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Magic - Final Fantasy 4


There are 63 spells in Final Fantasy 4 Pixel Remaster across White, Black, and Summon magic. Spells aren’t bought as scrolls; they’re learned automatically as characters level up. Rosa and Porom learn White Magic, Palom handles Black Magic, Rydia rounds out Black Magic and is the game’s only Summoner, Cecil-Paladin picks up five utility-tier White spells (Cure, Cura, Esuna, Sight, Teleport), and Tellah joins with most of his spell pool ready (capped by a small MP pool that turns Meteor into a one-shot ultimate).

The three spells worth planning around:

  • Curaja (White, 40 MP): Rosa’s late-game party-wide heal, learned at Lv 38. The workhorse for the Lunar Subterrane and final battles. Curaga (Rosa Lv 30) is the mid-game equivalent.
  • Bahamut (Summon, 60 MP): Rydia’s strongest summon and the highest non-elemental damage in the game. Earned by defeating Bahamut in the Cave of Bahamut on the Moon.
  • Sylph (Summon, 25 MP): hybrid attack-heal that drains HP from an enemy and splits it across all allies. Optional pickup at the end of Sylvan Cave during Yang’s coma; easy to skip.

Summons in FF4 each cost a flat MP and have a fixed effect, unlike FF3’s Evoker / Summoner random rolls. Asura (50 MP) is the only support summon and randomly casts Curaga, Protect, or Life on the whole party. Odin lands an instant-death sword strike on every enemy. Full per-summon acquisition details on the summons page; cross-check the weapons and armor pages for matching loadouts.

White Magic

SpellMPDescriptionElementTargetLearned By
Scan1Determines the target's HP and weaknesses.-Single AllyRosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Sight2Displays a detailed map.-All AlliesCecil (Paladin), Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Cure3Restores HP.-Single AllyCecil (Paladin), Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Hold5Causes paralysis.-Single AllyRydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Mini6Shrinks the target or restores normal state.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Silence6Causes silence.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Blink8Creates illusions of oneself to trick the enemy.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Float8Levitates the target.-All AlliesTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Life8Revives a single target.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Cura9Restores HP.-Single AllyCecil (Paladin), Tellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Protect9Reduces physical damage received.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Confuse10Causes confusion.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Shell10Reduces magic damage received.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Teleport10Warps the party out of a dungeon or battle.-All AlliesCecil (Paladin), Tellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Dispel12Removes magic effects.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Slow14Slows the passing of time.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Berserk18Causes berserk.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Curaga18Restores HP.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Esuna20Cures all status effects except KO.-Single AllyCecil (Paladin), Tellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Haste25Hastens the passing of time.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Reflect30Creates a barrier that reflects magic back at the caster.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Curaja40Restores HP.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Holy46Attack with holy power.HolySingle EnemyRosa, Porom, FuSoYa
Full-Life52Revives and restores full HP to a single target.-Single AllyTellah, Rosa, Porom, FuSoYa

Black Magic

SpellMPDescriptionElementTargetLearned By
Pig1Turns the target into a pig or restores normal state.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Poison2Causes poison.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Warp4Warps the party back to the previous floor.-All AlliesRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Blizzard5Deals ice damage.IceSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Fire5Deals fire damage.FireSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Thunder5Deals lightning damage.LightningSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Toad7Turns the target into a frog or restores normal state.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Break12Causes petrification.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Blizzara15Deals ice damage.IceSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Fira15Deals fire damage.FireSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Sleep15Causes sleep.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Stop15Causes time to stop, halting the target's actions.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Thundara15Deals lightning damage.LightningSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Drain18Absorbs HP.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Bio20Releases a virus that saps health to deal damage.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Comet20--All EnemiesPalom, Porom
Tornado25Creates a tornado that deals heavy damage.-Single EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Blizzaga30Deals ice damage.IceSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Firaga30Deals fire damage.FireSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Quake30Causes an earthquake that deals damage to all enemies.EarthAll EnemiesRydia, Palom, FuSoYa
Thundaga30Deals lightning damage.LightningSingle EnemyRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa
Death35Causes instant death.-Single EnemyRydia, Palom, FuSoYa
Flare50Deals damage by combustion.-Single EnemyRydia, Palom, FuSoYa
Meteor99Calls forth a meteor that deals damage to all enemies.HolyAll EnemiesRydia, Tellah, Palom, FuSoYa

