Bravely Default - Job and Class Combo Guide [READ DESCRIPTION] ~ The MetaGame

Complete analysis and guide to combat and all classes in the game, as well as the best job and ability combos.
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EDIT: KZbin robots muted parts of the video, sorry! Play the original audio file here alongside the video: tinyurl.com/s9rd4l8 Starting Bravely Default or want advice on the many classes? Check out this Job Analysis field guide, then leave a comment sharing combos of your own! #bravelydefault #bravelydefaultflyingfairy #bravelydefaultwherethefairyflies

[@logantristar5714]

on the swordmaster you said you can't evade then counter but if you evade using the Ninja's Utsusemi then it still works. Also my code is 3926-6011-9707. I've already added you, can you add back?

[@69quanjose]

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[@kennethkazuma]

Joshua Dennis 1048 9462 8625 just added you. i just decided to start this game now lol

[@kennethkazuma]

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[@DaArmoredBear]

just started playing and this guide helped out quite a bit also if nobody minds I've added you all as a friend. my code is 0447 7543 9688

[@nmarchan]

Job System Basics - 0:19 Freelancer - 3:44 Monk - 4:31 White Mage - 5:17 Black Mage - 6:09 Knight - 6:37 Thief - 7:23 Merchant - 8:11 Spell Fencer - 9:06 Time Mage - 9:58 Ranger - 10:54 Summoner - 11:20 Valkyrie - 12:06 Red Mage - 13:06 Pirate - 13:48 Performer - 14:32 Salve-Maker - 15:04 Swordmaster - 15:35 Ninja - 16:20 Arcanist - 17:15 Spiritmaster - 17:47 Templar - 18:12 Vampire - 18:45 Dark Knight - 19:30 Conjurer - 20:26 Conclusion and Notes - 21:05

[@andrijauhari8566]

Thanks man, i keep using ur timestamp jump around the video whenever i make a new job combo

[@PhoenixSora9aOs3]

man this game, i kinda hate how there so many fun jobs to use, it is making it to hard for me to decide what to use.

[@ameliagryffon7097]

That's an interesting opinion. Would you enjoy it more if there were fewer classes?

[@zemanken]

@@ameliagryffon7097 i dont think that is the intention, its just rare that there are too many good options to choose from

[@ameliagryffon7097]

@@zemanken Ohhh that makes sense.

[@CelestialCookie]

I haven't heard this anywhere despite it being brilliant- give your tanks Counter and Sword Magic. Any time they get hit, the health gets brought right back.

[@meiiruma]

I remember when I first got the game back in 2012 this was my bible ahaha, i'm just coming back cause why not lol

[@solarlola5953]

Meiline this game can't replace the Bible

[@cloudyy9033]

solarlola 9 wtf

[@fireadept007]

facepalm

[@ForestFairy1]

I never beat the game so I decided to pick it back up and finish it. But I couldn't understand what I was doing with the jobs. This helped jog my memory on a couple of them.

[@marcopolo1766]

Thief with freelancer as a secondary is amazing. Not only do you always have someone who can steal items, but god speed strike can be chained with mimic. God speed strike does damage based on your speed and not your attack and also ignores defence. Which means you can dual wield shields and still hit 9999 with each strike.

[@julianrestrepo6209]

Hey Oni, this video is so good even thought it's been years but i noticed that in some parts of the video the explanation and music is gone

[@OniBlackMage]

Copyright claims muted parts of the video, unfortunately :(

[@julianrestrepo6209]

@@OniBlackMage That is so dumb!!! the whole video has music from bravely default and not all of it has been disable :S oh man i never played bravely default before and i was using that as a guide :P oh well,. Love your what is Series :)

[@julianrestrepo6209]

@@OniBlackMage dunno if you are aware of this but here, there trailer to Bravely default 2 no bravely second but 2

[@OniBlackMage]

@@julianrestrepo6209 Yeah, I watched it premiere during the game awards and was confused at the title choice as well... but, as we have seen, their choices with the titles have been deviously deliberate.

[@julianrestrepo6209]

ohh!!! i didn't know it was revealed there, cool!! I cannot wait for it, i want it now!!!

[@TheJackCatGaming]

I'm just gonna note a few things in this comment 1) You didn't mention Spell Fencer as a secondary for Ninja, where it EXCELS. A Ninja will be getting ~14 hits on both of it's attacks (assuming you aren't dumb and slap a second weapon on that thing). This stacks amazingly with Spell Fencers buffs as it gives that damage for every hit 2) You said Pirate could pair up with Swordmaster due to Provoke + Counter abilities, but didn't mention the Ninja classes dodging abilities, as well as the Ninja class support ability to do damage when dodging that can go well in hand with that, resulting in all attacks 1. Being aimed at Pirate 2. Being dodged by Pirate 3. Being countered by Pirate 3) You said Performers have high MP cost, but they are in fact not that high. This might just be because you're the type of player who likes to stack all buffs possible, but Save Singing MP isn't a necessary skill, I still like to use it for One More for You spam though 4) Swordmaster + Ninja combo was not mentioned. I forgot what the move was called, but an attack of the Ninja's makes it so all single-target attacks will be aimed at your chosen target. Goes really well with Counter, and if you're using some tanky hybrid (e.g. Shield Lore Swordmaster) can turn them into both a great tank and damage option 5) I know you said any support class goes well as a Spiritmaster secondary, but I think you should mention that White Mage is practically made to fill that role, due to the Lower White Magic MP Cost skill bound to the class 6) I know Monk was listed as a good primary to Dark Knight, but I feel a special mention should go to the Pheonix Flight + Dark Bane combo, being able to deal 9999 x 4 damage in Endgame, and doing really amazing damage uptil then Otherwise, amazing video, and since I've just found a Fates video in the Recommended Feed, consider me a new sub

[@TimothyGod]

Jackcat136 wait is it wrong to put a second weapon on a ninja

[@cruelcumber5317]

Bit of a necro, but the swordmaster+ninja combo probably wasn't mentioned because you could have anyone on your team as a ninja to use that ability and the swordmaster could gain more from other secondary classes.

