Magic used to aid your allies. Very helpful.
| Magic | Description |
| Cure | Recovers HP. Attacks undead. |
| Scan | See enemy's status info. |
| Antidote | Removes Poison |
| Mute | Prevents one from spellcasting. |
| Safe | Raises Defense |
| Mini | Restores/Casts Mini status |
| Cure 2 | Recovers... MORE HP |
| Life | Pretty much a Phoenix Down |
| Confuse | Attacks without thought (both teammates and enemies) |
| Image | Raises evade. |
| Shell | Raises magic defense. |
| Esuna | Recovers most status. |
| Cure 3 | Recovers massive HP. |
| Wall | Reflects magic. |
| Berserk | Raises attack a little and puts Berserked party into a rage so that he/she/it can ONLY attack |
| Life 2 | Phoenix Down + XPotion - a little MP = Life 2. |
| Holy | Holy attacks. Zombies beware... |
| Dispel | Removes the beneficial effects of a spell (i.e. shell, safe, etc. Only use this against enemies unless you're hit with an undesired Reflect) |
Magic used to crush your enemies.
| Magic | Description |
| Fire | Small Flame attack |
| Ice | Small Freeze attack |
| Bolt | Small Lightning attack |
| Poison | Gradually takes away HP |
| Sleep | Fall asleep. Cured by giving the sleepyhead a nice big wallop on the noggin. |
| Toad | Casts/Cures Frog status. (Frogs have LOW attack and can't use magic) |
| Fire 2 | Medium Flame attack |
| Ice 2 | Medium Freeze attack |
| Bolt 2 | Medium Lightning attack |
| Drain | Steal HP from enemy (if used on undead, it will lower YOUR HP, and raise theirs!) |
| Break | Turns target's body to stone and kills them in one attack. |
| Bio | Attacks and poisons |
| Fire 3 | Strong Flame attack |
| Ice 3 | Strong Freeze attack |
| Bolt 3 | Strong Lightning attack |
| Flare | Ultimate Black Magic - it's cool |
| Death | Kills enemy in one hit. |
| Aspir | Absorbs MP from target. |
A Blue Mage can learn the ways of his enemies, and use these new Skillz against his foes. This is by far the funnest magic to obtain.
| Magic | Description | Location |
| ???? | Damage equals total HP minus current HP | Wild Nack, Gogo |
| Blowfish | 1000 HP of damage to enemy | Lamia * |
| Aero | Air attack on enemy | (Flying enemies in Wind Shrine) |
| Aero 2 | Stronger air attack on enemy | Djinn (flying muscle men in Karnak Castle), (Skull-rings in Flying Lonka Ruins), Enkidou |
| Aero 3 | Strongest air attack on enemy | [Tree Boss], Magic Dragon, Elm Gigas |
| Aqua Breath | Water bubbles converge upon foes | Chimera, Bahamut |
| Black Shock | Reduces target's level by half | Rock Brain, Shadow, Nile |
| Blood Suck | Drain HP from enemy | Steel Bat, Abductor, Bold Mani, Shadow, Enkido, Python, Mercury Bat |
| Death Claw | Reduce victim's HP to single digits | Iron Claw, Torrent, Rock Brain, Gilgamesh, Death Claw |
| Roulette | Spinning pointer automatically kills whoever it lands on | Bella Donna, Doom Dealer |
| Death Sentence | 30 second countdown to Doom | Exdeath (Castle), Form Unknown 4 |
| Fiery Emission | Blast of fire burns enemy | Fire Cannon, Machine Head, Triton |
| Flash | Blinds all enemies | Crew Dust, Gilgamesh, Neon, Bella Donna |
| Frog Song | Changes enemies to frogs | Elf Toad, ArcheoToad, Conago, Chamcubia |
| Fusion | A.K.A. Pep Up. Restores full stats of one party member at expense of the caster's life | Mithril Dragons, Torrent, Dilure |
| Guard Off | Lower's target's defenses | Shadow, Magic Dragon, Nile Ziggurat |
| Goblin Punch | Punch enemy. Enemies at your level do extra damage | Goblin, BlackGoblin,Sahagin, Armon |
| Level 2 Old | Cast Old on enemies w/ levels multiple of 2 | Ixecrator |
| Level 3 Flare | Cast Flare on enemiesw/ levels multiple of 3 | Exdeath, Lunenta,Ixecrator |
| Level 4 Gravi | Cast Demi on enemiesw/ levels multiple of 4 | Tricker, Ixecrator |
| Level 5 Doom | Cast Doom on enemies w/ levels multiple of 5 | Page 64, Ixecrator, Level Check |
| Magic Hammer | Halves target's MP | Byblos, Drippy |
| Mighty Guard | Cast Safe, Shell, and Float on party | Sting Ray |
| Mind Blast | ??? Unsure. Causes damage | Stalker |
| Missile | Cuts target HP by 50% | Bolt Cannon, Gilgamesh, Machine Head |
| Moon's Promotion | Beserk all allies | Page 32, Garkimasra, Gloom Widow, Mukare |
| Small Melody | Casts Size on enemies and puts them to sleep | Gilgamesh, Mini Mage |
| Exploder | Does massive damage on one enemy at expense of caster's life | Bomb, Grenade |
| Time Slip | Puts foe to sleep, aging them rapidly | Traveler, Gilgamesh |
| White Wind | Heal party equal to current HP | (Skull-rings in Flying Lonka Ruins), Enkidou |
Magic used to bend time and space to the Mage's will. Various effects.
