Arctic Wind

The Arctic Wind , also known as North Wind, is a recurring, single-use item in the Final Fantasy series that frequently is used to cause some form of Ice damage to one or more targets (not to be confused with the similarly named Antarctic Wind).
== Appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy III ===
Arctic Wind	Arctic Wind
Effect 	Casts Blizzaga.
Find 	Castle Argus, Bahamut's Lair (x2)
Steal 	Roper, Black Flan, Sorcerer, Frostfly, Dread Knight, Balor, Boss Troll, Cenchos, Killer Hermit, Sea Witch, Aegir, Ologhai, Kelpie, Hydra
Drop 	Sea Elemental (Very rare), Sahagin (Very rare), Sea Devil (Very rare), Merman (Very rare), Ruinous Wave (Very rare), Adamantoise (Very rare), Anet (Very rare), Mermaid (Very rare), Seahorse (Very rare), Sea Serpent (Very rare), Roper (Common), Black Flan (Common), Sorcerer (Common), Frost Fly (Common), Dread Knight (Common), Sea Witch (Common, Very common), Killer Hermit (Common), Ologhai (Common), Kelpie, Aegir, Boss Troll, Cenchos, Balor, Hydra, Land Turtle
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
Arctic Wind	Arctic Wind
Effect 	Deals Ice-elemental damage to a target. Same as the spell Blizzara.
Find 	Agart
Steal 	Abyss Worm (2D and 3D)
Drop 	Cold Beast (2D and 3D), Ice Lizard (2D and 3D), Abyss Worm (2D and 3D)
==== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ====
Arctic Wind	Arctic Wind
Effect 	Deals Ice-elemental damage to a target. Same as the spell Blizzara.
Find 	Tower of Babil
Drop 	Frost Beast, Ice Lizard
==== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ====
Arctic Wind deals a Blizzara attack to a target.
=== Final Fantasy VIII ===
Arctic Wind	Arctic Wind
Effect 	Boosts compatibility with Shiva by 1.
Mug 	Glacial Eye (Low [Common, rare, very rare])
Drop 	Glacial Eye (Low [Very rare], Moderate [Rare, very rare])
Refine 	1 Glacial Eye card into 1 Arctic Wind (Card Mod)1 Arctic Wind into 20 Blizzara (I Mag-RF)
=== Final Fantasy X ===
Arctic Wind	Arctic Wind
Effect 	Inflicts Ice-elemental damage to an enemy. Only usable through the Use command.
Steal 	Chimera, Ice Flan
==== Final Fantasy X-2 ====
Arctic Wind	Arctic Wind
Effect 	Inflicts moderate Ice-elemental damage.
Steal 	Flan Blanco (normal and Oversoul), Haunt, Spine Drake, White Elemental (Oversoul)
Drop 	Flan Blanco, Spine Drake
=== Final Fantasy XI ===
The Arctic Wind is a throwing weapon dropped from Genbu, with a special use: if it is thrown at Suzaku, it disables his additional Fire damage on melee attacks, making it easier on the tank. The Antarctic Wind serves an inverse function.
=== Final Fantasy XII ===
Arctic Wind appears as loot that can be obtained as a reward for hunting the Catoblepas and dropped by Yeti (10% chance) with the Knight's Monograph. One may be sold toward unlocking the Feathered Boots at the Bazaar. The Arctic Wind may be sold for 1,179 gil.
In the Zodiac versions, it can be poached from Yeti (5% chance).
=== Bravely Default ===
Arctic Wind deals major water damage to all enemies (or allies). It can be bought from Adventurer (Norende Village Combat Item Shop Lv. 7) for 2000 pg. It can be found in the Engine Room and Eternia, dropped from Orthros (Ch 1, 4; blue head), Behemoth, and Ice Golem, and stolen from Rusalka (ch 2, 5, 6, 7, 8).
Its effects can be used by compounding Permacrystal x2.
=== Pictlogica Final Fantasy ===
=== Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade ===
=== Final Fantasy Brave Exvius ===
== Gallery ==
Arctic Wind FFIII Art.png|Original art from Final Fantasy III.
FFIII Arctic Wind.png|Final Fantasy III.
FFX-2 Arctic Wind.png|Final Fantasy X-2.
PFF Arctic Wind Icon.png|Rank 5 icon in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
PFF Arctic Wind Icon 2.png|Rank 6 icon in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
PFF Arctic Wind Icon 3.png|Rank 7 icon in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
FFAB Arctic Wind.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.
FFBE Arctic Wind.png|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
==Etymology==
A is a wind that originates in the north and blows south. The north wind has had historical and literal significance, since it often signals cold weather and seasonal change in the Northern hemisphere.
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