Wind Slash ( ability ) Wind Slash , also known as Kamaitachi , Flying Sickle , and Gale Cut , is a recurring ability in the " Final Fantasy " series . It has appeared as both an attack the player can use and an attack for enemies . It generally does Wind - elemental damage to all targets . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Wind Slash is an attack exclusive to the boss Gilgamesh from the Dawn of Souls remake and onward . It does moderate non - elemental damage to the party . " Final Fantasy III " . Wind Slash is usable by Geomancers with the Terrain command . It does Wind - elemental damage to a single target . There is a 50 % chance of it being used in forest and land terrain on the world map , Dragon ' s Peak , Castle Sasune , Bahamut ' s boss fight , Crystal Tower , Dragon Spire , Castle Hein , Goldor Manor , Tower of Owen ( except Floor 1 ) , sky terrain , and Ur . There is a 23 % chance of it being used in World of Darkness . And finally , there is a 20 % chance of it being used in deserts , Altar Cave , Mythril Mines , Sealed Cave , Tozus Tunnel , Cave of the Circle , Ancient Ruins , Falgabard , Bahamut ' s Lair , Cave of Shadows , Doga ' s Grotto , Ancients ' Maze , sea and underneath sea , Nepto Shrine , Tower of Owen 1F , Saronia Catacombs , Sunken Shrine , ? ? ? , Cave of Tides , Amur Sewers , Lake Dohr , Falgabard Waterfall , Temple of Time , Subterranean Lake , Molten Cave , and Eureka . " Final Fantasy V " . Wind Slash ( called Gale Cut in the SNES version ) is usable by Geomancers with the Gaia command . It does Wind - elemental damage to all enemies . The Wind Slash weapon has the Wind Slash ability as an Added Ability . Some enemies also use Wind Slash . The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Harvester , Spizzner , or Nix . " Final Fantasy VI " . Wind Slash is an attack for Mog when he uses the Wind Rhapsody or Desert Lullaby Dances . It does Wind - elemental damage to all enemies , has 48 spell power , is unblockable and ignores defense . The Kazekiri has a chance of casting Wind Slash when the holder attacks ; casting Wind Slash from the Kazekiri as an Added Ability replaces the weapon ' s attack rather than being cast in addition to it , and will not be disabled by the Master ' s Scroll . Some enemies use Wind Slash and there is also a weaker version of the attack called Gale Cut . " Final Fantasy VII " . Flying Sickle is an enemy ability used by , Flapbeat , and Frozen Nail . It deals magic Wind damage to one opponent at the cost of 8 MP . " Final Fantasy IX " . High Wind is an enemy ability used exclusively by Abadon . It inflicts moderate non - elemental physical damage to the party . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Wind Slash is an enemy ability , used by Edimmu , Nelapsi , Pijavica , and Varcolaci . It deals Wind magical damage to the entire party . Wind Slash is a wind - attribute ability available to the garb . While it shares its animation with Aeroga , it deals physical damage . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Wind Slash is a skill that can be learned by the Geomancer job . A Geomancer standing on either the Book , Tree , Brick , Bridge , Furnishings , Iron Plate , Moss , or Coffin terrain tile will use Wind Slash to deal Wind - elemental damage with a chance of inflicting Disable to any enemy units within five squares . It costs 150 JP to learn . Wind Slash is part of the Parivir ' s Flair skillset . It does Wind - elemental damage to a enemy within four squares and is learned for 200 AP from the Murasame . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Gilgamesh can use Wind Slash as a Bravery attack where he fires a burst of wind at his opponent . Etymology . In the Japanese version , Wind Slash is called Kamaitachi .