Final Fantasy Resonance marks every spell as either [Black Magic] or [White Magic] in its in-game description. The launch version on PC has 52 black magic spells and 32 white magic spells. Each party member learns a fixed set of them as they level up, so you can plan who covers damage, healing and support before you build a party.
Quick answer: Elemental tiers cost 5, 15 and 44 MP. Rain learns Fire, Lasswell Blizzard, Sakura Thunder, Nichol Water, Lid Stone and Jake Aero. Fina is the main healer.
Elemental spells by character
Six of the playable characters each own one element. Every line has three tiers, and the tiers always cost 5, 15 and 44 MP (for example Fire, Fira and Firaga).
| Character | Element line | Tier 1 / 2 / 3 level |
|---|---|---|
| Rain | Fire, Fira, Firaga | Lv.1 / 15 / 31 |
| Lasswell | Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga | Lv.1 / 18 / 31 |
| Sakura | Thunder, Thundara, Thundaga | Lv.3 / 16 / 26 |
| Nichol | Water, Watera, Waterga | Lv.3 / 16 / 31 |
| Lid | Stone, Stonera, Stonega | Lv.3 / 16 / 32 |
| Jake | Aero, Aerora, Aeroga | Lv.3 / 16 / 30 |
She learns Cure at Lv.3, Esuna at Lv.5, Cura at Lv.17, Curaga at Lv.35, Arise at Lv.53 and Reraise at Lv.59.
At each level-up, the screen shows which skills a character learns and at what levels, so you can review their complete spell progression—for example, when Rain or Lasswell reaches Lv.10.
Black magic spells
Black magic includes elemental attacks, status effects, and the effects that bolster allies or hinder foes. A dash in the final column means no party member learns that spell by leveling up.
| Spell | MP | Effect | Learned by (level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero | 5 | Deal Wind magic damage. | Jake Lv.3 |
| Aeroga | 44 | Deal Wind magic damage. | Jake Lv.30 |
| Aerora | 15 | Deal Wind magic damage. | Jake Lv.16 |
| Berserk | – | Cast Berserk on target. | – |
| Bio | 10 | Deal non-elemental magic damage and inflict Poison. | – |
| Blind | 5 | Inflict Blind on an enemy. | – |
| Blindga | 20 | Inflict Blind on all enemies. | – |
| Blizzaga | 44 | Deal Ice magic damage. | Lasswell Lv.31 |
| Blizzara | 15 | Deal Ice magic damage. | Lasswell Lv.18 |
| Blizzard | 5 | Deal Ice magic damage. | Lasswell Lv.1 |
| Blizzard II of the Seventh Dawn | 17 | Deal Ice magic damage to an enemy. Cannot be multicasted. | – |
| Blizzard III of the Seventh Dawn | 45 | Deal Ice magic damage to all enemies. | – |
| Blizzard of the Seventh Dawn | 5 | Deal Ice magic damage to an enemy. Cannot be multicasted. | – |
| Confuse | 6 | Inflict Confuse on an enemy. | – |
| Confusega | 24 | Inflict Confuse on all enemies. | – |
| Dark | 5 | Deal Dark magic damage. | – |
| Darkga | 44 | Deal Dark magic damage. | – |
| Darkra | 15 | Deal Dark magic damage. | – |
| Death | 20 | Instantly KO an enemy. | – |
| Debrave | 6 | Decrease physical attack of an enemy. | – |
| Debravega | 24 | Decrease physical attack of all enemies. | – |
| Defaith | 6 | Decrease magic of an enemy. | – |
| Defaithga | 24 | Decrease magic of all enemies. | – |
| Deprotect | 6 | Decrease physical defense of an enemy. | – |
| Deshell | 6 | Decrease magic defense of an enemy. | – |
| Drain | 12 | Drain HP from an enemy. | – |
| Fira | 15 | Deal Fire magic damage. | Rain Lv.15 |
| Firaga | 44 | Deal Fire magic damage. | Rain Lv.31 |
| Fire | 5 | Deal Fire magic damage. | Rain Lv.1 |
| Flare | 63 | Deal non-elemental magic damage to an enemy. | Sakura Lv.51 |
| Foul of the Seventh Dawn | 50 | Deal non-elemental magic damage to an enemy. | – |
| Graviga | 50 | Reduce the current HP of all enemies by a set percentage. | – |
| Gravija | 75 | Reduce the current HP of all enemies by 75%. | – |
| Gravity | 25 | Reduce the current HP of an enemy by a set percentage. | – |
| Mega Berserk | 22 | Cast Berserk on all enemies. | – |
| Meltdown | 68 | Deal Fire magic damage to all enemies and allies. | – |
| Poison | 5 | Inflict Poison on an enemy. | – |
| Sleep | 5 | Inflict Sleep on an enemy. | – |
| Sleepga | 20 | Inflict Sleep on all enemies. | – |
| Slow | 6 | Decrease speed of an enemy. | Nichol Lv.9 |
| Slowga | 24 | Decrease speed of all enemies. | Nichol Lv.25 |
| Stone | 5 | Deal Earth magic damage. | Lid Lv.3 |
| Stonega | 44 | Deal Earth magic damage. | Lid Lv.32 |
| Stonera | 15 | Deal Earth magic damage. | Lid Lv.16 |
| Syphon | 0 | Drain MP from an enemy. | – |
| Thundaga | 44 | Deal Lightning magic damage. | Sakura Lv.26 |
| Thundara | 15 | Deal Lightning magic damage. | Sakura Lv.16 |
| Thunder | 5 | Deal Lightning magic damage. | Sakura Lv.3 |
| Thunderspark | 68 | Deal Lightning magic damage to an enemy and inflict Paralysis. | – |
| Water | 5 | Deal Water magic damage. | Nichol Lv.3 |
| Watera | 15 | Deal Water magic damage. | Nichol Lv.16 |
| Waterga | 44 | Deal Water magic damage. | Nichol Lv.31 |
Graviga, Gravija and Gravity work differently from the damage spells. They cut an enemy’s current HP by a percentage instead of dealing elemental damage,. Gravity costs 25 MP, Graviga 50 MP and Gravija 75 MP.
