A powerful priest celebrant selected from scores of his peers. He will stop at nothing to hunt down and exterminate heretics.
Description
The celebrant, also known as holy priest, is an enemy job in Final Fantasy Tactics. A defensive job, it supports the attack units, but have access to crippling magick. The job has access to certain spells from the white mage and the templar jobs.
Confessor Zalmour Lucianada has this job. In The War of the Lions, it is also used by Bremondt Freitberg.
Stats[]
| Prerequisite | Weapons | Helmet | Armor | Equip Shields? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Rods, Staves, Books, Poles | Hats | Clothes, Robes | No |
| Move Rate | Jump Rate | Speed | Physical Evasion Rate | Base Attack | Base Magic | Base HP | Base MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 9% | Low | High | Average | High |
Abilities[]
Priest Magicks[]
Celebrant job command. Unleashes spirit forces obtained through the darkest of contracts.
Description
Zalmour and Bremondt must be equipped with a sword to use the Spellblade abilities. However, the celebrant job cannot equip swords, and neither Zalmour or Bredmondt have the knight's Equip Swords in any of their fights, meaning the abilities can never be used.
The formula for healing/damage is as follows:
The formula for the success of inflicting statuses is as follows:
All Spellblade's chants were left disabled as dummied content in the PS version, but the data exists within the game. The chants are enabled and re-localized in The Ivalice Chronicles.
| Name | MP Cost | Range | Effect | Speed | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curaga (Cure 3) |
16 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 400 |
| White Magick that soothes injuries, restoring HP. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks PS Quote: "Blessing breeze, blow in energy! Cure3!" | |||||
| Cura (Cure 2) |
10 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 180 |
| White Magick that soothes injuries, restoring HP. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks PS Quote: "Life's refreshing breeze, heal from the sky! Cure2!" | |||||
| Confuse | 14 | 4 | 1 | Now | 200 |
| A spellblade technique that causes the target to lose their rational nature and perform random actions. Effect: Confuse *PS Quote: "Infuse a bug's mind into the soul! Confuse!" | |||||
| Sleep | 20 | 4 | 1 | Now | 170 |
| A spellblade technique that disrupts circadian rhythms, sending the targets into immediate slumber. Effect: Sleep *PS Quote: "Follow the spirit and forget about time! Sleep!" | |||||
| Drain | 12 | 4 | 1 | Now | 180 |
| A spellblade technique that absorbs the target's HP even as it restores the user's. *PS Quote: "Under the name spirits, share all strength we have! Drain!" | |||||
| Silence | 16 | 4 | 1 | Now | 90 |
| A spellblade technique that robs the target of speech, rendering them unable to cast spells. 'Effect: Silence *PS Quote: "No more casting of spells... Silence!" | |||||
| Disable (Don't Act) |
14 | 4 | 1 | Now | 50 |
| A spellblade technique that curtails the body's freedom, preventing the target from taking action. Effect: Disable *PS Quote: "No more wishful thinking, no more acts! Don't Act!" | |||||
| Arise (Raise 2) |
20 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 500 |
| White Magick to fetch a warrior from the brink of death and fully restore HP as well. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks Removes: KO PS Quote: "Spirits of life, give a new life to the soul! Raise2!" | |||||
| Esuna | 18 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 280 |
| White Magick that removes negative status effects. Can be reflected. Arithmeticks Removes: Stone, Blindness, Confuse, Silence, Berserk, Toad, Poison, Sleep, Immobilize, Disable PS Quote: "Heavenly wind, carry us to a fountain of power! Esuna!" | |||||
Reaction abilities[]
| Name | Description | Trigger | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter Tackle | Counterattack with a tackle. | Physical Attack | 180 |
Support abilities[]
| 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 |
| Evasive Stance (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[]
| Name | Description | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Movement +1 (Move +1) |
Increase Move by 1. | 200 |
Etymology[]
A celebrant or officiant is the leader of a liturgy or ceremony who is empowered to perform it.