Magic Abilities and You

[chasingfireflies]

Dear Heroes of Light,

Cid asked The Adventurer and me to put together a list of magic spells to make it easier to choose your jobs based on these abilities. I should state first of all that we didn't always have an exact way to measure which spells were stronger than others (such as Fire Breath or Flamethrower), so some of it is just an estimate. We sorted the list into three categories: spells against a single target, spells against multiple targets, and energy-based physical attacks. Each list is sorted by the element involved: Fire and Ice are opposing elements, as are Thunder and Water, Earth and Wind, and Light and Dark.

Some of you already know this, so bear with us. The list is mostly for those (like me) who don't really deal with a lot of magic back home.


ONE TARGET

Fire
Firaga - Black Mage, Wizard
Arcfire - Tactician
Fira - Black Mage, Red Mage, Beastmaster
Choco Flame - Chocobo Knight
Fire Breath - Blue Mage (Red Elemental)
Flamethrower - Elite Trooper
Fire - Black Mage, Red Mage
Elemental Beam - Magitek Knight
Water
Waterga - Black Mage, Wizard
Watera - Black Mage, Red Mage, Beastmaster
H20 - Blue Mage (Blue Elemental)
Water - Black Mage, Red Mage
Elemental Beam - Magitek Knight
Ice
Blizzaga - Black Mage, Wizard
Blizzara - Black Mage, Red Mage, Beastmaster
Blizzard - Black Mage, Red Mage
Elemental Beam - Magitek Knight
Thunder
Thoron - Tactician
Thundaga - Black Mage, Wizard
Thundara - Black Mage, Red Mage, Beastmaster
Thunder - Black Mage, Red Mage
Elemental Beam - Magitek Knight
Wind
Aero - Black Mage
Elemental Tomes - Scholar
Earth
Earth Shake - Gambler
Elemental Tomes - Scholar
Hammer of Gaea - Blacksmith
Dark
Shadow Flare - Black Mage
Nosferatu - Tactician
Dark Cloud - Red Mage
Elemental Tomes - Scholar
Light
Holy - White Mage
Holy Light - Red Mage
Blinding Light - Blue Mage (White Elemental)
Elemental Tomes - Scholar
Poison
Bio - Red Mage
Venomous Shot - Archer
Polka - Dancer
Non-Elemental
Maelstrom - Time Mage
Combustion - Time Mage
Flare - Scholar
Magitek Laser - Magitek Knight
Magic Burst - Assassin
Demi - Time Mage
Drain - Dark Knight
Particle Thrower - Ghostbuster

MULTIPLE TARGETS

Fire
Firagaja - Black Mage
Firaja - Black Mage
Firewall - Magitek Knight
Dragon Breath - Dragoon
Hell Fire - Summoner (Ifrit)
Ninjutsu - Ninja
Fireja - Black Mage
Water
Davy Jones' Locker - Pirate
Watergaja - Black Mage
Tidal Wave - Summoner (Leviathan)
Wateraja - Black Mage
Aqua Breath - Blue Mage (Chimera)
Ninjutsu - Ninja
Waterja - Black Mage
Ice
Diamond Dust - Summoner (Shiva)
Blizzagaja - Black Mage
Blizzaraja - Black Mage
Ninjutsu - Ninja
Blizzardja - Black Mage
Thunder
Thundagaja - Black Mage
Judgement Bolt - Summoner (Ramuh)
Lightning Storm - Overlord
Thor's Hammer - Blacksmith
Thundaraja - Black Mage
Electrostatic - Magitek Knight
Ninjutsu - Ninja
Trine - Blue Mage (Yellow Elemental)
Thunderja - Black Mage
Wind
Aeroja - Black Mage
Earth
Quake - Blue Mage (Long Gui)
Earthquake - Black Mage, Gambler
Dark
Shadow Flareja - Black Mage
Shadow Mist - Blue Mage (Black Elemental)
Soul Eater - Dark Knight
Poison
Mega Bio - Sage
Bio Blast - Magitek Knight
Non-Elemental
Meteor - Beastmaster, Sage
Ultima - Black Mage
Choco Meteor - Chocobo Knight
Sacrifice - Dark Knight
Black Meteo - Blue Mage (Dragon)
Judgment - Magitek Knight
Fracta Ultimate - Blue Mage (Behemoth)
Self-Destruct - Blue Mage (Bomb)
Disaster - Beastmaster
Mog Bomb - Beastmaster

PHYSICAL ENERGY/ELEMENTAL ATTACKS

Fire
Flame Tongue - Warrior
Magic Bullet - Magitek Knight
Water
Liquid Steel - Warrior
Magic Bullet - Magitek Knight
Ice
Ice Brand - Warrior
Magic Bullet - Magitek Knight
Thunder
Thunder Blade - Warrior
Thunder Slash - Paladin
Magic Bullet - Magitek Knight
Light
Shock - Paladin
Climhazzard - Paladin (Multiple Targets)
Stock Break - Paladin (Multiple Targets)
Non-Elemental
Excalibur - Warrior
Stasis Sword - Magitek Knight (Multiple Targets)
Life Thief - Thief
Life Drain - Beastmaster


If you have any corrections, please let us know. I'll make sure to edit the records accordingly. Thanks for your help!

Signed,
Keiko Yukimura

Comments

[hopedout]

... Yeah, I've been here for six months already, and honestly, the only reason why I haven't chosen a second job yet was because of my indecisiveness. I'm also a little worried as to what could possibly happen if any fighting instincts kicked in on my part; primarily due to the fact that I have gaps in my memories.

日向 創
— Hinata Hajime

[chasingfireflies]

You were with my group too? I guess we just didn't have time to talk and introduce ourselves before.

Gaps, huh? Have you visited the lab? You might have a file you can look through, they keep pretty thorough records of us and our past. Maybe you can find out about your missing memories that way.

--Keiko Yukimura

[hopedout]

Yeah, that's right. Well, there was a huge group of us; so it's fine if I was missed.

I've visited the lab, and unfortunately not all of the information was there.

日向 創
— Hinata Hajime