Matra Magic (マトラマジック, Matora Majikku?) is a recurring Blue Magic spell. It either deals damage equal to a certain percentage of the enemy's HP, or low-powered magic damage.

Appearances

Final Fantasy VII

Matra Magic is an Enemy Skill learned from Custom Sweeper, Bullmotor, and Death Machine. It inflicts light non-elemental damage on all enemies with spell power equal to 0.6875x the base magic damage. Despite its relatively low power, it is still useful in the early-game, thanks to its early availability and its inexpensive MP cost of 8.

Final Fantasy IX

If successful, Quina's Matra Magic reduces the target's HP to 1, but its accuracy is only 20%. It costs 8 MP to cast, and can be learned by eating a Trick Sparrow, Dragonfly, Zaghnol, Ogre, Land Worm, or Armstrong. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. It does not work on bosses, bar Earth Guardian.

Final Fantasy XIV

Matra Magic is a blue magic spell, dealing eight hits each with a potency of 50. Potency increases to 100 for the eight hits when the caster is under the influence of Aetherial Mimicry: DPS.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

Switches target's HP and MP.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance description

Matra Magic switches the target's HP and MP. It can be learned from the Toughskin and costs 24 MP to cast. It is notable that if used when a target has 0 MP, the target will instantly be KO'd.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Matra Magick switches the target's HP and MP about 50% of the time. The new MP system allows instant kills if enough MP is gained to use it before the opponent's act. It is learned from the Adamantitan and costs 22 MP to cast, and can hit targets up to 3 tiles away.

Final Fantasy Dimensions II

Dissidia Final Fantasy

Matra Magic is a Story Mode ability which deals 10% damage to all enemies in the engagement range.

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Final Fantasy All the Bravest

Matra Magic is the enemy ability that is used by the Death Machine during battle.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Behind the scenes

Kadaj casts a spell similar to Matra Magic in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children while in possession of Cloud's Materia, firing a barrage of blue energy projectiles that spread out and converge on his target.

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]The French automotive and aerospace company Matra developed the infrared-seeking R.550 Magic missile for use on the Dassault Mirage series of tactical fighter jets.