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The following is a list of magic spells available in Final Fantasy VIII. There are a total of fifty spells in the game, divided into nine categories. Eight of these categories are based on which GF refinement ability is used to refine the spell from items, the ninth category is for three spells which cannot be refined from items and are otherwise not sorted into any of the other categories.

List of Spells

Name	Description	Refinement Ability	Image
Fire	Low-powered fire-elemental damage	F Mag-RF
Fira	Mid-powered fire-elemental damage	F Mag-RF
Firaga	High-powered fire-elemental damage	F Mag-RF
Flare	High-powered non-elemental damage	F Mag-RF
Blizzard	Low-powered ice-elemental damage	I Mag-RF
Blizzara	Mid-powered ice-elemental damage	I Mag-RF
Blizzaga	High-powered ice-elemental damage	I Mag-RF
Water	Low-powered water-elemental damage	I Mag-RF
Thunder	Low-powered lightning-elemental damage	T Mag-RF
Thundara	Mid-powered lightning-elemental damage	T Mag-RF
Thundaga	High-powered lightning-elemental damage	T Mag-RF
Aero	Low-powered wind-elemental damage	T Mag-RF
Tornado	High-powered wind-elemental damage to all enemies	T Mag-RF
Cure	Low-powered curative spell	L Mag-RF
Cura	Mid-powered curative spell	L Mag-RF
Curaga	High-powered curative spell	L Mag-RF
Death	Instantly kill target enemy	L Mag-RF
Holy	High-powered holy-elemental damage	L Mag-RF Forbid Mag-RF
Life	Revive a KO'd ally with minimal health	L Mag-RF
Full-Life	Revive a KO'd ally with maximum health	L Mag-RF
Regen	Target slowly recovers HP over time	L Mag-RF
Zombie	Inflict Zombie status on target	L Mag-RF
Haste	Increase target's speed	Time Mag-RF
Slow	Decrease target's speed	Time Mag-RF
Stop	Stop target from moving	Time Mag-RF
Quake	Earth-elemental damage to multiple targets	Time Mag-RF
Demi	Reduce target's HP by half	Time Mag-RF
Double	Lets target cast two spells at once	Time Mag-RF
Triple	Lets target cast three spells at once	Time Mag-RF
Esuna	Heals the target of status ailments	Supt Mag-RF
Dispel	Heals the target of magic effects	Supt Mag-RF
Protect	Increases the target's defense	Supt Mag-RF
Shell	Increases the target's magic defense	Supt Mag-RF
Reflect	Reflects magic off of target	Supt Mag-RF
Drain	Damages target and heals self by same amount	Supt Mag-RF
Aura	Enables the target to use Limit Breaks even when at full health	Supt Mag-RF
Bio	Does poison-elemental damage and inflicts Poison	ST-Mag RF
Break	Inflicts Petrify on the target	ST Mag-RF
Blind	Inflicts Blind on the target	ST Mag-RF
Silence	Inflicts Silence on the target	ST Mag-RF
Berserk	Inflicts Berserk on the target	ST Mag-RF
Sleep	Inflicts Sleep on the target	ST Mag-RF
Confuse	Inflicts Confusion on the target	ST Mag-RF
Pain	Inflicts Blind, Silence and Poison on the target	ST Mag-RF
Meltdown	Inflicts Vit 0 on the target	ST Mag-RF
Meteor	Hits ten random targets for random damage	Forbid Mag-RF
Ultima	High-powered non-elemental damage to all enemies	Forbid Mag-RF
Apocalypse	High-powered non-elemental damage to all enemies. Strongest spell in the game	N/A
Float	Inflicts Float on the target	N/A
Scan	Reveals stat information about the target	N/A

Blue Magic

Main article: Blue Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)

