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.
Compare Black Mage to other Jobs
Base Job Compatibility
OK: 8 CP Wa: 16 CP Mo: 8 CP WM: 8 CP RM: 16 CP Ra: 24 CP Kn: 24 CP
Th: 16 CP Sc: 16 CP Ge: 16 CP Dr: 32 CP Vi: 24 CP BB: 32 CP MK: 24 CP
Ev: 20 CP Ba: 24 CP Ma: 24 CP De: 32 CP Su: 52 CP Sa: 56 CP Ni: 64 CP
Statistics by Level: Black Mage – 20 shown
Rows:
The level at which these statistics apply
Level
The strength score at this level; a character gains a bonus to attack power based on his strength score
Str
The agility score at this level; a character gains a bonus to evasion, accuracy, attack multiplier, defense multiplier, and magic defense multiplier based on his agility score
Agi
The vitality score at this level; a character gains a bonus to defense and the number of hit points gained when gainig a level based on his vitality score
Vit
The intelligence score at this level; a character gains a bonus to black magic power, accuracy, and multipliers, as well as magic defense and magic resistance, based on his intelligence score
Int
The mind score at this level; a character gains a bonus to white magic power, accuracy, and multipliers, as well as magic defense and magic resistance, based on his mind score
Mnd
The bonus to attack power at this level (based on other job statistics)
Pow
The base attack multiplier at this level (based on other job statistics)
AM
The bonus to accuracy at this level (based on other job statistics)
Acc
The bonus to magic power at this level (based on other job statistics)
MgPw
The base magic multiplier at this level (based on other job statistics)
MM
The bonus to magic accuracy at this level (based on other job statistics)
MAcc
The bonus to defense at this level (based on other job statistics)
Def
The base defense multiplier at this level (based on other job statistics)
DM
The bonus to evasion at this level (based on other job statistics)
Eva
The base magic defense multiplier at this level (based on other job statistics)
MDM
The bonus to magic resistance at this level (based on other job statistics)
MRes
The maximum amount of level 1 magic points at this level
L1MP
The maximum amount of level 2 magic points at this level
L2MP
The maximum amount of level 3 magic points at this level
L3MP
The maximum amount of level 4 magic points at this level
L4MP
The maximum amount of level 5 magic points at this level
L5MP
The maximum amount of level 6 magic points at this level
L6MP
The maximum amount of level 7 magic points at this level
L7MP
1 5 7 3 10 5 +1 ×1 +1% +5 ×1 +5% +1 ×0 +1% ×0 +7% 8 - - - - - -
5 7 9 5 13 6 +1 ×1 +2% +6 ×1 +6% +2 ×0 +2% ×0 +9% 11 2 - - - - -
10 10 11 8 17 7 +2 ×1 +2% +8 ×2 +8% +4 ×0 +2% ×0 +11% 13 4 2 - - - -
15 12 14 10 20 8 +3 ×1 +3% +10 ×2 +10% +5 ×0 +3% ×0 +14% 14 6 4 3 - - -
20 14 16 12 23 9 +3 ×3 +4% +11 ×3 +11% +6 ×0 +4% ×0 +15% 16 7 6 5 3 1 -
25 16 18 15 26 10 +4 ×3 +4% +13 ×3 +13% +7 ×0 +4% ×0 +18% 17 9 8 6 5 4 2
30 19 20 17 30 11 +4 ×3 +5% +15 ×3 +15% +8 ×0 +5% ×0 +20% 19 10 9 8 7 5 4
35 21 22 19 33 12 +5 ×4 +5% +16 ×5 +16% +9 ×1 +5% ×1 +22% 20 11 10 9 8 7 6
40 23 24 22 36 13 +5 ×4 +6% +18 ×5 +18% +11 ×1 +6% ×1 +24% 21 13 12 11 10 8 7
45 25 27 24 40 14 +6 ×4 +6% +20 ×5 +20% +12 ×1 +6% ×1 +27% 22 14 13 12 11 10 9
50 28 29 26 43 15 +7 ×5 +7% +21 ×6 +21% +13 ×1 +7% ×1 +28% 23 15 14 13 12 11 10
55 30 31 29 46 16 +7 ×5 +7% +23 ×6 +23% +14 ×1 +7% ×1 +31% 24 16 15 14 13 12 11
60 32 33 31 49 17 +8 ×6 +8% +24 ×7 +24% +15 ×2 +8% ×2 +32% 25 17 16 15 14 13 13
65 35 35 33 53 18 +8 ×7 +8% +26 ×8 +26% +16 ×3 +8% ×2 +35% 26 18 17 16 15 15 14
