Blizzard ( ability ) Blizzard , also known as Ice , Ice 1 , and Blizzard 1 , is a Black Magic spell in the " Final Fantasy " series . Usually it is the basic Ice - elemental spell , and does minor Ice - elemental damage . Blizzard has also appeared as an entirely different attack usable by enemies , though later releases renamed the ability Snowstorm or Icestorm to differentiate between the two . It is called " Hielo " ( ice ) in Spanish versions , " Eis " ( ice ) in German versions , and " Crio " ( Greek for ice ) , " Bufera " ( blizzard ) in Italian and " Glacier " ( icicle ) in French . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Blizzard , also known as ICE in the NES release and Ice1 in the " Final Fantasy Origins " release , is a level 2 Black Magic spell that can be bought from Pravoka and can be learned by the Black Mage , Black Wizard , Red Mage , Red Wizard , and Ninja Job classes . In the NES and " Origins " releases it inflicts between 20 and 80 Ice damage on a single enemy . In the " " and " 20th Anniversary Edition " releases it deals minor Ice damage depending on the caster ' s Intelligence rating , and costs 8 MP to use . Blizzard is also the NES and " Origins " name of an enemy ability which deals heavy Ice damage to all allies . It was called Icestorm in later releases . " Final Fantasy II " . Blizzard , also known as Ice in the " Origins " release , is a Black Magic spell that inflicts Ice - elemental damage to one foe or all foes . The amount of damage inflicted increases depending on the spell ' s level . As with all spells , any character can learn Blizzard by having them use the Blizzard Tome ( called the Ice Scroll in the " Origins " release ) . Blizzard V can be used by both Magician and Ogre Mage , Blizzard VIII by Red Soul , Sorcerer , and Specter , and Blizzard XII by Ice Gigas , Skull , and Vampire Lady . " Final Fantasy III " . Blizzard is a Level 1 Black Magic spell that has a base power of 25 and can be bought for 100 gil at Kazus , Tozus , and the Vikings ' Cove , while one can be found in Castle Sasune . It can also be used through the Ice Staff and Freezing Blade when using them as items . The enemies Petit , Lilliputian , Pugman , Merman , and Manticore are capable of using the spell against the player . " Final Fantasy IV " . Blizzard is a Black Magic spell . Rydia learns the Blizzard at level 2 , while Tellah , Palom , and Fusoya all know it naturally . As with several spells in the game , Blizzard is cast by Palom in a cutscene to put out a fire blocking the path up Mount Ordeals . It has a casting time of 1 , costs 5 MP to cast , and has a spell power of 16 in the 2D versions , and 20 in the 3D versions . It can be cast for no MP cost by using Ice Rod as an item in battle . On the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduce to 0 and the spell was renamed to Blizzard 1 . There is also an enemy ability called Blizzard in the SNES release , Blizzard was retranslated as Icestorm . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Blizzard returns as a Black Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . The imposter Rydia along with Palom and Rydia already known the spell . It deals minor Fire - elemental damage to one or all enemies at the cost of 5 MP . All of the game ' s Black Magic users begin with this spell . It costs 5 MP . During Palom ' s Tale , Leonora learns the weaker Blizzard ? and it only costs 2 MP to cast . " Final Fantasy V " . Blizzard is a Level 1 Black Magic spell . It is usable by the Black Mage and Red Mage classes , and by characters who have the Black Magic 1 or Red Magic 1 abilities equipped . The Mystic Knight can imbue their sword with Blizzard with the Spellblade command , and any character equipped with the Spellblade 1 command may do the same . Blizzard is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free . The spell can be purchased in Tule , Carwen , Karnak , or Crescent for 150 gil , and costs 4 MP to cast . The enemies Ice Soldier , Magissa , Mani Wizard , Omniscient , Siren , and Reflect Mage are all capable of casting the spell . The Ice Storm ability is also known as Blizzard in the " Final Fantasy Anthology " release . " Final Fantasy VI " . Blizzard is an Attack spell that costs 5 MP to cast . Shiva teaches Blizzard at a rate of x10 and Bismarck teaches it at a rate of x20 . Celes knows the spell when she joins the party . Its Battle Power is 22 , Hit Rate is 150 , and is vulnerable to Runic . The first battle with Kefka , Level 10 Magic , Magna Roader ( Red ) , Magna Roader ( Final Fantasy VI ) , Number 024 , Number 128 , Rhizopas , Shiva , Apparition , and Specter are all capable of using the spell . Blizzard is an Added Ability to the Icebrand weapon . " Final Fantasy VII " . Anyone who equips the Ice Materia can cast Ice . Cloud comes equipped with it , and it can first be bought in the Sector 7 Slums in Midgar . Other shops sell the Materia as well . The spell costs 4 MP to cast , and has a spell power is equal to 0 . 5x the base magic damage . Ice can be used by the enemies Deenglow , Beachplug , and Snow , though Snow will never use the spell . The boss will also use the spell on a frequent basis . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Blizzard is an Elemental Magic Materia . Special Effect : " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Blizzard spell can be used if the Blizzard Materia is equipped on the Vincent ' s gun . It is a target - honing spell . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Blizzard summons a small shard of ice that hovers above an enemy for a moment before slamming downward . It may inflict Stun . A variation of Blizzard called Dark Blizzard acts like the normal Blizzard spell but also inflicts Poison and Silence . Blizzard requires 6 MP to cast and Dark Blizzard requires 8 MP . " Final Fantasy VIII " . This game was the first time the spell was known as Blizzard in the main series . Blizzard inflicts minor Ice - elemental damage on one opponent . Players can draw this Ice Magic spell from numerous enemies and locations around the world . Casting Blizzard in battle increases compatibility with Shiva by 1 , but lowers compatibility with Ifrit by 0 . 8 and with Eden by 0 . 2 . When Magic Booster is used in the 2013 PC re - release , the player ' s inventory gains 100 Blizzard spells , among other basic spells . " Final Fantasy IX " . Vivi can learn the weak Ice - elemental Black Magic spell Blizzard from the Leather Wrist . It costs 6 MP for him to cast , requires 20 AP to learn , and has a spell power of 14 . It can be reflected and works with Return Magic . The Black Mages , Black Waltz 1 , Black Waltz 2 , and Black Waltz 3 , as well as Type A can all cast the Blizzard spell . Fiends from the Ice Cavern , such as the Cave Imp , Flan , the Sealion , and Wyerd can also cast it . Serpion s bear the same spell and appear around the Mist Continent . " Final Fantasy X " . Blizzard is found on Lulu ' s section of the Sphere Grid . It costs 4 MP to cast . Blizzard , along with Fire , Water , and Thunder appears as Lulu ' s default spells . Biran Ronso , Chocobo Eater , Guado Guardian ( A ) , Mortibody , Sin ' s Core , Snow Flan , Spherimorph , and White Element can all use the spell . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Blizzard is a Black Magic spell used by the Black Mage dressphere where it is already learned , or by equipping the White Ring accessory , or passing through a gate on the Ice Queen Garment Grid . It costs 4 MP to cast and can be targeted on an entire group . Blizzard can also be used via Yuna ' s Festivalist dressphere ability Ice Sandals , and the Ice Whirl ability from the Floral Fallal dressphere . The enemies Ahriman ( Oversoul ) , Coeurl , Deep Haizhe ( Oversoul ) , Fem - Goon , Flan Palido , Haizhe ( Oversoul ) , Ironside ( Oversoul ) , Ms . Goon , Precepts Guard ( Oversoul ) , Stalwart ( Oversoul ) , and White Element can cast the spell against the party . " Final Fantasy XI " . Blizzard is an Elemental Magic spell that can be used by Black Mages , Scholars , Geomancers , Red Mages , and Dark Knights . The spell inflicts Ice - elemental damage to a single enemy . Ice is generally one of the harder hitting , and last learned elements of any tier , superseded only by Thunder . The spell can be purchased from any of the three starting nations . " Final Fantasy XII " . Blizzard is a Level 1 Black Magick spell . Players can purchase it in Rabanastre . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , Blizzard ' s License is Black Magick 2 . Only the Black Mage Job class can use Blizzard . The enemies Bwagi , Ghost , Ice Azer , Imperial Magus , Ragoh , Rocktoise , Skeleton , Specter , Urutan Eater , Wraith , and Zombie Mage are capable of using the spell . Blizzard may be used by the Espers Shivan , Shivar , and by Kytes if an Ice - elemental is equipped . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Blizzard is a Ravager ability that can be learned by all characters except Sazh . It deals magical damage and costs one ATB segment to cast . When cast , it will delay the damage approximately one second after hitting the enemy and is therefore not a good choice to use if the player wants to save a near - depleted chain gauge . Interestingly , since Thunder hits instantly , pairing a Thunder after the Blizzard will usually make the two of them hit at the same time . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . The Blizzard spell returns in the Ravager role , with little to no changes . One of Noel ' s specialization elements is Ice and he can reach the late tiers of Blizzard . Certain Paradigm Pack monsters specialize in Ice spells as well . " " . Blizzard deals ice damage to a target . It is dropped by Gremlins . It has ATB cost of 15 , initial attack power without being synthesized of x0 . 40 . Its stagger power is C and stagger time E . At maximum level it has attack of x0 . 60 and gains the passive ability Ice - Attribute Attacks + 10 % . It is a locked ability in ( LV 2 ) and ( LV 2 ) garbs . It can also be dropped by enemies . It can be used by Angel of Valhalla on bond level 2 . Legacy " Final Fantasy XIV " . At the launch of the original " Final Fantasy XIV " , Blizzard was a Conjurer spell that dealt ice - elemental damage to all enemies within an area of effect . The spell was available at rank 1 , cost 3 action points to set , and had a MP cost of 10 . When the spell was transferred to the Thaumaturge class in Patch 1 . 