 XI. Magic |
The magic system in Final Fantasy VIII is a little bit different. There are two ways to get it. The first is to Draw it from enemies or Draw Points. The second is to refine items or weaker magic.
Under "Range", a "1" indicates the magic affects only one ally or enemy, and an "A" means the magic affects all allies or enemies.
| Name | Range | Description | Draw From |
| Aero | 1 | Inflicts elemental wind damage | Abyss Worm, Death Claw, Fujin, Paratrooper, Ruby Dragon, Thrustaevis |
| Aura | 1 | Limit Breaks can be used regardless of HP | - |
| Berserk | 1 | Causes Berserk | Blobra, Grat, Minotaur, Sacred, Snow Lion, Wendigo |
| Bio | 1 | Inflicts elemental poison damage and causes Poison | Anacondaur, Blue Dragon, Chimera, Lefty, Tri-Face |
| Blind | 1 | Causes Blind | Blobra, Guard, Ochu, Oilboyle, Tri-Face |
| Blizzard | 1 | Inflicts minor elemental ice damage | Adamantoise, Buel, Command Soldier, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Fastitocalon, Galbadian Soldier, Glacial Eye, Grendel, Jelleye, Slapper, Snow Lion, Thrustaevis |
| Blizzara | 1 | Inflicts elemental ice damage | Adamantoise, Buel, Command Soldier, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Fastitocalon, Galbadian Soldier, Glacial Eye, Grendel, Jelleye, Slapper, Snow Lion, Thrustaevis |
| Blizzaga | 1 | Inflicts major elemental ice damage | Adamantoise, Buel, Command Soldier, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Fastitocalon, Galbadian Soldier, Glacial Eye, Grendel, Jelleye, Slapper, Snow Lion, Thrustaevis |
| Break | 1 | Inflicts non-elemental damage and causes Petrify | Cockatrice, Imp |
| Confuse | 1 | Causes Confuse | Belhelmel, Command Leader, Command Soldier, Gesper, Ochu |
| Cure | 1 | Restores a small amount of HP | Anacondaur, Caterchipillar, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, Geezard, GIM47N, Glacial Eye, Guard, Mesmerize, PuPu, Turtapod |
| Cura | 1 | Restores some HP | Anacondaur, Caterchipillar, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, Geezard, Guard, Mesmerize, PuPu, Turtapod |
| Curaga | 1 | Restores a lot of HP | Anacondaur, Caterchipillar, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, GIM47N, Glacial Eye, Guard, Mesmerize, PuPu, Turtapod |
| Death | 1 | Randomly causes Death | Blue Dragon, Creeps, Tonberry, Torama |
| Demi | 1 | Reduces HP by 1/4 | Lefty, Malboro, Torama |
| Dispel | 1 | Removes all support statuses | Death Claw, Elastoid, GIM52A, Hexadragon, Turtapod |
| Double | 1 | Target will cast two of a spell in one turn | Elnoyle, Grendel |
| Triple | 1 | Target will cast two of a spell in one turn | - |
| Drain | 1 | Removes HP from target and gives to caster | Blue Dragon, Red Bat |
| Esuna | 1 | Removes all abnormal statuses | Chimera, GIM47N, GIM52A, Grand Mantis, Paratrooper, Turtapod |
| Fire | 1 | Inflicts minor elemental fire damage | Anacondaur, Bite Bug, Bomb, Buel, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, Grendel, Hexadragon, Jelleye, T-Rexaur |
| Fira | 1 | Inflicts elemental fire damage | Anacondaur, Bite Bug, Bomb, Buel, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, Grendel, Hexadragon, Jelleye, T-Rexaur |
| Firaga | 1 | Inflicts major elemental fire damage | Anacondaur, Bite Bug, Bomb, Buel, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, Grendel, Hexadragon, Jelleye, T-Rexaur |
| Flare | 1 | Inflicts major non-elemental damage | - |
| Float | 1 | Lifts target off ground preventing elemental earth damage | Blood Soul, Gesper, Thrustaevis |
| Full-Life | 1 | Revives a character and fully restores HP | - |
| Haste | 1 | Speeds up target | Cactuar, GIM52A, Iron Giant, Vysage |
| Holy | 1 | Inflicts magic damage | - |
| Life | 1 | Revives a character and restores some HP | Creeps, GIM47N, Grand Mantis, Mesmerize, SAM08G, Torama |
