Blue Magic (Final Fantasy V)

Perform blue magic.

Description

Blue Magic, also known as Blue, is a Magic skillset in Final Fantasy V. It is the special ability of the Blue Mage, and marks the first way in the Final Fantasy series to use magic learned from enemies.

Blue Magic comes in a variety of different forms, from offensive spells to positive enhancements. Some of the most useful spells in the game are Blue Magic.

Obtained[]

Blue Magic is the innate command of Blue Mages. Upon reaching job level 3, for a total of 100 AP (70 AP from level 2), any job can equip Blue Magic, giving them access to all spells learned by the party.

Mechanics[]

The character must be hit by the Blue Magic spell either as a Blue Mage or as another job with the Learning ability equipped to learn the spell. Only one character is required to learn a specific spell for it to be used by the others. Some enemies never normally use the desired spell onto the party and must be forced to do so to learn it (via Control). The character does not need to live through the attack: the desired Blue Magic spell will be learned as long as the player wins the battle. However, the battle must be won and cannot be fled, or the spell will not be learned.

Blue Magic is the only school of magic that cannot be dualcast. Unlike other types of magic, Blue Magic is not disabled if the user is silenced. Most Blue Magic spells have their own effect formulas, but the Aero spells use the damage formula of the other spells (see respective articles), and Level 3 Flare has the same damage formula as the normal Flare spell; similar to the normal magic damage formula, but disregarding most of the targets' Magic Defense. Damage is capped at 9999.

Any job equipped with the Blue Magic ability will gain their character's base Freelancer Magic +23 if their default stat is lower.

Upon mastery, Freelancers and Mimes gain the Blue Mage's base Agility, Stamina and Magic unless they already have a higher base from another mastered job. They will also gain Learning as an innate support ability.

List of spells[]

The following is a list of Blue Magic. Enemies in italics must be controlled with the Control ability and "forced" to attack for the Blue Mage to learn the spell from them. An alternative method is to confuse them into casting spells onto the Blue Mage (only applicable to self-helping skills, or in certain cases, with the help of reflect). Enemies inside *asterisks* must be given MP to use Blue Magic.

Ability	MP	Learned From	Effect
Doom (Condemnd) 死の宣告	10	Exdeath, Azulmagia, Hades, Unknown (#172), The Damned	Kills one non-Heavy enemy after 30 seconds.
Doom (Condemnd) 死の宣告	Curses one enemy to die in 30 seconds.
Roulette 死のルーレット	1	Parthenope, Azulmagia, Death Dealer, Shinryu, Hades	Kills one random ally or enemy. Fails against targets with death immunity and the undead.
Roulette 死のルーレット	KO's a randomly chosen target.
Aqua Breath (AquaRake) アクアブレス	38	Dhorme Chimera (All), Chimera Brain, Leviathan, Bahamut, Crystal (#279), Enuo, Famed Mimic Gogo, Aquagel	Deals non-elemental damage to all enemies (Spell Attack = 75). Deals 8 times the damage to desert enemies.
Aqua Breath (AquaRake) アクアブレス	Uses bubbles to surround and damage all enemies.
Level 5 Death (L5 Doom) レベル5デス	22	Page 64, Level Checker, Azulmagia, Executor, Enuo, Level Tricker	Kills enemies whose levels are a multiple of 5. Ignores death resistance, works on Heavy enemies, but restores the undead to full health.
Level 5 Death (L5 Doom) レベル5デス	Hits targets with levels that are multiples of 5.
Level 4 Graviga (L4 Quarter) レベル4グラビガ	9	Ghidra, Level Tricker, Level Checker, Azulmagia, Executor, Enuo	Casts Graviga on enemies whose levels are a multiple of 4.
Level 4 Graviga (L4 Quarter) レベル4グラビガ	Hits targets with levels that are multiples of 4.
Level 2 Old (L2 Old) レベル2オールド	11	Magic Dragon, Level Checker, Azulmagia, Executor, Shinryu, Level Tricker	Inflicts old on enemies whose levels are a multiple of 2.
Level 2 Old (L2 Old) レベル2オールド	Hits targets with levels that are multiples of 2.
Level 3 Flare (L3 Flare) レベル3フレア	18	Exdeath, Level Checker, Executor, Tunneller (Zephyrus), Shinryu, Red Dragon, Archeosaur, Enuo	Casts Flare on enemies whose levels are a multiple of 3.
Level 3 Flare (L3 Flare) レベル3フレア	Hits targets with levels that are multiples of 3.
Pond's Chorus (Toad Song) 蛙の歌	5	Azulmagia, Elf Toad, Metamorph (Elf Toad), Archeotoad, Kornago, Farfarello, Gilgamesh (#284), Lemure, Vilia	Inflicts toad on one target.
Pond's Chorus (Toad Song) 蛙の歌	Inflicts one enemy with toad status.
Lilliputian Lyric (Little Song) 小さなメロディ	5	Mini Magician, Gilgamesh (#284), Cherie, Farfarello, Azulmagia, Vilia, Mykale	Inflicts mini on one target.
Lilliputian Lyric (Little Song) 小さなメロディ	Inflicts one enemy with mini status.
Flash フラッシュ	7	Crew Dust, Ramuh, Neon, Gilgamesh (#284), Necrophobe, Azulmagia, Headstone, Orukat, Parthenope, Stone Mask	Inflicts darkness on all enemies.
Flash フラッシュ	Inflicts darkness on all enemies.
Time Slip タイムスリップ	9	Traveler, Gilgamesh (#284), Azulmagia, Cherie, Mykale	Inflicts old and sleep on one target.
Time Slip タイムスリップ	Causes sleep and old status on one enemy.
Moon Flute 月の笛	3	Page 256, Jackanapes, Mykale	Inflicts berserk on all allies.
Moon Flute 月の笛	Causes berserk status for all allies.
Death Claw (DoomClaw) デスクロー	21	Death Claw, Treant, Gilgamesh (#274), Soul Eater, Azulmagia, Iron Claw, Objet d'Art, Strapparer	Reduces a target's HP to single digits and inflicts paralyze.
Death Claw (DoomClaw) デスクロー	Brings one enemy to the point of death. Causes paralysis.
Aero エアロ	4	Moldwynd, Gigas, Magissa, Mykale, Azulmagia, Defeater	Deals minor wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies. (Spell Power = 20)
Aero エアロ	Deals wind damage.
Aera (Aero 2) エアロラ	10	Gigas, Enchanted Fan, Page 32, Gilgamesh (#268), Enkidu, Abductor(Enemy), Azulmagia, Galajelly	Deals moderate wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies. (Spell Power = 50)
Aera (Aero 2) エアロラ	Deals wind damage.
Aeroga (Aero 3) エアロガ	24	Metamorph (Enchanted Fan), Magic Dragon, Elm Gigas, Crystal (#280), Baldanders, Neo Exdeath, Dark Elemental (Grand Aevis), Enuo, Cherie, Ziggurat Gigas (Zephyrus)	Deals major wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies. (Spell Power = 140)
Aeroga (Aero 3) エアロガ	Deals wind damage.
Flame Thrower (Burn Ray) 火炎放射	5	Prototype, Flame Thrower, Mecha Head, Omega, Omega Mk.II, Triton, Great Dragon, Azulmagia, Claret Dragon, Mindflayer	Deals fire-elemental damage to one enemy. (Spell Power = 50)
Flame Thrower (Burn Ray) 火炎放射	Engulfs one enemy in flames.
Goblin Punch (GobPunch) ゴブリンパンチ	0	Goblin, Black Goblin, Gilgamesh (#268), Gobbledygook, Azulmagia, Sahagin, Nix	Deals non-elemental physical damage to one target. If the target's level is the same as the caster's, deals 8 times the damage instead. Ignores row positions and weapons' special effects (e.g. Excalipoor hits at full power and Chicken Knife has no chance to cause fleeing).
Goblin Punch (GobPunch) ゴブリンパンチ	Attacks one enemy with a goblin's strength.
Dark Spark (BlakShok) 黒の衝撃	27	Black Flame, Strapparer, Ushabti, Azulmagia, Hades, Shadow, Druid	Halves the target's current level.
Dark Spark (BlakShok) 黒の衝撃	Halves target's level.
Off-Guard (GuardOff) ガードオファ	19	Magic Dragon, Ziggurat Gigas, Ushabti, Azulmagia, Page 256, Shadow, The Damned	Halves the target's Defense.
Off-Guard (GuardOff) ガードオファ	Reduces target's defense.
Transfusion (Pep Up) 融合	13	Calcruthl, Mythril Dragon, Gargoyle, Birostris, Devilfish, Unknown (#169), Mover	Sacrifices the caster and fully restores one target's HP and MP.
Transfusion (Pep Up) 融合	Sacrifices caster to completely restore an ally's HP and MP.
Mind Blast マインドブラスト	6	Wendigo, Twintania, Mindflayer, Azulmagia	Deals non-elemental damage and inflicts sap and paralyze to one target. (Spell Power = 80)
Mind Blast マインドブラスト	Attacks one enemy and causes paralysis and sap status.
Vampire (Red Feast) 吸血	2	Steel Bat, Blood Slime, Abductor (#270), Zombie Dragon, Enkidu, Dark Aspic, Python, Mercury Bat, Achelon, Dechirer, Shadow	Absorbs HP from target and restores caster's HP. The amount it absorb is calculated $(Max HP - Current HP)/2$ The GBA version is bugged so that the formula is not divided by 2 at the end.
Vampire (Red Feast) 吸血	Absorbs HP from one enemy.
Magic Hammer (MagHammer) マジックハンマー	3	Byblos, Drippy, Apanda, Oiseaurare	Halves target's current MP.
Magic Hammer (MagHammer) マジックハンマー	Halves target's MP.
Mighty Guard (Guardian) マイティガード	72	Ironclad, Stingray, Azulmagia, Shinryu, Neo Shinryu	Grants protect, shell, float to the party.
Mighty Guard (Guardian) マイティガード	Casts Protect, Shell, and Levitate on all allies.
Self-Destruct (Exploder) 自爆	1	Motor Trap, Bomb, Purobolos, Grenade, Gilgamesh (#310), Prototype, Unknown (#171)	Kills caster to deal non-elemental piercing damage to one target equal to user's current HP.
Self-Destruct (Exploder) 自爆	Sacrifices caster to deal massive damage to one enemy.
???? ？？？？	3	Azulmagia, Kuza Beast, Tyrannosaur, Wild Nakk, Behemoth, Gel Fish, King Behemoth, Mecha Head, Numb Blade, Tunneller (Zephyrus)	Deals non-elemental piercing damage to one target equal to caster's Maximum HP minus their current HP.
???? ？？？？	???
1000 Needles (Blowfish) 針千本	25	Lamia Queen, Cactus, Hedgehog, Lamia, Lemure, Mykale	Deals exactly 1000 damage to one target. Damage is fixed and cannot be mitigated.
1000 Needles (Blowfish) 針千本	Deals 1,000 damage to one enemy.
White Wind (WhiteWind) ホワイトウインド	28	Enchanted Fan, Dark Elemental (All), White Flame, Hellraiser, Azulmagia, Enkidu	Restores HP to the party equal to caster's current HP.
White Wind (WhiteWind) ホワイトウインド	Restores each party member's HP by an amount equal to the caster's current HP.
Missile ミサイル	7	Mecha Head, Prototype, Rocket Launcher, Enkidu, Gilgamesh (#274), Soul Cannon, Azulmagia, Motor Trap	Reduces target to 1/4 of its current HP.
Missile ミサイル	Quarters an enemy's HP.

Earliest each Blue Magic can be obtained[]

Goblin Punch from Black Goblin in the Wind Shrine
Aero from Moldwynd in the Wind Shrine
Vampire from Steel Bat in the Pirates' Hideout
Flash from Headstone on the North Mountain (enemy needs to have an Ether used on them)
Moon Flute from the Jackanapes in Castle Walse basement. However, at this point in the game the battle is unwinnable unless the party has gone through severe grinding. (The player is better off waiting to get it from Page 256 in the Library of the Ancients.)
Pond's Chorus from Elf Toad in Walse Tower (enemy needs to be alone to use it)
???? from Wild Nakk in forests near Karnak
Self-Destruct from Motor Trap on the Fire-Powered Ship (enemy needs to be in critical health or hit with a Thunder spell)
Aera from Gigas in a monster-in-a-box in Karnak Castle
Death Claw from Iron Claw boss in Karnak Castle
Aqua Breath from Dhorme Chimera in the desert north of the Library of the Ancients
Transfusion from Mythril Dragon in the Library of the Ancients area in the world map (must be controlled by a Beastmaster or confused)
Missile from Motor Trap on the Fire-Powered Ship (must be controlled by a Beastmaster)
Level 5 Death from Page 64 in the Library of the Ancients (learner must be on a level divisible by 5)
Off-Guard from Page 256 in the Library of the Ancients (must be controlled with a Beastmaster)
Magic Hammer from Byblos in the Library of the Ancients
Dark Spark from Black Flame on the Crescent area on the world map
Flame Thrower from Prototype in the islands near Crescent
White Wind from Enchanted Fan inside the Ronka Ruins (must be controlled by a Beastmaster or confused)
1000 Needles from Lamia inside the Ronka Ruins (must be controlled by a Beastmaster)
Level 4 Graviga from Ghidra in the final area of Ronka Ruins before talking to King Tycoon (learner must have level divisible by 4)
Time Slip from Traveler in the Barrier Tower
Level 3 Flare from Red Dragon in the Barrier Tower monster-in-a-box
- Use Chemist's Mix ability Dragon Defense (Phoenix Down+Dragon Fang) to cast reflect on the enemy
- Control it with a Beastmaster
- Use Level 3 Flare on the Red Dragon and bounce the spell onto a single randomly targeted party member
- The learner's level must be divisible by 3
Level 2 Old from Level Tricker in Barrier Tower (found towards the top of tower)
- Use Chemist's Mix ability Dragon Defense (Phoenix Down+Dragon Fang) to cast Reflect on the enemy
- Control it with a Beastmaster
- Use Level 2 Old on the Level Tricker and bounce the spell onto a single randomly targeted party member
- The learner must be on level divisible by 2
Aeroga from the Metamorph in Ghido's Cave (uses it in Enchanted Fan form)
Lilliputian Lyric from Mini Magician in the Great Forest of Moore
Doom from Exdeath boss in Castle Exdeath
Roulette from Parthenope in Phoenix Tower (reached with the black chocobo)
Mighty Guard from Stingray in the coastal waters above the sunken Walse Tower (must be controlled by a Beastmaster or confused) (reached with the airship)
Mind Blast from Wendigo boss in the Island Shrine (reached with the airship)

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