[@novaproudgamer5636]

Phoenix Flight with Dark Bane? Umm so use all your HP and then try to deal more damage with Dark Bane when you have 1 HP? I think you meant Minus Strike

[@itsmerb86]

One of my favorite combos (more flash than effective) is Spell-fencer+Monk. It adds some bit to a Monk's mediocre attack stat and is pretty awesome punching people with fireballs.

[@clayshriver6664]

I really like monk with Dark Knight secondary. It uses it's pheonix flight ability to deal massive damage, and then the minus strike to keep that up. Defending him with a knight will keep him up and dealing damage, but party striking attacks and such can bring it down fairly easily. It did carry me through the final boss though

[@freckleburger]

4 Dark Knights. R.I.P. everything lol.

[@megasean3000]

True, but isn't it a little over relying on attack? If you don't have a White Mage or Salve Maker, all it takes is one attack from the opponent to K.O. your party.

[@freckleburger]

It was more of a joke, but the proper setup can actually one turn about 80% of the game's bosses.

[@TallonIV123]

freckleburger Yeah I usually use dark knight + theif and have dual wield from ninja and 30% attack from dark night. If you just rage into life steal each dark knight does 5 dark banes at 9999 then heals for 9999 on a lifesteal. you basically do 240k dmg in 1 turn.

[@LDR100]

Idenn Wouldnt it be better with vampires blood thirst attack because there will be no miss chance also if you use bp up you can rage + blood thirst + rage + blood thirst nearly doubling that damage. Even though doing 9999 is harder that way. Equip Crit raising equipment. P.s. 20% Attack + 10% Attack > 30% Attack

[@TallonIV123]

ldr100100 I usually use blood thirst when it's all four, but if i just have 1 member i prefer theif abilities for stealing. But i didnt know that the 20% and 10% stacked multiplicative . I'll have to do that lol

[@WellingtonPessoa256]

Just started this game, and already loving it, great video man, thank you!

[@TrueZero2]

For me, Tiz is making use of the Spell Fencer/Dark Knight combo, so damn useful. I've had Agnes dip into Templar for one thing despite her not being the best when it comes to physical attacks: Magic Critical. Since Agnes is my main offensive mage, giving her the Magic Critical from Templar and pairing it up with the Arcanist's Save BM MP ability. All in all it means she's hitting with Black magic for less MP, and she's got the ability to land critical hits with Magic now.

[@Akhahly]

Thanks very much - just got this game, and I was afraid of wasting time leveling jobs that weren't going to be helpful end-game nor mesh well with other jobs. This guide gave me a much better idea of which direction I want to go with my characters. Bravo!

[@Quintingent]

