Magic
New in Final Fantasy VIII is the idea of consumable spells instead of MP. You gather a stockpile of each spell and can only use it if you have enough of that particular spell. Magic spells can be drawn from draw points or from enemies using the 'Draw' command.
| Spell | Description |
|---|---|
| Fire | Fire Damage |
| Fira | Fire Damage |
| Firaga | Fire Damage |
| Blizzard | Ice Damage |
| Blizzarra | Ice Damage |
| Blizzaga | Ice Damage |
| Thunder | Thunder Damage |
| Thundara | Thunder Damage |
| Thundaga | Thunder Damage |
| Water | Water Damage |
| Bio | Poison, Damage |
| Aero | Wind Damage |
| Demi | Gravity Damage (Proportional to HP level) |
| Holy | Holy Damage |
| Flare | Fire Damage |
| Meteor | Non-elemental Damage |
| Quake | Earth Damage |
| Tornado | Wind Damage |
| Ultima | Non-elemental Damage |
| Cure | Restores little HP |
| Cura | Restores moderate HP |
| Curaga | Restores great HP |
| Life | Resurrect |
| Full-Life | Resurrect with Full HP |
| Regen | Gradually restores HP |
| Esuna | Removes status ailments |
| Dispel | Nullifies status effects |
| Protect | Reduce damage from physical attacks |
| Shell | Reduce damage from Magic attacks |
| Reflect | Reflects spells back to caster |
| Aura | Unlock Limit Break skills |
| Double | Cast a spell twice in one turn |
| Triple | Cast a spell three times in one turn |
| Haste | Double speed of target |
| Slow | Half speed of target |
| Stop | Freeze speed of target |
| Blind | Target is unable to hit physical attacks |
| Confuse | Target is unable to control actions |
| Sleep | Target is unable to act |
| Silence | Target is unable to use magic |
| Break | Target is petrified |
| Death | Target dies |
| Drain | Target loses HP, caster gains HP lost from target |
| Pain | Target is afflicted with numerous status ailments |
| Berserk | Target is only able to use physical attacks |
| Float | Target avoids Earth attacks |
| Zombie | Target becomes undead and is pervious to healing spells. |
| Meltdown | Target is afflicted with Vit 0, damage to target increases |
| Scan | Displays stats, weaknesses, and strengths of target |
| Apocalypse | Most powerful spell. Draw from Ultimecia. |