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A warrior who uses Black Magicks to channel elemental powers into powerful offensive spells.

Description

Black Mage, also known as Wizard, is a job from Final Fantasy Tactics. The offensive magickal job class wielding Black Magick, Black Mages are not as common as White Mages. Their magick does heavy damage, and can easily take out many units at once. Their spells do not differentiate between friend and foe, so players using Black Mages have to be careful. It takes 8,150 JP to master. It takes 8,400 JP in the War of the Lions.

Leveling it to level 3 unlocks Time Mage in the War of the Lions; leveling it to level 5 with White Mage, Time Mage, and Mystic unlocks Arithmetician; while mastering it as well as Knight, Samurai, Geomancer, Dragoon, and Ninja—as well as having the unit get 20 kills (the units must turn into chests or crystals to count)—to unlock Dark Knight. The Dark Knight is not available in the PlayStation version, where the job unlock level requirements are also a little lower.

The Black Mage possess the highest magick power of any standard jobs.

Stats[]

Prerequisite Weapons Helmet Armor Equip Shields?
Lv. 2 Chemist Rods Hats Clothes, Robes No
Move Rate Jump Rate Speed Physical Evasion Rate Base Attack Base Magic Base HP Base MP
3 3 8 5% Low High Low High

Abilities[]

Black Magicks[]

Black mage job command. Enables the use of attack magicks in battle.

Description

Firaja, Blizzaja, and Thundaja have a 30% chance of randomly being learned in battle by a Black Mage who hasn't learned the spell yet and is damaged but not KO'd by the spell, or absorbed and heals at least 1 HP. Nullifying the damage does not count.

Name MP Cost Range Effect Speed JP Needed
Fire 6 4 2 25 50
Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Fire.
Damage: (14 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Destruction of nature, gather in flame! Fire!"
Fira
(Fire 2)
12 4 2 20 200
Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Fire.
Damage: (18 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Out of the ground, raze all greenery with flame! Fire2!"
Firaga
(Fire 3)
24 4 2 15 500
Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Fire.
Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Star fire, awaken and deliver your judgment! Fire3!"
Firaja
(Fire 4)
48 4 3 10 850/900
Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames.
Element: Fire.
Damage: (32 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Smoldering flames far below, punish the wicked! Fire4!"
Thunder
(Bolt)
6 4 2 25 50
Black magick that strikes targets with lightning.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Lightning.
Damage: (14 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Strip away the ground with glistening blades! Bolt!"
Thundara
(Bolt 2)
10 4 2 20 200
Black magick that strikes targets with lightning.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Lightning.
Damage: (18 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Swirling bolts, gather and strike with power! Bolt2!"
Thundaga
(Bolt 3)
24 4 2 15 500
Black magick that strikes targets with lightning.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Lightning.
Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Heavenly bolts, come bring God's judgement! Bolt3!"
Thundaja
(Bolt 4)
48 4 3 10 850/900
Black magick that strikes targets with lightning.
Element: Lightning.
Damage: (32 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Angry spirits of the world strike now! Bolt4!"
Blizzard
(Ice)
6 4 2 25 50
Black magick that conjures forth bone-chilling icicles.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Ice.
Damage: (14 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Scatter your chilly sharp blades! Ice!"
Blizzara
(Ice 2)
12 4 2 20 200
Black magick that conjures forth bone-chilling icicles.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Ice.
Damage: (18 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Drifting breeze, come down with fury! Ice2!"
Blizzaga
(Ice 3)
24 4 2 15 500
Black magick that conjures forth bone-chilling icicles.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Element: Ice.
Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Freezing wind, speak of forgotten truths! Ice3!"
Blizzaja
(Ice 4)
48 4 3 10 850/900
Black magick that conjures forth bone-chilling icicles.
Element: Ice.
Damage: (32 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Effortless water, break your silence, attack! Ice4!"
Poison 6 4 2 34 150
Black magick that induces poisoning within the body, causing a gradual loss of HP.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Effect: Poison.
Success Rate: (160 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Filthy blood of revenge, inject! Poison!"
Toad 12 3 1 20 500
Black magick that turns its target into a toad, or reverts a toad to its natural form.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Effect: Toad.
Success Rate: (120 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Know, live, become a frog! Frog!"
Death 24 4 1 10 600
Black magick that offers up the target's soul to the spirits of the dead for an instant KO.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Effect: KO.
Success Rate: (100 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Death gods carving life, take their souls! Death!"
Flare 60 5 1 15 900/1000
Black magick that converts energy into heat, scorching the battlefield with searing temperatures.
Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks.
Damage: (46 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)
Quote: "Inscript the dark god into a rotting body! Flare!"

Reaction abilities[]

Name Description Trigger JP Needed
Magick Counter
(Counter Magic)
Counterattack using the same magick with which the user was attacked. Magick 800

Support abilities[]

Arcane Strength increases damage inflicted/HP restored by magicks by 33%, and increases success rate of status attack magicks. Also works for other abilities that depend on the Magick Attack stat, like Iaido, Geomancy, and Limit.

Name Description JP Needed
Arcane Strength
(Magic AttackUP)
Inflict greater damage with magickal attacks. 400

Gameplay[]

The Black Mage is a offensive-oriented magick job focused on dealing raw elemental damage to their foes, although they also can use non-elemental magick and a few debuffs. They boast the highest magick and MP attributes while also have the lowest defensive stats. They are invaluable in fights with numerous melee enemies who tend to cluster together, allowing the Black Mage to hit multiple enemies at once; an entire party using even low level black magick, even as a secondary job ability, can decimate early bosses once they are in range. However, since their magick can also hit allies, the player needs to be careful to not accidentally strike their own squad with spells.

Black Mages are often best used as the main magick job, while secondary job commands from other spellcasters supplement their arsenal.

  • White Magick provides a flexible library of spells, allowing for a mix of offensive and healing magicks.
  • Time Magick allows the Black Mage to cast Haste and Quick on themselves for faster turns (Mimes will have extra turns) with more accuracy due to the Black Mage's higher magick attack. Swiftness is needed to shorten cast times of stronger spells, and Teleport can be used for hit and run strategies (success rate goes down outside move range but it ignores height/obstacles), or a stronger, instant Iaido.
  • Summon is versatile when both enemies and allies are clustered in battle, as offensive summons only hit enemy units, with support summons protecting only allies.

Arcane Strength can further increase the potency of the Black Mage's spells as well as the success rate for Speechcraft that can otherwise miss frequently. They can also use the Mystic's Manafont to remedy their spells' high MP costs and Invigoration to drain 25% HP from an enemy, including bosses.

Other appearances[]

Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

PFF Black Mage

Black Mage appears as an enemy.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]

Black Mage appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Lightning- and Fire-elemental cards.

Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]

Knights of the Crystals[]

KotC Black Mage

Black Mage appears as a card in the Ivalice Special Arena has a limited-time special arena with eighteen floors.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

Wizard is another name for a Magician. Wizards in fantasy literature and RPGs often draw from the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, whose Wizards of Middle-earth are a group of beings outwardly resembling Men but possessing much greater physical and mental power. Each Wizard has robes of a characteristic color, Gandalf the Grey being a quintessential example.

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