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The following is a list of magic spells available in Final Fantasy VIII. There are a total of fifty spells in the game, divided into nine categories. Eight of these categories are based on which GF refinement ability is used to refine the spell from items, the ninth category is for three spells which cannot be refined from items and are otherwise not sorted into any of the other categories.

List of SpellsEdit

Name	Description	Refinement Ability
Fire ファイア	Inflicts minor Fire-elemental damage on one target.	F Mag-RF
Fira ファイラ	Inflicts moderate Fire-elemental damage on one target.	F Mag-RF, Mid Mag-RF
Firaga ファイガ	Inflicts major Fire-elemental damage on one target.	F Mag-RF, High Mag-RF
Flare フレア	Inflicts extreme non-elemental damage on one target.	F Mag-RF
Blizzard ブリザド	Inflicts minor Ice-elemental damage on one target.	I Mag-RF
Blizzara ブリザラ	Inflicts moderate Ice-elemental damage on one target.	I Mag-RF, Mid Mag-RF
Blizzaga ブリザガ	Inflicts major Ice-elemental damage on one target.	I Mag-RF, High Mag-RF
Water ウォータ	Inflicts moderate Water-elemental damage on one target.	I Mag-RF
Thunder サンダー	Inflicts minor Thunder-elemental damage on one target.	T Mag-RF
Thundara サンダラ	Inflicts moderate Thunder-elemental damage on one target.	T Mag-RF, Mid Mag-RF
Thundaga サンダガ	Inflicts major Thunder-elemental damage on one target.	T Mag-RF, High Mag-RF
Aero エアロ	Inflicts moderate Wind-elemental damage on one target.	T Mag-RF
Tornado トルネド	Inflicts major Wind-elemental damage on all units in the targeted party.	T Mag-RF, High Mag-RF
Cure ケアル	Restores a minor amount of HP on one target. Deals damage to Undead enemies.	L Mag-RF
Cura ケアルラ	Restores a moderate amount of HP on one target. Deals damage to Undead enemies.	L Mag-RF, Mid Mag-RF
Curaga ケアルガ	Restores a major amount of HP on one target. Deals damage to Undead enemies.	L Mag-RF, High Mag-RF
Death デス	Attempts to instantly kill one target.	L Mag-RF
Holy ホーリー	Inflicts extreme Holy-elemental damage to one target.	L Mag-RF, Forbid Mag-RF
Life レイズ	Revives a target from Knocked Out status and restores 25% of their HP.	L Mag-RF
Full-Life アレイズ	Revives a target from Knocked Out status and restores 100% of their HP.	L Mag-RF
Regen	Bestows Regen on one target, allowing them to gradually recover HP over time.	L Mag-RF
Zombie ゾンビー	Inflicts Zombie on one target, forcing them to take damage from curative abilities.	L Mag-RF
Haste ヘイスト	Bestows Haste on one target, increasing the speed at which their ATB gauge increases.	Time Mag-RF
Slow スロウ	Inflicts Slow on one target, reducing the speed at which their ATB gauge increases.	Time Mag-RF
Stop ストップ	Inflicts Stop on one target, freezing their ATB gauge for a short time.	Time Mag-RF
Quake クエイク	Inflicts major Earth-elemental damage on all units in the targeted party.	Time Mag-RF
Demi グラビデ	Inflicts damage equal to 25% of the target's current HP on one target. Percentage varies if drawn-cast.	Time Mag-RF
Double ダブル	Allows target to cast two spells in a single turn.	Time Mag-RF
Triple トリプル	Allows target to cast three spells in a single turn.	Time Mag-RF, High Mag-RF
Esuna エスナ	Removes all negative status ailments from one target except Doom.	Supt Mag-RF
Dispel デスペル	Removes all positive status ailments from one target.	Supt Mag-RF
Protect プロテス	Bestows Protect on one target, reducing damage suffered from physical attacks by half.	Supt Mag-RF
Shell シェル	Bestows Shell on one target, reducing damage suffered from magic attacks by half.	Supt Mag-RF
Reflect リフレク	Bestows Reflect on one target, reflecting all single-target spells from the target onto a unit on the opposing party.	Supt Mag-RF
Drain ドレイン	Inflicts damage from the target and heals the spellcaster by the same amount. Works in reverse when cast on the Undead.	Supt Mag-RF
Aura オーラ	Bestows Aura on the target, allowing them access to Limit Breaks regardless of HP for allied units, or increases the strength for enemy units.	Supt Mag-RF
Bio バイオ	Inflicts moderate Poison-elemental damage and inflicts the Poison status ailment, causing them to take damage after they take a turn.	ST-Mag RF
Break ブレイク	Inflicts Petrify on the target, turning them into stone until cured. Counts as defeated.	ST Mag-RF
Blind ブライン	Inflicts Darkness on the target, causing their physical attacks to miss more often.	ST Mag-RF
Silence サイレス	Inflicts Silence on the target, preventing them from casting spells.	ST Mag-RF
Berserk バーサク	Inflicts Berserk on the target, increasing their physical strength but attacks enemies indiscriminately and uncontrollably.	ST Mag-RF
Sleep スリプル	Inflicts Sleep on the target, preventing them from taking action until they are physically struck or otherwise wake up.	ST Mag-RF
Confuse コンフュ	Inflicts Confusion on the target, causing them to choose random abilities on random units.	ST Mag-RF
Pain ペイン	Inflicts Darkness, Silence and Poison on the target.	ST Mag-RF
Meltdown メルトン	Inflicts Vit 0 on the target, forcing them to receive more damage against physical attacks.	ST Mag-RF
Meteor メテオ	Hits ten random units in the targeted party for random damage.	Forbid Mag-RF
Ultima アルテマ	Inflicts extreme non-elemental damage to all units in the targeted party.	Forbid Mag-RF
Apocalypse アポカリプス	Inflicts extreme non-elemental damage to all units in the targeted party. Stronger than Ultima.	N/A
Float レビテト	Bestows Float on the target, granting them immunity from Earth-elemental attacks.	N/A
Scan ライブラ	Reveals Level, HP, elemental affinities and detailed information on strategy and/or personality on the target.	N/A

