WILD ARMS 3

(as "Wild Arms Advanced 3rd")

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Arcana

Arcana is the magic in the world of Wild ARMs 3. Learned by invoking the power of the Guardians of Filgaia, Arcana is not only useful for taking down stubborn enemies, you are actually required to use most of the spells in the game to succeed! Of course, your enemies may also use Arcana on you from time to time!
Characters do not "learn" Arcana in Wild ARMs 3, as you should know. Rather, each Medium you invoke (equip) comes with a set of 4 Arcana spells unique to that Medium. Consider that when outfitting your team; you may want a character with a high magic-attack stat to have attack Arcana, or you may want to equip Gallows with a certain Medium so that you can "extend" spells with his unique Force Ability. There are many possibilities, and you are very free to experiment.

You should know by now that casting Arcana has no "penalty"; there are no Magic Points consumed or anything. However, to cast an Arcana, you must have a predetermined amount of FP for that character. Once reached, you can cast that spell as much as you want as long as your FP stays at that number: casting Arcana does NOT reduce your FP total. Also note that each Arcana targets one enemy or ally, unless you use Gallows' Extension ability beforehand. Finally, positive or negative statuses given by Arcana generally last for about 3-5 turns, so keep this in mind (Weaken lasts until the end of the battle.) If you want positive statuses to last longer, simply cast Permanence on the character with the statuses, and they will last until the end of battle.

Finally, note that it will sometimes be beneficial to "temporarily" switch your Medium setups around to allow other characters to access different Arcana.

Listed below are the Arcana in the game, their FP cost, their effects, their "range" when cast with Extension, whether or not they can be reflected, and their in-game description to make them sound cool. They are sorted into 12 tables, each representing the Medium that bestows the group of Arcana to you.

Schturdark's Arcana

Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Pressure	10 FP	A Water-elemental magic attack to one target	One enemy group	Yes	A water attack that crushes and suffocates the target.
Refrigerate	10 FP	An Ice-elemental magic attack to one target	One enemy group	Yes	An ice attack that instantly freezes a confined space.
Heal	12 FP	Restores some HP to one target	All party members	No	Heals injuries by accelerating the target's metabolism.
Analyze	4 FP	"Scans" a monster and displays its HP, EXP, Gella, status ailments it is suffering, and elemental information (Halved, Resist, Weak, Active, Absorb). After the spell is cast, you can view the monster's status when inputting battle commands by targeting the monster and holding Triangle. Also, upon scanning a monster, the information on it is "saved", and you'll be able to view the status of any more monsters of the same type using the aforementioned method at any point in the game.	One enemy group	No	Scans an enemy and reveals some of its attack patterns

**Grudiev's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Petrify	10 FP	An Earth-elemental magic attack to one target.	One enemy group	Yes	Instantly petrifies target, inflicting earth damage
Shield	8 FP	Halves damage caused by physical attacks to target.	All party members	No	Deploys a barrier that softens physical attacks
Protect	8 FP	Halves damage caused by magical attacks to target.	All party members	No	Deploys a barrier that softens magical attacks
Decelerate	8 FP	Lowers the target's RFX (speed) stat.	One enemy group	Yes	Affects target's reflexes, slowing its response time

**Fengalon's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Vortex	10 FP	A Wind-elemental magic attack to one target.	One enemy group	Yes	A wind attack of tornadoes and cyclones
Inspire	10 FP	A Thunder-elemental magic attack to one target.	One enemy group	Yes	A thunder attack that disrupts atmospheric charges
Turbulence	12 FP	Doubles target's EVA (evade) stat.	All party members	No	Weaves a veil of turbulent air to enhance evasion
Quicken	8 FP	Increases target's RFX (speed) stat.	All party members	No	Enhances speed by affecting the target's reflexes

**Moor Gault's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Cremate	10 FP	A Fire-elemental magic attack to one target.	One enemy group	Yes	A fire attack that stimulates molecular activity
Devastate	20 FP	A Non-elemental magic attack to target.	One enemy group	Yes	Release an explosive energy to inflict non-elemental damage
Fragile	6 FP	Halves DEF (physical defense) stat of target.	One enemy group	Yes	Weakens target's vitality, lowering physical defense
Revive	8 FP	Revives a fallen character back to 1 HP	All party members	No	Revives a fallen ally by stimulating his survival instincts

**Celesdue's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Feeble Mind	16 FP	Lower's target's MGR (Magic Resistance) stat.	One enemy group	Yes	Weaken's target's willpower, lowering magic defense
Sleep	32 FP	Attempts to inflict Sleep status to target	One enemy group	Yes	Causes target's brain to secrete sleep-inducing substances
Eraser	24 FP	Erases all positive statuses on target.	One enemy group	No	Removes restrictive magical effects from the target
Grav	24 FP	Halves the HP of target if it succeeds; some enemies are immune to this	One enemy group	Yes	Modulates vital balance through irregular tidal power

