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 | ||
SamuraiFollowing a warrior ethic from a foreign land, the samurai uses Iaido techniques to attack with his or her katana. |  |
Vital Statistics
| Prerequisite Classes | |||||||||
| Base Stats | Move | Jump | Speed | Evade | Relative Base / Bonus Values | ||||
| Attack | Magic | HP | MP | Speed | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ★★★★★ / ★★ | ★★★ / ★★★ | ★★ / ★★★★ | ★★★★ / ★★★ | ★★★ / ★★★ | |
| Basic Skillset Note: Click each skill name for more detailed information. | Iaido Samurai job command. Unleashes the mystical powers contained within katana. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skill Name | Description | Horiz. Range | Vert. Range | Effect Radius | Targeting | Speed | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashura | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, causing an unseen specter-sword to slash at the target. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Enemy | Now | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Ashura | A mantra that attacks with words of enlightenment. Randomly strikes within the area of effect. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Enemy | Now | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Kotetsu | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, loosing a wave of howling dark spirits. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Enemy | Now | 200 | ||||||||||||
| Osafune | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, sending the whispering dead to feed on the target's MP. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Enemy | Now | 300 | ||||||||||||
| Murasame | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, raining tears of an enlightened soul to restore HP. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Ally | Now | 400 | ||||||||||||
| Ama-no-Murakamo | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, releasing a phantom of pure mist to attack the target. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Enemy | Now | 500 | ||||||||||||
| Kiyomori | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing the protection of its effervescent life force. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Ally | Now | 600 | ||||||||||||
| Muramasa | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana. Only a living soul will quell its tumult. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Enemy | Now | 700 | ||||||||||||
| Kiku-ichimonji | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, wreaking havoc with its all-consuming hatred. | Auto | 3 | 8 | Enemy | Now | 800 | ||||||||||||
| Masamune | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing physical healing and increased speed. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Ally | Now | 900 | ||||||||||||
| Chirijiraden | A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, which pursues the living as a band of blue flame. | Auto | 3 | 3 | Enemy | Now | 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Basic Abilities | Skill Type | Skill Name | Description | Trigger | JP Required |
| Reaction | Bonecrusher | Deal damage equal to own maximum HP when critically wounded. Trigger: Critical | Critical Status | 200 | |
| Reaction | Shirahadori | Evade non-ranged physical attacks. | Physical Attack | 700 | |
| Support | Equip Katana | Equip katana, regardless of job. | N/A | 400 | |
| Support | Doublehand | Wield a weapon with both hands, increasing its destructive power. | N/A | 900 | |
| Movement | Swim | Swim through and even act in deep water. | N/A | 300 |
Subjective Analysis
Samurai are well armed and armored. They have effective, if potentially expensive, abilities that effect large radii of enemies or allies, and their attacks can discriminate between enemy and ally. The Samurai's primary ability set is a great secondary set for magic-users, as MA drives the katana-spells' efficacy. Samurai can hold a sword with two hands, making them very powerful. Don't forget that every use of a Samurai ability risks the loss of the katana!
The skills that are really useful here are Kiku-ichimonji, Muramasa, Murasame, and Kiyomori. For the more advanced primary abilities, well, it's not really that likely you'll have the katana stash at hand to make them useful. In the RSM list, Shirahadori and Bonecrusher are potentially useful. Doublehand isn't really worth the time, as the Ninja's Dual Wield ability is much better at increasing damage with the same drawback of being unable to equip a shield.
| 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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