Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Best Job Classes Guide

Best Job Classes Guide

Below is a list of the best job classes in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (FF Origin), including recommended basic, advanced, and expert jobs, requirements to unlock, job progression, and short summary on each job class’ strengths and weaknesses.

All Job Classes List

Basic Jobs

Job	How to Unlock	Job Progression
Swordsman	Jack’s default job class.	Berserker, Warrior, Knight
Summary	The Swordsman job boasts good damage numbers and long reach. This more than makes up for its slow attack speed. The Swordsman job’s unique skill is Spinning Rush that is effective for clearing out groups of enemies when outnumbered.
Job	How to Unlock	Job Progression
Marauder	Obtain Axe class weapon.	Berserker, Dragoon
Summary	The Marauder doubles down on the Swordsman strengths as well as its weaknesses. This class boasts bigger damage, longer reach, and unique skill Upheaval to easily get Break Bursts at the cost of even slower weapon swing speed compared to the Swordsman. Because of this, the Marauder job requires you to pick your shots more carefully and heavier reliance on guard and evasion to avoid getting hit.
Job	How to Unlock	Job Progression
Swordfighter	Obtain Broadsword class weapon.	Knight, Red Mage
Summary	The Swordfighter is a swift melee specialist that is able to whittle down enemies using quick sword strikes. Its unique skill Interception allows it to perform a quick counterattack after guarding, making it excellent for a reacting to and punishing enemy attacks.
Job	How to Unlock	Job Progression
Mage	Obtain Mace class weapon.	Black Mage, White Mage, Red Mage
Summary	The Mage is a long-range specialist that can bombard foes with spells from a distance, being the only basic job class that can use magic. The Mage’s ability to fight at a safe distance away from enemies comes at the cost of its low defense and HP so staying on the move and dodging is essential for avoiding a quick death.

Advanced Jobs

Job	How to Unlock	Job Progression
Knight	Swordfighter and Swordsman	Void Knight, Paladin
Summary	The Knight job is a durable fighter that is able guard against incoming attacks using a shield. This class works incredibly well with a team by drawing the attention of foes to itself and away from allies. The Knight enjoys even more survivability thanks to its self-healing capabilities.
Job	How to Unlock	Job Progression
Warrior	Swordfighter and Swordsman	Liberator, Dark Knight
Summary	The Warrior is a versatile damage dealer with tools to hit enemies both up close or from a distance. Its ability to regenerate HP for a short period using its unique skill War Cry grants it good durability to go toe-to-toe against hard-hitting foes.
Job	How to Unlock	Job Progression
Berserker	Marauder and Swordsman	Breaker, Dark Knight
Summary	The Berserker job’s playstyle revolves around quickly annihilating enemies by drastically raising its attack power with its unique ability Berserk. The downside is that healing items cannot be used once the Berserker enters this state. To compensate for this, it is recommended to acquire the Berserk Mastery skill that grants the Berserker HP recovery when defeating enemies.
Job	How to Unlock	Job Progression
Black Mage	Mage	Dark Knight, Sage
Summary	The Black Mage is an offense-focused spellcaster with access to a variety of elemental magic. This allows the class to easily render foes into the break state by using spells that enemies are weak against. The Black Mage job class also excels at taking out multiple threats by unleashing massive area-of-effect (AoE) such as Meteor and Flare.

Expert Jobs