Thundaga ( ability ) Thundaga , also known as Bolt 3 , Lit 3 , Thunder 3 , and Thunder III , is a recurring Black Magic spell from the " Final Fantasy " series . It is generally the most powerful Lightning - elemental spell . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Thundaga , also known as LIT3 in the NES release and Bolt3 in the " Final Fantasy Origins " release , is a level 6 Black Magic spell which inflicts major Lightning - elemental damage to all enemies . In the NES and " Origins " releases , it inflicts between 60 and 240 Lightning damage , while in subsequent releases , damage dealt depends on the caster ' s Intelligence . Thundaga may be cast by Chronodia , Dark Wizard , and Chaos . The spell can be bought at Crescent Lake and can be learned by the Black Mage , Black Wizard , and Red Wizard job classes . In the GBA / PSP / mobile releases it costs 35 MP to cast . In the original Japanese version , this spell was named " Thunga " . The spell name was standardized to " Thundaga " since the WonderSwan Color release . " Final Fantasy III " . Thundaga causes heavy Lightning damage to one or all enemies and has a base power of 110 . it is a Black Magic level 5 spell it can bought in Northeast Saronia or in Doga ' s Village for 5 , 000 gil . The only jobs that can use this spell are a Black Mage , a Magus , an Onion Knight , and a Sage , though any job can use it through the Heavenly Wrath item . The enemy Kum Kum can use this spell against the party . " Final Fantasy IV " . Called Lit - 3 in early versions , Thundaga is a Black Magic spell that inflicts heavy Lightning damage to one or all enemies . It is already known by Fusoya and Tellah . Palom can learn it at level 34 and Rydia at level 45 in 2D versions , and 41 in the 3D versions . It has a casting time of 4 , costs 30 MP to cast and has a spell power of 256 in 2D versions , and spell power of 110 in 3D versions . Thundaga can be cast by Lunar Ramuh , Lunar Asura , Li ' l Murderer , and Dark Sage . On the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduce to 3 and the spell was renamed to Thunder 3 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Thundaga returns as a Black Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . The imposter Rydia learns it at level 45 and Palom already known the spell , but Rydia doesn ' t have the spell when she joins in the final battle . It deals major Lightning - elemental damage to one enemy or moderate damage to all enemies at the cost of 30 MP . Thundaga can be used by several characters in the game , and costs 30 MP to cast . Fusoya and Golbez start with it , Rydia learns it on level 30 , Palom at level 43 , and Leonora at level 82 . Palom can use Twin Thundaga as a Band with another party member , which is a more powerful version of the spell . " Final Fantasy V " . Bolt 3 , retranslated as Thundaga since the GBA release , causes heavy Lightning damage to one or all enemies . It can be used by the Black Magic command used by the Black Mage job . This spell can only be purchased in Moore for 6 , 000 gil and costs 25 MP to cast . Thundaga can be cast by Barrier , Enuo , Exdeath in the first battle , Flaremancer , Fury , Melusine , Necrophobe , Neo Exdeath , and Omniscient . The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Reflect Mage , Tiny Mage , or Dark Elemental . Thundaga is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free . " Final Fantasy VI " . Thundaga is an Attack spell , was called Bolt3 in the older translations , deals heavy Lightning - elemental damage to one or all enemies . This spell can only be learned from the esper Valigarmanda at a x1 rate , and costs 53 MP to cast . It has a hit rate of 150 , power of 120 , and is vulnerable to Runic . Thundaga can also be cast by various enemies , the earliest being by the Crane . " Final Fantasy VII " . Bolt 3 is the final spell of the Lightning Materia , and costs 52 MP to cast . It has a base spell power equal to 4x the base magic damage . If linked with an All Materia , its spell animation changes . The spell is also available from the Master Magic Materia . Only the boss Bizarro∙Sephiroth and the enemy Christopher use the spell . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Thundaga is an Elemental Magic Materia . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Thundaga fires many bolts of light forward , hitting multiple targets . Compared to Thunder and Thundara , Thundaga has the widest radius and longest range . Three variations of Thundaga also appear : Dark Thundaga inflicts damage and inflicts Poison and Silence statuses ; Hell Thundaga inflicts Poison , Silence , Stop and Instant Death ; and Tri - Thundaga fires lightning in three directions doing greater damage than Thundaga . Thundaga costs 32 MP , Dark Thundaga costs 38 MP , Hell Thundaga costs 52 MP , and Tri - Thundaga costs 64 MP . Thundaga can be bought from Research Dept . QMC + for 10 , 000 gil and Hell Thundaga can be bought from Wutai Secret Shop for 15 , 000 gil ; the others can be made through Materia Fusion . " Final Fantasy VIII " . The first game in the saga to call it Thundaga in English , it can be refine d from items and can be drawn from enemies when the party ' s level is over 30 . Casting Thundaga in battle increases compatibility with Quezacotl by 2 . 