Blink ( ability ) Blink , also known as Image , Mirage , or Ruse , is a recurring spell that increases Evasion , or creates a copy of the character that lets them avoid getting hit by physical attacks . In some games , Blink is also the name of a status . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Blink , also known as RUSE in the NES release , is a level 1 White Magic spell which increases the caster ' s Evasion stat by 80 points . Blink can be cast by Ogre Mage and Spirit Naga . The spell can be bought at Cornelia and can be learned by the White Mage , White Wizard , Red Wizard , and Knight job classes . In the " " and " 20th Anniversary Edition " releases , it costs 3 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy II " . Blink is a White Magic spell that increases the Evasion of one or all allies , which reduces the hit rate of enemy attacks . As the spell ' s level grows , the spell ' s effectiveness and success rate increases . The effect can stack , however , repeated use on the same unit ( s ) increases the chance that the spell will miss . Any character can learn Blink by having them use the Blink Tome ( called the Blink Scroll in the " Origins " release ) . Blink VIII can be cast by Emperor in the first battle , Imp , and Lamia , while Blink XVI can be cast by Lamia and Beelzebub . " Final Fantasy IV " . Blink is a White Magic learned by Rosa and Porom at level 23 . It has a casting time of 0 . In SNES , PS , GBA and PSP versions it costs 8 MP to cast . In the DS , iOS and Android versions it costs 10 MP to cast . In all versions , it makes the target automatically dodge the next two physical attacks they are hit by . In SNES , PS , GBA and PSP versions their sprite blinks and moves back and forth . In the DS , iOS and Android versions the target has gales floating around him . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Blink returns as a White Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . Rosa and Porom already known the spell . It grants Blink to a single target at the cost of 8 MP . Blink returns as a White Magic spell that can be learned by various characters throughout the game and costs 8 MP to cast . It functions in the same way as in " Final Fantasy IV " . " Final Fantasy V " . Blink is a level 4 White Magic spell that costs 6 MP to cast and can be bought for 3 , 000 gil at Regole , Castle of Bal , Castle Surgate , and Quelb . It is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free . Zephyrus is the only enemy capable of casting the spell . " Final Fantasy XI " . Blink is a spell that grants the caster two shadow images that may randomly absorb physical attacks or single - target magic spells , causing to miss . Blink can be wiped by a Dispel effect ( unless the Dispel lands on a shadow image ) , both images absorbing attacks , or if the protected target is hit with an multi - target magical ability . The Blink scroll can be bought in the magic shops of Bastok , Windurst , and San d ' Oria . The Ninjutsu spells and in " Final Fantasy XI " give a far more potent form of shadow images , which grants three or four shadow images that are guaranteed to each cause a physical attack or single - target spell to miss . The following spells and abilities available to players grant the Blink status : " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Blink is a Story Mode skill . It enables the character to prevent an instance of Berserk once .