Freeze ( ability ) Freeze , also known as Frost or Chill , is a recurring ability in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is a strong Ice - elemental spell , often among the strongest in the game , and often inflicts Stop on the target . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VI " . Freeze is used by the Ice Dragon in the " Advance " remake when fought again in the Dragons ' Den . It inflicts Stop on one party member . " Final Fantasy VII " . Freeze is the first spell available on the Contain Materia . It inflicts heavy Ice damage and Stop on the enemy for the cost of 82 MP . The chance to inflict the target with Stop is 68 % , making it more accurate than the actual Stop spell itself . The spell has a base spell power equal to 5 . 9375x the base magic damage . The enemy Maximum Kimaira is the only enemy in the game to utilize the spell against the player . " Final Fantasy IX " . Frost , correctly translated as Freeze in the European release of the game , is a Blue Magic that can be learned by Quina . The spell has a chance of freezing its target and can be learned by eating a Wraith holding a blue candle , a Chimera , or the Kraken . When a target is frozen , they are unable to move or act , and if hit by a physical attack , the target will be instantly KO ' d . A Fire spell will neutralize the status , and it can be stopped with the Body Temp passive skill . The spell has a 30 % accuracy and costs 8 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy XI " . Freeze is an Ancient Magic spell in " Final Fantasy XI " . It can be learned by Black Mages level 50 and higher by using a scroll obtained from certain Ghosts and Skeletons , and is also learned automatically by a Summoner ' s Ice Spirit at level 50 . As with all Ancient magic , Freeze has an extremely high MP cost and a long cast time , and deals massive damage . It also inflicts a weakness to Fire on the target for a short period of time . Chill is a Magic in Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII . There are 3 ways to obtain Chill : " Final Fantasy XIV " . Freeze appeared as an ability in the original " Final Fantasy XIV " . At the initial release , Freeze was a spell learned by Conjurers at rank 44 . The spell cost 4 action points to set and 100 MP to use . When used , the ability dealt massive ice damage to all enemies within an area of effect . After patch 1 . 20 , the Conjurer class lost the ability to use Freeze and the spell was transferred to the Black Mage job . The ability remained a high level ice - elemental spell , however the ability only attacked a single target and reduced enmity . In addition , the ability received a new spell animation . Freeze appears in " Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn " as a Black Mage ability available after completing the " You ' ll Never Go Back " job quest at level 35 . The ability deals ice - elemental damage with a potency of 100 in a designated area and also inflicts Bind to enemies within the area of effect . When the spell is cast , it grants the Umbral Ice effect for 10 seconds and removes Astral Fire . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Freeze is an Ice elemental attack that damages one enemy or an enemy group . Valkyrie , Swindler , Iken , and Hustler can use this attack . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Freeze is the final form of Shantotto ' s Spirit Magic : Ice , and is cast when her Brave is above 6 , 000 . It summons a large shard of ice above the opponent that slams them downwards . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Shantotto now casts Freeze with Spirit Magic : Ice with 4000 + bravery . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Freeze is one of Aerith ' s signature abilities , an Intelligence ability card and an ability used by the summon stone , Aerith II . The ability card and summon stone are made available from red and green chocobos during the Final Fantasy VII Event : " Operation Jenova " . The ability card may also be obtained by transmuting the Matra Magic ( R + ) ability card . When summoning Aerith II , Aerith greatly damages enemies with Freeze . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . The " Final Fantasy XI " incarnation of Freeze is currently the default Soul Break for Shantotto . It deals magic ice damage to all foes . Non - " Final Fantasy " Appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " . Freeze appears in " Re : Chain of Memories " as a sleight , and in " Birth By Sleep " as a deck command . It attacks all enemies for ice - elemental damage and stuns them in a block of ice for a period of time . Enemies attacked in this state take extra damage . Vexen is also able to use the Freeze sleight when fought as a boss , and in " 358 / 2 Days " is able to equip a shield named Deep Freeze .