Don't underestimate the Merchant's Low and High Leverage. Low leverage is great for keeping people alive, and if you could get a potential 19998 damage before LL, then you don't lose out on any damage. What's more, since it halves BP cost as well, it combos great with skills that cost 2/3 BP will cost one less, greatly increasing their usability. I think my favourite class has to be Salvemaker, simply because of its versatility. You need a healer? Pair it with White Mage. You need quick buffs/debuffs? Pair it with Thief. You want a dedicated support role? Pair it with Merchant. You want a dedicated support role? Pair it with Merchant (especially since it can so easily abuse High Leverage, PLUS BP drinks count as item towards the special dagger moves). You want a wall that can actually do other things? You can abuse Dual Shields. Heck, that's probably my favourite thing to do with the class. Slap it as a secondary on Knight/Templar, and just soak up the attacks as you give your entire team Giant's Drafts, Reraise, and Regen. Also, your logic for which classes would like Dark knight as a secondary class (or lack thereof) is absurd. Since the Dark Knight's skills are based on a percentage of HP (aside from minus strike) it wouldn't make any difference how much health they had - what WOULD make a difference is their overall 'tanking ability': what proportion of health they take from attacks. And if the amount of health DID matter, it would actually be less health that was better, since that way you could heal proportionally more with Drain. Speaking of Drain, it's pretty pointless to have a Spell Fencer/DK combo since there's a sword which imbues Sword Magic Drain when used. I personally go with Spritimaster/DK, since Fairy Ward can make Life or Death a straight up buff, and Spirit Ward/Adaptation/Enigma can make for hilarious Dark Nebula shenanigans. EDIT: Oh yeah, here's my current team: Thief/Salvemaker. Thief as the primary to take advantage of its high speed stat, but the main focus is the Salvemaker. So many buffs! First turn generally consists of Giant's Draft on at least themselves, with following turns varying depending on the enemy. And if there's an opportunity, they can do decent damage with Godspeed Strike. I'm currently debating whether or not to use Dual Shields, Falcon Knife and a shield, or two Falcon Knives (without Dual Wield). Having at least one knife gives access to the special knife moves, but having shields increases safety. Right now I'm going with the dual knives. It's worth noting that this is the main healer of the group. You'll want Healing Lore to counteract Low Leverage (see below) and be aware that single heals from this are much more effective than group heals. Templar/Merchant: The tank of the group. First turn uses Low Leverage, and uses Rampart whenever it's needed. They can also use some of the Merchant's supporting moves, including Pay to Play and even BP drink in a pinch (not BP drink 3 though. That stuff is CRAZY expensive). They can even do decent damage with Desperation or Takeover. Pro tip: if you have at least 3 BP to spare, Brave twice then use High Leverage, Desperation, then Low Leverage. High Leverage will effectively quadruple your damage output (seeing as how it was halved in Low leverage, and is now doubled) and since there's no cost to Desperation, you get an overall more efficient turn. It's even more efficient if you Brave 3 times and do Desperation twice. To compare: 4 Low Leverage Desperations = 2 normal ones. 2 High Leverage ones = 4 normal ones. Twice the damage output AND you get to refresh Low Leverage! Performer/Freelancer: This is a staple BP generation setup so I'll be brief. The reason I'm using this one as opposed the the Red Mage one is that I honestly don't need 6BP per turn, thanks to Low Leverage. What's more, with Low Leverage in play you can do the combo every turn. Plus they can give buffs in a pinch, although that's rare for me. Dark Knight/Spiritmaster: This is my main damage dealer. First, I use Fairy Ward to make themselves immune to Doom, then use Life or Death, and use the Blood sword to imbue Drain magic I don't use Fairy's Aid because I have Gloom on them. Then, when they have max BP (4 since I give them BP up) I Brave to maximum, and use Rage 4 times (thanks to Low Leverage, the cost of Rage drops to 1 BP as opposed to 2). With all the support from their teammates, each attack in the Rage reaches the cap consistently, EVEN under Low Leverage! That means that with 4 Rages, you do 20 x 9999 damage = 199,980 damage. This is ludicrous. Keep in mind that the enemy will be struggling to reach the 5000 mark on you, thanks to LL, AND you'll have Giant's Drafts on everyone. And it only takes two turns to refresh once it's set up. You can even abuse Stillness if the others are in danger of dying. :D

[@PokeMaster22222]

Holy crud, dude. I'm planning on replaying the game a sixth/seventh/I've-lost-count-I-love-this-game-th time, and I'll definitely try this out when I've levelled up my Jobs enough. Nice break from the aforementioned Salve-Maker Turn Toxic Megalixir thing I've been using since my second? third? playthrough.

[@joethomas4714]

Sorry for replying to a super old comment, but what equipment do you use for this party? I've been trying to set up something similar but I can't seem to get very high damage

[@Goneph1ishing]

Thanks a lot for the guide, this helps me out with those empty spots for some of my combinations that I don't know what to fill with. One of personal favorite combinations is a "Natural Talent" Monk with "Maximize HP" from Spiritmaster, alongside the attack abilities of Pirate/Dark Knight for maximum damage output. (Auto-Shell or Mislead also helps with the build)

[@RamixTheRed]

I feel like you forgot to mention some of the more potentially broken combos with some of the classes: Spell fencer's phantom weapon is FANTASTIC for jack-of-all trade classes STILLNESS+HASTEN WORLD STILLNESS+HASTEN WORLD STILLNESS+HASTEN WORLD Monk and Dark Knight work well together not only because of the large hp-pool but also because of phoenix flight+minus strike I'm sure there are some others but these are the ones that come to mind right now.

[@Evnyofdeath]

One of my favorite combos is Conjurer/Time Mage. Invoke Deus Ex to max out your Magic Attack, then spam Meteor. It utterly rapes random encounters, and makes quick work of even the Final Boss. While this would normally kill your MP, use the "Save TM MP" skill from Time Mage, the "Constant MP Recover" ability you learn from Conjurer itself, and wear a Golden Hairpin. Meteor goes from costing 99 MP to only 57, and you regain 30 MP at the start of your turn. Simply Default until you have 3 BP and most of your MP will have recovered.

[@ertai222]

The Time Mage is a rather lackluster job in Bravely Default. Hasten World is arguably their best ability and it's only obtained at level 14. As the abilities of the Time Mage resolves around Haste and Slow/Stop, it gives a disadvantage as both Slow and Stop status effects do not work on bosses. To rub salt to wounds, their best ability, Hasten World, is only obtained at level 14, and Meteor, a rather decent damage spell, is also obtained late game.

[@Evnyofdeath]

michael sitko True. As is it's a so so class. However the combination I listed deals insane Magic Damage against single targets.

[@Keifyn827]

michael sitko I know of a way to turn that lackluster job into one of the best jobs to max. Valkyrie's Jump + Hasten World + AGI equips. - Game broken. Like how the video stated, there's no useless job.

[@soursteve9182]

I love the set up to your videos man and the fact you provide stat data.

[@goldin976]

Thief and Freelancer for godspeed strike and 3 mimic's is an insane combo. Also since its based off speed and not what weapon you are holding if you level up a knight enough you can dual equip shields. Now you're super tanky and dealing 40,000 damage

[@AussieBeef54099]

Pirate and Ranger (secondary) combo. This works ESPECIALLY for non human enemies, which are what the final bosses are. Shell Split and say, aquatic slayer, should turn all aquatic bosses into sashimi. Pirate and ninja also works well as long as you have transience, turn tables and comeback kid in your ability pool to gain buffs for dodging attacks.

