Mind Blast (Final Fantasy V)

Mind Blast is a Blue Magic spell in Final Fantasy V. The spell deals moderate non-elemental damage to an enemy, and then inflicts paralyze and sap, the former preventing them acting, the latter slowly draining their HP.
Mind Blast can also be used by catching and releasing a Mindflayer.
==Obtained==
The earliest Mind Blast can be obtained is from Wendigo, a boss fought in the Island Shrine, reached with the airship. Mind Blast can also be obtained from Twintania, Mindflayer, and Azulmagia.
==Mechanics==
Mind Blast's initial damage is calculated as follows:
:Attack = 80 + (0..(80/8))
:M = (Level \times Magic Power)/256 + 4
:Defense = Magic~Defense
:Damage = (Attack - Defense) \times M
After dealing damage, it inflicts its status effects. The statuses will stick unless the target is immune, but the paralysis effect wears off much faster than from Remora or Death Claw.
The effect's duration on non-Heavy targets is calculated as follows:
:90 + (Attacker~Level / 4) - (Target~Level / 4)
The effect's duration on Heavy targets is calculated as follows:
:30 + (Attacker~Level / 4) - (Target~Level / 4)
The minimum duration value is 1.
==Use==
Mind Blast can be crippling to an enemy it is used on. Though the damage it deals is fairly insignificant by the point in the game it is acquired, paralyze preventing it from acting can effectively remove it from a fight, while sap drains its HP. Mind Blast can be used as a very MP-efficient way to neutralize a target as a threat while focusing on others. The downside to the ability is that some enemies can be immune to them, and the paralysis effect is shorter than when applied by some other abilities.
==Gallery==
MindBlast-FF5-GBA.png|GBA.
FFV iOS Mind Blast.png|2013.
Category:Blue Magic in Final Fantasy V