Draw point

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A full draw point on the left indicated by pink swirls.

By examining the draw points in the field and on the world map, you can draw magic. The draw points on the world map are completely hidden. Examine odd-looking areas carefully.

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Draw Point is a gameplay element in Final Fantasy VIII where players can draw magic spells to be cast using the Magic command or junctioned to a player character's stats.

Development-wise, Square designed the draw points as a replacement for treasure chests, which are mainly absent in Final Fantasy VIII.

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Draw point has been used up indicated by the blue swirls.

Draw points are scattered throughout the field map, others are found on the overworld map. Draw points can be recognized by two or three glowing purple-pink lines rising from the ground in a swirl pattern. Most draw points refill over time, but there are a few draw points that do not refill (recognizable by the pale blue swirl lines appearing once the magic has been drawn, as opposed to the white swirl lines denoting refillable draw points).

Draw points' refill-speed is counted by the number of steps the player takes, recorded in the game data (other features that are dictated by the number of steps taken are Rinoa's Angelo skills and the SeeD salary payment frequency). Some draw points take more steps than others to refill.

Some draw points are hidden from view, and only revealed when the player junctions the ability Move-Find. All draw Points are free to draw from, with the exception of an Ultima draw point found just inside Shumi Village in the area beside the elevator. This draw point is guarded by three Shumi and costs 5,000 gil to access, but refills at an unusually fast rate.

Drawing magic from draw points a 100 time in the Steam version earns the player the achievement Magic Miner.

World map Draw Points

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Draw Points around the world.

All world map draw points are invisible and give at maximum five spells, which is less than field draw points, but world map draw points will always refill. World map draw points can usually be found in any "unusual" area, such as tips of peninsulas, opening of railway tunnels, on railway bridges, on beaches and near landmarks, such as behind towns.

The Island Closest to Heaven and the Island Closest to Hell are known for their numerous draw points, all of which contain powerful spells.

Field Draw Points

Most field draw points are visible and recharge. The invisible ones can be revealed with the Move-Find ability. Even if most draw points are refillable, some exist in unrevisitable locations, meaning the player would have to run around in circles for a long time to be able to draw from them more than once.

