Category:Elemental Magic

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Elemental Magic is a general category which includes spells that fall into one of several main subcategories focused on causing magical damage to enemies. Elemental Magic spells are primarily available to Black Mage and additionally available to Geomancer, Scholar, Red Mage, and Dark Knight.
  • Elemental "Nukes": Spells that cause immediate elemental damage to one or more targets. Area of effect spells are commonly reffered to by the suffix -ga.
Earth-BLM-Icon.gif Stone Spells
Water-BLM-Icon.gif Water Spells
Wind-BLM-Icon.gif Aero Spells
Fire-BLM-Icon.gif Fire Spells
Ice-BLM-Icon.gif Blizzard Spells
Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif Thunder Spells
Dark-BLM-Icon.gif Darkness Spells: Comet and Impact
  • Ancient Magic Spells - Long cast time spells with a resistance damping effect of the element it is weak against. (Freeze lowers resistance to the Fire element, for example)
  • Cumulative Magic Spells - Also known by the suffix -ja, hits of the same element after application increase damage output. With the exception of Comet, the six primary elements are also area of effect attacks.
  • Helix Spells: Spells which cause initial damage as well as high DoT.
  • Meteor is a unique and powerful group cast spell which is not associated with any of the eight elements but is classified as elemental magic.
  • Elemental Debuffs: Spells which reduce a single enemy attribute and cause minimal DoT.



Elemental Magic skill determines the accuracy and spell interruption rate of Elemental Magic spells. It does not affect the magic damage of any of these spells, with the exception of the spell Meteor.

The damage for nukes and helix spells is calculated from a formula which depends on the caster's and target's various stats. The main caster statistics which affect this damage potential are INT, Magic Attack Bonus, and elemental damage affinity and potency bonuses.

Elemental Magic Skill Caps

Job Grade Level 49 Level 99
BLM A+ 150 424
DRK B+ 144 404
GEO B+ 144 404
RDM C+ 139 378
SCH D/B+ 133/144* 334/404*

*B+ skill rating for SCH is with Dark Arts active.