70 37 37 36 56 19 +9 ×7 +9% +28 ×8 +28% +18 ×3 +9% ×2 +37% 27 19 18 17 17 16 15
75 39 40 38 59 20 +9 ×7 +10% +29 ×8 +29% +19 ×3 +10% ×2 +39% 28 20 19 18 18 17 16
80 41 42 40 63 21 +10 ×7 +10% +31 ×8 +31% +20 ×3 +10% ×2 +41% 29 21 20 19 19 18 17
85 44 44 42 66 22 +11 ×8 +11% +33 ×10 +33% +21 ×3 +11% ×3 +44% 30 22 21 20 20 19 18
90 46 46 45 69 23 +11 ×8 +11% +34 ×10 +34% +22 ×3 +11% ×3 +45% 31 23 22 21 21 20 19
95 48 48 47 72 24 +12 ×9 +12% +36 ×10 +36% +23 ×3 +12% ×3 +48% 32 24 23 22 21 21 20
Weapons: Usable by Black Mage – 12 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure or purchased in hidden shops; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures; onion weapons are rare treasures of unmatched but narrow power
Name
The higher a weapon's power, the more damage physical attacks made with it deal; characters gain a bonus to power based on strength
Power
A weapon's base accuracy; characters gain a bonus to accuracy based on agility and job level; note that the accuracy of arrows is ignored in favor of the bow's accuracy when using a bow and arrow combination
Accuracy
Some weapons offer a bonus to one or more statistics; certain weapons also offer a bonus to one or more element types, but this has no effect; for the curious, the elemental bonuses are shown on individual weapon pages
Bonuses
The cost to buy this weapon in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this weapon in a shop
Value
The spell cast when this weapon is used as an item in combat; unlike items, weapons are not consumed when used to cast spells
Spell
The status ailment that may be inflicted by hits with this weapon
Status
The elemental nature of this weapon; targets that are weak to this element take double damage, while targets that resist this element take half damage; targets that absorb this element gain hit points equal to the usual damage dealt
Elements
The jobs which are capable of using this weapon
Equipped By
(Rod)Mythril Rod 5 60% - 400 gil 200 gil - - - BM, De, Ev, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Su, WM
(Rod)Fire Rod 12 70% - 3,000 gil 1,500 gil - - Fire BM, Ev, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Su
(Rod)Ice Rod 12 70% - 3,000 gil 1,500 gil - - Ice BM, Ev, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Su
(Rod)Light Rod 12 60% - 3,000 gil 1,500 gil - - Lightning BM, Ev, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Su
(Knife)Knife 6 85% - 20 gil 10 gil - - - BM, Kn, Ni, OK, RM, Th, Wa
(Knife)Dagger 8 85% - 60 gil 30 gil - - - BM, Kn, Ni, OK, RM, Th, Wa
(Knife)Mythril Knife 10 85% - 500 gil 250 gil - - - BM, Kn, Ni, OK, RM, Th, Wa
(Bow)Bow 5 90% - - 50 gil - - - BM, Ni, OK, Ra, RM, Wa
(Bow)Great Bow 8 85% - - 600 gil - - - BM, Ni, OK, Ra, RM, Wa
(Bow)Wooden Arrow 6 90% - - 2 gil - - - BM, Ni, OK, Ra, RM, Wa
(Bow)Holy Arrow 13 85% - - 5 gil - - Holy BM, Ni, OK, Ra, RM, Wa
(Bow)Iron Arrow 17 85% - - 5 gil - - - BM, Ni, OK, Ra, RM, Wa
Armor: Usable by Black Mage – 13 shown
Rare armors can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique armors can only be found as treasure; ultimate armors are uniquely powerful treasures; onion armors are rare treasures of unmatched but narrow power
Name
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit; the defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Defense
Most types of armor grant a bonus to the wearer's evasion; the evasion bonus of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Evasion
Magic defense reduces the amount of damage taken by spells and special attacks; the magic defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Mag. Def.