[@mthammer9047]

More often than not I find myself combining the conjurer class with some spell-caster classes like Black Mage thanks to its Steady MP Recovery support ability. It's very useful when grinding and during excruciatingly long boss fights when spamming the same spell over and over.

[@godknightomega]

thank you very much for the time and effort you put into this guide it helps tremendously.

[@jonsmiff]

You have good enunciation and a wealth of knowledge. Invest in a better microphone and I think you could do game videos professionally!

[@Zachaarr]

Ninja/Performer is handy as a support class, because with primary ninja, generally your songs will go first, and if you double use a defensive song it can seriously reduce damage or save yourself from KO.

[@novaproudgamer5636]

Me tactict: Put the steady recover hp and steady recover mp on everyone. Have a spiritmaster for stillness. Then have someone with Hasten World in order to recover BP faster Have 2 Monks, as a secondary class the Dark Knights while using Phoenix Flight and Minus Strike. (Doesn't make you invincible for the final boss)

[@thegreatarcanist890]

Utsusemi makes the dragon bosses an absolute joke. (Breath attacks are physical, for some reason. Add Turn Tables, Transience and Comeback Kid, and your ninja is practically immortal)

[@maskingdragons6020]

Thanks,now I have my style! I already had the time mage with miscellany,and I realized some of my choices were good but could be even better!So thank you!

[@maskingdragons6020]

Kimberly Mask Also for people who have gotten the memento support ability from the spell fencer job,I you have some magic user that use some spells that cost quite a bit,but are worth it,I recomend putting it on one that doesn't use MP that much.Because when they die, Half of all your allies MP are restored to them.

[@davidfalk9322]

Currently on the last chapter. lvl 99 with all jobs on all characters maxed. Here is my setup. Tiz: Pirate/Swordmaster (free lunch/amped strike/debuff attacks) Agnes: Black Mage/White Mage (BP battery) Ringabel: Ninja/Spell Fencer (dual katana sword magic) Edea: Swordmaster/Pirate (same as Tiz, but Katana instead of Axe) I gave everyone the BP recovery skill from Red Mage. First round, everyone but Agnes defaults. Brave x3 with Agnes, (she has Group-cast all on) hit my party 3 times with Poison, then last turn Esuna all. All party members now have 3 BP first round. I rinse and repeat that, taking out a cast of poison to heal if need be. Boss fights rarely last more than 2 full rounds, unless it is a 3 or 4 bosses at a time fight. Might switch Ringabel to Dark Knight instead of Ninja to utilize the Drain sword idea. Probably gonna keep Edea and Tiz the way they are. That Amped Strike spam after Shell Split is just plain sexy.

[@davidmejia2693]

Thanks! I got the game literally last Saturday because 2014, it was either this or fire emblem awakening. I really enjoyed fire emblem, but now I'm looking forward to this! -after literally 3 years-

[@evandouville8935]

There are a few gimmicky combos and classes i found to be useful if you can use them right. -If you give any character Natural Talent (Monk 14), Knuckle Lore (Monk 3), and Phantom Weapon (Spell Fencer 14), plus any offensive caster without any gear, you will do TREMENDOUS damage with most offensive spells (Ringabel tested, Regular Fira does 9444) -If you have a Knight with Dual Shields (Knight 11), And physical Defense 10% and 30% up (Knight 3 and 12, respectively), and use Super Charge (Knight 14), you absolutely wreck face. -Using the Templar's Heart Strike (Templar 1) in conjunction with Knuckle Lore (Monk 3) will allow you to get quick super moves. -The Ninja's already high evasion combined with Transience (Ninja 2), and the Evasion 30% up or Utsusemi (Ninja 13 and 4, respectively) plus the BP gain of Turn Tables (Red Mage 4) allows you to rock out high BP attacks or supports of things like the Spiritmaster or Valkyrie. -As long as we're talking about Ninja, Taking Frenetic Fighting (Ninja 14), Plus Ikkikasei (Ninja 6) plus a bow is just overkill.

[@mmartini1984]

you earned me like the first minute and my sub in 3 minutes Great video!!

[@guimartgon]

For a huge chunk of the game I used a Ninja/Performer or a Templar/performer. simply put, Ninjas have a great time not being hit by physical attacks and Templars can eat up literally everything, so using it paired with the performer's Catch Me Ability gives you a huge untouchable target(specially when two shields are equipped). After using Catch Me you just spread the love with buffs.

[@Fabiocapellobr25]

Great job! I was looking for something just like this guide. Tks!

[@candiie1]

Having a Dark Knight and a Swordmaster with Protect Ally is pretty potent, letting your Dark Knight dish out massive amounts of damage with Minus Strike while the Swordmaster takes the hit and counters.

[@CaseyCat1803]

This was insanely helpful during my first playthrough of the game. I really like equipping the dual wield ability on my physical attackers and equipping a different weapon in each hand (a sword and a katana, for example) so I can further abuse special chains during boss battles.

