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Spell type:

  • Field: spells that can be cast outside battle;
  • Support: battle spells that target the allies;
  • Debuff: battle spells that target the enemies, but deal no damage;
  • Attack: battle spells that damage the enemies.

Hero's magic[edit]

NES name DS name Japanese name Level Type Description Other characters
Expel Poof ニフラム 1 Debuff Occasionally makes a group of enemies vanish, but no experience will be received.
---- Heal ホイミ 2 Field/support Restores around 30 HP to one ally.
Blaze Frizz メラ 3 Attack Deals small fire damage to one enemy. Mara
Healmore Midheal ベホイミ 5 Field/support Restores around 75 HP to one ally. Cristo, Nara
Return Zoom ルーラ 7 Field Allows you to return to a previously-visited location. Mara, Brey
Firebal Sizz ギラ 9 Attack Deals small fire damage to a group of enemies. Mara, Laurent
Repel Holy Protection トヘロス 11 Field Wards off weaker enemies.
Outside Evac リレミト 13 Field Allows you to escape from a dungeon or tower. Mara, Brey
Sleepmore Kasnooze ラリホーマ 15 Debuff Usually puts a single enemy to sleep. Nara, Panon
Awake Cock-a-Doodle-Doo ザメハ 17 Support Awakens all allies from sleep.
Fendspell Snub マホステ 19 Support Negates all currently-applied magical effects and temporarily protects all combatants from magic spells.
Ironize Kaclang アストロン 21 Support Transforms all allies into steel, making them invincible but also unable to act.
Boom Boom イオラ 23 Attack Deals moderate explosive damage to all enemies. Mara
Zap Zap ライデイン 25 Attack Deals moderate lightning damage to one enemy.
Healall Fullheal べホマ 27 Field/support Fully restores the HP of one ally. Cristo, Nara, Lucia
Vivify Zing ザオラル 28 Field/support Resurrects an ally with half of his or her HP restored. It has a 50% chance success rate.
Transform ---- モシャス 30 Support Transforms the caster into a different form.
Healusall Omniheal ベホマズン 33 Support Fully restores everyone's HP.
Lightning Kazap ギガデイン 34 Attack Deals major lightning damage to all enemies.
Thordain Kazapple ギガデイン 37 Attack Deals major damage to an enemy, but requires 15 MP from everyone in the active party.
Chance Hocus Pocus パルプンテ 39 Debuff Produces random effects when used in battle.
---- Gigaslash  ギガスラシュ 50 Attack Deals major damage to one enemy with a lightning-infused sword slash.

White magic[edit]

Legend:

  • H. = Solo or Sofia, the Heroes
  • C. = Cristo the Chancellor
  • F. = Nara the Fortune Teller


NOTE: all the pictures in the table below are from Dragon Warrior 3, except for one from Dragon Warrior 2.

