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Added by 8bit BlackMage- "A geomancy skill that inflicts damage with the power of snow."
- —Description, Final Fantasy Tactics.
Snowstorm (吹雪, Fubuki?), also called Blizzard (not to be confused by the spell of the same name) or Icestorm, is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series. It is usually a multi-target attack that deals Ice damage.
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Final Fantasy
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Icestorm, originally called Blizzard, is used by the Frost Dragon, Tiamat and by Shinryu in the GBA/PSP/iOS versions. It inflicts moderate to major Ice-elemental damage to the party. Another version originally called Icestorm in the Playstation and Gameboy Advance versions exists known as Frost.
Final Fantasy II
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Originally called Snowstorm, it inflicts major Ice-elemental damage to the party, and is used by the enemies Ice Lizard, Tiamat, and White Dragon. Phrekyos can also use it if 9 or more of the story Key Terms.
Final Fantasy III
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Called Blizzard in the NES fan translation, it inflicts minor Ice-elemental damage to the party. It is used by Unne and Ahriman. In the remake version, the Geomancer's Terrain can use Ice Storm to deal Ice and Water-elemental damage to all enemies. There is a 50% chance of it being used in Ur, and 48% chance ofi t being used in forest and land on the world map, Dragon's Peak, Castle Sasune, Bahamut's boss fight, Crystal Tower, Dragon Spire, Castle Hein, Goldor Manor, Tower of Owen (except Floor 1), and sky terrain.
Final Fantasy IV
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Icestorm is used by several powerful enemies, including Frostbeast, Lunar Shiva and Blue Dragon, and it deals major Ice-elemental damage either to one or more random party members.
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-
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Icestorm returns as Frostbeast attack and it deals major Ice-elemental damage randomly to either one or more party members. It can also be used by Shiva.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
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Final Fantasy V
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Originally translated as Icestorm, it is an enemy ability used by several enemies, including Bahamut, Shinryu, and Twintania. It inflicts major Ice-elemental damage to the party. The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing an Enchanted Fan, Frost Bull, Achelon, or Blue Dragon.
Final Fantasy VI
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Snowstorm is most prevalent as an ability in Final Fantasy VI. Equipping Umaro with the Blizzard Orb may randomly cause him to cast Snowstorm on all enemies. Its Spell Power is 100, and it cannot be dodged. Gau can perform Umaro's version of Snowstorm with the Black Dragon Rage. The monster's version of Snowstorm is much weaker, and Gau's Rages of the mammoth type all have Snowstorm. The enemy's Snowstorm has a Spell Power of 25 with a Hit Rate is 140, and it cost 20 MP for the enemy to use.
Final Fantasy VII
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Snowstorm is an enemy ability that is programmed to be used by Lessaloploth, but is never used in-game.
Final Fantasy IX
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Snowstorm is an enemy ability used only by Ash, and inflicts major Ice-elemental damage to the entire party.
Final Fantasy Tactics
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Snowstorm is an ability that can be learned through the Geomancer job. A Geomancer standing on either the Snow or Ice terrain tile will use Snowstorm to deals Ice-elemental damage with a chance of inflicting Silence to any enemy units within five squares. It costs 150 AP to master.
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
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Snowstorm is an attack exclusive to the Ice Golem. It inflicts Water-elemental damage to both party members and heals some HP to the golem. It has an attack power of 250.
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
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Gallery
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| Recurring Terrain |
| Avalanche - Bottomless Bog - Cave-In - Earthquake - Leaf Swirl - Quicksand - Sandstorm - Sinkhole - Snowstorm - Sonic Boom - Tornado - Whirlpool - Will-o'-the-Wisp - Wind Slash |
| Final Fantasy III |
| Backfire - Black Hole - Flame Burst - Ice Pillar - Magma - Rapids - Shadowflare |
| Final Fantasy V |
| Big Tsunami - Bindweed - Branch Arrow - Branch Spear - Desert Storm - Gust - Maelstrom - Poison Mist - Stalactite - Tsunami - Waterfall |
| Final Fantasy VI |
| Antlion - Apparition - Arctic Hare - Boar Brigade - Cockatrice - El Niño - Forest Healing - Meerkat - Plasma - Poisonous Frog - Racoon - Rock Slide - Snowball - Sunbath - Tapir - Wombat |
| Final Fantasy Tactics |
| Contortion - Magma Surge - Tanglevine - Torrent - Tremor - Wind Blast |
| Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift |
| Artifice's Embrace - Earth's Embrace - Life's Embrace - Mist Storm - Nature's Embrace - Shining Flare - Venom Squall |
| Terrain Lists |
| Final Fantasy III - Final Fantasy V - Final Fantasy VI - Tactics - Tactics A2 |