20 , Blizzard had its area of effect removed and became a single target spell instead . When used the spell would inflict ice damage to the target and also inflicted the Heavy status . In the relaunch of " Final Fantasy XIV " , the spell is available at level 1 for Thaumaturges . The ability deals ice - elemental damage to a single target with the potency of 170 and has a chance to inflict Heavy for a period of 20 seconds . When the spell is used , it grants the Umbral Ice effect for 10 seconds and removes Astral Fire . At release , Blizzard had a potency of 150 . However , due to the lack of Black Mages being used in the Second Coil of Bahamut , Blizzard had its damage potency raised to 170 in Patch 2 . 3 . In addition , the effect of Blizzard ' s Heavy status was lowered to 12 seconds when used in the Wolves ' Den and in Frontline . The Manor Jester enemy in Haukke Manor ( Hard ) also has access to a variant of the spell called Void Blizzard . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The only Job that can learn Blizzard magic is the Black Mage . It only costs 50 Job Points to learn , and only requires 6 MP to cast . It has a speed of 25 . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Rod weapon teaches Blizzard to a Black Mage in addition to Fire and Thunder . viera Red Mages can also learn it by equipping the Flamberge Rapier . It requires 100 AP to master , costs 6 MP to cast , has a range of 4 , and a Magic Power of 30 . It is stealable through the ability Steal : Ability . It is also susceptible to Return Magic and Absorb MP . The Rod weapon again teaches Blizzard to a Black Mage in addition to Fire and Thunder . viera Red Mages can also learn it by equipping the Flamberge Rapier . Blizzard costs 8 MP to cast , requires 100 AP to master and deals Ice damage in a standard cross - shaped area . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Blizzard Magicite can only be found in dungeons . Once a player finds it , they can cast it until they leave that dungeon . By combining Magicite , the player can cast higher level Blizzard spells . There is also an accessory called the Ring of Blizzard , that allows the player to cast Blizzard magic all the time . Blizzard Magicite can be found in dungeons or purchased at the Magic Goods stand in Rebena Te Ra . Blizzard Magicite can only be used once , so players can carry from 10 to 99 Blizzard Magicite . Blizzard Pockets can be found or purchased from the Mog Mart so players can carry more . Blizzard is the level 1 Frost spell , exclusive to the Black Mage class , and caps at level 100 . It deals Ice damage to one enemy , can be used up to three times per battle , and up to five times a day . Blizzard is one of the six basic spells any character can cast and is indicated with the dark blue icon . It can stack with Clear to cast Slow . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . Blizzard is a Black Magic spell , usable by Benjamin and Phoebe . It inflicts Water - elemental damage to one or multiple enemies , as " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " has no Ice element . Some enemies can also use the spell , and that version has an attack power of 10 . This was the first time the spell was called " Blizzard " in a game ' s English release — the name " Ice " would be used in the main series until " Final Fantasy VIII " . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The Ice spell shoots an icicle at a monster and turns it into a snowman . After shooting the icicle , control it with the control pad to hit the enemy . Enemies turned into Snowman can be used to be pushed onto switches . Found inside a treasure chest in the Cave of Medusa , cost 2 MP to cast . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . Ice is an ability that has 10 uses and has an attack power of 4 which deals Ice damage to a group of enemies , the damage formula is base on Mana . This ability is used by SnowCat , Ten - Gu , Giant , DemoLord , Dragon 5 , Ko - Run , Rakshasa , Scylla , Spector , BoneKing , DemoKing , Tiamat , Anubis , Lich , Susano - O , Byak - Ko , and Byak - Ko2 . There ' s a Magic Book called Ice and it has a book icon before its name . It cast Ice , and can be bought in Base Town , South Town , Sky Town , and Hidden Town for 500 GP . It only has 20 uses and an attack power of 6 , the damage formula for Ice is base on Mana . Deals Ice - elemental damage to one group of enemies . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . Blizzard is a magical attack that has 15 uses , it also increases a Robot ' s HP by 9 . The damage formula for Blizzard is the user ' s Mana x5 . The ability target ' s all enemies , and its Ice - elemental . This attack can be used by Byak - Ko , Great - D , Ice Crab , SnowCat , Fenrir , and Minion . There ' s a Magic Book called Ice and it has a book icon before its name . It cast Ice , and can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 6800 GP or found in chests . It only has 30 uses , and also increases a Robot ' s HP by 45 when equipped on them . The damage formula for Fire is the user ' s Mana x10 , deals Ice - elemental damage to one group of enemies . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Called Ice 1 in the game , this Black Magic spell deals Ice elemental damage to one enemy . It cost 8 MP to use , and it can be bought for 400 GP in Dharm ( Present ) and Elan ( Past & Present ) . Blizzard is a low level Black Magic spell . The spell costs 2 AP to cast and it has spell power of 8 . Blizzard can only be used if the Blizzard Tome item is in the player ' s inventory . The spell can be purchased for 500 gil in Invidia after darkness floods the world . Torte is automatically equipped with this spell when he joins the party . " Bravely Default " . Blizzard is a level 1 Black Magic spell . The spell costs 5 MP to cast and allows for group - casting . Due to the lack of the traditional ice element in " Bravely Default " , Blizzard inflicts water - elemental damage instead . In addition , Blizzard also appears as a level 1 Sword Magic . When the ability is used , it adds a low - power water effect to the user ' s weapon for 10 turns . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Blizzard is a Bravery attack for Firion and Onion Knight . Firion ' s Blizzard fires an ice shard that travels quickly and hits the opponent once . It requires 20 CP to equip and 120 AP to master . It has a power of 12 and generates 2 EX Force . Onion Knight ' s Blizzard fires an ice shard straight forward , and can further chain into Blizzaga or Quake . It requires 20 CP to use and 60 AP to master . Blizzard hits two to four times , depending on the distance from the opponent , each hit has a power of 9 and generates 4 EX Force . In his EX Mode , Blizzard has greater range . Squall has a variation of Blizzard called Blizzard Barret , which fires a fast orb of ice at the opponent . It requires 20 CP to use and 90 AP to master . It has a power of 10 and generates 2 EX Force . Terra has a variation of Blizzard called Blizzard Combo where she strikes the opponent with three shards of ice . It costs 30 CP to equip and 180 AP to master . It deals 25 magical damage , 45 in EX Mode , and generates 145 EX Force . Terra knows the ground version of Blizzard Combo initially , and learns the aerial version at Level 6 . Shantotto uses Blizzard when using Spirit Magic : Ice while her Brave is under 3000 , which fires an ice shard that slams the opponent downwards into the ground or into a wall . It deals 15 damage and generates 32 EX Force . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Firion ' s Blizzard is replaced by " Magic Arts : Frost " , which can be chained into or from Firion ' s other two Magic Arts attacks up to three times . Firion knows the attack initially , it costs 15 CP to equip and 90 AP to master . Magic Arts : Frost has the same power as Blizzard but executes faster , initiates a Chase Sequence , and generates no EX Force . Onion Knight ' s Blizzard now deals the same amount of damage regardless of the opponent ' s range , but the damage is increased when he is in EX Mode , as is Blizzard ' s range as in the original game . Blizzard costs 10 CP to equip and 20 AP to master . Blizzard has total 12 power , 15 in EX Mode , and generates 12 EX Force . Squall ' s Blizzard Barret has the same CP and AP costs as in the original game and has the same power , but no longer generates EX Force . Terra ' s Blizzard Combo not needs 15 CP to equip and 100 AP to master . She learns the aerial version at Level 16 , but still starts already knowing the ground version . Blizzard Combo has 20 power , 30 in EX Mode , and generates 30 EX Force . Tifa has Blizzard as a Bravery attack . It fires a slow shard of ice at opponents . It costs 30 CP to equip and 80 AP to master . Blizzard deals 10 magical damage and generates no EX Force . Shantotto now casts Blizzard when using Spirit Magic : Ice while her Brave is under 2000 . Blizzard deals 10 damage and produces 60 EX Force on an HP hit , when not dealing HP damage it instead produces between 24 and 36 EX Force . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Blizzard is a Reactive ability in " Theatrhythm " that activates in BMS every time the player gets a Good or better rating on 12 Hold Triggers , and deals low - power magic damage . Blizzard is learned by Onion Knight , Cecil , Rydia , Vivi , Shantotto , Ashe , and Lightning . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Blizzard is an ability in " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . At its base , it has an Attack of 180 and a Defense of 160 . Its maximum level is 20 , and it has a cost of 3 . It is an Intelligence ability , and has a fast leveling rate . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Blizzard is a Black Magic Ability with a Rarity of ☆ . It deals light ice 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 Minor Black Orb x3 , Minor Ice Orb x3 , and 1000 gil . " Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon " . " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " . Blizzard is a Lv . 1 spell that costs 1 SP to cast , and attacks three grids forward . Non - " Final Fantasy " Appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . Blizzard , together with its higher tiers Blizzara and Blizzaga , appears as a magic spell in the " Kingdom Hearts " series . In most games , using the spell causes a chunk of ice to shoot out directly from its caster ' s . In " " , the spell gained a homing property .