Combat Skill

Combat Skills and Magic Skills are stats in Final Fantasy XI which determine a character's proficiency with weapons, magic, and certain other skills. Each Job is a assigned a "grade" with select Combat/Magic Skills which determine the maximum skill they can acquire with the Skill in question at their level. If a Job does not have a grade in a particular Skill, they cannot use that Equipment, Ability, or Magic.

Skill Grades
Scholar: D = B+ when using Dark Arts. L = B+ when using Light Arts.