7 Most Powerful Jobs In Final Fantasy History [Commenter Edition]

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  • @FinalFantasyUnion
    @FinalFantasyUnion  Місяць тому +7

    Thanks for watching! You can find the previous here: ua-cam.com/video/JKxlVNMrH-A/v-deo.html

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 Місяць тому +89

    One thing I’ve learned about red mage is that just because they can heal the party faster than a white mage doesn’t mean they heal the party as efficiently as a white mage

    • @jeremygilbert7989
      @jeremygilbert7989 Місяць тому +2

      No but they bring Refresh to the fight which increases the White Mages efficiency significantly on top of their own. Also, for the love of Altana, Red Mages, Refresh your Paladins! Seriously, it is SO much easier on both us and you when we can reliably self cure to hold hate and with Paladins being one of the very few classes with Auto-Refresh it stacks wonderfully.

    • @26moreedays
      @26moreedays Місяць тому +17

      So you’re saying you learned that specialists are better at what they specialize in rather than generalists?
      Deep

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 Місяць тому

      and even worse in FF3 ANY version they/Red Mages can't even use Curaga/CURE 3 and due to Particle beam's 2500+ damage EVERY turn Red Mages will NEVER OUTHEAL it since Cure 2 is their BEST healing spell in FF3 and its pure CRAP.
      AT 50,000 EACH for the 9999 dmage buyable Thrown weapons in FF3 that's the main reason to NOT use 4x Ninjas or even one Since Monks/Black belts can do 9999 damage WITHOUT having to spend millions of gil in return.

    • @dukemagus
      @dukemagus Місяць тому

      But they can use buffs that don't depend on magic power faster

    • @dullahan_of_light6047
      @dullahan_of_light6047 Місяць тому +2

      I thought i recognized that silly writing style. How you been Vegh? Havent seen your nonsense in years.

  • @georgehouliaras7239
    @georgehouliaras7239 Місяць тому +53

    The best job is Treasure Hunter. He can steal anything, even an Opera Floozy's heart.

    • @taylon5200
      @taylon5200 Місяць тому +2

      Hahaha good one

    • @jaye4157
      @jaye4157 Місяць тому

      Beast tamer in bravely default 2 because you could easily cap all stats with it's ability

  • @EmanueleDeSantis86
    @EmanueleDeSantis86 Місяць тому +34

    "Frederick, you were supposed to go to the supermarket ages ago! What happened?"
    "And so, in our typical granular style, here are 7 reasons why I have decided to stay home and play Final Fantasy instead..."

  • @SkepticalChris
    @SkepticalChris Місяць тому +24

    Glad to see the Red Mage get some love!
    My favorite class combo in FFXI was Red Mage with dancer subjob, I could solo ANYTHING, and an instant cast dancer Esuna was always useful! Dual wielding and I could regen my MP with refresh AND Aspir attacks, I could heal with MP or TP, there was no way to take me down!

    • @SorenKisamora
      @SorenKisamora Місяць тому +1

      RDM/DNC is still a popular combo for RDM in Modern. Though Aspir Samba isn't used all that frequently due to Refresh III's potency and how much safer it is to Convert these days.

    • @Malacite
      @Malacite Місяць тому

      NIN will generally remain the go-to sub for soloing anything it just gives too much utility

    • @SkepticalChris
      @SkepticalChris Місяць тому

      @@SorenKisamora true but if you are in need of fast MP regen with refresh, doesn't hurt.

  • @Forever_Zero
    @Forever_Zero Місяць тому +12

    I've played Final Fantasy Tactics like 3 times and even then I feel like I just only scratched the surface of what you can do with jobs. It's an incredibly complex and fun game

  • @AikiPen79
    @AikiPen79 Місяць тому +27

    RDM in FFXI Chainspell is instant cast magic for 60 seconds and allows them to cast all spells instantly more or less for the time. It is not for 2 spells, that's Dualcast in FFXIV

  • @Edowin-jz2sj
    @Edowin-jz2sj Місяць тому +4

    I remember taking on and beating a ton of Notorious Monsters in FFXI as a Red Mage, either solo or as part of a Red Mage duo, that most full parties had trouble with. However, it was usually a battle of attrition as the Red Mage couldn't do high damage, but rather outlast most NMs by kiting them. It got trickier, though, if the NM had a Rage factor or if they developed resistance-over-time to Gravity, Paralyze, etc. Subbing Ninja and combining Utsusemi with Stoneskin, Phalanx, Haste, and other buffs could also allow them to tank under the right circumstances.

