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Welcome to Technobliterator's walkthrough to Final Fantasy V!

Greetings, reader of this page. I am Technobliterator, a user of this wiki, a staff member, and now I come to you as a walkthrough writer!

Important information

Here's some important information regarding the game you should probably read.

Here's a general overview of the Job System:

You get ABP after battle to level up the jobs. Job levels mean you permanently gain that ability to use on only that character. Don't be afraid to learn the same job on multiple characters, though it might be useless early.
Level jobs for their ability, and change them regularly. Don't make the easy mistake of sticking with one job because it seems leveled.
Jobs can be changed at any time out of battle. It is advisable, too, especially early on for some bosses.
Staying on jobs to learn a few things is fine. Don't waste time mastering a job if a better one is available.
The Freelancer is a lategame job. Other than certain bosses, never use it until super late, I mean, endgame dungeon late. This is because you won't level up your jobs with them. The only job coming close is the Mime job (basically, Freelancer for Mages).

This walkthrough was written on the iOS/Android version, though that version is identical to the GBA version, which in turn, is almost identical to the PlayStation and SNES versions, with the exception of a missing Bonus Dungeon, and worse translations. Essentially; no matter what the version of FF, I'll be able to help out. Depending on your version:

If you're playing SNES or PS, the names will be very different, just watch out for the sprites, which are identical.
If you're playing SNES or PS, then you can ignore everything I put that comes after the Final Boss (unless you've decided to beat Omega and Shinryu after the boss).
If you're playing any version but the iOS/Android versions, ignore the achievements. You can still read them, and still go and do them if you like, there just won't be much point.

You probably better not read too far ahead in the walkthrough, if you want to avoid spoilers. Like, don't accidentally read what comes after a boss. Anyway, if it's your first playthrough (and it probably is), have no fear. I won't hold your hand, and I will give you plenty of freedom as to what jobs. The point of my walkthrough isn't to be strict, it's to help you beat this game 100%. There are some times in which you'll need a job or two mastered, but don't worry.

If you want to come into the walkthrough late, then while you will not have followed the job grinding overview I give, I should be able to help you anyway. I will give alternative strategies to most bosses and mention possible alternate outcomes based on what you have or have not done.

Although you don't have to follow it strictly, the guide does give suggestions about leveling up certain jobs. The attempt is to keep assumptions on job levels to a minimum, of course, though for most bosses (until the ultra-endgame ones) it shouldn't matter too much. I highly recommend you follow them if you want to complete the game completely, but if you find grinding tiring, you can feel free to put it off for later.

If you want to fix any grammar mistakes or typos I have made, be my guest. I don't mind if your edits are fixes. However, do not add strategies or content of your own, and do not remove content either.

Formatting information

This walkthrough, being a Technobliterator walkthrough, will use my own Walkthrough templates. Those are designed to be customisable to suit walkthroughs for any game. For this game, here's how the rating system works:

I rate characters out of 10. In Final Fantasy V, this does not relate to their strength in battle at all. Basically:
- Below 4 = crap character, should not be in this game
- 5-7 = decent character, tends to be annoying
- 8-9 = really good character, but not too developed
- 10+ = standout amazing badass
I rate bosses on a scale of 1-5, with an extra 6 for a different purpose. It's fairly simple to understand, but basically:
- Cannot lose = scripted battle, don't use any MP
- Easy = you'll probably win if you're at least slightly competent (and it's my job as the walkthrough writer to make sure you are)
- Medium = it'll be a challenge, but not too tough of one
- Hard = definitely challenging, might take a few tries, a really good strat, or an overleveled party
- Very hard = even the most overleveled parties will struggle, and this sure as hell will not be easy
- Impossible = you're not supposed to fight yet, or your loss is scripted

I also make use of tabbers. These are for different strategies, or for list of jobs. A tabber looks like this:

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Background information

Just a bit of background info, it's unimportant. Feel free to skip.

