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Type
Black Magic
Level
8
Effect
Blasts foes with light and heat.
Power
200
Hit Rate
137%
Target
All foes
Price
60,000 gil
Sold In
Lufenia
Flare is the ultimate damaging Spell, which is a bit sad, because it's not actually that great. It has maximum Accuracy, which still makes it unreliable against Monsters with very high Magic Defense (which is most of those you'd like to use it on). Even on an unresisted hit, Flare only averages 300 damage, which your fighters most likely surpass on a normal attack. It's a nice Spell for softening up large groups of relatively weak enemies, but unlike in later games, it's pretty useless against bosses. It's still the best Spell of its level, though, so don't miss it if you have a Black Wizard.
Sprite
Power
160
Hit %
137%
Type
White Magic
LV
8
Effect
Deals 160-320 non-elemental damage to all foes
Target
All foes
Sold In
Gaia (60,000 G)
You'd never guess that FADE is actually the iconic series Spell Holy, between the name and its nature as a multi-target Spell. FADE is similar to NUKE in that it's highly accurate and non-elemental, though it deals 20% less damage. Unfortunately, attack magic just isn't that effective late in the game, and unlike Bl.Wizzes, Wh.Wizzes have worthwhile level 8 Spells. Still, it's fun to use in a pinch, and isn't a bad Spell by any means.
Sprite
Power
15
Accuracy
+0%
Type
White Magic
Effect
Deals non-elemental damage to the target
Tome
Holy Tome
Effect
Holy 8 (All enemies)
Value
10,000 gil
Holy is the standard white magic damage Spell. It is non-elemental, and has a higher base power than the standard elemental Spells, though not as high as Flare. It's an effective Spell for your white mage to use when they have nothing better to do, and appears late enough in the game that MP conservation shouldn't really be an issue anymore. Don't expect Holy to be your best offensive Spell or anything, but it's nice to have.
Pearl-elemental attack
Spell Type
Icon
Attack
Bat.Pwr
108
Target
One Foe
MP Cost
40
Hit Rate
150
Can be absorbed with Runic
Can be reflected with Reflect
Element
Pearl
Used By
Dullahan, Hemophyte, L.60 Magic, L.80 Magic, Madam, Magic, Master Pug, Orog, Pugs, SrBehemoth, Warlock, White Drgn
Pearl is an interesting Spell, though not as powerful as you might expect. It only affects a single target, and deals less base damage than a tier-3 attack Spell. Its primary use is to take advantage of the relatively common weakness to Pearl. Of course, a great many of those Monsters are even more vulnerable to Fire 3.
Type
Attack
Description
Holy magic damage/one enemy
Element
Holy
Power
48
HP-J ×100
3,800 hit points (4th)
Str-J ×100
55 strength (6th)
Vit-J ×100
28 vitality (14th)
Mag-J ×100
45 magic (5th)
Spr-J ×100
48 spirit (9th)
Spd-J ×100
10 speed (20th)
Eva-J ×100
7 evade (8th)
Hit-J ×100
24 hit (10th)
Luck-J ×100
14 luck (10th)
ST-Def-J ×100
KO 40%, Poison 40%, Berserk 40%, Zombie 40%, Sleep 40%, Curse 40%, Confuse 40%, Drain 40%
Draw Difficulty
+40