Magic

The Final Fantasy VIII magic spells section. All the spells available in the game are listed here. Use the tabs below to track down a specific magic spell.

The full list of magic spells in alphabetical order.

Aero

Description:: Causes elemental Wind damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Thunder Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +300
Strength: +17
Vitality: +10
Magic: +16
Spirit: +10
Speed: +20
Evasion: +18
Hit: +22
Luck: +15
Refined from:: T Mag-RF

Aura

Description:: Limit Break can be used more often/one ally.
Magic Category: Support Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +3,400
Strength: +70
Vitality: +22
Magic: +24
Spirit: +24
Speed: +10
Evasion: +5
Hit: +50
Luck: +40
Refined from:: Supt Mag-RF

Berserk

Description:: Causes Berserk status, forcing character to automatically initiate physical attacks each turn/one enemy.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +300
Strength: +13
Vitality: +8
Magic: +14
Spirit: +8
Speed: +5
Evasion: +5
Hit: +4
Luck: +3
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Bio

Description:: Causes elemental Poison damage and adds Poison status to target/one enemy.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +700
Strength: +24
Vitality: +15
Magic: +24
Spirit: +15
Speed: +5
Evasion: +5
Hit: +4
Luck: +4
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Description:: Causes Blind status, impairing accuracy of physical attacks/one enemy.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +100
Strength: +6
Vitality: +5
Magic: +12
Spirit: +10
Speed: +3
Evasion: +3
Hit: +30
Luck: +2
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Blizzaga

Description:: Causes major elemental Ice damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Ice Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +1,400
Strength: +30
Vitality: +16
Magic: +30
Spirit: +16
Speed: +14
Evasion: +10
Hit: +20
Luck: +14
Refined from:: I Mag-RF
High Mag-RF

Blizzara

Description:: Causes elemental Ice damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Ice Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +200
Strength: +15
Vitality: +8
Magic: +15
Spirit: +8
Speed: +12
Evasion: +8
Hit: +16
Luck: +12
Refined from:: I Mag-RF
Mid Mag-RF

Blizzard

Description:: Causes minor elemental Ice damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Ice Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +100
Strength: +10
Vitality: +4
Magic: +10
Spirit: +4
Speed: +8
Evasion: +6
Hit: +10
Luck: +8
Refined from:: I Mag-RF

Break

Description:: Causes non-elemental damage and adds Petrify status to target/one enemy.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +1,000
Strength: +20
Vitality: +20
Magic: +34
Spirit: +35
Speed: +10
Evasion: +10
Hit: +10
Luck: +12
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Confuse

Description:: Causes Confuse status, forcing target to use random commands and targeting decisions/one enemy.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +700
Strength: +22
Vitality: +18
Magic: +28
Spirit: +18
Speed: +18
Evasion: +8
Hit: +8
Luck: +8
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Cura

Description:: Restores some HP/one ally.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +500
Strength: +8
Vitality: +28
Magic: +8
Spirit: +28
Speed: +4
Evasion: +5
Hit: +3
Luck: +3
Refined from:: L Mag-RF
Mid Mag-RF

Curaga

Description:: Restores a lot of HP/one ally.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +2,200
Strength: +20
Vitality: +65
Magic: +20
Spirit: +65
Speed: +10
Evasion: +10
Hit: +10
Luck: +10
Refined from:: L Mag-RF
High Mag-RF

Cure

Description:: Restores a small amount of HP/one ally.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +200
Strength: +4
Vitality: +15
Magic: +4
Spirit: +15
Speed: +3
Evasion: +4
Hit: +2
Luck: +2
Refined from:: L Mag-RF

Death

Description:: Randomly causes immediate death/one enemy.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +1,800
Strength: +22
Vitality: +22
Magic: +38
Spirit: +58
Speed: +10
Evasion: +10
Hit: +10
Luck: +38
Refined from:: L Mag-RF

Demi

Description:: Reduces enemy’s HP by ¹⁄₄/one ally.
Magic Category: Time/Space Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +16
Strength: +34
Vitality: +18
Magic: +36
Spirit: +18
Speed: +12
Evasion: +8
Hit: +14
Luck: +10
Refined from:: Time Mag-RF

Dispel

Description:: Removes Haste, Regen, Protect, Shell, Aura, Reflect, Float, Double, and Triple/one ally.
Magic Category: Support Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +1,000
Strength: +12
Vitality: +38
Magic: +16
Spirit: +60
Speed: +8
Evasion: +8
Hit: +8
Luck: +14
Refined from:: Supt Mag-RF

