I couldn't miss the chance to practice my drawing!
I heard people saying they'd revealed the method to making ether, but what good does a recipe like this do me? A mix of unpurified ether and caramel? Right. Now where am I supposed to get those?
Paty, Geomancer, Aletap Rumors
The Ether (エーテル, Ēteru?), also known as Ether1, or Tincture, is a recurring item from the Final Fantasy series. It restores a small amount of MP to one character. It appears in most Final Fantasy games except Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy VIII. Its upgrades are the Hi-Ether and Turbo Ether.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy[]
Restores 50 MP.
Description
Ethers do not appear in the original NES version nor Origins port, but they do in the Dawn of Souls, 20th Anniversary, and Pixel Remaster versions.
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Restores 50 MP. Restores one spell charge to all spell levels in the Pixel Remaster version. |
| Buy | Pravoka, Crescent Lake, Gaia, Onrac |
| Find | Mount Duergar, Cavern of Ice, Earthgift Shrine, Hellfire Chasm, Lifespring Grotto (x5), Whisperwind Cove (x9) |
| Drop | Air Elemental, Unicorn |
| Cost | 150 gil |
Final Fantasy II[]
Restores a small amount of MP.
Description
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Restores some MP. |
| Buy | Altair, Salamand, Tropical Island |
| Find | Deist Cavern, Coliseum, Fynn Castle, Tropical Island, Cave of Mysidia, Mysidian Tower, Castle Palamecia, Pandaemonium |
| Drop | Malboro, Malboro Terra, Mantis King, Death Rider, Flan Princess, Chimera Brain, Lamia Matriarch |
| Cost | 2,500 gil |
| 1,000 gil | |
Final Fantasy IV[]
Restores a small amount of MP
Description
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ether1 |
| Effect | Restores a small amount of MP. |
| Buy | Hummingway Home |
| Find | Baron Castle (x5), Baron Town, Kaipo, Water Cave (x2), Antlion's Den, Fabul, Mount Ordeals (x2), Waterway (x2), Troia, Troia Castle (x4), Lodestone Cavern (x2), Eblan (x3), Dwarven Castle (x2), Tower of Babil - Lower, Cave of Eblan, Sealed Cave (x3), Sylph Cave, Feymarch (x2), Giant of Babil |
| Steal | Lunar Virus (3D only), Black Flan (3D only), Gloomwing (3D only) |
| Drop | Mini Satana (2D and 3D), Gremlin (2D and 3D), Imp (2D only), Gloomwing (2D and 3D), Lunar Virus (2D and 3D), Abyss Worm (2D and 3D), Black Flan (2D and 3D), Tiny Mage (2D and 3D), Marionette (3D only), Sorceress (2D and 3D) |
| Cost | 10,000 gil |
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]
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Ethers restore 50 MP. They can be found on several enemies, and can also be bought for 10,000 gil in the Hummingway Home in the final Chapter.
Final Fantasy V[]
Recovers MP.
Description
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Restores 40 MP. |
| Buy | Lix onwards |
| Find | Tule, Pirates' Hideout, Tycoon Castle (x2), Walse Tower, Library of the Ancients, Ronka Ruins, Moogle Forest, Great Forest of Moore, Castle Exdeath (x2), Island Shrine (x2), Fork Tower, Istory Falls, Great Sea Trench, Interdimensional Rift - Ruins |
| Steal | Crystelle, Hydra, Level Checker, Undead Husk, Motor Trap, Page 128, Prototype, Soul Cannon, Tiny Mage, Tot Aevis, Devilfish, Yellow Dragon, Flame Thrower, Rocket Launcher, Atomos, Launcher |
| Drop | Galajelly, Gaelicat, Reflect Mage, Bone Dragon, Sorcerer, Tunneller, White Flame, Abductor |
| Cost | 1,500 gil |
Ethers are also a Mix result by either mixing Ether x2, an Ether and Holy Water, or Potion and Turtle Shell. These Ethers generally restore more MP than just the standard item.
Final Fantasy VI[]
Restores 50 MP.
