Final Fantasy XII Reference

Magicks and Technicks

The original game has 81 Magicks and 24 Technicks. Every one is listed below with the same concise effect used by its tooltip. Names stay plain inside these tables because each row already supplies the useful answer.

Early Priorities

Keep a basic heal available before buying extra damage spells.
Buy Libra early and keep it active while exploring so traps and enemy information are visible.
Give at least one reliable character a revival option. Phoenix Downs are faster to obtain than every character's Raise License.
Protect and Shell are dependable boss-prep tools. Float matters whenever traps or earth-based attacks are the problem.
Dispel becomes increasingly important once enemies begin maintaining their own buffs.
Steal pays for itself throughout the game, especially with Thief's Cuffs.

White Magick

Name	MP	What it does
Arise	50	Removes KO and fully restores one ally’s HP.
Blindna	8	Removes Blind from one ally.
Cleanse	20	Removes Disease from one ally.
Cura	32	Restores HP to all allies in range and damages undead targets.
Curaga	28	Restores a large amount of HP to one ally and damages an undead target.
Curaja	68	Restores a large amount of HP to all allies in range and damages undead targets.
Cure	8	Restores a small amount of HP to one ally and damages an undead target.
Dispel	16	Removes beneficial statuses from one target.
Dispelga	36	Removes beneficial statuses from all targets in range.
Esuna	24	Removes many common negative statuses from one ally, but not every condition.
Esunaga	72	Removes many common negative statuses from all allies in range.
Holy	60	Deals heavy Holy-elemental damage to one target.
Poisona	8	Removes Poison from one ally.
Raise	22	Removes KO and restores 40% of one ally’s maximum HP; it can instantly defeat an undead target.
Regen	16	Gradually restores one ally’s HP over time.
Renew	98	Fully restores HP to all allies in range.
Stona	12	Removes Stone or Petrify from one ally.
Vox	8	Removes Silence from one ally.

Black Magick

Name	MP	What it does
Aero	16	Deals Wind-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Aeroga	28	Deals heavy Wind-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Ardor	60	Deals massive Fire-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Bio	24	Deals non-elemental damage and attempts to inflict Sap on all targets in range.
Blizzaga	42	Deals heavy Ice-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Blizzara	18	Deals Ice-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Blizzard	8	Deals Ice-elemental damage to one target.
Fira	18	Deals Fire-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Firaga	42	Deals heavy Fire-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Fire	8	Deals Fire-elemental damage to one target.
Flare	48	Deals massive non-elemental damage to one target.
Scathe	70	Deals heavy non-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Scourge	48	Deals heavy non-elemental damage and attempts to inflict Sap on all targets in range.
Shock	34	Deals heavy non-elemental damage to one target.
Thundaga	42	Deals heavy Lightning-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Thundara	18	Deals Lightning-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Thunder	8	Deals Lightning-elemental damage to one target.
Water	12	Deals Water-elemental damage to one target.

Time Magick

Name	MP	What it does
Balance	18	Deals non-elemental area damage equal to the caster’s missing HP.
Bleed	12	Attempts to inflict Sap on one target.
Break	14	Starts a countdown that ends in Petrify on one target.
Countdown	8	Starts a timer that reduces one target’s HP to 0 when it expires.
Disable	16	Prevents all targets in range from acting but does not stop their movement.
Float	20	Lets all targets in range cross traps safely and avoid Earth-elemental Magick.
Haste	20	Increases one ally’s action-charge speed by 50%.
Hastega	70	Increases the action-charge speed of all allies in range by 50%.
Immobilize	16	Prevents all targets in range from moving but does not stop their actions.
Reflect	12	Reflects most Magicks cast on one ally.
Reflectga	24	Reflects most Magicks cast on all allies in range.
Slow	8	Halves one target’s action-charge speed.
Slowga	24	Halves the action-charge speed of all targets in range.
Stop	20	Halts one target’s movement and actions for the duration.
Warp	18	Attempts to remove all targets in range from battle with X-Zone.