Summon Magic

SummonMPDescriptionElementTargetLearned By
Goblin1Casts Goblin Punch, which attacks one enemy.-Single EnemyRydia
Chocobo7Casts Chocobo Kick, which attacks one enemy.-Single EnemyRydia
Bomb10Casts Self-Destruct, which deals damage based on the caster's HP to one enemy.-Single EnemyRydia
Cockatrice15Casts Petrifying Beak, which petrifies one enemy.-Single EnemyRydia
Mind Flayer18Casts Mind Blast, which saps health and paralyses one enemy.-Single EnemyRydia
Mist Dragon20Casts Mist Breath, which deals damage based on the caster's HP to one enemy.-All EnemiesRydia
Sylph25Casts Whisperwind, which absorbs an enemy's HP to heal all allies.-Single EnemyRydia
Ifrit30Casts Hellfire, which deals fire damage to all enemies.FireAll EnemiesRydia
Ramuh30Casts Bolt of Judgment, which deals lightning damage to all enemies.LightningAll EnemiesRydia
Shiva30Casts Diamond Dust, which deals ice damage to all enemies.IceAll EnemiesRydia
Titan40Casts Gaia's Wrath, which causes an earthquake that damages all enemies.EarthAll EnemiesRydia
Odin45Casts Zantetsuken, which inflicts instant death on all enemies.-All EnemiesRydia
Asura50Casts one of three randomized spells; Curaga, Protect, or Life.-All AlliesRydia
Leviathan50Casts Tsunami, which deals major damage to all enemies.-All EnemiesRydia
Bahamut60Casts Mega Flare, which deals major damage to all enemies with a blast of heat.-All EnemiesRydia

Spell Learn Schedule by Character

Each character learns spells automatically at the level shown below.

Cecil (Paladin)(5 spells)

LevelSpellType
Lv 3SightWhite Magic
Lv 8ScanWhite Magic
Lv 15CuraWhite Magic
Lv 19TeleportWhite Magic
Lv 24EsunaWhite Magic

Rosa(18 spells)

LevelSpellType
Lv 11LifeWhite Magic
Lv 12ProtectWhite Magic
Lv 13CuraWhite Magic
Lv 15SilenceWhite Magic
Lv 18EsunaWhite Magic
Lv 20BerserkWhite Magic
Lv 23BlinkWhite Magic
Lv 24ConfuseWhite Magic
Lv 29ShellWhite Magic
Lv 30CuragaWhite Magic
Lv 30MiniWhite Magic
Lv 31DispelWhite Magic
Lv 33HasteWhite Magic
Lv 35FloatWhite Magic
Lv 36ReflectWhite Magic
Lv 38CurajaWhite Magic
Lv 45Full-LifeWhite Magic
Lv 55HolyWhite Magic

Rydia(22 spells)

LevelSpellType
Lv 2BlizzardBlack Magic
Lv 3CureWhite Magic
Lv 4SightWhite Magic
Lv 5ThunderBlack Magic
Lv 7HoldWhite Magic
Lv 8SleepBlack Magic
Lv 10PoisonBlack Magic
Lv 12WarpBlack Magic
Lv 13ToadBlack Magic
Lv 15StopBlack Magic
Lv 20PigBlack Magic
Lv 26BioBlack Magic
Lv 36DrainBlack Magic
Lv 39BlizzagaBlack Magic
Lv 42FiragaBlack Magic
Lv 45ThundagaBlack Magic
Lv 47QuakeBlack Magic
Lv 49BreakBlack Magic
Lv 51TornadoBlack Magic
Lv 52DeathBlack Magic
Lv 55FlareBlack Magic
Lv 60MeteorBlack Magic

Palom(18 spells)

