Black Magick
A full list of the Black Magick available in the game. Note that the locations listed below are specific to the newest version of the game: The Zodiac Age.
Fire
- Effects:
- Deal fire damage to one foe in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Fire-elemental damage to one foe in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage (and Fran comes automatically equipped with it no matter what class)
- License:
- Black Magick 1
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Arjie’s Shop in the Giza Plains - Nomad Village (Dry Season)
- Mysterious Magicks in Nalbina Town - Jajim Bazaar
- Burrogh’s Shop in the Barheim Passage - The Lightworks
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Tetran’s Shop aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan - Brig No. 1
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
Fira
- Effects:
- Deal fire damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes Fire-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage and Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 5
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- The Garif Trader in Jahara - Lull of the Land
- Tetran in the Eruyt Village - Road of Verdant Praise
- The Traveling Merchant in Mt Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Firaga
- Effects:
- Deal heavy fire damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of Fire-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 9
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
- Quayside Magickery in Balfonheim Port - Gallerina Marketplace
Thunder
- Effects:
- Deal lightning damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Lightning-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage (and Fran and Reks come automatically equipped with it)
- License:
- Black Magick 1
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Mysterious Magicks in Nalbina Town - Jajim Bazaar
- Burrogh’s Shop in the Barheim Passage - The Lightworks
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Tetran’s Shop aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan - Brig No. 1
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
Thundara
- Effects:
- Deal lightning damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes Lightning-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 6
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Tetran in the Eruyt Village - Road of Verdant Praise
- The Traveling Merchant in Mt Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Thundaga
- Effects:
- Deal heavy lightning damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of Lightning-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 9
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
- Quayside Magickery in Balfonheim Port - Gallerina Marketplace
Blizzard
- Effects:
- Deal ice damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Ice-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 2
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Mysterious Magicks in Nalbina Town - Jajim Bazaar
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Tetran’s Shop aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan - Brig No. 1
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Blizzara
- Effects:
- Deal ice damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes Ice-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 6
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- The Traveling Merchant in Mt Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Blizzaga
- Effects:
- Deal heavy ice damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of Ice-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 10
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Quayside Magickery in Balfonheim Port - Gallerina Marketplace
Aero
- Effects:
- Deal wind damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Wind-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 4
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
- Dyce’s Shop in the Nam-Yensa Sandsea - Trail of Fading Warmth
- Dyce’s Shop in the Tomb of King Raithwall - Valley of the Dead
- Dyce’s Shop in the Balfonheim Port - Sea Breeze Lane
- The Garif Trader in Jahara - Lull of the Land
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Aeroga
- Effects:
- Deal heavy wind damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a heavy amount of Wind-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 8
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Aqua (Water in the Original Version)
- Effects:
- Deal water damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Water-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Larsa (Lamont) when he joins your party
- License:
- Black Magick 3
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Tetran’s Shop aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan - Brig No. 1
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
- Dyce’s Shop in the Nam-Yensa Sandsea - Trail of Fading Warmth
- Dyce’s Shop in the Tomb of King Raithwall - Valley of the Dead
- Dyce’s Shop in the Balfonheim Port - Sea Breeze Lane
- The Garif Trader in Jahara - Lull of the Land
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Bio
- Effects:
- Inflicts Sap and deals damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes non-elemental damage to all foes in range and inflicts Sap.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 7
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- The Traveling Merchant in Mt Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Shock
- Effects:
- Deal heavy damage to one foe.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of non-elemental damage to one foe.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 11
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Quayside Magickery in Balfonheim Port - Gallerina Marketplace
Scourge
- Effects:
- Inflicts Sap and deals heavy damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes non-elemental damage to all targets in range and inflicts Sap – one of the strongest spells in the game.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 12
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Burrogh in the Barheim Passage - The Lightworks
Flare
- Effects:
- Deals very heavy damage to one foe.
- Tips:
- Causes an even larger amount of non-elemental damage to one target – one of the strongest spells in the game for single-foe attacks.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 12
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Scathe
- Effects:
- Deals very heavy damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of non-elemental damage to all targets in range – one of the strongest spells in the game for multiple foe attacks.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 13
- Where to find it:
- Treasure:
Blind
- Effects:
- Inflicts the Blind status effect (reducing chance to hit with physical attacks).