Green Magick

Name	MP	What it does
Blind	10	Attempts to halve one target’s normal attack accuracy.
Blindga	20	Attempts to inflict Blind on all targets in range.
Bravery	24	Raises one ally’s normal physical attack damage by 30%.
Faith	24	Raises one ally’s Magick damage and healing and improves status accuracy.
Oil	8	Attempts to make all targets in range take triple Fire damage.
Poison	10	Makes one target lose about one sixteenth of maximum HP every 12 seconds.
Protect	8	Reduces physical damage received by one ally by 25%.
Protectga	36	Reduces physical damage received by all allies in range by 25%.
Shell	8	Reduces Magick damage received by one ally by 25% and can reduce status accuracy.
Shellga	40	Applies Shell to all allies in range.
Silence	8	Prevents one target from casting Magicks.
Silencega	22	Attempts to inflict Silence on all targets in range.
Sleep	10	Puts one target to sleep; sleeping targets take 50% more damage and physical hits wake them.
Sleepga	26	Attempts to inflict Sleep on all targets in range.
Toxify	26	Attempts to inflict Poison on all targets in range.

Arcane Magick

Name	MP	What it does
Berserk	10	Doubles action-charge speed and raises normal attack damage by 50%, but removes direct control.
Bubble	32	Doubles one ally’s maximum HP while active.
Confuse	10	Makes one target mistake allies for foes.
Dark	10	Deals minor Dark-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Darkga	30	Deals heavy Dark-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Darkra	20	Deals moderate Dark-elemental damage to all targets in range.
Death	30	Attempts to inflict Instant Death on one target.
Decoy	10	Gives one ally Lure, drawing enemy targeting while it lasts.
Drain	18	Transfers HP from one target to the caster.
Graviga	36	Attempts to remove one half of every target’s maximum HP in an area.
Gravity	20	Attempts to remove one quarter of every target’s maximum HP in an area.
Reverse	50	Makes damage heal and most healing deal damage for a short time.
Syphon	2	Transfers MP from one target to the caster.
Vanish	24	Makes one ally harder for sight-based enemies to detect.
Vanishga	60	Makes all allies in range harder for sight-based enemies to detect.

Technicks

Technicks normally cost no MP, though several spend or risk HP, MP, or gil as part of their effect. Charge belongs below healing and revival Gambits because failure empties the user's remaining MP.

Name	What it does
1000 Needles	Deals exactly 1,000 damage to one target.
Achilles	Adds a random elemental weakness to one target unless it has the Safety augment.
Addle	Repeatedly reduces one target’s Magick Power, though many powerful enemies are immune.
Bonecrusher	Attempts to defeat one target by sacrificing some user HP; a miss can KO the user.
Charge	Restores MP based on the user's level; failure reduces the user's remaining MP to 0, so it works best near empty.
Charm	Attempts to inflict Confuse on one target.
Expose	Repeatedly reduces one target’s Defense; all enemies are susceptible.
First Aid	Restores up to 20% maximum HP to an ally in HP Critical and misses other targets.
Gil Toss	Spends gil to deal area damage based on the active party’s remaining HP, capped at 9,999 per use.
Horology	Deals area damage based on the user’s level and the ones digit of the game clock’s minutes.
Infuse	Consumes all remaining MP and sets one ally’s HP to ten times the MP spent.
Libra	Reveals traps plus a susceptible target’s HP, level, and elemental information while active.
Numerology	Deals doubling fixed area damage on successive hits, but a miss resets the shared party counter to 1.
Poach	Defeats an enemy in HP Critical for alternate Loot while forfeiting EXP, LP, gil, and normal drops.
Revive	KO’s the user to revive one ally at full HP.
Shades of Black	Casts a random Black Magick without spending MP, making it risky against enemies that absorb an element.
Shear	Repeatedly reduces one target’s Magick Resist; all enemies are susceptible.
Sight Unseeing	While the user is Blind, attempts to reduce one target to single-digit HP.
Souleater	Consumes 20% maximum HP to make a ground-based physical attack at 1.4 times normal power.
Stamp	Copies the user’s active statuses and their remaining durations to one target, except HP Critical.
Steal	Attempts to take an item from the target; Thief's Cuffs improve the success rates and allow multiple items.
Telekinesis	Lets a short-range melee weapon attack a flying or distant target, with damage based on weapon Attack and target level.
Traveler	Deals fixed area damage based on steps since its last use; the counter resets after use or 1,000 steps.
Wither	Repeatedly reduces one target’s Strength, though many powerful enemies are immune.

Acquisition Rule

Buying an ability does not make it usable by itself. A character must also unlock the matching License on the original game's shared License Board. The walkthrough will flag the shop window and License priority together when the timing matters.