See also: Black Mage (Job).

The Black Mage (黒魔道士, Kuromadōshi^?), also known as Wizard, is a Job class from Final Fantasy Tactics. The offensive magical Job class, Black Mages are not as common as White Mages. Their magic does heavy damage, and can easily take out many units at once. Their spells do not differentiate between friend and foe, so players using Black Mages have to be careful. It takes 8,150 Job Points to master this class. In War of the Lions it takes 8,400 JP to master this job.

Leveling this job up to level 3 unlocks Time Mage, leveling it up to level 5 with White Mage, Time Mage, and Mystic unlocks Arithmetician, while mastering this job as well as Knight, Samurai, Geomancer, Dragoon, and Ninja, as well as having the unit get 20 kills (the units must turn into chests or crystals to count as a kill) to unlock Dark Knight.

Contents 1 Stats 2 Abilities 2.1 Black Magic/Black Magicks 2.2 Reaction Abilities 2.3 Support Abilities 3 Gallery

StatsEdit

A warrior who uses Black Magicks to channel elemental powers into powerful offensive spells.

Prerequisite	Weapons	Helmet	Armor	Equip Shields?
Level 2 Chemist	Rods	Hats	Clothes, Robes	No

Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
3	3	8	5%	Low	High	Low	High

AbilitiesEdit

Black Magic/Black MagicksEdit

Black mage job command. Enables the use of attack magicks in battle.

The amount of damage inflicted by Black Magicks is as follows:

MagickAttackxPWRx(Faith / 100)x(TargetFaith / 100)

The chance of inflicting a status is as follows:

(MagickAttack + PWR)x(Faith / 100)x(TargetFaith / 100)

Of important note, Firaja, Blizzaja, and Thundaja have a 30% chance of randomly being learned in battle by a Black Mage who hasn't learned the spell yet and is damaged and not KO'd by the spell, or absorbed and heals at least 1 HP. Nullifying the damage does not count.

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	MP Cost	Range	Effect	Speed	JP Needed
Fire		Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Fire. Quote: "Destruction of nature, gather in flame! Fire!"	6	4	2	25	50
Fire2	Fira	Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Fire. Quote: "Out of the ground, raze all greenery with flame! Fire2!"	12	4	2	20	200
Fire3	Firaga	Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Fire. Quote: "Star fire, awaken and deliver your judgment! Fire3!"	24	4	2	15	500
Fire4	Firaja	Black magick that envelops targets in ferocious flames. Element: Fire. Quote: "Smoldering flames far below, punish the wicked! Fire4!"	48	4	3	10	850/900
Bolt	Thunder	Black magick that strikes targets with lightning. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Lightning. Quote: "Strip away the ground with glistening blades! Bolt!"	6	4	2	25	50
Bolt2	Thundara	Black magick that strikes targets with lightning. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Lightning. Quote: "Swirling bolts, gather and strike with power! Bolt2!"	10	4	2	20	200
Bolt3	Thundaga	Black magick that strikes targets with lightning. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Lightning. Quote: "Heavenly bolts, come bring God's judgement! Bolt3!"	24	4	2	15	500
Bolt4	Thundaja	Black magick that strikes targets with lightning. Element: Lightning. Quote: "Angry spirits of the world strike now! Bolt4!"	48	4	3	10	850/900
Ice	Blizzard	Black magick that conjures forth bone-chilling icicles. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Ice. Quote: "Scatter your chilly sharp blades! Ice!"	6	4	2	25	50
Ice2	Blizzara	Black magick that conjures forth bone-chilling icicles. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Ice. Quote: "Drifting breeze, come down with fury! Ice2!"	12	4	2	20	200
Ice3	Blizzaga	Black magick that conjures forth bone-chilling icicles. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Element: Ice. Quote: "Freezing wind, speak of forgotten truths! Ice3!"	24	4	2	15	500
Ice4	Blizzaja	Black magick that conjures forth bone-chilling icicles. Element: Ice. Quote: "Effortless water, break your silence, attack! Ice4!"	48	4	3	10	850/900
Poison		Black magick that induces poisoning within the body, causing a gradual loss of HP. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Effect: Poison. Quote: "Filthy blood of revenge, inject! Poison!"	6	4	2	34	150
Toad		Black magick that turns its target into a toad, or reverts a toad to its natural form. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Effect: Toad. Quote: "Know, live, become a frog! Frog!"	12	3	1	20	500
Death		Black magick that offers up the target's soul to the spirits of the dead for an instant KO. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Effect: KO. Quote: "Death gods carving life, take their souls! Death!"	24	4	1	10	600
Flare		Black magick that converts energy into heat, scorching the battlefield with searing temperatures. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Quote: "Inscript the dark god into a rotting body! Flare!"	60	5	1	15	900/1000

Reaction AbilitiesEdit

Name	Description	Trigger	JP Needed
Magick Counter	Counterattack using the same magick with which the user was attacked.	Magick	800

Support AbilitiesEdit

Arcane Strength increases damage inflicted/HP restored by your magicks by 33%, and increases success rate of status attack magicks. Also works for other abilities that depend on your Magick Attack stat, like Iaido, Geomancy, and Limit.

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	JP Needed
Magic AttackUP	Arcane Strength	Inflict greater damage with magickal attacks.	400

GalleryEdit

v · e · dFinal Fantasy Tactics Jobs
Regular Jobs
Squire - Chemist - Knight - Archer - White Mage - Black Mage - Monk - Thief - Mystic - Time Mage - Geomancer - Dragoon - Orator - Summoner - Samurai - Ninja - Arithmetician - Dancer - Bard - Mime
Special Jobs
Holy Knight - Machinist - Skyseer - Netherseer - Divine Knight - Sword Saint - Templar - Dragonkin - Soldier - Astrologer - Cleric - Princess
Enemy Jobs
Ark Knight - Assassin - Celebrant - Fell Knight - Rune Knight - Nightblade - Sorcerer
NPC Jobs
Cardinal - Commoner - Duke - Duke - Elder - False Saint - Grand Duke - High Confessor - Viscount - Witch of the Coven
The War of the Lions Jobs
Dark Knight - Onion Knight - Sky Pirate - Game Hunter - Deathknight