Fire is an element in Final Fantasy VIII , opposed to Ice . Its Guardian Force is Ifrit . Though some abilities like Burning Rave , Flare , and Ruby Dragon's Breath have fiery animations, they are not actually Fire-elemental even if F Mag-RF does make Flares.
Ability
Description
Enemy
Dark Flare
Inflicts Fire damage to the party.
Tiamat
Fira
Inflicts Fire damage to one _target.
Buel , Edea (2nd), G-Soldier , Geezard , Hexadragon , Jelleye , Left Orb , Ruby Dragon , Seifer (1st, 2nd, 3rd), Sorceress (A)
Firaga
Inflicts Fire damage to one _target.
Buel , Edea (1st), Hexadragon , Imp , Jelleye , Ruby Dragon , Seifer (2nd & 4th), Sphinxaur
Fire
Inflicts Fire damage to one _target.
Bomb , Buel , Elvoret , Funguar , G-Soldier , Geezard , Ifrit , Jelleye , Sorceress (A), Wedge
Magma Breath
Inflicts Fire damage and Petrifying to one _target.
Iguion
Melt-Eye
Inflicts Fire damage to one _target. Used below 33% Max HP.
Hexadragon
The player can protect against Fire damage with Elem-Def-J by junctioning some of the following spells: Ultima , Full-life , Shell , Life , Protect , and Flare , and Fire , Fira , and Firaga . Out of these, Firaga gives the best protection (1.5% per spell) and Shell and Protect give the lowest (0.2%). The maximum protection is 100% absorption (200% of an element in Elem-Def-J).
400%
Tri-Point
250%
Snow Lion , Tri-Face
200%
Blood Soul , Forbidden , Malboro , Oilboyle , Abadon , Gerogero
150%
Caterchipillar , Glacial Eye , Ochu
130%
Grat
80%
Fastitocalon , Fastitocalon-F
50%
Anacondaur , Helix , Tiamat
0%
Iguion , Left Orb , Right Orb
-100%
Bomb , Hexadragon , Ruby Dragon , Ifrit , Omega Weapon
Varies
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