**Stare Roe's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Spectre	10 FP	A Light-elemental magic attack to one target.	One enemy group	Yes	Bursts of laser fire that inflict elemental light damage
Clearance	32 FP	Cures all status ailments of target, aside from Bomb status or Fallen status	All party members	No	Activates self-purification, relieving abnormal status
Reflect	36 FP	Puts Reflect status on target, meaning that certain attack Arcana that hit target will be "bounced back" to the caster	All party members	No	Reflects Arcana attacks
Valiant	24 FP	Raises the ATT (attack power) of target by an amount corresponding to Max HP - Current HP. Lower HP means more attack power! This spell is continually updated, so if you cast it and your HP is decreased further or increased further, your attack power is updated right away!	All party members	No	Converts lost vitality into physical strength

**Chapapanga's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Hox Pox	18 FP	Increases target's luck by one level temporarily	All party members	No	Temporarily enhances luck
Pickpocket	32 FP	Attempts to steal the target's item. Has a very low success rate.	One enemy group	Yes	Steal items currently possessed by the target
Randomizer	0 FP	Casts a random spell from caster's list of spells to a random target, without worrying about FP cost	Depends on Arcana cast	Depends on Arcana cast	Invokes random Arcana in possession, regardless of FP total
Familiar	64 FP	Does elemental magic damage to target, but the element is randomly chosen! If element is supposed to be Absorbed by enemy, it still takes damage.	One enemy group	Yes	Random elemental attack through servant device

**Dan Dairam's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Banish	48 FP	Attempts to instantly kill an enemy	One enemy group	Yes	Instantly extinguishes the target's life force
Replay	100 FP	Target repeats the command they just selected at the end of the turn. Meaning, if you have a character attack, and a character cast Replay on the attacker, the attacker attacks AGAIN at the end of the turn!	All party members	No	Repeat the previous command at the end of your turn
Escape	5 FP	Attempts to make your party escape from battle. Low success rate.	N/A	N/A	Escape from battle
Reset	100 FP	Restarts the battle from the beginning	N/A	N/A	Restarts current battle

**Raftina's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Weaken	32 FP	Attempts to puts an elemental weakness on target. You can choose which element from the elements that the caster can do elemental damage with. For example, if you cast Weaken and that character can cast Vortex and Inspire, you will be able to put Wind or Thunder elemental weaknesses on target.	One enemy group	Yes	Forces an elemental weakness upon the target
Copy Ability	64 FP	Attempts to copy an enemy's skill set so that you may use its skills and Arcana, though it means you will not be able to use your own Arcana until you complete the battle or "delete" the enemy skillset. Doesn't work on all enemies. A full list of enemy skills and enemies that can be Copied can be found in the Beastiary.	One enemy group	Yes	Temporarily acquire a special attack from the target
Status Lock	38 FP	Protects target from all negative statuses except for "fallen" (instant KO). Cast Permanence afterwards! hint hint	All party members	No	Shields against all negative status effects
Requiem	24 FP	Instantly kills the target if it is Undead	One enemy group	Yes	Instantly extinguishes undead's negative life force

**Justine's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Magnarize	32 FP	Non-elemental magic attack based on FP total	One enemy group	Yes	Non-elemental attack with damage based on current FP total
Synchronizer	48 FP	Synchronizes caster's status with target. This basically means that if you sync with an enemy and a status ailment is put on the synched character, the target you synched with gets the ailment, too.	One enemy group	Yes	Synchronizes caster's status with that of the target
Distortion	36 FP	Puts a barrier on target that blocks out a certain amount of damage to that target. The number of damage blocked out is equal to 1/4 of target's MAX HP	All party members	No	Deploys a barrier that absorbs a certain amount of damage
Hyper	48 FP	Doubles the ATT (attack power) of target.	All party members	No	Doubles damage of physical attacks

**Zephyr's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Arc Impulse	32 FP	Does non-elemental magic damage to one enemy, with the damage being relative to caster's total magic power, and the amount of characters defending that turn.	One enemy group	Yes	Binds your team's powers together for a non-elemental attack
Attachment	24 FP	Gives target an elemental attack property. Elements you can choose from are the one the caster of Attachment can cast. For example, if your Attachment caster has only Cremate, he will only be able to add Fire elemental attack	All party members	No	Endows physical attacks with elemental properties
Permanence	48 FP	Target retains all positive statuses until end of battle	All party members	No	Removes the turn limit on Arcana effects
Exploder	64 FP	Turns target into a bomb, exploding it on its next turn, which kills it. When it explodes, damage equal to half of bomb's HP is dealt to all targets on bomb's team. Does not work very often, nor does it work on very many enemies.	One enemy group	Yes	Turns target into a bomb. Its HP is converted into damage

**Luceid's Arcana**
Name:	FP Cost:	Effect:	Extension Range:	Can be Reflected?	Description:
Dark Matter	10 FP	Dark-elemental magic damage to one enemy	One enemy group	Yes	Corrosive dark matter that inflicts dark damage
Lifedrain	16 FP	Drains some HP from target and adds it to caster's HP	One enemy group	Yes	Absorbs HP from the target and transfers it to the caster
Dark Luceid	32 FP	Non-elemental magic damage that damages target based on the amount of elemental types that target has halved or resistance against.	One enemy group	Yes	Non-elemental attack through the mysterious Dark Blade.
Curse	48 FP	Halves target's resistance to status ailments	One enemy group	Yes	Reduces resistance to status ailments through a deadly curse