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 Місяць тому +14

    The arithmetician sounds interesting. Reminds me of that one boss during the return to ivalice storyline in FF 14

    • @DustinDonald-cz9ot
      @DustinDonald-cz9ot Місяць тому +2

      In base game it is overpowered, in mods it isn't so good as there are many buffed mobs and they are always on equal or above tier gear than you and almost always use the best abilities(some you cannot even get like teleport 2), not uncommon to fight Assassins that can one shot your members, Holy Knights, Summoners with Zodiac etc, Cid becomes almost a necessary character once you get him on some of the maps and even he can get destroyed by some enemies.

    • @usucktoo
      @usucktoo Місяць тому +1

      It is the weakest job in fft. You only switch to it to learn its skills.

    • @Werewolf293
      @Werewolf293 Місяць тому +2

      Is weak as main, but busted as sub class...
      Most magic that needs CT become instant, but careful not to calculate to hit your own unit 😂😂😂

    • @HHSTuba
      @HHSTuba Місяць тому

      Ooooh

  • @CaptainSherbertTheQuestionable
    @CaptainSherbertTheQuestionable Місяць тому +6

    Before watching my 7 are:
    -ff5 freelancer since it keeps the passives of all mastered jobs
    - the red mage/black mage combo in ff12 zodiac age due to the high and consistent damage it does(if the pair doesn't count then shikari because it pairs well if not best with every other job in the game)
    -white mage in general cause to not have one is usually considered a challenge run
    -ravager from ff 13 since late game is essentially impossible without it due to some bosses casting doom if the battle takes too long
    -og monk from ff1 because money is incredibly tight in that game and monk excells at going gearless and does the most consistent plus high damage of all characters in the game
    -dragoon from ff3 probably because 90% of players needed it to get past the garuda fight on their first playthrough
    -sabatour from ff13 specifically vanille due to death, the paradigm shift exploit with death, and the bellonda wand to increase her success rates with debuffs.

  • @runicknight1151
    @runicknight1151 Місяць тому +4

    The full jack of all trades saying is "a jack if all trades is a master of none, but often times better than a master of one" that seems to be very applicable here 😅

  • @zakirstocks9514
    @zakirstocks9514 Місяць тому +4

    The Ninja Job of the *Final Fantasy* franchises sounds Super Awesome and Epic

  • @TitaniumLegman
    @TitaniumLegman Місяць тому +3

    Oh hey, I know that handsome fella! :D Excellent video as always guys!

  • @davids2977
    @davids2977 Місяць тому +2

    I loved FFXI’s RDM. RDM/NIN for soloing stuff you shouldn’t be able to solo, RDM/DRK for ridiculous antics, etc.

  • @classicsagat
    @classicsagat 21 день тому

    Glad to see FFT get some love and also, the ninja as that's one of my fav jobs, but one I thought I'd see was the Samurai for his gil toss ability.

  • @JoshuaVerscha
    @JoshuaVerscha Місяць тому +3

    There was a mini red mage in xi who has a giant solo list. Nowa days you can kill most things at 75 with like two hits, but back in the day, hours of perfect work.