[@belmontzar]

I dunno if it is in the video but one of my personal fave class combinations are Monk-Spellfencer. Spellfencer adds magical spell effects to your attacks, letting you turn your Monk Power House into a weakness abusing power house who can deal Magical damage. Also Osmosis Fists let you deal damage to mp causing Mage class bosses to become utterly helpless. Cant use magic if you have no mp right Victoria?

[@TheLazyReaper3690]

I used a Dark Knight with a Ninja as secondary because the ninjas evade skill (forgot what it was called) is really great for making sure that the dark knight doesn't die after it rages.

[@lordbahamut666]

utsusemi + transience support ability + counter amp support ability

[@Vampxp_]

my favorite combo is two Pirates, with sword master as secondary, Salve maker with white mage as secondary, with the blessed shield (making both revives and cura's free). and then finally a performer with white magic. Amped strike with free lunch can be very BP costly, so using "my hero" can halve the amount of time you'll have to default. And salve maker-white mage, with the blessed shield can allow you to have all party members at 100%, while saving tons of MP.

[@adrianomanuelreyparra5165]

I do have a composition that... works pretty well in all situations except for one or two (Adventurer Mephilia, I'M LOOKING AT YOU) and it does give a lot of margin to do a ton of stupid things. Salve maker+Spirit master Freelancer+Performer (Hasten world + My hero + Mimic = LOLZ, 4 BP PER TURN FOR EVERYONE) Dark knight+Vampire Templar+Ninja Well, you can guess the reasons I picked this setup, but it's basically the need to make a lot of absurd things. Try the Freelancer+Performer with staves and... let your imagination fly The dark knight can first deplete all his health to 1HP and then use the "differential" skill to deal MASSIVE ammounts of damage that ignore every type of defense, default and whatnot. He can also drain enemies statistics so the enemies are not that much of a hassle for you or your partners. Besides, this makes him gain stats thanks to his own passive "Adverse conditions". The templar can use ninja skills while he has the "Two shields" ability to have two shields (duh) to tank all the damage, while evading or recieving a whooping 1HP damage from all sources, and even nullifying all damage to his comrades dealt by phisical AoE attacks, thus, protecting the Dark Knight from his own suicidal tendencies. The salve maker can double his partners health and provide everyone with the protection they need from every magic source thanks to the spirit master and from status ailments thanks to "Inoculate", so the Dark Knight is protected now from EVERYTHING. When the turns end, if he wants to heal the dark knight, he can use "First Aid" to ensure his friend first provokes all the chaos he wants before he gets healed up. Oh, and make sure your salve maker has a staff so you can abuse of your first special technique and recover everyone's MP, HP and BP drastically. As for the freelancer... Hasten world... my hero... mimic... repeat... And a staff. Since support abilities are considered as "healing", you can even abuse more of the staff first special technique, increasing again your party's HP, BP and MP. SO WASTE ALL THE BP YOU WANT BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIMIT FOR YOU IN THIS WORLD!!! BE FREE MY FRIENDS!!! By the way. Fuck you so much Mephilia xD So... what do you think about this? +Oni Black Mage

[@dennisg.517]

It's been quite a while since I last played this game, but I remember that I basically abused Ninja, Pirate and Ranger synergy. I used Dual Wield to wield two Axes that I could hit a lot of times with and get bonus damage with Precision because Hawkeye helped me hit every single strike. Also, I tended to spam Utsusemi with basically every character because Turn Tables with it was amazing for free BP.

[@wiirkirbys6981]

You said that the Arcanist is useless against most bosses, but every human boss( except healers and Qada) is susceptible to poison, making exterminate a godsend against them. There are obviously better ways to deal damage, but it's great for high damage at low risk, unlike the more damaging methods (cough dark knight cough).

[@Redpoppy80]

+wiirkirbys I didn't Know that thanks a lot.

[@romanwing1499]

*cough cough* Multiburst then x3 mimic on an enemy or torrent then x3 mimic

[@HopeAcedia]

+wiirkirbys Sadly, because it's a end-game class, you probably won't fight many more human characters that would otherwise need you to do so at some point...

[@ayos2ah]

Just one correction, the Swordmaster does NOT need to be hit when using a counter ability. It needs to be hit(with a basic physical attack) for counter to work, though. This is actually one of the keys to a broken anti-monster setup. My favorite (Lazy) combination against dragons and Lord Lester DeRosso: Ninja, dual wielding strong daggers Bushido as a secondary ability list 2 Phys Atk +20% 1 Counter Amp 1 Turn Tables 1 Comeback Kid With the ninja's superb speed, there are very few bosses and monsters that can actually take a turn first. The key here is to know that monster abilities are always physical, except for when they are obviously casting magic such as Aero. This works insane values against Lord DeRosso as you sit back and watch him cry. Utsusemi on turn 1. When DeRosso hits you with graviga, Utsusemi will stay on for the next turn when he intends to use Bone Crush. But, on turn two, use the Nothing Ventured ability(which has priority, and will always take place first) and watch as your characters dodge the attack(because it's physical) and inflict upwards of 4k damage AND gain a buff and BP in the process. On succeeding turns, Brave and use both Utsusemi and Nothing Ventured and you'll find yourself done. This strategy works against dragons too. Don't use Utsusemi if you haven't been hit, as this wastes BP and Utsusemi lasts until you get hit by a physical attack. Take note that the above build only works against monsters that don't rely on debuffs and magic and bosses that are physically inclined such as Einheria, Artemis, or Barbarossa.