| Meltdown | 1 | Inflicts non-elemental damage and causes Vit0 | Bomb, Elastoid, Gayla |
| Meteor | A | Randomly inflicts non-elemental damage | - |
| Pain | 1 | Causes Poison, Silence, and Blind | Elnoyle |
| Protect | 1 | Reduces physical attack damage by 1/2 | Adamantoise, Armadodo, Hexadragon, SAM08G, Wendigo |
| Quake | A | Inflicts elemental earth damage | Abyss Worm, Armadodo, Iron Giant |
| Reflect | 1 | Reflects magic back at caster's party | Adamantoise, Blobra, Command Leader, Iron Giant, SAM08G |
| Regen | 1 | Gradually restores HP | Behemoth |
| Scan | 1 | Reveal's target's stats | Bite Bug, Fastitocalon, Funguar, Glacial Eye, Red Bat, Thrustaevis, |
| Shell | 1 | Reduces magic attack damage by 1/2 | Adamantoise, Armadodo, Blobra, Geseper, Iron Giant, Righty, SAM08G |
| Silence | 1 | Causes Silence | Command Soldier, Funguar, Grat, Imp, Ochu, Tri-Face |
| Sleep | 1 | Causes Sleep | Belhelmel, Fastitocalon, Funguar, Grat, Guard |
| Slow | 1 | Slows down target | Caterchipillar, Command Leader, GIM52A |
| Stop | 1 | Target stops moving | Caterchipillar, Elastiod, Forbidden |
| Thunder | 1 | Inflicts minor elemental thunder damage | Belhelmel, Blitz, Buel, Caterchipillar, Chimera, Cockatrice, Command Leader, Creeps, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, Gayla, Geezard, Jelleye, PuPu, Red Bat, T-Rexaur |
| Thundara | 1 | Inflicts elemental thunder damage | Belhelmel, Blitz, Buel, Caterchipillar, Chimera, Cockatrice, Command Leader, Creeps, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, Gayla, Geezard, Jelleye, PuPu, Red Bat, T-Rexaur |
| Thundaga | 1 | Inflicts major elemental thunder damage | Belhelmel, Blitz, Buel, Caterchipillar, Chimera, Cockatrice, Command Leader, Creeps, Elite Soldier, Esthar Soldier, Galbadian Soldier, Gayla, Geezard, Jelleye, PuPu, Red Bat, T-Rexaur |
| Tornado | A | Inflicts elemental wind damage | Abyss Worm, Behemoth, Thrustaevis |
| Ultima | A | Inflicts a large amount of non-elemental damage | - |
| Water | 1 | Inflicts elemental water damage | Chimera, Fastitocalon, Grand Mantis, Paratrooper |
| Zombie | 1 | Causes Zombie status | Blood Soul, Forbidden |
| Ability | Description | GF(s) |
| Abilityx3 | Allows character to junction 3 Abilities | Diablos, Carbuncle, Cerberus, Alexander |
| Abilityx4 | Allows character to junction 4 Abilities | Bahamut, |
| Absorb | Takes HP from the enemy and adds it to the character | Pandemona, Doomtrain |
| Alert | Prevents "back attacks" | Cerberus |
| Ammo-RF | Allows you to refine Ammunition from items | Ifrit |
| Auto-Haste | Automatically gives character Haste | Cerberus |
| Auto-Potion | Automatically heals character by 200HP each turn | Leviathan, Cactuar, Tonberry |
| Auto-Protect | Automatically sets up Protect at the start of battle | Bahamut |
| Auto-Reflect | Automatically sets up Reflect at the start of battle | Carbuncle |
| Auto-Shell | Automatically sets up Shell at the start of battle | Doomtrain |
| Boost | Allows GF's attack damage to be manually increased | Shiva, Quezacotl, Ifrit, Siren, Brothers, Leviathan, Pandemona, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Tonberry, Eden |
| Call Shop | Allows you to call an Item Shop from the menu | Tonberry |
| Card | Allows character to change an enemy into a Card | Quezacotl |
| Card Mod | Allows you to make items from Cards | Quezacotl |
| Counter | Character automatically counter-attacks when attacked | Carbuncle |
| Cover | Character takes half of all attack damage aimed at party members | Brothers |
| Darkside | Temorarily transfers 1/20th of character's HP to Strength | Diablos, Doomtrain, Eden |
| Defend | Character intercepts physical attacks aimed at party members | Brothers, Cactuar |
| Devour | Causes death to an enemy on rare occasions | Eden |
| Doom | Allows character to cast Death on an enemy | Shiva |
