Final Fantasy Wiki
Register
Advertisement

A warrior sworn to the service of the gods, using the Sword Spirit ability to release a wave of spiritual power.

Description

Ark Knight, also known as Arc Knight, is an enemy job in Final Fantasy Tactics that focuses on destroying opponent's morale, either by destroying statistics, equipment, or turning units against themselves.

The job is used by Elmdore and Zalbaag. While their action abilities differ, they both have Vampire in their second slot. Zalbaag's job has entirely different reaction and support abilities compared to all the "basic" jobs. He can never learn Equip Axes, Beastmaster, Defend, and JP Boost, because those were replaced with Counter, Concentration, Safeguard, and Swiftness.

There is also a version of Delita as an Ark Knight, accessed via Gameshark, that possesses the action abilities of the Divine Knight.

Stats[]

Elmdore[]

Prerequisite Weapons Helmet Armor Equip Shields?
None Katanas Helmets, Hats Armor, Clothes, Robes Yes
Move Rate Jump Rate Speed Physical Evasion Rate Base Attack Base Magic Base HP Base MP
3 5 10 16% High High High High

Zalbaag[]

A warrior sworn to the service of the gods, using its Blade of Ruin to rend both body and soul.

Description
Prerequisite Weapons Helmet Armor Equip Shields?
None Swords, Knight Swords Helmets Armor, Robes Yes
Move Rate Jump Rate Speed Physical Evasion Rate Base Attack Base Magic Base HP Base MP
5 4 11 10% (guest) 22% (enemy) High High High High

Delita[]

A warrior sworn to the service of the gods, rending enemies and their items with its Unyielding Blade.

Description
Prerequisite Weapons Helmet Armor Equip Shields?
None Knives, Swords, Knight Swords, Flails Helmets Armor, Robes Yes
Move Rate Jump Rate Speed Physical Evasion Rate Base Attack Base Magic Base HP Base MP
4 3 7 15% High High High High

Abilities[]

Elmdore[]

Innate abilities[]

  • Safeguard (Japanese and War of the Lions versions only)

Sword Spirit[]

Ark knight job command. Releases the spirit contained within one's blade.

Description

The formula for damage is as follows:

Name Range Effect Speed JP Needed
Ashura
(Asura Knife)
1 3 Now 100
Spirit Blade. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, causing an unseen specter-sword to slash at the target.
Quote: "Legendary sword that kills freely! Asura!"
Kotetsu 1 3 Now 180
Binding Darkness. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, loosing a wave of howling dark spirits.
Quote: "Evil souls of the dark, gather here... Koutetsu!"
Osafune
(Bizen Boat)
1 3 Now 260
Verse of Oblivion. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, sending the whispering dead to feed on the target's MP.
Quote: "Nihilistic sky, inhale magic power... Bizen Boat!"
Muramasa 1 3 Now 580
Doomed Aspirations. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana. Only a living soul will quell its tumult.
Effect: Confuse, Doom
Quote: "No more loss of precious life... Murasame!"
Kiku-ichimonji
(Kikuichimoji)
4 8 Now 660
Sanguine Blossom. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, wreaking havoc with its all-consuming hatred.
Quote: "Brave weapon, turn to a deadly blaze! Kikuichimoji!"
Chirijiraden 1 3 Now 820
Raging Inferno. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, which pursues the living as a band of blue flame.
Quote: "Flame-eating sword, swipe away the evils! Chirijiraden!"

Zalbaag[]

Blade of Ruin[]

Ark knight job command. Destroys other units' attributes.

Description

Zalbaag must be equipped with a sword to use these abilities.

The success rate for Blade of Ruin abilities are as follows:

Name MP Cost Range Effect Speed JP Needed
Magicksap
(Magic Ruin)
20 4 2 33 0
Drain the target's magickal essence, reducing his or her MP.
Quote: "Destroy evil magic! Magic Ruin!"
Speedsap
(Speed Ruin)
20 4 2 33 0
Dull the target's reflexes, reducing his or her Speed.
Quote: "Destroy all time! Speed Ruin!"
Powersap
(Power Ruin)
20 4 2 33 0
Destroy physical attack power, reducing the target's weapon attack power.
Quote: "Stop with a mighty blow! Power Ruin!"
Mindsap
(Mind Ruin)
20 4 2 33 0
Drain the target's magickal essence, reducing his or her magickal attack power.
Quote: "Destroy magic attack power! Mind Ruin!"