Double

Description:: Allows target to cast 2 of the same spell consecutively/one ally.
Magic Category: Time/Space Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +200
Strength: +15
Vitality: +6
Magic: +18
Spirit: +6
Speed: +10
Evasion: +10
Hit: +40
Luck: +2
Refined from:: Time Mag-RF

Drain

Description:: Remove HP from target and give to caster/one enemy.
Magic Category: Support Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +400
Strength: +13
Vitality: +30
Magic: +20
Spirit: +24
Speed: +6
Evasion: +5
Hit: +5
Luck: +4
Refined from:: Supt Mag-RF

Esuna

Description:: Removes Poison, Petrify, Blind, Silence, Berserk, Sleep Curse, Slow, Stop, Slow Petrify, Confuse, Zombie and Vit 0/one ally.
Magic Category: Support Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +500
Strength: +6
Vitality: +36
Magic: +12
Spirit: +36
Speed: +3
Evasion: +3
Hit: +3
Luck: +10
Refined from:: Supt Mag-RF

Fira

Description:: Causes elemental Fire damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Fire Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +200
Strength: +15
Vitality: +8
Magic: +15
Spirit: +8
Speed: +12
Evasion: +8
Hit: +16
Luck: +12
Refined from:: F Mag-RF
Mid Mag-RF

Firaga

Description:: Causes major elemental Fire damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Fire Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +1,400
Strength: +30
Vitality: +16
Magic: +30
Spirit: +16
Speed: +14
Evasion: +10
Hit: +20
Luck: +14
Refined from:: F Mag-RF
High Mag-RF

Fire

Description:: Causes minor elemental Fire damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Fire Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +100
Strength: +10
Vitality: +4
Magic: +10
Spirit: +4
Speed: +8
Evasion: +6
Hit: +10
Luck: +8
Refined from:: F Mag-RF

Flare

Description:: Causes major non-elemental damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Fire Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +3,200
Strength: +56
Vitality: +26
Magic: +44
Spirit: +26
Speed: +12
Evasion: +10
Hit: +26
Luck: +12
Refined from:: F Mag-RF

Float

Description:: Lifts target off ground, avoiding elemental Earth magic.
Magic Category: Other Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +200
Strength: +8
Vitality: +15
Magic: +8
Spirit: +15
Speed: +16
Evasion: +8
Hit: +12
Luck: +20
Refined from:: (None)

Full-Life

Description:: Restores some HP and revives from KO/one ally.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +4,800
Strength: +20
Vitality: +80
Magic: +20
Spirit: +85
Speed: +8
Evasion: +10
Hit: +8
Luck: +20
Refined from:: L Mag-RF

Haste

Description:: Speeds up target’s ATB Gauge/one ally.
Magic Category: Time/Space Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +500
Strength: +12
Vitality: +16
Magic: +20
Spirit: +20
Speed: +50
Evasion: +20
Hit: +10
Luck: +10
Refined from:: Time Mag-RF

Holy

Description:: Inflicts Holy magic damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +3,800
Strength: +55
Vitality: +28
Magic: +45
Spirit: +48
Speed: +10
Evasion: +18
Hit: +24
Luck: +14
Refined from:: L Mag-RF

Life

Description:: Restores some HP and revives from KO/one ally.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +1,200
Strength: +8
Vitality: +50
Magic: +10
Spirit: +50
Speed: +4
Evasion: +3
Hit: +3
Luck: +4
Refined from:: L Mag-RF

Meltdown

Description:: Causes non-elemental damage and Vit 0 status, lowering targets defenses/one enemy.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +1,500
Strength: +24
Vitality: +80
Magic: +20
Spirit: +20
Speed: +3
Evasion: +4
Hit: +12
Luck: +8
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Meteor

Description:: Bombards enemies with meteors causing random non-elemental damage/random enemies.
Magic Category: Forbidden Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +4,600
Strength: +75
Vitality: +34
Magic: +52
Spirit: +34
Speed: +30
Evasion: +30
Hit: +40
Luck: +22
Refined from:: Forbid Mag-RF

Pain

Description:: Causes Poison, Silence, and Blind status.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +2,800
Strength: +42
Vitality: +38
Magic: +60
Spirit: +45
Speed: +4
Evasion: +4
Hit: +4
Luck: +40
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Protect

Description:: Reduces physical attack damage by ¹⁄₂.
Magic Category: Support Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +400
Strength: +6
Vitality: +40
Magic: +10
Spirit: +18
Speed: +3
Evasion: +3
Hit: +3
Luck: +14
Refined from:: Supt Mag-RF

Quake

Description:: Cause elemental Earth damage/all enemies.
Magic Category: Time/Space Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +20
Strength: +40
Vitality: +20
Magic: +40
Spirit: +20
Speed: +7
Evasion: +7
Hit: +30
Luck: +12
Refined from:: Time Mag-RF

