Bunch Of Terms...

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

well hence this being my first final fantasy game

i dont know what any magic spells do

can anyone describe what the magic spell does, for both black and white magic

and what does cover for cecil mean

thanks in advance

[NINJA_Ryu]

hey, one way to be sure, is to try it out!

go on gamefaqs.com

anything else is moot really...

[Zeromus_X]

Cecil's Cover ability prompts you to select one of the characters in battle. The selected character will be covered by Cecil throughout the battle, even if they aren't at critical health. When in Cover mode, you can make Cecil stop covering a character if you select the 'Off' command which appears in place of the Cover command when in Cover mode.

And, which spells specifically are you confused about?

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

ummm

libra
sight
silence
berserk
teleport
protect
hastel
shell
reflect
dispel
blink
esuna
slow
levitan
meteo
mini
piggy
bio


and thats all for now

[DarkLadyNyara]

sight -opens the Map
silence- Causes mute, which prevents the casting of magic
teleport- takes you out of the dungeon
protect- raises defense
reflect- reflects magic on the enemy (This includes white magic)
blink- makes you difficult to hit with physical attacks
esuna- cures status problems
meteo- does a hell of alot of damage
mini- inflicts mini status
piggy- inflicts pig status
bio- does poison damage

That's the ones I remember, though feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

thank you all so far

also, what does endure mean for yang

[Zeromus_X]

Libra

Scans the target's HP, weaknesses, etc.

Sight

Displays a minimap! It isn't that useful though, unless you get lost somehow.

Silence

Prevents the target from casting spells with the Mute status.

Berserk

Sends the target into an uncontrollable rage. The target can only attack uncontrollably in the Berserk status.

Teleport

Teleports the party out of dungeons and other areas. A nice alternative to walking out of a dungeon. :P

Protect

Sets up a protective barrier on a target. Increases physical attack resistance.

Haste

Speeds up time for one target. With the Haste status, you recieve more turns faster than normal.

Shell

The magical version of Protect. With the Shell status, resistance to magical attacks is increased.

Reflect

Sets up a reflective magic barrier. All spells cast at targets with the Reflect status are bounced back at thier casters.

Dispel

This spell rids a target of positive status effects (like Protect, Shell, Haste, and so on).

Blink

Bolsters a target's evasion. Combine it with Shell and Protect for maximum defense.

Esuna

Cures negative status effects like Poison, Confusion, and Paralysis.

Slow

The opposite of Haste. Targets inflicted with the Slow status recieve fewer turns at a slower rate.

Levitan

Summons the King of Summoned Beasts, Leviathan. Tsunami deals massive water-based damage to all foes.

Meteo

The ultimate Black Magic spell. A very powerful Holy-elemental attack. However, it takes about five years to actually cast it. I recommend Flare or Bahamut for your offensive magic needs.

Mini

Shrinks the target. Targets with the Mini status have vastly reduced stats. Cure this as soon as possible. Shrunken targets can still cast magic, however.

Piggy

Turns the target into a pig. Unlike Mini, you can't cast spells while in Pig form. And you don't really want to become a pig, do you?

Bio

Powerful Black Magic spell. Deals poison damage, and gradually drains the target's HP over time.


Yang's Endure ability acts like the Protect spell, it increases his own defense.

There you are!

[Rase]

Reflect

Sets up a reflective magic barrier. All spells cast at targets with the Reflect status are bounced back at thier casters.

I think it'd be more accurate to say that the spells cast on a target with Reflect on will be bounced back at the target's enemies. For example, if Tellah cast Bio on Cecil and he had the Reflect status, the spell would hit your enemies, not Tellah.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

thank you so much

[Chemical]

teleport- takes you out of the dungeon

Actually "Exit" takes you out of the dungeon.

