Ashe is a playable character in Final Fantasy XII. She is a magick-oriented character by her stat growth, good for ranged combat and healing. Ashe first joins as a guest under the guise of Amalia, and later joins permanently on the Dreadnought Leviathan. As she is the last of the six playable characters to join, she begins with the most licenses. Her starting level is determined by the current party's average level. Ashe's stats make her similar to a Red Mage due to the high potential with Black and White Magicks.
In the original PlayStation 2 version, Ashe's HP growth is low, but her MP growth is potentially the party's highest and her Magick Power is tied with Penelo's as the highest. Her Strength, Vitality, and Speed are average and due to her low HP and Vitality, one may want to equip her with long-range weapons: bombs, bows, or crossbows. Because of this, Ashe makes for a good mage-type character, and giving her mystic equipment makes the most of her magick-geared stats. She may also be a good candidate for unlocking Espers.
In the Zodiac versions, she has the highest magick stat out of all the party at level 99 and having the fourth highest Strength at level 99 behind Balthier. Due to her all around high strength and magick, she can excel in both physical and magick oriented jobs, with her naturally high Magick Power able to supplement the Time Battlemage job along with a combination of other jobs that lack access to Mystic armor.
However, any stat differences can be made up with gear and the differences in animation speed are negligible. Ashe can be built in any way without drawbacks.
After winning a boss battle the currently alive members of the active party perform a victory pose depending on what weapon they are equipped with. She can be developed to equip any kind of weapon, but her key art 
depicts her with a one-handed sword (the dummied Hero's Blade), and she also starts with one when she joins.
Support character[]
As Amalia in the Garamsythe Waterway, her initial equipment and stats are shared with her playable character equivalent. Even though she has a gambit to use Dark Motes on enemies weak to them, there are no such enemies to fight when she is a support character and then a guest.
Stats[]
| Name | Stat |
|---|---|
| Level | 6 |
| Weak | ― |
| Target Info | No |
| Max HP | 280 |
| Max MP | 3 |
| Strength | 15 |
| Magick Power | 10 |
| Vitality | 26 |
| Speed | 17 |
| Attack Power | 16 |
| Defense | 6 |
| Magick Resist | 16 |
| Evade | 20 |
| Magick Evade | 5 |
Properties[]
| Name | Stat |
|---|---|
| Status Immunities | X-Zone, Petrify, Doom, Disease, Lure, Berserk, Bubble |
| Innate Statuses | ― |
| Augments | Safety, Shield Block, Counter |
| Gambits | (A)[note 1] Self: HP < 80% ⇛ Potion (C)[note 2] Foe: nearest visible ⇛ Dark Mote[note 3] (A)[note 1] Foe: nearest visible ⇛ Attack |
Equipment[]
| Category | Name |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Broadsword |
| Off-Hand | Escutcheon |
Player character[]
Final Fantasy XII original[]
Initial data[]
| Name | Initial Stats |
|---|---|
| Level | Average of the two highest values +1 |
| LP | Average of the two highest values -100 |
| Magicks/Technicks | Cure |
| Items | — |
| Gil | 0 |
| Gambits | 1. Ally: HP < 70% ⇛ Cure 2. Foe: nearest visible ⇛ Attack |
Initial licenses[]
Initial equipment[]
Ashe and "Amalia" share the same initial equipment.
| Category | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Longsword | Sword, Attack Power +19, Evade +5, CT 35, Multiple Hits 5 |
| Off-Hand | Escutcheon | Evade +6 |
| Helm | Bronze Helm | Magick Resist +6, Strength +2 |
| Armor | Bronze Armor | Defense +7, Strength +2 |
| Accessory | Bangle | Equip: Libra |
Stats[]
Ashe and "Amalia" share the same stats.
| Level | HP | MP | Strength | Magick Power | Vitality | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 100-106 | 31-34 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
| 10 | 253-284 | 43-54 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
| 20 | 589-679 | 66-94 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 |
| 30 | 1,020-1,189 | 89-135 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 26 |
| 40 | 1,428-1,671 | 117-186 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 28 |
| 50 | 2,081-2,445 | 142-270 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 29 |
| 60 | 2,656-3,127 | 165-298 | 52 | 50 | 43 | 30 |
| 70 | 2,982-3,511 | 182-320 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 32 |
| 80 | 3,359-3,955 | 199-327 | 63 | 60 | 50 | 33 |
| 90 | 3,872-4,563 | 210-344 | 68 | 65 | 53 | 34 |
| 99 | 4,452-5,827 | 216-349 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 36 |
Zodiac versions[]
Initial data[]
| Name | Initial Stats |
|---|---|
| Level | Average of the two highest values +1 |
| LP | Average of the two highest values -1 |
| Magicks/Technicks | Cure |
| Items | High Potion x6, Phoenix Down x2 |
| Gil | 0 |
| Gambits | 1. Ally: HP < 50% ⇛ Potion 2. Foe: nearest visible ⇛ Attack |
Initial licenses[]
| Name | Permits use of |
|---|---|
| Command | Attack, Items |
| White Magick 1 | Cure, Blindna |
| Swords 2 | Longsword, Iron Sword |
| Shields 1 | Leather Shield, Buckler |
| Heavy Armor 1 | Leather Helm, Bronze Helm, Leather Armor, Bronze Armor |
| Accessories 2 | Bangle, Firefly |
Initial equipment[]
Ashe and "Amalia" share the same initial equipment.
| Category | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Longsword | Sword, Attack Power +20, Evade +5, CT 32, Multiple Hits 5 |
| Off-Hand | Buckler | Evade +9 |
| Helm | Bronze Helm | Magick Resist +6, Strength +2 |
| Armor | Bronze Armor | Defense +7, Strength +2 |
| Accessory | Bangle | Equip: Libra |
Stats[]
Ashe and "Amalia" share the same stats.
| Level | HP | MP | Strength | Magick Power | Vitality | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 99-106 | 56-65 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| 10 | 251-282 | 87-116 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
| 20 | 584-674 | 146-219 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| 30 | 1,013-1,180 | 205-324 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 26 |
| 40 | 1,418-1,659 | 278-455 | 42 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| 50 | 2,065-2,427 | 341-566 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| 60 | 2,637-3,104 | 400-668 | 52 | 56 | 43 | 30 |
| 70 | 2,960-3,485 | 443-741 | 58 | 62 | 47 | 32 |
| 80 | 3,334-3,926 | 487-814 | 63 | 67 | 50 | 33 |
| 90 | 3,844-4,530 | 516-858 | 68 | 73 | 53 | 34 |
| 99 | 4,420-5,512 | 529-871 | 73 | 78 | 57 | 36 |
Quests[]
Amalia appears as a support character and then as a guest for the Garamsythe Waterway dungeon, but after fighting the dungeon's end boss, she leaves. Ashe joins as a permanent party member aboard the Dreadnought Leviathan. Soon after, Penelo also joins permanently and the player's final party is assembled. When on the overworld and in dungeons, the player can use Ashe as the party leader, but only Vaan is controllable in settled areas.
The first boss the party faces with Ashe as a full-fledged party member is Judge Ghis; if Ashe is in the active party during this encounter, Ghis will focus on attacking her when he is low on health.