Beautiful swordmasters who command the forbidden dark arts of the warmage.
Description
Nightshade is a unique job in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, exclusive to Illua, and unavailable for player use. It excels in dealing heavy damage to both single units and groups.
Abilities[]
Guile[]
The malice festering in the hearts of the NIGHTSHADES led them to these dark arts.
Description
| Skill | Effect | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Time Blade | Temporarily sever the target from time's flow. Damages the target and delays its next turn. | 1 |
| Saber | Waken the user's latent powers. Raises Attack power and Accuracy of user. | Self |
| Dimensional Rift | Tears holes in the fabric of time. Reduces the HP of units in a large area by 75%. | 6 |
| Abyssal Slash | Summon a vision of the great abyss above the battlefield, maddening all who gaze into its depths. Damages and STOPS targets. | 2 sq. line in front of user |
| Annul | A brilliant light dances from the user's fingertips to the target. Completely depletes the target's MP. | 4 |
| Rebirth | Infuse the user's body with Mist. Fully restores the user's HP and removes all debuffs. | Self |
| Sheol | Shift the sands of time in the user's favor. Slow and Immobilize for all foes, Haste and Regen for all allies. | All units |
Reaction[]
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Reflex | Avoid all basic attacks. |
| Blink Counter | Counter attack and knock back the attacker after being the target of an offensive action. |
| Bonecrusher | Counter attack after taking physical damage. Always deals greater damage than that taken. |
Support[]
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Impervious | Immune to debuffs. |
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
Nightshade is a type of flower, although its relation to the job might be coincidental. Nightshade, refers to the family of flowering plants, famous for some of the species' deadly poison. The most famous specimen is probably the Deadly Nightshade, or Belladonna. All parts of the plant are deadly poisonous due to toxic alkaloid chemicals, though the berries were once used as a cosmetic, in that their juice were squeezed into a woman's eyes to dilate her pupils, thereby making her look doe-eyed. This use led to extracts of the berries to be used in pharmaceuticals.