Bolt

Monsters: Which can use Bolt – 7 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Mag.Def when used by this monster; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense or Mag.Def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability ignores defense; fractional damage estimates are based on the maximum HP of characters of a similar level to the monster Damage	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Spectre	84	235	120	13	220	138	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Rod	Battle ×1.5	35	16	8	1	21	32	0	199%	0	160	74%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Ice Rod (1/8)	Tonic (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Human, Undead	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
TunnelArmr	143	1,300	900	16	-	250	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Drill	Battle ×2	40	18	15	10	48	96	29	177%	0	145	86%	0	100	Air Lancet (7/8), Bio Blaster (1/8)	Elixir (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image
Kefka	109	3,000	3,000	18	-	-	-	Hit	Battle ×1.5	45	21	9	25	95	143	55	156%	30	160	74%	30	100	Ether (7/8), Elixir (1/8)	Peace Ring (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Scan, Can't Suplex, Human	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
Crane	79	1,800	447	23	-	-	Absorb HP: Thunder Weak pt: Water	Iron Ball	Battle ×1.5	35	19	4	14	112	168	145	86%	0	120	105%	0	100	NoiseBlaster (1/8)	-	Can't Control	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Stop, Clear, Image
Number 024	70	4,777	777	24	-	-	-	Overflow	Muddled	40	25	3	20	147	-	170	66%	0	100	121%	0	100	Rune Edge (7/8), Drainer (1/8)	Flame Sabre (7/8), Blizzard (1/8)	Can't Control, Critical Hits if Imp, Human, Wound at 0 MP	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Slow, Stop
L.10 Magic	498	1,000	300	48	-	-	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	-	-	33	17	22	10	417	-	200	43%	100	150	82%	0	100	Tincture (1/8)	Tincture (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Human, Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Imp, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Psyche, Slow, Stop
Gold Drgn	308	32,400	4,000	62	-	-	Absorb HP: Thunder Weak pt: Water	-	-	75	40	10	13	779	-	110	113%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	Crystal Orb (100%)	Can't Control, Wound at 0 MP	Prevent: Zombie, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop

Monsters: Which can use Bolt when Sketched – 2 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	If sketch succeeds, one of these abilities will be chosen at the listed rate; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Sketch	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Spectre	Fire (3/4), Bolt (1/4)	235	120	13	220	138	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Rod	Battle ×1.5	35	16	8	1	21	32	0	199%	0	160	74%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Ice Rod (1/8)	Tonic (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Human, Undead	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
L.10 Magic	Slow (3/4), Bolt (1/4)	1,000	300	48	-	-	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	-	-	33	17	22	10	417	-	200	43%	100	150	82%	0	100	Tincture (1/8)	Tincture (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Human, Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Imp, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Psyche, Slow, Stop

Monsters: Which can use Bolt when Controlled – 2 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The abilities the monster can use when controlled, which double as its action list in the colosseum; invalid abilities will always fail because the monster lacks the MP to use them even once; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Control	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Spectre	Battle, Bolt, Fire, Ice	235	120	13	220	138	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Rod	Battle ×1.5	35	16	8	1	21	32	0	199%	0	160	74%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Ice Rod (1/8)	Tonic (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Human, Undead	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
L.10 Magic	Battle, Bolt, Slow, Haste	1,000	300	48	-	-	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	-	-	33	17	22	10	417	-	200	43%	100	150	82%	0	100	Tincture (1/8)	Tincture (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Human, Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Imp, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Psyche, Slow, Stop

Blow Fish Bolt 2

Lightning-elemental attack

Spell Type

Icon

Attack

Learned Bismark ×20, Ramuh ×10

Bat.Pwr 20

Target One/All Foes

MP Cost 6

Hit Rate 150

Can be absorbed with Runic

Can be reflected with Reflect

Element Thunder

Used By Crane, Gold Drgn, Kefka, L.10 Magic, Number 024, Spectre, TunnelArmr

Bolt is the only basic Elemental Spell that no Character learns on their own. It will be quickly outclassed by Bolt 2, but can still be useful against aquatic or mechanical Monster.

Thunder

Sprite

Power 10 Accuracy +0%

Type Black Magic

Effect Deals lightning damage to the target

Element Lightning

Tome Thunder Tome

Effect Thunder 8 (All enemies)

Value 100 gil

Sold In Altair, Mysidia (400 G)

Known By Leila

Dropped By Magician

Used By Beast Demon, Emperor, Magician, Red Soul

Cast By Items Mage's Staff

Thunder is the only basic elemental Spell that you will likely not find in your travels, but you won't run into many Monsters weak to Lightning for quite a while, so you can hold off on purchasing it. As an added bonus, Leila starts with Thunder 2, and joins just when you get your ship and begin fighting Ocean battles.

Thunder

Type Black Magic

Level 2

Effect Deal Lightning damage

Element Lightning

Base Power 35

Base Accuracy 100%

Price 700 gil

Value 350 gil

Reflectable Yes

Target One/All Enemies

Cast By

Bolt1

Type Black Magic

Effect Deal Lightning damage

Element Lightning

MP 5

Base Power 8

Base Accuracy 100%

Reflectable No

Target One/All

Learned By

cRy

Edg

Lightning Materia

Type Magic

Description Equips “Lightning” magic

Magic +1 Max MP% +2

Strength −1 Max HP% −2

Elemental Lightning

Price 600 gil Master Value 42,000 gil

Level	Ability	AP
★	Bolt	-
★★	Bolt2	2,000
★★★	Bolt3	18,000
★★★★	MASTER	35,000

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Starting Characters Cloud, Sephiroth

Bolt

Type Magic

Reflectable Yes

Description Lightning element attack

MP 4

Base Damage 50%×M Attack% 100%

Target One/all enemies

Element Lightning

Materia Lightning, Master Magic

Used by Dark Nation, Crown Lance, Lost Number, Lost Number

Thunder

Type Attack

Description Thunder magic damage/one enemy

Element Thunder

Power 18

HP-J ×100 100 hit points (43rd)

Str-J ×100 10 strength (36th)

Vit-J ×100 4 vitality (47th)

Mag-J ×100 10 magic (40th)

Spr-J ×100 4 spirit (47th)

Spd-J ×100 8 speed (27th)

Eva-J ×100 2 evade (31st)

Hit-J ×100 10 hit (23rd)

Luck-J ×100 8 luck (32nd)

Elem-Atk-J ×100 Thunder 50%

Draw Difficulty +0

Thunder

Type Magic Attack

Description Deal lightning damage to target.

ATB Cost 1

Role Ravager

Element Lightning

Chapter 3

Thunder

Description Inflict lightning-attribute magic damage.

Type Magic

Element Lightning

Damage Modifier ×1.00

Chain Bonus +10.00

Interrupt Ability 15

Interrupt resistance 15

Infusible Yes

ATB Cost 1

Learned by Lightning Level 0

Lightning Role Mage

Thunder

Description Activated in BMS each time you receive GOOD or better on 20 Slide Triggers. Deals magic damage. (Low strength)

Type Reactive

CP 7

Subtype Magic

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