Merton

Unfocused piercing fire attack

Spell Type

Icon

Attack

Learned Crusader ×1, Terra LV 86

Bat.Pwr 138 (Ignores Mag.Def)

Target All Allies and Foes

MP Cost 85

Hit Rate Always Hits

Elements Fire, Wind

Used By L.90 Magic, Sleep

Merton deals massive, Mag.Def-ignoring Fire damage to friend and foe alike. This is not a Spell you should ever cast unprepared, as it's quite capable of defeating your own party. If you outfit everyone with Fire protection, or better yet absorption, Merton becomes much more usable. Flame Shlds are Merton's best friend.

Compare Merton to other Spells

Espers: Which teach Merton – 1 shown

Hidden espers are optional and can be obtained in either world; World of Ruin espers are obtained from various quests; advanced espers have powerful spells and are obtained from difficult quests; ultimate espers are the most difficult to obtain and teach supremely powerful spells Name	The set of spells that can be learned while this esper is equipped and the rate at which they are learned Spells Learned	Level Up Bonus	Summon	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
Crusader	Merton ×1, Meteor ×10	MP +50%	Purifier	96	Attack harms you and the enemy	All Allies and Foes	190	100%	-	-	-	Full damage to all targets

Rages: Which feature Merton – 2 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
Mover	Absorb HP: Poison	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Image	Wound at 0 MP	Merton	All Allies and Foes	138 †	100%	-	Fire, Wind	-	-
Didalos	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche, Stop	Undead	Merton	All Allies and Foes	138 †	100%	-	Fire, Wind	-	-

Monsters: Which can use Merton – 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	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
L.90 Magic	9,000	9,000	55	-	-	Absorb HP: Wind No Effect: Water, Earth, Pearl	-	-	38	33	14	10	547	-	200	43%	100	110	113%	0	100	Ether (1/8)	Tincture (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Human, Wound at 0 MP	Reflect Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Psyche
Sleep	40,000	10,000	71	-	-	-	Calmness	Wound	46	40	6	63	2,848	-	140	90%	0	120	105%	0	100	Atma Weapon (7/8)	-	Can't Control, Can't Scan, Can't Sketch, Can't Suplex, Human	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image, Haste, Shell, Safe

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