Ice (Element)

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Ice is a recurring element in the Final Fantasy series. It is one of the earliest elements introduced, and forms a trifecta with the elements of Fire and Lightning. It is the opposing element of Fire.

Contents 1 Recurring themes 1.1 Equipment 1.2 Spells 1.3 Summons 2 Appearances 2.1 Final Fantasy 2.2 Final Fantasy II 2.3 Final Fantasy III 2.4 Final Fantasy IV 2.5 Final Fantasy V 2.6 Final Fantasy VI 2.7 Final Fantasy VII 2.8 Final Fantasy VIII 2.9 Final Fantasy IX 2.10 Final Fantasy X 2.10.1 Final Fantasy X-2 2.11 Final Fantasy XII 2.12 Final Fantasy Tactics 2.13 Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

[edit] Recurring themes

[edit] Equipment

Ice Equipment appears regularly through the series and includes many Weapons and Armor. A common weapon is Icebrand, a medium-level blade.

[edit] Spells

Ice has a complete set of tiered spells: Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga, and Blizzaja. The enemy spell Snowstorm also appears in some games.

[edit] Summons

Shiva is the earliest and most frequent summon of Ice, with its attack Diamond Dust. Mateus the Corrupt is the Esper of Ice in Ivalice.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Final Fantasy

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Minor Ice elemental damage.
Blizzara	Black Magic	Moderate Ice elemental damage.
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Major Ice elemental damage.
Aice	White Magic	Increases defense against Ice elemental attacks.
Ice Brand	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Flame Shield	Shield	Resistant to Ice elemental damage.
Black Robe	Armor	Resistant to Time and Ice elemental damage. Casts Blizzara when used as an item.
Dragon Mail	Armor	Resistant to Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental damage.
Ice Armor	Armor	Resistant to Ice elemental damage.
Blizzard	Enemy Attack	Major Ice elemental damage to party.
Frost	Enemy Attack	Moderate Ice elemental damage to party.

[edit] Final Fantasy II

Game Element	Type	Effect
Ice	Black Magic	Ice elemental damage.
Ice Bow	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Brand	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Lance	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Shield	Shield	Nullifies Ice elemental damage.
Ice Mail	Armor	Nullifies Ice elemental damage.
Ice Gloves	Accessory	Nullifies Ice elemental damage.
Notus	Item	Ice elemental damage to all enemies.

[edit] Final Fantasy III

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Minor Ice elemental damage.
Blizzara	Black Magic	Moderate Ice elemental damage.
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Major Ice elemental damage.
Whirlpool	Terrain	Inflicts Water/Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Ice Storm	Terrain	Inflicts Water/Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Ice Pillar	Terrain	Inflicts massive Water/Ice elemental damage.
Diamond Dust	Shiva	Inflicts Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Icy Stare	Shiva	Inflicts Ice elemental damage.
Book of Ice	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Freezing Blade	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Arrow	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage.
Ice Rod	Weapon	Casts Blizzara.
Ice Staff	Weapon	Casts Blizzard.
Millennium Rod	Weapon	Casts Blizzaga.
Tome of Ice	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.

[edit] Final Fantasy IV

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage.
Blizzara	Black Magic	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage.
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage.
Frost	Ninjutsu	Major Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Shiva	Summon	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Ice Arrow	Weapon/Ammo	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when used with a bow.
Ice Brand	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Claw	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically. Randomly casts Ice2 after each attack.
Ice Rod	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically. When used as an item in battle, casts Ice1. Also randomly casts Ice1 when attacking.
Ice Spear	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically. Randomly casts Ice2 after each attack.
Dragon Shield	Shield	Halves Ice, Fire, and Lightning elemental damage.
Dragon Armor	Armor	Halves Ice, Fire, and Lightning elemental damage.
Flame Armor	Armor	Halves Ice elemental damage.
Crystal Helmet	Helmet	Halves Ice, Fire, and Lightning elemental damage.
Dragon Helmet	Helmet	Halves Ice, Fire, and Lightning elemental damage.
Protect Ring	Accessory	Halves Ice, Fire, and Lightning elemental damage.
Cold Mist	Enemy Attack	Used as a counter when in Mist form. Moderate Ice elemental damage to the party.
Ice Storm	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate to major Ice elemental damage to one or more party members.
Notus	Item	Casts Ice1
Boreas	Item	Casts Ice2
Blizzard	Item	Ice elemental damage to all enemies.

