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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Characters: Palom's Membership History – 1 shown
Job
The minimum level the character joins the party at; if the character previously attained a higher level, they rejoin at that level instead
Level
The gear this character joins the party with
Gear
The battle commands this character has access to
Commands
The specific map on which this character joins the party
Join Map
Details on exactly when this character joins the party
Join Notes
The specific map on which this character leaves the party
Leave Map
Details on exactly when this character leaves the party
Leave Notes
Black Mage 10 Staff, Feather Cap, Leather Armor, Iron Ring Fight, Black, Twin, Bluff, Item Mysidia After speaking to the elder Castle Baron After fighting Cagnazzo
Weapons: Usable by Palom – 30 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won or stolen from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure or as rare monster drops; forbidden weapons are powerful items found in the Lunar Subterrane; exceptional weapons are found only as rare monster drops
Name
The specific type of weapon this is; this has no special in-game meaning
Type
The higher a weapon's power, the more damage physical attacks made with it deal
Power
A weapon's base accuracy
Accuracy
Some weapons grant a bonus or penalty to one or more statistics; bonuses are listed in green, while penalties are listed in red
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 extra damage, while targets that resist or absorb this element take reduced damage
Elements
When used against monsters of any of the listed families, this weapon does increased damage
Families
The characters which are capable of using this weapon
Equipped By
Brass Arrow Arrow 5 - 10 gil 5 gil - - - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Holy Arrow Arrow 10 - 20 gil 10 gil - - - Ghoul, Undead Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Fire Arrow Arrow 15 - 30 gil 15 gil - - - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Ice Arrow Arrow 15 - 30 gil 15 gil - - - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Bolt Arrow Arrow 15 - 30 gil 15 gil - - - Mech Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Darkness Arrow Arrow 20 - 40 gil 20 gil - Darkness - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Poison Arrow Arrow 30 - 70 gil 35 gil - Poison - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Mute Arrow Arrow 35 - 100 gil 50 gil - Silence - Mage Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Angel Arrow Arrow 40 - 110 gil 55 gil - Confuse - Giant Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Yoichi Arrow Arrow 50 - 140 gil 70 gil - - - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Medusa Arrow Arrow 1 - - 5 gil - Petrify - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Artemis Arrow Arrow 75 - - 100 gil - - - Dragon Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Short Bow Bow 5 30% - 220 gil 110 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Crossbow Bow 10 35% - 700 gil 350 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Great Bow Bow 15 40% Str +3 2,000 gil 1,000 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Archer Bow Bow 20 50% Str +5 3,000 gil 1,500 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Elven Bow Bow 25 75% Wis +5 - 2,500 gil Shell - Projectile Mage Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Yoichi Bow Bow 30 60% Str +10 - 5,500 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Artemis Bow Bow 40 70% Str +10, Agil +10, Vit +10, Wis −10, Will −10 - 9,500 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Mage Masher Dagger 35 75% Wis +5 - 6,500 gil - Silence - Mage Ce, cRy, Edg, Edw, Ka, Pa, Ry
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Armor: Usable by Palom – 29 shown
Rare armors can only be found as treasure or won or stolen from monsters; unique armors can only be found as treasure or as rare monster drops; forbidden armors are powerful items found in the Lunar Subterrane; exceptional armors are found only as rare monster drops
Name
The slot where this armor is equipped
Type
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit; the defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Defense
All shields and some types of armor grant a bonus to the wearer's evasion, while other armor incurs a penalty to evasion; the evasion adjustments 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.
Most types of armor grant a bonus to the wearer's magic evasion; the magic evasion bonus of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Mag. Eva.
