Cyclonic - Final Fantasy VI - Guides

Cyclonic

Attack Type Magic

Bat.Pwr 15/16 of current HP

Target All Foes

MP Cost 20

Hit Rate 75

Misses targets immune to Wound

Used By Aquila, Chimera, Harpy, Sprinter, Storm Drgn, Wirey Drgn, Wyvern

Cyclonic is not very accurate, but when it hits it will drop every target to 1/16 of their current HP. This won't directly Wound anyone, but it is difficult to quickly recover from.

Compare Cyclonic to other Abilities

Rages: Which feature Cyclonic – 5 shown

World of Ruin rages cannot be learned in the World of Balance; unique monster rages are learned from monsters found as set encounters or treasure guardians (but not in random battles); legendary dragon rages are based on unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin Name	While using a rage ability, the monster's elemental properties become active; any conflicts with elemental properties of armor or relics are resolved in favor of better elemental defense Elements	While using a rage ability, the monster's status effects and immunities are applied Statuses	Other special properties inherited from this monster Special	Each turn there is a 50% chance of a normal attack and a 50% chance of the attack listed here; special attacks are handled like modified normal attacks Ability	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The effect of this special attack or base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores Defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr/Effect	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Ability Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Ability Statuses	Notes
Wyvern	Weak pt: Ice	Prevent: Imp	-	Cyclonic	All Foes	15/16 HP	75	Wound	-	-	-
Baskervor	-	Prevent: Poison, Wound, Condemned	-	Cyclonic	All Foes	15/16 HP	75	Wound	-	-	-
Wirey Drgn	-	Float, Safe Prevent: Imp	-	Cyclonic	All Foes	15/16 HP	75	Wound	-	-	-
Harpy	-	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche	-	Cyclonic	All Foes	15/16 HP	75	Wound	-	-	-
Aquila	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche	-	Cyclonic	All Foes	15/16 HP	75	Wound	-	-	-

Monsters: Which can use Cyclonic – 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
Harpy	2,595	3,615	233	42	1,994	1,221	-	Grip	Battle ×2	35	23	10	13	358	716	115	109%	0	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Aquila	3,376	6,013	820	49	2,781	906	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Flap	Battle ×5	40	27	10	13	487	2,435	120	105%	30	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Economizer (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Sprinter	3,865	4,500	350	53	2,293	1,420	Weak pt: Thunder	Drainbeak	Battle (MP drain)	55	24	10	13	569	569	100	121%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	Imp's Armor (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Slow, Stop
Storm Drgn	4,781	42,000	1,250	74	-	-	Absorb HP: Wind Weak pt: Thunder	Wing Saber	Battle ×3	65	40	9	13	1,108	3,324	110	113%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	Force Armor (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche, Slow, Stop
Wyvern	525	892	95	18	484	434	Weak pt: Ice	Slip Wing	Seizure	30	17	10	15	72	-	140	90%	0	155	78%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), DragoonBoots (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Prevent: Imp
Chimera	771	2,237	100	22	1,144	760	-	Frisky	Battle ×2	45	20	10	25	141	282	100	121%	0	110	113%	0	100	Hyper Wrist (1/8)	Gold Armor (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image
Wirey Drgn	1,060	2,802	200	26	895	1,300	-	Wing	Battle ×2	31	21	10	35	246	492	150	82%	0	115	109%	0	100	DragoonBoots (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float, Safe Prevent: Imp

Monsters: Which can use Cyclonic when Sketched – 5 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
Kiwok	Cyclonic (3/4), Imp (1/4)	2,000	100	33	1,000	750	Weak pt: Ice	Pick	Imp	33	19	10	10	198	-	105	117%	0	145	86%	0	100	-	White Cape (7/8), Green Cherry (1/8)	Critical Hits if Imp	Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Mute
Harpy	Cyclonic (3/4), Special (1/4)	3,615	233	42	1,994	1,221	-	Grip	Battle ×2	35	23	10	13	358	716	115	109%	0	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Aquila	Cyclonic (3/4), Special (1/4)	6,013	820	49	2,781	906	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Flap	Battle ×5	40	27	10	13	487	2,435	120	105%	30	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Economizer (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Wyvern	Cyclonic (3/4), Special (1/4)	892	95	18	484	434	Weak pt: Ice	Slip Wing	Seizure	30	17	10	15	72	-	140	90%	0	155	78%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), DragoonBoots (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Prevent: Imp
Wirey Drgn	Cyclonic (3/4), Special (1/4)	2,802	200	26	895	1,300	-	Wing	Battle ×2	31	21	10	35	246	492	150	82%	0	115	109%	0	100	DragoonBoots (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float, Safe Prevent: Imp

Monsters: Which can use Cyclonic when Controlled – 5 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
Harpy	Battle, Special, Cyclonic, Aero	3,615	233	42	1,994	1,221	-	Grip	Battle ×2	35	23	10	13	358	716	115	109%	0	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Aquila	Battle, Special, Cyclonic, Shimsham	6,013	820	49	2,781	906	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Flap	Battle ×5	40	27	10	13	487	2,435	120	105%	30	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Economizer (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Sprinter	Battle, Special, Cyclonic	4,500	350	53	2,293	1,420	Weak pt: Thunder	Drainbeak	Battle (MP drain)	55	24	10	13	569	569	100	121%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	Imp's Armor (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Slow, Stop
Wyvern	Battle, Special, Cyclonic	892	95	18	484	434	Weak pt: Ice	Slip Wing	Seizure	30	17	10	15	72	-	140	90%	0	155	78%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), DragoonBoots (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Prevent: Imp
Wirey Drgn	Battle, Special, Cyclonic	2,802	200	26	895	1,300	-	Wing	Battle ×2	31	21	10	35	246	492	150	82%	0	115	109%	0	100	DragoonBoots (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float, Safe Prevent: Imp