Tornado ( ability ) Tornado , also known as Weak , Wind , and W Wind , is a recurring spell and ability in the " Final Fantasy " series . It most often deals strong Wind - elemental damage , but may also reduce targets to single digit health . Appearances . " Final Fantasy III " . Tornado ( Wind in the NES version ) , is a level 8 White Magic spell that reduces the target ' s HP to single digits . It is bought in Eureka for 60 , 000 gil and can be used by the enemies Unei ' s Clone and Unei . It has a 40 % accuracy and can target one or all enemies . " Final Fantasy IV " . Tornado ( Weak in the SNES version and Wind in the PS version ) , is a Black Magic spell that reduces the target ' s HP to single digits for 25 MP . Palom learns this spell at level 48 , and Rydia learns it at level 51 in the 2D releases and at level 58 in 3D releases . It has a casting time of 2 and an accuracy of 75 in the 2D releases and 70 in 3D releases . Tornado can also be cast by Dark Elf and Dark Sage , while Belphegor can cast it only in the 3D version . In the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduced to 1 . In " Final Fantasy IV Advance " and " " versions , Abel ' s Lance can randomly cast Tornado on any enemy in the game , including bosses . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Tornado returns as a Black Magic spell . The impostor Rydia learns it at level 51 while Palom learns it at level 48 , but Rydia doesn ' t have the spell when she participates in the final battle . It reduces a single target ' s HP to critical level at the cost of 25 MP . Tornado lowers the target ' s HP to HP Critical and costs 25 MP to cast . It is learnable by Palom ( level 45 ) and Rydia ( level 58 ) , while Fusoya starts with the spell . is also used by Strato Avis , Gargoyle , Dark Elf , Ultima Weapon , and the Mysterious Girl . " Final Fantasy VI " . Tornado ( W Wind in the SNES release ) , is an Attack spell learned from the Esper Midgardsormr at a x1 rate . It costs 75 MP and it reduces everyone ' s HP ( including allies ' ) to 6 . 25 % of their current HP . Tornado can be cast by Level 60 Magic , Level 90 Magic , Master Tonberry , Rest , Ultima Weapon , Storm Dragon in the Dragon ' s Den , Kaiser Dragon , and Omega Weapon . " Final Fantasy VII " . Tornado is found in the Contain Magic Materia once it reaches level three , and has a spell power equal to 6 . 5625x the base magic damage . It deals Wind - elemental damage and can cause Confuse at the cost of 90 MP . The chance of inflicting the target with Confusion is 32 % . It is the only player - available Wind - elemental spell in the game . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Tornado is an enemy ability used by G Enforcer . It inflicts percentage based damage to Zack . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Tornado is the higher - level version of Aero and inflicts Wind - elemental damage on all opponents . It can be drawn and cast at enemies or junctioned to stats . Casting Tornado in battle increases compatibility with Pandemona by 1 , Quezacotl by 0 . 6 , Eden by 0 . 4 and with Bahamut by 0 . 2 , but lowers compatibility with Brothers by 0 . 8 . " Final Fantasy XI " . Tornado is a Wind - based Ancient Magic spell available to Black Mages only . An upgraded version , Tornado II , may be gained by players at level 75 with the use of Merit Points . " Final Fantasy XII " . Tornado is the name of Chaos ' s ultimate attack . A Wind - elemental attack , its damage is equal to 90 % of the target ' s max HP , capped at 9 , 999 in the original version . In the Japanese version , Chaos ' s ultimate attack is named Hurricane , and Tornado is the name for Chaos ' s unique weaker Wind attack to single target . Tornado is a Magic . There are three ways to obtain Tornado : " Final Fantasy XIV " . Tornado appeared as an ability in the original " Final Fantasy XIV " and dealt massive wind - elemental damage to the target and nearby enemies . At the initial release , Tornado was a Conjurer spell available for use at Rank 44 and it cost 4 action points to set . After the release of patch 1 . 20 , Tornado became unusable by any class in the game . Tornado appears in " A Realm Reborn " as an enemy ability available to a number of Elite Marks as well as Unei Clones in Syrcus Tower . The ability deals heavy damage ( up to 16 , 000 ) split evenly to all targets caught in range . The targeted player has a blue icon over their head before it is cast , allowing others to cluster around and dilute the damage to less lethal amounts . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Tornado is an ability used by Hashmal , which inflicts heavy Wind - elemental damage in a large area . It has a speed of 15 , range of 4 , and effect of 4 , and costs 70 MP to use . Due to its slow charge speed , the player can take advantage by blitzing Hashmal . Cyclone is the ability of the Raptor , learned for 300 AP from El - Cid . It deals Wind - elemental damage in an area around the selected area with a range of 4 , at the cost of 16 MP . " Vagrant Story " . Tornado is an enemy ability used by Ogre Lord . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . Tornado is an ability that has three uses and has an attack power of 4 which damages all enemies , the damage formula is base on Mana . This ability is used by Ten - Gu , Garuda , Rock , Fireman , Ki - Rin , Nike , Susano - O , GigaWorm , Byak - Ko2 , and Su - Zaku2 . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . Tornado is a magical attack that has five uses , it also increases a Robot ' s HP by 9 . The damage formula for Tornado is the user ' s Mana x8 . This ability target ' s all enemies . This attack can be used by Arachne , Byak - Ko , FengLung , Garuda , GigaWorm , Kirin , Mazin , Nike , Roc , Su - Zaku , Susano - O , Sylph , Ten - Gu , Fenrir , Magnate , Minion , OdinCrow , and TianLung . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Called Weak in the game , this White Magic spell deals Tornado - elemental damage . It cost 28 MP to use , and it can be bought for 8500 GP in Knaya ( Pureland ) . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Tornado is a Level 4 Black Magic spell . It is obtainable from any shop selling Level 4 Black Magic for 3000 coins . Like in " Final Fantasy IV " , it reduces an opponent to single digit HP . It costs 50 MP to use , and , like most spells of its ilk , will not work in boss battles . Players can use Tornado to sequence break and obtain the Protect Ring and Sleep Blade early in the cave in Deist . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Tornado is one of Terra ' s HP attacks . She summons three tornadoes to circle her , striking opponents multiple times , before the three tornadoes converge into one and inflict HP damage . Terra is able to use it in the air initially and learns to cast it on the ground at level 14 . Tornado costs 40 CP to equip and 180 AP to master . Tornado is also the most powerful form of Shantotto ' s Spirit Magic : Air , used when she has over 6000 Bravery . It summons a large tornado that draws in opponents . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Shantotto now casts Tornado with Spirit Magic : Air with 4000 + Bravery . Terra ' s Tornado now costs 30 CP to equip and 130 AP to master . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Tornado is the ability that is used by Shantotto during battle . Non - " Final Fantasy " Appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . Tornado appears in ' and ' as a sleight , and in ' and ' as a magic command exclusive to and , respectively . It creates a large whirlwind that draws in enemies to deal damage over several seconds , and in the latter two , can be moved with the analog stick .