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Knight job command. Enables the use of "Rend" skills that destroy equipment or reduce attributes.

Description

Arts of War is the action ability for the Knight in Final Fantasy Tactics.

The Dual Wield ability (acquired using the Ninja job) allows the player to take two chances at "rending" equipment and statistics. For example, players can rend an enemy's speed twice in one turn.

In the PlayStation version, the first four abilities are useless against enemies that cannot equip armor or weapons (i.e. "monsters").

Abilities[]

Name Range Effect Speed JP Needed
Rend Helm
(Head Break)
Depends on equipped weapon 0 Now 300
A technique that destroys the item equipped on the target's head.
Effect: Destroy Headgear
Success Rate: 45 + Physical Attack + Weapon Strength
Rend Armor
(Armor Break)
Depends on equipped weapon 0 Now 400
A technique that destroys the item equipped on the target's body.
Effect: Destroy Armor
Success Rate: 40 + Physical Attack + Weapon Strength
Rend Shield
(Shield Break)
Depends on equipped weapon 0 Now 300
A technique that destroys the target's equipped shield.
Effect: Destroy Shield
Success Rate: 55 + Physical Attack + Weapon Strength
Rend Weapon
(Weapon Break)
Depends on equipped weapon 0 Now 400
A technique that destroys the target's equipped weapon.
Effect: Destroy Weapon
Success Rate: 30 + Physical Attack + Weapon Strength
Rend MP
(Magic Break)
Depends on equipped weapon 0 Now 250
A technique that reduces the target's MP.
Amount: 50% of Target's Max MP
Success Rate: 50 + Physical Attack
Rend Speed
(Speed Break)
Depends on equipped weapon 0 Now 250
A technique that reduces the target's Speed.
Amount: -2 Speed
Success Rate: 50 + Physical Attack
Rend Power
(Power Break)
Depends on equipped weapon 0 Now 250
A technique that reduces the target's physical attack power.
Amount: -3 Physical Attack
Success Rate: 50 + Physical Attack
Rend Magick
(Mind Break)
Depends on equipped weapon 0 Now 250
A technique that reduces the target's magickal attack power.
Amount: -3 Magic Attack
Success Rate: 50 + Physical Attack

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Etymology[]

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC. Attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu – "Master Sun", the text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly thought of as a definitive work on military strategy and tactics.

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