Quote Originally Posted by Endless Twilight
However, it is more difficult to Draw higher level magic. For instance, if your Mag is sufficient to Draw 9 Fires per go, you may find that you're only able to Draw 4-5 Firagas.
That might explain my findings, since higher level monsters = higher spell levels = harder to draw. Usually when I play FF8 I keep my levels at their base levels until I've gotten Bahamut + Cactuar later on.