Meltdown Meltdown , also known as Merton or Melt , is a magical ability that is usually Fire - elemental . Appearances . Meltdown is an enemy skill that acts similar to Self - Destruct , dealing damage equal to the user ' s current HP to the entire party , but killing the user . It is used by powerful bosses including Omega and Armstrong . The " Complete Collection " adds in the Death Machine in Golbez ' s Challenge Dungeon , who can also use Meltdown . " Final Fantasy V " . Meltdown is a Dark Art usable by Necromancers in the " Advance " version . It causes Fire damage and Sap . It is learned by defeating Liquid Flame . " Final Fantasy VI " . Meltdown is an Attack spell that was originally translated as Merton , its Spell Power is 138 and it costs 85 MP to cast . It deals unblockable , Defense - ignoring Fire / Wind dual - elemental damage to all targets on the screen , allies and opponents . It is learned naturally by Terra Branford at level 86 , or from Crusader at a x1 rate . Emperor Gestahl attempted to use Meltdown as a last resort to kill Kefka Palazzo when the latter was about to place the world into the Apocalypse by awakening the Warring Triad ' s true power , but it failed due to Kefka using the magical field generated by the Warring Triad ' s statues to shield himself from any oncoming spells . Meltdown has exceptional healing power for character who has Flame Shield equipped . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Meltdown deals a small amount of non - elemental damage and may inflict the status Vit 0 . When junctioned , its biggest effect is upon Vitality , being one of the best magic spells for this stat . Meltdown is one of the few spells that doesn ' t affect GF compatibility when cast in battle . " Final Fantasy XI " . Meltdown is used by the Doll family of monsters , and is their version of a Bomb ' s Self - Destruct move . It deals Fire damage to all characters in a circular area centered on the Doll itself . It is not usable by player characters . Scholar can cast Meltdown only under the effects of the special job ability , Tabula Rasa . Here , it is named Kaustra , in keeping with the English version ' s theme of giving Scholar ' s exclusive spells Latin names . It is aligned with the Dark element and uses Dark Magic skill to calculate its accuracy and potency . It deals strong dark elemental magic damage with an extremely potent damage over time effect . The damage over time effect can only be removed by wearing off with time , the target ' s death , or being overwritten by Embrava . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Meltdown is a powerful Fire - elemental attack , which hits a large area . Also known as Melt in the PlayStation version , this Planar Magick spell is used by Hashmal . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Meltdown sacrifices the user to do Fire damage in an area equal to their HP . It is learned by Defenders for 200 AP from the Vajra . Meltdown appears with the same effects and learned by the same job except that it has no element and its accuracy is half the accuracy of a normal attack . It is learned from the Vajra for 350 AP this time around . Consumption is an attack used by the Neukhia Pod that inflicts fire damage in a large area . Meltdown is a spell used by the Behemoth who will surround themselves with a purple aura and release a powerful blast that hits anything at a close range dealing moderate damage and burning status . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Meltdown is one of Terra ' s HP attacks that fires a fireball at the opponent . Depending on how long Terra charges the attack , the properties of the fireball change , allowing it to move at higher speeds , home in on enemies , and bounce off of obstacles at different levels of power . Terra learns Meltdown at Level 38 . The attack costs 40 CP to equip and 300 AP to master . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Meltdown comes back as one of Terra ' s HP attacks , but has been upgraded since " Dissidia " , with a strong homing even charged to its third form . Terra learns Meltdown a little earlier , at Level 35 . The attack costs 30 CP to equip and 130 AP to master , a lot less than in the first game . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . Meltdown is the initial HP Attack learned by Terra Branford . While it still homes in on enemies , it functions differently from the PSP games , in that the projectile will be the same size no matter how long the player holds it . If one holds the IV button , the projectile will travel farther . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Meltdown is a 6 - star Black Magic that deal 3 hits of Fire / Wind / Earth Magic damage with a total multiplier of 14 . 7 ( x4 . 9 per hit ) . You need to defeat the Kaiser Dragon in the Meltdown Nightmare Dungeon to be able to craft this skill .