Cold Element - Final Fantasy (NES)

Cold

Spells ICE, ICE2, ICE3

Resistant Armor Black Robe, Dragon Armor, Flame Armor, Flame Shield, Ribbon

Of the three basic Elements, Cold has the most powerful Spells. This helps to make up for the fact that there really aren't many creatures weak to Cold outside Gurgu Volcano. Further, a lot of creatures (including all Undead) resist Cold, making it perhaps the least useful attack Element. On the upside, ICE Spells never share a Spell level with other damaging Spells, so you can often feel free to use those Spell slots. You won't run into very many Cold attacks outside of the Ice Cave, but there's plenty of gear that protects against it anyway.

Compare Cold to other Elements

Armor: Resistant to Cold – 5 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
Flame (Armor)	Armor	34	−10	Cold	-	15,000 G	-	Fi, Kn, Ni
Dragon (Armor)	Armor	42	−10	Fire, Cold, Lightning	-	30,000 G	-	Kn
Black (Robe)	Armor	24	−2	Time, Cold	-	1 G	ICE2	BW
Flame (Shield)	Shield	12	-	Cold	-	5,000 G	-	Fi, Kn, Ni
Ribbon	Helmet	1	−1	All elements	-	1 G	-	All classes

Spells: Cold-elemental – 3 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
ICE	Black	2	400 G	40	+96	One foe	-	Cold	RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
ICE2	Black	4	4,000 G	80	+96	All foes	-	Cold	RM, BM, Ni, RW, BW
ICE3	Black	7	45,000 G	140	+96	All foes	-	Cold	BM, RW, BW

Special Attacks: Cold-elemental – 2 shown

Name	Damaging special attacks that are not resisted deal between one and two this this amount of damage, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances) Power	A modifier to the likelihood of the special attack being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense Hit %	The targets affected by the special attack; single targets are chosen randomly Target	The status ailment inflicted if the special attack is not resisted, if any Status	The elemental nature of the special attack; weakness to the element makes the special attack approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the special attack will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage) Element
FROST	48	+100	All Foes	-	Cold
BLIZZARD	100	+100	All Foes	-	Cold

Monsters: Weak against Cold – 15 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	Gold	The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evenly 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 absorb Dmg	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 hit % of the monster's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of the monster's hit %, modified by the target's evade % Hit %	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; note that, due to a bug, misses after the attack's first hit have a chance to inflict a status ailment despite not hitting 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 damage rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores absorb) 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 evade % 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 HARM spells; note that other monster families have no mechanical effect 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
AGAMA	296	1,200 G	2,472	31	2	120	-	1%	18	18	72	-	-	25%	Dragon	Cold	Fire
R.GIANT	300	1,506 G	1,506	73	1	125	-	1%	20	24	68	-	-	-	Giant	Cold	Fire
CEREBUS	192	600 G	1,182	30	1	107	-	1%	8	24	52	33	-	50%	-	Cold	-
Grey W	280	400 G	1,671	50	1	118	-	1%	31	2	72	-	-	-	-	Cold	Fire, Earth
FIRE	276	800 G	1,620	50	1	118	-	1%	20	21	65	-	-	-	Magic Beast	Cold	Status, Poison, Death, Fire, Earth
Red D	248	4,000 G	2,904	75	1	114	-	1%	30	48	100	-	-	50%	Dragon	Poison, Cold	Fire, Earth
SCUM	24	20 G	84	1	1	84	Poison	1%	255	0	18	22	-	-	-	Fire, Cold	Status, Poison, Death, Lightning, Earth
OOZE	76	70 G	252	32	1	93	-	1%	6	3	28	32	-	-	-	Fire, Cold	Status, Poison, Death, Lightning, Earth
PERILISK	44	500 G	423	20	1	89	-	1%	4	36	23	22	-	25%	-	Cold	Fire, Earth
R.HYDRA	182	400 G	1,215	20	3	106	-	1%	14	18	52	36	-	50%	Dragon	Cold	Fire
WATER	300	800 G	1,962	69	1	117	-	1%	20	36	65	-	-	-	Magic Beast	Cold	Status, Poison, Death, Fire, Earth
CHIMERA	300	2,500 G	2,064	30	4	113	-	1%	20	36	65	-	-	50%	Dragon	Cold	Fire, Earth
JIMERA	350	5,000 G	4,584	40	4	118	-	1%	18	30	72	-	-	50%	Dragon	Cold	Fire, Earth
Gas D	353	5,000 G	4,068	72	1	117	-	1%	16	48	100	-	-	50%	Dragon	Cold	Earth
NITEMARE	200	700 G	1,272	30	3	108	-	1%	24	66	50	-	-	25%	Magic Beast	Cold	Status, Poison, Death, Fire, Earth

