Black Mage (Final Fantasy X-2)

The Black Mage is a dressphere in Final Fantasy X-2 and Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission. It is obtained after the party's first mission to the Floating Ruins on Mt. Gagazet. Its contains the basic elemental spells and access to MP Absorb, Focus, and other abilities that expedite the casting of Black Magic. Black Mage has low Strength and Defense, but high Magic Defense and Magic.
It is one of the few dresspheres that cannot physically attack unless afflicted with Berserk or using the Mug command, whereupon the Black Mage will swing her staff at the enemy, damaging them with magical energy (she does not actually hit the enemy with her weapon).
The Black Mage dressphere seems to be drawn from the memories of a man from Zanarkand 1000 years ago, much like the Songstress is drawn from Lenne's. Judging from his voice and references made in Zanarkand during Chapter 5, the person in the sphere may be Maechen.
==Profile==
The Black Mage dons a hat and robes with a feminine twist. 
Yuna wears a long purple dress with brown trim and belt. It has a slit on the right side and a pink strapped garment around her waist. She has pink legwarmers and black ankle boots. She wears a large purple hat and black fishnet gloves.
Rikku wears a short magenta dress with black trim and a red strapped garment around her hips. She wears yellow and magenta stockings and black boots. She wears a large magenta hat and black fishnet gloves.
Paine wears a black bandeau and pants with blue legs. She has a red strapped garment around her waist and black boots, a large blue hat and black fishnet gloves.
The three wield rods Yuna used in Final Fantasy X, with Yuna brandishing the Nirvana, Rikku wielding the El Dorado, and Paine wielding an Enchanted Rod. In Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission, Paine's rod is replaced by the one she wields while wearing the White Mage dressphere.
Yuna's victory pose is to jump up in the air. Rikku spins around and bends over to taunt the enemy, while Paine holds her rod above her, places it on the ground, and fixes her hat.
==Abilities==
Mastering Black Mage requires 680 Ability Points.
Black Mage can use Black Magic, Focus, MP Absorb, and Item. It has no Attack command, but can still attack physically with Mug. Focus raises the caster's Magic by three points every use, stackable up to ten points. It costs 10 AP to learn. MP Absorb requires Focus to be learned and requires 10 AP to master. It drains MP from the target.
Black Magic specializes in offensive magical damage, mostly elemental. Black Magic can be accessed outside of the Black Mage dressphere by equipping the Black Lore accessory or the Black Tabard Garment Grid. Paine has access to her Black Magic abilities through the Mascot dressphere. Other accessories allow the user to cast a corresponding spell (i.e. equipping the Red Ring allows the user to cast Fire). While the spells Flare and Ultima are Black Magic spells, they must be acquired through Garment Grids.
When the Black Mage dressphere is equipped onto a creature in the International + Last Mission and HD Remaster versions, they gain access to MP Absorb and Turbo Black Magic (reduces Black Magic charging time). This is most especially useful with the Flan and Elemental-species fiends like the Flan Palido and Gold Elemental.
===Command abilities===
Name	AP	MP	Description 	Prerequisite	Image
 	— 	— 	Cast black magic spells. 	 	
 	10	— 	Raise the user's Magic. 	None 	135px
 	10	— 	Absorb MP from one enemy.	Focus 	
===Auto abilities===
Name	AP	Description 	Prerequisite
 	40	Cuts the time required for Black Magic by 30%. 	MP Absorb
 	60	Cuts the time required for Black Magic by half.	Black Magic Lv.2
==Stats==
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Magic	Defense	MagicDefense	Agility	Accuracy	Evasion	Luck	+
1 	100 	52 	4 	34 	3 	108 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
2 	127 	56 	4 	36 	3 	109 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
3 	154 	60 	4 	37 	3 	110 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
4 	181 	64 	4 	40 	3 	111 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
5 	207 	69 	5 	42 	4 	112 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
6 	234 	73 	5 	43 	4 	112 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
7 	260 	77 	5 	45 	4 	113 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
8 	286 	81 	5 	47 	4 	114 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
9 	312 	85 	5 	49 	4 	115 	49 	97 	2 	8 	
10 	338 	90 	6 	51 	5 	116 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
11 	364 	94 	6 	52 	5 	116 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
12 	390 	98 	6 	55 	5 	117 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
13 	416 	101	6 	56 	5 	118 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
14 	441 	105	6 	57 	5 	119 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
15 	467 	110	7 	59 	6 	120 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
16 	492 	114	7 	61 	6 	120 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
17 	518 	118	7 	63 	6 	121 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
18 	543 	121	7 	64 	6 	122 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
19 	568 	125	7 	66 	6 	123 	50 	98 	3 	9 	
20 	593 	130	8 	68 	7 	124 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
21 	618 	134	8 	69 	7 	124 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
22 	642 	137	8 	71 	7 	125 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
23 	667 	141	8 	72 	7 	126 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
24 	692 	145	8 	74 	7 	127 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
25 	716 	149	9 	76 	8 	128 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
26 	740 	153	9 	77 	8 	128 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
27 	765 	157	9 	79 	8 	129 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
28 	789 	160	9 	80 	8 	130 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
29 	813 	164	9 	82 	8 	131 	51 	99 	4 	10 	
30 	837 	169	10 	84 	9 	132 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
31 	861 	172	10 	84 	9 	131 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
32 	884 	176	10 	87 	9 	132 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
33 	908 	179	10 	88 	9 	133 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
34 	932 	183	10 	89 	9 	134 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
35 	955 	188	11 	91 	10 	135 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
36 	978 	191	11 	93 	10 	135 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
37 	1002	195	11 	94 	10 	136 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
38 	1025	198	11 	95 	10 	137 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
39 	1048	202	11 	97 	10 	138 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
40 	1071	206	12 	99 	11 	139 	53 	101 	5 	12 	
41 	1093	210	12 	100 	11 	139 	53 	101 	5 	12 	
42 	1116	213	12 	101 	11 	140 	53 	101 	5 	12 	
43 	1139	217	12 	102 	11 	141 	53 	101 	5 	11 	
44 	1161	220	12 	104 	11 	141 	53 	101 	5 	11 	
45 	1184	224	13 	106 	12 	142 	53 	101 	5 	11 	
46 	1206	228	12 	106 	11 	142 	52 	101 	5 	11 	
47 	1228	231	12 	108 	11 	143 	52 	101 	5 	11 	
48 	1250	235	12 	109 	11 	144 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
49 	1272	238	12 	111 	11 	145 	52 	100 	5 	11 	
50 	1294	242	13 	112 	12 	146 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
51 	1316	246	13 	113 	12 	146 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
52 	1337	249	13 	115 	12 	147 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
53 	1359	252	13 	116 	12 	148 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
54 	1380	256	13 	117 	12 	148 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
55 	1402	260	14 	119 	13 	149 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
56 	1423	263	14 	120 	13 	149 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
57 	1444	267	14 	122 	13 	150 	53 	101 	5 	12 	
58 	1465	270	14 	122 	13 	151 	53 	101 	5 	12 	
59 	1486	273	14 	123 	13 	152 	53 	101 	5 	12 	
60 	1507	277	15 	126 	14 	154 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
61 	1528	280	15 	126 	14 	154 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
62 	1548	284	15 	127 	14 	154 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