Blue MagicEdit

Main article: Blue Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)

Guardian ForcesEdit

Summon	Attack	Obtaining	Description
Quezacotl	Thunder Storm	Log into Squall's computer in Balamb Garden/Receive from Quistis when leaving the Garden	Inflicts Thunder-elemental damage on all enemies.
Shiva	Diamond Dust	Log into Squall's computer in Balamb Garden/Receive from Quistis when leaving the Garden	Inflicts Ice-elemental damage on all enemies.
Ifrit	Hell Fire	Defeat him during the Fire Cavern exam.	Inflicts Fire-elemental damage on all enemies.
Siren	Silent Voice	Draw from Elvoret/Draw from Tri-Point	Inflicts minor non-elemental damage and inflicts Silence on all enemies.
Brothers	Brotherly Love	Defeat them in the Tomb of the Unknown King	Inflicts Earth-elemental damage on all enemies. Misses fly monsters and enemies under Float status.
Diablos	Dark Messenger	Use the Magic Lamp and defeat Diablos	Inflicts fractional damage on all enemies based on the following formula: Damage = (Diablos's Level / 100) * Enemy's maximum HP. Caps at 9,999 damage.
Carbuncle	Ruby Light	Draw from the Iguions/Draw from Krysta	Bestows Reflect on all allies.
Leviathan	Tsunami	Draw from NORG/Draw from Trauma	Inflicts Water-elemental damage on all enemies.
Pandemona	Tornado Zone	Draw from Fujin/Draw from Red Giant	Inflicts Wind-elemental damage on all enemies.
Cerberus	Counter Rockets	Defeat it in Galbadia Garden (Disc 2)/Draw from Gargantua	Casts Double and Triple on all allies
Alexander	Holy Judgment	Draw from Edea (second fight)/Draw from Catoblepas	Inflicts Holy-elemental damage on all enemies.
Doomtrain	Runaway Train	Use the Solomon Ring after having six Remedy+s, six Steel Pipes, and six Malboro Tentacles in the player's inventory	Inflicts minor Poison-elemental damage and inflicts all status ailments on all enemies.
Bahamut	Mega Flare	Go to the Deep Sea Research Center and go up to the core. Answer his questions with "It's not our will to fight", "Never", and the hidden third option to fight Bahamut and acquire the GF	Inflicts major non-elemental damage on all enemies.
Cactuar	1000 Needles	Touch the Jumbo Cactaur on Cactuar Island and defeat it.	Deals damage equal to 100 multiplied by the Cactuar's level, rounded down to the nearest ten. May break the damage limit.
Tonberry	Chef's Knife	After killing 20 Tonberries, the Tonberry King will enter the battlefield and must be defeated to gain the GF	Inflicts minor non-elemental damage to an enemy chosen at random.
Eden	Eternal Breath	Go down to the deepest level of the Deep Sea Research Center and draw it from the Ultima Weapon or draw from Tiamat in Ultimecia's Castle.	Inflicts extreme non-elemental damage to all enemies. May break the damage limit.

Non-Junctionable Guardian ForcesEdit

Summon	Attack	Obtaining	Description
Odin	Zantetsuken	Solve the Centra Ruins puzzle and defeat Odin within 20 minutes.	Instantly kill all normal enemies; Appears randomly at the start of random battles
Gilgamesh	Zantetsuken, Excalibur, Masamune, Excalipoor	Have Odin when fighting Seifer (fourth battle); replaces Odin.	Randomly selects attack: Zantetsuken: Instantly kill all normal enemies (fails on bosses and undead enemies); Excalibur: Moderate physical damage to all enemies. Masamune: Heavy physical damage; Excalipoor: 1 point of damage; Appears randomly in any battle at any time;
Boko	ChocoFire, ChocoFlare, ChocoMeteor, ChocoBocle	Use Gysahl Greens.	From weakest to strongest: ChocoFire, ChocoFlare, ChocoMeteor, ChocoBocle; all are non-elemental attacks that hit all enemies; Levels up with Chocobo World
Phoenix	Rebirth Flame	Use a Phoenix Pinion. May also make an appearance when all allies are KO'd.	Revives all KO'd allies and restores 25% HP and deals moderate Fire-elemental damage on all enemies.
Moomba	MoombaMoomba	Use a Friendship which is only acquired through Chocobo World	Inflicts damage equal to the target's current HP minus one, on one target. Caps at 9,999 damage.
MiniMog	Moogle Dance	Use the MiniMog command ability; GF can learn it through the Mog's Amulet item which can only be acquired through Chocobo World	Heals 1,500 HP to all GFs junctioned