Final Fantasy IX Vivi's Abilities
Black Magic
The very nature of Black Magic is to destroy or attack. Vivi learns most of his
spells from wooden staves that you can find or purchase as the game progresses.
Vivi should start each battle by using his first couple of turns to "Focus" his
magical powers. This is a command on his battle menu, and it can increase the
power of his spells.
Vivi learns some incredibly powerful magical attacks, but because his physical
strikes are so weak, he depends on spell-casting to an extreme. Thus, Vivi’s
abilities are practically negated if the enemy casts a Reflect spell. To counter
this, a White Mage (like Dagger or Eiko) must cast Reflect on herself, and then
Vivi can bounce spells off of her at the enemy.
Arguably, Vivi’s most powerful spell is the Doomsday spell, which inflicts
Shadow damage upon everything on-screen. Prepare your party accordingly when
Doomsday is cast, and learn how to use it effectively against enemies. Your
party must be equipped with armor and accessories that nullify or absorb Shadow
damage; otherwise, the spell will inflict massive damage on everyone. To use
Doomsday most effectively, have Vivi and Steiner collaborate to cast Doomsday
Sword, which enables Steiner to focus Vivi's magic onto a single enemy instead
of everyone.
Black Magic
| Spell |
MP |
Effect |
| Fire |
6 |
Causes Fire damage to
single/multiple targets |
| Fira |
12 |
Causes a lot of Fire
damage to single/multiple targets |
| Firaga |
24 |
Causes big time Fire
damage to single/multiple targets |
| Sleep |
10 |
Puts single/multiple
targets to sleep |
| Blizzard |
6 |
Causes Ice damage to
single/multiple targets |
| Blizzara |
12 |
Causes a lot of Ice
damage to single multiple targets |
| Blizzaga |
24 |
Causes big time Ice
damage to single/multiple targets |
| Slow |
6 |
Slows down ATB
Gauge |
| Thunder |
6 |
Causes Thunder damage
to single/multiple targets |
| Thundara |
12 |
Causes a lot of Thunder
damage to single/multiple targets |
| Thundaga |
24 |
Causes big time Thunder
damage to single/multiple targets |
| Stop |
8 |
Stops targets from
taking any action |
| Poison |
8 |
Causes Poison to
single/multiple targets |
| Bio |
18 |
Causes non-elemental
damage and Poison to single/multiple targets |
| Osmose |
2 |
Absorbs MP from the
target and transfers it to the spell caster |
| Drain |
14 |
Drains HP from the
target and transfers it to the spell caster |
| Demi |
18 |
Amount of damage
depends on the target’s HP |
| Comet |
16 |
Causes non-elemental
damage |
| Death |
20 |
KO’s the
target |
| Break |
18 |
Causes
Petrify |
| Water |
22 |
Causes Water damage to
single/multiple targets |
| Meteor |
42 |
Causes non-elemental
damage to all enemies |
| Flare |
40 |
Causes non-elemental
damage |
| Doomsday |
72 |
Causes Shadow damage to
all targets |
Abilities
| Name |
AP |
Learned From |
| Fire |
25 |
Mage Staff, Leather Hat |
| Fira |
50 |
Flame Staff, Mage’s Hat, Power Belt, Topaz |
| Firaga |
75 |
Octagon Rod |
| Sleep |
20 |
Flame Staff |
| Blizzard |
25 |
Leather Wrist |
| Blizzara |
50 |
Ice Staff, Opal |
| Blizzaga |
85 |
Octagon Rod |
| Slow |
20 |
Ice Staff, Magus Hat |
| Thunder |
25 |
Silk Shirt, Glass Buckle |
| Thundara |
50 |
Lightning Staff, Peridot |
| Thundaga |
80 |
Octagon Rod |
| Stop |
25 |
Oak Staff |
| Poison |
35 |
Lightning Staff |
| Bio |
40 |
Oak Staff |
| Osmose |
70 |
High Mage Staff, Gaia Gear |
| Drain |
60 |
Oak Staff |
| Demi |
30 |
Cypress Pile, Black Belt, Amethyst |
| Comet |
55 |
Cypress Pile |
| Death |
45 |
Black Hood |
| Break |
30 |
Cypress Pile |
| Water |
55 |
N-Kai Armlet |
| Meteor |
95 |
High Mage Staff |
| Flare |
95 |
Black Robe |
| Doomsday |
150 |
Mace of Zeus |
| Auto-Reflect |
70 |
Reflect Ring |
| Auto-Float |
20 |
Feather Boots |
| Auto-Haste |
55 |
Running Shoes |
| Auto-Regen |
30 |
Golden Hairpin, Light Robe |
| Auto-Life |
70 |
Rebirth Ring |
| MP+20% |
30 |
Black Robe |
| Healer |
20 |
Garnet |
| Add Status |
25 |
Bone Wrist, Chimera Armlet, Bracer, Feather Hat, Twist Headband,
Glass Buckle |
| Reflect-Null |
30 |
Robe of Lords |
| Reflectx2 |
110 |
Black Robe, Rosetta Ring |
| Mag Elem Null |
85 |
Promist Ring, Protect Ring |
| Half MP |
140 |
Light Robe, Protect Ring |
| High Tide |
25 |
Jade Armlet, Dark Hat, Gaia Gear, Sapphire |
| Body Temp |
15 |
Jade Armlet, Holy Miter, Madain’s Ring, Fairy Earrings,
Diamond |
| Level Up |
30 |
Egoist’s Armlet, Rosetta Ring, Fairy Earrings |
| Ability Up |
55 |
Green Beret, Silk Robe, Ribbon, Lapis Lazuli |
| Insomniac |
25 |
Bandana, Holy Miter, Magician Cloak, Gaia Gear, Coral Ring |
| Antibody |
30 |
Glass Armlet, Mantra Band, Survival Vest, Glass Buckle |
| Loudmouth |
40 |
Mage’s Hat, Golden Hairpin, Silk Robe |
| Jelly |
25 |
Dragon Wrist, Dark Hat, Circlet, Bronze Vest, Dark Gear |
| Return Magic |
90 |
Coronet |
| Auto-Potion |
10 |
Mythril Vest, Demon’s Vest, Magician Robe, Running Shoes,
Gold Choker |
| Locomotion |
35 |
Black Hood, Golden Skullcap, Survival Vest, Demon’s Vest |
| Clear Headed |
15 |
Magic Armlet, Green Beret, Circlet, Dark Gear, Magician Shoes |
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