Description
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tincture |
| Effect | Restores 50 MP. |
| Buy | Albrook and onwards |
| Find | [WoB] Narshe (Classroom), [WoB] Returners' Hideout, [WoB] Jidoor, [WoB] Zozo (x2), [WoB] Albrook, [WoB] Magitek Research Facility in Vector, [WoB] Vector (Banquet), [WoR] Tzen (Crumbling House) |
| Steal | Sky Armor, Devoahan, Dropper, Spitfire, Level 30 Magic, Level 40 Magic, Level 20 Magic, Level 10 Magic, Right Blade, Left Blade |
| Drop | Dropper, Spitfire, Ymir (shell), Level 30 Magic, Level 40 Magic, Level 20 Magic, Level 10 Magic, Level 50 Magic, Level 60 Magic, Level 70 Magic, Level 80 Magic, Level 90 Magic |
| Cost | 1,500 gil |
Final Fantasy VII[]
Ethers restore 100 MP to one target. A programming error also has the party obtain "Tinctures" after a Condor War battle, however, these Tinctures are really Ethers. An upgraded Ether is known as Turbo Ether.
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-[]
Ethers restore a moderate amount of MP. They can be purchased for 1000 gil.
Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-[]
Ethers restore 100 MP. They can be bought for 100 Rank Points.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-[]
Restores some MP.
Description
Ethers are quite common and restore some MP. They can be bought at the shop for 200 gil by default. They can also be used as a Materia Fusion ingredient: 10 adds MP+10% to a Materia.
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Ethers can be synthesized by Hades and cannot be bought anywhere.
Final Fantasy X[]
Restores 100 MP of one character.
Description
Ethers restore MP and cannot be purchased in shops, making them rare items.
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Restores 100 MP. |
| Find | Submerged Ruins - Ruins: Stairs, Kilika: Tavern (after seeing house collapse), Djose Temple, Moonflow: North Wharf, Thunder Plains: North, Sanubia Desert: East (x2) |
| Steal | Behemoth, Exoray, Funguar, Guado Guardian, Sin (head), Spectral Keeper, Spherimorph, Thorn, YAT-97, YAT-99, YKT-11, YKT-63 |
| Bribe | Guado Guardian, YAT-97, YAT-99 |
| Other | Gift: Besaid Beach, Mi'ihen Highroad: Central, Mushroom Rock Road - Entrance, Djose Highroad, Macalania Temple: Hall Prize: Blitzball - League (2nd Place, Most Goals), Tournament (Most Goals), Thunder Plains (get hit by 30 bolts), Macalania Woods: North (Butterfly Hunt minigame before Spherimorph), Sanubia Desert: Central (steal from chests), Calm Lands - Hyper Dodger Chocobo (Beat/tie after 1st win) |
Final Fantasy X-2[]
The Alchemist dressphere can use Ethers for free via the Stash skillset. The Lady Luck can use Ethers via the Item Reels command by lining up two Blue Flasks. A Mega-Ether (heals 50% of the party's MP) is achieved by lining up two Cherries.
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Restores 100 MP. |
| Find | Celsius (chapters 1/2/3), Calm Lands (chapter 1/2/3), Kilika Port (chapter 1/3/5), Thunder Plains (chapters 1/2/3), Besaid Cave (chapters 1/2; if purchased Besaid Key, chapters 3/5), Zanarkand (chapter 1/2/3), Mi'ihen Highroad (chapters 2/3), Mushroom Rock Road (chapter 2), Bevelle (chapters 2/3/5), Kilika Temple (chapter 5) |
| Steal | Black Elemental (normal and Oversoul), Chac (normal and Oversoul), Claret Dragon (normal and Oversoul), Critical Bug, Divebeak (normal and Oversoul), Flan Azabache (normal and Oversoul), Humbaba, Insect Matriarch, Lacerta (normal and Oversoul), League Mage, Mushroom Cloud (normal and Oversoul), Queen Coeurl, Rukh, Tonberry, Trema, Yevon Striker |
| Drop | Azi Dahaka, Divebeak (Oversoul), Flailing Ochu, Flan Azabache (normal and Oversoul), Great Haunt, League Master, Tonberry, Queen Coeurl (normal and Oversoul), Ruffian, Wight |
| Bribe | Divebeak (normal and Oversoul), Flan Azabache, League Master, League Ranger, League Slasher, Queen Coeurl, Tonberry, Yevon Striker |
| Other | Chapter 2/3- Calibrating lightning towers (no more than 5 correct entries for tower 1, at least 6 - 14 correct entries for tower 1) |
Final Fantasy XI[]
Ethers can be purchased from vendors or made by players with the appropriate skill in Alchemy. High quality versions are also available called Ether +1, Ether +2, and Ether +3. Each restore slightly more MP than a standard Ether. There also exists a backpack called an "Ether Tank" that dispenses an Ether on demand (up to 5 times per tank).