| Magic | Description |
| Speed | Slows down the battle speed |
| Slow | Enemies are sloooooowed. They take a loooooong time to attack. |
| Regen | Gradually recover HP. |
| Mute | For some reason, Time Mages can also use Mute... |
| Haste | Speeds up one friend |
| Float | Float in the air! Ground (Earth) attacks will have no effect. |
| Demi | Cuts HP in half. |
| Stop | Enemy will stop moving. |
| Exit | Escape from dungeons and battles. |
| Comet | Fire from the sky, dude! |
| Slow 2 | Slow to everyone (they become even SLOOOOOWER!) |
| Return | If you mess up, you can start the battle allll over again! Nifty, no? |
| Quarter | Stronger version of Demi. Reduces to 1/4. |
| Haste 2 | More powerful Haste. To the whole party! |
| Old | Age and lose your abilities. |
| Meteo | Ultimate Time Magic! Rain of Meteorites fall from the sky like evil rain! Hurts all enemies randomly! |
| Quick | Get two turns in a row. |
| X-Zone | Blasts all miserable enemies into the next dimension! |
Sometimes you can't do it all by yourself. You need the help of a friend! Face it, we ALL need help sometimes! Summoners just get.... giant evil beasts to help them out. DON'T mess with these guys! Rather, it's easier to become one! Mwa hahahahaha!!!
| Magic | Description |
 Chocobo |
The old mainstay of FF comes out and kicks your enemy! Or less often, smashes them flat! |
 Sylph |
Wind elemental attack. Heals the party a tiny bit. |
 Remora |
Sucks HP, casts Stop. |
 Shiva |
Ice elemental attack (plus, Shiva's a cute little Ice Nymph! ~_^ ) |
 Ramuh |
Thunder elemental attack. (Ramuh's an old man. Nice guy, though.) |
 Ifrit |
Huge ol' Flame Attack! (Ifrit looks kinda demonish...) |
 Titan |
Earthquake attack! |
 Golem |
His mighty hand will absorb the next couple of physical attacks! |
 Shoat |
Turns an enemy to stone with his Demon Eye (if it even works) |
 Carbunkle |
Casts Wall on everyone! |
 Hydra |
Thunderstorm kinda attack |
 Odin |
Kills all enemies by slicing them in half. Either that or runs one through with his mighty spear. (does a little damage) |
 Phoenix |
Life2 to one ally and a fire attack on all enemies. |
 Leviathan |
Very powerful Water elemental attack. |
 Bahamut |
I need not comment on the awesome power of the Mega Flare. No element. |
| In a Field Environment | |
| Name | Effect |
| Gust | Wind attack against one monster |
| Earthquake | An earthquake gives all monsters a bad day |
| Wind Slash | This wind attack is against all monsters |
| Twister | Blow off an oppenent to lower their HP to one |
| Mountainous Environment | |
| Name | Effect |
| Gust | Wind attack against one monster |
| Earthquake | An earthquake gives all monsters a bad day |
| Twister | Blow off an oppenent to lower their HP to one |
| Stalagmite | For some reason a rock falls on your monsters heads |
| Forest Environment | |
| Name | Effect |
| Branch Arrow | An arrow made from a tree branch (just like every other arrow) hits an enemy |
| Rage | A violent windstorm attacks and blinds the monsters |
| Branch Spear | This time it's a spear instead of an arrow |
| Vine Hell | Somehow a vine gives your enemies hell and slows them down |
| Desert Environment | |
| Name | Effect |
| Dust | A duststorm causes earth and wind damage, also blinding your enemies |
| Desert Storm | The American Army sends in an invasion force. No, really... |
| Quicksand | A monster sinks to his doom |
| Heat Sand | An earthly fire damages all the monsters |
| Water Environment | |
| Name | Effect |
| Whirlpool | Randomly destroys an enemy |
| Tsunami | A giant wave hurts all monsters. |
