List of spells in Dragon Quest V

The following are a list of spells and abilities in Dragon Quest V:

Attack magic

• Woosh: Deals minor wind damage to one group
• Swoosh: Deals moderate wind damage to one group
• Kaswoosh: Deals major wind damage to one group
• Frizz: Deals minor fire damage to one enemy
• Frizzle: Deals major fire damage to one enemy
• Kafrizzle: Deals severe fire damage to one enemy
• Sizz: Deals minor fire damage to a group of enemies
• Sizzle: Deals moderate fire damage to a group of enemies
• Kasizzle: Deals major fire damage to a group of enemies
• Crack: Deals minor ice damage to one enemy
• Crackle: Deals moderate ice damage to one group of enemies
• Kacrackle: Deals major ice damage to all enemies
• Bang: Deals minor blast damage to all enemies
• Boom: Deals moderate blast damage to all enemies
• Kaboom: Deals major blast damage to all enemies
• Zap: Deals moderate lightning damage to all enemies
• Kazap: Deals severe lightning damage to a group of enemies
• Kazapple: Draws on the party's MP, to deal extreme lightning damage to one enemy.
• Poof: Tries to instantly kill every enemy, no experience is earned from killed enemies.
• Whack: Tries to instantly kill one enemy
• Thwack: Tries to instantly kill every enemy
• Kamikazee: Sacrifices life to massively damage all enemies
• Puff!: Turns into a dragon for a few turns
• Lightning: Deals moderate lightning damage to one enemy
• Drain Magic: Siphons MP from a target
• Starkers Storm: Deals severe lightning damage to all enemies.
• Starkers Slash: Deals severe lightning damage to a group of enemies.

Battle techniques

• Defend: Reduces damage for one round
• Frenzy: Completely loses it and starts on a random (possibly friendly) target
• Focus Strength: Builds power for next attack
• Muster Strength: Builds power for next attack
• Paralysis Attack: Performs a melee attack with chance to paralyze target
• Poison Attack: Performs a melee attack with chance to poison target
• Sleep Attack: Performs a melee attack with chance to put target to sleep
• Body Slam: Sacrifices self to damage one enemy

Breath attacks

• Fire Breath: Deals minor fire damage to all enemies
• Flame Breath: Deals moderate fire damage to all enemies
• Inferno: Deals major fire damage to all enemies
• Scorch: Deals severe fire damage to all enemies
• Cool Breath: Deals minor ice damage to all enemies
• Freezing Blizzard: Deals moderate ice damage to all enemies
• C-c-cold Breath: Deals severe ice damage to all enemies
• Burning Breath: May paralyze a group of enemies
• Poison Breath: May poison a group of enemies
• Sweet Breath: May put a group of enemies to sleep

Debilitating magic

• Sap: Greatly reduces defence of one enemy
• Kasap: Reduces defence of a group of enemies
• Dazzle: Attempts to blind a group of enemies
• Dazzleflash: Blinds one enemy
• Fizzle: Seals spellcasting abilities of a group of enemies
• Fuddle: Attempts to confuse a group of enemies
• Snooze: Tries to put a group of enemies to sleep
• Kasnooze: Tries to put a group of enemies to sleep
• Venom Mist: Poisons one enemy
• Spooky Aura: Reduces an enemy's resistance to spells
• Disruptive Wave: Cancels all magical effects on enemies
• Tongue Lashing: Licks one enemy to cause goosebumps
• War Cry: Scares a group of enemies
• Sultry Dance: Tries to distract one enemy with a dance
• Weird Dance: Reduces MP of one enemy
• Weirder Dance: Reduces MP of one enemy
• Weirdest Dance: Reduces MP of one enemy
• Poof: Removes a group of enemies from battle
• Hocus Pocus: Random effect

Field magic

• Evac: Escapes from dungeon
• Zoom: Teleports to previously visited town
• Safe Passage: Protects party from damage tiles
• Tick-tock: Switches between day and night
• Peep: Scans treasure chests/pots, allows item appraisal
• Padfoot: Reduces random encounters
• Holy Protection: Keeps weaker enemies away
• Nose for Treasure: Determines nearby treasure
• Storeyteller: Reveals current location and floor

Healing magic

• Heal: Restores at least 30 HP
• Midheal: Restores at least 75 HP
• Fullheal: Restores all HP
• Multiheal: Restores at least 75 HP to all party members
• Omniheal: Restores all HP to all party members
• Meditation: Restores at least 500 HP
• Squelch: Removes poison from one ally
• Sheen: Removes a curse from one ally
• Tingle: Removes paralysis from all party members
• Zing: Tries to revive one ally with 50% success
• Kazing: Guaranteed to revive one ally
• Kerplunk: Sacrifices life to revive all party members

Support magic

• Buff: Greatly increases defence of one ally
• Kabuff: Increases defence of all party members
• Insulatle: Protects party members from incoming fire and ice damage
• Oomph: Doubles attack rating of one ally
• Bounce: Reflects incoming magic
• Absorb Magic: Sets up a ward that recovers MP when hit by a spell