Some types of armor grant a bonus or penalty to one or more statistics; bonuses are listed in green, while penalties are listed in red
Stat Modifications
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 reduced damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements
Resistance
The characters who are capable of using this armor
Equipped By
Leather Cap Helm 1 −5% 1 +1% - 100 gil 50 gil - - All characters except CDK
Feather Cap Helm 2 −4% 3 +3% - 330 gil 165 gil - - All characters except CDK
Magus Hat Helm 3 −3% 5 +5% Wis +3, Will +3 700 gil 350 gil - - Ce, cRy, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry, Te
Wizard Hat Helm 5 −2% 7 +7% Will +5 2,000 gil 1,000 gil - - Ce, cRy, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry, Te
Ribbon Helm 9 +2% 12 +12% - - 5 gil All status ailments - All characters except CDK
Headband Helm 1 - 1 +1% Str +5 450 gil 225 gil Confuse - All characters except CDK
Bandanna Helm 3 +2% 1 +1% Str +5, Vit +5 - 550 gil - - All characters except CDK
Ninja Hood Helm 5 +4% 1 +1% Str +3, Agil +3, Vit +3 - 1,000 gil Sleep - All characters except CDK
Glass Helm Helm 30 +99% 0 - - - 2,500 gil - - All characters except CDK
Clothes Armor 1 - 0 - - 50 gil 25 gil - - All characters except CDK
Leather Armor Armor 2 - 1 +1% - 200 gil 100 gil - - All characters except CDK
Gaia Gear Armor 3 - 3 +3% - 500 gil 250 gil Petrify - Ce, cRy, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry, Te
Wizard Robe Armor 5 - 5 +5% Will +5 1,200 gil 600 gil - - Ce, cRy, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry, Te
Black Robe Armor 8 - 7 +7% Wis +5 10,000 gil 5,000 gil - - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Sorcerer Robe Armor 12 - 9 +9% Wis +5, Will +5 30,000 gil 15,000 gil - Lightning Ce, cRy, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry, Te
Power Vest Armor 15 - 0 - Str +15 - 2,000 gil - - All characters except CDK
Prisoner Clothes Armor 1 - 1 - - - 35 gil Sleep - All characters except CDK
Bard Robe Armor 2 - 1 - - 700 gil 35 gil Silence - All characters except CDK
Kenpo Gi Armor 5 +10% 2 +1% Str +3 4,000 gil 2,000 gil - - All characters except CDK
Black Belt Armor 10 +20% 3 +2% Str +5, Vit +5 - 7,000 gil - - All characters except CDK
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Spells: Usable by Palom – 26 shown
Plot spells are learned as part of the plot rather than at a specific level; ultimate spells are learned at very high levels; quest spells are learned by completing sidequests; hidden spells are earned by finding rare monster drops; item effects power items and cannot be learned
Name
The type of spell this is; twin spells are the result of using Palom and Porom's Twin battle command; special spells are the effects and abilities created by items or monsters
Type
The number of magic points required to cast this spell
MP
At what level or after which event this character learns this spell
Learned
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
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 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' are less effective against each target if used to target a group
Target
The status effect this spell causes on a successful casting
Status
The elemental nature of this spell; targets that are weak to this element take extra damage, while targets that resist this element take reduced damage; targets that absorb this element gain hit points based on the usual damage dealt
Element
The characters which can learn this spell; the level at which the spell is learned is shown on individual character pages
Learned By
Bolt1 Black 5 Start 8 100% One/All - Lightning cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Fire1 Black 5 Start 8 100% One/All - Fire cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Ice1 Black 5 Start 8 100% One/All - Ice cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Sleep Black 12 Start - 50% One/All Sleep - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Venom Black 2 Start - 90% One/All Poison - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Comet Twin 20 Start 60 100% All Enemies - - Pa, Po
Pyro Twin 10 Start 40 100% All Enemies - - Pa, Po
Ice2 Black 15 Level 11 32 100% One/All - Ice Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Piggy Black 1 Level 11 - 10% One/All Pig - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Fire2 Black 15 Level 12 32 100% One/All - Fire Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Bolt2 Black 15 Level 13 32 100% One/All - Lightning Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Stop Black 15 Level 14 - 80% One Stop - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Bio Black 20 Level 19 64 100% One/All Sap - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Toad Black 7 Level 22 - 50% One/All Toad - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Quake Black 30 Level 23 100 100% All Enemies - - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry
Drain Black 18 Level 26 10 100% One - Absorb cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Warp Black 4 Level 29 - 100% - - - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Ice3 Black 30 Level 32 128 100% One/All - Ice cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Fire3 Black 30 Level 33 128 100% One/All - Fire cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Bolt3 Black 30 Level 34 128 100% One/All - Lightning cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
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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.

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.

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