Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age - What Jobs I Chose And Why

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[@falafelbil455]

Remember starting the game and being very overwhelmed with which class to give each character and then having to do like an hour of research just to be extra sure 😂

[@korgy321]

This is what I'm doing right now lol. What did you end up choosing?

[@falafelbil455]

@@korgy321 tryna remember but i think i ended up doing Vaan: bushi/knight Balthier: shikari/foebreaker Fran: archer/redmage Basch: time battlemage/uhlan Ashe: white mage/machnist Penelo: black mage/monk

[@PhoenixEnforcer101]

This is me right now lol

[@roleemack1535]

@@PhoenixEnforcer101 same still I wanna make sure as well

[@nezkeys79]

Probably a monumental waste of time to spend hours over thinking it now because you can respec at Montblanc. As Primal said you can beat the main game easily with any combo

[@zekkavo9904]

I used all 12 because I wanted to, but I optimized for weapon animation speed. Classes that use heavy and mystic armor will hit 99 in STR and MAG respectively. Mind you the frame differences are minimal but I considered how the character's natural stats work out so this seems like a good way to min/max with all classes. I'll post the link to the spreadsheet I found with all of the data when I get to my desktop. Vaan - Knight/Machinist Balthier - Shikari/Breaker Basch - Bushi/Uhlan Fran - Monk/Black Mage Ashe - White Mage/Time Mage Penelo - Red Mage/Archer And regarding the weapon speeds based off of the spread sheet, they seem accurate (I tested/tried them out on the PS2 version of the game where you can use any weapon type). I picked them relatively in order below. Personal reasoning: Vaan - He is the Jack of all stats. He is extremely fast with both 1h and 2h swords and considering that Knight has access to some white magic as well, Knight just seemed like a perfect fit. Machinist was a bit of a throwaway class. Guns are great early on but fall off in the endgame so I just picked Vaan because it was left over. That being said, Machinist is a good utility class for technicks and potion/remedy lores. Balthier - Using Ninja Swords on Balthier because his weapon speed and natural speed stat are best suited for the weapon. Picked Breaker for heavy armor. Might use Balthier as a Main Gauche tank for certain bosses as well of course. Basch - Basch is extremely fast with most weapon types; he is a former soldier after all. Like the others before, I went for Bushi because Basch's katana animation speed and natural STR stat. Uhlan is mainly for the heavy armor but I can have Basch switch to spears if needed. Fran - She is interesting because she's the Master of None. I wasn't sure what to do with her at first, her natural STR isn't as good as the boys but her natural MAG isn't as good as the other girls. I figured to give her Monk because her poles speed was the best and I could make her a high health tank earlier on (and to great effect) and I could use her for side heals with cura and curaja being available. I put her on Black Mage because Monk tends to not use MP and once her health is high enough I can switch her to Mystic Robes. I also set up gambits for her to use aoe spells when there's multiple enemies so she's a multi enemy sweeper in that regard. Penelo - Most of her weapon speeds are pretty bad compared to everyone else. Ninja swords are one of her good weapon types but Balthier's already taken it. As for ranged weapons, bows are the only ranged weapons that she uses at a decent animation speed and unfortunately Penny's natural speed isn't great. Either way, that meant Archer. Honestly for me, Red mage and White Mage felt interchangeable, it would just change which team I'd have them on (I use all 6 characters equally). I went for Red Mage and Mystic robes for Penny. Bows do decent damage so I can keep her at range as she heals plus Archer has some nice utility as well. I might switch her back to maces after I get Bubble/Bubble belts but keeping her ata range keeps her safe. She's her team's main healer and it's gone well so far. She's on the same team as Fran who can learn Cura and Curaja and Balthier who has Remedy Lores so most of my bases are covered. Ashe - Like I said in Penny's section I could've inverted Red and White mage but considering I already made that decision I put Ashe on WM and TM. Ashe's natural STR is pretty good so TM's crossbows would work out well and her animation speed with it is fine as well. Obviously, her natural magic is [I believe] the best, so WM is a perfect fit. Ashe will be mainly wearing Mystic armor but I might switch her to a frontline Greatsword/Sword brawler if get the specific espers. Currently on a team w/ Vaan and Basch. Might switch teams for endgame/post game but just to repeat the teams: Team 1: Vaan Basch Ashe Team A: Balthier Fran Penelo And like I said I try to keep teams even level-wise.

[@zekkavo9904]

Sorry, didn't mean to write an essay but I am pretty damn passionate about this game lmao. Just really glad they gave a childhood favorite a remaster with a beautiful rework.

[@ryanespinosa1787]

Thanks man. Great guide

[@kammyabhainn3053]

A V You saved me a lot of time my friend thank you 😊

[@DatAznGamer]

@@zekkavo9904 how tf you switch jobs? I might use this strat

[@joeyjose727]

Giau Le talk to the moogle Montblanc in the Rabanastre clan centurio hall, it’s in the nothernmost area on the left

[@kennethmckeel8500]

Two teams: (1) Vaan Bushi-Shikari Balthier Machinist-Red Mage Penelo Monk-Black Mage (2) Basch Knight-Foebreaker Fran Archer-Time Mage Ashe White Mage-Uhlan In my opinion this is the most balanced overpowered job setup using all 12 jobs that can be created. A very strong tank for each group, a Hastega caster for each group, and a powerful healer for each group that can also hold their own with physical attacks as well. This is very balanced as group one has a combo oriented tank with potent offensive magic users as well. While group two has the ultimate strength oriented tank as well as a White Mage capable of 15,000-20,000hp attacks depending on equipment. Feel free to try this setup out.

[@CNSninja]

Man, this is EXACTLY the video I've been looking for. This is extremely helpful to a new player like me and having this kind of structure and guidance gives me a confidence I wouldn't be able to develop for a long time, and would probably make a lot of stupid and wasteful mistakes before that point. I'll experiment on my second playthrough after I have a better understanding and enough experience to know what experimenting will be worth it, but for my first playthrough I really want to have a good and powerful experience without countless noob mistakes. Thank you!

[@blue-phoenix115]

Vaan: White/Shikari (Great tank/support with high MP & HP) Balthier: Time/Shikari (Best ninja sword attacker + Haste & Float for party #1) Fran: Monk/Time (Best pole attacker + another Haste + Float for party #2) Basch: Knight/Bushi (Best kitana attacker + Good healer + Access to Faith and Bravery) Ashe: BM/Monk (Highest Magic stat + Great Healer + Late game juggernaut with Scathe) Penelo: RBM/Archer (Highest Damage output: Burning Bow + Ardor = One shot mobs) *All the abilities are spread out, makes game play more smooth and efficient* -Everyone but Basch can cast Green Magic, meaning everyone else can cast Bubble and Reverse -Everyone has MAX swiftness. -Everyone can equip 2 types of gear -Everyone has high HP -Everyone can cast spells and buffs so you don't rely on one person, thus saves a lot of time.

[@Doctor_Logic]

Vaan: Bushi + White Mage Balthier: Machinist + Foebreaker Fran: Archer + Red Battlemage Basch: Knight + Uhlan Ashe: Time Battlemage + Monk Penelo: Shikari + Black Mage My team goes by an opposites attract strategy. For starters each job represents a Zodiac Sign, each Zodiac Sign represents an Esper, each Esper represents an Element, and each Element has a weakness i.e. Opposites Attract. I give Balthier, Fran, Basch, and Penelo the jobs that uses the weapons they're introduced with. Ashe's character profile gave me the idea of Time Battlemage. Which left Bushi for Vaan. I give the Espers of the game to the characters whose job corresponds with the Zodiac Sign they represent. Vaan's jobs Bushi and White Mage represent Aquarius and Aries which represent Famfrit and Belias so you've got the opposites Water and Fire. This also works with Basch's jobs Knight and Uhlan that represent Leo and Taurus which represent Hashmal and Chaos which give you the opposites Earth and Wind or better yet Order and Chaos. Then you've got Penelo's jobs Shikari and Black Mage that represent Pisces and Capricorn which represent Mateus and Adrammelech which give you the opposites Ice and Lightning. Balthier's jobs Machinist and Foebreaker represent Gemini and Scorpio which represent Zalera and Cúchulainn. This doesn't create elemental opposites it's more of a combo like Death of the Impure, or Impure Death. Fran's jobs Archer and Red Battlemage represent Sagittarius and Cancer which represent Shemhazai and Zeromus. Again this is more of a combo like Whispers of the Condemner, or Condemned of the Whisperer. Ashe's jobs Time Battlemage and Monk represent Libra and Monk which represent Exodus and Ultima. At first there is nothing with these two but eventually you create both opposites and a combo. I also give Zodiark to Ashe so with Ultima you've got the opposites Light and Darkness, and since Libra is known as the scales with Exodus you've also got a combo I like to call The balance of Light and Darkness. The license boards work well with each other, and the Esper license's unlock some good stuff as well.

[@jayaquitania2797]

Doctor Logic exaclty what i was looking for. Thanks alot and btw the way you explained it was so interesting and add a much deeper element to it.

[@FaeriichanII]

If I had to use all 12 jobs, I'd go with this as a setup: - Knight/Bushi - too good to not have. I'd give this to one of the guys. - Red Battlemage/Shikari -flexible. Can tank, heal, or dps as needed. With Germinas Boots and Yagyu, will be a decent Yiazmat killer (though not as efficient as Bushi/Shikari, as least this combo is fairly useful for the majority of the game, unlike BUS/SHI which will be berserked most of the time you use it...). Anyone could do this job well, but as a personal preference, I'd use either Vaan, Balthier, or Penelo. - Monk/Time Battlemage - with one Esper, this character has access to all breaks. With more Esper support, this character becomes an excellent supporter for any team. Monk loves TBM's heavy armor. Only downsides are the number of Espers needed to reach full potential and lack of mystic armor. I'd give this either to Vaan or any of the girls (for their higher magic stats), though it should be noted that Fran is the quickest when using poles. - Uhlan/Archer - an early beast, good at targeting enemy weaknesses, gets all item lores. Uhlan is lacking in Technicks, but Archer has lots of those. I'd use anyone for this except Ashe or Penelo because I think it's a waste of their huge MP pools. - White Mage/Foebreaker - A healer who can wear heavy armor and use shields if needed with access to all breaks. Fran has the best vitality, which makes her the best Foebreaker, but any of the girls would work great. - Black Mage/Machinist - WM is too busy healing to shoot, so BM will make better use of the guns. Any of the girls would work fine for this.

[@dominicsavarese377]

Thanks for help

[@charlesbaldwin3099]

Thank you, I will be using this setup.

[@StarzAlpha]

I played FF12 and beat it twice for PS2 so this is rather new to me but what fits my play style is what I have in order VAAN- shikari/Archer Penelo- RedMage/Machinist Balthier- Machinist/ Time Battlemage Fran- Monk/Bushi Basch- Bushi/ Foebreaker Ashe- White Mage/ Knight Side note- I will have you guys know that all these jobs mean nothing in a sense that it doesn't break the game. It's not the main focus. So what ever combinations you pick will be good in unique.. The creators of this game made it like this.

[@mrmosty5167]

I actually chose the first jobs based on what I think the character would most likely use but also how I played in the past. The second job was basically choosing what was left and complimentary so all 12 are used. So: Vaan: Shikari/Monk Penelo: White Mage/Bushi Balthier: Machinist/Foebreaker Fran: Archer/Black Mage Basche: Ulahn/Time Battlemage Ashe: Knight/Red Battlemage Basically I use what I call the “Hunter Party”. That’s Ashe in the lead with Sword/Shield, Fran as ThiefArcher/Ranger/Black Mage and Basche as two-handed powerhouse/tank. With the mixed jobs, all will use backup support technicks/spells as needed.

[@doomsday2004]

Vaan - Shikari / Uhlan Balthier - Machinist / Time Battlemage Fran - Archer / Red Battlemage Basch - Bushi / Foebreaker Ashe - Knight / Black Mage Penelo - Monk / White Mage

[@geert574]

Vaan: Black Mage/Monk Penelo: White Mage/ Machinist Fran: Uhlan/Time Mage Balthier: Foebreaker/Shikari Basch: Knight/Bushi Ashe: Red Battlemage/Archer Really balanced, good hp for everyone with super hp for the tanks and super mp for the 2 girls, lots of shared abilities, everyone can steal/poach, everyone has Swiftness times 3

[@nezkeys79]

Tbh you only need 1 stealer and of you need more you get 3 for free

[@majorpayne0195]

Played this again on the Switch. My setup: Vaan: Uhlan + Time Battle Mage Balthier: Shikari + Foe Breaker Fran: Red Mage + Black Mage Basch: Knight + Archer Ashe: Monk + Bushi Panelo: White Mage + Machinist

[@scoubidoubiboy]

When I 1st chose my jobs, I was mord concerned to do so in relation to be able to unlock every espère, which can be an issue if not selected well. But basically we don t need them per say, buffers ans debuffers + versatility in amors/weapons/spells is way more valuable

[@hanhan9487]

enough thinking im going with this guy setup

[@ticotico3000]

HanHan 94 exactly

[@austins.2495]

Sheep

[@NoxLegend1]

No more think. Me no brain

[@jaynawinehouse]

I think the roles of the zodiac system can be fun. But honestly just wish they gave the option to use the original non zodiac license board like they gave the original option in ffx remaster to use original sphere grid. For the most part, I want to play through campaign using roles that make sense for characters as they are introduced and depicted, I like the original for this reason, and then would mess with zodiac system for new game plus.... doubting a patch would ever come for this. At least we can reset jobs on PS4 now. Stuck in decision paralysis for now.

[@cnkclark]

I set myself 2 challenges starting out: that I would use all 12 jobs with no overlap, and I would start Balthier and Fran as Machinist and Archer per their lore even if not optimal. Also, White Mage just doesn't fit Balthier's style so no MCH/WHM for him. Here is what I am going with: Vaan: Uhlan/Time Battlemage Penelo: Black Mage/Monk Ashe: White Mage/Shikari Balthier: Machinist/Foebreaker Fran: Archer/Red Battlemage Basch: Knight/Bushi (with Mateus and Hashmal Espers for juicy white magic)

[@lionheart4424]

I plan to run a similar setup for my Switch playthrough, based on their personalities rather than OP setups. I mean, game Official arts put guns on Balthier and Bows on Fran. Makes sense to put Vaan as a Uhlan, but Penelo to me looks more of a support role. I only played the PS2 version till now so all of these builds are totally new to me. Excited to test them out thoug! Since I plan to get the PS4 Platinum Trophy this is like perfect practice. On PS4 I will try to make the best possible builds though.

[@ArsenicSteel00]

Good info. I've decided on: Ashe - Monk/Black Mage Fran - Archer/Red Mage Penolo - Machinist/White Mage Balthier - ulhan/Time Mage Vaan - Hunter/Breaker basch - Knight/Samurai

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

ArsenicSteel00 bad choices all around. The best setup after hours and hours of researching with a team comes to this Knight/time battle mage Machinest/foebreaker Archer/red battle mage Uhlon/monk White mage/bushi Black mage/shikari This will result in maximum output and flexibility. There are no better choices

[@veteran0121]

+ souls elite Why pair Uhlan with Monk? That makes no sense as both jobs have weapons that can hit flying enemies. Also they have too many lores that overlap, like the battle lores. Plus there aren't many magick lores to help with the monk's white magic. Good choice with the Red Mage/Archer combo. Ardor is beast with the burning bow and the black robes.

[@thebel-boy13]

souls elite What makes the OP's setup bad? For me, I'd do the same thing but switch the jobs of Ashe and Penelo between them.

[@veteran0121]

+ The Bel-Boy The original posters job choices aren't bad. The "souls elite" guy who's an elitist who isn't really an elitist thinks he knows what he's talking about. His job choices outside of Knight/Time Mage and Archer/Red Mage are pure shite to be honest.

[@thebel-boy13]

+ veteran0121 I don't understand souls elite either. I checked the FF wikia page and other channels like FF Union for suggestions, and the original poster's job setups are exactly what they recommend. To me, ArsenicSteel00 makes sense.

[@Amalthazar]

Vaan: Monk - Timebattle Mage Balthier: Knight - Black Mage Fran: Archer - Foebreaker Bash: Knight - Bushi Ash: Uhlan - Redbattle Mage Penelo : White Mage - Shikari Love this team

[@Miumiu0404]

I always like having 2 white mages in my team. Vaan - Knight/Red Battlemage Penelo - White Mage/Shikari Balthier - Machinist/Uhlan Basch - Bushi/Foe Breaker Fran - Archer/Time Battlemage Ashe - Black Mage/White Mage

[@geoffbaumgartner5335]

I don't know that I've seen so much indecision involved in a game, ever. It's why I didn't get through more than a few hours of it a decade ago, despite buying the PS2 Steelbook Edition on Day One (and that was just 1 job). I appreciate the idea that you can just pick what you like, and that has been stressed by the best gamers out there, but you make some good points here.

[@looots1320]

Mine is vaan- monk/bushi. Vaan is the best for 1 hand weapons (kumbha) and monk buff it for more magic and battlelore, Balthier- shikari/bushi- same as video Basch- foebreaker/shikari. Wither for yiazmat Fran- blackmage/redmage - fran has slow range anim, and also slow melee atk.. redmage for ardor the most powerful magic and max magic lore with both black/red combo Penelo- whitemage/machinist. - best backup with highest mp character Ashe- knight/timemage - for excalibur in izjs can mostly deal 20-30k dps and ashe 2nd highest mp and tankier than penelo, with overall paladin gameplay with heal and dps

[@EnkiSvohden]

The Ultimate Job Setup with specific character stats in mind; Vaan - Uhlan/Shikari Balthier - Machinist/Time Battlemage Fran - Red Battlemage/Foebreaker Basch - Knight/Monk Ashe - White Mage/Bushi Penelo - Archer/Black Mage You're welcome. :-)

[@kennethmckeel8500]

Only issue with this setup is you're locking Hastega onto one character. It's never best to pair Time mage and Machinist as they are the only two jobs with access to that spell

[@scrapinator8910]

I had a hard enough time picking single jobs for my party 🙄

[@xcv1971]

You can go to the moogle in the clan hall and he will change your classes for you

[@Primalliquid92]

that update wasnt out at the time of making this video

[@greypilgrim2028]

@@Primalliquid92 : Hi there.I wonder if you can help. For some reason, both the Sky Pirates' Den and Change Job options have completely disappeared from the list. I have no idea how this happened and am wondering if you have any advice. Many thanks for your great guides.

[@xxThorTubexx]

Vaan shikari-knight balthier red mage-machinist Fran blakmage-archer basch uhlan-bushi ashe foe breaker-whaitemage penelo timebattlemage-monk this is the team to play.

[@hollyibbotson5290]

I'm much later on in the game, and I'm feeling the limitations and importance of choosing your jobs effectively.

[@FeralPhilosopher]

Wow we agree on three character-job combos. I'm using the same Ashe, Penelo, and Fran. I like your choices, fellow gamer!

[@SeigneurDMorts]

I'm playing on PC, I modded it si every job is the full classic board + the new licenses. It feels like good ol' days

[@SprunkCovers]

I'm playing the ps2 version right now, I personally like both boards, however the original board makes characters to op by the end of the game lol

[@Mellathor]

Getting it on switch, do you have a tip for the espers too? I read that they have a influence on the licence boards

[@DatAznGamer]

I got it on the switch as well

[@starboltdreamcaster2074]

I got the game but not the nintendo switch😂

[@lewizardmecha7803]

I got a rock...

[@Rafael-kr6zv]

My team: Vaan: Knight + Shikari Balthier: Machinist + Bushi Fran: Archer + Time Mage Basch: Red Mage + Monk Ashe: Black Mage + Foebreaker Penelo: White Mage + Uhlan At first I went for the obvius/stereotype jobs, but I decided to make them different and grant them different armors and playstyles

[@Terins917]

I love this game. I have a notebook with about 15 different setups for classes. With the rapeage that the trial mode can give you, Knight and Bushi are my 2 main classes, for the main purpose of the Karkata. Monk follows suite, due to the STUPIDLY high HP bump. And thirdly, is a tie between Shikari and Time Battlemage. SHI for it high DPS but TBM for its diversity.

[@nemo0036]

Thoughts? Vaan: Shikari/Foebreaker Penelo: White Mage/Machinist Fran: Black Mage/Monk Balthier: Uhlan/Time Battle Mage Basch: Knight/Bushi Ashe: Red Battle Mage/Archer

[@geert574]

Fran has weakest stats, don't have her as nuke mage

[@thetruth143]

similar set up ahse=monk/blackmage bash=uhlan/bushi vann=knight/time mage balthier=bushi\shikari fran=white mage\foebreaker penelo=archer edmage

[@stevehabura106]

great video, just a tip. if you follow this guide plan out your quickenings, especially for Vaan and Basch as you can lock yourself from getting access to the weapons.

[@griffithguts6168]

I wish I'd read this earlier 😂

[@KennArc]

look at all this well constructed thought into picking classes I literally just went, spears are cool uhlan oh I need a healy person, white mage oh she looks cute with the daggers, shikari and I just don't touch the other 3 they still like lv 10 or something 🙃

[@user-hf2zi8bk6r]

same bro, even though i have played this game for like 10 times

[@samtheguru]

The only change I have made is Basch: Knight/time mage and Balthier: Foebreaker/Uhlan.

[@Xenthrick]

Can get the best gun just after the tomb, just have to steal from the most dangerous enemy in the game.

[@Ookami20]

Just the sound of that thrills me 😏

[@chadd990]

Very interesting monk/black mage combo. I just started playing zodiac on the switch (actually I’m 67 hours in) and I think I’m having more fun than I did when I played it over a decade ago on the ps2. Anyways here are my jobs. They are not optimized, but it’s how I want it for now so I can always have a tank/DPS/healer Vaan: knight/monk He’s my sub-tank. Baltheir: Machinist/Foebreaker DPS Fran: Archer/Black mage DPS Basch: Knight/Bushi main tank Ashe: white mage/time - healer/support Penelope: white/red -healer/support I may respec soon, but this way the team feels different with each person, but still gives me the classic team set up of tank/DPS/healer

[@ForzaTerra89]

No uhlan. I liked to use all 12 although it's not optimal I'm keen to do trial mode but considering it was possible to best on one job then it can clearly still be bested

[@thebel-boy13]

After playing the game, I actually found this setup to be the most enjoyable for me: Vaan - Knight/Time Battlemage Balthier - Shikari/Foebreaker Basch - Monk/Bushi Ashe - Red Battlemage/Black Mage Penelo - Machinist/White Mage Fran - Archer/Uhlan The suggestion in this video is alright; I tried it out. I just couldn’t find much joy out of it, so I restarted my file and used the setup above and I got what I wanted from all the characters this time.

[@faisal1979m]

I recommend with Knight and other different job like all types of magic on the beginning for Karkata access from trial mod for 92 damage and 100% confusion effect to can rare steal it from the 1st cactus gang boss Later make your base job monk for a highe attack and healing access best 2nd nob is four-breaker

[@OfficialJab]

Looked up so many builds and while they're probably all capable, I just want the jobs to suit who the character is and looks like. The official strategy guide suggests Penelo as tank, and I'm sure it works but I just don't like it lol I like this one. Might swap a couple and I appreciate the reassurances that almost any build can work. I'm not looking to platinum so I'll be fine probably!

[@hossman3000]

Thank you so much. I wanted to use all jobs with 3 swiftness, so I built off your advice. Vaan samurai/knight Balthier dragoon/time mage Fran foebreaker/machinist Bosch shakiri/ white mage Ashe monk/black mage Penello red mage/archer Balthier and Fran have hastega and all 4 breaks this way too. Vaan bosch Ashe and penello can all heal decently. I'd appreciate any feedback if somebody reads this.

[@DynamicCGaming]

I used Redmage/blackmage for Vaan, Bushi/Knight for Balthier, Archer/Uhlan for Fran, Shikari/Foebreaker for Basch, Whitemage/Knight for Ashe, Monk/Time for Penelo

[@SeniorSuiki]

playing ffxii for the 5th time (first time zodiac age) I went in blind with jobs; more specifically, I put classes where I felt best fit the character. Vaan: Shikari/ Foebreaker Blathier: machinist/time mage Fran: Archer/Monk Basche: Knight/ Bushi Ashe: red/black mage Penelope: White mage/ Uhlan Just the other day I got my platinum trophy after beating the 100th trial. So literally THERES NO WRONG ANSWER but this video does provide a lot to avoid headaches like I’ve experienced 😅

[@iamergoproxy3476]

This was a very well done video. I havent played this game since HS but I wanted to relive the moments of one of my favorite PS2 titles. I understand that you said, several times, that any job pairing can get you through the game but your setup seems too sweet to pass up

[@IamYasha10]

Thank you so much. This is my first time playing this game. This is very helpful.

[@thewannabemartialartist4613]

the way I built my team was just what I thought sounded fun with each character. vann- monk/shikari penelo- black/ time balthier- uhlan/ bushi fran- red mage/ Archer ashe- white mage/ machinist basch- for breaker/ knight. I plan on doing another play through but more optimized

[@KromeDragon]

Aaron Alarcon for the first playthrough I'm gonna pick jobs which fit the characters themes so I can enjoy the lore and story

[@thewannabemartialartist4613]

Zeneki I played a crap ton of this game when it first released so it just like a refresher for me. I never played the Japanese release though

[@lavayuki]

I had a similar set up, but with a few differences. I mainly use Fran, Basch and someone else, usually interchanging Ashe or Balthier depending on how my party is holding up and the boss. I don't really like or use Vaan and Penelo so their levels always trail behind the rest of the crew. Vaan= Shikari/Bushi: Yiazmat killer with Yagyu Darkblade. No other purpose really as I don't use him. Fran= Foebreaker/ Shikari: My personal favourite character, so I want to use her offensively and I control her. I hate controlling mages so I needed her more physical than mage or ranged. Basch: Knight/ Bushi: Undead slayer Ashe: Black Mage/ Monk= My mage for elemental attacks, added monk as black mage has bad hp and needs Monk's vitality, holy and some white magic hence making Ashe pretty versatile. . Penelo:Time Battle mage +Knight=purely support with some offense. Also for Jelly farming i guess. Balthier: White Mage/ Machinist- For Hastega, healing and some stamina/hp for my white mage. No Uhlan which I kind of wanted to put in but couldn't find a place where. Also, no Archer or Red mage for me either

[@DivineArtemis]

My Fran is a monk/ black mage and let me tell you that combination works so well. You get a healer with strong magic attacks. A few other tips: I would avoide the archer class alltogether and white mage + machinist can work great together (the only machinist combo that makes sense)

[@Primalliquid92]

monk/black mage should never be using healing spells. it should be dishing out damage while a white mages heals. As for your archer comment i have to disagree. Archer/red mage makes for the most powerfull spell in the game, the ability to kite and 3 swiftness nodes.

[@DivineArtemis]

Primalliquid my monk/black mage only heals if my healer dies or my team needs urgent help. That build is for damage dealing mostly. I still think that red mage /samurai is better than red mage/ archer and I wouldn't combine archer with any other class so I'd drop it. But that's just my opinion.

[@Primalliquid92]

i just personally dont see a red mage/samurai being good. Theres far to much overlap on the nodes and so little synagy its basicly just gimping yourself.

[@marlendro2783]

My favorites: Vaan monk / bushi Penelo blackmage/ time battlemage Balthier white mage/ foebreaker Fran shikari/ white mage Basch knight / bushi Ashe blackmage/ red battlemage

[@leonlacroix2638]

I always have: ashe as a white mage/ archer Fran as a black mage /samurai Basch as a foe breaker / knight

[@chrisfoster8026]

Great video but what would your recommendations for espers and quickenings be with this setup?

[@jojoink8729]

it took me a while to figure out a good team but I decided to leave out foebreaker cause I don't like using axes or hammers cause of the random damage and I think I picked good job placements vaan - Knight/bushi Basch - Bushi/Monk Ashe - Red Battlemage/Black Mage Fran - Uhlan/Time Battlemage Balthier - Machinist/Archer Penelo - White Mage/Shikari

[@s72-h6i]

Can you compare which character is fastest for each job?

[@Primalliquid92]

no, because min maxing for attack animations like that is imo, silly the difference it makes overall is miniscule and just makes some fights a few seconds faster, if people want to min max like that, theres other guides out there already

[@blue-phoenix115]

Your combination looks legit, a truly power run combo. Mine will be similar.

[@ramzeysid]

I've got 6 seitengrats after watching your RNG manipulation vid and I feel like I've made my job choices almost totally pointless, I feel guilty that I'm breaking the game.

[@Primalliquid92]

well i mean you dont have to use the bows

[@lucavidroman8533]

Use the bow only for grinding..

[@Ksawarrior]

I’m thinking this for my lineup when I play it. Not trying to use all jobs or min-max, just having fun. Vaan: shikari/red battlemage Penelo: White mage/shikari Balthier: monk/bushi Fran: machinist/foebreaker Basch: knight/bushi Ashe: Black mage/red battlemage Thoughts?

[@Divizoro]

Thanks for the info! Clearly a lot of thought has gone into this. My only issue with doing this myself is that my OCD wouldn't let me have Ulhan as the only job not being used... god I hate my brain. Would you recommend giving Ulhan to Vaan or Basch instead of Bushi for one of them to satisfy my silly need for all the classes to be used, or would that make either one of those characters much less useful? Also, no Ulhan, no Zodiac Spear :c

[@Primalliquid92]

Zodiac spear is bad, theres actually quite a few weapons stronger than it.

[@Divizoro]

Yeah, I've gone with the same job sets you've chosen in the end (with the exception of swapping Ashe and Penelo because I prefer Penelo as a healer for some reason) to also make my life easier with trial mode and Yiazmat. Thanks again for the upload, really helped. :)

[@KendrysDraws]

Primalliquid just because it's not the best doesn't mean it's bad haha

[@renatoramos8834]

have balthier as an uhlan + time battle mage.

[@adrianmantale5071]

Hello , i will share mi jobs strating with vaan - white mage-shikari , balthier- machinist-bushi, fran-black mage-foebreaker, bash archer-red battlemage, ashe-time battlemage-knight and penelo-uhlan-monk. Enjoy the game . bye bye.

[@tuesti7c]

beat the original years ago. really thinking of getting the new version to relive some nostalgia

[@Primalliquid92]

did you beat the original 12 or IZJS? because theres a MASSIVE difference between the original FF12 that released outside of Japan and this.

[@tuesti7c]

Primalliquid the original 12 released in America. games are different types but I did beat every boss available including yiaz and omega. had 152 hours I think

[@Primalliquid92]

this game is completely different, infact lets ignore everything but the jobs. you wont have 3 characters able to do everything now. you get to choose 1 job to start with (You can unlock a second job for each character about 5 hours into the game) however these jobs you choose you have to keep. Theres no swapping mid run or anything like that meaning your characters can only use specific skills,weapon,armor,magic ect

[@kevincushing3165]

Here's my planned setup for longevity and end game boss takedowns: Ashe: Bushi/Monk Penelo: White Mage/Hunter Basch: Foebreaker/Time Battlemage Vaan: Red Battlemage/Black Mage Basic strategy is buff up and berserk Ashe for max DPS, subbing in Vaan for insane spell casting if needed. What do you think?

[@deevexneekcraft]

Keep in mind u can reset you boards at anytime for anyone who needs to experiment or just want a change.

[@Primalliquid92]

Correct, but you couldnt when this video was made

[@deevexneekcraft]

@@Primalliquid92 Ahhh ok. Little late to the party. I have only just started Zodiac age after never being interested in the original back when I was a kid.

[@ente_kadang2_ya158]

Stat wise e1 will do at the end, but battle animation speed is matter to proc more combo with melle wep. At the za ver, job changeable as soon as u have montblanc to talk to.

[@FabulousFab72]

I think it would be usefull to precise that most of the usefull combination you describe is for endgame obtainable spell/equipment. And sometimes it requires a lot of farming.

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

That ador combo is a wickedly sick idea hell yea thanks man

[@kieranb3815]

I dont overly see the point of this. 30hrs in to the Switch version now at lvl40 roughly and i just plough through all enemies with standard attacks and decent heals.

[@Primalliquid92]

For the main Game it doesnt matter what classes you choose, its easy as heck. Trial mode on the other hand is a different story all together especially floor 100.

[@kieranb3815]

@@Primalliquid92 Ah, ok. That explains it. Cheers.

[@chriskoloski32]

I didn't know multiple characters could pick the same jobs

[@odoyle5895]

i love the videos, but i was wondering something. as i and im sure many others are watching these as a guide to the platinum. would you be able to put a few sentences in under the video just about what/why you are doing x at x place or a tip. like when watching fighting the dustia i didnt realize for a long time you were bringing up the menu to see when the drop would come and what it was. took many many deaths in that haha. i just feel it would be very helpful to a lot. keep up the great work!

[@harleyhaimona2207]

lol I've really noticed you say "however" quite a lot. It's like your catchphrase. Awesome videos man. I've just bought the game today so I was wondering which classes to choose for my new game!

[@Primalliquid92]

haha "however" and "ok then" i seem to get called out on alot xD

[@a1rbag]

Nice info. Eerily similar to what I've settled on. Only differences are that I went with foebreaker/shikari on vaan and uhlan/time mage on balthier. Purely because I wanted every class. Otherwise I probably would've skipped Uhlan. Oh, and my Ashe and Penelo are reversed, but that's whatever. Feeling more sure of my choices now, thanks!

[@Primalliquid92]

yea its a pretty solid combination of jobs not much can really go wrong with it

[@francescocavalletti3357]

I want to do Vann: uhlan,time mage Balthier:machinist,shikari Fran:archer,red battlemage Basch:foebreaker,bushi Ashe:white mage,knight Penelo:black mage,monk. It's Good?

[@wrayday7149]

I just got back into this game via steam version... your guides are super helpful making my way thru this game. My worst experience with this game has to be the broken tank mechanic... decoy or not, enemies just attack which ever char I control.... and the super glitchy gambit system can lead to times where all my characters are stuck in a steal or heal loop and not actually attacking the enemy.

[@maidenslayer]

Oh :( but I wanted Fran as a Black Mage/Archer.

[@dwoodard5717]

That's what I used for her. Just started last week but I'm already like 20 hours in so im just gonna keep going with it. She works pretty well so far

[@jeremycuddy3463]

Nice I did Vaan Shikari / Foe Breaker Balthier Knight/Uhlan Basch Shikari/Bushi Ashe Bushi/ BlackMage Fran Archer / Red battle mage Penelo knight / white mage

[@blue-phoenix115]

That looks like a good combo. Ashe's Bushi/BlackMage is the most optimal combination out of all the characters. I would want a Time mage in there for the Hastaga.

[@xaby996]

Fran / ashe makes for the best black mage in the game with the best base stats. For whatever reason fran is best for blk mage and ashe is runner up.

[@Primalliquid92]

with double class selection min/maxing the classes isnt needed, Infact if you min/maxed everybody you would have a terrible party with truly terrible synergy which would drastically lower the efficiency.

[@xaby996]

@@Primalliquid92 true

[@ArchlordZer0]

Can someone tell me if this would be viable for things like Yiazmat and Trial Mode? Vaan - Knight/White Mage Ashe - Timed Battle Mage/Red Battle Mage Basch - Foebreaker/Bushi Balthier - Machinist/Shikari Fran - Archer/Ulhan Penelo - Monk/Black Mage

[@Lunzatis_Palemoon]

My only question is which jobs did you set each character to as their first jobs. Just wondering because I'm trying to figure out if Knight would be better first or Bushi for Basch. Thanks.

[@blackwidow7804]

I want use all 12 so i have: Vaan Knight/Bushi Balthier Shikari/Foebreaker Fran Time Battlemage/White Mage Ashe Red Battlemage/Archer Basch Uhlan/Machinist Penelo Black Mage/Monk

[@Xanthosis012]

I don't own PS4 and the game zodiac age so I'm playing the emulator for PS2 zodiac job system I've played the original english version which i loved but then i read on how they balancing out and changing some of the things in game for zodiac job system, that I have to try it out The issue here is, zodiac job system won't give you two jobs per character, only one, so I'm stuck all of my characters with no battlemage and no range bowmen... Honestly, this game is a great MMORPG theme for those time (2006) when the online gaming is relatively new though the story is kinda weak and Vaan is useless for story mode, the grinding is what kept me coming

[@G1ZM0S1S]

This games this best remaster I've ever played

[@Noid1220]

Im so basic that I use jobs based on what their characters seem to be in the story.

[@damienhine1861]

Is there a video which shows how early you can get each of the ultimate weapons, eg. Mithuna after Raithwall, and how to get them?

