Sylph The Sylphs , also called Silf , are a summon in various games in the series . Their attack , Whispering Wind , absorbs HP from the enemy and gives it to the party . Their appearance is that of small fairies . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Sylphs live in the Sylph Cave in the Underworld . Cecil Harvey and his friends find them taking care of Yang Fang Leiden , who has been injured due to an attempt to stop the Super Cannon in the Tower of Babil . The Sylphs do not let the party near Yang , as they do not trust humans . When Cecil comes back with a frying pan given to him by Yang ' s wife , he hits Yang with it and he wakes up . Yang offers his help , but the Sylphs would not let Yang leave . They offer Rydia their help instead as a summon . Two Sylphs can later be seen in the attack on the Giant of Babil , in a tank with Yang . In the Nintendo DS remake , Sylph is one of the few spells usable by the heroes that is the Wind element , the other being Edge ' s Gale ninjutsu . Sylph has a casting time of 1 , cost 20 MP ( 25 MP in the 3D ) to summon and deals non - elemental ( Wind - elemental in 3D ) damage to a single enemy , distributing the amount of damage they dealt to the enemies to the party as HP . In the SNES , Easy Type , and Wii versions ; there is a glitch that lets the player cast the Sylph summon for 0 MP . On the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduce to 0 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Sylph returns as a Summon spell for Rydia in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . It deals moderate non - elemental damage to one enemy and restores HP evenly to all party members at the cost of 20 MP . They are only available during the final battle . In " The After Years " , the Sylphs have fallen under the control of the Mysterious Girl like most of the Eidolons , and a lone Sylph can be found petrified in their cave in Rydia ' s Tale . In Yang ' s Tale , the Sylphs appear to him in a vision at the Impact Crater , warning him of the Mysterious Girl seizing control of them in preparation to take the Crystals , and Yang returns to Fabul to ensure the castle ' s safety . In The Crystals , the Sylphs are running about Kaipo and Fabul in search of Yang , and will attack if approached . Reviving Yang and Ursula will calm them down and they will join Rydia as a summon . If the player fights and kills all the Sylphs in Kaipo and Fabul prior to this however , they cannot be obtained . The Sylphs cost 25 MP to summon and act as they did in " Final Fantasy IV " , damaging a single enemy and healing the party . The Sylphs also take part in the Sylph Protection Band , formed by Banding Yang ' s Attack with Rydia ' s Summon . Rydia summons the Sylphs to empower Yang , healing his HP and granting him the Protect , Shell and Haste statuses for 17 MP . " Final Fantasy V " . The Sylphs are a Level 1 summon in " Final Fantasy V " , and can be purchased in the town of Walse for 350 gil . For the cost of 8 MP , two fairies appear and drain some HP from the enemies , distributing it to the party . In the 3D versions of the game , the summoner calls a new , larger sylph , who then conjures the two small sylphs . " Final Fantasy XI " . Despite not appearing as a summon in the game , there is a Server named after them . Sylph is the rank 1 Non - Elemental ranged summon . Her special attack is Aero , which causes moderate non - elemental damage . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Sylphs are one of the beast races of " Final Fantasy XIV " , being numerous around the Eastern Black Shroud and having the best relationship with the city - states of all of them . They speak a broken form of the common language and never use terms such as " I " or " We " , opting for terms such as " The Woken Ones " , " The Metal Ones " , " The Seedy Ones " , etc . They nest in Moonspore Grove , which is blocked off by boulders . The pathways to the Grove have many sylphs that can be engaged in combat , and their houses can be easily seen glowing from tree trunks . A ground structure called the Goldleaf Dais can also be found in this area . Due to the invasion of the Garleans in the Twelveswood and the following Calamity , some sylphs resorted to summoning Ramuh , the lightning - aspected primal . These sylphs have been ' touched ' , changing to a purple hue , and are fiercely defensive of their territory , only venturing outside to bring back untouched sylphs ( which remain a green hue ) into their fold . The untouched sylphs have since fled to a village called Little Solace , with the support of Gridania . Although all feminine in appearance , sylphs are a dual - gendered species whose names reflect their gender . All male Sylph ' s names end in with " xio " while all female Sylph names end in " xia . " Wind - up Sylph appears as a minion . " World of Final Fantasy " . Sylph is a Mirage that can fight alongside Lann and Reynn after her prism is given to them by Serafie . She is a wind - based mirage with the Whisperwind ability , an elemental Drain attack . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . In " Final Fantasy Tactics " , Sylph ( also known as Silf ) can be learned by the Summoner job and costs 400 JP . Its attack , Whispering Wind , attempts to inflict Silence on all enemies in a large area . It costs 26 MP and has a speed of 20 . In the PlayStation version , when summoned , the summoner will sometimes say , " Show us to put our lives back on track ! Silf ! " " Final Fantasy Tactics S " . Sylph appears as a boss in " Final Fantasy Tactics S " . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . The Sylph is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party ' s monster unit ( s ) can transform into . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The Sylph is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party can transform into . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Sylph is the summon in " Final Fantasy Dimensions " able to use their trademark Whispering Wind ability . It costs 12 MP to summon . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Sylph appears as a summon for the player to use . An alternate variant , Sylph ( God ) also appears as a summon . Sylph appears as a low ranked wind - elemental summon . Sylph ' s special ability is Whispering Wind when summoned into battle , which deals wind - elemental damage to all enemies and restores HP to all allies . Summoning the Sylph costs 1 points from the Consumption Gauge . Depending on the summon ' s type and rank , the user is able to learn the following abilities : " Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia " . Sylph is set to appear as a summon . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Sylph was set to appear as a Summoning ability . Its animation suggests that their ability would be Whispering Wind which would drain HP from the enemy . " Mobius Final Fantasy " . Sylph appears as a wind - element ability card in " Mobius Final Fantasy " . Her ability is Aero which is a mage ability that allows a single - target wind attack . She produces four earth orbs in battle . She possesses the extra skills Break Exploiter , Elemental Return and Weakness Breaker . Her auto - ability is Break Power Up + 3 % . She can be obtained from the Ability Card Shop or through Summoning . " Chocobo ' s Mysterious Dungeon 2 " . Sylph appears in " Chocobo ' s Mysterious Dungeon 2 " . " Chocobo Racing " . Sylphs ' appears in the background in " Chocobo Racing " . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Sylph appears in Wind and Thunder - elemental trading cards in " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " .