Encyclopedia of Blue Magic

A list of Blue Magics and the enemies you learn them from.

Introduction

Blue Magic is a Magic skillset in Final Fantasy V. It is the special ability of the Blue Mage, and was the first entry of the Final Fantasy to use magic learned from enemies.

Blue Magic comes in a variety of different forms, from offensive spells to positive enhancements. Some of the most useful spells are Blue Magic.

Blue Magic mechanics

The character must be hit by the Blue Magic spell either as a Blue Mage or with the Learning ability equipped while in another job to learn the spell. Only one member is required to learn a specific spell for it to be used by the others. Some enemies never normally use the Blue Magic onto the party and must be made to do so to learn it. The Blue Mage need not live through the attack to learn it, so long as another member of the party finishes the battle alive.

Blue Magic is the only school of magic that cannot be Dualcast. Unlike other type of magic, Blue Magic is not disabled if the user is silenced.

Damage is capped at 9999.

The Blue Magic skillset gives characters the Blue Mage's base Magic unless otherwise already at a higher value.

Upon mastery, Freelancers and Mimes gain the Blue Mage's base Agility, Stamina and Magic unless they already have a higher base from another mastered job.

List of Spells

All enemy names in italics are enemies that must be controlled by a Beastmaster and "forced" to attack for the Blue Mage to be able to learn the skill from them, or be confused into casting spells onto the Blue Mage (only applicable to self-helping skills, or in certain cases, with the help of Reflect). All enemy names in bold are enemies that must be given MP to use Blue Magic.

Note:
The spells are listed in the order you can obtain them at their earliest, not according to the in-game list. As for the enemies you can learn them from first, you'll see it when you encounter them (I'm too lazy to go and check the locations of every enemy).

Goblin Punch - Level 4 Graviga can all be obtained in the First World.
Time Slip - Doom can all be obtained in the Second World.
Mind Blast, Roulette and Mighty Guard can only be obtained in the Merged World.

Goblin Punch

MP Cost: 0

Learned from:

• Goblin
  
• Black Goblin
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Gobbledygook
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Sahagin
  
• Nix

Effect:
Deals non-elemental damage to one target. If the target's level is same as the caster's level, deals 8 times the damage instead.

Aero

MP Cost: 4

Learned from:

• Moldwynd
  
• Gigas
  
• Magissa
  
• Mykale
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Defeater

Effect:
Deals Wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies.

Vampire

MP Cost: 2

Learned from:

• Steel Bat
  
• Blood Slime
  
• Abductor
  
• Zombie Dragon
  
• Enkidu
  
• Dark Aspic
  
• Python
  
• Mercury Bat
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Achelon
  
• Dechirer
  
• Shadow

Effect:
Absorbs HP from target and restores caster's HP. The amount it absorbs is calculated as
(MaxHP - CurrentHP).

Pond's Chorus

MP Cost: 5

Learned from:

• Azulmagia
  
• Elf Toad
  
• Archeotoad
  
• Kornago
  
• Farfarello
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Lemure
  
• Vilia

Effect:
Inflicts Toad on one target.

????

MP Cost: 3

Learned from:

• Azulmagia
  
• Kuza Beast
  
• Tyrannosaur
  
• Wild Nakk
  
• Behemoth
  
• Gel Fish
  
• King Behemoth
  
• Mecha Head
  
• Numb Blade
  
• Traveler

Effect:
Deals non-elemental piercing damage to one target equal to caster's Maximum HP minus their current HP.

Flash

MP Cost: 7

Learned from:

• Crew Dust
  
• Ramuh
  
• Neon
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Necrophobe
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Headstone
  
• Orukat
  
• Parthenope
  
• Stone Mask

Effect:
Inflicts Blind on all enemies.

Self-Destruct

MP Cost: 1

Learned from:

• Azulmagia
  
• Motor Trap
  
• Bomb
  
• Purobolos
  
• Grenade
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Prototype
  
• Unknown (#171)

Effect:
Kills caster to deal non-elemental piercing damage to one target equal to user's current HP.