Elemental Magic Spells

Spell Element BLM DRK GEO RDM SCH WHM SMN
Aero Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 9 17 14 14 12 999 999
Aero II Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 34 54 42 45 38 999 999
Aero III Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 59 84 64 69 60 999 999
Aero IV Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 72 999 82 83 72 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Aero V Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 83 999 99 Job Points 99 Job Points 87 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Aero VI Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999 999 999
Aeroga Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 23 999 999 999 999 999 999
Aeroga II Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 48 999 999 999 999 999 999
Aeroga III Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 67 999 999 999 999 999 999
Aeroja Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 87 999 999 999 999 999 999
Aerora Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 35 999 999 999 999
Aerora II Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 80 999 999 999 999
Aerora III Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999
Anemohelix Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 22 999 999
Anemohelix II Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999
Blizzaga Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 32 999 999 999 999 999 999
Blizzaga II Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 57 999 999 999 999 999 999
Blizzaga III Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 71 999 999 999 999 999 999
Blizzaja Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 93 999 999 999 999 999 999
Blizzara Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 45 999 999 999 999
Blizzara II Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 90 999 999 999 999
Blizzara III Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999
Blizzard Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 17 29 24 24 20 999 999
Blizzard II Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 42 66 50 55 46 999 999
Blizzard III Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 64 92 70 73 66 999 999
Blizzard IV Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 74 999 88 89 74 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Blizzard V Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 89 999 99 Job Points 99 Job Points 95 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Blizzard VI Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999 999 999
Burn Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 24 999 999 999 999 999 999
Burst Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 56 999 999 999 999 999 999
Burst II Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 75 999 999 999 999 999 999
Comet Dark-BLM-Icon.gif 94 999 999 999 999 999 999
Cryohelix Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 26 999 999
Cryohelix II Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999
Drown Water-BLM-Icon.gif 27 999 999 999 999 999 999
Fira Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 40 999 999 999 999
Fira II Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 85 999 999 999 999
Fira III Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999
Firaga Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 28 999 999 999 999 999 999
Firaga II Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 53 999 999 999 999 999 999
Firaga III Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 69 999 999 999 999 999 999
Firaja Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 90 999 999 999 999 999 999
Fire Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 13 23 19 19 16 999 999
Fire II Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 38 60 46 50 42 999 999
Fire III Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 62 88 67 71 63 999 999
Fire IV Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 73 999 85 86 73 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Fire V Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 86 999 99 Job Points 99 Job Points 91 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Fire VI Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999 999 999
Flare Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 60 999 999 999 999 999 999
Flare II Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 75 999 999 999 999 999 999
Flood Water-BLM-Icon.gif 58 999 999 999 999 999 999
Flood II Water-BLM-Icon.gif 75 999 999 999 999 999 999
Freeze Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 50 999 999 999 999 999 999
Freeze II Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 75 999 999 999 999 999 999
Frost Ice-BLM-Icon.gif 22 999 999 999 999 999 999
Geohelix Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 18 999 999
Geohelix II Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999
Hydrohelix Water-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 20 999 999
Hydrohelix II Water-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999
Impact Dark-BLM-Icon.gif 90 Twilight Cloak icon.png 90 Twilight Cloak icon.png 90 Twilight Cloak icon.png 90 Twilight Cloak icon.png 90 Twilight Cloak icon.png 90 Twilight Cloak icon.png 90 Twilight Cloak icon.png
Ionohelix Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 28 999 999
Ionohelix II Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999
Luminohelix Light-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 32 999 999
Luminohelix II Light-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999
Meteor XX 99 999 999 999 999 999 999
Noctohelix Dark-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 30 999 999
Noctohelix II Dark-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999
Pyrohelix Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 24 999 999
Pyrohelix II Fire-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999
Quake Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 54 999 999 999 999 999 999
Quake II Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 75 999 999 999 999 999 999
Rasp Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 18 999 999 999 999 999 999
Shock Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 16 999 999 999 999 999 999
Stone Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 1 5 4 4 4 999 999
Stone II Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 26 42 34 35 30 999 999
Stone III Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 51 76 58 65 54 999 999
Stone IV Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 68 999 76 77 70 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Stone V Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 77 999 99 Job Points 99 Job Points 79 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Stone VI Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999 999 999
Stonega Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 15 999 999 999 999 999 999
Stonega II Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 40 999 999 999 999 999 999
Stonega III Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 63 999 999 999 999 999 999
Stoneja Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 81 999 999 999 999 999 999
Stonera Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 25 999 999 999 999
Stonera II Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 70 999 999 999 999
Stonera III Earth-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999
Thundaga Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 36 999 999 999 999 999 999
Thundaga II Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 61 999 999 999 999 999 999
Thundaga III Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 73 999 999 999 999 999 999
Thundaja Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 96 999 999 999 999 999 999
Thundara Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 50 999 999 999 999
Thundara II Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 95 999 999 999 999
Thundara III Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999
Thunder Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 21 35 29 29 24 999 999
Thunder II Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 46 72 54 60 51 999 999
Thunder III Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 66 96 73 75 69 999 999
Thunder IV Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 75 999 91 92 75 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Thunder V Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 92 999 99 Job Points 99 Job Points 99 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Thunder VI Thunder-BLM-Icon.gif 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999 999 999
Tornado Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 52 999 999 999 999 999 999
Tornado II Wind-BLM-Icon.gif 75 999 999 999 999 999 999
Water Water-BLM-Icon.gif 5 11 9 9 8 999 999
Water II Water-BLM-Icon.gif 30 48 38 40 34 999 999
Water III Water-BLM-Icon.gif 55 80 61 67 57 999 999
Water IV Water-BLM-Icon.gif 70 999 79 80 71 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Water V Water-BLM-Icon.gif 80 999 99 Job Points 99 Job Points 83 Addendum- Black.png 999 999
Water VI Water-BLM-Icon.gif 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999 999 999
Watera Water-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 30 999 999 999 999
Watera II Water-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 75 999 999 999 999
Watera III Water-BLM-Icon.gif 999 999 99 Job Points 999 999 999 999
Waterga Water-BLM-Icon.gif 19 999 999 999 999 999 999
Waterga II Water-BLM-Icon.gif 44 999 999 999 999 999 999
Waterga III Water-BLM-Icon.gif 65 999 999 999 999 999 999
Waterja Water-BLM-Icon.gif 84 999 999 999 999 999 999
Addendum- Black.png Spell is accessible to SCH under the effects of Addendum: Black.
Twilight Cloak icon.png Spell is accessible only while equipped with Twilight Cloak.

Merit Point Augment

Job Trait Information
Description Increase Elemental Magic Accuracy.
Type Merit
Job Black Mage
Merit Points
Group 2 Ranks Available 5
Effect of each Rank Increase Elemental Magic Accuracy by 5 per merit level.


Equipment Modifying Ability...
Equipment Piece Modifier
Sorcerer's Gloves +2 Magic Accuracy +Question per merit level, for a maximum of +Question.
Archmage's Gloves Magic Accuracy +Question per merit level, for a maximum of +Question.
Archmage's Gloves +1 Magic Accuracy +Question per merit level, for a maximum of +Question.
Archmage's Gloves +2 Magic Accuracy +Question per merit level, for a maximum of +Question.
Archmage's Gloves +3 Magic Accuracy +Question per merit level, for a maximum of +Question.

Equipment Bonuses

  • Elemental magic bonuses on equipment fall into one of three categories:
    • Elemental magic skill bonuses: Directly adds to the player's elemental magic skill
    • Elemental magic casting time reduction: Reduces casting time of all spells classified as elemental magic by the percentage listed, stacks with other forms of casting time reduction such as Dark Arts and Fast Cast
    • Elemental magic recast time reduction: Reduces recast time of all spells classified as elemental magic by the percentage listed, stacks with other forms of recast time reduction such as Dark Arts, Haste, and Fast Cast.


Item Level Slot Jobs Skill
Archmage's Coat +1 99 Body BLM 20
Archmage's Gloves +1 99 Hands BLM 19
Vitivation Tights +1 99 Legs RDM 19
Archmage's Gloves 99 Hands BLM 17
Archmage's Petasos +1 99 Head BLM 17
Spaekona's Gloves 99 Hands BLM 17
Spaekona's Gloves +1 99 Hands BLM 17
Vitivation Tights 99 Legs RDM 17
Archmage's Petasos 99 Head BLM 15
Archmage's Coat 99 Body BLM 15
Avesta Bangles 88 Hands MNK WHM BLM RDM THF DRK BRD RNG SMN BLU COR PUP DNC SCH GEO RUN 15
Duelist's Tights +2 90 Legs RDM 15
Geomancy Galero 99 Head GEO 15
Geomancy Galero +1 99 Head GEO 15
Goetia Petasos +2 84 Head BLM 15
Pedagogy Mortarboard +1 99 Head SCH 15
Pedagogy Pants +1 99 Legs SCH 15
Scholar's Gown 58 Body SCH 15 (Dark Arts.png)
Scholar's Gown +1 74 Body SCH 15 (Dark Arts.png)
Sorcerer's Gloves +2 90 Hands BLM 15
Wizard's Gloves 54 Hands BLM 15
Wizard's Gloves +1 74 Hands BLM 15
Ice Ring 65 Rings All jobs 15 (Iceday)
Atrophy Chapeau 99 Head RDM 13
Atrophy Chapeau +1 99 Head RDM 13
Archmage's Sabots +1 99 Feet BLM 13
Auspex Slops 99 Legs BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO 13
Mighty Pole 72 Weapons WAR MNK WHM BLM PLD BRD DRG SMN SCH GEO 13 (Windsday)
Anhur Robe 90 Body WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN PUP SCH GEO 12
Duelist's Tights +1 75 Legs RDM 12
Kirin's Pole 75 Weapons MNK WHM BLM PLD DRG SMN SCH GEO Augment-Icon.png 4~12
Ocular Boots 99 Feet WHM BLM RDM SMN SCH GEO 12
Pedagogy Mortarboard 99 Head SCH 12
Pedagogy Pants 99 Legs SCH 12
Sorcerer's Petasos +2 90 Body BLM 12
Hyksos Robe +1 90 Body WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN PUP SCH GEO 11
Aquilo's Staff 51 Weapons All jobs 10
Archmage's Sabots 99 Feet BLM 10
Demon's Cloak 68 Body BLM 10
Duelist's Tights 73 Legs RDM 10
Fea's Coronal 99 Head BLM RDM BLU SCH GEO 10
Goetia Petasos +1 84 Head BLM 10
Hyksos Robe 90 Body WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN PUP SCH GEO 10
Ice Staff 51 Weapons All jobs 10
Ihwa Huaraches 99 Feet BLM SCH GEO 10
Rubeus Boots 96 Feet WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN SCH GEO 10
Sorcerer's Petasos 75 Body BLM 10
Sorcerer's Petasos +1 75 Body BLM 10
Savant's Loafers +2 81 Feet SCH 10
Warlock's Chapeau 60 Head RDM 10
Warlock's Chapeau +1 74 Head RDM 10
Argute Mortarboard +2 90 Head SCH 9
Argute Pants +2 90 Legs SCH 9
Sorcerer's Coat +2 90 Body BLM 9
Adhara Crackows 99 Feet WHM BLM RDM SMN BLU 8
Akasha Chaps 99 Legs WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN BLU SCH GEO 8
Black Cloak 68 Body BLM 8
Bookworm's Cape 99 Back SCH 8
Genie Gages 73 Head WHM BLM RDM PLD DRK SMN BLU SCH GEO RUN 8
Aesir Torque 75 Neck All jobs 7 Darkdays: 10
Argute Mortarboard 75 Head SCH 7