Picture Spell MP Type Target Effect H. C. F. Temp.
DQ3 Spell Heal.png Heal 3 Field
Support
one ally The most basic of all curative spells, it will restore around 30 Health Points. L01 L01 Healie,
Laurent
DQ3 Spell Healmore.png HealMore 5 Field
Support
one ally Far more effective than Heal, Healmore will cure approximately 85 Health Points. L05 L16 L13
DQ3 Spell Healall.png HealAll 7 Field
Support
one ally When Healmore just won't cut it, use Healall to completely restore all lost Health Points. L27 L27 L26 Lucia
DQ3 Spell Healus.png HealUs 18 Field
Support
All allies This high-level spell gives Cristo the ability to heal every member of the party, restoring around 50 points each. L30
DQ3 Spell Vivify.png Vivify 12 Field
Support
one ally Cast Vivify on a fallen comrade to attempt a 50% chance at bringing them back to life, albeit with little health. L28 L21 L20
DQ3 Spell Revive.png Revive 20 Field
Support
one ally Far more effective than Vivify, Revive is much more certain to bring a fallen ally back to life, and with full health. L33
DQ3 Spell Sacrifice.png Farewell All
HP
&
MP
Field
Support
All allies Sacrifice Meena to revive all allies and recover all allies HP. L35
DQ3 Spell Antidote.png Antidote 2 Field one ally If afflicted with Poison, Cristo can cast Antidote to cure a party member that is suffering. L08
DQ3 Spell Numboff.png NumbOff 2 Field one ally Unlike sleep, numbness (or paralysis) does not automatically end when the battle is over. Use this spell to restore an ally. L10
DQ3 Spell Upper.png Upper 3 Support one ally Cast Upper on one fellow party member to temporarily increase their defensive power for one battle. L04
DQ3 Spell Increase.png Increase 4 Support All allies Increase will raise the defensive power of your entire party for the duration of one battle. L14 Lucia
DQ3 Spell Barrier.png Barrier 6 Support All allies Barrier is a spell that will protect the entire party against fire-based attacks, whether they are magical or natural in origin. L29
DQ2 Spell Sleep.png Sleep 3 Debuff a group Casting this spell will attempt to put some enemies to sleep. If it works, enemies cannot attack or defend themselves, but they may awaken. L05
DQ3 Spell Sleep.png SleepMore 3 Debuff a group Casting this spell will likely put some enemies to sleep. If it works, enemies cannot attack or defend themselves, but they may awaken. L15 L16 Panon
DQ3 Spell Surround.png Surround 4 Debuff a group Chanting Surround will cause illusions to appear around the enemies, causing them to attack thin air. L06
DQ3 Spell Stopspell.png StopSpell 3 Debuff a group Any enemy upon who the spell is successful will be unable to cast their own spells for the rest of the battle. L12
DQ3 Spell Infernos.png Infernos 2 Attack
(wind)
a group Wizards aren't the only spell casters capable of causing damage. Nara can cast Infernos to summon hot winds that cause around 15 points of damage to a group of enemies. L08
DQ3 Spell Infermore.png InferMore 4 Attack
(wind)
a group Infermore is a stronger version of Infernos, creating a blast of heat that inflicts 40 points of damage to a single group of enemies. L23
DQ3 Spell Infermost.png InferMost 8 Attack
(wind)
a group Infermost is the strongest form of the Infernos class of magic, summoning scorching winds that cause around 100 points of damage to a single group of enemies. L32
DQ3 Spell Beat.png Beat 4 Attack one enemy Cristo may attempt to stop the heart of a single enemy in the midst of battle with this spell, but the chances of success are low. L18
DQ3 Spell Defeat.png Defeat 7 Attack a group Cast Defeat on a large group of enemies in an attempt to instantly kill some of them. The stronger the enemy, the less chance this has of working. L24

Black magic[edit]

Legend:

  • H. = Solo or Sofia, the Heroes
  • W. = Brey the Wizard
  • D. = Mara the Dancer


NOTE: all the pictures in the table below are from Dragon Warrior 3.

