Rangers are experts in ranged combat. With their bows, they can attack for full damage from even the back line! Their Barrage ability allows them to unleash a hail of projectiles at the enemy!
Description
The bearer of this certificate is deadly accurate with bow and arrow and is deemed worthy of the title of Master Ranger.
Mastery certificate description
The Ranger, also known as Hunter or Archer, is a job class in Final Fantasy III. It is gained from the Fire Crystal. Rangers are highly skilled in the way of archery. However, they can be expensive considering the need to purchase arrows. With a bow in hand and arrows readied, rangers can deal the same amount of damage from either the front line or the rear line. They can also wield boomerangs.
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Abilities[edit | edit source]
NES version[edit | edit source]
- Command ability - White Magic Levels 1 - 3
| Level | White Magic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cure | Poisona | Sight |
| 2 | Aero | Toad | Mini |
| 3 | Cura | Teleport | Blindna |
3D versions[edit | edit source]
- Command ability - Barrage
The Ranger will shoot four arrows at four random enemies, with each hit doing less than normal damage.
Arrow damage will increase as the job level increases using the following formula:
| Job Level | Factor |
|---|---|
| 1-20 | 0.3 |
| 21-70 | 0.4 |
| 71-99 | 0.6 |
Stats[edit | edit source]
| Level | Strength | Agility | Vitality | Intellect | Mind | Level | Strength | Agility | Vitality | Intellect | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NES version | 3D versions | ||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 20 | 19 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | 26 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
| 40 | 33 | 51 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| 50 | 40 | 59 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 38 | 45 | 34 | 26 | 26 |
| 60 | 47 | 67 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 44 | 53 | 40 | 29 | 29 |
| 70 | 54 | 75 | 54 | 19 | 19 | 70 | 51 | 61 | 46 | 33 | 33 |
| 80 | 62 | 83 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 80 | 58 | 69 | 52 | 37 | 37 |
| 90 | 69 | 91 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 90 | 65 | 78 | 58 | 41 | 41 |
| 99 | 75 | 98 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 99 | 71 | 85 | 63 | 45 | 45 |
MP growth[edit | edit source]
| Level | Lv.1 | Lv.2 | Lv.3 | Lv.4 | Lv.5 | Lv.6 | Lv.7 | Lv.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NES version | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Equipment[edit | edit source]
Weapons[edit | edit source]
| Bows | Arrows | Throwing weapons |
|---|---|---|
Armor[edit | edit source]
| Head | Body | Arms |
|---|---|---|
Other appearances[edit | edit source]
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[edit | edit source]
Ranger appears with Fire-, Earth-, and Wind-elemental cards. All four playable characters from the 3D remakes are represented.
Triple Triad[edit | edit source]
Ranger from the 3D remake appears on a Triple Triad card in Final Fantasy Portal App.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
A ranger is an archetype found in many fantasy fiction and role-playing games. Rangers are usually associated with the wisdom of nature. Rangers tend to be wise, hardy, cunning, and perceptive in addition to being skilled woodsmen.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The Ranger from Final Fantasy III marks the series' first proper appearance of the Ranger/Archer class archetype, though bow and arrows had existed as weapons since the previous game.