Final Fantasy XII[]
If all Ether Lores are purchased, Ethers will recover 75 MP. It is a rare item, in the original version only sold by the Baknamy Merchant in Necrohol of Nabudis late in the game and before the events in the Pharos for 222 gil. Ethers can be acquired fairly early on, by farming it in the Giza Plains. In the Zodiac versions, Ethers are instead sold by the Clan Provisioner in the Rabanastre Bazaar at clan rank Ward of Justice.
Ether can be made at the Bazaar by selling Unpurified Ether x2 and Caramel x3. The pack will cost 4000 gil and can be created repeatedly.
Ethers' potency is doubled by wearing the Pheasant Netsuke accessory, and reversed by wearing the Nihopalaoa.
Final Fantasy XIII[]
The Ethersol serves a similar role to the Ethers. It restores the party TP to full. It can only be used outside of battle. The stock of the item is located on the right side of the bar. They are often found near a save station before most major boss battles.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]
An Ether restores 4 of Lightning's Energy Points. Ethers can be obtained by giving 10 Unappraised Items to Elmer in Ruffian, trading 60 soul seeds to the soul seed merchants and 40 soul seeds from the second playthrough and onwards, and the Canvas of Prayers quests: "Trapped" (Luxerion), "Ultimate Craving" (Yusnaan), "What's in a Brew?" (Wildlands), and "Desert Cleanup" (The Dead Dunes). An alternative way to buy Ether is via Outerworld Services from random characters in the world, for 2,800 gil.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Ethers are subject to a cooldown timer shared between all items.
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Description | Processed via the alchemical extraction of aetheric essence occurring in elemental crystals, the contents of this vial instantly restore a small amount of MP. |
| Effect | Restores 28% of current MP, up to a maximum of 90 MP restored. 150 second cooldown |
| Recipe | Distilled Water (x1) Tinolqa Mistletoe (x1) Imp Wing (x1), Water Shard (X1) Lightning Shard (x1), creates 3 potions. Alchemist level 15 |
Final Fantasy XV[]
A high-end energy drink that takes on mystical properties by way of Noctis's powers. Fully restores MP.
Description
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Fully Restores MP and removes Stasis. |
| Buy | Altissia, Cartanica, Tenebrae, Gralea |
| Find | Gladiolus (Survival Skill Lv.4), various outposts and dungeons |
| Cost | 100 gil |
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
Use an ether to restore MP.
Description
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Restores 20 MP |
| Find | Use Treasure Hunter in Castled City of Zaland, Clockwork City of Goug, Dugeura Pass, Free City of Bervenia, Golgollada Gallows, Grogh Heights, Limberry Castle Gate and Keep, Lionel Castle Gate and Inside, Merchant City of Dorter, Monastery Vaults and Mount Germinas. |
| Cost | 200 gil |
The Chemist job class can use Ethers after learning how, which costs 300 JP.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
This draught restores lost magical power.
Description
Ethers heal 80 MP to a single unit during battle, and aren't available for purchase. They can be sold for 500 gil.
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This tincture restores lost magickal power.
Description
Ethers cannot be bought at shops and can be sold for 480 gil. It restores 30 MP to the target. It is also requested by Ezel Berbier for the quest: "A Small Favor.
Final Fantasy Type-0[]
Ether restores 50% MP to the target. They can be bought in Akademeia for 2000 gil, found at the ruined Airship Landing area during "The Akademeia Liberation" (50% chance), and as a reward for many Free Time Events, doing special orders.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates[]
Medicine to restore SP. Doesn't taste too bad.
