M A G I C   C A T E G O R Y   P R O P E R T I E S Select a Final Fantasy VIII magic category from the magic selection menu for a complete and comprehensive list, including descriptions, elemental and status junction effects, and equipped character status attributes. Attack Magics* Defensive Magics* Offensive magic spells that cause physical, magic, and/or status damage to enemies. Defensive magic spells that can cure HP and status effects as well as protect against physical, magical, and elemental attacks. * information fields can be sorted in ascending or descending order.

M A G I C   P R O P E R T I E S Magic consist of spells that are cast during battle and on the world map that either attack enemies, heal party members, cause status effects, or defend party members. Magic is acquired by drawing it from an enemy using the Draw ability from any GF or by refining it from junk items. Magic Name* Description Attribute Effects* Elemental Junctions Name of the magic spell. Description of the magic spell and what it does. Character attributes altered when the magic is possessed by the character. Innate elemental attacks and defenses equipped by the character when the magic is possessed by the character. Status Junctions Innate status attacks and defenses equipped by the character when the magic is possessed by the character. * information fields can be sorted in ascending or descending order.

S T A T U S   E F F E C T S Status effects can be both benefical and fatal. Certain effects help recover lost HP or cure damaging ailments while others can inflict damage based on attributes and weaknesses. Magic, items, and equipment all cause status effects.  Berserk Causes the target to physically attack uncontrollably for the duration of the battle.  Confuse Disables ability to determine ally from foe and uncontrollably attacks anything.  Curse Disables the character's crisis level from increasing, preventing Limit Breaks.  Darkness Significantly reduces attack accuracy, resulting in missing most physical attacks.  Death Instantly dispatches the target.  Earth Inflicts earth-elemental damage.  Fire Inflicts fire-elemental damage. Extremely powerful against cold monsters.  Holy Inflicts holy-elemental damage. Extremely powerful against undead monsters.  Ice Inflicts ice-elemental damage. Extremely powerful against fire monsters.  Petrify Turns the target to stone, preventing any action or obtaining experience.  Poison Slowly depletes HP until death.  Silence Prevents the target from speaking, causing the inability to cast magic.  Sleep Puts the target sleep, making it vunerable to physical and magic attacks without defense.  Slow Reduces attack and defensive speed, taking longer to execute actions.  Stop Completely halts the target, preventing any offensive or defensive action.  Thunder Inflicts lightning-elemental damage. Extremely powerful against water monsters.  Water Inflicts water-elemental damage. Extremely powerful against thunder monsters.  Wind Inflicts wind-elemental damage. Extremely powerful against floating monsters.  Zombie Nullifies target's defense and causes negative reaction to recovery spells.