion
• Eye Drop
• Maiden'sKiss
• Holy Water
• Turtle Shell
• Dark Matter
• Dragon Fang

The order in which the items are mixed makes no difference, which means there are 78 possible recipes. There is some overlap though so there are actually around 55 different mixing spells.

Elements

There are eight elements in Final Fantasy V; they are Water, Wind, Earth, Holy, Poison, Bolt, Ice and Fire. Many spells and some weapons are based on an element, and this changes their potency on some enemies. In addition, if a Sword spell is cast on a weapon, the weapon acquires that element. For each enemy, there are five possible ways that the element of an attack can affect that enemy:

Weak

Defense against the attack is nullified and the damage done is doubled.

Normal

There is no change.

Resist

Damage reduced to half.

Nullify

No damage is done.

Absorb

Damage is changed to healing.