Ultima

Damages multiple enemies
Spell Type
Icon
Attack
Learned Ragnarok ×1, Paladin Shld ×1, Terra LV 99
Bat.Pwr 150 (Ignores Mag.Def)
Target All Foes ‡
MP Cost 80
Hit Rate Always Hits
Can be absorbed with Runic
Used By Atma, Brachosaur, Kefka, MagiMaster
Ultima is really and truly an unfair Spell. It hits all enemies and ignores Mag.Def while also featuring higher Bat.Pwr than any other Spell. The result is destruction on a massive scale. To learn it, you'll either need to take the Ragnarok Esper or uncurse the Cursed Shld by using it for 256 battles.
Compare Ultima to other Spells
Espers: Which teach Ultima – 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
Ragnarok Ultima ×1 - Metamorph 6 Turns enemy into an Item One Foe - 100% - - - -
Armors: Which teach Ultima – 1 shown
Rare armor can be stolen from monsters; unique armor is usually found as treasure; strange armor can be won in the colosseum; ultimate armor is the most powerful in the game; starting armor is owned by certain characters but cannot be otherwise found
Namex		 Type Defense
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
Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade %
MBlock%		 Description Vigor Speed Stamina Mag.Pwr Price Value
If used as an item in combat, this item is lost but has the effect of the listed ability; this ability maximizes damage and ignores defense and environment factors
Item Use
The item teaches the listed spell at the listed rate in the same manner as an equipped esper
Learned
The elemental protections and weaknesses offered when equipping this item
Elements
The status effects removed by this item
Statuses
The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections
Used By
(Shield)Paladin Shld Shield 59 40 59 40 Houses a hero's soul - - - - - 1 GP - Ultima ×1 Absorb HP: Fire, Ice, Thunder, Pearl
No Effect: Water, Wind, Earth, Poison		 - All Except Umaro
Monsters: Which can use Ultima – 4 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
Atma 55,000 19,000 67 - - Absorb HP: Water, Wind, Earth, Pearl, Poison Hit Battle ×1.5 63 40 10 20 1,137 1,706 75 141% 0 70 145% 0 100 Drainer (7/8), Crystal Orb (1/8) - Can't Control, Can't Suplex, Wound at 0 MP Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche, Stop
MagiMaster 50,000 50,000 68 - - - - - 90 40 25 1 534 - 250 4% 100 100 121% 0 100 Elixir (7/8), Crystal Orb (1/8) Megalixir (100%) Can't Control, Can't Suplex, Human, Wound at 0 MP Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image
Kefka 62,000 38,000 71 - - No Effect: Poison Havoc Wing Battle ×4 72 40 8 80 3,470 13,880 117 108% 45 135 94% 0 190 Megalixir (7/8) - Can't Control, Can't Scan, 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, Reflect
Brachosaur 46,050 51,420 77 14,396 - Weak pt: Ice Swing Battle ×6 95 40 25 55 3,006 18,036 190 51% 70 145 86% 50 100 Ribbon (1/8) Economizer (1/8) - Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Stop, Image
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Ultima

Base Type Spell
Attack Type Magic
Bat.Pwr 150 (Ignores Mag.Def)
Target All Foes ‡
MP Cost 80
Hit Rate Always Hits
Can be absorbed with Runic
Used By Atma, Brachosaur, Kefka, MagiMaster

[Ultima Tome]

Ultima

Sprite
Power 100 Accuracy +50%
Type White Magic
Effect Deals extreme non-elemental damage to the target, but does not grow significantly in power at higher levels
Tome Ultima Tome
Effect Ultima 8 (All enemies)
Value 1 gil
Found In Mysidian Tower 10F
It is not clear exactly how Ultima is supposed to work, but the sad truth is that it certainly doesn't seem to work correctly. It can do an impressive amount of damage at level 1, over 100 per shot, but even Ultima 16 is only doing around 500. In later versions of this game, Ultima's power was influenced by the combined levels of your various Spells and skills, but that is not the case here. It's not worth selling the Tome, so it is at least useful as a cheap 100 damage Spell, if nothing else.

Ultima Materia

Type Magic
Description Equips “Ultima” magic
Magic +4 Magic def +2 Max MP% +10
Strength −4 Vitality −2 Max HP% −10
Master Value 1 gil
Level Ability AP
★ - -
★★ Ultima 5,000
★★★ MASTER 100,000
Found in North Corel

Ultima

Type Magic
Reflectable No
Description Extreme magic attack
MP 130
Base Damage 656.2%×M Attack% 100%
Target All enemies
Materia Ultima L2, Master Magic
Used by Ruby Weapon, Dark Dragon, Jenova·SYNTHESIS

Ultima Stone

Type Tool
Description Same effect as Ultima
Value 5 gil (7 gil with the Sell-High menu ability)
Used in Battle Yes
Using an Ultima Stone in combat has the same effect as casting the Ultima Spell.

Ultima

Type Attack
Description Non-elemental magic damage/all enemies
Power 80
HP-J ×100 6,000 hit points (1st)
Str-J ×100 100 strength (1st)
Vit-J ×100 82 vitality (1st)
Mag-J ×100 100 magic (1st)
Spr-J ×100 95 spirit (1st)
Spd-J ×100 60 speed (2nd)
Eva-J ×100 24 evade (1st)
Hit-J ×100 60 hit (2nd)
Luck-J ×100 60 luck (1st)
Elem-Def-J ×100 Fire 100%, Ice 100%, Thunder 100%, Earth 100%, Poison 100%, Wind 100%, Water 100%, Holy 100%
Draw Difficulty +44