Fira (ability)

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Fira (ファイラ, Faira?), also known as Fire2, Fire 2, or Fire II, is the level two Fire-elemental spell in the Final Fantasy series.

Since its appearance at the start of the series, Fira has appeared in almost every title as a spell. It is generally the first "ra" tier spell players gain access to. In titles featuring jobs, the Black Mage, Red Mage, and Magus can utilize Fira.

Overview[]

Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames.

Description

Fira is the first upgraded form of the default Fire Black Magic, appearing since the first Final Fantasy. It is often the first spell upgrades players gain access to, becoming available during the later portions of a title's first act.

Fira deals a moderate amount of fire-elemental damage to targets, often unleashing a storm of flames on enemies. Fira had the ability to be group-casted on multiple targets in earlier titles, but would later become an area of effect upgrade starting from Final Fantasy XII. Undead and plants are usually weak to Fira throughout the series.

Fira is sometimes used to enhance character physical attacks in some fashion, with the common method of enchantment being the Fira Spellblade attack.

Several titles have featured unique or alternate upgraded forms of Fira. These spells include unique properties, or are used by specific jobs:

• Multi-Fira (連続魔法 ファイラ, Renzoku Mahou Faira?, lit. Continuous Magic Fira) - A unique form of Fira used by Seymour Guado from Final Fantasy X. It casts the spell on multiple targets in succession.
• Fira II (ファイラ II, Faira II?) - An upgraded form of Fira that exclusively appears in Final Fantasy XI as a Geomancer Black Magic. Due to the -ra and -ga tiers in the title being used exclusively for area-of-effect versions, the upgraded version uses Roman numerals to signify its enhanced rank. It deals fire damage to multiple foes within an area of effect around the caster.
• High Fire II (ハイファイラ, Hai Faira?, lit. High Fira) - An upgrade of Fira that exclusively appears in Final Fantasy XIV as a late-game Black Mage spell. It deals fire damage to multiple foes in an area of effect.
• Dark Fira/Dark Fire II (ダークファイラ, Dāku Faira?) - An "evil" variant of Fira that appears in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy XIV. It often deals fire-elemental damage to a target, occasionally inflicting several status ailments.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy[]

Deals fire damage to all foes.

Description

Fira (FIR2 on the NES and Fire2 in Final Fantasy Origins) is a level 3 Black Magic spell that can be bought in Elfheim and learned by the Black Mage, Black Wizard, Red Mage, Red Wizard, and Ninja job classes. It can also be used from the Mage's Staff.

The spell may also be used by Rubicante, Rakshasa, Vampire Lord, Horned Devil, Astos, Lich, Marilith, and Tiamat.

In the NES and Origins releases the spell inflicts between 30 and 120 Fire damage to all enemies and can be bought for 1,500 gil. In the Dawn of Souls and 20th Anniversary Edition releases the spell inflicts moderate Fire damage depending on the caster's Intelligence and costs 1,000 gil to buy and 15 MP to cast.

Final Fantasy III[]

Fira is a level 3 Black Magic spell with a base power of 55 that can be bought for 1,500 gil at Village of the Ancients, Northwest Saronia, Doga's Village and Falgabard. It can also be cast through the Bomb Fragment item, and one can be found in the Vikings' Cove.

The enemies Vulcan, Magician, Sorcerer, Hellgaroo Mage, Flyer Mage, Giant Rat, Gutsco, Hein, Goldor, and Kraken can use this spell against the party.

Final Fantasy IV[]

Causes fire damage.

Description

Fira (also called Fire 2) is a Black Magic spell learned by Palom (level 12), Rydia (upon rejoining the party) and Tellah (upon completing Mount Ordeals), and Fusoya can also use it. It has a casting time of 3, cost 15 MP, and has a spell power of 64 in the 2D versions, and spell power of 50 in the 3D versions. Fira can be cast by Zeromus EG, Rubicante, Lunar Ifrit, Golbez, Dark Elf, Mindy, and Ifrit. It can also be used by using Flame Lance as an item.

On the Easy Type version, the casting time was reduced to 2.

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]

Fira is a Black Magic spell known initially by imposter Rydia, Palom, and Rydia. It deals moderate Fire-elemental damage to one enemy or minor damage to all enemies at the cost of 15 MP.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]

Fira is a Black Magic spell that can be cast by several party members. It costs 15 MP to cast.

Final Fantasy V[]

Fira is a level 3 Black Magic spell and uses 10 MP. It can be purchased for 600 gil at Karnak and Crescent. It is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free.

