Final Fantasy VI/Espers

List of Espers, Their Summon Effects, Level Bonuses, Spells, and Locations

Name	MP to Summon	Summon Effect	Level Bonus	Spells Learned	Location
Ramuh	25	Judgement Bolt (Bolt Fist) - Lightning elemental attack on all enemies	Stamina +1	Thunder ×10 Thundara ×2 Poison ×5	Zozo
Kirin	18	Holy Aura (Life Guard) - Casts Regen on all allies	none	Cure ×5 Cura ×1 Regen ×3 Poisona ×4 Libra ×5	Zozo
Siren	16	Lunatic Voice (Hope Song) - Casts Silence on all enemies	Max HP +10%	Sleep ×10 Silence ×8 Slow ×7 Fire ×6	Zozo
Cait Sith (Stray)	28	Cat Rain - Casts Confuse on all enemies	Magic +1	Confuse ×7 Imp ×5 Float ×2	Zozo
Ifrit	26	Hellfire (Inferno) - Fire elemental attack on all enemies	Strength +1	Fire ×10 Fira ×5 Drain ×1	Magitek Research Facility (Defeat him and Shiva)
Shiva	27	Diamond Dust (Gem Dust) - Ice elemental attack on all enemies	none	Blizzard ×10 Blizzara ×5 Rasp ×4 Osmose ×4 Cure ×3	Magitek Research Facility (Defeat her and Ifrit)
Unicorn	30	Healing Horn (Heal Horn) - Casts Esuna on all allies	none	Cura ×4 Esuna ×3 Dispel ×2 Protect ×1 Shell ×1	Magitek Research Facility (Capsule Room)
Maduin	44	Chaos Wave (Chaos Wing) - non-elemental attack on all enemies	Magic Power +1	Fira ×3 Blizzara ×3 Thundara ×3	Magitek Research Facility (Capsule Room)
Catoblepas (Shoat)	45	Demon's Eye - Petrifies all enemies	Max HP +10%	Bio ×8 Break ×5 Death ×2	Magitek Research Facility (Capsule Room)
Phantom	38	Ghostly Veil (Fader) - Casts Vanish on all allies	Max MP +10%	Berserk ×3 Vanish ×3 Gravity ×5	Magitek Research Facility (Capsule Room)
Carbuncle (Carbunkl)	36	Ruby Light (Ruby Power) - Casts Reflect on all allies	none	Reflect ×5 Haste ×3 Shell ×2 Protect ×2 Warp ×2	Magitek Research Facility (Capsule Room)
Bismarck	50	Breach Blast (Sea Song) - Water elemental attack on all enemies	Strength +2	Fire ×20 Blizzard ×20 Thunder ×20 Raise ×2	Magitek Research Facility (Capsule Room)
Golem	33	Earthen Wall (Earth Wall) - Blocks physical attacks until the barrier's HP is depleted	Stamina +2	Protect ×5 Stop ×5 Cura ×5	Auction House
Zona Seeker (Zoneseek)	30	Magic Shield (Wall) - Casts Shell on all allies	Magic +2	Rasp ×20 Osmose ×15 Shell ×5	Auction House
Seraph (Sraphim)	40	Angel Feathers (Reviver) - Heals all allies. Does not revive anybody contrary to its SNES name.	none	Float ×5 Cura ×8 Cure ×20 Regen ×10 Esuna ×4	Tzen (Buy from a man hidden in the nearby forest for 3000 Gil in the World of Balance or 10 Gil in the World of Ruin)
