Template:Sideicon Template:Job Chemist is a job from Final Fantasy Tactics. It is the basic mage job where all mage classes start, as opposed to Squire that is the basic job of warrior classes. Chemist is the only job that can initially use items, and can even throw them over great distances. Chemist has two important passive abilities to learn, one for safeguarding equipment from being destroyed or stolen, and another for finding hidden underground treasure.
Once the player's party has arrived at Goug Machine City in Chapter 2, they can buy guns for Chemists to enhance their offensive capability. It costs 5,140 JP to master this job.
Leveling Chemist up to level 2 unlocks White Mage and Black Mage, leveling it to level 6 with Squire unlocks Onion Knight, and mastering this job along with Orator, Summoner, Geomancer, Squire, and Dragoon unlocks Dark Knight.
Stats
An expert in the use of items to recover HP or remove vexing status ailments.
| Prerequisite | Weapons | Helmet | Armor | Equip Shields? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Knives, Guns | Hats | Clothes | No |
| Move Rate | Jump Rate | Speed | Physical Evasion Rate | Base Attack | Base Magic | Base HP | Base MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 5% | Low | Average | Low | Average |
Abilities
Innate abilities
- Throw Items
Items
Chemist job command. Enables the use of items to assist allies in need.
All HP/MP recovering is based on the item's Power. All Items have a 100% hit rate.
| Name | Range | Effect | Speed | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | 4 | 1 | Now | 30 |
| Use a potion to restore HP or inflict damage on the undead. Restores: 30 HP. | ||||
| Hi-Potion | 4 | 1 | Now | 200 |
| Use a Hi-Potion to restore HP. A more potent draught than a Potion. Restores: 70 HP. | ||||
| X-Potion | 4 | 1 | Now | 300 |
| Use an X-Potion to restore HP. A more potent draught than a Hi-Potion. Restores: 150 HP. | ||||
| Ether | 4 | 1 | Now | 300 |
| Use an ether to restore MP. Restores: 20 MP. | ||||
| Hi-Ether | 4 | 1 | Now | 400 |
| Use a Hi-Ether to restore MP. A more potent draught than an Ether. Restores: 50 MP. | ||||
| Elixir | 4 | 1 | Now | 900 |
| Use an elixir to fully restore HP and MP. | ||||
| Antidote | 4 | 1 | Now | 70 |
| Use an antidote to nullify poison. Removes: Poison. | ||||
| Eye Drops (Eye Drop) |
4 | 1 | Now | 80 |
| Use eye drops when vision has been magickally compromised. Removes: Blind. | ||||
| Echo Herbs (Echo Grass) |
4 | 1 | Now | 120 |
| Use echo herbs to restore a unit's power of speech, permitting them to cast magicks once again. Removes: Silence. | ||||
| Maiden's Kiss | 4 | 1 | Now | 200 |
| Use a maiden's kiss to change a unit that has been transformed into a toad back to its original form. Removes: Toad. | ||||
| Gold Needle (Soft) |
4 | 1 | Now | 250 |
| Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use. Removes: Stone. | ||||
| Holy Water | 4 | 1 | Now | 400 |
| Use holy water to lift the curse of undeath from a unit. Removes: Undead, Vampire. | ||||
| Remedy | 4 | 1 | Now | 700 |
| Use a remedy to cure various status effects. Removes: Poison, Blind, Silence, Toad, Stone, Confuse, Oil, Sleep. | ||||
| Phoenix Down | 4 | 1 | Now | 90 |
| Use phoenix down to restore life to a fallen unit. Vanishes after one use. Removes: KO. | ||||
Reaction abilities
| Name | Description | Trigger | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Potion | Use a Potion to restore HP. | HP Loss | 400 |
Support abilities
| Name | Description | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Throw Items (Throw Item) |
Throw items within an increased radius, even if not a Chemist. | 350 |
| Safeguard (Maintenance) |
Prevent equipment from being destroyed or stolen. | 250 |
| Reequip (Equip Change) |
Change equipment mid-battle. Adds the Reequip command. | 0 |
Movement abilities
| Name | Description | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Treasure Hunter (Move-Find Item) |
Discover items hidden on tiles upon moving to them. | 100 |
Other appearances
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
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Triple Triad
A male Chemist appears on a Triple Triad card in the version available via Final Fantasy Portal App.
Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances
Knights of the Crystals
Chemist appears as a card in the Ivalice Special Arena has a limited-time special arena with eighteen floors.
Gallery
Etymology
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. The Japanese term kusuri-shi is literally "drug practitioner/technician", close to the common British English use of "chemist" to mean a compounding pharmacist.
Trivia
- Aerith is listed as being a Chemist in the game's data, despite never participating in battle. She even wears a similar headdress of the female Chemist.
- The design of the female Merchant job class of the Korean MMORPG, Ragnarok Online, resembles the female Chemist of Final Fantasy Tactics.
- Both the male and female Chemist sprite models appear as cameos in the backdrops of several cutscenes in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
- The Chemist is the only job class that has an ability that costs 0 JP to learn, besides special jobs that have abilities already learned.
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