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Magic in Final Fantasy VIII differs from the standard system in Final Fantasy; in that there is no MP (magic points). Instead, magic is drawn and stocked, to a maximum of 100 per spell per character, and then in turn this magic can be junctioned to increase statistics or resistance to elements, or cast in battle. Magic can be drawn from enemies, or from special draw points throughout the FF8 World. Once in your inventory, magic can be junctioned to stats such as strength or HP to raise them. Not all spells are created equal - for instance, healing spells such as Cure, Cura or Curaga will raise your max HP much farther than an attack spell such as Fire, Fira or Firaga would, while attacks spells will raise your strength stat far higher than a curing spell would. When the necessary ability has been unlocked, it can also be refined from items.

All Magic in FF8 comes under a certain category of element; these are Fire, Ice, Thunder, Water, Earth, Poison, Wind, Holy and Non-elemental. All elements deal varying amounts of damage to each other, like a complex rock, paper, scissors; except for non-elemental which does not effect and is not effected by other elements. As you progress through the game more powerful magic will become available.

Elemental Magic

Within Elemental Magic, there are 9 categories of magic

Fire, Ice, Thunder, Water, Earth, Poison, Wind, Holy and Non-elemental.

Fire

Junction Fire Magic to ATK for greatest effect. Junctioning to ELM-Def will make you resistant to the Fire element.

Ice

Thunder

Water

Earth

Poison

Wind

Holy

Non-Elemental

Status Magic

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