  • @tpar83
    @tpar83 Місяць тому +8

    FF XI mentioned!!!! 🥳😊🫂🙏🏼⭐️🤩🎉

    • @MrBud85
      @MrBud85 Місяць тому

      Dork

    • @alexhaupt2134
      @alexhaupt2134 Місяць тому

      It's been so nice seeing the MMOs get more attention on the channel the past year

    • @robertbeste
      @robertbeste Місяць тому

      With wrong information.... but something is better than nothing I suppose. lol

    • @blackkkabllakkcaa
      @blackkkabllakkcaa Місяць тому

      Best game ever

  • @drewtheunspoken3988
    @drewtheunspoken3988 Місяць тому +1

    I know you (rightfully) went with the mascot dress speheres for FF X-2, but the Lady Luck dress sphere was pretty OP as well. Once leveled up, you had access to 100% crits as well as double exp. Pair it with sphere grids that gave access to mastered mage classes and I only had to switch to different jobs twice throughout a MQ playthrough. The only downside is the low defensive stats. Though, most fights are over so fast that it hardly matters

  • @HippeusOmega
    @HippeusOmega Місяць тому +2

    I loved rdm in ffxi when i played it back in the day. They could become practically immortal with their buffs and the ability to sustain their mp. Made a lot of gil from smn burn parties.

    • @SorenKisamora
      @SorenKisamora Місяць тому +1

      though RDM in Modern is still just as potent, Refresh Gear for Most Mages now is very accessible and while Refresh III on anyone is very welcomed its more likely your RDM will be busy front lining to do so for everyone and they'll just get a Double Ballad instead.

  • @eddyhighwind6852
    @eddyhighwind6852 Місяць тому +2

    Sage, arithmetician, and cyclic warrior - definitely one of the most fun jobs ever.

  • @ReaverPrime
    @ReaverPrime Місяць тому +9

    FFXI RDM was absolutely busted. The undisputed master of XI RDM was a Japanese player named Avesta. They were doing fights solo that most people would have considered impossible.

    • @stferguson88
      @stferguson88 Місяць тому

      Man, it was always such an event within the community when a new Avesta solo video (or even just story) dropped!

    • @SorenKisamora
      @SorenKisamora Місяць тому

      RDM is still busted in Modern. 15 minute Haste II's and Crocea Mors is a rather Scary Sword.

  • @MysticMike
    @MysticMike Місяць тому +5

    Jobs really did start back in FF1 and not FF3, although you couldn't change jobs, just upgrade them.

  • @johnkim7890
    @johnkim7890 Місяць тому +2

    lol Tree the red mage xD. Yeah the arithmetician/calculator's ability in fft can be pretty op lol I remember my friend using it and casting flare like it was free all day. I am more of a monk but I do have much respect for the people who master calculator.

    • @DanielMWJ
      @DanielMWJ Місяць тому

      That is the OP thing. For the calculator, it IS free.

  • @Reepicheep-1
    @Reepicheep-1 Місяць тому

    I love the mathemagician and thief options, and Red Mage above all the other choices

  • @freddyz3359
    @freddyz3359 Місяць тому

    I remember having a late game levelling party on FF11 with two red mages. Normally you'd have to stop to let the healer(s) rest to get their MP back, but these two RDMs just kept refreshing themselves and playing smart, fastest levelling party I've ever been in.

  • @Salgood01
    @Salgood01 Місяць тому

    In Tactics A2 Grimoire of the Rift, I think the best job combination for Humes was Ninja+Seer (Ninja with Sage abilities)
    Ninja for Dual Wield to double atk
    Seer for “Magic Frenzy” allowing you to cast a magic following it up with physical atks to up to 5 enemies in a single turn.
    Because of dual wield the physical atk follow-up was doubled. So you turn 1 atk into 3 to up to 5 enemies at once.

    • @caosisaac
      @caosisaac Місяць тому

      Imo it was better to add blue mage into the mix. Blue mage + seer means you can use magic frenzy on blue mage spells, which use atk for their damage, and can still grab the ninja duel wield suppurt for twin scimitars.

  • @Baralai
    @Baralai Місяць тому

    I really enjoyed strangers of paradise, combat was fun for me. And it was a great way to experience FF jobs with a different fighting system.

  • @Walamonga1313
    @Walamonga1313 Місяць тому +2

    Stranger of Paradise mention!

