Cura Cura , also known as Cure2 , Cure 2 , and Cure II , is a recurring spell from the " Final Fantasy " series . It is a more powerful version of Cure , restoring more HP . In some games , Cura may be a full - party Cure . Cura and its other variants can also be used to inflict damage to undead enemies . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Cura , also known as CUR2 in the NES release and Cure2 in the " Final Fantasy Origins " release , is a level 3 White Magic spell which restores a moderate amount of HP to a single party member . In the NES and " Origins " releases , it restores between 33 and 66 HP , while in subsequent releases it restores HP depending on the caster ' s Intelligence . The spell can be bought at Elfheim and can be learned by the White Mage , White Wizard , Red Mage , Red Wizard , and Knight Job classes . In the " " and " 20th Anniversary Edition " releases it costs 10 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy III " . Cura is a Level 3 White Magic spell that can be bought in Northwest Saronia , Doga ' s Village , Falgabard , and Village of the Ancients for 1 , 500 gil . It can only be used by a Red Mage , White Mage , Devout , Sage , Onion Knight , and Scholar . Aria can cast Cura when she joins the party as a guest . It has a base power of 125 , and can be used by the enemies Ahriman and Guardian . A free Cura can be found in Tozus . " Final Fantasy IV " . Cura is a White Magic spell that Tellah and Fusoya already know when they join the party . Cura can also be learned by Cecil at level 15 , Porom and Rosa at level 13 , and in the 3D releases , child Rydia at level 12 . It has a casting time of 1 , costs 9 MP to cast with a power of 48 and never misses . On the " Easy Type " version , the spell was renamed to Cure 2 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Cura returns as a White Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . Cecil , Rosa , and Porom already know the spell . It restores moderate HP to one or minor HP to all allies . It can also be used to damage the undead . It costs 9 MP to cast . Cura is a White Magic spell that can be used by Cecil , Rosa , Ceodore , Kain ( as a Holy Dragoon ) , White Mage , Fusoya , Porom , and Wedge . It costs 9 MP to use and restores a moderate amount of HP to one party member or a small amount of HP to the party . Edward ' s Life ' s Anthem song acts like a Cura spell on all party members . " Final Fantasy V " . Cura is a Level 3 White Magic spell that costs 9 MP to cast , and can be bought for 620 gil at Karnak and Jachol . It is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free . Cura can be cast by Calofisteri , Carbuncle , Cure Beast , Omniscient , Purobolos , Tiny Mage , and Zephyrus . " Final Fantasy VI " . Cura is a Healing spell that is learned from the espers Kirin at a x1 rate , Unicorn at a x4 rate , Golem at a x5 rate , Seraph at a x8 rate , and Lakshmi at a x16 rate . Terra can learn Cura at level 33 . It costs 25 MP to cast , has a power of 28 , and is vulnerable to Runic . Cura can be cast by General , Level 80 Magic , Cherry , Moebius , Desert Hare , Number 024 , Clymenus , and Misty . " Final Fantasy VII " . Cure 2 can be learned after learning Cure from the Restore Materia . It costs 24 MP to cast and has a spell power equal to the base magic damage plus 770 . In the 1996 Demo release , Aeris has Cure 2 and can use it for the cost of 20 MP . The enemies Christopher and Killbin , as well as the bosses Materia Keeper , Godo , and use the spell . Rude only uses the spells during the fight with him at Rocket Town and in the Sunken Gelnika . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Cura is a Curative Magic Materia . It costs 75 MP to cast . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Cura restores a moderate amount of HP to Zack for 10 MP . It is cast from the Cura Materia . " Final Fantasy VIII " . The first game in the saga to call the spell Cura , this spell restores a moderate amount of HP on one ally . It can be drawn from a variety of mid - level enemies . Casting Cura in battle increases compatibility with Carbuncle 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 Cura spells , among other basic spells . " Final Fantasy IX " . Cura is a White Magic spell that restores a moderate amount of HP to one party member , or the entire party ( roughly 1 , 000 HP total ) . Both Dagger and Eiko can learn it and Beatrix starts with it . It costs 10 MP to cast , and can be learned through the Healing Rod , Golem ' s Flute , and Barette . The spell has a power of 38 . It can be reflected and works with Return Magic . The formula for Cura is as follows : If the ability Concentrate is equipped , the final piece of the formula becomes HP Restored = Base * [ Bonus + 50 % ] instead . During the third battle with Beatrix , she can use the Cura ability too , as can the Lamia enemy . " Final Fantasy X " . Cura is located on Yuna ' s section of the Sphere Grid although everyone in the party can learn it . It costs 10 MP to cast . Cura can be cast by Cindy , Mortibody , Sinspawn Genais , and Yunalesca in her first two forms . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Cura can only be learned on the White Magic skillset from the White Mage dressphere . It costs 40 AP to learn and 10 MP to cast . Cura can also can be cast by passing through specific gates on the Healing Wind , Immortal Soul , Heart Reborn , and the Healing Light Garment Grids , or used via Lady Luck ' s Magic Reels by rolling a Cherry . Cura can be cast by Elder Drake ( Oversoul ) , Greater Drake ( Oversoul ) , Iron Giant ( Oversoul ) , Spine Drake ( Oversoul ) , Node A , Node B , Node C , and Shell Shocker ( Oversoul - Fiend Arena ) . " Final Fantasy XI " . Cura restores all party members ' HP within an area of effect , similar to Curaga , and costs 30 MP to use . Only White Mages can use Cura , unlike Cure and Curaga . The potency of Cura increases if the spell is cast while the WHM has the Job ability Afflatus Misery effect activated . The increase is based on the damage sustained by the White Mage under this effect prior to casting Cura . Properly utilized , this makes Cura the most MP efficient Healing Magic spell in the game . " Final Fantasy XII " . Cura is found on the White Magick 3 License on the License Board . It cost 32 MP to cast and restores a moderate amount of HP to all allies in range . It costs 1 , 500 gil at Rabanastre , Bhujerba ( after the events on the Dreadnought " Leviathan " ) , Nam - Yensa Sandsea , Tomb of Raithwall and Eruyt Village . In the " Zodiac Job System " version Cura can be bought from Dalmasca Westersand after the events in Dreadnought " Leviathan " for 2 , 000 gil , takes 36 MP to cast and is a White Magick 4 license . It can be used by White Mage and Red Battlemage , and by Monk and Time Battlemage by learning of a required Esper , and by Archer after activating a Quickening license . 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 , because they cost three units of effect capacity and consume less MP altogether , making " Final Fantasy XII " a game where Cura is useful until end game . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Cura is an area effect healing spell which restores a small amount of HP to all allies . It is learned by leveling in the Medic role on the Crystarium system and can be learned by everyone at varying stages : Vanille at stage 4 , Hope at stage 5 , Sazh at stage 7 , Lightning at stage 8 , and by Fang and Snow at stage 9 . It costs 2 ATB segments to use . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Cura returns as a healing spell for the Medic role . The most notable change from the prequel is the potency of the spell , which has been significantly reduced . Only Noel out of the playable characters is able to learn the spell , and most recruitable monsters who are medics learn the spell as well . Legacy " Final Fantasy XIV " . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Cure II appears in the relaunch of " Final Fantasy XIV " as a Conjurer ability after completing the " In Nature ' s Embrace " Conjurer guild quest at level 30 . The ability restores HP to a single party member with a potency of 650 . Once the player learns the Freecure trait at level 36 , the player now has a 15 % chance that after casting Cure , the MP cost for their next Cure II will be free . In the Japanese version of the game , Cure II is called Cura . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Cura can be used by White Mage for 10 MP . It costs 180 JP to learn and has a speed of 20 . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Cura can be learned by White Mages and Bishops for 200 AP from the Cure Staff . It costs 10 MP to cast , has a Magic Power of 60 , and a range of 4 and vertical reach of 2 . It is stealable through the ability Steal : Ability . Note that this ability is considered Holy - elemental . Cura is a spell learned by the White Mage , Seer , and Bishop classes , costing 14 MP to cast , having a range of 4 , and requiring 200 AP to master . It is learned through the Healing Staff for White Mage and Bishop , and through the for Seer . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . " Final Fantasy Agito " . Cura is cast by piling two Cure spells . It restores 400 HP . Cura is a level 10 Restoration ability for the White Mage class , and caps at level 100 . It restores two allies ' HP , can be used twice per battle , can be used up to five times per day , and requires two turns to cast . Cura is cast by stacking two Cure target rings . It restores a moderate amount of HP . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Cure2 recover 60 % of a character ' s HP , it can also be used to attack undead . It cost 16 MP to use , and it can be bought for 1700 GP in Muu ( Present ) , Elan ( Future ) and New Dharm ( Future ) . Cura appears a moderate level White Magic spell . The spell costs 3 AP to cast . It can be given to any character by having a Cura Tome in the character ' s inventory . The spell can be purchased in 1 , 500 gil in Guera and Urbeth at night and in Spelvia . Torte is automatically equipped with this spell when he joins the party . A Cura Tome can also be found in a chest inside the Tower to the Sky . " Bravely Default " . Cura is a level 3 White Magic . It grants medium HP recovery . Casting it on undead enemies will damage them . Group - cast ing is allowed . It costs 9 MP . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Cura is a level 4 spell for the White Mage , learned for 240 JP and costing 2 SP to use . It restores a moderate amount of HP to Chocobo . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Cura is a Story Mode skill . It recovers 50 % of the HP of the character . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Cura is Medic ability for Lightning . It restores a large amount of Bravery , but needs strict timing to work properly . Cura can be equipped for 30 CP . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Cura is an ability that activates automatically when the character falls below 65 % HP , and recovers 20 % of their HP . However , it only activates once per stage . Minwu , Cecil , Terra , Yuna , Shantotto , Prishe and Ashe all learn Cura . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Cura is a White Magic Ability with a Rarity of ☆☆ . It restores some 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 Lesser White Orb x5 , Lesser Holy Orb x8 , and 3000 gil . Non - " Final Fantasy " Appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . Cura , along with its tier spells Cure and Curaga , appears as a spell in the " Kingdom Hearts " series . Just like in the " Final Fantasy " series , the spell recovers HP when used . Etymology . " Cura " comes from the Latin word which translates into " care , " " treatment , " " attention " and " concern . "