Aera

MP Cost: 10

Learned from:

• Gigas
  
• Enchanted Fan
  
• Page 32
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Enkidu
  
• Abductor
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Galajelly

Effect:
Deals Wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies.

Death Claw

MP Cost: 21

Learned from:

• Death Claw
  
• Treant
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Soul Eater
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Iron Claw
  
• Objet d'Art
  
• Strapparer

Effect:
Reduces a target's HP to single digits and inflicts Paralyze.

Aqua Breath

MP Cost: 38

Learned from:

• Dhorme Chimera
  
• Manticore
  
• Leviathan
  
• Bahamut
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Crystal
  
• Enuo
  
• Famed Mimic Gogo
  
• Aquagel

Effect:
Deals non-elemental damage to all enemies. Deals 8 times the damage to desert enemies.

Transfusion

MP Cost: 13

Learned from:

• Mithril Dragon
  
• Gargoyle
  
• Birosotris
  
• Devilfish
  
• Unknown (#169)
  
• Mover

Effect:
Sacrifices the caster and fully restores the target's HP and MP.

Missile

MP Cost: 7

Learned from:

• Prototype
  
• Rocket Launcher
  
• Enkidu
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Mecha Head
  
• Soul Cannon
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Motor Trap

Effect:
Reduce target to 1/4 of its current HP.

Level 5 Death

MP Cost: 22

Learned from:

• Page 64
  
• Level Checker
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Executor
  
• Enuo
  
• Level Tricker

Effect:
Kills enemies whose levels are a multiple of 5.

Moon Flute

MP Cost: 3

Learned from:

• Page 256
  
• Jackanapes
  
• Mykale

Effect:
Inflicts Berserk on all allies.

Off-Guard

MP Cost: 19

Learned from:

• Magic Dragon
  
• Ziggurat Gigas
  
• Ushabti
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Page 256
  
• Shadow
  
• The Damned

Effect:
Halves the target's defense.

Magic Hammer

MP Cost: 3

Learned from:

• Byblos
  
• Drippy
  
• Apanda
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Oiseaurare

Effect:
Halves the target's MP.

Dark Spark

MP Cost: 27

Learned from:

• Black Flame
  
• Strapparer
  
• Ushabti
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Hades
  
• Shadow

Effect:
Halves the target's current level.

Flame Thrower

MP Cost: 5

Learned from:

• Prototype
  
• Flame Thrower
  
• Mecha Head
  
• Omega
  
• Omega Mk.II
  
• Triton
  
• Great Dragon
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Claret Dragon
  
• Mindflayer

Effect:
Deals Fire-elemental damage to one enemy.

White Wind

MP Cost: 28

Learned from:

• Enchanted Fan
  
• Dark Elemental
  
• White Flame
  
• Hellraiser

Effect:
Restores HP to the party equal to the caster's current HP.

1000 Needles

MP Cost: 25

Learned from:

• Azulmagia
  
• Lamia Queen
  
• Cactus
  
• Hedgehog
  
• Lamia
  
• Lemure
  
• Mykale

Effect:
Deals 1000 damage to one target. Damage cannot be reduced.

Level 4 Graviga

MP Cost: 9

Learned from:

• Ghidra
  
• Level Tricker
  
• Level Checker
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Executor

Effect:
Casts Graviga on enemies whose levels are a multiple of 4.

Time Slip

MP Cost: 9

Learned from:

• Traveler
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Cherie

Effect:
Inflicts Old and Sleep on one target.

Lilliputian Lyric

MP Cost: 5

Learned from:

• Mini Magician
  
• Gilgamesh
  
• Cherie
  
• Farfarello
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Vilia
  
• Mykale

Effect:
Inflicts Mini on one target.

Aeroga

MP Cost: 24

Learned from:

• Enchanted Fan (Metamorpha version)
  
• Magic Dragon
  
• Elm Gigas
  
• Crystal
  
• Baldanders
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Neo Exdeath
  
• Dark Elemental
  
• Enuo
  
• Cherie
  
• Ziggurat Gigas (Zephyrus version)

Effect:
Deals Wind-elemental damage to one or all enemies.