| Big Wave | A bigger wave hurts all the monsters worse than before |
| Phantom | A single monster is physically hurt. Magically. |
| Waterfall | A bunch of water falls on an enemy. What were you expecting? |
| Marshlands Environment | |
| Name | Effect |
| Will O' Wisp | Glowing lights hurt and confuse the bad guys |
| Peat Bog | Peat bogs all the enemies |
| Poison Mist | Deadly vapors drop an enemies HP to one |
| Cave Environment | |
| Name | Effect |
| Wind Slash | This wind attack is against all monsters |
| Will O' Wisp | Glowing lights hurt and confuse the bad guys |
| Stalagmite | For some reason a rock falls on your monsters heads |
| Stalactite | A big rock falls on a monster |
| Building Environment | |
| Name | Effect |
| Wind Slash | This wind attack is against all monsters |
| Gust | Wind attack against one monster |
| Twister | Blow off an oppenent to lower their HP to one |
| Will O' Wisp | Glowing lights hurt and confuse the bad guys |
| Sonic Boom | Wind attacks a monster with a boom that isn't so sonic |
| Name | Effect |
| Fire | Imbues the equipped sword with fire-elemental damage. |
| Ice | Imbues the equipped sword with ice-elemental damage. |
| Bolt | Imbues the equipped sword with bolt-elemental damage. |
| Mute | Imbues the equipped sword with the Silence effect. |
| Venom/Poison | Imbues the equipped sword with the Poison effect. |
| Sleep | Imbues the equipped sword with the Sleep effect. |
| Fire 2 | Imbues the equipped sword with higher level fire-elemental damage |
| Ice 2 | Imbues the equipped sword with higher level ice-elemental damage |
| Bolt 2 | Imbues the equipped sword with higher level bolt-elemental damage |
| Drain | Imbues the equipped sword with the Drain HP effect. |
| Break | Imbues the equipped sword with the Petrify effect. |
| Bio | Imbues the equipped sword with a higher level Poison effect. |
| Fire 3 | Imbues the equipped sword with the highest level fire-elemental attack. May cause instant death to enemies weak to fire damage. |
| Ice 3 | Imbues the equipped sword with the highest level ice-elemental attack. May cause instant death to enemies weak to ice damage. |
| Bolt 3 | Imbues the equipped sword with the highest level bolt-elemental attack. May cause instant death to enemies weak to bolt damage. |
| Holy | Imbues the equipped sword with holy-elemental attack. May cause instant death to enemies weak to holy damage. |
| Flare | Greatly increases the power of the sword and negates any elemental attributes. |
| Psych/Asper | Imbues the equipped sword with the Drain MP effect. |
| Songs | |
| Name | Effect |
| Power Song | Increases party's attack power |
| Speed Song | Casts Haste on a party member |
| Strength Song | Restores party's HP |
| MP song | Raises magic power |
| Lvl Song | Raises party's level |
| Requiem | Puts all undead monsters to sleep |
| Love Song | Enemies are stunned |
| Tempt Song | Confuses all monsters |
| Dance | |
| Name | Effect |
| Wonder Waltz | Drains MP from a monster |
| Tempt Tango | Confuses a monster |
| Jitterbug | Drains HP from a monster |
| Sword Dance | Your next attack does four times the damage |
| Critter | |
| Name | Effect |
| Squirrel | Single monster is attacked |
| Mindia Rabbit | LAGOMORPH! |
| Bee Swarm | Attacks all monsters |
| Nightingale | Heals all party members |
| Tree Squirrel | I'm not really sure about this one |
| Falcon | Lowers monsters HP by 1/3 |
| Skunk | Monsters are blinded and poisoned |
| Wild Boar | Single monster is attacked |
| Unicorn | All HP and MP is restored |
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