[@TimothyGod]

ayos2ah actually it depends on the counter ability used the swordmaster has an ability that lets him counter magic also

[@PrinceGentleKnight]

I found my team to be somewhat effective, especially in bosses, if not slightly misguided. Tiz: Time Mage / Black Mage (Random Battle Ender and Boss Support) ((His main ability was Group-Cast All, making Reraise and Regen an instant go-to come any boss battle)) Agnes: Pirate / Sword Fencer ((With the mastering of Monk Class, she uses Natural Talent, and with everyone protecting her, she didn't fall as often as you might think, and with Templar's Default Guard and Pierce Default, she'll often save, than burst, regardless of the opponent's actions with elemental support and pirate support)) Ringabel: Vampire / [Thief / Freelancer] (Formerly Merchant/Thief; the Vampire now focuses on Hellfire and Blizzard after creating an opening, and the vampire to keep my coffers full, abilities are changed as needed) Edea: Salve-Maker / White Mage (Purely support and weakness opener, I prefer Salve-Maker lead with Healing Lore, Epic Group Cast as the main ability to keep Curada as a group cast all while not losing any lost)

[@Roxasofmalice]

I cant believe i never thought of using spell fencer with dark knight.........OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@davidpotts7116]

for power magic and magic-stealing, use Spell Fencer with Vampire Vampire: steal BP and magic from opponents Spell Fencer: powerful attacker when using the Death Sword attack (uses lots of MP)

[@davidpotts7116]

also use Aspir to restore MP if Vampire is not available to you

[@codenamezq8027]

I love combining Swordmaster with Pirate on Edea. Wrecked practically all the repeating bosses simply with Edea. Also, conjurer's ability obliterate is practically essential to get everybody to master their jobs.

[@spidey2065]

Pirate as a support class goes stunningly well with ninja. Using transcience and comeback kid with hasten world means the ninja can almost never get struck and always counter attacks and when attacking he debuffs the enemy. Soooo broken its awesome.

[@LostTraveler6493]

My knight with a valkyrie secondary class is practically invincible b/c of spirit barrier. Combine it with steady MP recovery skill from conjurer class means it can absorb at least 300 damage worth every turn without losing any HP. Note: This a purely defensive setup as its only reliable form of offence is Super Charge which cost 2 BP

[@delvindy1850]

Thanks Oni, this had made the game more enjoyable and interesting to me!

[@sandysimpbait1085]

this was such a good game

[@iRemainNameless]

I just got a 3ds and have started playing this. I use to love older FF games from the SNES and haven't played one in years. This game is beautiful. It looks like a storybook

[@IllusionaryWorlds]

I think the neatest thing I've done / seen done is using the Ninja's utseusemi (sp) to make Alternis (the Dark Knight's) Minus Strike essentially useless. ;) Hope that helps someone. My bf spent THREE HOURS trying to beat that guy before we came up with that. >.>

[@SocialEclipse]

Loved the vid, very nice and comprehensive. Tho there definitely -is- a way to use Valkyrie's with dual spears and still be pretty effective. I personally run dual wield spears + phantom weapon(spell fence). So with their massive physical attack + multiweapon, it gets added to magic damage. A regular jump hits an easy 7-8k, 9999 on a weak element or just using holy/dark. A max atk/matk bravely second'd, weak element high jump hit for 100k+. It's like, kinda build specific, but yes, there are ways to capitalize on non two-handed builds.

[@GhostOfAmsterdam69]

The arcanist works vert well when paired with a spiritmaster and hasten world. You can make the spiritmaster use stillness so that your arcanist is safe to inflict status effects (most DO work on bosses) then you can have your spiritmaster put up enigma and have your arcanist spam things like exterminate and iniquity. The arcanist is kinda underrated imo because it actually can work really wel on bosses.

[@jonathanparecki]

*cough* Spell Fencer's Drain + Monk's Phoenix Flight :3

[@anikua0]

my hero + mimic

[@anikua0]

also have a salve maker use a compound of dragon fang+beast liver with dubles youre life a fully heals you

[@skypon8]

Can you please explain to me what that does, because im new to the game and im only lvl 10 xD. But it seems like the game has a lot of depth and I would like to understand it more. Thanks

[@OniBlackMage]

skypon8 Later on in the game, you will gain the Salve-maker [basically an Alchemist] class. They can combine items to produce a variety of effects, including what he mentioned above, which doubles your max HP (even beyond 9999) AND heals you. Keep playing and you'll adjust to the game.

[@skypon8]

***** ty

[@LuisSantos-ek8tc]

Thanks for this awesome guide. Now I can build a perfect team.

[@WhiteKoneko]

This is my current Job Team: -Fencer(just got it) -Knight -White Mage(great for upping the team's defenses and healing) -Black Mage(great for attacks and causing status problems)

[@Keifyn827]

I personally like the Katana's special Breaking Wave which essentially gives all of your characters critical hits with a Monk using Knuckles...if you chain special attacks right, you can have those Special bonuses for the entire duration of that fight. Not to mention a dual-wielding, Katana-using (Katana lore helps), Ninja with a maxed out Spell Fencer secondary is aweshum.

[@car1os1uan]

Have everybody on your team Lv14 Valkyrie as the support and one of them equiped with the hasten world ability. Then as the battle starts have everybody use super jump and after everybody and after the turn do a cresent moon followed by the super jump again. Just repeat the process or press Y, this mostly works on individual target though. Made final boss super easy.

