Curaga Curaga , also known as Cure3 , Cure 3 , and Cure III , is a recurring spell from the " Final Fantasy " series . It is a more powerful form of Cure and Cura , which is used to restore a large amount of Hit points . In the Japanese versions of " Final Fantasy " , " Final Fantasy III " , " Final Fantasy IV " , and " Final Fantasy XII " , Curaga is originally Curada , while the legitimate Curaga becomes the fourth tier Cure spell . However , the replacement done by localization staff retained the suffix - " ga " for third tier spells in the general sense , with the fourth tier Cure spell becoming Curaja . This change was not done in " Bravely Default " . Curaga is an advanced White Magic spell , usually obtained in the later parts of the game . In most of the recent of the " Final Fantasy " series , a single - target cast of Curaga results in recovering all HP of the target . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Curaga , also known as CUR3 in the NES release and Cure3 in the " Final Fantasy Origins " release , is a Level 5 White Magic spell which restores a large amount of HP to a single party member . In the NES and " Origins " releases , it restores between 66 and 132 HP , while in subsequent releases it restores HP depending on the caster ' s Intelligence . The spell can be bought at Melmond and can be learned by the White Mage , White Wizard , Red Mage , and Red Wizard Job classes . In the " " and " 20th Anniversary Edition " releases it costs 20 MP to cast . It costs 4 , 000 gil in the remakes and 8 , 000 gil in the original NES version . The Dark Fighter is the only enemy capable of casting this spell . A Rune Axe can be used to cast Curaga when used as an item . " Final Fantasy III " . Curaga is a Level 5 White Magic spell bought in Northeast Saronia , Doga ' s Manor , and in Doga ' s Village for 5 , 000 gil . Only a White Mage , Devout , Sage , or Onion Knight is capable of conjuring the spell . It has a base power of 180 . " Final Fantasy IV " . Curaga is a White Magic spell Rosa and Porom can use when reaching level 31 and 33 , respectively . Two characters have mastered this magic upon joining the party : Tellah and Fusoya . It has a casting time of 1 , costs 18 MP . In 2D versions it has a power of 144 , and in 3D versions it has a power of 72 . It never misses . Curaga can be cast by Deathmask , Lunar Asura , and Asura . On the " Easy Type " version , the spell was renamed to Cure 3 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Curaga returns as a White Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . Rosa and Porom already known the spell when they join the party . It restores major HP to one or moderate HP to all allies , and it can also be use to damage the undead . It costs 18 MP to cast . Curaga is initially learned by Rosa and Fusoya , and is learned by Ceodore at level 49 , Porom at level 33 , and Leonora at level 45 . It costs 18 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy V " . Curaga is a Level 5 White Magic spell . It is the strongest curative spell in the game , and only a White Mage or any job with lvl5 White Magic can use it . It is bought in Moore for 6 , 000 gil , and costs 27 MP to cast . The Fairy Orc is the only enemy in the game capable of casting this spell . The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Fairy Orc or Cure Beast . Curaga is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free . " Final Fantasy VI " . Curaga is the strongest healing spell learned by the espers Lakshmi at a x1 rate and Phoenix at a x2 rate . It costs 40 MP to cast , power of 66 , and is vulnerable to Runic . Curaga can be cast by Cherry , Level 80 Magic , and the Holy Dragon in the Dragons ' Den . " Final Fantasy VII " . Cure 3 is the final spell in the Restore Materia learned only after Regen is mastered , and costs 64 MP to cast . Cure 3 ' s spell power is equal to the base magic damage plus 2860 . The spell is used by the 2 - Faced , Shred , and Scissors ( Lower ) enemies , as well as the boss Jenova∙SYNTHESIS . Cure 3 is available to Aeris in the 1996 demo release , and can be used for a cost of only 40 MP . Despite having Cure 3 , she does not have Regen , but still has Cure and Cure 2 . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Curaga is a Curative Magic Materia . It costs 150 MP to cast . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Curaga restores a large amount of Zack ' s HP . It costs 26 MP to cast from the Curaga materia . It cannot be bought at the shop , but can be created through Materia Fusion by upgrading from lesser curative materia . " Final Fantasy VIII " . " Final Fantasy VIII " was the first English game in the series to call the spell Curaga , and it is the strongest curative spell obtained in the game . It can be obtained fairly early , as Siren , a Guardian Force obtained early in the game , learns the L Mag - RF ability , and Tent s , which can be bought at any normal shop , refine into Curagas . Casting Curaga in battle increases compatibility with Carbuncle and Alexander by 0 . 