Thundara ( ability ) Thundara , also called Bolt 2 , Lit 2 , Thunder 2 , and Thunder II , is the second level Lightning - elemental Black Magic spell . Thundara is also known as " Electro + " in Spanish " Blitzra " in the German version and " Fulgora " in Italian . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Thundara , also known as LIT2 in the NES release and Bolt2 in the " Final Fantasy Origins " release , is a level 3 Black Magic spell than can be bought in Elfheim and can be learned by the Black Mage , Black Wizard , Red Mage , Red Wizard , and Ninja classes . Thundara can be cast by Beholder , Vampire Lord , Water Naga , Astos , Lich , Kraken , and Tiamat . In the NES and " Origins " releases , it inflicts between 30 and 120 Lightning damage . In the " " and " 20th Anniversary Edition " releases , it inflicts moderate Lightning damage depending on the caster ' s Intelligence and costs 15 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy III " . Thundara is a level 3 Black Magic spell with a base power of 55 that can be bought for 1 , 500 gil at Village of the Ancients , Northwest Saronia , Doga ' s Village and Falgabard . One can be found in the Vikings ' Cove , while any non Magus , Sage , Black Mage , and Red Mage class can use the spell through the Zeus ' s Wrath item or the Thunder Spear and Thor ' s Hammer weapons . The enemies Vulcan , Magician , Hein , Goldor , Kraken , Hellgaroo Mage , Flyer Mage , Giant Rat , and Sorcerer can use the spell against the party . " Final Fantasy IV " . Called Bolt 2 in the early versions , Thundara is a Black Magic spell that inflicts medium Thunder damage to one or all enemies . The spell is already known by Fusoya , Tellah , and by Rydia when she returns as an adult . Palom learns Thundara at level 14 . It has a casting time of 3 , costs 15 MP to cast and has a spell power of 64 in the 2D versions , and 50 in 3D versions . Thundara can be cast by Zeromus EG , Golbez , Mindy , and Ramuh . On the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduce to 2 and the spell was renamed to Thunder 2 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Thundara returns as a Black Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . The imposter Rydia along with Palom and Rydia already known the spell . It deals moderate Lightning - elemental damage to one enemy or minor damage to all enemies at the cost of 15 MP . The spell returns in the sequel and can be cast by Rydia , Fusoya , Golbez , Palom , Black Mage , and Leonora . It still costs 15 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy V " . Bolt 2 , retranslated as Thundara in the GBA release , causes medium Thunder damage to one or all enemies , and it is a level 3 Black Magic spell . Black Mages and Red Mages can use this magic , and it can be bought in Karnak or Crescent for 600 gil . Thundara costs 10 MP to cast , and it can be cast by Carbuncle , Flaremancer , Ra Mage , Omniscient , Ramuh , and Reflect Mage . The Mystic Knight ' s Spellblade ability allows the character to attack with the power of Thundara in the sword . The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Skeleton . Thundara is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free . " Final Fantasy VI " . Thundara is an Attack spell , was called Bolt2 in the older translations . The spell deals Lightning - elemental damage to one or all enemies , and can be learned from the esper Ramuh at a x2 rate , from Maduin at a x3 rate , or from the Thunder Shield at a x5 rate . It has a hit rate of 150 , power of 61 , and is vulnerable to Runic . The Thunder Rod has Thundara as an Added Ability . Thundara can be cast by Chadarnook ( Demon ) , Crane ( Left ) , Crane ( Right ) , Goddess , Gold Dragon , Inferno , Joker , Level 30 Magic , Magic Master , Moebius , Number 024 , Humbaba , Veil Dancer , and Misty . " Final Fantasy VII " . Bolt 2 is the second level spell of the Lightning Materia , and can only be used after the Materia has 2000 AP . It costs 22 MP to cast and has a base spell power equal to 1 . 25x the base magic damage . The spell can also be cast with the Bolt Plume item . The enemies , Yang , Garuda , Grimguard , and Unknown 3 , as well as the bosses and Lost Number all utilize the spell against the player . Rude only uses the spell at Rocket Town and Sunken Gelnika , and will never use the spell on Tifa . Unknown 3 will also only use the spell if a target is not under the Poison status . In the 1996 demo release , Bolt 2 is available to Cloud from the start , and only costs 8 MP . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Thundara is an Elemental Magic materia . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Thundara fires several bolts of light at an enemy , potentially hitting multiple targets . A variation called Dark Thundara does damage and inflicts Poison and Silence . Thundara has costs 14 MP to cast , while Dark Thundara costs 20 MP . Thundara Materia can be bought from the The Happy Turtle shop for 3 , 000 gil , or created through Materia Fusion by upgrading from low level Magic Materia . Thundara can be fused with status inflicting Materia to create Dark Thundara . " Final Fantasy VIII " . " Final Fantasy VIII " is the first game in the saga to have the spell called Thundara . Thundara causes medium Lightning - elemental damage on one opponent . It is a common spell that can be drawn from various mid - level enemies in the game , as well as refine d from items and lower level spells . Casting Thundara in battle increases compatibility with Quezacotl by 2 , but lowers compatibility with Ifrit by 0 . 6 and with Eden by 0 . 2 . When Magic Booster is used in the 2013 PC re - release , the player ' s inventory gains 100 Thundara spells , among other basic spells . " Final Fantasy IX " . Thundara is a Black Magic spell exclusive to Vivi that deals moderate Thunder damage . Alternately , Steiner is capable of using Thundara Sword via the Sword Magic skill . Vivi learns Thundara from the Thunder Staff for 50 AP , and it costs 12 MP to cast . It has a spell power of 29 . It can be reflected and works with Return Magic . Thundara can be cast by various enemies , the earliest by Black Waltz 2 . " Final Fantasy X " . Thundara is located on Lulu ' s section of the Sphere Grid . It causes medium Thunder - elemental damage to one enemy , and it is accessible to all playable characters . Thundara can be cast by many enemies , including Larva , Seymour , and Behemoth . A multi - cast version called Multi - Thundara is used by Seymour and Seymour Natus , and will target two allies . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Thundara is a Black Magic spell learned from the Black Mage dressphere . It costs 100 AP to learn and 24 MP to cast . It can also be used if equipped with the NulShock Ring accessory or by passing through the green and red gates in the Thunder Spawn Garment Grid . Thundara can also be used via Yuna ' s Festivalist dressphere ability Ltng . Sandals or via Lady Luck ' s Magic Reels by rolling two Hats . Thundara is used by a large array of enemies . " Final Fantasy XI " . Thundara is a spell available to level 50 Geomancers . The spell inflicts Lightning - elemental damage in an area centered around the caster . The spell can only be purchased from Ledericus in Western Adoulin for 54 , 600 gil . " Final Fantasy XII " . Thundara can be cast after learning the Black Magick 3 license . Thundara inflicts moderate Lightning - elemental damage to all enemies in range . The spell can be bought in Eruyt Village or on Mt Bur - Omisace for 3 , 000 gil . In the International version , Thundara ' s license is Black Magick 6 and the spell can be used by three job classes ; Black Mage , Red Battlemage , and Uhlan — although Uhlan must acquire the preceding Quickening license . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Thundara is a Ravager ability available to Lightning at Crystarium Stage 1 , Sazh Katzroy at Crystarium Stage 7 , Oerba Dia Vanille at Crystarium Stage 7 , Hope Estheim at Crystarium Stage 4 , and Oerba Yun Fang at Crystarium Stage 7 . It is a lightning - elemental magical attack against target and nearby foes . If target is stagger ed , effectiveness increases . It costs 2 ATB gauge segments to cast . Thundara can be cast by Adroa , Dahaka , Odin , and Right Ailette . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Thundara returns as a Ravager spell . It deals moderate lighting - based magic damage to enemies , but its effectiveness is increased versus staggered enemies . It is learnable by Serah Farron at Role Level 18 , Albino Lobo at level 52 , Apotamkin at level 17 , Circuitron from the start , Debris at level 34 , Greater Behemoth at level 21 , Nekton at level 68 , Pink Lily at level 14 , Pleuston at level 45 , Valfodr at level 16 , and Zwerg Scandroid at level 40 . " " . Thundara initially has ATB cost of 25 , Attack of 0 . 15 , stagger power of B and stagger time of E . It is a locked ability in ( LV 3 ) garb . It can also be dropped by enemies . Angel of Valhalla uses Thundara after being fully healed . Legacy " Final Fantasy XIV " . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Thunder II appears in the relaunch of " Final Fantasy XIV " as a Thaumaturge ability available at level 22 . The ability deals lightning - elemental damage to a single target with the potency of 50 and deals damage over time with a potency of 35 for a period of 21 seconds . In the Japanese version of the game , Thunder II is called Thundara . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Thundara can be learned by the Black Mage for 200 JP . It costs 12 MP , and its speed is 20 . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Thunder Rod teaches Thundara to the Black Mage for 200 AP . It costs 12 MP to cast , has a Magic Power of 40 , and has a range of 4 with a vertical reach of 2 . It is stealable through the ability Steal : Ability , and is also susceptible to Return Magic and Absorb MP . Black Mages learn Thundara through the , while Seers learn it through the . In both cases , Thundara needs 250 AP to be mastered and costs 14 MP . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Thundara can only be cast when fusing Thunder Magicite . The player must combine two Thunder Magicites to cast it . Thundara can only be cast by piling two Thunder spells . If the target rings are perfectly lined up , it will cast Thundara + 1 . Thundara is the level 10 Lightning spell , exclusive to the Black Mage class , and caps at level 100 . It deals Lightning damage to two enemies , can be used twice per battle , and up to five times a day . It requires two turns to cast . Thundara is cast by stacking two Thunder target rings . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Called Lit 2 in the game , this Black Magic spell deals Thunder elemental damage to one enemy or all enemies in the same group . It cost 28 MP to use , and it can be bought for 8500 GP in Knaya ( Pureland ) . Thundara is a moderate level Black Magic spell . The spell costs 3 AP to cast and it has a spell power of 10 . It can only be used if the Thundara Tome item is in the character ' s inventory . The spell can only be purchased in Spelvia for 1 , 500 gil . " Bravely Default " . Thundara is a level 3 Black Magic and it costs 15 MP to use . It inflicts medium lightning damage . Group - cast ing is allowed . Thundara is also a level 3 Sword Magic . It adds a medium - power lightning effect to weapon for 10 turns . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Thundara is one of Terra ' s Bravery attacks , which summons four strings of lightning bolts to surround and converge on the opponent . It costs 20 CP to equip and 90 AP to master . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Thundara returns as one of Terra ' s Bravery attacks , with the same effect as in the previous game . It now costs 30 CP to equip and 90 AP to master . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Thundara is a Reactive ability in " Theatrhythm " that activates in BMS every time the player gets a Good or better rating on 24 Slide Triggers , and deals mid - power magic damage . Thundara is learned by Cecil , Rydia , Faris , Terra , Vivi , Shantotto , Ashe , and Lightning . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Thundara is a Black Magic Ability with a Rarity of ☆☆ . It deals lightning 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 Lesser Black Orb x5 , Lesser Lightning Orb x8 and costs 3000 gil . Non - " Final Fantasy " Appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . Thundara , together with its tiers Thunder and Thundaga , appears in " Kingdom Hearts " as a magic spell . The spell ' s effect has varied across different titles from single targeting spell to an area - of - effect spell .