[@AwesomeChocobi]

Enigma to make your allies immune to all the elements. Spam Dark Nebula. Or brave up to cast adaptation on everyone, spam Dark Nebula. Massive HP gain.

[@pinot223]

Incorrect when saying the "More Money" ability on Merchants does not stack. If you read the description in the game, it says "similar" effects do not stack, however the "More Money" ability equipped to multiple team members DOES stack.

[@wolfgirl7458]

What I usually do is I have Tiz be a ranger or Ninja with the supporting class of sword magic.Then I have Agne's be a summoner with the supporting class of a white mage with lvl 3 magic. For Ringabel I usually have him be a Pirate, a Valkyrie, or a Merchant with the supporting job of Valkyrie. and for Edea I have her be a Time Mage or a Performer with the supporting job of ether classes.

[@Zennistrad1]

Are you going to do one of these for Bravely Second when it comes out?

[@OniBlackMage]

+Zennistrad1 Yes, definitely!

[@jacksmith7594]

+Oni Black Mage Ah, just saw this comment! Great, this video is so helpful!

[@brosephbentear7651]

My favorite combination is Dark Knight with Monk for support. Best combo: Phoenix Flight+Minus Strike x3; it bypasses all resistances or nullifications and at high levels, does 30,000 or more damage in one volley. This leaves only 1 HP for the attacking character, but when paired with Conservation of Life, it becomes my strangest method of keeping the party alive.

[@vinalgin9797]

Unschathing the final boss is still possible with this strat right?

[@technopixie96]

I always had Tiz as Templar/Knight and he survived pretty much everything. Edea as Valkyrie and Swordmaster which worked surprisingly well. Agnes as White Mage / Spirit Master because healing helps so much and Ringabel as Dark Knight and Monk to be my main offensive man.

[@papichulo2756]

Can you do one on bravely second when it comes out

[@OniBlackMage]

Sure thing, if it helps.

[@papichulo2756]

***** thank you

[@papichulo2756]

***** do you play persona q

[@OniBlackMage]

Jayveon Lacey I do, actually

[@papichulo2756]

***** who's your favorite character mine is yosuke

[@davidpotts7116]

the thief is also a good bow-user if you are afraid of up-close counter enemies

[@kero356]

Pirate as primary class and Sword Master as secondary class. Use Free Lunch + Amped Strike.

[@Gracklef1int]

Great guide! Thank you.

[@Caterwaulin]

This is a helpful video! The only issue is the cut audio

[@ramsesjfg7668]

Really nice, dude!

[@jamesparker5998]

Really good tutorial much appreciated^^

[@TyX25]

When I beat the game I had most of my team at lvl 95 Tiz: Monk/Conjurer: Using Sosono'o for fast specials via crits, though for now I changed to Monk/D. Knight for the cheap Phoenix Flight/Minus Strike Combo Agnes: Spiritmaster/White Mage: heal and heal some more, plus she has Hasten World for spiritmaster and... Ringabel: Templar/Valkyrie: True, sucks up BP like a vacuum, but protection and mass attacks make it worth it Edea: Swordmaster/Spellfencer: Powerful, elemental enhanced counters, and for enemies/bosses who has no elemental weaknesses, drain is good for stealing all your lost health back while countering ...now I wanna play though it again trying new combos

[@aaronarroyo403]

Thank you for this!

[@realshotgun6762]

This is great Thank you for the information. It would have been pleasing if the music would cease though. Hearing that battle music for so long when I am trying to hear you narrate is very difficult.

[@EihaMudo]

I usually have the dark knight use blood sword with Monk as secondary so I have access to both Phoenix flight and minus strike, depending on the situation.

[@jacksmith7594]

Would you consider doing one of these for the sequel, Bravely Second? I finally picked up Bravely Default and this will be really helpful, so I hope to have a similar guide once I get to Bravely Second.

[@ARIXable]

This helped me a lot :3 thank you for this vid! LIKEED! xd

[@hennyzhi2261]

I love all the jobs in the game bar a few of them. Hopefully they'll buff summons in the next game with some sort of disadvantage to balance things out - it's rather sad because they all have awesome designs. And the Vampire job could have had more magic based genome abilities considering how hard it was to get it, but maybe that was just a way of differentiating it's strengths to the conjurer asterisk. It's hysterically awesome to give your vampire character knuckle lore to power your genome abilities, and then see giant ice and fire waves come out of hands doing insane amounts of damage.

[@kayoyoh6725]

I find red Mage quite useful around endgame because of a mix of spiritmaster's save WM MP and Holy One abilities in combination with the white mage's epic group cast. Because holy one boosts recovery 2.5 times and I could then save mp, I don't really need any high level healing to heal my entire team to full. Also, Epic Group-Cast makes it so that the magic isn't split up and it affects black magic too, so I could dual wield rods as a red Mage and still easily heal and do lots of damage.

[@rpglover5955]

I found out that a salve maker with epic group cast was pretty efficient, as the job has a built in healing lore and can toss a cura for about 5K health regenerated. That way you can also use compound to support the team without much mana issues (cura uses 9 mp which is nothing later on in the game and since healing lore boost items as well you can toss ethers and such and recover double the amount normally). Recovery > damage tough but that way you can at least have the other 3 members focus on damage or set another to timemage/performer/conjurer etc

[@ekimmak]

Don't you ever have those days when you look at the Performer's My Hero skill, and wish it could be more than just a "turn my BP into my allies"? The Freelancer can help! Simply use My Hero, followed by three uses of Mimic, and you'll be giving out 12 BP (four to each ally) for the low, low price of 3 BP!

