Inflict damage by bringing about a space-time warp set in place by stars twinkling in the firmament.
Description, Final Fantasy Tactics.
Almagest (アルマゲスト, Arumagesuto?) is a recurring spell in the Final Fantasy series. It is always a destructive magic spell used by powerful enemy entities.
Appearances
Final Fantasy V
Template:Sideicon Almagest is an extraordinarily powerful Holy-elemental spell that strikes all party members and inflicts Sap. Exdeath and the superbosses Enuo and Neo Shinryu have access to this ability, as well as the enemy Hades. If Shield Dragon, Vilia, or Hades is caught and released, it will cast Almagest.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Template:Sideicon Almagest is an enemy ability usable by Bhunivelze in his third form. It appears as a pillar of light dealing five continuous hits to Lightning.
Final Fantasy XIV
Template:Sideicon Almagest is one of the abilities used by Neo Exdeath in the Deltascape 4.0 (Savage) duty. It deals extreme damage to all party members and causes an uncleansable damage over time effect that lasts 15 seconds. It is used during the entire fight at regular intervals. Without proper damage mitigation and quick, repeated area healing, it will wipe the party in seconds.
Final Fantasy Tactics
Template:Sideicon Almagest damages all units within a two-square radius emanating from the point of casting, does damage equal to user's max HP to current HP. Only the monsters Behemoth and Ultima Demon have access to the spell, though it can be used if the player recruits the former into the party via an Orator.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II
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Dissidia Final Fantasy
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Exdeath
Almagest is one of Exdeath's HP attacks. He surrounds himself in a field of dark energy and explodes. Exdeath learns the ground version of the attack at Level 8 and the aerial version at Level 30. The attack costs 40 CP to equip and 300 AP to master.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Template:Sideicon Almagest returns as one of Exdeath's HP attacks, now costing 30 CP to equip and 130 AP to master.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Template:Sideicon Almagest is the Limit Break for the 4-Star Ranked version of Exdeath. It deals Dark element damage to all enemies and can inflict up to two random status effects on each enemy hit.
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Etymology
"Almagest" is a rough transliteration of the Arabic al-Majisti, "the Majestic One", which is itself a translation of the original Greek superlative megiste, "greatest".
Almagest is also the name of the ancient book written by the Greek philosopher Ptolemy. It presents an Earth-centered view of the solar system and was accepted as an astronomical authority for over a thousand years. The book was originally titled the "Syntax Mathematica" but was commonly referred to as Hē Megalē Syntaxis, or "The Great Treatise". As with many ancient Greek works, the Almagest was preserved to the modern day by way of Islamic scholars.
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