Fira can be cast by Executor, Carbuncle, Flaremancer, Ifrit, Ra Mage, Liquid Flame, Omniscient, and Reflect Mage.

Final Fantasy VI[]

Fira is an Attack spell that costs 20 MP to cast, and is learned from the espers, Ifrit at a x5 rate, Maduin at a x3 rate, and from the equipment Flame Shield at a x5 rate. Flame Rod has Fira as an Added Ability.

It is learned by Terra (level 22). It has a power of 60, hit rate of 150, and is vulnerable to Runic. Fira can be cast by a myriad of enemies including Flame Eater, Curlax, and the earliest being Veil Dancer.

Final Fantasy VII[]

Fire2 can be learned by equipping a Fire Materia with at least 2,000 AP. It uses 22 MP and has a base spell power equal to 1.25x the base magic damage. Fire 2 can be used by the enemies Scrutin Eye, Jersey, Killbin, Poodler Sample, and Manhole, and the bosses Rude and Soul Fire. Manhole will only use the spell if it is Manhole C, while Jersey will only use the spell if it has shifted its scales. Rude only uses the spell during the Sunken Gelnika battle, and never on Tifa.

The 1996 demo release gave Barret access to this spell for a cost of just 8 MP.

Final Fantasy VII Remake[]

Fira is the second ability of Fire Materia, costing 10 MP to cast. It deals a moderate amount of fire damage to one enemy, but can also affect enemies in a small radius from the initial explosion.

Fira can be used by the enemies Ghost and Hedgehog Pie.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth[]

Fira is the second tier spell from the Fire Materia. It deals medium magical fire damage to a target. If the character casting the spell has unlocked their fire-elemental weapon ability (e.g. Wildfire for Red XIII), Fira becomes Fira α, which is not more powerful than normal a Fira spell, but will bestow a fire-elemental sphere to the spellcaster for the rest of the battle (unless the player changes the element with Blizzard α etc.) that will circle their character model and will supplement small magical fire-elemental damage when defending against certain enemy attacks (perfect-blocking not needed) and when using ATB abilities. It is not the same effect as imbuing a character's weapon with elements via Elemental Materia, however. The attacks from the "fire sphere" do build stagger and can be critical hits.

Fira is also used against the player by the following enemies: Basilisk, Hecteyes, Necrotic Entity, Scrutineye, Specimen H1024, Twin Brain, and Two Face.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-[]

Fira was a ranged elemental Magic Materia. It could be generated by selecting the Materia Generation feature at HQ and taking a light red picture. The materia could not be purchased in RP Exchange and GS.

The damage calculation for the materia as was:

Lv1–Lv4: ${\displaystyle Materia~Lv \times 25 + Magic~Power \times Character~Lv \times 4 + 100}$

Lv5-Lv9: ${\displaystyle Materia~Lv \times 50 + Magic~Power \times Character~Lv \times 4}$

Level	MP	AP for Level	Square
1	50	500	3
2	50	250	3
3	50	500	3
4	50	750	3
5	50	1000	3
6	45	1250	3
7	40	1500	3
8	35	1750	3
9	30	None	3

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-[]

Fira is a magic materia that shoots two fireballs that seek out targets and explode, hitting each target twice. An alternate version of Fira, Dark Fira, also fires two fireballs and inflicts Poison and Silence. Fire costs 14 MP to cast, and Dark Fira costs 20 MP.

Final Fantasy VIII[]

Fira inflicts moderate Fire-elemental damage to one opponent. It is a common spell that can be drawn from many enemies whose level is between 20 and 29. Casting Fira in battle increases compatibility with Ifrit by 2, but lowers compatibility with Shiva by 1 and with Eden by 0.2. Fira can also be junctioned to deal or resist against Fire damage.

Final Fantasy IX[]

Vivi can learn the Black Magic spell Fira from a Flame Staff, Mage's Hat, a Power Belt, or a Topaz. It costs 12 MP to cast, requires 50 AP to learn, and has a spell power of 29. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. Several enemies can cast this spell, the earliest being Black Waltz 2.

Final Fantasy X[]

Fira can be learned from Lulu's section of the Sphere Grid, and costs 8 MP. Fira can be cast by several enemies including Bomb, Spirit, and Grothia, the earliest being used by Seymour. A multi-cast version called Multi-Fira is used by Seymour and Seymour Natus, and will target two allies.

Final Fantasy X-2[]

Fira is a Black Magic spell learned by a Black Mage for 40 AP that costs 12 MP to cast. Fira can also be used via Yuna's Festivalist dressphere ability Fire Sandals, by equipping the NulBlaze Ring accessory, or by passing through the green and red gates on the Heart of Flame Garment Grid. Many enemies can cast this spell as well.