List of Field Draw Points

Location	Spell	Refill	Visible
Balamb Garden library	Esuna	No	Yes
Balamb Garden training center	Blizzard	Yes	Yes
Balamb Garden courtyard	Cure	Yes	Yes
Fire Cavern	Fire	Yes	Yes
Balamb outside junk shop	Thunder	Yes	Yes
Balamb harbor	Cure*(after liberating the town in disc 2 this draw point also gives gil)	Yes	Yes
Dollet Communications Tower	Blind	Yes	Yes
Timber forests in Laguna flashback	Cure	Yes	Yes
Timber forests in Laguna flashback	Water	Yes	Yes
Timber Maniacs Building left room	Blizzaga	No	No
Timber outside the pub	Cure	Yes	Yes
Timber Pub Aurora back alley	Scan	Yes	Yes
Centra Excavation Site	Sleep	Yes	Yes
Centra Excavation Site	Confuse	Yes	Yes
Centra Excavation Site	Cure	Yes	Yes
Dollet town square	Silence	Yes	Yes
Galbadia Garden lobby	Haste	Yes	No
Galbadia Garden courtyard	Shell	Yes	Yes
Galbadia Garden changing rooms	Life	Yes	Yes
Galbadia Garden auditorium	Double	Yes	No
Deling City park	Thundara	Yes	Yes
Tomb of the Unknown King - outside	Protect	Yes	Yes
Tomb of the Unknown King - north room	Float	No	Yes
Tomb of the Unknown King - east room	Cura	No	No
Deling City Sewers	Esuna	Yes	Yes
Deling City Sewers	Zombie	Yes	Yes
Deling City Sewers	Bio	Yes	No
Winhill Laguna's room in the flashback	Curaga	No	No
Winhill town square	Dispel	Yes	Yes
Winhill road south from town square	Drain	Yes	Yes
Winhill east road	Reflect	No	No
D-District Prison Floor 9 - right cell	Berserk	Yes	Yes
D-District Prison Floor 11 - right cell	Thundaga	Yes	No
Outside D-District Prison	Aero	Yes	Yes
Missile Base room with g-soldiers who ask to deliver a message	Blind	Yes	Yes
Missile Base - silo room	Full-Life	Yes	No
Missile Base - control room	Blizzara	Yes	Yes
Balamb Garden cafeteria (only during Garden Riot)	Demi	Yes	No
Balamb Garden MD level	Full-Life	Yes	Yes
Balamb Garden B2 floor	Bio	Yes	No
Fishermans Horizon overlooking the sun panel	Regen	Yes	Yes
Fishermans Horizon Master Fisherman's fishing spot	Full-Life	No	No
Fishermans Horizon junk shop	Shell	Yes	Yes
Fishermans Horizon abandoned train station	Haste	Yes	No
Fishermans Horizon mayor's house	Ultima	No	No
Shumi Village - above ground	Ultima	Yes	Yes
Shumi Village - outside elder's house	Blizzaga	Yes	Yes
Shumi Village workshop	Firaga	Yes	Yes
Trabia Garden in front of the statue	Thundaga	Yes	Yes
Trabia Garden cemetery	Zombie	No	No
Trabia Garden stage	Aura	No	No
Centra Ruins platform after the first staircase	Drain	Yes	No
Centra Ruins right ladder after the lift	Aero	Yes	Yes
Centra Ruins next to the dome	Pain	No	No
Outside Galbadia Garden during Garden war	Aura	Yes	No
Galbadia Garden ice rink	Protect	Yes	Yes
Edea's Orphanage	Curaga	Yes	Yes
White SeeD Ship	Holy	Yes	Yes
Great Salt Lake dinosaur skeleton	Meteor	Yes	No
Great Salt Lake past the dinosaur skeleton	Thundaga	No	Yes
Lunatic Pandora Laboratory in Laguna flashback	Death	Yes	Yes
Esthar Odine's Lab in Laguna flashback	Double	No	Yes
Esthar Odine's Lab in Laguna flashback	Flare	No	No
Esthar outside palace	Blizzard	Yes	Yes
Esthar outside Odine's Lab	Quake	Yes	Yes
Esthar city streets near city entrance	Curaga	Yes	Yes
Esthar shopping mall	Tornado	Yes	Yes
Tears' Point entrance	Life	Yes	Yes
Tears' Point middle	Reflect	Yes	Yes
Lunar Base Ellone's room	Meteor	Yes	No
Lunar Base room before the escape pods	Meltdown	Yes	No
Ragnarok hangar upstairs	Life	Yes	No
Ragnarok room with a red Propagator	Cura	No	No
Ragnarok room with save point	Full-Life	No	No
Sorceress Memorial	Stop	Yes	Yes
Deep Sea Research Center second level	Dispel	Yes	Yes
Deep Sea Research Center secret room	Esuna	Yes	Yes
Deep Sea Research Center third screen on the way to Ultima Weapon's lair	Triple	Yes	No
Deep Sea Research Center fifth screen on the way to Ultima Weapon's lair	Ultima	No	No
Lunatic Pandora entrance	Meteor	Yes	Yes
Lunatic Pandora elevator room	Curaga	Yes	Yes
Lunatic Pandora hallways	Confuse	Yes	Yes
Lunatic Pandora near Elevator #1	Holy	No	Yes
Lunatic Pandora	Ultima*(only appears if the Laguna scenario earlier was completed successfully)	Yes	Yes
Lunatic Pandora	Silence*(only appears if the Laguna scenario earlier was completed successfully)	Yes	Yes
Lunatic Pandora on the way to fight Adel	Break	No	Yes
Edea's Orphanage in the future	Triple	No	Yes
Ultimecia Castle outside	Flare	Yes	No
Ultimecia Castle wine cellar	Aura	Yes	No
Ultimecia Castle treasure room	Holy	Yes	No
Ultimecia Castle art gallery	Meltdown	Yes	No
Ultimecia Castle armory	Ultima	Yes	No
Ultimecia Castle passageway	Cura	Yes	Yes
Ultimecia Castle storage room	Curaga	Yes	No
Ultimecia Castle prison	Full-Life	Yes	No
Ultimecia Castle courtyard	Slow	Yes	Yes
Ultimecia Castle chapel	Dispel	Yes	Yes
Ultimecia Castle the balcony where Tiamat is fought	Triple	Yes	No
Ultimecia Castle clock tower	Stop	Yes	Yes

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