- Tips:
- Can be extremely useful in limiting physical damage from bosses and powerful foes if they are susceptible.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 2
- Where to find it:
- Treasure:
Blindga
- Effects:
- Inflicts the Blind status effect on all foes in range (reducing chance to hit with physical attacks).
- Tips:
- Can also be extremely useful in limiting physical damage from enemies if they are susceptible to being Blinded.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 7
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Silence
- Effects:
- Prevents one foe from casting Magick spells.
- Tips:
- Useful for greatly limiting the damage of certain enemies and bosses.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 3
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Silencega
- Effects:
- Prevents all foes in range from casting Magick spells.
- Tips:
- Useful for greatly limiting the damage of a group of enemies and bosses if they are susceptible to the Silence effect.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 8
- Where to find it:
- Treasure:
Sleep
- Effects:
- Inflicts the Sleep status effect on one foe.
- Tips:
- Very useful for inhibiting a foe during a battle. Attacking it will awaken the enemy and remove the effect.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 4
- Where to find it:
- Treasure:
Sleepga
- Effects:
- Inflicts the Sleep status effect on a group of foes.
- Tips:
- Very useful for inhibiting groups of foes during a battle. Attacking enemies will awaken the enemies and remove the effect.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 10
- Location:
-
Treasure:
Poison
- Effects:
- Causes damage to a foe over time.
- Tips:
- Casting this Magick spell at the beginning of the battle can cause it to do a ton of damage over the course of the battle.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 5
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Toxify
- Effects:
- Causes damage to a group of foes over time.
- Tips:
- Casting this Magick spell at the beginning of the battle can cause it to do a ton of damage over the course of the battle to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 11
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Aero
- Effects:
- Deal wind damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Wind-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 4
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
- Dyce’s Shop in the Nam-Yensa Sandsea - Trail of Fading Warmth
- Dyce’s Shop in the Tomb of King Raithwall - Valley of the Dead
- Dyce’s Shop in the Balfonheim Port - Sea Breeze Lane
- The Garif Trader in Jahara - Lull of the Land
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Aeroga
- Effects:
- Deal heavy wind damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a heavy amount of Wind-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 8
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Aqua (Water in the Original Version)
- Effects:
- Deal water damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Water-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Larsa (Lamont) when he joins your party
- License:
- Black Magick 3
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Tetran’s Shop aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan - Brig No. 1
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
- Dyce’s Shop in the Nam-Yensa Sandsea - Trail of Fading Warmth
- Dyce’s Shop in the Tomb of King Raithwall - Valley of the Dead
- Dyce’s Shop in the Balfonheim Port - Sea Breeze Lane
- The Garif Trader in Jahara - Lull of the Land
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Bio
- Effects:
- Inflicts Sap and deals damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes non-elemental damage to all foes in range and inflicts Sap.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 7
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- The Traveling Merchant in Mt Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Blind
- Effects:
- Inflicts the Blind status effect (reducing chance to hit with physical attacks).
- Tips:
- Can be extremely useful in limiting physical damage from bosses and powerful foes if they are susceptible.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 2
- Where to find it:
- Treasure:
Blindga
- Effects:
- Inflicts the Blind status effect on all foes in range (reducing chance to hit with physical attacks).
- Tips:
- Can also be extremely useful in limiting physical damage from enemies if they are susceptible to being Blinded.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 7
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Blizzaga
- Effects:
- Deal heavy ice damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of Ice-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 10
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Quayside Magickery in Balfonheim Port - Gallerina Marketplace
Blizzara
- Effects:
- Deal ice damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes Ice-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 6
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- The Traveling Merchant in Mt Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Blizzard
- Effects:
- Deal ice damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Ice-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 2
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Mysterious Magicks in Nalbina Town - Jajim Bazaar
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Tetran’s Shop aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan - Brig No. 1
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Fira
- Effects:
- Deal fire damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes Fire-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage and Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 5
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- The Garif Trader in Jahara - Lull of the Land
- Tetran in the Eruyt Village - Road of Verdant Praise
- The Traveling Merchant in Mt Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Firaga
- Effects:
- Deal heavy fire damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of Fire-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 9
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
- Quayside Magickery in Balfonheim Port - Gallerina Marketplace
Fire
- Effects:
- Deal fire damage to one foe in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Fire-elemental damage to one foe in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage (and Fran comes automatically equipped with it no matter what class)
- License:
- Black Magick 1
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Arjie’s Shop in the Giza Plains - Nomad Village (Dry Season)
- Mysterious Magicks in Nalbina Town - Jajim Bazaar
- Burrogh’s Shop in the Barheim Passage - The Lightworks
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Tetran’s Shop aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan - Brig No. 1
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
Flare
- Effects:
- Deals very heavy damage to one foe.