Final Fantasy XI[]

Final Fantasy XI spell Fira
MP	97
Effect	Deals Fire damage to enemies within area of effect.
Duration	Instant
Casting Time	1.5 seconds
Recast Time	5 seconds
Magic Type	Elemental Magic
Element	Fire
Jobs	GEO 40

Fira is a spell available to level 40 Geomancers. The spell inflicts Fire-elemental damage in an area centered around the caster. The spell can only be purchased from Ledericus in Western Adoulin for 34,000 gil.

Final Fantasy XII[]

Fira is a Black Magicks spell that deals moderate fire damage to foes in range.

In the original version, Fira can be purchased in Eruyt Village, Mt Bur-Omisace, Rabanastre, and Nalbina, appearing in the shops after enough of the story has been completed. Once completing the Henne Mines, it will be available in Eruyt Village. Its license, Black Magick 3, costs 35 LP. It initially costs 18 MP.

In the Zodiac versions, Fira is a Black Magick 5 license and costs 40 LP and initially takes 16 MP to cast. It can be used by the Black Mage, Red Battlemage, and Uhlan (with a Quickening license) and can be bought from Jahara onwards. It is also found in a treasure in Trial Mode's Stage 56 with Diamond Armlet.

Final Fantasy XIII[]

Deal fire damage to targets in range. Staggered targets take more damage.

Description

Fira is a Ravager ability that deals fire-elemental magical attack against the target and nearby foes. If the target is Staggered, its effectiveness increases. It has an ATB cost of 2 and an Attack Power of 1.5. It can be learned by Lightning (stage 8), Sazh (stage 6), Vanille (stage 4), Hope (stage 3), and Fang (stage 7).

It is also an enemy ability used by Adroa, Ahriman, Dahaka, Garchimacera, and Right Pauldron.

Final Fantasy XIII-2[]

Inflict fire-attribute magic damage to target and nearby foes. Staggered targets take more damage.

Description

Fira is a Ravager ability that deals fire damage to all foes in range. It is learned by Serah (role level 16), Albino Lobo (level 48), Apotamkin (15), Bomb (1), Ceratoraptor (62), Debris (27), Flanbanero (24), Garchimacera (19), Grand Behemoth (19), Koboldroid Yang (5), Munchkin Maestro (19), Notsugo (20), Pink Lily (20), Tabasco Toad (34), and Vespid (42). It can be infused into other Ravager monsters, the best sources being Bomb.

It is also an enemy ability used by Blue Chocobo, Flanbanero, Flowering Cactuar, Ghast, Greater Behemoth (when standing), Right Manipulator, Notsugo, Proto fal'Cie Adam, Raspatil, Reaver (when standing), Valfodr Lv. 1, and Valfodr Lv. 45.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]

Fira deals fire-attribute magic damage to target and nearby foes. It has an ATB Cost of 25, Multiplier of 0.60, Stagger Power of B, Stagger Time of E, and a Combo of 3.

Fira is a locked ability in Midnight Mauve and Urban Outlaw garbs. It is also dropped by certain enemies and found in treasure spheres.

It can be used by Angel of Valhalla when he is fully healed. Reavers use Fira against the player.

Final Fantasy XIV[]

Fire II (Fira in the Japanese version) is a Thaumaturge spell available at level 18. The spell deals fire-elemental damage to the target and nearby enemies with a potency of 100. When the spell is cast, it grants the Astral Fire effect for 10 seconds and removes Umbral Ice. The damage inflicted by the spell varies on amount of Astral Fire stacks the user currently has. Fire II upgrades to High Fire II at Black Magic level 82.

A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV[]

Final Fantasy XVI[]

Final Fantasy Tactics[]

Out of the ground, raze all greenery with flame! Fire2!

Upon casting (PlayStation)

Fira can be learned by the Black Mage job for 200 JP. It costs 12 MP, and its speed is 20.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]

Powerful fire spell. Deals great damage.

Description

It can be learned by the Black Mage by equipping a Firewheel Rod, and requires 200 AP to master. It costs 12 MP to cast, has a Magic Power of 40, and has a range of 4 with a vertical reach of 2. It is stealable through the ability Steal: Ability, and is also susceptible to Return Magic and Absorb MP.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]

Fira is a spell learned by the Black Mage and Seer classes, costing 14 MP to cast, requiring 250 AP to master, and having a range of 4. Seers learn it through the Mage Manual, while Black Mages learn it through the Firewheel Rod. It is also used by the Grenade and Red Marshmallow enemies.

Final Fantasy Tactics S[]

Final Fantasy Type-0[]

There are various Fira spells and the spell's class depends on the user's Magic Power.

Type	Name	Prereq	Unlock
RF(Rifle)
	Fira RF	60 (Fire Magic)	Available at beginning
		Shoots a bullet straight forward. Charging this spell increases the number of bullets.
RF(Rifle)-II
	Fira RF-II	65 (Fire Magic)	Complete Covering the Cadets on Officer difficulty
		Shoots a piercing bullet straight forward. Charging this spell increases the number of bullets.
SHG(Shotgun)
	Fire SHG	70 (Fire Magic)	Complete The Cadets' First Deployment on Officer difficulty
		Shoots several small bullets in a cone in front of the character. Charging this spell increases the width of the cone.
SHG(Shotgun)-II
	Fira SHG-II	75 (Fire Magic)	Use Fire SHG at least 300 times
		Shoot Fire-type bullets that scatter upon impact.
ROK(Rocket)
	Fira ROK	70 (Fire Magic)	Complete Operation MA Demolition on Officer difficulty
		Aims with crosshairs to shoot explosive bullets.
ROK(Rocket)-II
	Fira ROK-II	85 (Fire Magic)	Complete SO "Endurance Test: Allow no casualties" during The Capture of Togoreth Stronghold
		Shoot powerful Fire-type bullets at the enemy.
MIS(Missile)
	Fira MIS	70 (Fire Magic)	Complete The Battle of Judecca on Officer difficulty and using Bahamut ZERO
		Launches a explosive bullet that pursues its target.
MIS(Missile)-II
	Fira MIS-II	65 (Fire Magic)	Complete SO "Endurance Test: Allow no casualties" during The Clash on Big Bridge
		Launches a explosive and slow but powerful bullet that pursues its target.
BOM(Bomb)
	Fira BOM	65 (Fire Magic)	Learned during Moglin's "FRMG-101: Elementary Fire Magic I" lecture in Chapter 3
		Sends out a wave of energy around the user. Charging this spell increases the damage.
BOM(Bomb)-II
	Fira BOM-II	75 (Fire Magic)	Complete Capturing the Imperial Capital on Officer difficulty
		Sends out a wave of energy around the user which lasts for a short time. Charging this spell increases the damage.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles[]

Fira can only be cast when fusing Fire Magicite. One must combine two Fire Magicites to cast this. It deals moderate Fire damage and burns nearby enemies.

It is also an enemy ability used by Lizardman Mage and Lizard Wizard.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates[]

Fira deals moderate fire damage and burns nearby enemies. It can only be cast by piling two Fire spells. If the target rings are perfectly lined up, it will cast Fira +1.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King[]

Fira is the level 10 Fire spell, exclusive to the Black Mage class, and caps at level 100. It deals Fire damage to two enemies, can be used twice per battle, can be used up to five times a day, and requires two turns to cast.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time[]

Fira deals moderate fire damage and burns nearby enemies. It is cast by stacking two Fire target rings.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord[]

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]

Fira is a moderate level Black Magic spell. It costs 3 AP to cast and it has a spell power of 12. The spell can only be used if the Fira Tome item is in the character's inventory. The spell can be purchased for 1,500 gil in Guera and Urbeth at night and in Spelvia.

A variation called Strong Fira can be used when two Psyched Up characters cast Fira during the same turn.

Final Fantasy Dimensions[]

Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]

Fira appears as a fire-elemental magic ability. There are three types of Fira spells available to players, with their overall potency and MP cost rising whenever the player's summon ranks up. Each version of Fira deals fire-elemental damage to all enemies.

Ability	Description	MP Cost	Summon
Fira I	Deals fire-elemental damage to all enemies.	29	Ifrit (★3 Fira-type) Yojimbo (★3 Fira-type)
Fira II	Deals fire-elemental damage to all enemies.	59	Ifrit (★4 Fira-type) Yojimbo (★4 Fira-type)
Fira III	Deals fire-elemental damage to all enemies.	89	Ifrit (★5 Fira-type) Yojimbo (★5 Fira-type)

Dissidia Final Fantasy[]

Fira is one of Cloud's Bravery attacks. It shoot a single fireball that travels quickly and slightly tracks the opponent, exploding on contact. Cloud learns the attack at level 8, and it requires 20 CP to equip and 90 AP to master.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]

Fira is one of Cloud's bravery attacks, and costs 30 CP to equip and 80 AP to master. Cloud learns it at level 18.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT[]

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[]

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy[]