Argute Mortarboard +1 75 Head SCH 7
Elemental Torque 65 Neck All jobs 7
Fea's Robe 99 Body BLM RDM BLU SCH GEO 7
Goetia Mantle 84 Back BLM 7
Master Caster's Bracelets 65 Hands MNK WHM BLM RDM THF DRK BRD RNG SMN BLU COR PUP DNC SCH GEO RUN 7 (Conquest)
Seveneyes 71 Weapons WHM BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO 7
Sorcerer's Coat +1 75 Body BLM 7
Sorcerer's Sabots +2 90 Feet BLM 7
Savant's Loafers +1 81 Feet SCH 7
Genie Manillas 73 Hands BLM 6
Genie Weskit 73 Body BLM 6
Patrician's Cuffs 70 Hands MNK WHM BLM RDM THF DRK BRD RNG SMN BLU COR PUP DNC SCH GEO RUN 6
Valkyrie's Trews 75 Legs WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN GEO Augment-Icon.png 1~6
Elite Beret +1 74 Head WHM BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO 5
Igqira Manillas 73 Hands BLM 5
Igqira Weskit 73 Body BLM 5
Imbodla Necklace 99 Neck WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN BLU SCH GEO 5
Lemegeton Medallion +1 75 Neck All jobs 5
Merciful Cape 73 Body All jobs 5
Nashira Crackows 75 Feet WHM BLM RDM SMN BLU 5
Olympus Sash 93 Waist All jobs 5
Oracle's Cap 72 Head WHM BLM BRD SMN GEO 5
Shadow Trews 75 Legs WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN GEO Augment-Icon.png 1~5
Shaman's Cloak 56 Body MNK WHM BLM RDM PLD BRD RNG SMN BLU PUP SCH GEO RUN 5
Sorcerer's Coat 74 Body BLM 5
Valkyrie's Hat 75 Head WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN GEO Augment-Icon.png 1~5
Wizard's Earring 30 Earrings All jobs 5 (Latent)
Elite Beret 74 Head WHM BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO 4
Irrwisch Ring 86 Rings All jobs 4
Lemegeton Medallion 75 Neck All jobs 4
Numerist Pumps 70 Feet MNK WHM BLM RDM PLD BRD RNG SMN BLU PUP SCH GEO RUN 4
Savant's Treatise 80 Ammo SCH 4
Shadow Hat 75 Head WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN GEO Augment-Icon.png 1~4
Shrewd Pumps 74 Feet WHM BLM RDM PLD DRK SMN BLU SCH GEO RUN 4
Strophadic Earring 95 Earrings All 4
Argent Dagger 72 Weapons BLM SMN SCH GEO 3
Augur's Gaiters 79 Feet WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN SCH GEO 3
Elementa Grip 83 Grip All jobs 3
Elemental Earring 35 Earrings All jobs 3
Glamor Jupon 50 Body RDM SCH 3
Theta Sash 75 Waist MNK WHM BLM RDM PLD BRD RNG SMN BLU PUP SCH GEO RUN 3 (Salvage)
Skrati Grip 99 Grip All jobs 2
Neit's Coat 45 Body BLM RDM BLU SCH GEO 2


Elemental Magic Casting Time Reduction
Item Level Slot Jobs Casting Time
Goetia Petasos +2 85 Head BLM -12%
Bagua Mitaines +1 99 Hands GEO -12%
Bagua Mitaines 99 Hands GEO -11%
Goetia Petasos +1 85 Head BLM -6%
Spaekona's Sabots 99 Feet BLM -4%
Spaekona's Sabots +1 99 Feet BLM -4%
Stoicheion Medal 97 Neck All jobs -3%


Elemental Magic Recast Time Reduction
Item Level Slot Jobs Amount Reduced
Wicce Coat +1 99 Body BLM -14%
Wicce Coat 99 Body BLM -13%
Goetia Coat +2 89 Body BLM -12%
Amalric Slops +1 99 Legs BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO -8%
Amalric Slops 99 Legs BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO -7%
Loagaeth Cuffs 99 Hands WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN PUP SCH GEO -7%
Tutyr Sabots 99 Feet WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN BLU SCH GEO -7%
Goetia Coat +1 89 Body BLM -6%
Ngqoqwanb 99 Weapons WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN SCH GEO -3%