Arithmetician

The Arithmetician, also known as Calculator, is a Job class from Final Fantasy Tactics. A high-level magic class, the Arithmetician can cast most magic for free and without a charge time, assuming they already know the spell and they can do the right calculations for it. Calculations are done by choosing a condition, like Level, then choosing a number, like 5. With those conditions, Arithmeticians will cast a selected spell targeting all units (allies and foes) whose level is a multiple of 5. To counter their powerful abilities, Arithmeticians suffer from having fairly low Magick attack power among the mage classes and the lowest Speed rating in the entire game, and other units may take many turns before the Arithmetician's even comes up. It costs 4,200 JP to master this Job.

With the right choices of Job (Black Mage for its highest magic power, or White Mage for its greater speed), spell (such as White Magic Holy or Mystic Arts Petrify/Induration) and equipment (for immunity to the attack), the Arithmeticks can easily wipe out all enemies in one turn without harming a single ally. This nature makes the developers of The War of the Lions decided that using Arithmeticks in the Cooperative play will not gain the player any battle rating, which means no trophy after the victory.

Like marble in the hands of a master sculptor, or how the body is subjugated by one with a complete knowledge of pressure points, so too is the relationship between Mist and an Arithmetician. It is presumed that the Arithmetician's abilities are derived from an advanced knowledge of the flow of magic (Mist) already present in the environment. As such, they can simply redirect it naturally without forcibly bending it to one's will through MP or Charge Time, such as a conventional mage.

Stats
A learned warrior who uses Arithmeticks to analyze natural phenomena and pinpoint magickal attacks.



Trivia

 * Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth is humorously referred by fans to use some variation of the "Math Skill" in his casting of Supernova (due to the complex mathematical sequence which appears during said attack), his ultimate attack in both the original game and Dissidia Final Fantasy.