Black Mages are casters who specialize in offensive magic. Despite their appearance, they can take a few hits, too.
The bearer of this certificate is impeccably well versed in dark magic and is deemed worthy of the title of Master Black Mage.
The Black Mage is a job class in Final Fantasy III gained from the Wind Crystal. In the opening FMV of the 3D remake, Arc is depicted as a Black Mage. Black Mages excel in attacking enemies with offensive Black Magic. They wield a variety of spells and can attack multiple targets at once. They possess low Attack power and Defense. They can wield bows and rods.
Abilities
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NES versionEdit
- Command ability - Black Magic Levels 1 - 7
The Black Mage specializes in offensive elemental spells as well as status ailment spells. Once the Magus (Warlock) job is unlocked, this job loses its usefulness.
3D versionsEdit
- Command ability - Black Magic Levels 1 - 7
| Level | Black Magic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire | Blizzard | Sleep |
| 2 | Thunder | Poison | Blind |
| 3 | Fira | Blizzara | Thundara |
| 4 | Break | Blizzaga | Shade |
| 5 | Thundaga | Raze | Erase |
| 6 | Firaga | Bio | Warp |
| 7 | Quake | Breakga | Drain |
StatsEdit
| Level | Strength | Agility | Vitality | Intellect | Mind | Level | Strength | Agility | Vitality | Intellect | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NES version | 3D versions | ||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| 20 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| 30 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 18 |
| 40 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 40 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 22 |
| 50 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 50 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 26 |
| 60 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 49 | 17 | 60 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 29 |
| 70 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 56 | 19 | 70 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 33 |
| 80 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 63 | 21 | 80 | 43 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 37 |
| 90 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 23 | 90 | 48 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 41 |
| 99 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 75 | 25 | 99 | 52 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 45 |
MP growthEdit
| Level | Lv.1 | Lv.2 | Lv.3 | Lv.4 | Lv.5 | Lv.6 | Lv.7 | Lv.8 | Level | Lv.1 | Lv.2 | Lv.3 | Lv.4 | Lv.5 | Lv.6 | Lv.7 | Lv.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NES version | 3D versions | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 53 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 60 | 63 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 70 | 73 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 80 | 83 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 90 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 90 | 93 | 42 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 99 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 47 | 29 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
EquipmentEdit
WeaponsEdit
| Staves | Rods | Bows | Arrows |
|---|---|---|---|
ArmorEdit
| Head | Body | Arms |
|---|---|---|
Other appearancesEdit
Final Fantasy ArtniksEdit
The appears as a character card.
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Black Mage appears with Fire-, Earth- and Ice-elemental cards. All four playable characters from the 3D remakes are represented.
Triple Triad (Portal App)Edit
Black Mage from the 3D remake appears on a Triple Triad card.
GalleryEdit
TriviaEdit
- The Black Mage's battle sprite in the NES version is nearly identical to the one from the original Final Fantasy, but with additional furls on its robe.