Quetzalli (Palidor)	61	Sonic Dive - Causes all allies to Jump	none	Haste ×20 Slow ×20 Hastega ×2 Slowga ×2 Float ×5	Cid's Island (After getting the Falcon)
Fenrir	70	Howling Moon (Moon Song) - Makes illusions of allies	Max MP +30%	Warp ×10 Banish ×5 Stop ×3	Mobliz (After defeating Humbaba the first time)
Valigarmanda (Tritoch)	68	Tri-Disaster (Tri Dazer) - Tri-elemental attack (fire, ice and lightning) on all enemies. If any enemy absorbs or is immune to even one element, they will absorb the attack.	Magic +2	Firaga ×1 Blizzaga ×1 Thundaga ×1	Narshe Cliffs (Defeat the Frozen Esper)
Midgardsormr (Terrato)	40	Abyssal Maw (Earth Aura) - Earth elemental attack on all enemies	Max HP +30%	Quake ×3 Graviga ×1 Tornado ×1	Yeti's cave (Recruit Umaro)
Lakshmi (Starlet)	76	Alluring Embrace (Group Hug) - Heals all allies	Stamina +2	Cure ×25 Cura ×16 Curaga ×1 Regen ×20 Esuna ×20	Owzer's mansion (Defeat Chadarnook)
Alexander	90	Divine Judgement (Justice) - Holy elemental attack on all enemies	none	Holy ×2 Shell ×10 Protect ×10 Dispel ×10 Esuna ×15	Dreamscape (Defeat Wrexsoul)
Phoenix	110	Flames of Rebirth (Life Giver) - Revives all KO'd allies.	none	Raise ×10 Arise ×2 Re-Raise ×1 Firaga ×3	Phoenix Cave (Recruit Locke)
Bahamut	86	Mega Flare (Sun Flare) - non-elemental attack on all enemies	Max HP +50%	Flare ×2	Defeat Deathgaze
Crusader	96	Cleansing (Purifier) - Non-elemental attack on all enemies and allies	Max MP +50%	Meltdown ×1 Meteor ×10	Defeat All 8 Dragons
Odin	70	Zantetsuken (Atom Edge) - Attempts to kill all enemies, fails against enemies immune to death as well as bosses.	Speed +1	Meteor ×1	Ancient Castle
Raiden	80	Shin-Zantetsuken (True Edge) - Instantly kills all enemies with a higher chance to work than Odin	Strength +2	Quick ×1	Ancient Castle (Requires Odin)
Ragnarok	6	Metamorphose - Attempts to turn one enemy into an item.	none	Ultima ×1	Narshe (Requires Locke, and the esper must be chosen)
Leviathan	70	Tidal Wave - Water attack on all enemies	Stamina +2	Flood ×2	Board the ferry in the World of Ruin, then defeat Leviathan (GBA)
Gilgamesh	99	Excalipoor, Excalibur, Masamune, Enkidu - Attacks all enemies with Excalipoor, Excalibur, Masamune, or with Enkidu	Strength +2	Quick ×1 Valor ×5	Bet Excalipoor and defeat Gilgamesh (GBA)
Cactuar	50	1000 Needles, 10,000 Needles? - Deals either 1000 damage or 9999 damage to all enemies.	Speed +2	Warp ×20 Vanish ×10 Hastega ×5	Defeat Gigantuar in the World of Ruin (GBA)
Diabolos	150	Dark Messenger - Reduces all enemies' HP to 1/16 and causes sap	Max HP +100%	Graviga ×5 Gravija ×3	Defeat the Superboss Kaiser Dragon in the Dragon's Den. (GBA)