My personal opinion on FFV? This game's amazing. One of my favourites in the series. Customization is almost unrivaled (beaten by VI and X), and the job system is intuitive and ingenious. Don't come in to the game expecting the epic story you got in VII. V is close to my favourite, which is VI. The music is incredible, and so is the gameplay. Everything rules. One of the best characters in the series is in this game. Shame, however, that no other real standout characters are. The story's good, not amazing.

I'm writing this walkthrough on the simple basis that I saw Walkthrough:Final Fantasy V was empty. That's the main reason I started working on it. The quality of the finished product is for the readers to decide, of course. But I'm making this because I wanted to walkthrough one of my favourite entries to the series and because I saw there was a general lack of walkthroughs.

Well, I'll try to be informative, I'll try not to be dull, nor will I try to force any humour at all. I'm just going to give you a walkthrough that tells you how to play this game from the start to the finish, and tells you how to unlock every single achievement. While I sucked when I first started this, I am good at this game, rest assured :D on my first playthrough, not only did I beat Shinryu and Omega, I beat Neo-Shinryu, Omega Mk. II, and stuff...all you need to know is those are superbosses, and not spoilers, but they're really hard. You'll find out why if you're reading on as I'll tell you how to beat them.

Survival guide; tips & tricks

This part of the walkthrough is not a full in depth walkthrough to Final Fantasy V. This part will give overviews, tips, tricks and general information. For those who are okay with getting through the game themselves, but would like some help along the way, I gotcha covered.

Abilities and character development coverage

This part is for the general list of skills, how to play, and how to progress.

Jobs - A full explanation on the various jobs in Final Fantasy V. This is a general overview on how best to level the jobs, their different abilities, and also some semi-helpful opinions.
Character construction - A guide to developing your characters, to creating your ultimate final party, and various good places to grind.
Summons - Overview of the summons, how to unlock them all, and how effective they are.
Blue Magic - A guide to the Blue Magic of Final Fantasy V, and how best to catch 'em all.

Challenges

And here is the various challenges you will have to overcome.

Bosses - Stuck on a boss, but don't want to read the entire walkthrough to find it? Haven't been following any walkthrough? No worries, I got you covered. Here's a full comprehensive guide on every boss in the game!
Achievements - A full list of achievements for the game and where to get them all.

If those didn't help enough, then feel free to read the full comprehensive walkthrough. While the walkthrough will keep assumptions as to what you have done so far, it will keep them to a minimal. There is no problem joining at any point.

Full walkthrough

For those who want a full walkthrough to FFV, here ya go!

World One

The start of the game, where you really get eased slowly into it.

World Two

The introduction of one of FF's finest characters, and a transition to a much harder game.

World Three

Getting ready for THE FINAL BATTLE, and if you're on the GBA version, THE FINAL FINAL BATTLE, if iOS/Android, THE FINAL FINAL FINAL bunch of sidequests that aren't battles. Aw. That was anticlimatic.

Sealed Temple

The FINAL FINAL BATTLE I alluded to above, the bonus dungeon of the Advance and iOS/Android version. Requires lots of preparation and is really hard, but is also incredibly rewarding. It doesn't require too much patience or time to do.

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 *If you're playing SNES or PS, the names will be very different, just watch out for the sprites, which are identical.
 *If you're playing SNES or PS, then you can ignore everything I put that comes after the Final Boss (unless you've decided to beat Omega and Shinryu after the boss).
-*If you're playing any version but the iOS/Android versions, ignore the achievements boxes. You can still read them, and still go and do them if you like, there just won't be much point.
+*If you're playing any version but the iOS/Android versions, ignore the achievements. You can still read them, and still go and do them if you like, there just won't be much point.
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 You probably better not read too far ahead in the walkthrough, if you want to avoid spoilers. Like, don't accidentally read what comes after a boss. Anyway, if it's your first playthrough (and it probably is), have no fear. I won't hold your hand, and I will give you plenty of freedom as to what jobs. The point of my walkthrough isn't to be strict, it's to help you beat this game 100%. There are some times in which you'll ''need'' a job or two mastered, but don't worry.