Final Fantasy IV Summons: locations, hidden summon unlocks, & moves

These summons are all obtained throughout the natural run of the story of FF4. We’ve chosen not to list exactly where each of the summons are unlocked to avoid spoilers – but we do list their MP cost and effects when called in battle.

You’ll find many FF series classics here – some making their first appearance as Eidolons – summonable creatures, and in FF4’s combat, they can prove invaluable allies – especially in the more challenging, non ‘EasyType’ versions of the game released in the West later. 

Chocobo / Chocb / ChocoKick

Chocobo uses Chocobo Kick and attacks one enemy, dealing a small amount of non-elemental damage.7 MP costAvailable on Rydia from the start of the game.

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Dragon / Mist / Mist Breath

The Mist Dragon appears to cast Radiant Breath, which deals moderate non-elemental damage on all enemies.20 MP costLearned automatically by Rydia with story progression.

Titan 

Titan appears to cast Gaia’s Wrath, delivering a non-elemental earthquake attack that hits all enemies. 40 MP costLearned automatically by Rydia with story progression.

Shiva

Shiva casts her classic attack Diamond Dust, which deals ice-elemental damage to all enemies. 30 MP costLearned automatically by Rydia through natural story progression.

Ramuh / Indra

Series staple Ramuh casts Judgement Bolt, dealing out lightning-element damage to all enemies on screen.30 MP costLearned automatically by Rydia during FF4’s story.

Ifrit / Jinn

Ifrit moves to cast Hellfire, which of course delivers fire-element damage to all of the enemies you’re facing.30 MP costLearned by Rydia automatically during a story event.

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Asura

A rare defensive summon, Asura casts Asura’s Boon, which has a random chance of casting Raise, Curaga, or Protect on the entire friendly party. The faces will give you a clue as to what will be cast.50 MP costLearned by Rydia as standard after a certain story beat.

Leviathan / Levia

There’s no water element in the game, so Leviathan’s Tsunami special move deals non-elemental damage to all enemies.50 MP costLearned by Rydia as a result of a story event.

Odin

Odin uses Zantetsuken, which as is tradition has a chance of instantly killing each of the enemies on screen.45 MP costLearned by Rydia when you reach a certain story beat.

Sylph / Whisperer

The Sylph summon casts Whisperwind, which ‘steals’ HP from an enemy by damaging them and healing allies by a certain amount.25 MP costRydia learns this naturally through FF4’s story progression.

Bahamut / Baham

The King of Dragons appears as a summon and casts Megaflare, which dishes out huge non-elemental damage to all enemies.60 MP costRydia learns this ultimate summon during the standard story progression of FF4.

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There’s a handful of summons in FF4 that are optional, missable creatures – and obtaining them is a bit of a pain, as it relies on you getting your hands on low drop rate, high rarity items from specific enemies. If you’re a completionist, however, here’s how you unlock the optional eidolons in FF4 2D, including the Pixel Remaster version: 

Imp / Goblin

The Imp, known in some versions as the Goblin, deals weak, non-elemental damage to one target.1 MP costRydia learns this summon by using the Imp item. This drops rarely from either the Goblin or Lil’ Murderer enemies. You can find the Goblins on most of the Overworld, Mist Cave, Antlion’s Den, or the Land of Summons. The Lil’ Murderer can be found in the Lunar Subterrane.

Bomb

Performs a bomb attack on one enemy; it’s non-elemental damage, with its effectiveness determined by the user’s current HP.10 MP costLearned from the Bomb (Summon) item, which is a rare drop from ‘Balloon’ enemies, the purple-colored Bomb reskins found in the Tower of Babil & various Lunar locations. 

Mindflayer / Mage

The Mindflayer uses the Mind Blast skill, and deals decent non-elemental damage on one enemy, but also inflicts the Paralyze Status Effect on them.18 MP costRydia learns this summon by using the Mindflayer item, which is a rare drop from Mindflayer enemies. They’re found in the Lodestone Cavern & Lunar Ruins.

Cockatrice

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Another standard enemy that functions as an optional summon, the Cockatrice casts a 100% accuracy instant death attack on a single foe. As long as the enemy isn’t immune to Petrify (most bosses are, sorry), they’re dead. 15 MP costRydia learns the Cockatrice summon from an item called… you guessed it, Cockatrice. It drops… er, you guessed it, from defeated Cockatrice enemies, though only very rarely. It appears in certain areas of the Overworld, and at Mt. Hobs.