Tactics Ogre Magic Guide



Ozma: I probably shouldn't be helping you, but what the hell...let's go over the various spells that you will come across in Tactics Ogre. But first, let's cover the basics. There are seven elements of magic, each of which has its own guardian. Those elements (and their respective guardians) are Fire (Zoshonell), Water (Gurza), Earth (Bartha), Wind (Hahnela) , Light (Ishtar), Shadow (Asmodeus), and Dragon (Dragon God).

Now, for the spells. I will include the spell's name, its effect, and general information about how to acquire it. The spells will be categorized by their respective element.

Zoshonell's Magic

Name	MP Cost	Effect	How To Acquire
Fireburn	10	Damages target with fire	Purchase
Stun	22	Paralyzes target	Purchase
Melt	24	Decreases power of target's equipment	Purchase
Heat	24	Increases power of target's equipment	Purchase
Zoshonell	10	Raises power of Fire, lowers power of Water	Purchase
Magma God	40	Damages target with Fire Spirit Attacks 8-10 times	Win in story battle (Fiduc Castle, Ch. 3)
Nova	50	Destroys target (fatal blow)	See note 1 below
Nova+	60	Forbidden Magic. Attacks all characters on battlefield except caster with a powerful surge of fire	See notes below

1. When Deneb joins Denim's forces in Chapter 4, she will come equipped with the Nova spell if Denim has recruited at least 10 Pumpkin Heads in advance (they don't need to be in the Liberation Army at the same time; recruiting them and omitting them is fine).

2. After Denim liberates Banisha Castle in Chapter 4, Moruba awaits him in Coritani Castle. Once they meet, if Denim says that he can handle the Forbidden Spells without abusing them, Moruba tells him to bring the Foriner Sisters (Sisteena, Selye, Shelley, and Olivia) to Banhamuba Temple in order for them to become psychic mediums for the four Goddesses. If Selye is among Denim's troops, there will be a series of battles to go through at Fort Bodo. The guardian inside Fort Bodo has the spell, and will leave it when defeated.

Bartha's Magic

Name	MP Cost	Effect	How To Acquire
Acid	14	Damages target with acidic gas	Purchase
Poison	32	Poisons target	Purchase
Jump	30	Moves ally target one adjacent step	Purchase
Petrify	32	Turns enemy to stone	Win in battle
Bartha	10	Raises power of Earth, lowers power of Wind	Purchase
Gnome	40	Damages target with Earth Spirit Attacks 8-10 times	Win in story battle (Fiduc Castle, Ch. 3)
Meteor	32	Crashing meteors damage enemies	Purchase
Quake	60	Forbidden Magic. Attacks all characters on battlefield except caster with a powerful earthquake	See notes below

1. After Denim liberates Banisha Castle in Chapter 4, Moruba awaits him in Coritani Castle. Once they meet, if Denim says that he can handle the Forbidden Spells without abusing them, Moruba tells him to bring the Foriner Sisters (Sisteena, Selye, Shelley, and Olivia) to Banhamuba Temple in order for them to become psychic mediums for the four Goddesses. If Shelley is among Denim's troops, there will be a series of battles to go through at Fort Gekko. The guardian inside Fort Gekko has the spell, and will leave it when defeated.

Gurza's Magic

Name	MP Cost	Effect	How To Acquire
IceBlast	14	Damages target with large icicles	Purchase
Clear	18	Cures poison	Purchase
Slow Move	22	Lowers target's speed	Purchase
Heal Rain	42	Heals targets, including undead	Purchase
Gurza	10	Raises power of Water, lowers power of Fire	Purchase
Fenril	40	Damages target with Water Spirit Attacks 8-10 times	Win in story battle (Rime, Ch. 3)
Acid Rain	38	Acidic rain damages enemies/lowers attack power	Purchase
Ice Cloud	60	Forbidden Magic. Attacks all characters on battlefield except caster with a chilling stream	See notes below

1. After Denim liberates Banisha Castle in Chapter 4, Moruba awaits him in Coritani Castle. Once they meet, if Denim says that he can handle the Forbidden Spells without abusing them, Moruba tells him to bring the Foriner Sisters (Sisteena, Selye, Shelley, and Olivia) to Banhamuba Temple in order for them to become psychic mediums for the four Goddesses. If Olivia is among Denim's troops, there will be a series of battles to go through at Fort Gerdo. The guardian inside Fort Gerdo has the spell, and will leave it when defeated.

