Thundara (Lightning Returns)

Thundara is a magic ability for Lightning in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It is the second tier of the Thunder spells, dealing magic lightning-elemental damage to mutliple foes in a small radius.
Thundara is also used when the player casts Flamesparka, Icesparka, Elementa, and the finale of Thunder+.
==Obtained==
A Thundara Lv. 2 ability can be found in a treasure sphere in the Luxerion Warrens at the Mangled Hill entrance. 
The L'automne garb purchasable from Canopus Farms on Day 8 has Thundara Lv. 3 as its locked ability.
Thundara can be obtained as a drop from Hanumans with a 15% drop rate, but can increase to 20% if the enemies are staggered. The enemies drop different levels of the ability on the following days and difficulties:
Enemy 	Lv. 1 	Lv. 2 	Lv. 3 	Lv. 4 	Lv. 5
Hanuman	Day 1 - 6 (Easy/Normal)	Day 7 - 9 (Easy/Normal)	Day 10 - 13 (Easy/Normal)	Day 1 - 6 (Hard)	Day 7 - 13 (Hard)
==Mechanics==
When used, Lightning unleashes a barrage of bolts around the target, dealing four lightning-elemental magic attacks to multiple targets in a small radius around the selected enemy. By default, Thundara Lv. 1 has an ATB cost of 25, an attack power of 0.15 per hit (0.60 together), a Stagger Power of B, and a Stagger Time of E. When fully upgraded, Thundara Lv. 5 at max has an ATB cost of 15, an attack power of 0.91 per hit (3.64 together), a Stagger Power of B, and a Stagger Time of E. All versions share a 3 hit finale trigger and have the same finale modifier of x1.50.
Thundara is also used by Angel of Valhalla on bond level 3, replacing his previous Thunder spell.
The Aeronite, Caius Ballad, Grendel, and Parandus bosses use Thundara against Lightning. It is also used by the final boss and its upgraded form during the second phase.
===Stats===
====Ability version====
;Growth chart
Level	Base Power	Power Increment	Synthesis Needed to Max	Max Power	Level Up Malistone
Lv. 1	0.15 	0.02 	3 	0.23 	Bronze
Lv. 2	0.25 	0.02 	7 	0.35 	Silver
Lv. 3	0.37 	0.02 	10 	0.47 	Mythril
Lv. 4	0.49 	0.02 	6 	0.65 	Adamant
Lv. 5	0.87 	0.02 	9 	0.91 	N/A
;Passives
Thundara abilities can have the following passives:
;Normal
*Strength in Numbers +18%
*Undaunted Lv. 2
*Lightning-Attribute Attacks +12%	
;Rare
*Magic +250 (Chaos variant drop)
*Strong Finale +15% (Synthesis only)
====Locked versions====
The locked versions available to garbs have unique stats and passives, these versions of Thundara cannot be upgraded.
Command 	ATB Cost	Attack Power 	Stagger Power	Stagger Time	Passive
Thundara Lv. 3 (L'automne)	21 	x0.43 x 4 (normal cast)x1.50 (finale cast)	B 	E 	None
==Use==
Thundara can be of use against the Luxerion main quest boss, a treasure sphere for the spell conveniently placed in the Warren. It is also good against Hoplites in Yusnaan's main quest and many other mechanical enemies, as well as the Miniflan in the Wildlands' Grasslands.
Category:Abilities in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII