FFTactics Class Breakdown: Beowulf

Blind- Magic sword blind enemy with darkness, lowering success % of direct attacks. Adds Darkness

Aspel- Magic sword absorbs enemy's MP, restoring its own

Drain- Magic sword absorbs enemy's HP, restoring its own.

Faith- Magic sword fills the soul with a huge amount of faith. Adds Faith

Innocent- Magic sword makes enemy disrespectful and not believe in God. Adds Innocent

Zombie- Magic sword brings bodily death. Unable to restore HP. Adds Undead

Silence- Magic sword mutes enemy, making it impossible to cast Adds Silence

Berserk- Magic sword releases desire to destroy, making enemy Adds Berserk

Chicken- Magic sword strikes fear and cowardice into the enemy, lowering their Brave level.

Confuse- Magic sword makes enemy irrational and act disorderly. Adds Confusion

Despair- Magic sword neutralizes magic power and cancels the effective status. Cancels: Float, Reraise, Transparent, Regen, Protect, Shell, Haste, Faith, Reflect

Don't Act- Magic sword limits movements making enemy unable to act. Adds Don't Act

Sleep- Magic sword disrupts heartbeat, immediately putting enemy asleep. Adds Sleep

Break- Magic sword alters body turning enemy to stone. Adds Petrify

Shock!- The more damage you receive, the more damage you can inflict.


Temple Knight is an interesting job class. Think of it as an Oracle mixed with a Knight. Beowulf also has some abilities that the Oracle doesn't even have. The combination of heavy armor and a sword with magical abilities turns out to be a rather good advantage. A Light Robe is fine for armor, as he will need MP for spells. However, his starting Brave level is low, so he will need some training with Ramza before he becomes an effective physical fighter.

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[FFcactuar]

audio is WAY off on this episode

[z3ll58]

@FFcactuar Really? I didn't notice it

[Kraleck]

@Kraleck Successful Magic Sword attacks also have the crunch-like sound as if you struck a foe with the sword equipped if successful. However, Magic Sword requires a Sword or Knight Sword, as the skill's name implies, to function.

Good classes for Beowulf include Temple Knight (default), Geomancer, and Chemist (with Equip Sword and Magic Sword). Weaker classes for him include Monk, Ninja, and Samurai (though their abilities are awesome choices for Beowulf).

[Kraleck]

Beowulf's Magic Sword, except for Shock!, is based on Faith for success. Break is a colossal ability for those pesky Undead (as shown here), Innocent is tremendous for mages (also shown here), and Chicken and Sleep are must-haves.

Unfortunately, Beowulf has naturally low Brave, so he'll need to rely on Shock! and spells for damage, unless you boost his Brave. Until then, a good Mantle, a good Shield, and the Blind Magic Sword skill will keep him alive for a long time.