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Click on one of the links below to take you to that Dressphere's information.
| Name |
| Black Mage Dressphere |
| Description |
The Black Mage Dressphere
is highly skilled at casting all sorts of destructive magic, however
this means that it isn't very good for anything else.
A Black Mage can use Elemental magic to destroy enemies at
their weakest point, or use 'Focus' to increase the power of your
magic or 'MP Absorb' to regain some of your valuable MP.
Leveling up one Black Mage around the beginning of the game
is useful for dealing with those pesky Flans and Elementals that
are so resistant to phsyical attacks. I say only one, because having
any more skilled Black Mages, (especially at the same time in a
battle) is pointless, as they are completely dependant on your other
party members, so why have more than one weakness in your party?
You'd find yourself visiting the 'Game Over' screen a lot more.
A Black Mage has very low Strength, Defense, HP and lacks the ability
to use the 'attack' command, and all they have to make up for it
is high MP, Magic and Magic Defense. To help with their low stats,
you can equip Accessories or Garment Grids that increase Defense
and HP and remember to keep a strong 'Warrior' or 'Dark Knight'
Dressphere on her Garment Grid for emergencies.
During a battle, a Black Mage can only cast spells when she
has enough MP, which can leave you in some pretty sticky situations.
So when you are low on MP, remember that your Black Mage can use
her 'MP Absorb' ability to drain MP from an enemy, which saves you
from wasting all your valuable Items. Learning Black Magic Lv.2
and 3 is vital for casting magic quickly and effectively, so make
sure you learn them early on.
Having a 'White Mage' and a 'Warrior' or Dark Knight' with
your Black Mage in a battle is a pretty good combination. Your Black
Mage strikes elemental magic upon Flans and Elementals, your White
Mage supports the party with Cure, Shell and Protect, while your
Warrior or Dark Knight destroys the rest of the enemies, the only
flaw would be your MP would run out quickly and having only one
attacker can give your opponent the upper hand.
Black Mages aren't the best of Dresspheres, they don't have
a very large choice of magic and are only particularly useful in
the beginning of the game, so you'll probably find yourself using
one of the elemental Garment Grids, (like 'Black Tabard') to give
one or more of your characters access to Black Magic while keeping
her original stats. |
| Location |
| After completing the Mt. Gagazet
Ruins in Chapter 1, talk to Shinra when you return and he'll examine
the Sphere you found there. There's nothing of particular importance
recorded on the Sphere, so Shinra transforms it into your Black
Mage Dressphere automatically. |
| Main Commands |
| Black Magic |
| Focus |
| MP Absorb |
| Item |
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Black Mage Abilities for Yuna, Rikku
and Paine
|
| Name |
Description |
AP |
MP |
Recovery |
Required Abilities |
| Fire |
Deal fire damage to one or
all enemies. Wait 100%. |
0 |
4 |
0% |
Initially learnt |
| Blizzard |
Deal ice damage to one or all enemies. Wait
100%. |
0 |
4 |
0% |
Initially learnt |
| Thunder |
Deal lightning damage to one or all enemies.
Wait 100%. |
0 |
4 |
0% |
Initially learnt |
| Water |
Deal water damage to one or
all enemies. Wait 100%. |
0 |
4 |
0% |
Initially learnt |
| Fira |
Deal medium fire damage to
one or all enemies. Wait 100%. |
40 |
12 |
0% |
None |
| Blizzara |
Deal medium ice damage to
one or all enemies. Wait 100%. |
40 |
12 |
0% |
None |
| Thundara |
Deal medium lightning damage to one or all enemies.
Wait 100%. |
40 |
12 |
0% |
None |
| Watera |
Deal medium water damage to
one or all enemies. Wait 100%. |
40 |
12 |
0% |
None |
| Firaga |
Deal huge fire damage to one
or all enemies. Wait 100%. |
100 |
24 |
0% |
Fira |
| Blizzaga |
Deal huge ice damage to one
or all enemies. Wait 100% |
100 |
24 |
0% |
Blizzara |
| Thundaga |
Deal huge lightning damage to one or all enemies.
Wait 100% |
100 |
24 |
0% |
Thundara |
| Waterga |
Deal huge water damage to one or all enemies.
Wait 100% |
100 |
24 |
0% |
Watera |
| Focus |
Raises the user's Magic. Wait 100% |
10 |
0 |
0% |
None |
| MP Absorb |
Absorb MP from one enemy. Wait 100% |
10 |
0 |
0% |
Focus |
| Black Magic Lv.2 |
Cuts the time required for 'Black Magic' by
30%. |
40 |
0 |
N/A |
MP Absorb |
| Black Magic Lv.3 |
Cuts the time required for 'Black
Magic' in half. |
60 |
0 |
N/A |
Black Magic Lv.2 |
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Black Mage Statistics for Yuna, Rikku
and Paine
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|
Level
|
HP
|
MP
|
Str.
|
Def.
|
Mag.
|
Mag. Def.
|
Agi.
|
Acc.
|
Eva.
|
Luck
|
|
1
|
100
|
52
|
4
|
3
|
34
|
108
|
49
|
97
|
2
|
8
|
|
2
|
127
|
56
|
4
|
3
|
36
|
109
|
49
|
97
|
2
|
8
|
|
3
|
154
|
60
|
4
|
3
|
37
|
110
|
49
|
97
|
2
|
8
|
|
5
|
207
|
69
|
5
|
4
|
42
|
112
|
49
|
97
|
2
|
8
|
|
10
|
338
|
90
|
6
|
5
|
51
|
116
|
50
|
98
|
3
|
9
|
|
20
|
593
|
130
|
8
|
7
|
68
|
124
|
51
|
99
|
4
|
10
|
|
30
|
837
|
169
|
10
|
9
|
84
|
132
|
52
|
100
|
5
|
11
|
|
40
|
1071
|
206
|
12
|
11
|
99
|
139
|
53
|
101
|
5
|
12
|
|
50
|
1294
|
242
|
13
|
12
|
112
|
146
|
53
|
101
|
6
|
12
|
|
60
|
1507
|
277
|
15
|
14
|
126
|
154
|
54
|
102
|
6
|
12
|
|
70
|
1710
|
311
|
16
|
15
|
137
|
160
|
54
|
102
|
6
|
13
|
|
80
|
1902
|
343
|
17
|
16
|
148
|
167
|
54
|
103
|
6
|
13
|
|
90
|
2084
|
374
|
19
|
18
|
157
|
173
|
55
|
103
|
6
|
13
|
|
99
|
2239
|
400
|
19
|
18
|
164
|
178
|
54
|
102
|
5
|
12
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(By FFFreak)
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