Guardian Forces

Summon	Attack	Obtaining	Description	Image
Quezacotl	Thunder Storm	Log into Squall's computer in Balamb Garden/Receive from Quistis when leaving the Garden	Lightning elemental damage to all enemies
Shiva	Diamond Dust	Log into Squall's computer in Balamb Garden/Receive from Quistis when leaving the Garden	Ice elemental damage to all enemies
Ifrit	Hell Fire	Defeat him during the Fire Cavern exam.	Fire elemental damage to all enemies
Siren	Silent Voice	Draw from Elvoret/Draw from Tri-Point	Moderate non-elemental damage and attempts to inflict Silence
Brothers	Brotherly Love	Defeat them in the Tomb of the Unknown King	Earth elemental damage to all enemies. Does not hit flying enemies or enemies with Float status
Diablos	Dark Messenger	Use the Magic Lamp and defeat Diablos	Deals percentile damage equal to Diablos's level. Caps at 9999.
Carbuncle	Ruby Light	Draw from the Iguions/Draw from Krysta	Casts Reflect on all party members
Leviathan	Tsunami	Draw from NORG/Draw from Trauma	Water elemental damage to all enemies
Pandemona	Tornado Zone	Draw from Fujin/Draw from Red Giant	Wind elemental damage to all enemies
Cerberus	Counter Rockets	Defeat it in Galbadia Garden (Disc 2)/Draw from Gargantua	Casts Double and Triple on all allies
Alexander	Holy Judgment	Draw from Edea (second fight)/Draw from Catoblepas	Holy elemental damage to all enemies
Doomtrain	Runaway Train	Use the Solomon Ring after having six Remedy+s, six Steel Pipes, and six Malboro Tentacles in the player's inventory	Low Poison elemental damage to all enemies, but attempts to inflict every status effect
Bahamut	Mega Flare	Go to the Deep Sea Research Center and go up to the core. Answer his questions with "It's not our will to fight", "Never", and the hidden third option to fight Bahamut and acquire the GF	Major non-elemental damage on all enemies
Cactuar	1000 Needles	Touch the Jumbo Cactuar on Cactuar Island and defeat it.	Deals 1000 damage every ten levels Cactuar gains.
Tonberry	Chef's Knife	After killing 20 Tonberries, the Tonberry King will enter the battlefield and must be defeated to gain the GF	Minor non-elemental damage to a random enemy
Eden	Eternal Breath	Go down to the deepest level of the Deep Sea Research Center and draw it from the Ultima Weapon	Major non-elemental damage to all enemies. Caps at 99999

Non-Junctionable Guardian Forces

Summon	Attack	Obtaining	Description	Image
Odin	Zantetsuken	Solve the Centra Ruins puzzle and defeat Odin within 20 minutes.	Instantly kill all normal enemies; Appears randomly in random battles
Gilgamesh	Zantetsuken, Excalibur, Masamune, Excalipoor	Have Odin when fighting Seifer (fourth battle); replaces Odin.	Randomly selects attack: Zantetsuken: Instantly kill all normal enemies (fails on bosses). Excalibur: Moderate physical damage to all enemies. Masamune: Heavy physical damage Excalipoor: 1 point of damage; Appears randomly in any battle;
Boko	ChocoFire, ChocoFlare, ChocoMeteor, ChocoBocle	Use Gysahl Greens	From weakest to strongest: ChocoFire, ChocoFlare, ChocoMeteor, ChocoBocle; all are non-elemental attacks that hit all enemies; Levels up with Chocobo World
Phoenix	Rebirth Flame	Use a Phoenix Pinion	Revives all KO'd characters and deals moderate Fire-elemental damage
Moomba	MoombaMoomba	Use a Friendship which is only acquired through Chocobo World	Reduces one target's HP to one, or if the target has more than 9999 HP, deals 9999 damage
MiniMog	Moogle Dance	Use the MiniMog command ability; GF can learn it through the Mog's Amulet item which can only be acquired through Chocobo World	Heal 1500 to all GFs juctioned