Hahnela's Magic

Name	MP Cost	Effect	How To Acquire
Ion Shot	7	Damages target with a ball of energy	Purchase
Storm	26	Causes the weather to worsen, strengthening Wind/Water and weakening Earth/Fire	Purchase
Quick	26	Raises target's speed	Purchase
Thunder	18	Lightning bolts strike enemies	Purchase
Hahnela	10	Raises power of Wind, lowers power of Earth	Purchase
Kaminari	40	Damages target with Wind Spirit Attacks 8-10 times	Win in story battle (Rime, Ch. 3)
Teleport	45	Teleports ally anywhere on map	See note 1 below
Air Cry	60	Forbidden Magic. Attacks all characters on battlefield except caster with a suffocating vacuum	See note 2 below

1. During the battle to save Moruba at Banhamuba in Chapter 4, Shelley must not be killed--when her HP reaches 20 or less, she will escape from the battle. After the battle, Denim and his troops head towards Fiduc to develop their strategy; after the plan to attack Banisha is made (but before the attack on Banisha is made), go back to Baramus and train. Wait until it starts to rain heavily, or cast Storm, and exit training. Move away from Baramus, and there should be a scene with Olivia and Denim; in that scene, Shelley appears and tries to kill Denim. After the scene, Shelley will join the Liberation Army, and she is equipped with the Teleport spell.

2. After Denim liberates Banisha Castle in Chapter 4, Moruba awaits him in Coritani Castle. Once they meet, if Denim says that he can handle the Forbidden Spells without abusing them, Moruba tells him to bring the Foriner Sisters (Sisteena, Selye, Shelley, and Olivia) to Banhamuba Temple in order for them to become psychic mediums for the four Goddesses. If Sisteena is among Denim's troops, there will be a series of battles to go through at Fort Damsa. The guardian inside Fort Damsa has the spell, and will leave it when defeated.

Ishtar's Magic

Name	MP Cost	Effect	How To Acquire
Heal	10	Heals a single ally	Purchase
Exorcism	35	Eliminates undead	Purchase
Vitalize	10	Cures status ailments	Purchase
Heal+	25	Heals targets	Purchase
LightBow	20	A piercing arrow of light damages the target	Purchase
Heal All	40	Heals target completely Range is infinite	Purchase
Revivify	55	Brings ally back to life Must be used in same battle ally died in	Win in story battle
Starion	60	Attacks all enemies on battlefield, eradicating undead	Win at Hell Gate, B25

Asmodeus's Magic

Name	MP Cost	Effect	How To Acquire
Incubus	14	Attacks target, putting them to sleep	Purchase
Charm	24	Charms target, making them attack their allies	Purchase
Pain	20	Inflicts damage on target equal to HP lost by caster	Purchase
Charge	10	Restores target's MP by an amount equal to half the caster's INT	Purchase
Paradigm	35	Sets target's WT to 0, giving them the next turn	Purchase
Dark Law	40	Damages target with Shadow Spirit Attacks 8-10 times, each hit damaging target for 20 percent of its HP	See note 1 below
Necro	55	Brings ally back to life as a skeleton or ghost Must be used in same battle ally died in	Win in story battle
Death	60	Forbidden Magic. Attacks all characters on battlefield except caster with a dark force	Win at Hell Gate, B50

1. At the battle to save Moruba at Banhamuba in Chapter 4, if the Liberation Army kills Shelley, she will leave this behind. NOT a good idea if you're trying to get her in your troops.

Dragon Magic

Name	MP Cost	Effect	How To Acquire
Wipe Out	80	Attacks all enemies with fire, burning ground beneath them	See note 1 below
Asteroid	80	Huge asteroid crushes all enemies, lowering their attack power	Win in Hell Gate
Mute	80	Freezes moisture in air around all enemies, damaging and stunning them	Win in Hell Gate
Tempest	80	Swirling bolts strike all enemies, making weather worse	Win in Hell Gate
Dominion	70	Stops target's WT, preventing them from acting or moving	Win in Hell Gate
Entify	70	Brings ally back to life by sacrificing caster's life	Win in Hell Gate
Retissue	70	Changes undead allies into soldiers or amazons Their alignment may change	Win in Hell Gate
Snapshot	0	Changes caster into a sword, whose power reflects the caster's power Special characters cannot use this spell	Win at Hell Gate

1. When Denim and his troops reach floor B2 of Hell Gate, they will encounter a warlock named Radlum, who is being attacked by Tiamats and undead characters. If Denim and his troops can save Radlum from certain death, then he will join, equipped with the Wipe Out spell. If you don't save him you can still get this spell at random, just like all of the other Dragon Magic.




Ozma: I certainly hope that you get it by now! Magic is by no means the most complicated part of Tactics Ogre--you just have to work at it a little. Now, would you like to go back to the main page, learn about the characters, or learn about weapons?

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