[edit] Final Fantasy V

Game Element	Type	Effect
Ice	Black Magic	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage.
Ice2	Black Magic	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage.
Ice3	Black Magic	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage.
Shiva	Summon	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Dragon Breath	Mix	Inflicts Ice, Fire, and Lightning elemental damage to all enemies.
Dragon Shield	Mix	Nullifies Ice, Fire, and Lightning elemental damage.
Resist Ice	Mix	Nullifies Ice elemental damage. Only usable from the Mix command, and only by mixing Antidote + Phoenix Down.
Black Frost	Condemn	Ice elemental damage to either the party or all enemies.
Frost	Enemy Attack	Major Ice elemental damage to party.
Frostbite	Enemy Attack	Moderate Ice elemental damage to the party.
Ice Storm	Enemy Attack	Major Ice elemental damage to the party.
Ice Bow	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Brand	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Rod	Weapon	Randomly inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically. Increases power of Ice elemental spells, and when used as an item, casts Ice3 on all enemies.
Flame Shield	Shield	Nullifies Ice elemental attacks and absorbs Fire elemental attacks.
Ice Shield	Shield	Absorbs Ice elemental attacks and nullifies Fire elemental attacks.
Fire Ring	Accessory	Nulllifies Ice elemental attacks and absorbs Fire elemental attacks.

[edit] Final Fantasy VI

Game Element	Type	Effect
Ice	Magic	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage.
Ice2	Magic	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage.
Ice3	Magic	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage.
Shiva	Summon	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Surge	Dance	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage to all targets.
Ice Beam	Magitek	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage.
Absolute 0	Enemy Attack	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage to party.
Blizzard	Enemy Attack	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage to party. Umaro can also use this if he's equipped with a Blizzard Orb.
Flash Rain	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Water and Ice elemental damage to party.
Storm	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate to major Ice elemental damage to all targets.
Blizzard	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically. Has a chance to cast Ice with each attack.
Ice Rod	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically. Has a chance to cast Ice2 with each attack. When used as an item, will cast Ice2.
Cursed Shield	Shield	Weak to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, Poison, and Water damage.
Flame Shield	Shield	Absorbs Fire elemental damage, nullifies Ice damage, and is weak to Water damage. When used as an item, casts Fire3.
Force Shield	Shield	Halves Ice, Fire, Lightning, Earth, Wind, and Water elemental damage.
Ice Shield	Shield	Absorbs Ice elemental damage, nullifies Fire elemental damage, and is weak to Wind elemental damage.
Paladin Shield	Shield	Absorbs Fire, Ice, Lightning, Holy. Nullifies Poison, Wind, Water, Earth.
Thunder Shield	Shield	Halves Fire and Ice elemental damage. Absorbs Lightning damage. Nullifies Wind elemental damage.
Cat Hood	Armor	Halves Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, Wind, and Holy damage. Only usable by Relm.
Force Armor	Armor	Halves Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, and Wind elemental damage.
Minerva Armor	Armor	Nullifies Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Wind damage. Halves Poison, Holy, Water, and Earth damage. Only usable by Terra and Celes.
Snow Muffler	Armor	Halves Fire damage and absorbs Ice damage.
Blizzard Orb	Relic	Absorbs Ice elemental damage and nullifies Fire damage.

[edit] Final Fantasy VII

Game Element	Type	Effect
Ice	Magic	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage
Ice2	Magic	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage
Ice3	Magic	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage
Freeze	Magic	Inflicts extreme Ice elemental damage
Magic Breath	Enemy Skill Magic	Inflicts Ice as well as Fire and Lightning elemental damage to all enemies. It is learned by Stilva and Parasite.
Kjata	Summon	Inflicts major Ice as well as Fire and Lightning elemental damage to all enemies.
Shiva	Summon	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage to all enemies
Typhoon	Summon	Inflicts major Ice as well as Fire, Lightning, and Earth elemental damage to all enemies.
Avalanche	Enemy Attack	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage to party
Blue Dragon Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage to party
Cave-In	Enemy Attack	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage
Cold	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage, but is bugged.
Cold Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage
Cold Snap	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage
Frozen Beam	Enemy Attack	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage
Left Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage
Snowstorm	Enemy Attack	Inflicts extreme Ice elemental damage, but is never used.
Southern Cross	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage
Viper Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts Ice and Water elemental damage
Aurora Armlet	Armor	Absorbs Ice elemental damage.
Dragon Armlet	Armor	Halves Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental damage.
Minerva Band	Armor	Nullifies Fire, Ice, Gravity, and Holy. Only usable by females.
Ziedrich	Armor	Halves all elements.
Ice Ring	Accessory	Nullifies Ice elemental damage.
Tetra Elemental	Accessory	Absorbs Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Earth elemental attacks.
Antarctic Wind	Item	Same as the Ice2 spell, but hits all enemies.
Ice Crystal	Item	Same as the Ice3 spell, but hits all enemies.

[edit] Final Fantasy VIII

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Magic	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage.
Blizzara	Magic	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage.
Blizzaga	Magic	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage.
Shiva	GF	Inflicts varying Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Ice Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts varying Ice elemental damage to party.

