Level 5 Death Level 5 Death , Lv . 5 Death and L5 Doom , is a recurring Blue Magic spell in the " Final Fantasy " series . It deals instant death to all enemies whose level is a multiple of 5 ( ending in 5 or 0 ) . One difficulty in obtaining this spell is that the character learning it must not actually die from the spell , which may pose problems for players who have a relatively even - leveled party . Depending on the game , Level 5 Death may or may not bypass an immunity to " death " . Appearances . " Final Fantasy V " . Level 5 Death can be used by Blue Mages . It ignores resistance to Death , and can be learned from the following enemies : It costs 22 MP to cast . It can only be learned if the character is a Blue Mage and is successfully hit by the spell , or is using the Learning ability . In the GBA and mobile versions , it cannot be obtained if the Blue Mage , who has taken the hit , finishes the battle without being revived ; they must die to the spell ( meaning they need to be a level that is a multiple of 5 ) . Also , the player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing an Executor . " Final Fantasy VI " . Lv . 5 Death , previously known as L5 Doom , is a Lore that can be learned from the following enemies : Apocrypha , Dark Force , Death Machine , Deathgaze , Daedalus , Dueller , Devil , and Trapper . Strago can also learn the spell if either Setzer or Gogo use Joker ' s Death through the Slot command . It costs 22 MP to cast , doesn ' t check for Stamina , and doesn ' t restore undead . It is unblockable . There is a listed total of 36 enemies that can be affected and killed by this spell ; enemies that are immune to Death will not be listed . They are as follows : " Final Fantasy VII " . L5 Death can be learned as an Enemy Skill from Parasite . The player must use Manipulate to learn it . It costs 22 MP to cast . It targets all opponents and inflicts instant death on all targets with a level divisible by five . The spell graphic is a red semi - transparent skull ( similar to the effect used when bosses are defeated ) that opens its jaw . " Final Fantasy VIII " . LV5 Death is Omega Weapon ' s opening attack . This is the only instance of the attack being used in that battle . The only other enemy to use this attack is the Torama . Quistis has a similar Blue Magic skill , Lv ? Death . LV5 Death is notable for being able to instantly wipe out a max level ( 100 ) party that has no Death resistance junctioned . Due to the ease of reaching level 100 with the " Final Fantasy VIII " level - scaled difficulty , this makes it a devastating attack late in the game . " Final Fantasy IX " . LV5 Death can be learned as a Blue Magic spell by eating these enemies : It costs 20 MP to cast . It can ' t be reflected and works with Return Magic . It is also Soulcage ' s opening attack and used by Ozma when there is a party member susceptible to it . Every random encounter inside Desert Palace is vulnerable to this move , making it especially useful for speedruns during this part where Flee is unavailable . LV5 Death is also useful for grinding Grand Dragon s . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . LV 5 Death is an enemy ability used by Jawbreaker s . It is usable by the player through the Morpher job when one of the Jawbreaker s with the ability is captured in the Monster Bank . This is one of the few games in which the spell is not a Blue Magic spell . It costs 24 MP to cast and is Dark - elemental . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Level 5 Death is used by Deathgaze when summoned , and it causes a Bravery Break if the opponent ' s current Bravery is a multiple of 5 . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Level 5 Death is once again used by Deathgaze and operates in the same manner by breaking the opponent ' s Bravery if it is a multiple of 5 . It can be purchased from select Moogle Shop s for 40 KP . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . The Deathgaze card can use the Level 5 Death ability . For the discard of a Deathgaze card , it Breaks all the opponent ' s Characters with costs of 5 or 10 . The ability can only be used when Deathgaze is a Forward .