Mastering Blue Magic in Final Fantasy V: A Comprehensive Guide

Blue Magic, a unique and versatile skillset in Final Fantasy V, allows players to learn and utilize enemy abilities. This guide provides a detailed overview of Blue Magic, including how to learn spells, a comprehensive spell list, and strategies for acquiring them efficiently.

Introduction to Blue Magic

Blue Magic, or "Blue," is a special ability in Final Fantasy V that enables characters to learn spells from enemies. The Blue Mage job class specializes in this type of magic, marking the first instance in the Final Fantasy series where magic could be learned from enemies. Blue Magic encompasses a wide range of spells, from offensive attacks to beneficial enhancements, with some of the most useful spells in the game falling under this category.

Learning Blue Magic: The Fundamentals

To learn a Blue Magic spell, a character must be hit by the spell either as a Blue Mage or with the Learning ability equipped while in another job. Only one character needs to learn a specific spell for it to be used by all other Blue Mages in the party. It's important to note that the Blue Mage doesn't need to survive the attack to learn it; as long as another party member survives the battle, the desired Blue Magic spell will be learned.

The Learning Ability

Learning, also known as Learn, is a recurring ability in the series. It is often learned from the Blue Mage class and allows the user to learn Blue Magic even when not using the Blue Mage class. Learning is a Level 2 Blue Mage ability that requires 20 ABP to learn.

Control: A Useful Tool for Blue Magic Acquisition

Control is the Level 2 ability in the Beserker (Beastmaster) class that inflicts the Control status, learned for 50 ABP. This ability is particularly useful in learning Blue Magic spells like White Wind, Mighty Guard, and Transfusion. The ability has a 40% chance of working without the Hypno Crown equipped and a 75% chance of working with the Hypno Crown equipped.

Read also: UCF Application Strategies

The Hypno Crown: Enhancing Control

The Hypno Crown (originally called Coronet) is headgear armor that can be equipped by the party to improve the effectiveness rate of Control. It provides +5 Defense and Magic Evasion, +1 Magic, and +4 Evasion. It can only be found in Drakenvale. With the Hypno Crown equipped, the player has a 75% chance of controlling the target, compared to a 40% chance without it.

Azulmagia: A Blue Magic Goldmine

Azulmagia (also known as Apocalypse in the RPGe translation) is a boss and one of the Demons of the Rift in Final Fantasy V. Locked up in the Dimension Castle dungeons, he will attack the party if they answer affirmatively to his question of whether they are heroes. He is a notable encounter for all the Blue Magic he can use.

Azulmagia has 17 of the 30 Blue Magic spells in the game, and casting certain Blue Magic spells on him will cause him to learn them and start using them on the party, giving him a total of 28 of the 30 Blue Magic spells he can actively use (he will not use Transfusion and Moon Flute). These 28 spells can be learned by any Blue Mage in the party, if they have not learned them already.

World One Blue Magic Spells

Goblin Punch

MP Cost: 0
Learned From: Goblin, Black Goblin, Gobbledygook, Azulmagia, Sahagin, Nix
Locations: Tycoon Meteor, Tule (monster-in-a-box), overworld around Tycoon Castle, Wind Shrine, Tule, Pirates' Hideout, and Fork Tower (Right) / Wind Shrine (2F - 4F) / Xezat's Fleet / Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Ocean of Jachol and Crescent (World 1); Sea Battle, southwest of the Phoenix Tower (World 3) / Merged World Sea Battle - Coastal waters above the sunken Walse Tower
Description: Deals non-elemental damage to one target. If the target's level is the same as the caster's level, deals 8 times the damage instead. Ignores row positions and weapons' special effects.

Aero

MP Cost: 10
Learned From: Moldwynd, Gigas, Magissa, Mykale, Azulmagia, Defeater
Locations: Wind Shrine (2F - 4F), Interdimensional Rift (Castle) / Karnak Castle / Moore area and Crescent area (World 3) / Interdimensional Rift, Castle
Description: Deals Wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies.

