Roulette (Final Fantasy V)

Roulette, is a Blue Magic spell in Final Fantasy V. It randomly inflicts Instant Death on a target, which could be an ally or an enemy. This means the spell is risky to use, but can have good payoff. It does not bypass Death immunity, but works on Heavy enemies and fully heals the undead.
A minor glitch prevents the player from seeing the Roulette cursor if they attempt to target a party member or enemy with any sort of action while Roulette is being used.
==Obtained==
The earliest Roulette can be obtained is from Parthenope in the Phoenix Tower, reached by airship. It can later be obtained from Azulmagia, Death Dealer, Shinryu, and Hades.
When trying to learn Roulette, equipping the Bone Mail to the one with Learning active will make the character immune to the effects of the move. Another immunization method is the "Life Shield" Mix (Phoenix Down + Holy Water).
==Use==
Roulette is a high-risk, high-reward skill. Because of its low MP cost, if a fight is dangerous, it can be a useful spell to eliminate an enemy, assuming the enemy does not have immunity to Instant Death spells. However, most of the time, the risk of killing an ally is not worth it.
Substitutes include the Death spell and Odin, Level 5 Death that is guaranteed to work on any not-undead target whose level is a multiple of 5, Iainuki, and the "Death Potion" Mix. Once the player has Odin, other Instant Death moves are often redundant, although it comes with a steep MP cost whereas Roulette only costs 1 MP. With Return, the player could play the roulette and start the battle over if the wrong target is eliminated.
==Gallery==
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Category:Blue Magic in Final Fantasy V