Some types of armor offer a bonus to one or more statistics
Bonuses
The cost to buy this armor in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this armor in a shop
Value
The wearer becomes immune to all of the listed status ailments while using this armor
Status Immunity
The wearer takes half damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements; if the wearer is also using a piece of armor with a weakness to a resisted element, the resistance takes precedence
Resistance
The wearer takes double damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements; if the wearer is also using a piece of armor resistant to the element this armor is weak against, the resistance takes precedence
Weakness
The jobs which are capable of using this armor
Equipped By
(Helm)Leather Cap 1 1% 1 - 15 gil 7 gil - - - All jobs except Mystic Knight
(Helm)Scholar Hat 5 10% 6 - 7,500 gil 3,750 gil - - - BM, De, Ma, Ni, Sa, Sc, WM
(Helm)Ribbon 9 10% 10 - - 5 gil All status ailments Air, Earth, Fire, Ice, Recovery - All jobs
(Armor)Vest 1 - 0 - 50 gil 25 gil - - - All jobs except Mystic Knight
(Armor)Leather Armor 2 1% 1 - 95 gil 47 gil - - - All jobs except Mystic Knight
(Armor)Mage Robe 9 7% 7 - 2,000 gil 1,000 gil - - - BM, De, Ev, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Su, WM
(Armor)Scholar Robe 15 12% 7 - 5,500 gil 2,750 gil - - - BM, De, Ma, Ni, Sa, Sc, WM
(Armor)Black Robe 20 12% 14 Intelligence +5 7,000 gil 3,500 gil - - - BM, Ev, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Su
(Gloves)Bronze Bracers 1 2% 3 - 80 gil 40 gil - - - BM, De, Ev, Ge, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Sc, Su, WM
(Gloves)Mythril Bracers 2 7% 3 - 120 gil 60 gil - - - BM, De, Ev, Ge, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Sc, Su, WM
(Gloves)Rune Bracers 5 10% 6 - 5,000 gil 2,500 gil - - - BM, De, Ev, Ge, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Sc, Su, WM
(Gloves)Diamond Bracers 6 12% 6 - 10,000 gil 5,000 gil Conf, Toad Lightning - BM, De, Ev, Ge, Ma, Ni, RM, Sa, Sc, Su, WM
(Gloves)Protect Ring 7 15% 7 Vitality +5 - 15,000 gil - - - All jobs except Mystic Knight
Spells: Usable by Black Mage – 21 shown
Summons are spells with differing effects based on class; hidden spells must be earned or purchased in hidden shops; item effects power items and cannot be learned; terrain effects are used by geomancers; special abilities are used only by monsters; summon effects are written as Summon: Effect; evoker effects are used at random, while summoner effects are always the same
Name
The type of spell this is, which determines which jobs can cast it; terrain spells are the effects created by geomancers' terrain ability; 'item'-type spells are created by using items in battle; abilities are used only by monsters
Type
The level of the spell, which determines which jobs can cast it and what level mp it takes to cast
Level
The effect of damaging or healing spells is increased with a high power; characters add a bonus to the spell power of damaging spells based on intelligence for black magic or mind for white magic; healing spells do not get any bonus
Power
The base accuracy of the spell; characters add a bonus to accuracy based on intelligence for black magic or mind for white magic
Accuracy
The cost to buy this spell's tome in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this spell in a shop
Value
The targets that this spell can be used on; spells that target 'all' cannot be retargeted, and deal full damage to each target; spells that have a target of 'one/all' split their damage among all targets if used to target a group; both 'one/all' and 'one' target spells can be used against both enemies and allies, regardless of the default target
Target
Any status ailments this spell inflicts on a successful casting
Status
The elemental nature of this spell; targets that are weak to this element take double damage, while targets that resist this element take half damage; targets that absorb this element gain hit points equal to the usual damage dealt
Element
The jobs which are capable of casting this spell; a character of any job can have any spell on their spell list, even if they cannot cast it
Cast By
Blizzard Black 1 25 100% 100 gil 50 gil One/All Enemies - Ice BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Fire Black 1 25 100% 100 gil 50 gil One/All Enemies - Fire BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Sleep Black 1 - 15% 100 gil 50 gil One/All Enemies Sleep - BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Blind Black 2 10 60% 700 gil 350 gil One/All Enemies Blind - BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Poison Black 2 20 60% 700 gil 350 gil One/All Enemies Poison - BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Thunder Black 2 35 100% 700 gil 350 gil One/All Enemies - Lightning BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Blizzara Black 3 55 100% 1,500 gil 750 gil One/All Enemies - Ice BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Fira Black 3 55 100% 1,500 gil 750 gil One/All Enemies - Fire BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Thundara Black 3 55 100% 1,500 gil 750 gil One/All Enemies - Lightning BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Blizzaga Black 4 85 100% 3,000 gil 1,500 gil One/All Enemies - Ice BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Break Black 4 - 50% 3,000 gil 1,500 gil One Enemy Partial Petrification (1/2) Earth BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Shade Black 4 - 80% 3,000 gil 1,500 gil One/All Enemies Paralysis - BM, Ma, RM, Sa
Erase Black 5 - 60% 5,000 gil 2,500 gil One/All Enemies - - BM, Ma, Sa
Raze Black 5 100 100% 5,000 gil 2,500 gil All Enemies KO - BM, Ma, Sa
Thundaga Black 5 110 100% 5,000 gil 2,500 gil One/All Enemies - Lightning BM, Ma, Sa
Bio Black 6 130 100% 10,000 gil 5,000 gil One/All Enemies - - BM, Ma, Sa
Firaga Black 6 150 100% 10,000 gil 5,000 gil One/All Enemies - Fire BM, Ma, Sa
Warp Black 6 - - 10,000 gil 5,000 gil One Enemy KO - BM, Ma, Sa
Breakga Black 7 - 40% 20,000 gil 10,000 gil One Enemy Petrification Earth BM, Ma, Sa
Drain Black 7 160 100% 20,000 gil 10,000 gil One Enemy - Recovery BM, Ma, Sa
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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.

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.

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.

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
For the most part, Palom is a typical Black Mage. He'll immediately begin learning powerful Spells, starting with Ice2, making him a nice upgrade over Rydia. You'll have to get a few levels before his MP total is anything to brag about, however.

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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