Vampire

MP Cost: 2
Learned From: Steel Bat, Blood Slime, Abductor (#270), Zombie Dragon, Enkidu, Dark Aspic, Python, Mercury Bat, Azulmagia, Achelon, Dechirer, Shadow
Locations: Pirates' Hideout / Second World - Underground Waterway / Castle Exdeath; Castle of Bal; Castle Exdeath / Drakenvale; Interdimensional Rift: Caves; Pyramid of Moore / Xezat's Ship / Ghido's Cave (All Floors) (World 2) / Ghido's Cave area (World 3) / Istory Falls / Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Interdimensional Rift (Caves) / Second World - Area around Moore; forest north of Surgate Castle / Second World - Forests around Fork Tower, Ghido's CaveMerged World - Surgate Castle area, beach north of sunken Walse Tower
Description: Absorbs HP from target and restores caster's HP.

Flash

Learned From: Headstone (North Mountain), Crew Dust (Fire-Powered Ship)
How To Learn: Use an Ether on Headstone to make it use Flash. The Crew Dust will only use this spell if they’re alone; kill other enemies first to encourage them to cast it.
Description: Attempts to inflict the Blind status effect on all enemies.

Moon Flute

MP Cost: 3
Learned From: Page 256, Jackanapes, Mykale
Locations: Library of the Ancients / Walse Castle Basement; Castle Exdeath / Moore area and Crescent area (World 3)
Description: Inflicts Berserk on all allies.
- Tip: Learn from the Jackanapes in Walse Tower. However, at this point in the game, the battle is unwinnable unless the party has gone through severe grinding.

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Learned From: Wild Nakk (Forests near Karnak)
Description: Deals piercing non-elemental damage to one target.

Self Destruct

Learned From: Motor Trap (Fire-Powered Ship)
How To Learn: Hit it with Thunder element magic.
Description: The caster explodes, dealing damage to the target.

Aera

MP Cost: 10
Learned From: Gigas, Enchanted Fan, Page 32, Enkidu, Abductor(Enemy), Azulmagia, Galajelly, Moldwynd
Locations: Karnak Castle / Ronka Ruins (World 1); Ghido's Cave (World 2) / Library of the Ancients / Xezat's Ship / Castle Exdeath; Castle of Bal; Castle Exdeath / Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Great Forest of Moore (World 2) /
Description: Deals Wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies.

Death Claw

Learned From: Iron Claw (Karnak Castle)
Description: Aims to lower their HP to a single-digit value.

Aqua Breath

MP Cost: 38
Learned From: Dhorme Chimera (All), Manticore, Leviathan, Bahamut, Azulmagia, Crystal (#279), Aquagel
Locations: Library of the Ancients area (World 1); Pyramid of Moore / Meteor Crash Site / Istory Falls / North Mountain / Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Great Forest of Moore / Istory Falls
Description: Deals non-elemental damage to all enemies (Spell Attack = 75).

Missile

Learned From: Motor Trap (Fire-Powered Ship)
How To Learn: Use a Beastmaster to control it.
Description: Lowers a target’s HP to one quarter of whatever it’s current HP value is.

Level 5 Death

MP Cost: 22
Learned From: Page 64, Level Checker, Azulmagia, Executor, Level Tricker
Locations: Library of the Ancients / Interdimensional Rift (Ruins); Sealed Temple; Sunken Walse Tower / Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Island Shrine / Barrier Tower (5F-10F) (World 2)
Description: Kills enemies whose levels are a multiple of 5.
- Note: The learner will have to be a level divisible by 5 and then have the spell cast on them.

Off-Guard

Learned From: Page 256 (Library of the Ancients)
How To Learn: Control him, and cast it on your Learner.
Description: Cuts the target’s defense stat in half.

Magic Hammer

Learned From: Byblos (Library of the Ancients)
Description: Cuts the target’s MP stat in half.

Dark Spark

Learned From: Prototype (Islands near Crescent)
Description: Reduces a target's level by half.

White Wind

Learned From: Lamia (Ronka Ruins)
How To Learn: Bring a Beastmaster.
Description: Restores the party’s HP by however much health the caster has at the time of casting.

Level 4 Graviga

Learned From: Ghidra (Ronka Ruins)
How To Learn: Make sure your learner’s level is divisible by 4.
Description: Enemies whose levels are a multiple of 4 will find their HP reduced to just 1/4 of its prior amount.

World Two Blue Magic Spells

Time Slip

MP Cost: 5
Learned From: Prototype, Flame Thrower, Mecha Head, Omega, Triton, Great Dragon, Azulmagia, Claret Dragon, Mindflayer
Locations: Two islands southwest of Crescent (World 1); Sunken Walse Tower (World 3) / Ronka Ruins (Exterior) / Pyramid of Moore / The Interdimensional Rift (Cave Area) / Great Sea Trench / Interdimensional Rift (Caves) / Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Sealed Temple - Shinryu's Lair - Shinryu's Roost; Lethe Court - The Stairs of Destiny / Interdimensional Rift (Inner Sanctum)
Description: Deals Fire-elemental damage to one enemy.