  • @eduardoleite6144
    @eduardoleite6144 Місяць тому +1

    Love the channel❤

  • @WayToDawn72
    @WayToDawn72 Місяць тому

    Minor error, Mascot doesn't have access to Blue Bullet abilities. Yuna can use Warrior and Dark Knight, Rikku can use White Mage and Berserker and Paine can use Samurai and Black mage abilities

  • @ChoiShiki304
    @ChoiShiki304 Місяць тому +8

    Imagine a Tactics player getting full marks on every math test and when someone asks how they did it, they say it's because they mained the Arithmetician job 😂

  • @somegal-89
    @somegal-89 Місяць тому +2

    Everyone wears Chameleon Robes while I spam CT5 Holy

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 Місяць тому +3

    All roads lead to Eureka.

  • @crazzluz1702
    @crazzluz1702 Місяць тому +3

    The only other job I would have included in this if given one more slot is the Ninja from FFXIV. Because of Trick Attack and utility such as Goad, they were mandatory in high end raiding from their introduction through Stormblood. Hands down the most broken job the game has ever had.

  • @MatronMugrai
    @MatronMugrai Місяць тому

    I would mention Summoner, Blue Mage and most importantly Breaker for Stranger of Paradise, but good list and in the base game, no updates released, Cyclic Warrior was absolutely unstoppable when paired with Red Mage
    My personal job is Sage, because I gotta cast spells, Black Mage for life!

  • @tharivol123
    @tharivol123 Місяць тому

    When in doubt, in the PS1 version of Tactics, you could put your Calculator on Auto-Battle and it would do the math bits for you to choose the formula that would hit the enemies the most while limiting damage to your party, if not outright avoid it entirely.

  • @Phoenixryu
    @Phoenixryu Місяць тому

    Your info on FF11's RDM was mostly wrong. The RDM had "Fast Cast" which reduced casting time of spells. In addition, they had "Chainspell" as the 2hr ability. It allowed you to spam magic as quickly as you could mash the button (more or less). RDM also had the unique ability of "Convert" which swapped the RDM's HP and MP with each other. It's been a long time since I mained RDM in 11 so unless they added it after I left the game they didn't have "Dual Cast". The RDM in 11 was mainly a buffer/debuffer. However, outside of soloing dropped off considerably in the melee department and after lvl 30 (again more or less) was regulated to the back with the other mages.

  • @duhmez
    @duhmez Місяць тому

    Four Final Fantasy 5 years with the monk barehanded skill are on instant win

  • @rosaheartlily
    @rosaheartlily Місяць тому

    I loved the Mascot in FFX-2!😍

  • @t0aster_b4th
    @t0aster_b4th Місяць тому

    I was a big fan of DRK in Stranger of Paradise and SCH in 14. Never really got the hang of Cyclic Warrior or managed to get any level 500 gear. I think my highest gear on SoP was right around 401 for my Sage and Paladin sets 😅

  • @WilliamScavengerFish
    @WilliamScavengerFish Місяць тому

    6:45 definitely the chemist. Speaking of arithmetic, combining blue magic and mixing can be very effective.

  • @Beryllahawk
    @Beryllahawk Місяць тому

    I only recently picked up Sage in FF14 and I'm really not comfortable with it yet. Certainly powerful but hard to wrap my head around. And Red Mage...somehow I managed to level the class all the way to 60 (from 50) while doing the spell rotation completely and utterly WRONG, lol!
    Definitely sending this to my brother so he can froth at the mouth (again) about Chocobo Knights, and about Tactics in general, haha!

  • @Klausiancliff89
    @Klausiancliff89 Місяць тому

    Not mentioning arithmeticians was criminal xD such a funny job so many possibilities
    Ff X-2 is kinda tough. Ok mascotte are the best stat eise but that luck reel from lady fortune or those alchemists...

  • @kamron_thurmond
    @kamron_thurmond Місяць тому

    Some of my favorite abilities to equip in Final Fantasy Tactics as a sub job is Geomancy, Time Magic, or Iaido.

  • @shiftedhopes
    @shiftedhopes Місяць тому

    Instantly heard the John Oeth!

  • @gamervictor6761
    @gamervictor6761 Місяць тому +1

    Off-topic, but did anyone notice that the thumbnail changed from Red MAge to the Mascot Dresssphere?

