Bl.MAGE

Battle Sprite
Upgrades To Bl.Wiz
Attribute Start Growth
HP 25 D
Strength 1 F
Agility 10 F
Intelligence 20 A
Vitality 1 F
Luck 10 F
Hit % 5 +1/level
Magic Defense 20 +2/level
The Bl.MAGE is useless as a melee attacker, which is not surprising since he's a spellslinger through and through. The problem is, no one really gets enough Spells to cast all the time in FF1, so the Bl.MAGE will spend most fights poking ineffectually with his knives or staves. But when you need to dish out a lot of damage to a lot of targets, he is your man. Effective use of your Spell slots will make the difference between the Bl.MAGE being a waste of space or a key party member.
Compare Bl.MAGE to other Classes
Bl.MAGE MP Progression
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
L1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
L2 - 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
L3 - - - - 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
L4 - - - - - - - 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
L5 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
L6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
L7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
L8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9
Weapons: Usable by Bl.MAGES – 7 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure, not purchased; enchanted items cast spells when used in combat; legendary weapons can be earned via sidequest; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures
Name
The base damage dealt by the weapon; this is added to half of the wielder's strength score, and each hit deals between one and two times this total in damage, reduced by the target's absorb
Damage
This value is added to the wielder's base hit % to determine the overall accuracy of the weapon's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of this value, modified by the target's evasion; a character gains an extra hit for every 32 points of hit % they have
Hit %
The chance of each attack with this weapon being a critical hit (unless the attack misses); critical hits add double the character's damage rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores absorb)
Crit		 Price
The amount of gold received when selling this weapon in a shop
Value
If used as an item in combat, some weapons can cast a particular magic spell free of cost
Spell		 Equipped By
Small (Dagger) 5 +10 1.5% 5 G 2 G - Fi, Th, RM, BM, Kn, Ni, RW, BW
Wooden (Staff) 6 +0 2.0% 5 G 2 G - Fi, BB, RM, WM, BM, Kn, Ni, Ma, RW, WW, BW
Large (Dagger) 7 +10 5.5% 175 G 87 G - Fi, Th, RM, BM, Kn, Ni, RW, BW
Silver (Dagger) 10 +15 8.5% 800 G 400 G - Fi, Th, RM, BM, Kn, Ni, RW, BW
Power (Staff) 12 +0 14.4% - 6,172 G - Fi, BB, WM, BM, Kn, Ni, Ma, WW, BW
Mage (Staff) 12 +10 15.9% - 12,500 G FIR2 BM, Ni, BW
Masmune 56 +50 20.4% - 30,000 G - All classes
Armor: Usable by Bl.MAGES – 10 shown
Rare armors can only be found as treasure, not purchased; enchanted armors casts spells when used in combat; ultimate armors are uniquely powerful treasures
Name
The slot that the armor protects; you can have no more than one piece of armor equipped per slot
Type
Each physical hit you take will have its damage reduced by this amount; the absorb value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Absorb
All types of armor (except most shields) incur a penalty to the wearer's evasion rate; each two points of evade % lost result in a 1% smaller chance to evade attacks; multiple penalties are cumulative
Evade %
Any elemental resistances this armor provides; 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
Resistance		 Price
The amount of gold received when selling this armor in a shop
Value
If used as an item in combat, some pieces of armor can cast a particular magic spell free of cost
Spell		 Equipped By
Cloth Armor 1 −2 - 10 G 5 G - All classes
Copper (Bracelet) Armor 4 −1 - 1,000 G 500 G - All classes
Silver (Bracelet) Armor 15 −1 - 5,000 G 2,500 G - All classes
Gold (Bracelet) Armor 24 −1 - 50,000 G 25,000 G - All classes
Opal (Bracelet) Armor 34 −1 - - 32,500 G - All classes
ProCape Shield 8 −2 - - 10,000 G - Fi, Th, RM, WM, BM, Kn, Ni, RW, WW, BW
Cap Helmet 1 −1 - 80 G 40 G - All classes
Ribbon Helmet 1 −1 All elements - 1 G - All classes
Gloves Gloves 1 −1 - 60 G 30 G - All classes
ProRing Gloves 8 −1 Death 20,000 G 10,000 G - All classes
Spells: Usable by Bl.MAGES – 25 shown
Exclusive spells can only be learned and cast by a single class; advanced spells can only be learned and cast by advanced classes; ultimate spells are available only from the hidden shop in Lefein; bugged spells have either no effect or an unintended negative effect when you use them, and should be avoided
Name		 Type Level Price
Healing spells and damaging spells that are not resisted have a hit point effect between one and two times this number, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances)
Power
A modifier to the likelihood of the spell being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense
Hit %		 Target
The status ailment cured of inflicted by the spell if it is not resisted
Status
The elemental nature of the spell; weakness to the element makes the spell approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the spell will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage)
Element		 Learned By
LIT Black 1 100 G 20 +96 One foe - Lightning RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
FIRE Black 1 100 G 20 +96 One foe - Fire RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
LOCK Black 1 100 G - +115 One foe - - RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
SLEP Black 1 100 G - +96 All foes Sleep Status RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
DARK Black 2 400 G - +96 All foes Darkness Status RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
ICE Black 2 400 G 40 +96 One foe - Cold RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
SLOW Black 2 400 G - +115 All foes - Status RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
TMPR Black 2 400 G - - One ally - - RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
HOLD Black 3 1,500 G - +115 One foe Paralysis Status RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
LIT2 Black 3 1,500 G 60 +96 All foes - Lightning RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
FIR2 Black 3 1,500 G 60 +96 All foes - Fire RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
LOK2 Black 3 1,500 G - +115 All foes - - RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
FAST Black 4 4,000 G - - One ally - - RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
ICE2 Black 4 4,000 G 80 +96 All foes - Cold RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
CONF Black 4 4,000 G - +115 All foes Confusion Status RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
SLP2 Black 4 4,000 G - +115 One foe Sleep - RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
FIR3 Black 5 8,000 G 100 +96 All foes - Fire RM, BM, RW, BW
BANE Black 5 8,000 G - +103 All foes KO Poison BM, RW, BW
SLO2 Black 5 8,000 G - +115 One foe - - RM, BM, RW, BW
LIT3 Black 6 20,000 G 120 +96 All foes - Lightning BM, RW, BW
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Black Mage

