Job Tier List

There are a total of 28 Jobs in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and they are divided into three categories - Basic, Advanced, and Expert. The most powerful Jobs in the game are those found in the Expert categories, in order to access them you must first advance in the Job Trees for the Basic and then Advanced Jobs. Take a look at our Job Tier List to see what the best jobs are for each of the three categories.

Best Early Game (Basic) Jobs

S-Tier

Swordfighter

How to Unlock:

Equip a Sword.

Unique Skill:

Interception: A counterattack that deals slashing damage. While active, damage from blockable attacks is nullified and will trigger a counterattack. Effect ensds after a period of time, or after triggering once.

Ronin

How to Unlock:

Equip a Katana.

Unique Skill:

Iai-Giri: Unleash a slash after returning your sword to its sheath.

Marauder

How to Unlock: Equip an Axe.

Unique Skill:

Upheaval: Bring down your axe to deal a striking blow and inflict foes with a status ailment that decreases damage dealt. You can charge the ability with the Ability button. A longer charge inflicts a more powerful debuff.

A-Tier

Swordsman

How to Unlock: Jack's Default Job

Unique Skill:

Spinning Slash: A spinning, slash-type attack. Hold Ability to continue spinning and gradually pick up speed. Switch to a charged attack by pressing Attack, or and enhanced guard by pressing Guard.

Duelist

How to Unlock:

Equip a pair of Daggers.

Unique Skill:

Weak Spot: Quickly dash forward and deliver a slashing attack. Always critically hits, regardless of the enemy's position relative to you.

Lancer

How to Unlock:

Equip a Lance.

Unique Skill:

Lance Hurl: Throw your lance at distant enemies and deal pierce damage. Hold Ability to charge your attack. The longer the charge, the more powerful the throw.

B-Tier

Pugilist

How to Unlock:

Equip a pair of Knuckles.

Unique Skill:

Explosive Fist: Deliver a weightly striking blow. Hold Ability to continue the assault, slowly increasing the number of attacks made.

Mage

How to Unlock:

Equip a Mace.

Unique Skill:

Magic: Attack with a chosen magic spell. You will recover MP while casting.

Best Mid Game (Advanced) Jobs

SS-Tier

Samurai

How to Unlock:

The Samurai is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite job (Ronin).

Unique Skill:

Meikyo-Shisui: Temporarily increases MP recovery from normal attacks and restores MP when parrying. The effect ends when staggered by an enemy attack.

Berserker

How to Unlock:

The Berserker is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Swordsman, Marauder).

Unique Skill:

Berserk: Temporarily increases attack. In addition, temporarily decreases the chance of being staggered, and increases the chance of staggering enemies.

S-Tier

Warrior

How to Unlock:

The Warrior is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Ronin, Swordsman).

Unique Skill:

War Cry: A fierce roar that damages nearby enemies, and gradually restores your HP for a period of time.

Knight

How to Unlock:

The Knight is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Swordsman, Swordfighter).

Unique Skill:

Blessing of Light: Temporarily causes successful guards to unleash a shockwave.

Dragoon

How to Unlock:

The Dragoon is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Lancer, Marauder).

Unique Skill:

Jump: Leap high into the air, then descend quickly and deal piercing damage.

A-Tier

White Mage

How to Unlock:

The White Mage is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Mage).

Unique Skill:

Jump: Leap high into the air, then descend quickly and deal piercing damage.

B-Tier

Black Mage

How to Unlock:

The Black Mage is available once you unlock its corresponding node from the end of its pre-requisite job (Mage).

Unique Skill:

Black Magic: Attacks with a chosen black magic spell.

Monk

How to Unlock:

The Monk is unlocked after purchasing the Monk Node on both the Pugilist and the Lancer job trees.

Unique Skill:

Black Magic: Attacks with a chosen black magic spell.

C-Tier

Thief

How to Unlock:

The Thief is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Pugilist, Duelist).

Unique Skill:

Steal: Dash forward and steal an instant ability from the enemy. Abilities that can be stolen vary by enemy.

Red Mage

How to Unlock:

The Red Mage is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Mage, Swordfighter).

Unique Skill:

Steal: Dash forward and steal an instant ability from the enemy. Abilities that can be stolen vary by enemy.

Best Endgame (Expert) Jobs

SS-Tier

Liberator

Unique Skill:

Mighty Guard: Create an area around yourself that decreases damage taken by any allies within and gradually restores their HP. You can toggle this effect on and off with Ability.

S-Tier

Cyclic Warrior

How to Unlock:

Cyclic Warrior is unlocked as soon as you reach Stranger of Paradise's endgame. Beat the Warriors of Calamity mission on any difficulty to reach the game's ending.

Unique Skill:

Soul of Chaos. Can unleash four powerful elemental attacks that come at the cost of reducing your maximum MP.

Tyrant

How to Unock:

The Tyrant is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs.

Unique Skill:

Enchant: Imbue your weapons with a chosen element.

Breaker

How to Unlock:

The Breaker is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs.

Unique Skill:

Zantetsuken: Slash through enemies with a giant blade. Enemies broken or brought to 0 HP by this attack will be finished with a soul burst. Hold Ability to charge your attack. The longer the charge, the more powerful the slash.

Sage

How to Unlock:

The Sage is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Black Mage, White Mage).

Unique Skill:

Magic Sigil: Toggle between black and white magic, then cast a chosen spell. Earn a black emblem when landing a successful black magic spell, and a white emblem for landing a white magic spell. The more emblems you have the quicker you will cast spells.

A-Tier

Ninja

The Ninja is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Samurai, Thief).

Unique Skill:

Ninjutsu: Unleash a chosen ninjutsu ability with various effects. Ninja tools will be expended on activation. Ninja tools can be restocked at cubes.

Paladin

How to Unlock:

The Paladin is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Knight, White Mage).

Unique Skill:

Holy Fang: Recover HP when landing a hit. Deals additional holy damage based on max HP when HP is at max. You can toggle this effect on and off with Ability.

B-Tier

Dark Knight

How to Unlock:

Holy Fang: Recover HP when landing a hit. Deals additional holy damage based on max HP when HP is at max. You can toggle this effect on and off with Ability.

Unique Skill:

Souleater: Consumes HP to deal additional dark damage when attacking. This damage bonus is proportional to the amount of HP consumed. You can toggle this effect on and off with Ability.

Assassin

How to Unlock:

The Assassin is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Monk, Thief).

Unique Skill:

Assassinate: Deal damage based on the number of marks on an enemy. Land a critical hit to mark an enemy.

C-Tier

- Void Knight

How to Unlock:

The Void Knight is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs (Knight, Red Mage).

Unique Skill:

Runic: Deploy an arcane circle and raise your guard. Magic attacks taken while guarding will be absorbed by the circle. While the arcane circle is active, release Ability after being hit by magic to recover MP, or unleash a slash attack that dispels all the enemy's buffs by pressing Attack. Actions will be strengthened based on the amount of magic absorbed.

Take a look at our Beginner Tips and Tricks to get help in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.