Long Range

Long Range (えんきょりこうげき) is a type of attack classification. Long Range refers to row, as normally characters in the back row deliver decreased damage. However, the Long Range ability lets a character inflict full damage regardless of their row, or an enemy's row. Certain games also have enemies that are out of reach and can only be hit with ranged attacks. All Magic is long range.

Most games have weapons that are long range, usually boomerangs, bows, whips, and guns. However, different games have had other long range weapons, and some have the Long Range ability as a separate power.

Final Fantasy II
Bows are long range, however they are not usually used as they cannot be dual wielded or used with a shield (thus preventing a bow-using character from gaining Evasion or Agility).

Final Fantasy III
Bows are long range weapons that can be equipped by Rangers and Black Mages. Boomerangs can be equipped by Rangers and Ninjas.

Final Fantasy IV
Bows, whips, harps and boomerangs are ranged weapons. They are used by Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid, and Edge. In the Nintendo DS release, the augment Reach can be acquired by doing subquests in the Developer's Room. Bows can be equipped exclusively by Rosa in the DS version.

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-
Some bows, shurikens, and a single axe and whip makes a return in the sequel. Just like its predecessor, they are ranged weapons. They can be equipped by multiple characters.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Bows, Harps, Whips, and Boomerangs, are all long-range weapons. Bows can be equipped by Rydia, Palom, Porom, Leonora, Luca, Cid, Cecil, Ceodore, Rosa and Izayoi. Harps can only be used by Edward. Whips can be equipped by Rydia, Izayoi and Harley. Boomerangs are used by Edge, Zangetsu, Gekkou, Tsukinowa and Izayoi.

Final Fantasy V
Bows, whips, and boomerangs are long range weapons. Various job classes including the Thief, Ninja, Ranger, and Beastmaster can equip them. The ability Long Range is exclusive to the GBA version, and is the Level 3 ability of the Gladiator class. It requires 150 ABP to master.

Final Fantasy VI
Maces, boomerangs, clubs, and gamblers are long range weapons. Terra, Celes, Relm, Strago, and Gogo equip maces, Locke equips boomerangs, Umaro equips clubs, and Setzer equips gamblers. The Lightbringer also is long range.

Final Fantasy VII
Barret, Red XIII, Yuffie, and Vincent can equip various ranged weapons, including guns, stars, and boomerangs. The Long Range Independent Materia found at the Mythril Mine also makes any physical attack long range. Certain enemies, such as Bottomswell and Ultimate Weapon, are out of reach and must be hit with long range attacks. All Limit Breaks are ranged attacks.

Final Fantasy VIII
Quistis Trepe, Rinoa Heartilly, Irvine Kinneas and Laguna Loire wield typical long range weapons however there are no situations in game that provide advantages for long range weapons or prevent the use of attacking at short range.

Final Fantasy IX
The Protect Ring and Thief Hat teach the Long Reach ability, which can be learned by Zidane, Steiner, Freya and Amarant. Mastering the Long Reach ability requires 170 AP for Zidane, 200 AP for Steiner, and 210 AP for Freya and Amarant. Equipping it requires the use of 16 Magic Stones.

Rackets are long range weapons and can be equipped by Dagger and Eiko. Ozma is initially an out of reach opponent, but if the player completes the Friendly Enemies sidequest, it becomes a close-range opponent.

Final Fantasy X
Wakka is the only long range character in the party by using Blitzballs. The game has no rows, but he can hit far-away enemies the others can't hit with physical attacks. All Overdrives are ranged hits.

Final Fantasy XI
There are three types of ranged weaponry: archery weapons (bows), marksmanship weapons (guns, crossbows, and cannons), and throwing weapons (darts, stones, pebbles, shuriken, boomerangs, and chakram).

Final Fantasy XII
Bows, crossbows, guns, and bombs are ranged weapons, and function quite differently compared to previous games due to the different Real Time Battle System. Ranged weapons are the only ones that can hit aerial enemies like Divers and Wyverns (Bats being excluded). The Technick Telekinesis is usable with melee weapons to harm these types of enemies. Ranged weapons can't combo, but they can deal critical damage. Ranged weapons can counter-attack the same as melee weapons. Weather affects bows' and crowssbows' accuracy.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Guns, bows, skybandits, and hand-bombs are long range weapons. Balthier equips guns, Fran equips bows, Ashe equips hand-bombs, and Filo equips skybandits. There is also a specific subcategory of ranged Espers.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Bows, crossbows, and guns are long range weapons. Bows and crossbows can only be wielded by Archers, while guns can be wielded by Chemists and Orators.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Bows can be wielded by Human and Viera Archers, greatbows can be used by Human Hunters as well as Viera Assassins and Snipers, and guns can be equipped by Moogle Gunners.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Long range weapons include bows, greatbows, guns, hand cannons, and cards.