Reflect

Description:: Reflects magic back at caster’s party/one ally.
Magic Category: Support Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +2,000
Strength: +14
Vitality: +46
Magic: +20
Spirit: +72
Speed: +10
Evasion: +10
Hit: +8
Luck: +16
Refined from:: Supt Mag-RF

Regen

Description:: Restores small amounts of HP at regular intervals/one ally.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +2,600
Strength: +18
Vitality: +70
Magic: +18
Spirit: +60
Speed: +8
Evasion: +8
Hit: +8
Luck: +8
Refined from:: L Mag-RF

Scan

Description:: Analyze target’s vital information.
Magic Category: Other Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +100
Strength: +5
Vitality: +5
Magic: +5
Spirit: +5
Speed: +3
Evasion: +3
Hit: +3
Luck: +3
Refined from:: (None)

Shell

Description:: Reduces magic attack damage by ¹⁄₂.
Magic Category: Support Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +400
Strength: +6
Vitality: +18
Magic: +10
Spirit: +40
Speed: +3
Evasion: +3
Hit: +3
Luck: +14
Refined from:: Supt Mag-RF

Silence

Description:: Causes Silence status, disabling target from using Magic, Draw, and GF commands.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +100
Strength: +6
Vitality: +5
Magic: +12
Spirit: +10
Speed: +4
Evasion: +3
Hit: +3
Luck: +2
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Sleep

Description:: Causes Sleep status, disabling target temporarily/one enemy.
Magic Category: Status Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +100
Strength: +6
Vitality: +5
Magic: +12
Spirit: +10
Speed: +4
Evasion: +10
Hit: +3
Luck: +2
Refined from:: ST Mag-RF

Slow

Description:: Slows down target’s ATB Gauge/one enemy.
Magic Category: Time/Space Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +500
Strength: +12
Vitality: +16
Magic: +20
Spirit: +20
Speed: +40
Evasion: +20
Hit: +10
Luck: +10
Refined from:: Time Mag-RF

Stop

Description:: Stops Target’s ATB Gauge/one enemy.
Magic Category: Time/Space Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +20
Strength: +18
Vitality: +20
Magic: +30
Spirit: +24
Speed: +48
Evasion: +25
Hit: +20
Luck: +10
Refined from:: Time Mag-RF

Thundaga

Description:: Causes major elemental Thunder damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Thunder Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +1,400
Strength: +30
Vitality: +16
Magic: +30
Spirit: +16
Speed: +14
Evasion: +10
Hit: +20
Luck: +14
Refined from:: T Mag-RF
High Mag-RF

Thundara

Description:: Causes elemental Thunder damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Thunder Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +200
Strength: +15
Vitality: +8
Magic: +15
Spirit: +8
Speed: +12
Evasion: +8
Hit: +16
Luck: +12
Refined from:: T Mag-RF
Mid Mag-RF

Thunder

Description:: Causes minor elemental Thunder damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Thunder Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +100
Strength: +10
Vitality: +4
Magic: +10
Spirit: +4
Speed: +8
Evasion: +6
Hit: +10
Luck: +8
Refined from:: T Mag-RF

Tornado

Description:: Causes elemental Wind damage/all enemies.
Magic Category: Thunder Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +3,000
Strength: +48
Vitality: +24
Magic: +42
Spirit: +24
Speed: +33
Evasion: +32
Hit: +38
Luck: +14
Refined from:: T Mag-RF
High Mag-RF

Triple

Description:: Allows target to cast 3 of the same spell consecutively/one ally.
Magic Category: Time/Space Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +2,400
Strength: +70
Vitality: +10
Magic: +70
Spirit: +10
Speed: +70
Evasion: +40
Hit: +150
Luck: +30
Refined from:: Time Mag-RF
High Mag-RF

Ultima

Description:: Cause a large amount of non-elemental damage/all enemies.
Magic Category: Forbidden Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +6,000
Strength: +100
Vitality: +82
Magic: +100
Spirit: +95
Speed: +60
Evasion: +60
Hit: +60
Luck: +60
Refined from:: Forbid Mag-RF

Water

Description:: Causes elemental Water damage/one enemy.
Magic Category: Ice Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +300
Strength: +20
Vitality: +14
Magic: +44
Spirit: +14
Speed: +12
Evasion: +10
Hit: +18
Luck: +13
Refined from:: I Mag-RF

Zombie

Description:: Causes Zombie status (undead)/one enemy.
Magic Category: Life Magic
Junction Effects:: HP: +800
Strength: +15
Vitality: +24
Magic: +15
Spirit: +12
Speed: +2
Evasion: +2
Hit: +2
Luck: +2
Refined from:: L Mag-RF