Description
The Ether restores 100 SP for each character. They can be found through out dungeons or purchased at the Magic Goods store in Rebena Te Ra. Only five can be carried when beginning and can be upgraded to a total of 99 when more Ether Pouches are purchased at Mog Mart or found in dungeons.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time[]
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The Ether is a recovery item that can be bought for 320 GP and restores 10 MP, it has 1 use.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
Ethers restore 3 AP and can be bought for 1000 G at Urbeth, Spelvia, Guera and Liberte (after darkness has fallen) and in Horne (after saving the king). It can be dropped from the Red Jelly, and found in Guera Caverns, Quicksand Castle, Hunting Caves, Great Tree, Ice Caverns, Tower to the Sky, and Star Chamber.
Bravely Default[]
A tonic made by dissolving wind drake wing, alraune petals, magalodon fang and treant root in an aspir solution for five weeks, then extracting the clear fluid that accumulates at the top.
Description
Ethers restore 40 MP to the target. It can be bought from Comrade, Florem, Grandship, Hartschild, Starkfort, Eternia, Adventurer (Norende Village Trader Shop Lv. 6) for 1000 pg. It can be found in Lontano Villa, Ancheim, Temple of Wind, Vestment Cave, Harena Ruins, Grand Mill Works, Miasma Woods, Florem, Temple of Water, Florem Gardens, Witherwood, Mount Fragmentum, and Twilight Ruins, dropped by Holly (prologue), Ominas (prologue), Orthros (ch 1, 5, 6, 7, 8; red head), and it can be a reward for tutorial quests.
Ether can be used in compounding:
- Ether + Remedy = Remedy
- Potion + Ether = X-Potion
- Ether + Ether = Ether
- Ether + Elixir = Elixir
- Ether + Megalixir = Megalixir
- Ether + Phoenix Down = Reincarnate
- Ether + Antidote = Resist Poison
- Ether + Eye Drops = Resist Blind
- Ether + Echo Herbs = Resist Silence
- Ether + Wakeup Bell = Resist Sleep
- Ether + Balsam = Resist Dread
- Ether + Hi-Potion, X-Potion = Quarter Elixir
- Ether + Turbo Ether = Dry Ether
- Ether + Beast Liver, Hard Scale, Insect Antenna, Monster Fiber, Spirit Bone, Demon Tail, Dragon Fang, Phlogiston, Permacrystal, Fairy Wing, Fulmen Shard, Desert Rose, Glitterbug, Dark Matter = Rage Orb
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
Ethers restores 50 MP when used. They can be bought from item shops for 1,500 gil.
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The Ether is a map piece typically found on the third level of a storyline. It replaces all consumed map skills with new ones chosen at random. It will not replace Invisible or Regen, as they are ongoing effects.
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]
Ethers restore 1 BP. They can be used three times in one day.
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An Ether may drop after the last enemy in a round has been defeated. Ethers restore ability uses to one random ability, restoring at least one use and up to 25% of an ability's uses rounded down.
Ethers are almost always dropped by bosses when there are further boss fights in the same dungeon. The Valigarmanda Nightmare Record final battle has Magic Urns that will drop ethers when defeated.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
A tonic that restores an ally's magical energies by a small amount. A must for any magic-user, its recipe is said to have originated in a kingdom of mages. More expensive than a potion, its ability to instantly restore one's magic makes it treasured by arcane types everywhere. Unfortunately, the ethers most commonly found today are but an imitation of the recipe of old, and their potency is limited.
Description
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SINGLE: Restores a small amount of AP.
Description
| Ether | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Restores 4 AP to a single target. |
| Buy | Chocolatte Mart (after Chapter 15) |
| Find | Wellspring Woods, Nether Nebula, Watchplains, Pyreglow Forest, Icicle Ridge, Saronia Docks, Dragon Scars, Train Graveyard, EX Dungeon C |
| Drop | Black Chocochick, Mini Flan, Red Captain, Sea Serpent, Sea Snake |
| Cost | 1,000 gil |
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon[]
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Chrono Trigger[]
Ether is a consumable item which restores 10 MP of a single party member.
Gallery[]
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In organic chemistry, ethers are a class of compounds that contain an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups. Diethyl ether is a sweet-smelling flammable liquid formerly used as a general anesthetic, and has been used as a recreational drug.
More likely however, the use of the term "ether" in Final Fantasy could refer to aether. According to ancient and medieval science, aether, also spelled æther or ether, is the material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere. In ancient Greek mythology aether was supposed to be the breath of the gods, which formed the air which mortals breathed. The deity Aether is the personification of this idea as well as the upper sky itself.