Upgrades To Black Wizard
Attribute Start Growth
HP 25 D
Strength 1 F
Agility 10 F
Intelligence 20 A
Endurance 1 F
Luck 10 F
Hit Rate 5 +1/level
Magic Defense 20 +2*/level
The Black Mage is the most pitiful melee attacker in the game, which is not surprising since he's a spellslinger through and through. The problem is, no one really gets enough Spells to cast all the time in FF1, so the Black Mage will spend most fights poking ineffectually with his knives or staves. But when you need to dish out a lot of damage to a lot of targets, he is your man. Effective use of your Spell slots will make the difference between the Black Mage being a waste of space or a key party member.

Black Mage

Sprite
No. 8 Game FFV
Unlocked at Level 5
Gear Rod
Ability Thundaga
Black magic is destructive power in its purest form. Some mages just want to watch the world burn.

Black Mage

Sprite
Earned Altar Cave Crystal Room
Strength Grade C-
Agility Grade D
Vitality Grade C-
Intelligence Grade B
Mind Grade D
Battle Command 1 Fight (4 skill points per use)
Battle Command 2 Magic (12 skill points per use)
Battle Command 3 Run (no skill points)
Battle Command 4 Item (4 skill points per use)
Available Magic Black Magic LV. 1–7
The Black Mage is physically weak, but his high Intelligence and Spell availability make him very good at exploiting Monsters' Elemental weaknesses. Best of all, unlike in previous games in the series, Black Mages get a ton of MP to cast plenty of Spells with. They are useful for most of the game, but their damage-dealing potential is often outclassed by more specialized Jobs. They remain useful when you need to exploit a weakness no one else can.

Magus

Sprite
Minimum Level 30
Earned Ancient's Maze Crystal Room
Strength Grade D+
Agility Grade B
Vitality Grade A
Intelligence Grade A+
Mind Grade C
Battle Command 1 Fight (4 skill points per use)
Battle Command 2 Magic (12 skill points per use)
Battle Command 3 Run (no skill points)
Battle Command 4 Item (4 skill points per use)
Available Magic Black Magic LV. 1–8
The Magus is a Black Mage, only better. They have higher Intelligence, more MP, and access to 8th-level Spells. (Of course, you won't actually have access to any 8th-level Spells until the Magus is obsolete, but still.) You'll never go back to your Black Mage again. The Magus even has higher Intelligence than the Sage, although this really isn't enough to justify using one once you have the Sage available.

Palom

Job Black Mage
Dominant Hand Left
Battle Command 1 Fight
Battle Command 2 Black
Battle Command 3 Twin
Battle Command 4 Bluff
Battle Command 5 Item
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Palom does have two special abilities. Bluff increases his Wisdom, making his Spells more powerful for the rest of the fight, which is very useful during boss fights. Twin syncs up Palom's turn with his sister Porom's, and they will cast either Pyro or Comet. Both are non-elemental damage Spells that hit all targets for significant damage, and both are cheap (10 MP and 20 MP, respectively). Twin takes some time, but it can be very useful against groups of tough enemies, such as in the first fight with Milon.

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