LevelSpellType
Lv 11BlizzaraBlack Magic
Lv 11PigBlack Magic
Lv 12FiraBlack Magic
Lv 13ThundaraBlack Magic
Lv 14StopBlack Magic
Lv 19BioBlack Magic
Lv 22ToadBlack Magic
Lv 23QuakeBlack Magic
Lv 26DrainBlack Magic
Lv 29WarpBlack Magic
Lv 32BlizzagaBlack Magic
Lv 33FiragaBlack Magic
Lv 34ThundagaBlack Magic
Lv 36BreakBlack Magic
Lv 46DeathBlack Magic
Lv 48TornadoBlack Magic
Lv 50MeteorBlack Magic
Lv 55FlareBlack Magic

Porom(19 spells)

LevelSpellType
Lv 11LifeWhite Magic
Lv 12ProtectWhite Magic
Lv 13CuraWhite Magic
Lv 15SilenceWhite Magic
Lv 18BerserkWhite Magic
Lv 19TeleportWhite Magic
Lv 20EsunaWhite Magic
Lv 23BlinkWhite Magic
Lv 25ConfuseWhite Magic
Lv 29ShellWhite Magic
Lv 31DispelWhite Magic
Lv 31MiniWhite Magic
Lv 33CuragaWhite Magic
Lv 38HasteWhite Magic
Lv 40FloatWhite Magic
Lv 44ReflectWhite Magic
Lv 48CurajaWhite Magic
Lv 52HolyWhite Magic
Lv 56Full-LifeWhite Magic

Pre-learned: Tellah & FuSoYa

These two don’t level-learn. Tellah joins permanently after the Mt. Ordeals cutscene with most of his spell pool ready, and FuSoYa joins on the Moon already knowing the full Lunarian roster. Each list below covers every spell that character can cast in battle.

Tellah(42 spells)

SpellTypeMP
SightWhite Magic2
CureWhite Magic3
HoldWhite Magic5
MiniWhite Magic6
SilenceWhite Magic6
BlinkWhite Magic8
FloatWhite Magic8
LifeWhite Magic8
CuraWhite Magic9
ProtectWhite Magic9
ConfuseWhite Magic10
ShellWhite Magic10
TeleportWhite Magic10
DispelWhite Magic12
SlowWhite Magic14
BerserkWhite Magic18
CuragaWhite Magic18
EsunaWhite Magic20
HasteWhite Magic25
ReflectWhite Magic30
CurajaWhite Magic40
Full-LifeWhite Magic52
PigBlack Magic1
PoisonBlack Magic2
WarpBlack Magic4
BlizzardBlack Magic5
FireBlack Magic5
ThunderBlack Magic5
ToadBlack Magic7
BreakBlack Magic12
BlizzaraBlack Magic15
FiraBlack Magic15
SleepBlack Magic15
StopBlack Magic15
ThundaraBlack Magic15
DrainBlack Magic18
BioBlack Magic20
TornadoBlack Magic25
BlizzagaBlack Magic30
FiragaBlack Magic30
ThundagaBlack Magic30
MeteorBlack Magic99

FuSoYa(47 spells)

SpellTypeMP
ScanWhite Magic1
SightWhite Magic2
CureWhite Magic3
HoldWhite Magic5
MiniWhite Magic6
SilenceWhite Magic6
BlinkWhite Magic8
FloatWhite Magic8
LifeWhite Magic8
CuraWhite Magic9
ProtectWhite Magic9
ConfuseWhite Magic10
ShellWhite Magic10
TeleportWhite Magic10
DispelWhite Magic12
SlowWhite Magic14
BerserkWhite Magic18
CuragaWhite Magic18
EsunaWhite Magic20
HasteWhite Magic25
ReflectWhite Magic30
CurajaWhite Magic40
HolyWhite Magic46
Full-LifeWhite Magic52
PigBlack Magic1
PoisonBlack Magic2
WarpBlack Magic4
BlizzardBlack Magic5
FireBlack Magic5
ThunderBlack Magic5
ToadBlack Magic7
BreakBlack Magic12
BlizzaraBlack Magic15
FiraBlack Magic15
SleepBlack Magic15
StopBlack Magic15
ThundaraBlack Magic15
DrainBlack Magic18
BioBlack Magic20
TornadoBlack Magic25
BlizzagaBlack Magic30
FiragaBlack Magic30
QuakeBlack Magic30
ThundagaBlack Magic30
DeathBlack Magic35
FlareBlack Magic50
MeteorBlack Magic99