63 	1569	287	15 	128 	14 	155 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
64 	1589	290	14 	130 	13 	156 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
65 	1610	294	15 	131 	14 	157 	53 	102 	6 	12 	
66 	1630	297	15 	132 	14 	157 	53 	102 	6 	12 	
67 	1650	301	15 	133 	14 	158 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
68 	1670	304	15 	134 	14 	159 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
69 	1690	307	15 	136 	14 	160 	53 	101 	6 	12 	
70 	1710	311	16 	137 	15 	160 	54 	102 	6 	13 	
71 	1729	314	16 	137 	15 	160 	54 	102 	6 	13 	
72 	1749	317	16 	139 	15 	161 	54 	102 	6 	13 	
73 	1768	320	16 	140 	15 	162 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
74 	1788	323	16 	141 	15 	163 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
75 	1807	327	17 	142 	16 	164 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
76 	1826	330	17 	143 	16 	163 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
77 	1845	333	17 	145 	16 	164 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
78 	1864	336	17 	145 	16 	165 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
79 	1883	339	16 	146 	15 	166 	53 	102 	6 	12 	
80 	1902	343	17 	148 	16 	167 	54 	103 	6 	13 	
81 	1921	346	17 	148 	16 	167 	54 	103 	6 	13 	
82 	1939	349	17 	149 	16 	167 	54 	102 	6 	13 	
83 	1958	352	17 	150 	16 	168 	54 	102 	6 	13 	
84 	1976	355	17 	152 	16 	169 	54 	102 	6 	13 	
85 	1994	359	18 	153 	17 	170 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
86 	2012	362	18 	153 	17 	170 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
87 	2030	365	18 	154 	17 	171 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
88 	2048	368	18 	155 	17 	171 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
89 	2066	370	18 	156 	17 	172 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
90 	2084	374	19 	157 	18 	173 	55 	103 	6 	13 	
91 	2101	377	18 	157 	17 	173 	55 	103 	6 	13 	
92 	2119	380	18 	159 	17 	174 	54 	103 	6 	13 	
93 	2136	383	18 	159 	17 	174 	54 	103 	6 	13 	
94 	2154	385	18 	160 	17 	175 	54 	103 	6 	13 	
95 	2171	389	19 	161 	18 	176 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
96 	2188	392	19 	162 	18 	176 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
97 	2205	395	19 	163 	18 	177 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
98 	2222	398	19 	163 	18 	177 	54 	102 	6 	12 	
99 	2239	400	19 	164 	18 	178 	54 	102 	5 	12 	
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission===
The Black Mage dressphere increases Defense, Magic and Magic Defense by 1 point per each level. Multiple copies can be found on the ground inside the tower or bought in shops. The skillset is slightly different for each girl, each possessing different type of elemental magic. Its regular attack range is one tile ahead of the character. True to its name, its health bar color is black. 
====Abilities====
Name 	Cost 	Description 	Range 	Image
(M)Ultima 	18 MP	Damages enemies. Non-elemental. (Unique) 	Entire room. 	
(M)Firaga 	4 MP 	Inflicts Fire elemental damage. Yuna only. 	Three tiles ahead of the character.	
(M)Thundaga	4 MP 	Inflicts Lightning elemental damage. Rikku only.	Three tiles ahead of the character.	
(M)Blizzaga	4 MP 	Inflicts Ice elemental damage. Paine only. 	Three tiles ahead of the character.	
(-)Bio 	4 MP 	Inflicts the Poison status. 	One tile ahead of the character. 	
===Auto-Abilities===
Name 	AP	Description 	Prerequisite
Detect Nearby Traps 	50	Reveals traps if the character walks close to them.	Black Mage + Lady Luck
Lightningproof 	30	Nullify Lightning-elemental attacks. 	Black Mage + Trainer
Magic Defense Training	50	Magic Defense goes up easier when leveling up. 	Black Mage + Alchemist
MP Heal Over Time 	75	Restores a small amount of MP every few turns. 	Black Mage + Gun Mage + Dark Knight
Silenceproof 	40	Prevents the Silence status. 	Black Mage + Songstress
==Gallery==
Yunie_Blackmage.png|Yuna as a Black Mage.
Rikku_the_Black_Mage.jpg|Rikku as a Black Mage.
Ff10-2-paine10.jpg|Paine as a Black Mage.
RenderFFX2BlackMageHats.jpg|Black Mage hats.
FFX Weapon - Nirvana.png|Nirvana, Yuna's rod.
FFX Weapon - Staff 5.png|El Dorado, Rikku's rod.
FFX Weapon - Staff 2.png|Enchanted Rod, Paine's rod in Final Fantasy X-2.
FFX Weapon - Staff 4.png|Malleable Staff, Paine's rod in Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission.
Floral Fallal Concept.jpg|Elements of the Black Mage dressphere are seen in this concept art.
Yuna Transformation9.gif|Yuna's spherechange.
Rikku Transformation17.gif|Rikku's spherechange.
Paine Transformation6.gif|Paine's spherechange.
Yuna Black Mage Victory Pose.png|Yuna's victory pose.
Yuna Victory Pose Black mage.gif
Rikku Black Mage Victory_Pose.png|Rikku's victory pose.
Rikku Victory Pose Black mage.gif
Paine_Black_Mage_Victory_Pose.png|Paine's victory pose.
Paine Victory Pose Black mage.gif
Gagazet ruins.jpg|The sphere in the Floating Ruins.
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