List of spells in Dragon Quest VIII
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This is a list of all the spells in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
| Name | Type | Effect | MP Cost | Learned by | Tension? |
| Heal | Healing | Restores 15-40 HP to one party member. | 2 | Initial: Angelo Hero: Level 3 Yangus: Humanity (10 points) |
Yes |
| Midheal | Healing | Restores 75-90 HP to one party member. | 3 | Initial: Morrie Hero: Level 18 Angelo: Level 15 |
Yes |
| Fullheal | Healing | Fully restores one character's HP. | 6 | Hero: Level 27 Angelo: Level 24 Red: Roguery (39 points) |
No |
| Multiheal | Healing | Restores 100-120 HP to all party members. | 10 | Angelo: Level 30 | Yes |
| Omniheal | Healing | Fully restores every party members' HP. | 36 | Hero: Courage (82 points) | No |
| Squelch | Status recovery | Cures one ally of poison | 2 | Hero: Level 4 Angelo: Charisma (3 points) |
No |
| Tingle | Status recovery | Cures one ally of paralysis | 2 | Angelo: Level 13 Hero: Courage (16 points) |
No |
| Zing | Healing | Revives a fallen ally with half of their HP. It has a 50% chance to succeed. | 8 | Hero: Level 29 Angelo: Level 19 |
No |
| Kazing | Healing | Revives a fallen ally with all of their HP. | 15 | Angelo: Level 34 Jessica: Staff (100 points) Morrie: Passion (88 points) |
No |
| Kerplunk | Healing | Sacrifices the caster's life in order to restore every other character to full health. | All | Yangus: Humanity (82 points) | No |
| Frizz | Damaging | Deals 10-13 fire-elemental damage to one enemy. | 2 | Initial: Jessica | Yes |
| Frizzle | Damaging | Deals 56-72 fire-elemental damage to one enemy. | 4 | Jessica: Level 21 | Yes |
| Kafrizzle | Damaging | Deals 145-160 fire-elemental damage to one enemy. | 10 | Jessica: Level 35 | Yes |
| Crack | Damaging | Deals 20-30 ice-elemental damage to one enemy. | 3 | Jessica: Level 10 | Yes |
| Crackle | Damaging | Deals 30-40 points of ice-elemental damage to a group of enemies. | 5 | Jessica: Level 16 | Yes |
| Kacrackle | Damaging | Deals 65-85 (72-92 in the 3DS version) points of ice-elemental damage to all enemies. | 12 | Jessica: Special event | Yes |
| Woosh | Damaging | Deals 19-32 wind-elemental damage to one group of enemies. | 2 | Angelo: Initial | Yes |
| Swoosh | Damaging | Deals 52-76 wind-elemental damage to one group of enemies. | 4 | Angelo: Level 18 | Yes |
| Kaswoosh | Damaging | Deals 120-200 wind-elemental damage to one group of enemies. | 8 | Angelo: Level 32 | Yes |
| Zap | Damaging | Deals 72-88 lightning-elemental damage to all enemies. | 6 | Hero: Courage (48 points) | Yes |
| Kazap | Damaging | Deals 100-140 (108-148 in the 3DS version) lightning elemental damage to all enemies. | 15 | Hero: Courage (100 points) | Yes |
| Bang | Damaging | Deals 16-24 bang-elemental damage to all enemies. | 5 | Jessica: Level 14 | Yes |
| Boom | Damaging | Deals 52-68 bang-elemental damage to all enemies. | 8 | Jessica: Level 23 | Yes |
| Kaboom | Damaging | Deals 104-120 (112-128 in the 3DS version) bang-elemental damage to all enemies. | 15 | Jessica: Level 33 | Yes |
| Buff | Buffing | Greatly increases one character's defence. | 2 | Angelo: Initial | Yes |
| Kabuff | Buffing | Increases all character's defences. | 3 | Angelo: Level 14, Yangus: Humanity (42 points) | Yes |
| Acceleratle | Buffing | Increases all characters' agility. | 3 | Jessica: Staves (3 points), Red: Roguery (3 points) | Yes |
| Magic Barrier | Buffing | Boosts all characters' resistances to magic. | 3 | Jessica: Staves (31 points) | No |
| Insulatle | Buffing | Boosts all characters' resistances to breath attacks. | 3 | Jessica: Level 25 | No |
| Oomph | Buffing | Doubles one character's attack power. | 6 | Jessica: Level 19, Angelo: Staves (65 points), Morrie: Passion (3 points) | No |
| Bounce | Buffing | Reflects spells casted on the target back at the caster. | 4 | Jessica: Staves (21 points), Angelo: Staves (9 points) | No |
| Share Magic | MP Healing | The users gives another teammate some of their MP using the algorithm Level/2 + 8~12 | 0 | Yangus: Humanity (32 points) | No |
| Dazzle | Status Inflicting | Envelopes a group of enemies in illusions | 5 | Angelo: Staves (3 points) | No |
| Snooze | Status Inflicting | Puts a group of enemies to sleep | 3 | Jessica: Level 12 | No |
| Kasnooze | Status Inflicting | Puts a group of enemies to deep sleep | 8 | Jessica: Sex Appeal (68 points) | No |
| Fuddle | Status Inflicting | Sends a group of enemies into confusion | 5 | Jessica: Sex Appeal (26 points) | No |
| Kafuddle | Status Inflicting | Confuses all enemies | 10 | Angelo: Charisma (66 points) | No |
| Fizzle | Status Inflicting | Prevents a group of enemies from using magic | 3 | Hero: Courage (40 points), Angelo: Staves (6 points) | No |
| Drain Magic | MP Healing | Steals MP from a single enemy | 0 | Red: Level 40, Angelo: Staves (12 points) | Yes |
| Divine Intervention | Debuffing | Reduces a group of enemies' resistance to magical attacks | 4 | Angelo: Charisma (27 points) | No |
| Sap | Status Inflicting | Reduces the defense of a single enemy | 3 | Jessica: Initial, Morrie: Passion (8 points) | Yes |
| Kasap | Status Inflicting | Reduces the defense of a group of enemies | 4 | Jessica: Staves (7 points) | Yes |
| Whack | Instant kill | A cursed incantation that sends an enemy to the hereafter | 4 | Angelo: Level 17 | No |
| Thwack | Instant kill | A cursed incantation that sends a group of enemies to the hereafter | 7 | Angelo: Level 22 | No |
| Kathwack | Instant kill | A cursed incantation that sends all enemies to the hereafter | 15 | Angelo: Staves (56 points) | No |
| Kamikazee | Damaging | Sacrifices your life to destroy all enemies | 1 | Hero: Courage (70 points) | No |
| Pearly Gates | Damaging | Deals massive, woosh-elemental damage to all enemies. | 20 | Angelo: Charisma (100 points) | Yes |