Picture Spell MP Type Target Effect H. W. D. Temp.
DQ3 Spell Outside.png Outside 8 Field All allies If a dungeon or tower has become to dangerous to travel, cast Outside to immediately warp to the entrance. L13 L07 L09
DQ3 Spell Return.png Return 8 Field All allies Cast Return to instantly warp your entire party to one of the many safe havens that you discover throughout your journey. L07 L09 L08
DQ3 Spell Day-Night.png Day-Night 12 Field an obstacle If you need the time of day to change immediately, cast Day-Night to fast forward time. L12
DQ3 Spell Stepguard.png StepGuard 2 Field an obstacle When you need to traverse over harmful terrain, cast Stepguard to protect your party from damage. L21
DQ3 Spell X-Ray.png X-Ray 3 Field an obstacle Some monsters mimic treasure chests to ensnare unwitting explorers. Cast X-Ray to check if a chest is safe. L23
DQ3 Spell Bounce.png Bounce 4 Support caster Bounce will actually reflect the effect of any spell that is cast on the caster back at the opponent. L08
DQ3 Spell Speedup.png SpeedUp 3 Support All allies Casting Speedup on your party will increase everyone's agility, making it possible for them to strike the enemy before the enemy gets a chance. L14
DQ3 Spell Bikill.png Bikill 6 Support one ally The spell of Bikill grants a member of your party twice their usual attack power for the duration of one battle. L19
DQ3 Spell Bedragon.png BeDragon 18 Support caster For the remainder of a fight, Mara can transform into a dragon who does nothing but use a powerful flaming breath attack every round. L30
DQ3 Spell Sap.png Sap 3 Debuff one enemy Sap will weaken the defense of an enemy, making it possible to do more damage to them with every strike. L03 L03
DQ3 Spell Robmagic.png RobMagic 0 Debuff one enemy If you're running low on MP, you can cast this spell in an attempt to steal some away from your opponents. L25 L16
DQ3 Spell Defense.png DeFence 4 Debuff a group The spell of Defense will attempt to weaken the defense of some enemies so that they are easier to damage. L21 Lucia
DQ3 Spell Chaos.png Chaos 5 Debuff one enemy Enemies affected by Chaos are just as likely to attack their own companions as they are to attack your party. L30
DQ3 Spell Icebolt.png IceBolt 2 Attack
(ice)
one enemy Fire burns, but a bolt of ice can do even more damage in many cases. This spell strikes one enemy for around 30 points of damage. L01
DQ3 Spell Snowstorm.png SnowStorm 5 Attack
(ice)
a group At higher levels, Brey can learn to strike all of his opponents with ice, causing around 50 points of damage to each of them. L11
DQ3 Spell Snowblast.png IceSpears 8 Attack
(ice)
All enemies A step up from Snowstorm, Icespears pelts all of your opponents with an icy blast that causes approximately 70 points of damage. L27
DQ3 Spell Icespears.png Blizzard 11 Attack
(ice)
a group Blizzard is the most powerful form of cold magic which drops icicles on all of the enemies before you, causing around 100 points of damage. L32
DQ3 Spell Blaze.png Blaze 2 Attack
(fire)
one enemy Blaze creates a small fire which burns one enemy, causing around 10 points of damage. L03 L01
DQ3 Spell Blazemost.png BlazeMore 4 Attack
(fire)
one enemy This enhanced version of Blaze still only attacks one enemy, but it does substantially more damage at around 80 points. L19
DQ3 Spell Blazemore.png Blazemost 10 Attack
(fire)
one enemy This is the most powerful spell in the Blaze class of magic. It will incinerate a single enemy for around 180 points of damage. L33
DQ3 Spell Firebal.png FireBal 4 Attack
(fire)
a group Chanting the Firebal spell causes a series of small fireballs to strike every enemy in one group for approximately 20 points of damage. L09 L07 Laurent
DQ3 Spell Firebane.png FireBane 6 Attack
(fire)
a group Firebane causes a much larger blast of flame to shoot out and burn every enemy in one group, causing around 35 points of damage. L14
DQ3 Spell Firevolt.png FireVolt 10 Attack
(fire)
a group Firevolt is the strongest form of Firebal magic, and it causes around 100 points of damage to every enemy in one group. L27
DQ3 Spell Boom.png Bang 5 Attack
(fire)
All enemies Bang creates a small explosion which strikes every enemy that you are in combat with, causing around 20 points of damage. L11
DQ3 Spell Bang.png Boom 8 Attack
(fire)
All enemies Boom is a much more powerful version of Bang which causes around 60 points of damage to every enemy. L23 L23
DQ3 Spell Explodet.png Explodet 15 Attack
(fire)
All enemies Explodet is the most powerful spell in its class, causing approximately 140 points of damage to every enemy in battle. L36

Temporary characters abilites[edit]

  • Magic needs MP to be used;
  • Abilities need no MP;
  • Weapons are noted here if they have some special effect.

Chapters 1 to 4[edit]

  • Healie the Kind Monster:
    • Heal (magic): restores health points to one party member;
    • Parry (ability): temporarily increases its own defense.
  • Strom the Guardsman:
    • (none: cannon fodder.)
  • Laurent the Troubadour:
    • Heal (magic): restores health points to one party member;
    • Firebal (ability): attacks all enemies;
    • Poison Needle (weapon): chance to instantly defeat an enemy.
  • Orin the Alchemist:
    • Lockpick (ability): opens any door without need for a key.

Chapter 5[edit]

  • Hector the Young Man:
    • Build-up (ability): temporarily increases his own strength.
  • Panon the Jester:
    • Sleepmore (magic): chance to put to sleep all enemies;
    • Strange dance (ability): lowers enemy magic points;
    • Sword of Lethargy (weapon): chance to put one enemy to sleep, including bosses.
  • Lucia the Zenithian:
    • Healall (magic): restores health points to one party member;
    • Increase (magic): increases defense of one party member;
    • Defence (magic): lowers defense of enemies;
  • Doran the Baby Dragon:
    • Sweet breath (ability): chance to put to sleep all enemies;
    • Blizzard breath (ability): attacks all enemies.