Final Fantasy Tactics Job Classes
| Jobs | |||
| Archer | Arithmetician | Bard | Black Mage |
| Chemist | Dancer | Dark Knight | Dragoon |
| Geomancer | Knight | Mime | Monk |
| Mystic | Ninja | Onion Knight | Orator |
| Samurai | Squire | Summoner | Thief |
| Time Mage | White Mage | ||
Dark KnightThis warrior exchanges life for power, using Darkness to disintegrate all who stand in the way. |  |
Vital Statistics
| Prerequisite Classes | Note: Character must have killed at least 20 enemies that have expired from the battlefield beyond these class requirements. | ||||||||
| Base Stats | Move | Jump | Speed | Evade | Relative Base / Bonus Values | ||||
| Attack | Magic | HP | MP | Speed | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ★★★★★ / ★ | ★★★ / ★★★ | ★★★ / ★★★★ | ★★★★ / ★★★★★ | ★★★ / ★★★ | |
| Basic Skillset Note: Click each skill name for more detailed information. | Fell Sword Dark knight job command. Cursed sword techniques cut down the foe. | |||||||||||||||
| Skill Name | Description | Horiz. Range | Vert. Range | Effect Radius | Speed | Points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanguine Sword | Absorb HP from the target. | 3 | 0 | 1 | Now | 500 | ||||||||||
| Infernal Strike | Absorb MP from the target. | 3 | 0 | 1 | Now | 500 | ||||||||||
| Crushing Blow | Inflict damage with a sinister sword. | 3 | 2 | 1 | Now | 300 | ||||||||||
| Abyssal Blade | Sacrifice own HP to deal damage to others, with the nearest units suffering the most damage. | 3 | 2 | 3 | Now | 1000 | ||||||||||
| Unholy Sacrifice | Sacrifice own HP to deal extensive damage to all units in | 0 | 3 | 3 | Now | 1200 | ||||||||||
| Basic Abilities | Skill Type | Skill Name | Description | Trigger | JP Required |
| Support | HP Boost | Increase maximum HP by 20 percent. | N/A | 2000 | |
| Support | Vehemence | Increase attack power by 50 percent and decrease defensive power by 50 percent. | N/A | 400 | |
| Movement | Move +3 | Increase Move by 3. | N/A | 1000 | |
| Movement | Jump +3 | Increase Jump by 3. | N/A | 1000 |
Subjective Analysis
The Dark Knight is a job added for the War of the Lions version based, probably, on how much people enjoyed having Gaffgarion around. It makes for a good tank class given that it has a ranged attack that can heal the Dark Knight, and the fact that it can have naturally high HP due to its ability to equip heavy armor. It additionally has excellent movement abilities, borrowed from both the Bard and Dancer to help in later-game builds. It's not easy to get this job unlocked, requiring four level 8 jobs, two mastered, and a kill count of 20, but it's pretty game-breaking once you get it leveled up.
The Darkness abilities are exactly what you would expect from a job class that flips the Holy Knight collection of abilities on its head. Sanguine Sword and Infernal Strike are excellent debuffing attacks depending on the situation, and for a dedicated Dark Knight using Abyssal Blade or Unholy Sacrifice followed by Sanguine Sword is a ticket to having a character who can rarely be knocked out.
| Jobs | |||
| Archer | Arithmetician | Bard | Black Mage |
| Chemist | Dancer | Dark Knight | Dragoon |
| Geomancer | Knight | Mime | Monk |
| Mystic | Ninja | Onion Knight | Orator |
| Samurai | Squire | Summoner | Thief |
| Time Mage | White Mage | ||
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