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Spell Damage/MP # Targets Avg Dmg MP Cost Type
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Sunder Flesh 2.06 one 60 29 (2) magic
Abyssal Fr. 2.06 one 60 29 (2) elemental
Fleshboil 2 one 18 9 (1) magic
Fire Bolt 2 one 18 9 (1) elemental
Ice Lance 1.71 one 84 49 (3) physical
Compress Atm. 1.65 multiple 48 29 (2) physical
Mystic Hammer 1.53 one 75 49 (3) physical
Fireball 1.44 multiple 42 29 (2) physical
Mass Boil 0.73 mass 36 49 (3) magic
Supernova 0.61 mass 30 49 (3) elemental
So clearly, Abyssal Freeze is awesome, but probably everybody already figured that out. Also, in terms of mana efficiency, it's always worthwhile to use Fireball or Compress Atmosphere if you can hit at least two targets with it - you do much better than with A.F., even. Mass Boil and Supernova should probably be saved for 3-4 or more targets, though. Other than one particular fight in Talushorn, I'm not sure how often this comes up.
So Ice Lance and Mystic Hammer are great, but if you find yourself running out of MP in fights, consider saving them for when you have to do a whole lot of damage in a small amount of time. Or for resistant enemies, of course.
Did I miss anything?