Swordmaster

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By Paul (vhayste)

Last Updated: Mar 8th, 2014

Swordmasters are powerful katana-wielders that anticipates enemy attacks, lower the damage they receive and counterattack. They can be very reliable tanks and can dish heavy damage when partnered with the Piracy job command.

Specialty: Counter

has a 60% chance of counterattacking when taking a single-target physical attack and deal the same damage as a conventional attack.

Job Command: Bushido

Stat Affinities

To know what each stat stand for, kindly consult the Job Stat Values guide.

HP	MP	STR	VIT	INT	MND	DEX	AGI
B	C	B	B	D	D	B	B

Arms Aptitude

Swords	Axes	Spears	Rods	Staves	Daggers	Bows	Katana	Knuckles
B	D	D	E	D	B	E	S	D

Armor Aptitude

Shields	Helms	Armor
A	A	A

Abilities

Legend

Red Abilities = These are activated after selecting them in the Abilities menu during a battle

Blue Abilities = These are support abilities that will only take effect after assigning them to a character. If you change to a job whose specialty is the same as the support ability you equipped, it will be removed automatically.

Ability	Level	Effect
Nothing Ventured	1	Halve the damage you sustain if hit by a physical attack during the turn this ability is used, and counterattack with double the damage of a conventional attack.
Abate Earth	2	Reduce damage taken from earth attacks. You will not receive further damage reduction if this ability is used along with items with similar effects. Earth nullification effects take precedence over reduction effects.
Katana Lore	3	Increase arms aptitude for katanas to S
Squeaky Wheel	4	Reduce the target's BP by one. For bosses and some enemies, the success rate falls to 30%.
Multitask	5	Has a 25% chance to follow up with an additional attack when making a conventional attack.
Counter	6	Has a 60% chance of counterattacking when taking a single-target physical attack and deal the same damage as a conventional attack.
Confuse Immunity	7	Immunity to confusion during battles.
Before Swine	8	Halve the damage you sustain if hit by a magic attack during the turn this ability is used, and counterattack with three times the damage of a conventional attack. This doesn't apply to reflected magic.
Counter Amp	9	Raise the damage dealt by counterattacks to 1.5 times normal. This is effective even for counterattacks other than the swordmaster's.
Know Thine Enemy	10	Counterattack with four times the damage of a conventional attack if hit by a single-target physical attack from the selected target during the turn this ability is used.
Redoubled Effort	11	The higher your BP, the more power of your physical attacks. 0 BP or less = No effect, 1 BP = x1.1 damage, 2 BP = x1.21 damage, 3 BP = x1.33 damage, 4 BP = x1.46 damage.
The Worm Turns	12	Counterattack with 7.5 times the damage of a conventional attack if hit by an enemy attack when your HP is below 20% during the turn the ability is used. This doesn't apply to reflected magic.
Slow and Steady	13	Raise speed to maximum for two turns when using Default. Limit for this is 150%.
Free Lunch	14	Set MP cost to zero for two turns.