Death ( ability ) Death , also known as Fatal , Reaper , or Doom , is a recurring Black Magic spell from the " Final Fantasy " series that inflicts Instant Death on its target . Death is also often referred to as the status effect of KO , or having zero HP . Death , typically , is easy to resist when being cast upon a playable character from an enemy and usually results in a miss . This is also the same when casting Death on an enemy from a playable character . There are other forms of Death that are used by enemy creatures : Some are called Level 3 Death or Level 5 Death , which will kill any character that has a level divisible by the set number . The level - specific variants are generally very accurate or 100 % accurate . In most of the game series , the spell ' s special effect is represented by the personification of death , known as the Grim Reaper . In the modern " Final Fantasy " series , using Death on an undead creature has no effect and it may even fully replenish the undead target ' s health . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Death ( RUB in the NES release or Reaper in the " Final Fantasy Origins " release ) is a level 6 Black Magic spell which attempts to inflict Instant Death on a single enemy . It does not have a high success rate , but there is an upgraded version called Kill . Beholder , Death Eye , Astos , Dark Wizard , and Marilith are all capable of casting the spell . The spell can be bought at Crescent Lake and can be learned by the Black Mage and Black Wizard job classes . In the " " , " 20th Anniversary Edition " and iOS releases it costs 30 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy II " . Death ( Doom in the " Origins " release ) is a Black Magic spell which attempts to inflict Instant Death on one or all enemies . The success rate increases with the spell ' s level . Any character can learn Death by having them use the Death Tome ( called the Doom Scroll in the " Origins " release ) . Death VIII can be used by Imperial Shadow and Sorcerer , while Death XVI is used exclusively by Astaroth . " Final Fantasy III " . Death is a level 8 Black Magic spell that can be bought in Eureka for 60 , 000 gil . It inflicts Instant Death on one enemy with a 35 % success rate , and can also be cast through the item Black Musk . The enemies Kum Kum and Echidna can use the spell against the party . " Final Fantasy IV " . Death ( Fatal in the original SNES release ) is a Black Magic spell that attempts to cause Instant Death for 35 MP . It has a casting time of 5 . Rydia learns it at level 52 in the the 2D versions , and at level 55 in the 3D versions , while Palom learns it at 46 in all versions . It has an accuracy of 60 % in the 2D versions , and 30 % accuracy in 3D versions . Both Dark Sage and Blood Eye can cast the spell . On the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduce to 2 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Death returns as a Black Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . The impostor Rydia learns it at level 52 while Palom learns it at level 46 , but Rydia doesn ' t have the spell when she participates in the final battle . It inflicts Death to one or all enemies at the cost of 35 MP . Death costs 35 MP to cast , and is learned by Rydia at level 55 and Palom at level 47 . Fusoya starts with the spell . " Final Fantasy V " . Death , also known as Doom , is a level 6 Black Magic and can be purchased at Phantom Village for 10 , 000 gil . It attempts to inflict Instant Death on one target , and it costs 29 MP to cast . The enemies Alchymia , Aquathorn , Carbuncle , Black Warlock , Exdeath ' s Soul , Fury , Necrophobe , and Archeodemon can all cast the spell . The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Mani Wizard , Tonberry , or Aquathorn . Death is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free . " Final Fantasy VI " . Death is an Attack spell , also known as Doom , attempts to cause Death for 35 MP . It is learned from the esper Catoblepas at a rate of x2 . It is a vital part of the infamous Vanish - Doom bug . It has a 95 hit rate and is vulnerable to Runic . The Soul Sabre and Death Tarot weapons have it as an Added Ability . Level 50 Magic , Magic Master , Death Rider , Death Machine , Necromancer , Death Warden , and Behemoth King ( Undead ) can cast this spell as well . " Final Fantasy VII " . The spell Death can be learned on the Destruct Materia . It attempts to inflict Instant Death on one target . It requires 10 , 000 AP to learn and 30 MP to cast , and has accuracy of 44 % . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Death can be obtained from various missions and monsters , as well as in Materia Fusion by fusing a mastered Stop Materia with Libra , or Poison with any DMW Materia . It attempts to inflict Instant Death on a target at the cost of 18 MP . " Final Fantasy VIII " . When cast in battle , Death attempts to inflict Instant Death upon one enemy . It is one of the best spells to junction onto the Luck stat , although it may be wiser to junction the spell onto ST - Atk - J or ST - Def - J in order to cause or protect against Instant Death respectively ( ST - Atk - J is particularly useful ; if one Junctions 100 Death spells to it , any enemy without an innate immunity to Death can be killed in one hit ) . While few enemies hold the Death spell for the player to draw from , it can be manufactured from many refinery items . Casting Death in battle increases compatibility with Doomtrain by 1 , but lowers compatibility with Carbuncle by 0 . 2 . " Final Fantasy IX " . Death is a Black Magic spell used by Vivi . It is taught through the Black Hood , costs 20 MP to cast , and takes 45 AP to learn . It has a 35 % accuracy . It can be reflected and works with Return Magic . The enemies Lich , Ozma , Whale Zombie and Ash use this spell as well . " Final Fantasy X " . Death is the second - to - last spell learned along Lulu ' s basic Sphere Grid path . It attempts to kill one target , and it costs 20 MP . Lulu can cast multiple Death spells with her Overdrive , Fury . An upgraded version called Mega Death is a skill used by Yunalesca which inflicts Instant Death on all characters who are not afflicted with the Zombie status , or have Deathproof in their armor . Death can also be inflicted with the Use item Farplane Shadow and Farplane Wind . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Death is part of the Arcana skillset used by the Dark Knight dressphere , but can also be used through the Bitter Farewell Garment Grid or while equipped with the Mortal Shock accessory . Death can also be used through Yuna ' s Festivalist ability Ultima Sandals . It requires Doom to be mastered and 50 AP to master for it to be used by Dark Knights , and costs 24 MP to cast . Also , Paine ' s special dressphere Full Throttle can learn Death for 20 AP after learning Fiers . For enemies , the spell is exclusive to the Precepts Guard . " Final Fantasy XI " . Death is a spell available to Black Mage ( Final Fantasy XI ) at Level 99 after spending 1200 Job Points on the job . It consumes all of the caster ' s MP and attempts to inflict Instant Death . If the effect fails , the target instead takes Darkness elemental damage proportional to the MP consumed . Most Undead types of enemies will resist this . Death is generally more readily available to enemies , though mostly the more powerful or rare ones . It is cast by the Dark Rider , megaboss statues of Dynamis , and Angra Mainyu , the megaboss of Dynamis — Beaudcedine , generally in conjunction with Chain Spell . Death , is usually unavoidable and causes instant KO . However , there are means of resisting the spell . The Shadow Ring item obtained from Dynamis Lord offers resistance to Death . The Flawless Ribbon may also give resistance to death . " Final Fantasy XII " . Death is an Arcane Magick 5 license that requires 60 License Points , and uses 30 MP . It can be bought in Rabanastre , Nalbina , and Phon Coast for 5 , 200 gil . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , Death is an Arcane Magick 2 License . It costs 50 LP and 30 MP , and can only be obtained from a treasures in Paramina Rift ' s Karydine Glacier . This magick is only available for the Red Battlemage job class . Death ' s base success rate is 35 % , but it is also affected by the caster ' s Magick Power and the target ' s Vitality . Zalera ' s skill Kill has the same effect as Death with a 100 % hit rate . As with Death , enemies with Safety passive ability are immune to Instant Death . Prime Level Death is also a skill used by Zalera as a boss , inflicting instant death upon party members whose levels are prime numbers . Presumably , the only levels at which all such spells may be avoided are 49 , 77 , and 91 as there are no spells relating to multiples of 7 , 11 , or 13 . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Death appears as Vanille ' s Full ATB Skill and acts in a similar way to a Limit Break . It deals up to 99 , 999 HP damage ( but can break the damage limit with a Genji Glove ) and has a 1 % chance of inflicting Instant KO . This is increased by an additional 1 % for each status ailment the target possesses . Despite widespread word - of - mouth to the contrary , Death is not classified as a debuffing spell , so its chances of hitting can ' t be boosted with the passive ability , Improved Debuffing , found in Vanille ' s Belladonna and Malboro Wands , or by stagger ing the opponent . Death is also used by the Sacrifice Cie ' th in Eden and Orphan ' s Cradle , and the final boss can use an attack called Purgatorial Wrath which attempts to instantly kill a player , in the same way as Death . These are affected by Cherub ' s Crowns and Seraph ' s Crowns , in that the chance of death becomes lower ( but not collectively ) . " Final Fantasy XV " . Death is exclusive to Noctis . Death is one of many Ring Magic abilities used when the Ring of the Lucii is equipped as a weapon . It enables Noctis to drain the life - force of enemies and causes them to disintegrate . When the enemy is killed and collapses into dust , the spell restores Noctis ' s HP with the amount the enemy had when it died . It is used via the attack command when the Ring of the Lucii is in the weapon slot and gradually drains MP . It works well against small daemons . Death is the first spell Noctis learns on the ring and becomes available in Chapter 13 . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Death is learned through the Black Mage job for 600 JP . It has a speed of 10 and uses 24 MP and causes Instant Death . Since more enemies than usual are human s , using Death is more reliable than in most games in the series . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Death is a Dark - elemental spell that can be learned from the weapon , Life Crosier , used by Alchemists , which can inflict Instant Death and costs 36 MP to cast . It is stealable through the ability Steal : Ability , and is also susceptible to Return Magic . " " . Death is able to to learned by Arcanists , it uses 16 MP , 450 AP to master , and is learned from the . The spell causes Instant Death . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Death appears as a part of the Special Magic category . When used , the Death spell manifests a dark sigil before firing off a magenta wisp . Should it make contact with the enemy , they will be put into Killsight status . It is obtained in the Expert Trial Amiter ' s Resistance in Chapter 7 . The player must complete the relevant Special Order to obtain it . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . There ' s a Magic Book called Death and it has a book icon before its name . It cast Death , and can be bought in Hidden Town and Ameyoko for 5 , 000 GP or found in Jail . It only has 20 uses and Instant kills on one target . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . There ' s a Magic Book called Death and it has a book icon before its name . It cast Death , and can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 6800 GP or found in chests . It only has 30 uses , and also increases a Robot ' s HP by 45 when equipped on them . It inflicts Stun on non - undead such Skelton , Zombie , O - Bake on a single target . The formula is Mana x13 . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Fatal is a Black Magic spell will inflict Instant Death if successful . It cost 36 MP to use , and it can be bought for 25 , 000 GP in Dwelg Town ( Underworld ) . Death appears as the strongest Dark Magic spell and costs 4 AP to cast . Death can be given to any character by having a Death Tome in the character ' s inventory . The spell can only be purchased in Urbeth for 5 , 000 gil . A Death Tome can also be found in a chest inside the Pirate Hideout after obtaining the Magic Key . " Bravely Default " . Death is a level 6 Black Magic spell . It has a 60 % chance to cause instant death to one target . Death is also a level 6 Sword Magic spell . It adds death to weapon for 10 turns , in which it has a 75 % chance to cause death on one target when attacking . It costs 15 MP . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The player can utilize the Deathgaze summon in battle to trigger its effect , Level 5 Death , which causes their opponents bravery to instantly break if it is a multiple of 5 at the time of summoning . It can be obtained as a stage bonus in Destiny Odyssey VI . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Deathgaze summon and its effect , Level 5 Death , return unchanged . It can be purchased from select Moogle Shop s for 40 KP . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Death is a Black Magic ability with a Rarity of ☆☆☆☆ . It KO ' s one target , it can initially be used once and it can be honed to Rank 5 . It can be created by using Greater Black Orb x5 , Greater Ice Orb x3 , Greater Dark Orb x3 , and 10000 gil .