Dia

Lowers an enemy's defense and gradually deals Light elemental damage.

Description Spell cost: 7 MP Spell element: Light Magic skill: Enfeebling Jobs: Level 1 Red Mage Level 1 Puppetmaster Automaton Magic Skill 1‡ Level 3 White Mage ‡Note: Automatons learn this spell automatically once they have the requisite magic skill. They do not need to use a scroll.

Timers Casting Time: 1 second Recast Time: 5 seconds

How to Obtain

• Automatically given if you start as Red Mage (Note: This scroll is ).

Auction House Category: Scrolls > White Magic (

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Merchants

Price: 82 - 101 gil
Name	Location	Type
Kususu	Port Windurst (H-8)	Standard Merchant
Regine	Port San d'Oria (J-8)	Standard Merchant
Sororo	Bastok Markets (H-5)	Standard Merchant

Other Information

Defense down effect

Defense is reduced by 27/512 (5.27%)

This effect cannot be resisted except with Magic Shield.

Dia / Bio Priority

Dia and Bio do not stack.

Dia -> Bio -> Dia II -> Bio II-> Dia III-> Bio III

Example: If Dia is cast, and Bio is cast afterwards, Dia will be overwritten. If Dia II is then cast, Bio will be overwritten. If Bio II is cast, Dia II will be overwritten.

Note: This is not necessarily the case for player characters who have been hit with both spells.

Useful Macros

/ma "Dia" <t> Casts onto current target

/ma "Dia" <bt> Casts onto last target claimed by party

/ma "Dia" <stnpc> Allows you to select a target from available NPCs

The Meaning of Dia

Dia (d-ī-ah), or often debated to be pronounced as "Dïa" (d-ee-ah), can be defined as the prefix that was derived from Greek roots, which means "to pass through or join", or defined as "the day" after the word "el dïa" in Spanish. Dia (d-ee-ah) also refers to God in Gaelic, and is part of the greeting used "dia duit" meaning Gods blessing.

Application

• Use of Dia in a party should be balanced against use of Bio as these spells cannot work at the same time.

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Gradual damage: Dia I • II • III — Diaga — Poison I • II — Poisonga
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