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Black Magic Guide

Final Fantasy IV Easy Version

by Lassarina Aoibhell

Black magic is principally offensive magic to be used against your enemies. Rydia, FuSoYa, Tellah, and Palom are able to use it.

The data in this table are taken from the "official" instruction guide packaged with the Super Nintendo cartridge, so if there are errors in there, they made it into this page. X.x If you find such an error, please do let me know!

Black Magic
Spell Name	MP Cost	Effect	Range
Fire1	5	Weak fire-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Fire2	15	Moderate fire-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Fire3	30	Powerful fire-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Ice1	5	Weak ice-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Ice2	15	Moderate ice-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Ice3	30	Powerful ice-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Lit1	5	Weak lightning-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Lit2	15	Moderate lightning-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Lit3	30	Powerful lightning-elemental attack	Single or Multiple
Virus	20	Poison damage; gradually decreases HP	Single or Multiple
Weak	25	Reduces target's HP into the single digits	Single
Quake	30	Earth-elemental attack	Multiple
Fatal	35	Instantly causes Swoon condition	Single
Nuke	99	Nuclear attack	Single
Meteo	50	Drops meteors on enemies	Single
Venom	2	Gradually decreases HP	Multiple
Sleep	12	Causes Sleep condition	Single or Multiple
Stop	9	Temporarily paralyzes target	Single or Multiple
Drain	18	Takes HP from target and gives them to caster	Single
Psych	0	Takes MP from target and gives them to caster	Single
Toad	7	Changes target into a toad or removes Toad condition	Single or Multiple
Pig	1	Changes target into a pig or removes Pig condition	Single or Multiple
Warp	4	Return to previous floor of a dungeon	-
Stone	15	Causes Petrify condition	Single or Multiple

Twin Magic is a psecial type of Black Magic that can only be used by Palom and Porom. In order for the spells to be cast, both twins must be alive and have sufficient MP to cast the spell. Selecting the Twin command will randomly cast one of the following spells.

Twin Magic
Spell Name	MP Cost	Effect	Range
Comet	20	Weaker version of Meteo	Multiple
Flare	10	Weaker version of Nuke	Single or Multiple

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