Magic

Characters: Who can use Magic – 13 shown

Hidden characters will join after special quests in the World of Ruin; temporary characters will only join the party for a short time and cannot be re-equipped Name	The special command that is unique to this character Command	If a character uses the Fight command while at low HP (less than 1/8 of maximum), they have a 1/16 chance of using this special attack instead; each attack can be used only once per battle Special	The character's starting Vigor score; this does not increase with level but may be permanently increased with esper bonuses Vigor	The character's starting Speed score; this does not increase with level but may be permanently increased with esper bonuses Speed	The character's starting Stamina score; this does not increase with level but may be permanently increased with esper bonuses Stamina	The character's starting Mag.Pwr score; this does not increase with level but may be permanently increased with esper bonuses Mag.Pwr	The character's base Bat.Pwr score; this is augmented by equipped weapons but cannot be permanently increased Bat.Pwr	The character's base Defense score; this is augmented by equipped armor and relics but cannot be permanently increased Defense	The character's base Evade % score; it is shown in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	The character's base Mag.Def score; this is augmented by equipped armor and relics but cannot be permanently increased Mag.Def	The character's base MBlock% score; this is augmented by equipped armor and relics but cannot be permanently increased; due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	The character's base HP score at level 1; this increases with level and may be increased further with esper bonuses Base HP	The character's base MP score at level 1; this increases with level and may be increased further with esper bonuses Base MP	The first time a character joins the party in each of the World of Balance and the World of Ruin, their level will be increased to the average party level modified by this number; Terra begins the game at level 3 LV	While running, the character's run value increases by a value in this range at regular intervals; they will successfully run when this value is greater than or equal to the encounter's run difficulty Run Skill
Terra	Morph	Riot Blade	31	33	28	39	12	42	5	33	7	40	16	0	1–4
Locke	Steal	Mirager	37	40	31	28	14	46	15	23	2	48	7	+2	1–5
Cyan	SwdTech	Back Blade	40	28	33	25	25	48	6	20	1	53	5	+2	1–3
Shadow	Throw	Shadow Fang	39	38	30	33	23	47	28	25	9	51	6	0	1–5
Edgar	Tools	Royal Shock	39	30	34	29	20	50	4	22	1	49	6	+2	1–4
Sabin	Blitz	Tiger Break	47	37	39	28	26	53	12	21	4	58	3	+2	1–4
Celes	Runic	Spin Edge	34	34	31	36	16	44	7	31	9	44	15	0	1–4
Strago	Lore	Sabre Soul	28	25	19	34	10	33	6	27	7	35	13	+2	1–3
Relm	Sketch	Star Prism	26	34	22	44	11	35	13	30	9	37	18	0	1–5
Setzer	Slot	Red Card	36	32	32	29	18	48	9	26	1	46	9	0	1–4
Mog	Dance	Moogle Rush	29	36	26	35	16	52	10	36	12	39	16	+5	1–5
Gau	Rage	-	44	38	36	34	99	44	21	34	18	45	10	+2	1–5
Gogo	Mimic	X-Meteo	25	30	20	26	13	39	10	25	6	36	12	+2	1–4

Commands: Based on Magic – 1 shown

Temporary commands cannot be used by characters that join the party permanently; modified commands replace another command in the command list; utility commands are always available and are not shown on the command list Name	Whether this ability is physical or magical in nature; the game determines hits and damage differently for each; item abilities have non-random effects Type	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 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	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Statuses
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Spells – 54 shown

Hidden esper spells can first be taught by hidden espers in the World of Balance; World of Ruin spells are taught by espers obtained via World of Ruin quests; advanced spells are taught by espers obtained from difficult quests; ultimate spells are taught by the most well-hidden and powerful espers Name	Type	MP	Description	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 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	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	Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Statuses	Notes	Taught By
(Attack)Meteor	Attack	62	Damages multiple enemies	All Foes ‡	36 †	100%	-	-	-	Full damage to all targets	Crusader ×10, Odin ×1
(Effect)Quick	Effect	99	Allows double commands	Self	-	100%	-	-	-	-	Raiden ×1
(Effect)Stop	Effect	10	Stops an enemy	One Foe	-	100	Reflect, Runic	-	Stop	-	Golem ×5, Fenrir ×3
(Effect)Vanish	Effect	18	Renders target invisible	One Ally	-	100%	Runic	-	Clear	-	Phantom ×3
(Effect)Osmose	Effect	1	Absorbs MP from an enemy	One Foe	26	150	Runic	-	-	-	ZoneSeek ×15, Shiva ×4
(Effect)Slow 2	Effect	26	Slows multiple enemies	One/All Foes	-	150	Reflect, Runic	-	Slow	-	Palidor ×2
(Effect)Haste2	Effect	38	Speeds up entire party	One/All Allies	-	100%	Reflect, Runic	-	Haste	-	Palidor ×2
(Effect)Warp	Effect	20	Escape from dungeons/battles	All Allies ‡	-	100%	-	-	-	-	Fenrir ×10, Carbunkl ×2
(Effect)Haste	Effect	10	Raises battle speed	One Ally	-	100%	Reflect, Runic	-	Haste	-	Palidor ×20, Carbunkl ×3
(Effect)Muddle	Effect	8	Confuses target	One Foe	-	94	Reflect, Runic	-	Muddled	-	Stray ×7
(Effect)Sleep	Effect	5	Puts target to sleep	One Foe	-	111	Reflect, Runic	-	Psyche	-	Siren ×10
(Effect)Safe	Effect	12	Raises defense	One Ally	-	100%	Reflect, Runic	-	Safe	-	Alexandr ×10, Golem ×5, Carbunkl ×2, Unicorn ×1
(Effect)Mute	Effect	8	Silences target	One Foe	-	100	Reflect, Runic	-	Mute	-	Siren ×8
(Effect)Rasp	Effect	12	Damages MP	One Foe	10	150	Reflect, Runic	-	-	-	ZoneSeek ×20, Shiva ×4
(Effect)Slow	Effect	5	Slows battle speed	One Foe	-	120	Reflect, Runic	-	Slow	-	Palidor ×20, Siren ×7
(Effect)Scan	Effect	3	Display's an enemy's HP/weak point	One Foe	-	222	Reflect, Runic	-	-	-	Kirin ×5
(Attack)Merton	Attack	85	Unfocused piercing fire attack	All Allies and Foes	138 †	100%	-	Fire, Wind	-	-	Crusader ×1
(Attack)W Wind	Attack	75	Unfocused near-fatal attack	All Allies and Foes	15/16 HP	100	Wound, Stamina	-	-	-	Terrato ×1
(Attack)Quake	Attack	50	Unfocused Earth-elemental attack	All Allies and Foes	111 †	100%	Float	Earth	-	-	Terrato ×3
(Attack)Ultima	Attack	80	Damages multiple enemies	All Foes ‡	150 †	100%	Runic	-	-	-	Ragnarok ×1, Paladin Shld ×1
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