Final Fantasy 6tells the story of a group of adventurers on a quest to rid the world of a terrifying evil. Throughout the beginning of the game, players will learn that magic is no longer a power that can be wielded by party members, but by progressing through the story, this fact can be changed.
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Ultimais arguablyone of the best spellsavailable in all ofFinal Fantasy 6. Because of this, the game makes it quite difficult for players to acquire it. There are three ways to obtain Ultima, but some of them are much harder than others.
What Does The Ultima Spell Do In Final Fantasy 6?
Ultima is a non-elemental magic spell that, when cast,targets all enemies on the battlefield. It is by farthe most powerful spell available in the game, not only for the damage it can deal but also due to the defensive enemy buffs it ignores.
Ultima willnot be reflected backat the party if it is cast at an enemy with an active Reflect buff. It alsoignores enemy Magic Defense, and its damage will not be lessened if cast on a foe with an activeShellbuff. Casting Ultima requires the caster to spend80 MP, and though this sounds like a lot, equippingthe Celestriad Relicwill allow players to cast it, and all other spells in exchange for only1 MP.
How To Get Ultima In Final Fantasy 6
There arethree waysto obtain the Ultima spell inFinal Fantasy 6, but each comes with a few complications. That said, one method is much easier than others.
Learning Ultima With The Ragnarok Magicite
Once players havefound and recruited Lockein the World of Ruin, they canreturn to Narsheand use his skills as a Thief tounlock the door to the Weapons shop. Inside, the party canspeak to the vendor, who will then offer them a pretty powerful piece of Magicite.
Players will then have the option to decide what form this Magicite will take. Choosing to transform it into a weapon will addthe Ragnarok swordto the party’s inventory while choosing to keep the Magicite will reward players withthe Ragnarok Esper, which can then be equipped to a character to let them learn Ultima.
Acquiring Ultima this way is quite simple, but it also prevents players from obtaining one of the most powerful swords inFinal Fantasy 6. Thankfully, there are two other ways to learn Ultima, so players can feel free totake the Ragnarok sword from the vendorif they are willing to get Ultima elsewhere.
Learning Ultima With The Paladin’s Shield
The next best way to acquire the Ultima spell is to find andequip the Cursed Shieldon a party member andwin 256 battleswith them. This can take an extremely long time, especially because of the status effects that come with wearing the shield, so players should equip aRibbonto the character using the shield to lessen its negative effects.
To find the Cursed Shield, the player must enter the house in the northwestern corner ofNarshe. Like with the Weapons shop, Locke must first be recruited in the World of Ruin in order to unlock this door.
Once inside, the Cursed Shield can be obtained byspeaking to the NPC in the bed. With it equipped, players will need to win256 battlesin order totransform it into the Paladin’s Shield; after whichUltima can be learnedat ax1 rateby equipping it.
Learning Ultima With Terra
Terra will automatically learn Ultima once she reachesLevel 99. Acquiring Ultima via this method requires the most work and time out of the other two options, and it’s not really worth the effort.
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In theFinal Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster, players can actually increase the rate at which the party levels up by adjusting the setting in theConfigurationsection of the main menu, but reaching Level 99 will still take a pretty considerable amount of time.
Final Fantasy 6is currently available on PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Mobile.