Fira is a Reactive ability that activates in Battle Music Sequences every time the player gets a Good or better rating on 34 Touch Triggers, and deals mid-power magic damage. Cecil, Rydia, Faris, Terra, Vivi, Shantotto, Ashe and Lightning can all learn Fira.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call[]

Fira is a reactive ability that costs 14 CP to equip. It is activated in Battle Music Sequences (BMS) each time the player receives GOOD or better on 34 Touch Triggers. It deals magic damage and has medium strength. It is learned by Rydia (level 20), Krile (level 15), Terra (initially), Celes (level 40), Vincent (level 20), Vivi (level 10), Shantotto (level 25), Ashe (level 55), Hope (level 30), Ramza (level 20), Yuna #2 (level 15), Ciaran (level 35), Ace (level 35), Lightning #2 (level 30).

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival[]

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line[]

Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

Pictlogica Final Fantasy ≒[]

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

Fira is a 2☆ Black Magic ability that deals fire magic damage to one target. It can crafted with the following materials; Lesser Black Orb x5, Lesser Fire Orb x8 and 3000 gil. Fire can initially be used two times, having 10 uses once it is fully honed to Rank 5.

Fira is also used by Terra and Papalymo during some Soul Breaks.

Terra learns the Trance Fira (トランス・ファイラ, Toransu・Faira?) Unique Soul Break, which has her enter Trance and deal fire-elemental magic damage to all enemies. The Awoken Trance Fira (覚醒トランス・ファイラ, Kakusei Toransu・Faira?, lit. Awaken Trance Fira) Dual Awakening Soul Break appears as an upgraded form, being learned from her Astral Sword relic.

Papalymo has access Swiftcast Fira (迅速魔ファイラ, Jinsokuma Faira?, lit. Swift Magic Fira) Super Soul Break, which combines the Swiftcast and Fira actions from his original game. It deals three magic fire-elemental attacks to all enemies, while also temporarily reducing the user's magic casting time. It is learned from the Wizard's Petasos relic.

Final Fantasy Explorers[]

Launch a projectile that creates a large explosion on impact.

Description

Final Fantasy World Wide Words[]

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

Mobius Final Fantasy[]

Fira is a fire elemental skill that creates a cone of fire that hits all enemies. It is a mage ability granted by the Belias card, which can be purchased for three ability tickets from the Shop under abilities. It can also be granted by the card Grudge Shaman that can be found by defeating the fiend of the same name, but it will start as Lesser Fira until the card is augmented with two Fiery Gems.

World of Final Fantasy[]

Fira is an active, fire-elemental magic ability that inflicts magical fire damage on a single target for 3 AP. It can be used by Affrite, Buer, Gleed, Ifrit★, King Bomb, Marilith, Nidhogg, Phoenix, and Red Dragon.

It is also an enemy ability used by Buer, Gleefrit, Ifreeta, Ifrit (2nd), King Bomb, Plumed Knight, and Marilith.

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin[]

Chocobo Racing[]

Chocobo's Dungeon 2[]

Fira can be cast once Chocobo has used Fire enough times and his level of Fire magic reaches level 9. At level 17, Fira will upgrade even further into Firaga.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]

One of Marilith's cards can use Fira. For the discard of another Marilith card and 1 Fire CP, Fira deals 5000 damage to a Forward of the player's choosing.

Non-Final Fantasy appearances[]

Other Square Enix titles[]

Fira has appeared in other Square Enix titles as an ability, referencing the Final Fantasy version of the spell.

Fira, together with Fire and Firaga, appears as a recurring magic command in the Kingdom Hearts series. When performing the spell in most titles, the caster unleashes a homing fireball directly from their Keyblade to damage a target. In Kingdom Hearts II, Fira instead cloaks the user with a wall of flames. An alternate version known as Homing Fira (ホーミングファイラ, Hōmingu Faira?, lit. Homing Fira) appears in the original Game Boy Advance version of Chain of Memories, which unleashes a version of the spell that seeks out the targeted enemy.

The Japanese-exclusive 3D remake of SaGa 3 (known as Final Fantasy Legend III in the west) features Fira, serving as one of the many fire-elemental magics in the title.

Fira is featured as a recurring Black Magic spell in the Bravely series, serving as an intermediate spell for the Black Mage job in each title. The spell can also be used by Red Mages in titles associated with the first Bravely Default.

Names in other languages[]

Fira is called Piro+ (Old Greek for Fire+) in Spanish, Ingnira (from the Latin Ignis, "fire", and the suffix -ra) in Italian, Feura (first syllable of German word 'Feuer' and the suffix -ra) in German, Brasier+ (Fire+) in French, and Огонь-2 (ogon-dva) in Russian.

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Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.