Mystic Knight (Final Fantasy V)

The Mystic Knight, or Sorcerer, is a job in Final Fantasy V, which is given to you after the Water Crystal shatters.

Appearance
As a Mystic Knight, the character will be wearing clothes similar to warriors from the middle east, including turbans for the men and masks for the lower face. As usual, Lenna's costume is more revealing. The male costumes have a resemblance to Minwu.

Abilities

 * Job Command - Spellblade
 * Innate Abilities - Magic Shell
 * Equipment - Short Sword, Sword

The Mystic Knight job command, allows the mystic knight to charge their sword with a certain spell. When they do, that spell will be cast whenever they use the Attack command, which can make quick work of enemies. Even better, the effect lasts until the end of battle. Magiwall casts Shell automatically on the mystic knight when they are in critical condition.

Level-Up Abilities

 * Name: Magic Shell (Magiwall in Anthology)
 * Level Learned: 1
 * AP required: 10
 * Type: Passive
 * Description: Puts a barrier over oneself when weakened.

Gives any job the ability to activate Shell automatically when in critical condition.


 * Name: Spellblade Lvl 1
 * Level Learned: 2
 * AP required: 20
 * Type: Command
 * Description: Cast Magic Sword up to Level 1.

Lets any job charge their sword with Fire, Ice and Bolt.


 * Name: Spellblade Lvl 2
 * Level Learned: 3
 * AP required: 30
 * Type: Command
 * Description: Cast Magic Sword up to Level 2.

Lets any job charge their sword with Poison, Mute and Sleep.


 * Name: Spellblade Lvl 3
 * Level Learned: 4
 * AP required: 50
 * Type: Command
 * Description: Cast Magic Sword up to Level 3.

Lets any job charge their sword with Fire 2, Ice 2 and Bolt 2.


 * Name: Spellblade Lvl 4
 * Level Learned: 5
 * AP required: 70
 * Type: Command
 * Description: Cast Magic Sword up to Level 4.

Lets any job charge their sword with Drain, Break and Bio.


 * Name: Spellblade Lvl 5
 * Level Learned: 6
 * AP required: 100
 * Type: Command
 * Description: Cast Magic Sword up to Level 5.

Lets any job charge their sword with Fire 3, Ice 3 and Bolt 3.


 * Name: Spellblade Lvl 6
 * Level Learned: 7
 * AP required: 400
 * Type: Command
 * Description: Cast Magic Sword up to Level 6.

Lets any job charge their sword with Holy, Flare and Osmose.

Mystic Knights in other Final Fantasies
The job title Mystic Knight, or sorcerer, has not been reused since.

The Gladiator in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and the Warrior dress sphere in Final Fantasy X-2 have a number of elemental sword abilities.

In Final Fantasy XI Enspells add elemental damage to attacks.

The following characters could be considered Mystic Knights, since they use swords and have magic, though they are classified differently:


 * Terra Branford
 * Celes Chere
 * Sephiroth
 * Llednar Twem

The following characters have a Magic Sword command that functions differently:


 * Adelbert Steiner (Provided Vivi Ornitier is in the party)
 * Beowulf Kadmas (acts as a variation of the Oracle's Yin-Yang Magic)

Mystic Knights in other games
Mystic Knight share a similer abilty to the Spellswords from the Dungons and Dragons supplemental rulebook, "Complete Warrior" The main change being that Spellswords may only make use of an enchanted blade once before haveing to recast it