Aqua Breath Aqua Breath , also known as Aqua Rake , AquaRake , or Aqualung , is a recurring Blue Magic spell from the " Final Fantasy " series . It will usually deal Water - elemental damage to all opponents for a large sum of MP . Appearances . " Final Fantasy V " . Aqua Breath , also known as Aqua Rake , is a Blue Magic spell that deals non - elemental damage to all enemies . It also deals 8x damage to desert creatures . It is powerful enough to kill Sandworm in a single hit , and Landcrawler in three . A Blue Mage may learn Aqua Breath from the Dhorme Chimera , Manticore , Leviathan , Bahamut , Azulmagia , Water Crystal , Enuo , Gogo , and Aquagel enemies . It costs 38 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy V ' s " Aqua Breath is non - elemental , rather than Water - elemental . When used against desert monsters it uses the following formula : The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Dhorme Chimera , Moogle Eater , Rajiformes , or Aquagel . " Final Fantasy VI " . Strago has Aqua Breath , also known as Aqua Rake , as one of his initial Lores and it deals Wind - elemental damage in addition to Water damage . It hits all targets , costs 22 MP to cast and has a power of 71 and hit rate of 150 . It is one of Strago ' s most powerful and useful spells , as it hits hard and is MP - efficient . " Final Fantasy VII " . Aqualung is an ability used by a number of enemies in " Final Fantasy VII " . It is a Water elemental ability which inflicts major magic damage to all opponents . It is first used by the Harpy in the desert surrounding the Gold Saucer and can be damaging for an unprepared party . It is also used by the Jenova∙LIFE boss at the end of Disk 1 , and the Serpent on the Sunken " Gelnika " . Since it is water - elemental , it can be resisted , nullified , or absorbed with the right set up , and it can be sent back in the direction of the caster if the intended targets have the Reflect . Aqualung ' s spell power is equal to 3 . 25x the base magic damage . Aqualung can also be learned as an Enemy Skill . It costs 34 MP to cast . If the entire party has the Reflect status , it can be cast on the party to reflect onto the enemy party a total of three times . This , along with the fact that few enemies have Water resistance , makes this Enemy Skill very effective against bosses and strong enemies . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Quistis can learn Aqua Breath from a Water Crystal . Water Crystals can be mug ged from Fastitocalon . One Water Crystal can be refined from one Fastitocalon card , or from five Fastitocalon - F cards , using Quezacotl ' s Card Mod ability . Its magic power differs depending on the Crisis Level : " Final Fantasy IX " . Aqua Breath is an ability used by Axolotl and Quale . It has a 50 % hit rate and often misses , and costs 14 MP to use . It can ' t be reflected and works with Return Magic . Instead of doing fixed damage , Aqua Breath will deal damage equal to 1 / 4 of the target ' s Max HP , essentially making it a Gravity type spell , which also means it never works on bosses . Quina can learn Aqua Breath as a Blue Magic from the Sahagin , Axolotl , and green Vepal . The damage formula for Aqua Breath is as follows : " Final Fantasy X " . Kimahri Ronso can learn Aqua Breath from the Chimera , Chimera Brain and Yenke Ronso for his Ronso Rage Overdrive . It deals Water - elemental damage to all enemies . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Rhyos uses the attack as an enemy only ability , dealing heavy Water - elemental damage to the party . Despite appearing as a Ronso Rage ability in the previous game , it can ' t be acquired by the Gun Mage like most of the previous Ronso Rage abilities despite not using a unique attack animation like Thrust Kick . " Final Fantasy XI " . Aqua Breath is a Breath Attack used by Adamantoise . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Aqua Breath appears in " " as an enemy ability used by Leviathan in both of his boss encounters . When used , Leviathan will unleash a small area of effect water spell on the active tank . In addition , Ultros uses his own version of Aqua Breath when fought in the Dragon ' s Neck . When used , Ultros will deal damage to all party members in front of him in cone shaped area of effect and will inflict the targets with the " Wet Plate " status . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Aqua Breath is a Fusion Ability that deals water - based damage to all enemies . It is exclusive to Warriors of Light and costs 22 MP to cast . Aqua Breath requires the character to have Black Mage ' s Blizzara and Dragoon ' s Blizzard Breath mastered . " Final Fantasy Explorers " . Aqua Breath is used by Forfex . Blue Mages can learn this skill by killing an enemy who has used it in the presence of the Blue Mage . As a Blue Magic , Aqua Breath is a water - elemental magic costing 190 AP to cast , has a cooldown time of eight seconds and a power of 35 . Three large bubbles are spread randomly in approximately a 140° arc in front of the caster . After traveling a short distance , the bubbles remain stationary . The bubbles will burst after a few seconds . Getting close to an enemy is recommended to ensure that all three bubbles hit the target .