Level 3 Flare

Learned From: Red Dragon (Barrier Tower)
How To Learn: Control the Red Dragon and use Mix to give it Reflect.
Description: Casts the extremely powerful Flare spell on all enemies whose levels are divisible by 3.
- Note: The learner must be a level divisible by 3, and then have the move successfully cast on them.

Aeroga

MP Cost: 25
Learned From: Azulmagia, Lamia Queen, Cactus, Hedgehog, Lamia, Lemure, Mykale
Locations: Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Pyramid of Moore / Second World - Moogle Village (World Map) / Second World - Forests around Fork Tower Merged World - Area around Ghido's Cave to the Guardian Tree / Ronka Ruins (World 1) / Phoenix Tower / Moore area and Crescent area (World 3)
Description: Deals 1000 damage to one target.

Tiny Song

Learned From: Mini Magician (Great Forest of Moore)
Description:

Level 2 Old

Learned From: Magic Dragon (Exdeath's Castle)
How To Learn: Use Control coupled with Reflect to bounce it onto your party.
Description: Hits all foes with levels divisible by 2 with the Old debuff, lowering their stats over a period of time throughout battle.
- Note: To learn this, you must be a character level divisible by 2.

Doom

MP Cost: 18
Learned From: Exdeath, Level Checker, Azulmagia, Executor, Tunneller (Zephyrus), Shinryu, Red Dragon, Archeosaur, Dechrier
Locations: Great Forest of Moore; Castle Exdeath / Interdimensional Rift (Ruins); Sealed Temple; Sunken Walse Tower / Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Island Shrine / Regole area (World 2); Pyramid of Moore (World 3) / Interdimensional Rift (Inner Sanctum) / Barrier Tower (Monster-in-a-box) and Castle Exdeath (6F-9F) (World 2); Istory Falls (World 3) / Pyramid of Moore / Second World - Area around Moore; forest north of Surgate Castle
Description: Casts Doom on the target.

World Three Blue Magic Spells

Mind Blast

MP Cost: 24
Learned From: Metamorph (Enchanted Fan), Magic Dragon, Elm Gigas, Crystal (#280), Baldanders, Azulmagia, Dark Elemental (Grand Aevis), Cherie, Ziggurat Gigas (Zephyrus)
Locations: Second World - Ghido's Cave / Castle Exdeath (2F-4F) (World 2), Sunken Walse Tower and Interdimensional Rift (Castle) (World 3) / Library of the Ancients (Merged World) / Great Forest of Moore / Interdimensional Rift (Ruins) / Interdimensional Rift, Castle / Sealed Temple - Ruined Shrine (Hall of Souls; Hall of Doubt); Abyssal Falls - B2 / Phoenix Tower / Barrier Tower (Upper Floors) (World 2); Pyramid of Moore (World 3)
Description: Deals Wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies.

Roulette

MP Cost: 6
Learned From: Wendigo, Twintania, Mindflayer, Azulmagia
Locations: Island Shrine / Interdimensional Rift / Interdimensional Rift (Inner Sanctum) / Interdimensional Rift, Castle
Description: Deals non-elemental damage while inflicts Sap and Paralyze to one target.

Mighty Guard

Learned From: Stingray (Waters above the sunken Walse Tower)
How To Learn: Control it and have it use Mighty Guard on your characters.
Description: Casts Protect, Shell, and Float upon your entire party.

Azulmagia's Blue Magic Spell List

Azulmagia has 17 of the 30 Blue Magic spells in the game, however, he is a boss and can only be fought once, and the chances of him using all of the spells is not likely. There are much easier ways to obtain blue magic spells.

Practicality and Availability

There are many ways to obtain blue magic, some just are not very practical. If its not practical its not in the guide. For example you can learn Aqua Breath from Famed Mimic Gogo but that would also mean you would have to beat him in battle which is difficult unless you simply wait and do not attack in which case he will not use Aqua Breath.

Additionally, there are enemies that do not appear in every version of Final fantasy V such as Enou, Omega MKII and Hades.

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