4 , but lowers compatibility with Leviathan by 0 . 8 . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Octagon Rod teaches Vivi Thundaga Black Magic spell . The shop in Esto Gaza has the Octagon Rod for sale after Zidane and company complete the Desert Palace . It costs 24 MP to cast , requires 80 AP to learn , and has a spell power of 72 . It can be reflected and works with Return Magic . Thundaga can be cast by Abadon , Earth Guardian , Grand Dragon , Kuja , Malboro , and Necron . " Final Fantasy X " . Thundaga is located in Lulu ' s section of the Sphere Grid , although all characters can obtain it . It costs 16MP to cast . Thundaga can be cast by Abaddon , Behemoth King , Chimera ( Home ) , Chimera Brain , Coeurlregina , Greater Sphere , Imp , Jumbo Flan , Master Coeurl , Mindy , Seymour , Seymour Omnis , Sleep Sprout , Spirit , Varuna , and Wraith . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Thundaga is available for the Black Mage dressphere . To learn it costs 100 AP and to cast costs 24 MP . Thundaga can also be used when the player has gone through three nodes on the Thunder Spawn Garment Grid or while equipped with the Ochre Ring accessory . Thundaga can also be used via Yuna ' s Festivalist dressphere ability Ltng . Sandals , and hits either one or two enemies . Many enemies can also cast this spell . Thundaga is used by Rikku in the Black Mage dressphere . It costs 4 MP to cast . It is the only lightning - elemental attack the player can use . It as a range of three tiles ahead of the character . " Final Fantasy XI " . Thundaga is a tier 1 elemental spell . It deals area of effect damage , potentially hitting multiple targets . - " Ga " spells , as they are often referred to in the game , do more damage than tier 1 elemental magic with the same elemental type . This spell is purchasable by vendors for 17 , 472 gil or less depending upon fame . " Final Fantasy XII " . Thundaga is a Level 5 Black Magick spell available for purchase in Balfonheim Port for 8 , 200 gil . Thundaga inflicts major Lightning - elemental damage to all enemies in range . It ( initially ) costs 42 MP to cast . The enemy ability Piercing Thundaga can break through Reflect status . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , Thundaga is Level 9 spell that costs 40 MP and costs 7000 gil to buy . Only the Black Mage can use the spell naturally , and the Red Battlemage can acquire Thundaga ' s license by acquiring license for Cúchulainn first . Kytes learns Thundaga at Level 18 . It deals Lightning damage to all enemies around a designated target . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Thundaga is an ability for the Ravager role , and costs three ATB bars to cast . It deals Lightning damage in a range and launches stagger ed opponents , as well as interrupts some enemy actions . Lightning , Sazh , and Hope can learn it at different Crystarium levels . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Thundaga is the highest Lightning - attribute spell learnable by the Ravager role . It costs 3 ATB segments to cast . It deals high damage and may launch opponents in the air . Only Serah is able to learn it out of the two playable characters , and some monster Ravagers are able to learn it as well . Thundaga is also a spell learnable by Lightning ' s Mage paradigm in the " " DLC . It costs 4 ATB segments to cast , deals heavy lightning - attribute damage and Wound damage . Thundaga takes 40 ATB to use and casting it causes Lightning to backflip . Hanuman have a chance to drop it on Days 7 - 13 . In the Temple of the Goddess there is a treasure sphere that contains Thundaga . The following has Thundaga ( LV5 ) as a locked ability . Legacy " Final Fantasy XIV " . Thundaga is a level 46 spell learned by Thaumaturge s and is exclusive to the class . It deals high thunder elemental damage to a single target , and has a cast time of 5 seconds . It ' s critical damage can be increased by using it after a Thunder → Thundara combo . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Thunder III appears in " Final Fantasy XIV " as a Thaumaturge ability available at level 46 . The ability deals lightning - elemental damage to a single target with the potency of 60 and deals damage over time with a potency of 35 for a period of 24 seconds . In addition , Sophia , the Goddess has access to her own version of Thunder III during the boss encounters with her . The ability is a donut shaped area of effect attack that inflicts damage to those caught outside of the safe zone of the attack . In the Japanese version of the game , all versions of Thunder III are called Thundaga . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . A Black Mage can learn Thundaga for 500 JP . It uses 24 MP and has a speed of 15 . It deals Lightning damage in a radius . Thundaga can also be used via Arithmetician ' s maths skills . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Thundaga is learned by the Black Mage job from the Thor Rod for 300 AP . It costs 24 MP to cast , has a Magic Power of 50 , and has a range of 4 with a vertical reach of 3 . It is stealable through the ability Steal : Ability , and is also susceptible to Return Magic and Absorb MP . Thundaga is also one of the central spells of the Magestorm skillset used by Totema . When cast , three lightning strikes from the top , left , and right corner will hit the target . Black Mages again learn Thundaga from the for 300 AP . Vikings may also learn the spell for 350 AP from the . In both cases , Thundaga requires 18 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . There are various Thundaga spells and the spell ' s class depends on the user ' s Magic Power . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Thundaga can only be cast when fusing Thunder Magicite . The player must combine three Thunder Magicites to cast this . Thundaga can only be cast by piling three Thunder spells . If two target rings about to cast Thundara + 1 line up perfectly , it ' ll cast Thundaga + 1 . Thundaga is the level 20 Lightning spell , exclusive to the Black Mage class , and caps at level 100 . It deals Lightning damage to all enemies , can be used once per battle , and up to three times a day . It requires three turns to cast . Thundaga can be cast be stacking three Thunder target rings . Thundaga is a high level Black Magic spell . The spell costs 4 AP to cast and it has a spell power of 12 . It can only be used if the Thundaga Tome item is in the character ' s inventory . The spell can be purchased in Spelvia for 5000 gil . " Bravely Default " . Thundaga is a level 5 Black Magic spell . It inflicts major thunder damage . Group - cast ing is allowed . Thundaga is also a level 5 Sword Magic spell . It adds a high - power thunder effect to weapon for 10 turns . It costs 45 MP . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Thundaga is one of Onion Knight ' s Bravery attacks . It chains from Thunder and summons two bolts of lightning to strike the opponent from above , initiating a chase sequence . It costs 30 CP to equip and 180 AP to master . Shantotto uses Thundaga when casting Spirit Magic : Thunder while she has between 3000 and 6000 Bravery , which summons medium - sized lightning bolts to strike the opponent from above . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Lightning can use Thundaga as a Bravery attack . It creates a field of electricity in front of her that lasts for a period of time , initiating a chase sequence if it hits the opponent . It costs 30 CP to equip . Garland has Thundaga as a new Bravery attack . It calls a lightning bolt down around the opponent , and comes in both ground and aerial variants . Thundaga costs 30 CP to equip and 100 AP to master . Shantotto can now cast Thundaga with Spirit Magic : Thunder between 2000 and 4000 bravery . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Thundaga is a reactive ability that activates in Battle Music Sequence s every time the player gets a Good or better rating on 28 Slide Triggers , and deals high - power magic damage . Thundaga is learned by Terra at Level 75 , Sephiroth at Level 40 , Vivi at Level 85 , and Shantotto at Level 80 . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Thundaga is the ability that is used by the Black Mage during battle . It is also an enemy ability that is used by Hein and Yellow Element during battle . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Thundaga is a Black Magic Ability with a Rarity of ☆☆☆ . It deals heavy lightning magic damage to one target , it can initially be used two times and it can be honed to Rank 5 . It can be created by using Black Orb x5 , Lightning Orb x8 and 5000 gil . " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " . Thundaga is a Lv . 5 spell that costs 4 SP to cast and attacks to all enemies in a 7x7 grid around Chocobo . Non - " Final Fantasy " Appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . Thundaga , together with its lower tiers Thunder and Thundara , appears in " Kingdom Hearts " as a magic spell . The spell ' s effect has varied across different titles from single targeting spell to an area - of - effect spell .