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Pyric Bulwark

Enhances defense.

Description

Spell cost: 50 MP
Monster Type: Lizards
Spell Type: Magical (Ice)
Blue Magic Points: 0
Jobs:

Blue Mage Level 98
- Only usable while under the effect of Unbridled Learning.
- Appears in your list of Blue Magic, but does not appear on the Set Spells screen.

Casting Time: ~2 seconds
Duration: 5 minutes (or 1 physical damage hit)
Recast Time: 25 seconds

Family: Hydra
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Blue Mage spell has the wrong name. To learn this, you must get the monster to do Polar Bulwark, not Pyric Bulwark.
Can be dispelled.
Self-target.
Negates the next incoming physical attack.
This effect will stack with Utsusemi, Occultation, Zephyr Mantle, or Blink
CAN be used with Diffusion

Name	Level	Zone
Mob Family: Hydra
Minimum Blue Mage Level To Acquire: 94 (without gear)
Ningishzida	❔	Abyssea - Grauberg
Orochi		Mamool Ja Training Grounds: The Susanoo Shuffle
Hydra		Nyzul Isle

Source entry: Pyric Bulwark. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.