Level 2 Old

MP Cost: 11

Learned from:

• Magic Dragon
  
• Level Checker
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Executor
  
• Shinryu
  
• Level Tricker

Effect:
Inflicts Old on enemies whose level are a multiple of 2.

Level 3 Flare

MP Cost: 18

Learned from:

• Exdeath
  
• Level Checker
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Executor
  
• Shinryu
  
• Red Dragon
  
• Archeosaur

Effect:
Casts Flare on enemies whose levels are a multiple of 3.

Doom

MP Cost: 10

Learned from:

• Exdeath
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Hades
  
• Unknown (#172)
  
• The Damned

Effect:
Kills one enemy after 30 seconds.

Mind Blast

MP Cost: 6

Learned from:

• Wendigo
  
• Twintania
  
• Mindflayer
  
• Azulmagia

Effect:
Deals non-elemental damage whils also inflicting Sap and Paralyze on one target.

Roulette

MP Cost: 1

Learned from:

• Parthenope
  
• Azulmagia
  
• Death Dealer
  
• Shinryu
  
• Hades

Effect:
Kills one random ally or enemy.

Mighty Guard

MP Cost: 72

Learned from:

• Ironclad
  
• Stingray

Effect:
Grants Protect, Shell and Float to the party.

[LisbetOwl]

Great guide. It was very helpful. Thank you for it. 👏🏻👍🏻

[Shan]

@Redshreds
Ah yeah, I forgot it's very much possible at that point to Mix Dragon Armor for Reflect. I personally don't bother too much with Mix outside of a few niche cases at that point in the game or until I'm ready for my endgame setup, since the game is easy enough as it is.

[Redshreds]

@Shan It's great info tbh. I just grinded Chemist for like 20 minutes to mix a Reflect item/spell, Julius Caesar'd my guy Bartz to keep him at 25 and ended up learning it anyway. Wouldn't have known without guides like this and had a much more fun because of it so thank you!

[Shan]

@Redshreds
That's because, while Level Tricker has Level 5 Death in its Control moveset, Level 5 Death can not be cast on your party as a controlled enemy technically counts as a party member while controlled. This is a troll and you have to find a different enemy to learn Level 5 Death from, the only Blue Magic spells you can learn from Level Tricker are Level 4 Graviga and Level 2 Old, I don't know why exactly I kept Level Tricker on the Level 5 Death list and it may have been an oversight at the time of writing.

[Redshreds]

Have a 25/26/26/26 party in World 2, immune to every Level Tricker attack except Death, and they simply won't cast it on me even with Control.

[PJCLink]

@The Trippy Pyro (MPH! MPH! MPH!) I think it has to connect if I remember correctly. I don't really use Blue Mage that much anyways because it's such a waste of time and quite useless for the most part in my opinion. There are jobs that are just so much better like the Mime Knight, even though you don't get that until late game. Of the mages though, Black, White, and Red are much better than Blue. Blue Mage are essentially just weaker knights that can learn the abilities and magic used by monsters. That's it. They're just a knight knock off that can mock the enemies of the game.

[The Trippy Pyro (MPH! MPH! MPH!)]

does the attack have to connect to register? or can the spell miss you and still learn it?

[White Collar Criminal]

Thanks a lot.

Moon Flute's description is: Inflicts Berserk on all allies.

But when the enemy used it, it put beserk on me. Should it say:

"...on all enemies?"

[Clead HeavenHell]

Some people were dismissing the usefulness of Blue Magic in other forums, but between Mighty Guard, White Wind, 1000 Needles (early game), off guard and similar you could use it even end game with great efficiency.

I still don´t know how I did it. But Against NEO SHINRYU! My goblin punch was mostly hitting and doing 9k damage per hit! And it was even not affected by his party Mute spell (unsure if due to some weird equipment blocking it).

[RPG Gamer Man]

Thanks for making such a great guide!