Waterga Waterga , also known as Water III , is a Water - based Black Magic spell . It is usually one of the strongest Water - elemental spells available to the player or enemies . Appearances . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Waterga is an Elemental Magic Materia . " Final Fantasy IX " . Waterga is the strongest Water - based spell . It cannot be learned by the player characters , and it is only used by the boss Kraken in Memoria . It cost 45 MP for the enemy to use , can be reflected and works with Return Magic . " Final Fantasy X " . Waterga is the third - level Water - based Blk Magic spell found along Lulu ' s section of the Sphere Grid . It costs 16 MP to cast . Waterga can be cast by Abaddon , Greater Sphere , Jumbo Flan , Mindy , Nega Elemental , Seymour , Seymour Omnis , Sinspawn Genais , Sleep Sprout , Varuna , and Wraith . The Water Gem has the same effect as Waterga . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Waterga is the highest level Water - based elemental spell . It is a Black Magic spell learned by Black Mages and can also be utilized via passing through all gates on the Menace of the Deep Garment Grid , or by equipping the Cerulean Ring accessory . Waterga can also be used via Yuna ' s Festivalist dressphere ability Water Sandals , and hits either one or two enemies . Waterga can be used by many enemies . " Final Fantasy XI " . Waterga deals Water - aligned elemental damage to all creatures within an area of effect . It is the first in three tiers of Waterga spells . It can be purchased from a vendor for 2 , 423 gil or less , depending upon Fame . " Final Fantasy XII " . Waterga is not available to the player , but is instead an enemy ability , used by enemies such as the Rare Game Vagrant Soul and the Mark White Mousse . It is inflicts heavy Water - elemental damage to all character in range . Although in the " International version " the spells Water and Watera were renamed to " Aqua " and " Aquara " respectively , Waterga and Waterja retain their original names as in the original version . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Waterga is an ability exclusive for the Ravager role , and costs 3 ATB bars to cast . Snow , Hope , and Fang can learn it at different Crystarium stages . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Waterga has been removed from the game , but can be obtained via third party tools . Serah , Noel , and Paradigm Pack allies can be given Waterga despite having the water element being removed from the game . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Waterga is a high level Black Magic spell . The spell costs 4 AP to cast and it has a spell power of 15 . Waterga can only be used if the Waterga Tome item is in the character ' s inventory . The spell can be purchased in Urbeth and Liberte for 5 , 000 gil . A variation called Strong Waterga can be used when two Psyched Up characters cast Waterga during the same turn . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Waterga is the second form of Shantotto ' s Spirit Magic : Water HP attack . It creates a medium - sized vortex of water around the opponent . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Waterga is now cast by Shantotto ' s Spirit Magic : Water between 2000 and 4000 Bravery . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Waterga is a Black Magic Ability with a Rarity of ☆☆☆ . It deals water magic damage to one target , it can initially be used two times and it can be honed to Rank 5 . It can be created by using Black Orb x5 , Fire Orb x3 , Ice Orb x3 , and 5000 gil as payment .