Black Mage (Final Fantasy X-2)

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The Black Mage is a dressphere in Final Fantasy X-2 and Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission. It is obtained after the party's first mission to the Floating Ruins on Mt. Gagazet. Its contains the basic elemental spells and access to MP Absorb, Focus, and other abilities that expedite the casting of Black Magic. Black Mage has low Strength and Defense, but high Magic Defense and Magic.

It is one of the few dresspheres that cannot physically attack unless afflicted with Berserk or using the Mug command, whereupon the Black Mage will swing her staff at the enemy, damaging them with magical energy (she does not actually hit the enemy with her weapon).

The Black Mage dressphere seems to be drawn from the memories of a man from Zanarkand 1000 years ago, much like the Songstress is drawn from Lenne's. Judging from his voice and references made in Zanarkand during Chapter 5, the person in the sphere may be Maechen.

Profile[]

The Black Mage dons a hat and robes with a feminine twist.

Yuna wears a long purple dress with brown trim and belt. It has a slit on the right side and a pink strapped garment around her waist. She has pink legwarmers and black ankle boots. She wears a large purple hat and black fishnet gloves.

Rikku wears a short magenta dress with black trim and a red strapped garment around her hips. She wears yellow and magenta stockings and black boots. She wears a large magenta hat and black fishnet gloves.

Paine wears a black bandeau and pants with blue legs. She has a red strapped garment around her waist and black boots, a large blue hat and black fishnet gloves.

The three wield rods Yuna used in Final Fantasy X, with Yuna brandishing the Nirvana, Rikku wielding the El Dorado, and Paine wielding an Enchanted Rod. In Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission, Paine's rod is replaced by the one she wields while wearing the White Mage dressphere.

Yuna's victory pose is to jump up in the air. Rikku spins around and bends over to taunt the enemy, while Paine holds her rod above her, places it on the ground, and fixes her hat.

Abilities[]

Mastering Black Mage requires 680 Ability Points.

Black Mage can use Black Magic, Focus, MP Absorb, and Item. It has no Attack command, but can still attack physically with Mug. Focus raises the caster's Magic by three points every use, stackable up to ten points. It costs 10 AP to learn. MP Absorb requires Focus to be learned and requires 10 AP to master. It drains MP from the target.

Black Magic specializes in offensive magical damage, mostly elemental. Black Magic can be accessed outside of the Black Mage dressphere by equipping the Black Lore accessory or the Black Tabard Garment Grid. Paine has access to her Black Magic abilities through the Mascot dressphere. Other accessories allow the user to cast a corresponding spell (i.e. equipping the Red Ring allows the user to cast Fire). While the spells Flare and Ultima are Black Magic spells, they must be acquired through Garment Grids.

When the Black Mage dressphere is equipped onto a creature in the International + Last Mission and HD Remaster versions, they gain access to MP Absorb and Turbo Black Magic (reduces Black Magic charging time). This is most especially useful with the Flan and Elemental-species fiends like the Flan Palido and Gold Elemental.

Command abilities[]

Name	AP	MP	Description	Prerequisite
Black Magic	—	—	Cast black magic spells.
Focus	10	—	Raise the user's Magic.	None
MP Absorb	10	—	Absorb MP from one enemy.	Focus

Auto abilities[]

Name	AP	Description	Prerequisite
Black Magic Lv.2	40	Cuts the time required for Black Magic by 30%.	MP Absorb
Black Magic Lv.3	60	Cuts the time required for Black Magic by half.	Black Magic Lv.2

Stats[]

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Magic	Defense	Magic Defense	Agility	Accuracy	Evasion	Luck
1	100	52	4	34	3	108	49	97	2	8
2	127	56	4	36	3	109	49	97	2	8
3	154	60	4	37	3	110	49	97	2	8
4	181	64	4	40	3	111	49	97	2	8
5	207	69	5	42	4	112	49	97	2	8
6	234	73	5	43	4	112	49	97	2	8
7	260	77	5	45	4	113	49	97	2	8
8	286	81	5	47	4	114	49	97	2	8
9	312	85	5	49	4	115	49	97	2	8
10	338	90	6	51	5	116	50	98	3	9
11	364	94	6	52	5	116	50	98	3	9
12	390	98	6	55	5	117	50	98	3	9
13	416	101	6	56	5	118	50	98	3	9
14	441	105	6	57	5	119	50	98	3	9
15	467	110	7	59	6	120	50	98	3	9
16	492	114	7	61	6	120	50	98	3	9
17	518	118	7	63	6	121	50	98	3	9
18	543	121	7	64	6	122	50	98	3	9
19	568	125	7	66	6	123	50	98	3	9
20	593	130	8	68	7	124	51	99	4	10
21	618	134	8	69	7	124	51	99	4	10
22	642	137	8	71	7	125	51	99	4	10
23	667	141	8	72	7	126	51	99	4	10
24	692	145	8	74	7	127	51	99	4	10
25	716	149	9	76	8	128	51	99	4	10
26	740	153	9	77	8	128	51	99	4	10
27	765	157	9	79	8	129	51	99	4	10
28	789	160	9	80	8	130	51	99	4	10
29	813	164	9	82	8	131	51	99	4	10
30	837	169	10	84	9	132	52	100	5	11
31	861	172	10	84	9	131	52	100	5	11
32	884	176	10	87	9	132	52	100	5	11
33	908	179	10	88	9	133	52	100	5	11
34	932	183	10	89	9	134	52	100	5	11
35	955	188	11	91	10	135	52	100	5	11
36	978	191	11	93	10	135	52	100	5	11
37	1002	195	11	94	10	136	52	100	5	11
38	1025	198	11	95	10	137	52	100	5	11
39	1048	202	11	97	10	138	52	100	5	11
40	1071	206	12	99	11	139	53	101	5	12
41	1093	210	12	100	11	139	53	101	5	12
42	1116	213	12	101	11	140	53	101	5	12
43	1139	217	12	102	11	141	53	101	5	11
44	1161	220	12	104	11	141	53	101	5	11
45	1184	224	13	106	12	142	53	101	5	11
46	1206	228	12	106	11	142	52	101	5	11
47	1228	231	12	108	11	143	52	101	5	11
48	1250	235	12	109	11	144	52	100	5	11
49	1272	238	12	111	11	145	52	100	5	11
50	1294	242	13	112	12	146	53	101	6	12
51	1316	246	13	113	12	146	53	101	6	12
52	1337	249	13	115	12	147	53	101	6	12
53	1359	252	13	116	12	148	53	101	6	12
54	1380	256	13	117	12	148	53	101	6	12
55	1402	260	14	119	13	149	53	101	6	12
56	1423	263	14	120	13	149	53	101	6	12
57	1444	267	14	122	13	150	53	101	5	12
58	1465	270	14	122	13	151	53	101	5	12
59	1486	273	14	123	13	152	53	101	5	12
60	1507	277	15	126	14	154	54	102	6	12
61	1528	280	15	126	14	154	54	102	6	12
62	1548	284	15	127	14	154	54	102	6	12
63	1569	287	15	128	14	155	54	102	6	12
64	1589	290	14	130	13	156	54	102	6	12
65	1610	294	15	131	14	157	53	102	6	12
66	1630	297	15	132	14	157	53	102	6	12
67	1650	301	15	133	14	158	53	101	6	12
68	1670	304	15	134	14	159	53	101	6	12
69	1690	307	15	136	14	160	53	101	6	12
70	1710	311	16	137	15	160	54	102	6	13
71	1729	314	16	137	15	160	54	102	6	13
72	1749	317	16	139	15	161	54	102	6	13
73	1768	320	16	140	15	162	54	102	6	12
74	1788	323	16	141	15	163	54	102	6	12
75	1807	327	17	142	16	164	54	102	6	12
76	1826	330	17	143	16	163	54	102	6	12
77	1845	333	17	145	16	164	54	102	6	12
78	1864	336	17	145	16	165	54	102	6	12
79	1883	339	16	146	15	166	53	102	6	12
80	1902	343	17	148	16	167	54	103	6	13
81	1921	346	17	148	16	167	54	103	6	13
82	1939	349	17	149	16	167	54	102	6	13
83	1958	352	17	150	16	168	54	102	6	13
84	1976	355	17	152	16	169	54	102	6	13
85	1994	359	18	153	17	170	54	102	6	12
86	2012	362	18	153	17	170	54	102	6	12
87	2030	365	18	154	17	171	54	102	6	12
88	2048	368	18	155	17	171	54	102	6	12
89	2066	370	18	156	17	172	54	102	6	12
90	2084	374	19	157	18	173	55	103	6	13
91	2101	377	18	157	17	173	55	103	6	13
92	2119	380	18	159	17	174	54	103	6	13
93	2136	383	18	159	17	174	54	103	6	13
94	2154	385	18	160	17	175	54	103	6	13
95	2171	389	19	161	18	176	54	102	6	12
96	2188	392	19	162	18	176	54	102	6	12
97	2205	395	19	163	18	177	54	102	6	12
98	2222	398	19	163	18	177	54	102	6	12
99	2239	400	19	164	18	178	54	102	5	12

Other appearances[]

Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission[]

The Black Mage dressphere increases Defense, Magic and Magic Defense by 1 point per each level. Multiple copies can be found on the ground inside the tower or bought in shops. The skillset is slightly different for each girl, each possessing different type of elemental magic. Its regular attack range is one tile ahead of the character. True to its name, its health bar color is black.

Abilities[]

Name	Cost	Description	Range
(M)Ultima	18 MP	Damages enemies. Non-elemental. (Unique)	Entire room.
(M)Firaga	4 MP	Inflicts Fire elemental damage. Yuna only.	Three tiles ahead of the character.
(M)Thundaga	4 MP	Inflicts Lightning elemental damage. Rikku only.	Three tiles ahead of the character.
(M)Blizzaga	4 MP	Inflicts Ice elemental damage. Paine only.	Three tiles ahead of the character.
(-)Bio	4 MP	Inflicts the Poison status.	One tile ahead of the character.

Auto-Abilities[]

Name	AP	Description	Prerequisite
Detect Nearby Traps	50	Reveals traps if the character walks close to them.	Black Mage + Lady Luck
Lightningproof	30	Nullify Lightning-elemental attacks.	Black Mage + Trainer
Magic Defense Training	50	Magic Defense goes up easier when leveling up.	Black Mage + Alchemist
MP Heal Over Time	75	Restores a small amount of MP every few turns.	Black Mage + Gun Mage + Dark Knight
Silenceproof	40	Prevents the Silence status.	Black Mage + Songstress