Final Fantasy IX

Blue Magic

Throughout the game, Quina will be able to eat enemies that are nearly dead. If it’s a certain kind of enemy, and if he hasn’t learned it already, Quina will learn a cool spell that can be used in battle later on. These are referred to as “Blue Magic” in FF9. Here are the spells he can learn, when you can start looking for them, where to get them, what they do and how much they cost (in MP) to use.

Quina’s Eat command works when the target is weak enough, so if you are not getting the command to work yet, hit the enemy a little more gently. In , Cook gives you a little more room to work with, which is about as fancy as Quina’s battle planning ever needs to get.

Disc 1 - After Recruiting Quina

If you recruit Quina from Qu’s Marsh after reaching Lindblum, you can start building a surprisingly useful Blue Magic kit right away. A lot of these are not glamorous, but and can do very rude things to the game’s difficulty curve.

Frog Drop (10 MP)

First chance: Qu’s Marsh

First good source:

Other listed sources: n/a

Effect: A large frog falls down and injures one opponent. Damage is based on Quina’s level and the number of frogs you have caught, so see the Frog Catching page if you decide to become this game’s most alarming amphibian accountant.

Aqua Breath (14 MP)

First chance: Qu’s Marsh

First good source:

Other listed sources:

Effect: Causes water damage to all enemies.

Mighty Guard (64 MP)

First chance: Dragon’s Gate / Lindblum area

First good source:

Other listed sources: , Ant Lion, ,

Effect: Casts both Shell and Protect on all party members.

Pumpkin Head (12 MP)

First chance: Dragon’s Gate / Lindblum area

First good source:

Other listed sources: , , Python, ,

Effect: Does non-elemental magic damage; the lower Quina’s HP gets, the more damage it does.

Mustard Bomb (10 MP)

First chance: Lindblum Plateau

First good source:

Other listed sources: , Red Vepal

Effect: Attempts to inflict Heat on one enemy.

Limit Glove (10 MP)

First chance: Lindblum Plateau

First good source:

Other listed sources: , , ,

Effect: If Quina’s HP is 1, this will do major non-elemental magic damage to an enemy. This is exactly as silly and useful as it sounds.

Level 3 Def-less (12 MP)

First chance: Lindblum Plateau

First good source:

Other listed sources: , , , ,

Effect: Reduces an enemy’s defense when its level is a multiple of three.

Angel’s Snack (4 MP)

First chance: Chocobo’s Forest area

First good source:

Other listed sources: , ,

Effect: is cast on all your party members, curing status abnormalities. This consumes Remedies, because of course it does.

Vanish (8 MP)

First chance: Chocobo’s Forest area

First good source: or

Other listed sources: ,

Effect: Makes a party member turn invisible. If they are hit by an attack, even magic, this effect wears off.

White Wind (14 MP)

First chance: Popos Heights / late Disc 1

First good source: (dangerous this early) or

Other listed sources: ,

Effect: Restores HP to all party members.

Night (14 MP)

First chance: Journey to Burmecia

First good source:

Other listed sources: , ,

Effect: Casts Sleep on everyone, including your party.

Magic Hammer (2 MP)

First chance: Burmecia

First good source:

Other listed sources:

Effect: Reduces one enemy’s MP by a random amount.

Disc 2 - Cleyra, Fossil Roo, and the Outer Continent

Once Quina is back in the party, the list opens up quickly. This is where you can start turning Blue Magic from a novelty into a legitimate toolbox.

Matra Magic (8 MP)

First chance: Cleyra’s Trunk

First good source:

Other listed sources: , , ,

Effect: Reduces an enemy’s HP to 1, sometimes. That “sometimes” is doing some work, but it pairs nicely with Eat when it lands.

Auto-Life (14 MP)

First chance: Cleyra’s Trunk

First good source:

Other listed sources: , , ,

Effect: Once during battle, a character will revive if KO’d.

Level 4 Holy (22 MP)

First chance: Fossil Roo

First good source:

Other listed sources:

Effect: Casts Holy magic against enemies whose level is a multiple of four.

Goblin Punch (4 MP)

First chance: Outer Continent / Donna Plains

First good source:

Other listed sources:

Effect: Hits one enemy for non-elemental magic damage.

1,000 Needles (8 MP)

First chance: Outer Continent / Donna Plains

First good source:

Other listed sources: n/a

Effect: Hits one enemy for 1,000 points of damage.

Disc 3 - Blue Narciss and Airship Cleanup

Once you have more freedom to move around the world, Blue Magic becomes much easier to clean up. This is also where the beach and continent-specific enemies start mattering.

Level 5 Death (20 MP)

First chance: Blue Narciss beach cleanup

First good source:

Other listed sources: , ,

Effect: Casts Death against enemies whose level is a multiple of five.

Roulette (18 MP)

First chance: Blue Narciss cleanup / return to Iifa Tree

First good source:

Other listed sources: , Hectoeyes

Effect: Randomly casts Death on someone. Yes, someone includes your guys. Thanks, game.

Earth Shake (20 MP)

First chance: Blue Narciss cleanup

First good source:

Other listed sources: ,

Effect: Earth magic damage to all opponents.

Bad Breath (16 MP)

First chance: Blue Narciss cleanup

First good source:

Other listed sources: ,

Effect: Inflicts lots of status abnormalities on your enemies.

Twister (22 MP)

First chance: Mount Gulug / late Disc 3

First good source:

Other listed sources: ,

Effect: Wind magic damage to all enemies.

Frost (8 MP)

First chance: Mount Gulug / late Disc 3

First good source:

Other listed sources: ,

Effect: Attempts to inflict Freeze on enemies.

Doom (12 MP)

First chance: Ipsen’s Castle / late Disc 3

First good source:

Other listed sources: Ash

Effect: Casts Doom on an enemy. A timer counts down from 10 to 0, then casts Death.