And since I don't want to bother editing out what's already been mentioned here's everything.
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Spell List

Black Magic

Offensive
Name Effect
Bolt1 Lightning elemental damage
Bolt2 Stronger Lightning elemental damage
Bolt3 Strongest Lightning elemental damage
Fire1 Fire elemental damage
Fire2 Stronger Fire elemental damage
Fire3 Strongest Fire elemental damage
Ice1 Ice elemental damage
Ice2 Stronger Ice elemental damage
Ice3 Strongest Ice elemental damage
Venom Gradually reduces HP
Bio Non elemental attack, gradually reduces HP
Stone Causes Petrify
Wind Powerful wind causes critical damage
Quake Earthquake caises earth elemental damage
Death K.O.'s target instantly
Flare Causes damaging explosion
Meteo Causes a meteor shower that damages enemies

Support
Psych Absorbs target's MP R/T/Pa/F Single
Piggy Transforms target to pig, or restores status
Toad Transforms target to toad, or restores status
Sleep Puts target to sleep. Attack to wake
Stop Prevents action
Drain Absorbs target's HP

Other
Warp Warps party up one level in dungeons

Ninja Magic

Offensive
Flame Engulfs enemy in fire Multiple
Flood Causes tsunami that damages enemies Multiple
Blitz Calls down lightning to damage enemies Multiple

Support
Pin Pins target, temporarily prevents it from acting
Image Creates target's double, raises evasion rate

Other
Smoke Causes smoke to help allies to escape Multiple

Summon Magic

Recovery
Asura Randomly casts Armor, Cure3, or Life1 on all allies

Offensive
Imp Attacks enemy with ImpPunch
Chocob Attacks enemy with Chocobo Kick
Bomb Damages enemy with an explosion
Mage Attacks enemy with Blast
Mist Attacks all enemies with Mist
Cocat Petrifies enemy with Gorgan attack
Ifrit Damages all enemies with fire
Shiva Damages all enemies with ice
Ramuh Damages all enemies with lightning
Titan Damages all enemies with an earthquake
Odin K.O.'s all enemies, sometimes fails
Levia Damages all enemies with Tsunami
Baham Damages all enemies with MegaFlare

Support
Sylph Absorbs enemy HP, transfer to all allies

Twin Magic

Offensive
Pyro A weaker version of Flare
Comet A weaker version of Meteo

White Magic

Recovery
Cure1 Restores some HP, damages undead
Cure2 Restores more HP than Cure1, damages undead
Cure3 Restores more HP than Cure2, damages undead
Cure4 Restores more HP than Cure3, damages undead
Esuna Cures all status abnormalities except K.O.
Life1 Cures K.O.
Life2 Cures K.O. and fully restores HP
Blink Creates target's double raising evasion rate
Float Levitate avoid earth damage
Armor Reduces physical damage received
Shell Reduces magic damage received
Wall Reflects magic back at caster

Offensive
Holy Causes tremendous damage
Hold Stops target
Mini Shrinks target, reduces ATK and DEF
Mute Causes Silence, prevents spell casting
Charm Causes Confuse, makes target erratic
Dspel Dispels magic defense status
Slow Increases delay between actions
Bersk Raises ATK power, but character only attacks Ro
Haste Decreases time between actions

Other
Scan Determines target's HP, MP, and weakness
Sight Zooms out to view surroundings
Exit Warps party out of dungeon or out of battle

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

teleport- takes you out of the dungeon

Actually "Exit" takes you out of the dungeon.

Exit is Telepo. Telepo is Exit.

[NINJA_Ryu]

words

thread closing post right here.

[PuPu]

Exit/Teleport can also let you escape battles.

Reflect can't reflect meteo or reflected spells. For example, An enemy has Reflect status and the whole party has Reflect status. Enemy casts Flare on itself. Reflect Status bounces the magic at your party and goes through their Reflect status, damaging them.

Also in this game, bad statuses can be cured by casting the spell on the affected character. For example, if a character has Toad status, casting Toad on that character will cure the status. While under "Pig" or "Toad" status, the spell "Pig" and "Toad" are the only spells you can cast.

[Chemical]

teleport- takes you out of the dungeon

Actually "Exit" takes you out of the dungeon.

Exit is Telepo. Telepo is Exit.

Is Exit called Teleport in the GBA/DS non SNES version?

[Zeromus_X]

Reflect

Sets up a reflective magic barrier. All spells cast at targets with the Reflect status are bounced back at thier casters.

I think it'd be more accurate to say that the spells cast on a target with Reflect on will be bounced back at the target's enemies. For example, if Tellah cast Bio on Cecil and he had the Reflect status, the spell would hit your enemies, not Tellah.

You're right, Rase. I was only thinking of if the enemy casts it. Thanks for correcting me.