[@AndroxineVortex]

Hello i just bought this game and am looking to use every job while still being a good setup. Is this a good list? Vaan - hunter/breaker Balthier - uhlan/time Basch - knight/samurai Fran - red/archer Ashe - white/machinist Penelo - black/monk

[@smoggleboy6983]

I got a question about this man, you still read comments here?

[@Primalliquid92]

yep

[@Bryan-df7kc]

@@Primalliquid92 awesome! Does it matter the order i go with first? For ex. Instead of red battlemage/archer for Fran i went with Archer first.

[@UncleStrange]

great video! it helped a lot... subbed :)

[@cleduc5059]

I love these builds but the only thing im missing is which Esper should go to who?

[@Lunar_Yojimbo]

Thank you for information 👍 I try Uhlan samurai combination for holy lance 😅 feel strong so far Just even if old ff zodiac Have good days 🍻👍

[@budlikycz2445]

Just bought the Zodiak age on PC so I hope it will be fun for quite a while.

[@Asad-dc5wl]

This was so helpful dude. Thanks alot. One question though, wouldn't Ashe benefit from the Knight and Bushi combo because of the fact that she has high magic parameters and bushi deals damage from strength and magic?

[@Primalliquid92]

no because her combo rate is bad.

[@KromeDragon]

how do you know her combo rate is bad? do they tell you that in game?

[@Primalliquid92]

because its the exact same as it was in IJZS, the male characters combo animation and combo chance is Faster/higher respectively meaning regardless the male characters will outperform the female characters in Psychical jobs

[@timbaker6137]

Primalliquid I mean Penelo has the highest and fastest combo in both versions... while she does have low str settings and does better with magicks and machinist, you can augment a lot of weaknesses with which mists you take on which boards and esper allocation. Pairing her with monk to hybrid makes her pretty useless without abusing invisibles. Ashe and Fran can both reach max str with high evasion and the right armor which makes them ideal tanks compared to the guys who do well as hybrids (vaan being the best, balthier being second best, and Basch being the worst (making him a good time mage). I don't think your builds are bad, but they're really not hyper optimized or making use of a lot of character versatility (Ashe having access to white magic while on a tank build) from their cores

[@p6mkq]

Primalliquid as I have some doubts... Ashe - why not as Knight & Time mage,though ? Is WHITE mage + machinist that much better ? Fran: Monk/Black Mage instead of Archer/ red mage ? Can we switch it around ? Penelo: Archer/ red mage instead of Monk/Black Mage ? Can we switch it around ? Vaan : Bushi/Shikari A great combo ! Basch: Knight / Bushi A deadly combo ! Balthier: Time mage/breaker

[@renatoramos8834]

I'm making vaan a shikari/foebreaker and balthier an uhlan/time battlemage. The rest is similar.

[@leqesai]

Any combination works? Archer+Knight ftw

[@andreacalcagno1991]

I had a few doubt on my party composition, at first i wanted to go with vaan bushi/monk, balthier foebreaker/shikari, fran whm/mch, bash archer/ulhan,ashe bushi/knight and penelo blm/monk, but i realized that i really lack a support char in this comp. So i decided to search for a good combination for the rbmg and i found the archer with ardent bow, etc,etc so i tried to fit it in by going with vaan bushi/monk, balthier foebreaker/shikari, fran whm/tbm, bash archer/rbm, ashe bushi/knight and penelo again bmg/monk. I like the aggro play, and having the 3 nuker with high survivability is really juicy, but i think fran may be too squishy and since bash mag stats is absolutly horrible i don't know how well the rbm will work with him, considering i choose him for the archer because of his strenght stat. I also think ashe with bushi/knight is a good choice, as the combo is kinda top tier because of the reciprocated benefits and ashe is the char with highest mag so with this setup she would deal a lot of damages while still having high survivability. I accept any criticism and suggestion, so feel free to change things up and try to fit the archer/rbm in the comp

[@dravenmaster7859]

rest in peace Zodiac Spear

[@DimitrisAravopoulos]

so just started the game i was a ps2 player had it finished but now its a bit different! i will use your jobs ! wish me luck! ( ofc i am going to platinum it!)

[@RayWearer]

I have the monk/black mage combination on Fran. She is sick!

[@nateboogiez9999]

@primalliquid What about assigning espers? And also for balthier, what do u think about shikari/time battlemage combo instead of foebreaker?

[@kristapsvecvagars5049]

Does it say anywhere in the game that Black Robes (or any other gear for that matter) has passives? Unless I'm missing something here, this is highly annoying. Even for gear that does have listed passives, they can be incomplete, example, Ribbon doesn't list Regen.

[@invder7965]

my team vaan-shikari breaker balthier- uhlan, undecided Fran -red battlemage undecided penelo - white mage archer ashe - bushi time battlemage basch - monk knight any thoughts on this?

[@Primalliquid92]

its kinda disjointed haha theres no real synergy there between the combinations.

[@invder7965]

Primalliquid so any recommendations I already locked in the first jobs I'm on my way to the tomb now

[@mstevens4171]

In the video description can you add which quickenings you'll unlock for each character? That's the most confusing part for me and I don't want to miss out on some important skill.

[@SoulfulKira]

M Stevens everyone gets the same quickening regardless of what order. Ie, Fran will always get xyz and vaan will always get abc. Doesn't matter when or who gets what quickening.

[@mstevens4171]

No - can't you only choose 3 of them on the license board and sometimes have to decide one not to unlock?