[edit] Final Fantasy IX

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage.
Blizzara	Black Magic	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage.
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage.
Shiva	Summon	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Devil's Candle	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage as well as Freeze.
Snowstorm	Enemy Attack	Inflicts heavy Ice elemental damage to party.
Defender	Weapon	Halves Ice and Lightning elemental damage.
Ice Brand	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Lance	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Staff	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Dark Hat	Headgear	Nullifies Ice elemental damage.
Magus Hat	Headgear	Increases the damage of Ice elemental attacks.
Platinum Helmet	Headgear	Halves Ice elemental damage.
Defense Gloves	Armgear	Halves Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental damage.
Silver Gloves	Armgear	Halves Ice elemental damage.
Leather Plate	Armor	Halves Ice elemental damage.
Magician Cloak	Armor	Increases the damage of Ice elemental attacks.
Platina Armor	Armor	Nullifies Ice elemental damage.
Shield Armor	Armor	Halves Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental damage.
Barette	Add-On	Increases the damage of Ice elemental attacks.
Madain's Ring	Add-On	Absorbs Ice elemental attacks.
Reflect Ring	Add-On	Weak to Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental attacks.
Ribbon	Add-on	Absorbs Wind and Water elemental attacks, and halves Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Holy elemental attacks.

[edit] Final Fantasy X

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Inflicts minor Ice-elemental damage to one target
Blizzara	Black Magic	Inflicts moderate Ice-elemental damage to one target
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Inflicts major Ice-elemental damage to one target
Antarctic Wind	Item	Inflicts moderate Ice-elemental damage to one target
Arctic Marble	Item	Inflicts major Ice-elemental damage to one target
Ice Gem	Item	Inflicts five hits of major Ice-elemental damage per target
Shiva	Aeon	Ice-elemental Aeon
Blizzard Fury	Overdrive	Inflicts several hits of minor Ice-elemental damage per target
Blizzara Fury	Overdrive	Inflicts several hits of moderate Ice-elemental damage per target
Blizzaga Fury	Overdrive	Inflicts several hits of major Ice-elemental damage per target
Element Reels	Overdrive	Inflicts Ice-elemental damage to one or all enemies if two or three Ice symbols are selected
Snow Flurry	Overdrive	Inflicts five hits of moderate Ice-elemental damage per enemy
Icefall	Overdrive	Inflicts six hits of major Ice-elemental damage per enemy
Winter Storm	Overdrive	Inflicts nine hits of major Ice-elemental damage per enemy
Black Ice	Overdrive	Inflicts three hits of moderate Ice-elemental damage and inflicts Poison, and Darkness, Silence and Sleep for three rounds per enemy
Krysta	Overdrive	Inflicts three hits of major Ice-elemental damage and inflicts Poison, and Darkness, Silence and Sleep for three rounds per enemy
Diamond Dust	Overdrive	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
NulFrost	White Magic, Status Effect	Allows party members to be immune to one Ice-elemental attack
Ice Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts Ice elemental damage to party.
Multi-Blizzara	Enemy Attack	Casts Blizzara 2 times on a random target.
Icestrike	Auto-ability	Adds the Ice element to attacks and skills
Ice Ward	Auto-ability	Halves Ice-elemental damage
Iceproof	Auto-ability	Completely protects against Ice-elemental damage
Ice Eater	Auto-ability	Converts Ice-elemental damage into HP

[edit] Final Fantasy X-2

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage.
Blizzara	Black Magic	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage.
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage.
Ice Brand	Swordplay	Inflicts Ice elemental damage.
Kogoro Freeze	Yuna's Pet	Inflicts Ice elemental damage and sometimes Stop on an enemy.
Cait Blizzard	Rikku's Mascot	Inflicts Ice elemental damage and sometimes Poison and Petrify on all enemies.
Ice Whirl	Yuna's Floral Fallal	Inflicts Ice elemental damage to all enemies.
Winter Kill	Paine's Full Throttle	Inflicts Ice elemental damage to an enemy.
Ice Geta	Festival-Goer	Casts either Blizzard on one enemy, Blizzara on one enemy, or Blizzaga on one or two enemies.
Ice Goldfish	Festival-Goer	Inflicts three Ice physical attacks on one enemy.
Blizzard Fury	Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage up to 8 times on random target. Only in the International Version, used by Lulu.
Breath	Enemy Attack	Inflicts Ice elemental damage to party. Used by Spin Drakes.
Chilly Meridian	Enemy Attack	Inflicts 100 HP of Ice elemental damage and makes target weak to Ice elemental attacks. Used only by Oversoul Cactuars.
Diamond Dust	Enemy Attack	Inflicts major Ice elemental damage to party.
Antarctic Wind	Item, Enemy Attack	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage.
Arctic Wind	Item, Enemy Attack	Inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage.
Ice Gem	Item, Enemy Attack	Inflicts minor Ice elemental damage to random enemy 6 times.

