FFVI - Espers - World of Balance Espers

Bismark
Bismark Screenshot

Water Attack - 50 MP
Status Change: Strength +2
Magic:
Fire
Ice
Bolt
Life
Learn Rate:
20
20
20
2
How To Obtain
Only really useful early on in the game with the three basic elemental spells (Fire, Ice and Bolt), you can obtain Bismark at the MagiTek Factory when you free him from one of the tanks.


Carkbunkl
Carbunkl Screenshot

Casts Reflect - 36 MP
Status Change: None
Magic:
Reflect
Haste
Shell
Safe
Warp
Learn Rate:
5
3
2
2
2
How To Obtain
Although his spells have a slow learn rate, they do come in useful from time to time (such as Shell). You can obtain Carbunkl at the MagiTek Factory when you free him from one of the tanks.


Golem
Golem Screenshot

Protects Your Party - 33 MP
Status Change: Stamina +2
Magic:
Safe
Stop
Cure 2
Learn Rate:
5
5
5
How To Obtain
A pretty average healing Esper as better ones can be found later in the game. You can obtain Golem from the Auction House for 20,000 GP. (Incidentally, this can be done on either the World Of Balance or the World Of Ruin.)


Ifrit
Ifrit Screenshot

Fire Attack - 26 MP
Status Change: Strength +1
Magic:
Fire
Fire 2
Drain
Learn Rate:
10
5
1
How To Obtain
Extremely useful early on in the game, Ifrit can teach the spell Drain which is surprisingly effective against stronger opposition. You can obtain Ifrit at the MagiTek Factory upon defeating him.


Kirin
Kirin Screenshot

Regen On Party - 18 MP
Status Change: None
Magic:
Cure
Cure 2
Regen
Antidot
Scan
Learn Rate:
5
1
3
4
5
How To Obtain
Again, useful early on with its curative spells of Cure, Regen and Cure 2, it becomes a bit obsolete when you have gained Starlet. You can obtain Kirin from Zozo when you meet Terra.


Maduin
Maduin Screenshot

Non-Elemental Attack - 44 MP
Status Change: MagPwr +1
Magic:
Fire 2
Ice 2
Bolt 2
Learn Rate:
3
3
3
How To Obtain
Maduin is a good Esper to have equipped towards the end of the World Of Balance as it teaches level two elemental attacks. You can obtain Maduin at the MagiTek Factory when you release him from one of the tanks.


Phantom
Phantom Screenshot

Makes Party Invisible - 38 MP
Status Change: MP +10%
Magic:
Bserk
Vanish
Demi
Learn Rate:
3
3
5
How To Obtain
Useful for the Vanish spell, you can obtain Phantom at the MagiTek Factory when you release him from one of the tanks.


Ramuh
Ramuh Screenshot

Lightning Attack - 25 MP
Status Change: Stamina +1
Magic:
Bolt
Bolt 2
Poison
Learn Rate:
10
2
5
How To Obtain
Useful against any mechanical foe because of his lightning attack, Ramuh is most beneficial early on in the game. He can be obtained when you meat Terra in Zozo.


Shiva
Shiva Screenshot

Ice Attack - 27 MP
Status Change: None
Magic:
Ice
Ice 2
Rasp
Osmose
Cure
Learn Rate:
10
5
4
4
3
How To Obtain
Rasp and Osmose are pretty handy spells once they have been learnt, so Shiva is worth holding on to for the duration of the World Of Balance. You obtain Shiva upon defeating her and Ifrit at the MagiTek Factory.


Shoat
Shoat Screenshot

Petrify Enemy - 45 MP
Status Change: HP +10%
Magic:
Bio
Break
Doom
Learn Rate:
8
5
2
How To Obtain
Although Shoat can increase an equipped character's HP by 10%, it isn't really too useful. You can obtain Shoat when you free it from one of the tanks at the MagiTek Factory.


Siren
Siren Screenshot

Silence Enemy - 16 MP
Status Change: HP +10%
Magic:
Sleep
Mute
Slow
Fire
Learn Rate:
10
8
7
6
How To Obtain
Siren's magic spells are only really useful for a more tactical approach in battle with her attack preventing the enemy from casting any magic spells. You obtain her when you meet Terra in Zozo.


Stray
Stray Screenshot

Confuse Enemy - 28 MP
Status Change: MagPwr +1
Magic:
Muddle
Imp
Float
Learn Rate:
7
5
2
How To Obtain
A poor Esper as its attack is ineffective (Muddle) and it can only teach some basic spells. You obtain Stray when you meet Terra in Zozo.


Unicorn
Unicorn Screenshot

Remedy On Party - 30 MP
Status Change: None
Magic:
Cure 2
Remedy
Dispel
Safe
Shell
Learn Rate:
4
3
2
1
1
How To Obtain
Only slightly better than the other curative Esper found in the world of balance (Kirin), Unicorn isn't really worth bothering about. You obtain it when it's freed from the tanks at the MagiTek Factory.


Zoneseek
Zoneseek Screenshot

Shell On Party - 30 MP
Status Change: MagPwr +2
Magic:
Rasp
Osmose
Shell
Learn Rate:
20
15
5
How To Obtain
A very useful Esper to have equipped because it casts Shell on your party and also teaches the useful spells of Rasp and Osmose. You can obtain Zoneseek from the Auction House for 10,000 GP. (Incidentally, this can be done on either the World Of Balance or the World Of Ruin.)

FFVI

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