All 11 Special Jobs From Final Fantasy Tactics Ranked
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All 11 Special Jobs From Final Fantasy Tactics Ranked
How do the 11 special jobs included in Square Enix's Final Fantasy Tactics and The War of the Lions version rank? is a game that can be replayed multiple times due to the multiple paths available to develop characters combined with the campaign's rich storytelling. Before the 1997 title received a sequel, it was updated and released in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable as Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. Considered a secondary title by many, this game has seen immense success and . There are few differences between the two versions beyond certain additions included in FFT: WOTL. Both hinge on the same recruitment system and follow the same story. . Both also have certain special jobs that are unobtainable except through guest characters. Here, we will rank all 11 seen through both versions of the game. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY Game Hunter
The Game Hunter is easily the least interesting of special jobs that can be obtained. Exclusive to WOTL, this is the class of Luso Clemens, a man in search of his friends who is encountered after the events at Orbonne Monastery. The best thing about obtaining Luso is that he joins your adventure at level 25 with some decent equipment. His class isn’t much more than Ramza’s Squire in terms of abilities, offering Huntcraft which closely mirrors Mettle. The only real added bonus is that Luso has the innate ability Poach, which allows you to scrap the remains of dead monsters and use them to craft items. The Thief job can also obtain this. Machinist
Known as the Engineer in the original release, this job was renamed to the Machinist in WOTL. In both, this is a ranged character who uses guns to disable enemies and thrives against opponents who are undead. This job is designated for Mustadio Bunansa, who is initially rescued from the Baert Trading Company in Chapter 2. The key feature of the Machinist job is the Snipe command that can be used to target specific body parts of enemies and cause status afflictions. This job excels as a ranged job but isn’t very impressive compared to others on the list. Sky Pirate
Another gun-focused job, and the only other job which appears only in WOTL, the Sky Pirate is essentially a stronger version of the Machinist with certain Thief elements involved. Using the Piracy command, the Sky Pirate is able to target body parts like the Machinist, while also able to use Plunder abilities which are much more effective versions of the Thief’s Steal. This job is assigned to Balthier, who is first encountered during "A Call For Guards" in the Dorter Slums. After defeating a group of thieves, Balthier joins the part in search of the Cache of Glabados. Divine Knight
The Divine Knight is obtained through Meliadoul Tengille in the 4th chapter of both versions of Final Fantasy Tactics. In addition to Meliadoul, her father Folmarv and his lackey Loffrey Wodring all use the Divine Knight job. The job focuses on the Unyielding Blade command which is used to not only injure enemies but to break their equipment as well, making this class uniquely useful even if it is a bit underwhelming. Even if someone is not so keen on Meliadoul, players will be familiarized with this job throughout the game. Folmarv is one of the game’s primary antagonists and is encountered multiple times along the way. Netherseer
Continuing the trend of the Machinist above, the Netherseer was also renamed for WOTL. Likely, this is due to some negative interpretation of the job’s original name, the Hell Knight. Malak Galthena uses this job to cast spells which damage opponents based on the variation of their Faith. As will be seen in just a moment, there is an opposite job to the Netherseer which works the other way. For Malak's Netherseer, the lower the Faith stat, the more damage his elemental abilities will cause. The primary command of this job is Nether Mantra. Skyseer
The Skyseer is the yin to the Netherseer’s Yang. They are very closely linked, but function opposite one another. Where the Netherseer is based on a lack of Faith, the Skyseer requires an abundance. This job is used by Malak's sister Rapha Galthena and was originally known as the Heaven Knight. What’s curious here is that while the Netherseer still interacts with Faith as a normal caster would, the Skyseer is not affected by changes. In the lore, Faith should be a factor considering this job is based on a belief in a deity answering one’s call, but it doesn’t impact the spells cast using Sky Mantra. Templar
The Templar certainly benefitted from its WOTL rebranding, as it was originally regarded as a Temple Knight. Given that many players are familiar with the term, it makes the job feel a bit more understandable. In the games, Beowulf Cadmus is a Templar, as well as Aliste Rosenheim in WOTL. Templars channel magic through their swords using the Spellblade command. These spells are offensive and target single enemies, but are extremely reliable and have no charge time. Not only can they deal massive amounts of damage with these abilities, but some of the abilities also inflict status ailments on enemies. Holy Knight
Despite what you might think, this job isn’t that similar to the Templar. Both are religious knights who require the use of a sword and base their abilities on this equipment, but they’re not the same. Well, maybe a little. The Holy Knight is more common in FFT, being used by three main characters throughout the game. Princess Ovelia’s bodyguard Agrias Oaks and Ramza’s adopted brother Delita Heiral are the most notable among them. What really makes this job so powerful is that when Delita returns to the player's party during chapter 2, he is a Holy Knight. This early appearance is extremely powerful. Dragonkin
Reis Duelar uses this job which centers on taming dragons and using their abilities. If you never recruited Reis and are confused, you aren’t alone. She is a secret character who requires a fair amount of work to obtain. We won’t list out all of the steps here, but for players who use dragons in their lineup, the effort is definitely worthwhile. Just be sure to keep Mustadio around or you won’t be able to start down the path for Reis. The Dragonkin job has amazing stats, including an attack stat higher than the next item on this list. The only restriction holding this job back is that it requires the use of female-exclusive equipment. Sword Saint
The Sword Saint is arguably the strongest special job in FFT. It is the default job of Cidolfus Orlandu and was originally known as the Holy Swordsman. The strength of this job is boosted by the fact that Orlandu is equipped with the sword Excalibur when he joins Ramza. This job relies on the Swordplay command, which uses abilities such as Judgment Blade to deal damage and inflict status ailments. Orlandu also has access to abilities which damage equipment or drain HP and MP. Showing the second highest stat growth in the game, this is undeniably one of the strongest jobs in the game, if not the strongest. Soldier
As previously stated, the strongest job in the game has to either be the Sword Saint or Dragonkin. Clearly the Soldier doesn’t surpass either of those. This job clearly sits atop the list for being the coolest class in the game. It is used by Cloud Strife who makes a cameo in FFT as an optional character. There’s some incentive to . It isn’t just that Cloud is cool, but we also respect the design which went into bringing Cloud to the title. His command abilities are based on his limit breaks from , showing a bit of depth which isn’t altogether expected.