Vampire[]

Ark knight job command. The demonic act of supping living blood.

Elmdore and Zombie Zalbaag
Name Range Effect Speed JP Needed
Vampire
(Blood Suck)
1 0 Now 0
Suck the target's blood, restoring the user's HP.
Effect: Vampire.

Delita[]

Unyielding Blade[]

Ark knight job command. Slash through the enemy's equipment.

Description

In The War of the Lions, Unyielding Blade abilities will now damage monsters and humans without equipment, but will still fail on a unit with Safeguard.

Delita must be equipped with a sword to use these abilities.

The damage inflicted by Unyielding Blade is as follows:

Name Range Effect Speed JP Needed
Crush Armor
(Shellbust Stab)
3 1 Now 200
Destroy the item equipped on the target's body.
Quote: "Armor won't help the heart stay sharp... Shellbust Stab!"
Crush Helm
(Blastar Punch)
3 1 Now 400
Destroy the item equipped on the target's head.
Quote: "Curses from all directions! Blastar Punch!"
Crush Weapon
(Hellcry Punch)
3 1 Now 500
Destroy the target's equipped weapon.
Quote: "Demolish weapons with fury! Hellcry Punch!"
Crush Accessory
(Icewolf Bite)
3 1 Now 800
Destroy the target's equipped accessory.
Quote: "Disaster cries out to smash all... Icewolf Bite!"

Reaction abilities[]

Elmdore[]

Name Description Trigger JP Needed
Counter Tackle Counterattack with a tackle. Physical Attack 180

Zalbaag[]

Name Description Trigger JP Needed
Counter Tackle Counterattack with a tackle. Physical Attack 180
Counter Counterattack with a physical strike. Physical Attack 300

Delita[]

Name Description Trigger JP Needed
Counter Tackle Counterattack with a tackle. Physical Attack 180

Support abilities[]

Elmdore[]

Name Description JP Needed
Equip Axes Equip axes, regardless of job. 170
Beastmaster
(Monster Skill)
Adds an ability to all monsters in neighboring tiles with an elevation difference of 3h or less. 200
Defend Defend oneself against an attack. Adds the Defend command. 50
JP Boost
(Gained JP Up)
Increase the amount of JP earned in battle. 250

Zalbaag[]

Name Description JP Needed
Concentration
(Concentrate)
Make attacks unblockable. If an enemy is in the targeted tile, it will always be hit. 400
Safeguard
(Maintenance)
Prevent equipment from being destroyed or stolen. 250
Swiftness
(Short Charge)
Shorten charge time. 800

Delita[]

Name Description JP Needed
Equip Axes Equip axes, regardless of job. 170
Beastmaster
(Monster Skill)
Adds an ability to all monsters in neighboring tiles with an elevation difference of 3h or less. 200
Defend Defend oneself against an attack. Adds the Defend command. 50
JP Boost
(Gained JP Up)
Increase the amount of JP earned in battle. 250

Movement abilities[]

Elmdore[]

Name Description JP Needed
Move +1 Increase Move by 1. 200

Zalbaag[]

Name Description JP Needed
Move +1 Increase Move by 1. 200

Delita[]

Name Description JP Needed
Move +1 Increase Move by 1. 200

Other appearances[]

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]

Ability Cards
Legend Cards
Impresario-ffvi-iosThis section in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade is empty or needs to be expanded. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by expanding it.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

A knight is a mounted soldier in armor who served his sovereign or lord in the Middle Ages. The word comes from Old English cniht ("boy" or "servant"), a cognate of the German word Knecht ("servant, bondsman, vassal"). In most European languages (with the notable exception of English), the word for "knight" comes from "horse", thus implying that a knight is a "noble horseman" or a "horse-mounted nobleman". The English noun cavalier, an archaic term for a mounted soldier, traces its roots to Latin, and is closer in meaning to the "horseman" of Romance languages.

Advertisement