[@tatsumitwi348]

Monk + Spell Fencer High physical damage converts to high elemental damage Templar + Swordmaster High defense lowers damage while increasing damage via counters Dark Knight + Ranger High physical offense can obliterate most mini bosses and is useful for grinding

[@recentteen14]

I personally did 4 pirates with 2h axes from Norende, was able to quad brave and one shot any boss up til the endgame, where I was forced to switch one out for a Spiritmaster/White Mage in order to deal with a certain boss rush (Dammit Qada, you're the reason we can't have nice things.) Hell, didn't even really need healing any other time- postgame was rekt by the pirate crew as well, pretty strong if you just wanna blast thru everything.

[@AussieBeef54099]

Also Valkyrie as a secondary class is EXCELLENT for level, jp or money grinding.

[@funny4urface101]

What would be good primaries for Valkyrie?

[@parkermacneil5523]

Hey, I know this video is a little old, but the audio cuts out for whatever reason at 11:47 and is gone for most of the video.

[@Lonewulf321]

See the pinned comment

[@555ArkIce]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@scarfking1579]

My classes were a Monk with a Templar as a secondary (Mainly for the crits), a White mage with secondary time mage (Possibly the best support combo), a Black mage with Salve-maker support (Regen helps its frailty, and poisoned mega-lixer is friggin OP), along with a Ninja with Freelancer class. I dont know what i was thinking with the last one, but it just stuck.

[@SirCrystalusStark]

Why is Spell Fencer a good secondary class option for the Swordmaster? Anyway, thanks for making this video! So much useful information on it, it's incredible!

[@michie123]

For each job you've explained I've noticed you displayed the characters over on the right. Besides just giving us a view on how they look in game, are the ones you picked for each job you recommend classifying them into?

[@OniBlackMage]

michie123 No, it's actually much simpler than that. I just posted the pics of those whom I thought had cooler designs.

[@romanwing1499]

+Oni Black Mage I think that worked out well

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

For Red Mage, I love using a Rune Sword and Time Magic, and Sword Mastery, Two-handed, and Phantom Weapon from Spellfencer. Whenever I use Meteors with this set up I do 9999 damage with every casting C:

[@Christian-kc2fd]

IVe found that dark knight and monk is a great combo. you can use phoenix flight(monk) to inflict your hp-1 to enemies. then you can use a dark knight spell to inflict all your missing HP. With this set up I also pair the vampire ability for 25% chance at a raise every turn, so if someone goes down, they int down for long.

[@romanwing1499]

I use Dark night/Templar That seems interesting, but I use rage then rampart then Curaga for damage-protection-heal

[@johnnyscifi]

They suggest that combo in the game. I do like it as well, however...

[@megasean3000]

I use a combination of Knight and Templar on Tiz, and have him Dual Shield with as much defense as possible. Then I use Super Charge and deal 9999 damage, with a few Protects or I Got Your Backs. That, and he is a very good tank that late game bosses have difficulty getting past 1 HP worth of damage.

[@jstyledipset]

What do you use as the primary, the knight or Templar

[@levinbarnes1995]

this made my brain hurt but i have been looking forward to this forever now i just got to wait till i can buy it

[@Super8bitninja]

A very helpful combo for me would be the ranger as a support class and the ninja as a primary class

[@Z3rostar]

There is a one-size fits all class: The Thief. Life Steal is ridiculously OP and makes most fights a joke. An undead enemy is the only problem you'll run into.

[@briangohzhen]

(group cast all) sleep + Twilight. best for grinding during Chapter 4... I think

[@Keifyn827]

I feel like any group cast status effect in combo with arcanist's ability is pretty good But if you want early grinding, then might I suggest Red Mage's level 5 support ability, 2 slots MP Free in a Pinch in combo with a summoner/black mage? If there is fear of your mage dying, then you can always get a Knight to cover. Honestly though, with the variety of skills and classes they provide you with, there are a TON of grinding methods. Also, getting the Accessory's shop to level 10 in Norende for that 500k growth egg which doubles both exp and jp is very useful. ...just my 2 cents...

[@AceofSpades280]

iamzeg my best grinding was all have twohand, sword lore, jp up and p'att up 20%. equip everyone with flametongue and use crescent moon and normal attacks on everything outside of eternia.

[@nashn96]

for crazy attack have the job as freelancer because of late bloomer and set support abilities as natural talent, knuckle lore, p.attack 10% up, p.attack 20% up, don't equip any armor or weapons . best when all skills are mastered.And know Edea has 886 attack

[@davidpotts7116]

I think the best job team would be Tiz: Primary: Dark Night / Secondary: Thief Anges: Primary: Spiritism / Secondary: Conjurer Ringabel: Primary: Vampire / Secondary: Red Mage Edea: Primary: Valkyrie / Secondary: Performer

[@xxcool7426]

My current team is dark -max lvl dark knight(tiz) spell fencer secondary -max lvl spiritmaster(Agnes) white Mage secondary -swordmaster(ringabel) max lvl ninja secondary -max lvl Valkyrie(edea) freelancer secondary and that is my team :D