- Tips:
- Causes an even larger amount of non-elemental damage to one target – one of the strongest spells in the game for single-foe attacks.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 12
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Poison
- Effects:
- Causes damage to a foe over time.
- Tips:
- Casting this Magick spell at the beginning of the battle can cause it to do a ton of damage over the course of the battle.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 5
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Scathe
- Effects:
- Deals very heavy damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of non-elemental damage to all targets in range – one of the strongest spells in the game for multiple foe attacks.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 13
- Where to find it:
- Treasure:
Scourge
- Effects:
- Inflicts Sap and deals heavy damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes non-elemental damage to all targets in range and inflicts Sap – one of the strongest spells in the game.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 12
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Burrogh in the Barheim Passage - The Lightworks
Shock
- Effects:
- Deal heavy damage to one foe.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of non-elemental damage to one foe.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 11
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Quayside Magickery in Balfonheim Port - Gallerina Marketplace
Silence
- Effects:
- Prevents one foe from casting Magick spells.
- Tips:
- Useful for greatly limiting the damage of certain enemies and bosses.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 3
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure:
Silencega
- Effects:
- Prevents all foes in range from casting Magick spells.
- Tips:
- Useful for greatly limiting the damage of a group of enemies and bosses if they are susceptible to the Silence effect.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 8
- Where to find it:
- Treasure:
Sleep
- Effects:
- Inflicts the Sleep status effect on one foe.
- Tips:
- Very useful for inhibiting a foe during a battle. Attacking it will awaken the enemy and remove the effect.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 4
- Where to find it:
- Treasure:
Sleepga
- Effects:
- Inflicts the Sleep status effect on a group of foes.
- Tips:
- Very useful for inhibiting groups of foes during a battle. Attacking enemies will awaken the enemies and remove the effect.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 10
- Location:
-
Treasure:
Thundaga
- Effects:
- Deal heavy lightning damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a large amount of Lightning-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage
- License:
- Black Magick 9
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
- Quayside Magickery in Balfonheim Port - Gallerina Marketplace
Thundara
- Effects:
- Deal lightning damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes Lightning-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage, Red Battlemage, Uhlan
- License:
- Black Magick 6
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Tetran in the Eruyt Village - Road of Verdant Praise
- The Traveling Merchant in Mt Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass
- Luccio’s Shop in the Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale
- The Vendor of Goods in the Phon Coast - Hunter’s Camp
- Charlotte’s Magickery in Archades - Molberry
Thunder
- Effects:
- Deal lightning damage to all foes in range.
- Tips:
- Causes a small amount of Lightning-elemental damage to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage (and Fran and Reks come automatically equipped with it)
- License:
- Black Magick 1
- Where to find it:
-
Purchased From:
- Yugri’s Magicks in Rabanastre - East End
- Mysterious Magicks in Nalbina Town - Jajim Bazaar
- Burrogh’s Shop in the Barheim Passage - The Lightworks
- Mait’s Magicks in Bhujerba - Travica Way
- Tetran’s Shop aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan - Brig No. 1
- Lohen’s Shop in the Dalmasca Westersand - The Western Divide
Toxify
- Effects:
- Causes damage to a group of foes over time.
- Tips:
- Casting this Magick spell at the beginning of the battle can cause it to do a ton of damage over the course of the battle to all foes in range.
- Job Classes:
- Black Mage
- License:
- Black Magick 11
- Where to find it:
-
Treasure: