Thieves can make use of their nimble nature to steal from foes.
Description
The Thief is an Advanced Job in Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin, available after unlocking the corresponding nodes in the Duelist and Pugilist Job Trees. In addition, it is available to Jed after clearing the "Audience with the Dark Elf" main mission. Leveling this job is required unlock the Ninja and Assassin expert jobs.
Thief combines both advantages of the Duelist and the Pugilist with its high mobility and agile attacks. This job makes for a fast and fun playstyle that captures the roguish spirit through its propensity for robbing enemies of their abilities to use against them and the utility factor of higher item drop rates and rarities of loot. For a more plucky playstyle, its passives include increased drop rates, increased damage on critical hits, and greater chances of stealing more than one instant ability from enemies.
Dash forward and steal an instant ability from the enemy. Abilities that can be stolen vary by enemy.
[Any Link] Can be set to any link ability slot.
The Thief has access to its signature ability, "Steal". The player will dash toward an enemy and "steal" one of the enemy's Instant Abilities and redirect the attack at will with . This ability familiarizes the player with the Instant Ability system and is best paired with the Blue Mage to optimize its playstyle.
Provided the player obtains the Mug mastery passive from the job tree it can even deal moderate break damage while stealing abilities, dealing greater damage based on the Intellect stat.
Temporarily increases movement speed and break gauge recovery.
The Thief obtains the signature Flee support ability, allowing them to increase their movement speed as well as the recovery speed of the break gauge. This ability is useful for escaping enemy encounters or recovering from soul shields at a faster rate. In addition, this skill can be further bolstered by buffs that further increase speed.
Thief makes use of daggers, knuckles, and guns, each of which benefit from their Agility-scaling abilities and quick attacks. With the daggers and knuckles, its combo effects lean more toward increases in attack speed and MP recovery through physical attacks.
Unlocks the Ultima Class for Thief, Cutpurse . Only available in the Trials of the Dragon King DLC.
Class Trees[]
Introduced in the Trials of the Dragon King DLC, These classes are unlocked after visiting Bahamut's Cave and completing the "A Token of Courage and Strength" conversation with Bahamut and the abilities thereof can be bought by using Rat Tails which are accumulated by completing missions on the Bahamut difficulty onward and purchasing them from the Bahamut Exchange Shop via Dragon Treasures:
Most weapons and items of clothing have a certain percentage of Job Affinity for a certain job. By combining them together and raising this percentage, the character may not only gain extra EXP to that Job, but also unlock abilities and bonuses to their stats. The bonuses for the Thief Job Affinity are:
Name
Job Ability Percentages
Description
Thief's Wisdom I
20%
Increases the corresponding stat(s). Agility+1
Thief's Wisdom II
30%
Increases the corresponding stat(s). Agility+1 Luck+1
Instant Ability Bonus I
50%
Increases instant ability damage dealt by 13.2%
Thief's Wisdom III
80%
Increases the corresponding stat(s). Intellect+1 Agility+2 Luck+2
Instant Ability Bonus II
120%
Increases instant ability damage dealt by 21.0%
Thief's Wisdom IV
160%
Increases the corresponding stat(s). Intellect+2 Agility+3 Luck+3
Feather of Fortune
250%
Applies an additional luck bonus to all abilities that grant stat bonuses.
A successful soul shield increases your luck. This effect can stack up to twenty times. Also enhances the effects of Thief's Wisdom.
Thief's Essence
800%
Enhances the effects of Thief's Wisdom, and also boosts stats based on your affinity.
Gameplay[]
Thieves can be uniquely useful, as their abilities range from out of combat uses to utilizing their massive speed and agility to gain the upper hand in battle. Although it is tough to build around, their Knack for instant abilities make for a unique playing field and can take advantage of the Thief's average Strength and Intellect. Their utility with Treasure Hunter bonus is used to increase the likelihood of getting a rare drop, making for a good plunder for early-game parties.
Strengths[]
Farming. Thief is the best job to use for item grinding and collecting the highest quantity of gear and rarity of gear, making build crafting less cumbersome.
Versatile Abilities. The nature of Steal and Instant Abilities can lead to some fun combos and useful abilities from enemies such as the Guardians and Malboros, whose Instant Abilities end up being a weakness to themselves as well as the player.
Excellent Speed. With the job's Flee command and Swift Swipes/Vanguard's Stance combo effects, the Thief becomes one of the fastest jobs in terms of movement speed due to the ability to stack them with other speed enhancing buffs. This coupled with the knack for Agility, and the Thief can break enemies very quickly.
Weaknesses[]
Low Defenses. The Thief has one of the lowest Stamina and Spirit growths in the base game.
Damage Output. Compared to other jobs, the Thief doesn't put out as much damage as other Speed-type jobs such as Monk or Assassin.
Stats[]
The job gives a stat bonus to Luck and Agility, along with average Strength and Intellect. This gives the Thief increased drop rates and increased critical damage but the worse HP, Stamina, and Spirit in exchange.
The Thief can make full use of the Tyrant's ability to imbue weapons with magic when paired with its passive ability to increase the accumulation of status ailments from attacks. The Tyrant's Enchantments help by adding elemental attributes to your attacks to easily take advantage of elemental weaknesses and gain even more critical damage.
The Thief synergizes well with the Blue Mage as they are both more physical-oriented jobs that make use of enemy abilities to deal damage. With the Thief's Steal ability, it can supplement the Blue Mage's Blue Magic by using an assortment of Instant Abilities on the field.
Monk probably remains the most popular support job at any level. The Monk's stats compliment Thieves well and provide a moderate boost in total HP and means of quick attacks in melee combat. In addition, the Monk's Focus ability is useful for total damage output and damage mitigation.
. This ability familiarizes the player with the Instant Ability system and is best paired with the Blue Mage to optimize its playstyle.
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