White magic spells
White magic handles healing, revival, ally buffs and Light damage, with the Banish line and Holy scaling on sanctity (covered in stats explained).
| Spell | MP | Effect | Learned by (level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero II of the Seventh Dawn | 17 | Deal Wind magic damage to an enemy. Cannot be multicasted. | – |
| Aero III of the Seventh Dawn | 45 | Deal Wind magic damage to all enemies. | – |
| Aero of the Seventh Dawn | 5 | Deal Wind magic damage to an enemy. Cannot be multicasted. | – |
| Arise | 75 | Revive a KO’d ally with full HP. | Fina Lv.53 |
| Banish | 5 | Deal Light magic damage. Power scales with sanctity. | – |
| Banishga | 44 | Deal Light magic damage. Power scales with sanctity. | – |
| Banishra | 15 | Deal Light magic damage. Power scales with sanctity. | – |
| Bravery | 6 | Increase physical attack of an ally. | Jake Lv.10 |
| Cura | 18 | Restore a moderate amount of HP. | Fina Lv.17 |
| Curaga | 50 | Restore a large amount of HP. | Fina Lv.35 |
| Cure | 6 | Restore a small amount of HP. | Fina Lv.3 |
| Cure II of the Seventh Dawn | 18 | Restore a moderate amount of HP for an ally. Cannot be multicasted. | – |
| Cure III of the Seventh Dawn | 45 | Restore a large amount of HP for all allies. | – |
| Cure of the Seventh Dawn | 6 | Restore a small amount of HP for an ally. Cannot be multicasted. | – |
| Dispel | 12 | Remove buffs from an enemy. | Nichol Lv.7 |
| Dispelga | 42 | Remove buffs from all enemies. | Nichol Lv.22 |
| Esuna | 10 | Cure all status ailments other than KO. | Fina Lv.5 |
| Esunaga | 25 | Cure all status ailments other than KO for all allies. | – |
| Faith | 6 | Increase magic attack of an ally. | Nichol Lv.13 |
| Haste | 6 | Increase speed of an ally. | Lasswell Lv.12 |
| Hastega | 24 | Increase speed of all allies. | Lasswell Lv.28 |
| Holy | 63 | Deal Light magic damage to an enemy. Power scales with sanctity. | – |
| Libra | 1 | Analyze an enemy for information. | Nichol Lv.2 |
| Protect | 5 | Increase physical defense of an ally. | Rain Lv.9 |
| Protectga | 25 | Increase physical defense of all allies. | Rain Lv.22 |
| Reflect | 17 | Enable an ally to reflect back black or white magic cast at them. Certain magic spells cannot be reflected back. | Lid Lv.25 |
| Regen | 15 | Gradually restore HP. | – |
| Reraise | – | Automatically grant Raise when KO’d. | Fina Lv.59 |
| Shell | 5 | Increase magic defense of an ally. | Fina Lv.11 |
| Shellga | 25 | Increase magic defense of all allies. | Fina Lv.29 |
| Silence | 5 | Inflict Silence on an enemy. | – |
| Silencega | 20 | Inflict Silence on all enemies. | – |
Arise costs 75 MP, the highest in white magic. Visions bring their own skills on top of a character’s level-up list, which matters once you know how to equip Visions. Espers are a separate system with their own Espers list.
Checking a spell in game
Outside battle, a character’s skill details screen shows each spell’s MP cost and description. Open Rain’s skills from the Equipment & Abilities screen and select Fire to read its cost and text.
In battle, the magic menu lists each skill next to its MP cost. Leah’s menu, for example, shows Banish at 5 MP, Cure at 6, Shell at 5 and Libra at 1.
Fina’s battle list works the same way, showing Shining Arrow at 5 MP, Pray at 14, Cure at 6 and Esuna at 10.