  • @ThalesAcm
    @ThalesAcm Місяць тому +1

    mascot in x2 and calculator in tactics sure are the best in its own game but cyclic warrior in stranger of paradise is as good as any class imo

  • @Vicioussama
    @Vicioussama Місяць тому

    I loved solo'ing shit I shouldn't have as a RDM in FFXI :P was great.

  • @PraisetheFluffyTail
    @PraisetheFluffyTail Місяць тому

    FFTA2 Red Mage with Elementalist as sub, dual casting Fire Whip and Boulder Crush to bully your enemies to death while they wasted their turns being able to do nothing

  • @kanacteeol
    @kanacteeol 4 дні тому

    chainspell in ff11 allows you to... CHAIN SPELLS. no cast time for 30 secs.

  • @darkmatter32x
    @darkmatter32x Місяць тому

    FFT's Mathematecian is amazing. But by itself is uber slow. if you have skill on another magic class job it is devastatingly powerful.

  • @duhmez
    @duhmez Місяць тому

    The strongest one is simply Final Fantasy 5 White Mage with a monk subclass for barehanded

  • @Malacite
    @Malacite Місяць тому

    Yaaaaaas FFXI RDM. Honestly it's kind of a tie between RDM and BLU for most busted job in the game but I think RDM edges it out because it doesn't have any parts of its kit restricted the way BLU does (both are monstrously OP when fully kitted out)
    EDIT: Chainspell doesn't work that way, it makes ALL spells instant for 30s

  • @usucktoo
    @usucktoo Місяць тому +4

    The arithmetician/calculator job is NOT a good job at all. It's the class's ability that is great and even broken, only if the ability is used by another job. If you let your character stay in the math job/class, your character will die.

    • @ThalesAcm
      @ThalesAcm Місяць тому

      invisible mantle till is your turn and frog all

  • @heart3460
    @heart3460 Місяць тому +1

    Blue Mage is all 7 spots

    • @rockrobster27
      @rockrobster27 Місяць тому

      Blue Mage needs more recognition

  • @drewferguson8324
    @drewferguson8324 Місяць тому

    Anyone have a link to that FFX background music version at the start? Its awesome.

    • @Jester_Jean
      @Jester_Jean Місяць тому

      watch?v=CWsXP6_W7FE it's the theme of Kilika

  • @irohdw6055
    @irohdw6055 Місяць тому

    I'm surprised the job mentioned from FFV was Chemist instead of Mime. While Chemist is more underrated, Mime is definitely more broken.

    • @paulodelima5705
      @paulodelima5705 Місяць тому

      Chemist is broken. He showed how a chemist can skip boss battles.

    • @irohdw6055
      @irohdw6055 Місяць тому

      @@paulodelima5705 Chemist is more broken than Mime on boss battles, but its lack of multi-targeting is a problem that makes it less suitable for random encounters than Mime. Chemist also uses a lot of expensive resources, while Mime conserves resources and is more flexible in how it can be used.

  • @LPU_LiliPoP
    @LPU_LiliPoP Місяць тому +1

    Synergist.

  • @broogul7335
    @broogul7335 Місяць тому

    bro what are you talking about on RDM chainspell lol it's instant cast any spell for 1 min and a 2hr cooldown

  • @Epzilon12
    @Epzilon12 Місяць тому +1

    CT5 holy the goat.

  • @mattsully2238
    @mattsully2238 Місяць тому +9

    FFX tidus (time mage) . Sorry but decent accuracy, speed and strength paired with hasteaga and quick hit means the enemy will never get a turn again

    • @ThalesAcm
      @ThalesAcm Місяць тому +2

      or lulu with the best evasion and double casting flares

    • @mattsully2238
      @mattsully2238 Місяць тому +4

      @@ThalesAcm I love belts as much as the next guy but her slow speed end game shows out. By the end tidus was taking two turns to her one. Speed is power, friend. Either way, FFX rocks. That's the moral of the story 😄

    • @bashvash
      @bashvash Місяць тому +1

      Wdym everybody's speed is 255?