| Draw | Allows character to Draw magic | [all GFs] |
| Elem-Atk-J | Junction Magic to Elemental Attack | Shiva, Quezacotl, Ifrit, Brothers, Leviathan, Pandemona, Alexander, Doomtrain |
| Elem-Def-J | Junction magic to Elemental Defense | Shiva, Quezacotl, Ifrit, Brothers, Pandemona |
| Elem-Defx2 | Junction magic to two Elemental Defenses | Shiva, Quezacotl, Ifrit, Leviathan, Pandemona, Alexander |
| Elem-Defx4 | Junction magic to four Elemental Defenses | Alexander, Doomtrain |
| Enc-Half | Reduce random battle appearaces by 50% | Diablos |
| Enc-None | Encounter no random battles | Diablos |
| Eva-J | Junction magic to evasion | Cactuar, Eden |
| Eva+30% | Increases character's evasion by 30% | Cactuar, Tonberry |
| Expendx2-1 | Consumes 1 magic when used with Double | Cerberus, Bahamut, Cactuar |
| Expendx3-1 | Consumes 1 magic when used with Triple | Eden |
| F Mag-RF | Allows you to refine Fire-based magic from items | Ifrit |
| Familiar | Allows you to buy rare items in Shops | Tonberry |
| Forbid Mag-RF | Allows you to refine forbidden magic from items | Bahamut |
| Forbid Med-RF | Allows you to refine forbidden magic from items | Doomtrain |
| GF | Allows character to Summon GFs | [all GFs] |
| GFHP+10% | Increases GF's HP by 10% | Shiva, Quezacotl, Siren, Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Pandemona, Cerberus, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Cactuar, Tonberry, Eden |
| GFHP+20% | Increases GF's HP by 20% | Shiva, Quezacotl, Siren, Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Pandemona, Cerberus, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Cactuar, Tonberry, Eden |
| GFHP+30% | Increases GF's HP by 30% | Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Pandemona, Cerberus, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Cactuar, Tonberry, Eden |
| GFHP+40% | Increaes GF's HP by 40% | Doomtrain, Bahamut, Eden |
| GFAbl Med-RF | Allows you to refine GF ability items from other items | Eden |
| GFRecov Med-RF | Allows you to refine GF recovery items from other items | Leviathan |
| Haggle | Gives you a 25% discout at all Item Shops | Tonberry |
| High Mag-RF | Allows you to refine high-level magic from mid-level magic | Alexander |
| Hit-J | Junciton magic to Hit Accuracy | Diablos, Cerberus, Eden |
| HP Bonus | Increases character's HP Stat by 1 each level-up | Brothers, Cactuar |
| HP-J | Junction magic to HP | Quezacotl, Ifrit, Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle |
| HP+20% | Increases character's HP by 20% | Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle |
| HP+40% | Increases character's HP by 40% | Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle |
| HP+80% | Increases character's HP by 80% | Brothers, Diablos |
| I Mag-RF | Allows you to refine Ice-based magic from items | Shiva |
| Initiative | Gives party the "first strike" ability | Pandemona, Cactuar, Tonberry |
| Item | Allows character to use Item command | [all GFs] |
| Junk Shop | Allows you to call a Junk Shop from the Menu | Doomtrain |
| Kamikaze | Causes huge damage against enemies while killing the character | Cactuar |
| L Mag-RF | Allows you to refine Life-based magic from items | Siren |
| Luck-J | Junction magic to Luck | Cactuar |
| Luck+50% | Increases party's luck by 50% | Cactuar, Tonberry, Eden |
| LV Down | Decreases all of an enemy's stats | Tonberry |
| LV Up | Increases all of an enemy's stats | Tonberry |
| Mad Rush | Casts Berserk, Haste, Protect, and Shell on all characters | Ifrit, Eden |
| Mag Bonus | Increases character's Magic Stat by 1 on each level-up | Siren, Cactuar |
| Mag-J | Junciton magic to Magic | Quezacotl, Siren, Diablos, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Cerberus |
| Mag+20% | Increases character's magic strength by 20% | Quezacotl, Siren, Diablos |
| Mag+40% | Increases character's magic strength by 40% | Quezacotl, Siren, Diablos |
| Mag+60% | Increases charater's magic strength by 60% | Bahamut |
| Magic | Allows character to use Magic command | [all GFs] |
| Med Data | Doubles the amount of HP recieved from recovery items | Alexander |
| Med LV-UP | Allows you to refine status-recovery magic from items | Alexander |
| Mid Mag-RF | Allows you to refine low-level magic to mid-level magic | Quezacotl |
| Move-Find | Allows you to find hidden Save and Draw Points | Siren |
| Move-HP Up | Recover character's HP just by walking around the World Map | Bahamut, Cactuar, Tonberry |
| Mug | Replaces Attack command with the ability to Steal while attacking | Diablos, Bahamut |
| Rare Items | Allows the party to recieve rare items when defeating an enemy | Bahamut |
| Recov Med-RF | Allows you to refine Recovery magic from items | Carbuncle |
| Recover | Fully heal and remove all status ailments on one character | Leviathan |
| Revive | Removes KO status from a character | Alexander |
| Sell-High | Allows you to sell items higher then their normal resale value | Tonberry |
| SPD-J | Junciton magic to Speed | Pandemona, Cerberus, Eden |
| Spd+20% | Increases character's Speed by 20% | Pandemona, Cerberus |
| Spd+40% | Increases character's Speed by 40% | Pandemona, Cerberus |
| Spr Bonus | Increases character's Spirit Stat by 1 on each level-up | Ifrit, Cactuar |
| Spirit Bonus | Increases character's Spirit Stat by 1 each level-up | Leviathan |
| SPR-J | Junction magic to Spirit | Shiva, Brothers, Leviathan, Cerberus, Alexander |
| Spr+20% | Increases character's Spirit by 20% | Shiva, Leviathan, Alexander |
| Spr+40% | Increases character's Spirit by 40% | Shiva, Leviathan, Alexander |
| ST Mag-RF | Allows you to refine status-ailment magic from items | Diablos |
| ST Med-RF | Allows you to refine status-changing items from other items | Siren |
| ST-Atk-J | Junction magic to Status-Attack | Siren, Carbuncle, Cerberus, Doomtrain |
| ST-Def-J | Junciton magic to Status-Defense | Siren, Carbuncle, Cerberus |
| ST-Def-Jx2 | Junction magic to two Status-Defenses | Siren, Carbuncle, Cerberus |
| ST-Def-Jx4 | Junciton magic to four Status-Defenses | Cerberus, Doomtrain |
| Str Bonus | Increases character's Strength Stat by 1 on each level-up | Ifrit, Cactuar |
| STR-J | Junction magic to Strength | Shiva, Ifrit, Brothers, Pandemona, Cerberus |
| Str+20% | Increases character's Strength by 20% | Ifrit, Pandemona |
| Str+40% | Increases character's Strength by 40% | Ifrit, Pandemona |
| SumMag+10% | Increases GF attack damage by 10% | Shiva, Quezacotl, Ifrit, Siren, Brothers, Leviathan, Pandemona, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Tonberry, Eden |
| SumMag+20% | Increases GF attack damage by 20% | Shiva, Quezacotl, Ifrit, Siren, Brothers, Leviathan, Pandemona, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Tonberry, Eden |
| SumMag+30% | Increases GF attack damage by 30% | Shiva, Quezacotl, Ifrit, Siren, Brothers, Leviathan, Pandemona, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Tonberry, Eden |
| SumMag+40% | Increases GF attack damage by 40% | Doomtrain, Bahamut, Eden |
| Supt Mag-RF | Allows you to refine support-based magic from items | Leviathan |
| T Mag-RF | Allows you to refine Thunder-based magic from items | Quezacotl |
| Time Mag-RF | Allows you to refine Time-based magic from items | Diablos |
| Tool-RF | Allows you to refine tools from items | Siren |
| Treatment | Heal and remove status ailments on one character | Siren |
| Vit Bonus | Increases character's Vitality Stat by 1 each level-up | Carbuncle, Cactuar |
| VIT-J | Junciton magic to Vitality | Shiva, Quezacotl, Carbuncle |
| Vit+20% | Increases character's Vitality by 20% | Shiva, Carbuncle |
| Vit+40% | Increases character's Vitality by 40% | Shiva, Carbuncle |