Red Mage (Tactics Advance)



Red Mage (赤魔道士) is a Job class from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and is only available to Viera after mastering one Fencer skill. Red Mages are a small blend of Black and White Mages, and also have a few status ailment spells.

They have well-rounded stat growth between physical and magic attack power. Because of this, do not count them out when they are silenced (except when they are equipped with the Gold Hairpin or the Ribbon), because they can still jab that rapier with surprising Attack power. Red Mages are also blessed with Doublecast. Red Mages are at their peak of power if they are equipped with the Aerial Hole, the Black Robe, two Star Armlets and if they are imbued with the Turbo MP support skill.

Two notable Red Mages exist in the game and both are recruitable characters, Ritz Malheur and Eldena. Ritz is the only non-Viera character to become a Red Mage; she upgrades from Fencer to Red Mage at the beginning of Act 2.

Growth Chart
The Red Mage is the Viera's mid-tier balanced job. Their stats are almost identical to the Elementalist, although the Red Mage has lower MP, slightly lower Magic Power, and slightly higher Speed.

Red Magic
''Red mage command. Use offensive magic.''

Doublecast Info
Doublecast works by casting two magic spells at once. However, this is not limited to Red Magic. If, for example, Spirit Magic is the secondary A-Ability, you can use those spells when Doublecasting. A special quirk about Doublecast is that you can use it to bypass some laws like Fire, Lightning, Ice and Holy, because Doublecast is only seen as a Red Magic skill with no elemental affiliation. Doublecast magic is always considered Red Magic as well, so if a law disallows Summoning, the Red Mage can doublecast them without being penalized.

Another great feat of Doublecast magic is that it can bypass the "Target Area" law since some spells are intended for a single target (like the offensive Spirit Magic spells); this can really help if the player is in desperate need of eliminating their enemies and aiding allies afterward. The MP cost of Doublecast is the combined totals of the magic cast, and so may vary from use to use.

Trivia

 * Red Mages cannot use Staves despite wielding one in their official artwork.

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