    • @mattsully2238
      @mattsully2238 Місяць тому +2

      @@bashvash . I was thinking about casual play through but the fine you get to sin. Obviously, yes stat maxing levels the playing field. My penance team was tidus, wakka, riku. If all stats and abilities are obtainable then the limits (and to a much less degree, celestial weapons) differentiate the characters. At which point, you can't beat blitz ace, attack reels, and rikkus combine

  • @TheTateful
    @TheTateful Місяць тому +1

    FF3's Scholar is a broken boss slayer.

  • @wiseguy240Winston
    @wiseguy240Winston Місяць тому

    How come 13-3 was shown but ultimately left out from this video? Especially considering how broken you can be in that game

  • @andrex1456
    @andrex1456 Місяць тому

    My favorite job is Clive’s; God.

  • @ThorsShadow
    @ThorsShadow Місяць тому

    Either the economy in the FF multiverse is really down the drain or the education is amazing or both. I mean, look at the girls of FFX-2. They have access to so many jobs at a whim.

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 Місяць тому +1

    I thought the psychic dressphere was the strongest

    • @ThalesAcm
      @ThalesAcm Місяць тому +1

      mascot has better stats and passives, psychic has a invincible ability, both and lady luck 777 ability can be considered the best

  • @ashtorith
    @ashtorith Місяць тому +1

    Mime

  • @chongzz
    @chongzz Місяць тому

    Am I just being my typical granular self over assessing but has the audio quality of your voice changed recently?

  • @BiryGaming
    @BiryGaming Місяць тому

    Wait, jobs were introduced in the original, though.

    • @DanielMWJ
      @DanielMWJ Місяць тому

      Were they jobs then, or classes? Each had an "upgraded" form, to boot.

  • @artaizen1613
    @artaizen1613 Місяць тому

    watching these videos, there's definitely something missing in the recent ff XV and FF XVI , yes as a game they're good, but I feel like the FF label is just there just for the sake of publicity
    and with other video saying about how risky it is to make new IPs I also get why they tried so hard to keep FF name in their AAA game.
    man video game industry is so in decline even though the techs for it are in bloom. very sad

  • @thoraxtheimpalor1345
    @thoraxtheimpalor1345 Місяць тому

    I prefered super sayian, er I mean black belt in ff1 😂

  • @BruceVial
    @BruceVial Місяць тому

    He he say "Fetch"? is that a thing now?

  • @jumboparas2020
    @jumboparas2020 Місяць тому

    kWeh!

  • @aspieatheist6040
    @aspieatheist6040 Місяць тому

    First

  • @chrisriti626
    @chrisriti626 Місяць тому

    There was 0 point in including the arithmetician and 0 reason for anyone to complain. We all already know it's the most powerful - it doesn't even merit acknowledging anymore.

  • @spencerdokes6056
    @spencerdokes6056 Місяць тому +1

    Maths lol

    • @thembill8246
      @thembill8246 Місяць тому +1

      Imagine not being American. Mathematics is plural; why wouldn't it's shortened from also be?

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 Місяць тому

      Dumb murican moment

  • @chillnagasden6190
    @chillnagasden6190 Місяць тому

    Starting with 2 of the worst Final Fantasy games. Bold choice.

    • @DrakonLameth
      @DrakonLameth Місяць тому +1

      I don't see FF2 or 8 anywhere on this list...

    • @taylon5200
      @taylon5200 Місяць тому

      Even if they're "the worst" hos job here isn't to denote best/worst game. It's best jobs. Get with it bro.

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 Місяць тому

      ​@@DrakonLameth2 or 15*

  • @kennethjose7159
    @kennethjose7159 Місяць тому

    6:02 playing this now, I have yet to be able to use Blue Mage skills with the Mascot

  • @camwyn256
    @camwyn256 Місяць тому +1

    FFT.
    Monk.
    For Chakra alone

  • @adammatlack4667
    @adammatlack4667 Місяць тому

    I think I took advantage of aforementioned jobs, save for FFXI, FHoL and SoPFF. OP jobs FTW, sorry, couldn't resist!