Flare Star Flare Star is a recurring spell in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is an upgraded version of the already powerful Flare , and is notably one of Kuja ' s trademark abilities . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VI " . Flare Star deals damage equal to the level of the lowest ally character times eighty ( meaning peak damage , when used at level 99 would be somewhere around 7 , 920 damage ) , divided by the number of characters in the party to all opponents . The attack is Fire - elemental , unblockable , and ignores Defense and Split Damage . It cost 20 MP for the enemy to use . Monsters such as Gorgimera , Guardian , Io , Ultima Weapon , and the Red Dragon will cast Flare Star . Gau can use Flare Star when using the Io Rage . " Final Fantasy IX " . In addition to the devastating Ultima , Kuja has the Flare Star spell , which he uses at Pandemonium and as Trance Kuja in the Crystal World . Flare Star deals major non - elemental damage to all allies and ignores Reflect . It costs 0 MP to use and deals damage equal to each character ' s level times either 35 , 40 , or 50 , depending on who casts it . At Castle Pandemonium , Kuja will pull out this spell when he has less than 19 MP or when a party member is protected with Reflect and it will deal 40 times the character ' s level . In Trance form , he casts Flare Star without warning and without mercy . However , the formula is different than from his previous battle , and deals 35 times each character ' s level . This is particularly dangerous against Trance Kuja , where naturally , the characters ' levels will all be high , due to the boss being in the final dungeon . The other enemy that can use Flare Star is Ozma , whose version does damage equal to the characters ' level times fifty . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Flare Star is an ability used by Bahamut Prime in The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4 . It forms a tether between random non - tank players and Dark Aether with the Dark Aether slowly moving towards the tethered player and exploding on contact . Any player caught in the explosion is dealt moderate damage and applied a stack of Suffocated Will debuff that increases damage taken from certain abilities . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Flare Star is one of Kuja ' s HP attacks , in which he summons a large fireball in front of him that splits into five smaller fireballs . The small fireballs then spiral upwards and then slam back together causing the HP damage . If the opponent is hit with one of the fireballs , they are immobilized at the center of their striking point until the attack completes . Kuja can cast Flare Star in the air initially and learns a ground version at Level 24 . It costs 40 CP to equip and 180 AP to master . Ultima Weapon casts Flare Star when summoned . After taking fifty seconds to charge energy , the summon instantly inflicts Break on the opponent and cannot be avoided . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Flare Star returns as one of Kuja ' s HP attacks and as Ultima Weapons ' s summon ability . The abilities ' effect in both versions are unchanged from the original game , however the CP cost of Kuja ' s Flare Star has been reduced to 30 CP , and requires 130 AP to master . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Flare Star is the ability of Ozma ' s card . For one Aqua CP , two Light CP , Dulling Ozma and discarding another Ozma card , Flare Star decreases the power of the opponent ' s Forwards by 2000 for each Cost they have . In order for Flare Star to be used , the player must first use Ozma ' s first ability to make it a Forward . Non - Final Fantasy Appearances . " Lord of Vermilion Re : 2 " . Kuja retains his trademark skill as his special ability in the arcade strategy card game .