Banish

Type Black Magic
Level 8
Effect Sends foes to another dimension.
Hit Rate 100%
Target All foes
Element Time
Status KO
Price 60,000 gil
Sold In Gaia

Learned By

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RM
BM
Kn
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Ni
Banish is an interesting Spell. It's an all-target death Spell that isn't resisted by any Monster short of Chaos himself, but it isn't particularly accurate. Strangely it is nearly as accurate as Stop, and both are Time-elemental, making one wonder why you would ever want to Paralyze all your enemies when you can KO them almost as reliably. Unlike the rest of the non-Flare level 8 attack Spells, Banish can occasionally be useful in thinning large groups. Practically speaking, though, you're going to be saving most of those slots for Flare.
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Shops: Where Banish is sold – 1 shown
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Gaia L8 Bl.Magic
Monsters: Which use Banish – 2 shown
Minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game, but are optional
Name		 HP Gil
The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evently among surviving party members)
Exp
Each physical hit will deal between one and two times this amount of damage to the target, reduced by the target's defense
Att
The number of hit chances the monster gets whenever it attacks; each successful hit will deal full damage and can be a critical hit
Hits
The accuracy of the monster's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of the monster's accuracy, modified by the target's evasion
Acc
The status ailment, if any, that can be inflicted by this monster's attacks; the base chance of affliction is 50%, reduced by 1% for each two points of magic defense the target has
Status
The chance of each of this monster's attacks being a critical hit (unless the attack misses); critical hits add double the monster's attack rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores defense)
Crit
Each physical hit the monster takes will have its damage reduced by this amount
Abs
The monster's base chance to evade any given physical attack; each two points of evasion result in a 1% better chance to evade attacks
Eva
For each two points of magic defense, the monster has a 1% better chance of resisting any given spell
Mag. Def.
The lowest party level at which the monster may choose to run away; the chance to run is approximately 4% for each level the party leader is above this level
Run Lev.
The chance that the monster uses a magic spell on its turn; each monster that can cast spells has a specific cycle of spells that they always use in the same order (see the monster page for specifics)
Magic
The chance that the monster uses a special attack on its turn; monsters with multiple special attacks have a specific cycle of special attacks that they always use in the same order (see the monster page for specifics)
Sp. Att
The families this monster belongs to; only undead monsters are affected by Dia spells; regenerating monsters recover 5% of their maximum hp (rounded down) at the beginning of each round; some weapons gain a +4 bonus to attack and are approximately 20% more likely to hit when used against certain monster families
Family
The elements this monster is weak against; weakness against an element causes spells and special attacks of that element to be approximately 20% more likely to hit, and damaging spells or special attacks deal an additional 50% damage
Weakness
The elements this monster is resistant to; resistance to an element drops the base hit chance for spells and special attacks of that element to 0, and those attacks cause half damage
Resists
Death Eye 360 1 gil 1 120 1 158 Paralysis 20% 60 12 80 - 50% 25% Magic Beast, Regenerating, Undead Fire Death, Earth, Ice, Poison, Status
Lich 1,000 1 gil 2000 50 1 115 Paralysis 1% 50 24 70 - 75% - Magic Beast, Spellcaster, Undead - Death, Ice, Poison, Status
Saber Doom

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Poison

Type Black Magic
Level 5
Effect Instantly annihilates foes.
Hit Rate 103%
Target All foes
Element Poison
Status KO
Price 8,000 gil
Sold In Melmond
Cast By Items Venom Blade

Learned By

WM
RM
BM
Kn
WW
RW
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Ni
Poison is your very first KO Spell, and it's not bad. It is fairly accurate and hits multiple targets, though many Monsters resist it. It's a great Spell for taking out large groups of enemies with low Magic Defense. But as with all KO Spells, it's risky since if you miss it will do nothing. You will find the Venom Blade, a sword capable of casting Poison for free, in the Flying Fortress, at which point the Spell becomes a whole lot more fun.

Quake

Type Black Magic
Level 6
Effect Calls an earthquake to swallow foes.
Hit Rate 103%
Target All foes
Element Earth
Status KO
Price 20,000 gil
Sold In Crescent Lake

Learned By

WM
RM
BM
Kn
WW
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BW
Ni
Quake is a multi-target Spell that is more accurate than Reaper, another level 6 Spell. So what's the downside? A ton of Monsters resist Earth, giving this Spell limited use. Of course, a lot of creatures also resist Death, so as level 6 instant-KO Spells go, Quake isn't that bad. But it's certainly not a priority, as you'll rarely want to risk wasting a level 6 Spell slot. Like all KO Spells, Red Mages are not able to learn Quake.

ZAP!

Sprite
Hit % 100%
Type Black Magic LV 8
Effect Inflicts Time-elemental KO on all foes
Target All foes
Element Time
Inflict Status KO

Learned by

WM
RM
BM
Kn
WW
RW
BW
Ni
Sold In Gaia (60,000 G)
ZAP! is an interesting Spell. It's an all-target KO Spell that isn't resisted by any Monster short of CHAOS himself, but it isn't particularly accurate. Strangely it is nearly as accurate as STOP, and both are Time-elemental, making one wonder why you would ever want to Paralyze all your enemies when you can KO them almost as reliably. Unlike the rest of the non-NUKE level 8 attack Spells, ZAP! can occasionally be useful in thinning large groups. Practically speaking, though, you're going to be saving most of those slots for NUKE.

X-Zone

Sends an enemy into the X-Zone
Spell Type
Icon
Attack
Learned Fenrir ×5, Cursed Ring ×5
Target All Foes
MP Cost 53
Hit Rate 85 (resisted with Stamina)
Misses targets immune to Wound
Can be absorbed with Runic
Used By Displayer, FossilFang, L.20 Magic, Necromancr, Outsider, Veteran
X-Zone is a multi-target version of Doom. It's slightly less accurate, but it costs less than twice the MP and has a cool animation to boot.