Broken combos
- Dual-Wield + Rapid Fire — equip two strong weapons (Ninja), then !Rapid Fire (Ranger) for 8 hits that ignore defense and evasion. The premier physical build.
- Spellblade + Rapid Fire + Dual-Wield — enchant your weapons with !Spellblade (Flare, Holy, or instant-Death), then Rapid Fire to spray enchanted hits or one-shot whole rooms.
- Dualcast nuker — master Red Mage for !Dualcast, slot offensive Black/Summon/Time magic, and fire two Flares / Meteors / Bahamuts per turn. Pre-cast Quick (Time) for four.
- !Mix (Chemist) — Goliath Tonic doubles a character's max HP; Dragon Power buffs stats; other mixes nuke or full-revive. Cheap ingredients, huge payoffs.
- !Zeninage (Samurai) — throw gil for guaranteed big nonelemental AoE; trivializes crowds if you're rich.
The two pillars: physical carries want Dual-Wield + Rapid Fire (add Spellblade for elements/instakill); magic carries want Dualcast. Master those four jobs (Ninja, Ranger, Mystic Knight, Red Mage) and the back half of the game folds.
Blue Magic worth grabbing
Equip Learning (Blue Mage) and survive an enemy casting the spell — or use Beastmaster !Control to force it. Standouts:
- Mighty Guard — party-wide Protect + Shell (+ Float). One of the best buffs in the game.
- White Wind — heals the whole party for the caster's current HP. Free, scaling, no MP-heavy cost.
- Level 5 Death — instantly kills every enemy whose level is a multiple of 5 (works on some bosses — check levels).
- Aero / Aera / Aeroga — reliable early wind damage before you have Black magic.
- Goblin Punch, Death Claw, Time Slip, Aqua Breath, Missile — situational gems for control and damage.
Best jobs to master
- Ninja — Dual-Wield is non-negotiable for any physical build.
- Ranger — Rapid Fire is the best physical command in the game.
- Mystic Knight — Spellblade turns those hits into elemental/instant-death.
- Red Mage — Dualcast doubles every nuke; the magic equivalent of Rapid Fire.
- Monk (early HP), Black / Time / Summon (your caster's spell lists), Chemist (Mix utility), Samurai (Zeninage + Shirahadori).
- Then settle into Freelancer or Mime with the abilities above stacked.