[edit] Final Fantasy XII

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Minor Ice elemental damage.
Blizzara	Black Magic	Moderate Ice elemental damage to all targets in range.
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Major Ice elemental damage to all targets in range.
Blizzaja	Enemy Attack	Major Ice elemental damage to all targets in range. 35% of Sap.
Flash Freeze	Enemy Attack	Ice elemental damage to one target.
Ice Break	Enemy Attack	Physical Ice elemental damage to all targets in range.
Piercing Blizzaga	Enemy Attack	Major Ice elemental damage to all targets in range. Ignores Reflect.
White Breath	Enemy Attack	Physical Ice elemental damage to all targets in range. 30% chance of Stop.
Glacial Staff	Weapon	Increases the damage of Ice elemental attacks.
Icebrand	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Serpent Rod	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Trident	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Ice Shield	Shield	Halves Ice elemental damage.
Adamant Hat	Helmet	Absorbs Fire elemental attacks, weak to Ice elemental attacks.
Adamant Vest	Armor	Absorbs Fire elemental attacks, weak to Ice elemental attacks.
Icecloud Arrows	Ammo	Ice elemental ammunition.
Blue Fang	Item, Enemy Attack	Reduces HP of all targets in range by 25% of Max HP. Inflicts Ice elemental damage.

[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics

Game Element	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Black Magic	Minor Ice elemental damage.
Blizzara	Black Magic	Moderate Ice elemental damage.
Blizzaga	Black Magic	Major Ice elemental damage.
Blizzaja	Black Magic	Massive Ice elemental damage.
Shiva	Summon	Ice elemental damage.
Blizzard	Elemental	Ice elemental damage to enemies 5 spaces away.
Ice Bracelet	Dragon	Ice elemental damage in a 2 square radius.
Ice Anima	Enemy Attack	Ice elemental damage.
Ice Breath	Enemy Attack	Ice elemental damage.
Ice Soul	Enemy Attack	Ice elemental damage.
Glacial Gun	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically. Also casts Blizzard, Blizzara, or Blizzaga.
Ice Bow	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically.
Icebrand	Weapon	Inflicts Ice elemental damage when attacking physically. Also can cast Blizzaga.
Ice Rod	Weapon	Increases the damage of Ice elemental attacks. Also may cast Blizzard.
Flame Shield	Shield	Halves Ice elemental damage, absorbs Fire elemental damage, weak to Water elemental attacks.
Ice Shield	Shield	Absorbs Ice elemental damage, halves Fire elemental attacks, weak to Lightning elemental attacks.
Kaiser Shield	Shield	Increases the damage of Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental attacks.
Black Robe	Armor	Increases the damage of Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental attacks.
Minerva Bustier	Armor	Halves Ice, Water, Earth, and Holy elemental damage.
White Robe	Armor	Halves Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental damage.

[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Game Element	Type	Effect
Avalanche	Geomancy	Magickal Ice-elemental attack that inflicts Sleep.
Blizzaga	Black Magick/Metamorphosis	Deals heavy Ice-elemental magickal damage.
Blizzara	Black Magick/High Magick/Metamorphosis	Deals moderate Ice-elemental magickal damage.
Blizzard	Black Magick/Red Magick/Metamorphosis	Deals light Ice-elemental magickal damage.
Blizzard Tackle	Sparring	Physical ice-elemntal attack.
Chill Rod	Rod	Ice-elemental weapon that grants Ice immunity.
Chilling Blow	Maw	Deals Ice damage in a line while inflicting Immobilize.
Corsage of Corruption	Accessory	Allows the summoning of Mateus
Flurry Robe	Robe	Ice-elemental armor. Absorbs Ice.
Freezeblink	Illusion	Magickal ice damage to all enemies.
Frigid Viol	Instrument	Ice-elemental weapon.
Frostwave	Scion	Summon Mateus to deal ice-elemental damage to all enemies.
Hoarfrost Blade	Flair	Ice-elemental physical attack and inflicts Slow.
Icebrand	Blade	Ice-elemental weapon.
Ice Breath	Dragon Soul/Breath	Ice damage in a T-shaped area.
Ice Lance	Spear	Ice-elemental weapon.
Ice Orb	Breath	Ice-elemental damage.
Ice Shield	Shield	Ice-elemental shield. Absorbs Ice.
Iceshot	Gunmanship	Deals physical Ice damage.
Rime Bolt Tome	Lore	Magickal ice damage to all units.
Shiva	Summoning	Ice-elemental summon.
Sleet Rod	Rod	Ice-elemental weapon.
White Fangs	Knuckles	Ice-elemental weapon.
White Robe	Robe	Grants half-damage from Ice-elemental attacks.

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