Curaja (Final Fantasy III)

Curaja is a White Magic spell in Final Fantasy III. It is a level 7 White Magic spell and the strongest form of the game's Cure spells. It restores HP to a single target, while also having the ability to be group-casted on all targets. The spell can also deal damage when used on undead foes. 
==Obtained==
Curaja can be bought in the Invincible and in Doga's Village for 20,000 gil. 
It can be used by the White Mage, Devout, and Sage jobs in all versions. Additionally, the Onion Knight job can use the spell in the 3D remake.
In the 3D remake, Curaja can also be used whenever the player uses the Devout's Holy Wand unique weapon as an item in battle, albeit being restricted to a single target cast.
==Mechanics==
===Pixel remaster and 3D remake===
In the 3D and pixel remaster versions, Curaja has a spell power of 120, with the amount healed also being determined on the user's Spirit stat. In battle, the spell can often restore between 50–70% of a single target's HP, but it can recover almost 80% of a character's HP when used in the menu outside of battle. It has a weight of 8, causing some delay in casting the spell in battle. It can also be reflected in both versions.
===Famicom===
In the original Famicom version, Curaja has set numerical value ranges on how much HP can be recovered with the spell, with the values being based on the user's job proficiency level. The following are Curaja's recover values from the Famicom release:
Proficiency level	Recovery Value
1 - 19 	220 - 440 HP
20 - 39 	660 - 880 HP
40 - 59 	1100 - 1540 HP
60 - 79 	1540 - 1760 HP
80 - 98 	1980 -2420 HP
99 	2420 - 2860 HP
==Gallery==
FFIII NES Cure 4.png|(2D, Famicom).
FFIIIDS Curaja.png|(3D, Nintendo DS).
== Etymology ==
Though localized as "Curaja", this spell is actually the recurring "Curaga" spell in the Final Fantasy series, as per its Japanese name. In earlier titles featuring four tier Cure spells, Curada often serves as the third tier of the line. However starting from Final Fantasy V, the four-tier system would often be discarded, with Curaga being the third and strongest of Cure spells, while Curada is often left out. As Final Fantasy III has four tiers of curative spells, the highest is named "Curaja" in English and "Curaga" is given to the third tier.
==Citations==
Category:White Magic in Final Fantasy III