Specific Locations

Ramuh, Kirin, Siren, and Cait Sith

These Magicite are given to you by Ramuh in Zozo. These are impossible to miss, given that you have to talk to Ramuh to move the plot along.

Ifrit and Shiva

They can both be found at bottom of a pit in the Magitek Research Facility. To advance the plot, you must fight and defeat them. Once beaten, they yield their Magicite to you. You only need to pick up Shiva to continue with the game, but picking up Ifrit is highly advised.

Unicorn, Maduin, Catoblepas, Phantom, Carbuncle, and Bismarck

Shortly before leaving the Magitek Factory, all of these Espers give their Magicite to you. You can't avoid taking them.

Golem and Zona Seeker

These can both be found in the Auction house in Jidoor. Zona Seeker can be bought for 10,000 Gil and Golem costs 20,000 Gil. If missed, they can be bought in the World of Ruin.

Seraph

This Magicite can be bought from a traveling salesman in Tzen for 3000 Gil in the World of Balance or 10 Gil in the World of Ruin. You learn of this man in either world from one of the old men near the dock area. The man is walking/hiding behind some trees in the upper-right corner of the town, all the way in the back.

Quetzalli

After getting the airship in the World of Ruin, return to Cid's Island, and you will find this Magicite on the beach.

Fenrir

After defeating Humbaba in Mobliz for the first time, a kid will give this to you if you talk to him.

Valigarmanda

Go to Narshe and go back to where you found it before. If you manage to defeat it, the Magicite is yours. Afterwards, a cave opens up to reveal the Yeti's Cave.

Midgardsormr

This can be found in Umaro's Cave in Narshe, simply search the skull there, defeat Umaro, and it's yours.

Lakshmi

Defeat Chadarnook in Owzer's house in Jidoor, and collect it from Owzer's bookshelf.

Alexander

Go to Doma in the World of Ruin and do the entire Cyan quest. At the end of the quest, it will be sitting on the throne in the throne room of Doma Castle.

Phoenix

Go to the star shaped mountain range north of Tzen and land in the middle. Complete the Phoenix Cave, and Locke will give you this Magicite.

Bahamut

Find and defeat Deathgaze while flying around in the airship. Defeat it, and Bahamut is yours. Be sure not to use the Vanish/X-Zone trick, or the game will not count Deathgaze as defeated and it will still fly around. However, Vanish/Doom will work every time. However, the vanish/death trick doesn't work in the GBA version, so you have to fight Deathgaze normally. Deathgaze does not recover its HP, so it can be challenged as many times as you want until it is defeated.

Crusader

Defeat all 8 dragons, and this Magicite will suddenly be given to you.

Odin and Raiden

Go to Figaro Castle, in the World of Ruin, and try to move the castle somewhere else. It will get stuck under the sand, and you can enter a new cave via a hole in the prison level. Go through the cave and enter the Ancient Castle there. Walk straight ahead and talk to the statue of Odin. It will yield the Odin Magicite. To get Raiden, stand on the right throne, walk five steps down and press the A button. A secret passageway will open. Go down it, and you will find a statue of a girl. Talk to it, and the Odin Magicite will become the Raiden Magicite.

Once you transform Odin, its Meteor spell is lost.; fortunately, that spell can also be learned from Crusader and Celes learns it at Level 99, so don't worry about it.

• Note: Odin is the only esper in the game who can boost your speed attribute, except for the GBA-exclusive Cactuar.

Ragnarok

In the World of Ruin, go to the Narshe Weapon Shop with Locke, and he will unlock the door. Inside, a man will ask you if you would rather have the sword Ragnarok or the Magicite Ragnarok. Choose the Magicite, and it will be yours.

• Note: Ragnarok is the only Esper in the game that can teach a character Ultima, but if you want the sword it is also possible to teach Ultima by equipping a character with the Paladin Shield. Terra also learns it at Level 99.

Leviathan

Leviathan is only in the GBA version of the game. In the World of Ruin, talk to the man near the entrance of South Figaro. He tells you about a creature he saw in the ocean. Afterward, go to Nikeah and ride the ferry. During the trip, Leviathan will attack. Defeat him to gain his magicite.

• Note: If you didn't get Mog's Water Harmony in the World of Balance, this battle also offers one last chance to obtain it.

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh is only in the GBA version of the game. In the World of Ruin, buy Excalipoor in the Jidoor Auction House for 500,000 Gil. Then bet it in the Dragon's Neck Colosseum. One of your characters will have to fight an Onion Dasher. After the match, Gilgamesh shows up and challenges your party for Excalipoor. Defeat him, and you get his magicite and a Merit Award.

Cactuar

Cactuar is only in the GBA version of the game. In the World of Ruin, defeat ten Cactuars in the desert near Maranda. Eventually, you'll be attacked by a Gigantuar. Defeat him to get the Cactuar magicite.

Diabolos

Diabolos is only in the GBA version of the game. Defeat Kaiser Dragon in the Dragon's Den for it.