Monsters: Resistant to Cold – 40 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	Gold	The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evenly 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 absorb Dmg	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 hit % of the monster's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of the monster's hit %, modified by the target's evade % Hit %	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; note that, due to a bug, misses after the attack's first hit have a chance to inflict a status ailment despite not hitting 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 damage rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores absorb) 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 evade % 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 HARM spells; note that other monster families have no mechanical effect 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
FrWOLF	92	200 G	402	25	1	95	-	1%	0	27	28	-	-	25%	-	Fire	Cold
FrGIANT	336	1,752 G	1,752	60	1	122	-	1%	16	24	75	-	-	-	Giant	Fire	Cold
BONE	10	3 G	9	10	1	85	-	1%	0	6	9	22	-	-	Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold
R.BONE	144	378 G	378	26	1	101	-	1%	12	21	38	38	-	-	Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold
ZomBULL	224	1,050 G	1,050	40	1	111	-	1%	14	18	58	28	-	-	Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold
SHADOW	50	45 G	90	10	1	90	Darkness	1%	0	18	19	22	-	-	Magic Beast, Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth
IMAGE	86	231 G	231	22	1	95	Paralysis	1%	4	45	26	40	-	-	Magic Beast, Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth
WRAITH	114	432 G	432	40	1	98	Paralysis	1%	12	54	34	40	-	-	Magic Beast, Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth
GHOST	180	990 G	990	93	1	106	Paralysis	1%	30	18	43	-	-	-	Magic Beast, Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth
ZOMBIE	20	12 G	24	10	1	86	-	1%	0	3	13	20	-	-	Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth
GHOUL	48	50 G	93	8	3	90	Paralysis	1%	6	6	18	22	-	-	Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold
GEIST	56	117 G	117	8	3	91	Paralysis	1%	10	23	20	40	-	-	Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold
SPECTER	52	150 G	150	20	1	90	Paralysis	1%	12	21	23	40	-	-	Undead	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold
PHANTOM	360	1 G	1	120	1	158	Paralysis	20%	60	12	80	-	50%	25%	Magic Beast, Undead, Regenerating	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth
GrMEDUSA	96	1,218 G	1,218	11	10	96	Paralysis	1%	12	36	35	-	-	50%	Magic Beast	Fire	Cold, Earth
MANCAT	110	800 G	603	20	3	98	-	1%	30	30	31	35	75%	-	Spellcaster	-	Status, Poison, Death, Fire, Cold, Lightning, Earth
GrPEDE	320	1,000 G	2,244	73	1	123	-	1%	24	24	93	48	-	-	-	-	Fire, Cold
VAMPIRE	156	2,000 G	1,200	76	1	103	Paralysis	1%	24	36	38	-	-	25%	Magic Beast, Undead, Regenerating	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth
WzVAMP	300	3,000 G	2,385	90	1	104	Paralysis	1%	28	36	42	-	25%	19%	Magic Beast, Undead, Spellcaster, Regenerating	Fire	Status, Poison, Death, Cold, Earth
R.GOYLE	94	387 G	387	10	4	96	-	1%	32	36	64	27	50%	-	Magic Beast	-	Fire, Cold, Earth
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Monsters: With Cold-Elemental Status Attacks – 1 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	Gold	The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evenly 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 absorb Dmg	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 hit % of the monster's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of the monster's hit %, modified by the target's evade % Hit %	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; note that, due to a bug, misses after the attack's first hit have a chance to inflict a status ailment despite not hitting 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 damage rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores absorb) 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 evade % 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 HARM spells; note that other monster families have no mechanical effect 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
SCUM	24	20 G	84	1	1	84	Poison	1%	255	0	18	22	-	-	-	Fire, Cold	Status, Poison, Death, Lightning, Earth

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