2 , but lowers compatibility with Eden by 0 . 2 as well . When Magic Booster is used in the 2013 PC re - release , the player ' s inventory gains 100 Curaga spells , among other basic spells . " Final Fantasy IX " . Curaga is the strongest curative White Magic spell and both permanently playable White Mage s , Dagger and Eiko , can cast it . It costs 22 MP to cast and 155 AP to learn , and can be learned from Wizard Rod , Whale Whisker , Hamelin , and Angel Flute . It can be reflected and works with Return Magic . The spell has a power of 107 . Curaga spell is also available to some of the most formidable foes : Hilgigars can cast it , in addition to the final two bosses , Trance Kuja and Necron , as can the superboss , and hardest boss , Ozma . The formula for Curaga is as follows : If the ability Concentrate is equipped , the final piece of the formula becomes HP Restored = Base * [ Bonus + 50 % ] instead . " Final Fantasy X " . Curaga is the strongest curative spell and is located on Yuna ' s section of the Sphere Grid , however , every character is capable of accessing it . It costs 20 MP to cast . Curaga can be cast by Hornet , Jumbo Flan , Neslug , Sanctuary Keeper , Yunalesca in her last two forms , and Yu Yevon . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Curaga is a powerful curative spell part of the White Magic skillset , second only to Full - Cure . It is only used via the White Mage dressphere or can be cast from Healing Wind , Heart Reborn , Healing Light , Immortal Soul , and Wishbringer Garment Grids after going through certain nodes . It costs 20 MP to cast and 80 AP to learn , and can only be learned after learning Cura . Curaga can be cast by Angra Mainyu , Balivarha ( Oversoul - Fiend Arena ) , Barong ( Fiend Arena ) , Dark Elemental ( Oversoul ) , Gemini ( Oversoul ) , Seymour ( Fiend Arena ) , and YSLS - 99 ( Fiend Arena ) . Curaga is an ability that can be used by any character when using the White Mage dressphere , it costs 5 MP to cast . It restores HP to one dressphere or base character . It is the only way the player can recover HP aside from items or the auto - ability . " Final Fantasy XI " . Curaga is available to White Mages at level 16 . In this incarnation , it heals all party members in a limited area . Upgraded versions may be learned at higher levels . " Final Fantasy XII " . Curaga the is the third strongest curative White Magick spell . It restores HP to one party member and can be bought first in Eruyt Village for 3 , 200 gil . Late in the game , various other vendors sell it as well . It is unlocked with the White Magick 5 license which costs 45 LP . It takes ( initially ) 28 MP to cast . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , Curaga is a White Magick 6 license and can be used by the White Mage , the Red battlemage , and the Knight . It can be bought from Mt Bur - Omisace for 2 , 400 gil . Because of the Effect Capacity system hindering players from performing special actions or magick spells ( as only a limited amount can be performed at once ) , casting Cura and Curaga under Faith status instead of Curaja is more efficient , and they consume less MP as well , meaning Curaga is still useful even after obtaining the higher - class spell Curaja . Curaga is a spell learned by Penelo at level 3 and enemy White Mages use it as well . It restores a large amount of HP to all allies in range . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Curaga is an ability exclusive to Eidolons , which fully restores the summoner ' s HP . Hecatoncheir is the only Eidolon that cannot use this ability . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . In Japanese version , Curaga is a term used for the area - based Curasa , while the English release localize the spell as Curaja . Curaga appears as an EP ability . It is available by default and fully restores Lightning ' s HP . It takes 2 EP to use on Normal / Hard mode and 1 EP on Easy mode . It can be used both in and out of battle . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Curaga appeared as an ability in the original " Final Fantasy XIV " . Curaga was a Conjurer ability available at level 46 . The ability restored HP to all party members within range of the target . The spell had a casting time of 3 seconds and a recasting time of 10 seconds . Cure III appears in " A Realm Reborn " as a Conjurer ability available at level 42 . The ability restores HP of all party members within range of target with a potency of 550 . Once the player learns the Overcure trait at level 44 , the player has a 15 % chance their next Cure III will cost half MP after casting Cure II . In the Japanese version of the game , Cure III is called Curaga . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . White Mages can cast Curaga . It costs 450 JP to learn and is the second strongest curative spell in the game . It costs 16 MP to use and has a speed of 15 . It restores a great amount of HP to allies in a cross - shaped area . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . White Mages can learn this spell from the Spring Staff for 300 AP . It restores a great amount of HP to allies in a cross - shaped area . It heals varying amounts of HP depending on the user ' s and target ' s stats . It costs 16 MP to cast , has a Magic Power of 80 , is Holy - elemental , and has a range of 4 and vertical reach of 3 . It is stealable through the ability Steal : Ability . The teaches Curaga to White Mages for 300 AP . The spell costs 18 MP to cast and restores a great amount of HP in a cross - shaped area . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Cure3 recover 100 % of a character ' s HP , it can also be used to attack undead . It cost 24 MP to use , and it can be bought for 5 , 500 GP in Floatland Town ( Floatland ) , Darius ( Pureland ) , and Knaya ( Pureland ) . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Curaga is cast by piling three Cure spells . Curaga + 1 can also be cast by piling two Cura + 1 spells . Curaga restores 600 HP , while Curaga + 1 restores 800 HP . Curaga is a level 20 restoration ability for the White Mage class , and caps at level 100 . It restores all allies ' HP , can be used once per battle , can be used up to three times a day , and requires two turns to cast . Curaga is cast by stacking three Cure spells and restores a large sum of HP depending on character stats . Curaga appears a high level White Magic spell . The spell costs 4 AP to cast and it heals the entire party . It can be given to any character by having a Curaga Tome in the character ' s inventory . The spell can be purchased for 5 , 000 gil in Guera , Urbeth , and Arbor all after darkness floods the world . " Bravely Default " . Curada is a level 5 White Magic spell . It grants major HP recovery . It costs 27 MP . Curaga is a level 6 White Magic spell . It grants super high HP recovery . It costs 60 MP . Group - cast ing is allowed for both spells and casting them on undead enemies will damage them . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Curaga is the highest leveled healing spell . It can restore a large amount of HP to one person as well as the entire party . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Curaga is a Story Mode skill . It fully recovers the character ' s HP . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Curaga returns as a story mode skill , this time recovering the HP of the entire party when used . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Curaga is an ability that activates automatically when the character falls below 50 % HP , and recovers 40 % of their HP . However , it only activates once per stage . Minwu learns Curaga at Level 75 , Cecil learns it at Level 65 , and Yuna learns it at Level 70 . Any character can learn Curaga through a Curaga Scroll . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Curaga is a White Magic ability with a Rarity of ☆☆☆ . It restores a large amount of HP to one target , it can initially be used four times and it can be honed to Rank 5 . It can be created by using White Orb x5 , Wind Orb x3 , Minor Holy Orb x3 and 5000 gil . " World of Final Fantasy " . Curaga is a level 7 White Mage spell , learned for 600 JP and costing 3 SP to use . It restores all HP and cures all statuses to Chocobo . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . One of Porom ' s cards can use Curaga . For the activation cost of discarding another Porom card , Curaga prevents the next damage that would be dealt to a Forward during the turn it is used . Non - " Final Fantasy " Appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . Curaga , along with its lower tier spells Cure and Cura , appears as a spell in the " Kingdom Hearts " series . Just like in the " Final Fantasy " series , the spell recovers HP when used . In ' , Curaga has been specialized to provide area - of - effect healing to the player and their allies , while in ' , both a standard Curaga and a Group Curaga alternative are available . Etymology . In the " Final Fantasy " series naming tradition , starting from " Final Fantasy VIII " , the - ga suffix is added to spell names to denote the third and often the highest level of that type of spell .