Picking the right initial jobs is very important in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. They can make combat easier or much more fluid to understand. Additionally, combinations of jobs are used to unlock even higher tiers of professions.
In single-player, Jack is the only party member who can quickly gain jobs by leveling up. The other Warriors of Light get their own jobs via story and side missions. However, this restriction is lifted when playing multiplayer online - guests can apply their unlocked jobs even when controlling teammates like Ash and Jed.
Jack will unlock all basic jobs after the first two story missions, Chaos Shrine and Pravoka Seagrot. Because it is so soon into the game, players should concentrate on the two higher tiers - advanced and expert jobs. The longer one ignores correct unlock paths, the more it will take to grind later.
Best Advanced Jobs in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Basic jobs have several end routes in their skill tree. Most of these final powers will also grant credit towards an advanced job. In most cases, this requires completing two basic job paths, though sometimes only one is required.
Survival: Red Mage
Red Mages are jacks of all trades, able to use lots of low-level magic and fight with swords. They are gained from leveling up both Swordfighter and Mage. Their other main feature is the ability to cast spells in quick succession. This can either be black magic that exploits weaknesses or a series of white mage buffs:
- Chain Spell: Job Action, cast another white or black magic spell consecutively
- Osmose Bonus: Job Affinity 50%, increases MP recovery from normal attacks
- Quick Charge: Job Affinity 250%, decreases charge time
- Calamitous Magic: Job Affinity 400%, increases MP limit and restores MP when inflicting status ailments
- Status Aliment Accumulation: ive, increases ailments on enemies
Speed: Monk
Monks are powerful frontline scrappers, combing the best features of Pugilist and Lancer. They can dead high damage with either knuckles or lances. While Monks aren't as tough as other melee options, they can recover from their mistakes with hitpoint recovery, ailment removal, and refilling the break gauge:
- Focus: Job Action, restore HP, and refill the break gauge
- Vigor: Job Affinity 250%, increases the duration of buffs caused by parrying
- Mantra: Job Affinity 400%, increases max HP
- Action Ability MP Cost: ive, decreases MP costs
- Buff Duration: ive, increases buff length by a percentage of time
- Damage Dealt with Break Gauge: ive, deal more damage the higher the Break Gauge
- Glide Kick: Combo, Leap forward and kick
- Strike Cancel: Combo, end a combo and dodge quickly
- Chakra: Command Skill, cure ailments
Exclusivity: White Mage
White Mage is the most direct healing job, able to restore hit points without the use of potions. It is one of the few advanced jobs gained from just one basic class, the Mage. Most importantly, it is a job exclusive to Jack, and no other party member can unlock it. It's powerful healing, , and ability to raise the dead are nearly invaluable:
- White Magic: Job Action, heal or raise allies
- Auto Reraise: Job Affinity 400%, automatically revive allies
- Elemental Resistance: ive, increases magic defense
- Striker's Spirit: Combo, restore MP based on damage dealt
- Divine Sigil: Command Skill increases the duration of the next ability
Power: Warrior
Warriors are combat experts that use a bulk of the various two-handed weapons. The job is unlocked by leveling paths of both Ronin and Swordsman. They are most powerful when at max hitpoints, which makes it important to quickly recover lost life or prevent damage in the first place:
- War Cry: Job Action damages enemies and restores HP over time
- Wall Splat: Job Affinity 50%, deal more damage when knocking foes against a wall
- Thirst of Battle: Job Affinity 250%, reduce MP cost of combos
- All Damage: ive, reduces damage taken
- Arcane Axe: Combo, restore Break Gauge based on damage
- Mighty Strikes: Command Skill, pierce enemy resistances
Utility: Dragoon
The classic Dragoons can quickly leap out of the way of enemy attacks and respond with both close and long-ranged attacks. It is unlocked by skill tree paths from Marauder and Lancer, though concentrating on the latter may delay unlocking Monk. Many of their skills dead lightning-based damage, which can either be good or bad depending on enemy weaknesses:
- Jump: Job Action, leap at an enemy and deal piercing damage
- Target Weakness: Job Affinity 50%, deal extra damage to the Break Gauge when proccing enemy weakness
- Dragon's Might: Job Affinity 250%, enemies defeated with a Job Action will be hit by Soul Burst
- Jump Mastery: ive, may control Jump's distance
- Run Through: Combo reduces the target's max Break Gauge
- Vanquish: Combo, attack with multiple lightning stabs
Best Expert Jobs in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Expert jobs are the ultimate tier of job classes. They are highly specialized, doing one or two things extremely well while ignoring most other strategies. Most expert jobs are gained by completing skill tree routes in two advanced jobs. However, a few expert jobs instead require three completed advanced job paths - typically from basic jobs that directly upgraded to advanced jobs like Black Mage or Samurai from Mage or Ronin, respectively.
Punishment: Tyrant
The Tyrant job is about pinning down enemies and keeping them from taking action. It is unlocked by training both Monk and Red Mage. While it can use various weapons, it is best utilized with high combo rates found with daggers or knuckles. Tyrants can imbue their weapons with elemental damage and, more importantly, quickly inflict status effects:
- Enchant: Job Action, imbue a weapon with an element
- Vulnerability Bonus: Job Affinity 50%, increases status ailment accumulation
- Absolute Domination: Job Affinity 400%, automatically crit when hitting enemies with ailments
- Afflicted Enemy: ive, deal more damage to enemies with ailments
- Enchant Mastery: ive, striking with Enchant will decrease enemy attack power
- Magic Arts: Command Skill, increase MP recovery and extend Magic Art duration with each strike
Protection: Liberator
Liberator is a highly defensive job that can keep the whole team safe. It can be gained by mastering both Warrior and Dragoon. Liberator can use all combat weapons and shields, making them very versatile. Many of its skills reduce break gauge depletion, restore hit points, or outright prevent death:
- Mighty Guard: Job Action, decrease damage taken and restore HP
- Parry Bonus: Job Affinity 50%, increases parry window
- Hero's Guidance: Job Affinity 400%, potions affect the whole party
- Buff Duration: ive, increases the buff time
- Mighty Guard Mastery: ive, cannot be killed while Mighty Guard is active
- Soul Shield Reduction: ive, Soul Shield uses less Break
- Art of the Axe: Combo, ignore enemy resistances
- Bravery: Command Skill, increases damage dealt and refills the Break Gauge
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
