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This Job is one of the first physical jobs that can be unlocked in Final Fantasy Tactics. Archers can use long rage weapons called Bows. This Job is well balanced, focusing on Speed, Defense and Magic Resistance. Good for beginners.

Male and female archers

Job Prerequisite

The only prerequisite for this job is that the unit you wish to become an Archer must be at least a level 2 Squire.

Job Ability: Charge

The ability for this job is called Charge, which skips your Act for the unit's current turn to use a more powerful attack later on. The main drawback is that the stronger the charge attack, the longer the charge time becomes. Unless an enemy unit is afflicted with Stop or Slow, using higher level Charge attacks could give them ample time to move away from the targeted panel, thus wasting your time.

Note: All ability names are from the original PS1 version of Final Fantasy Tactics

Ability Name	Effect	Charge Time	MP Cost	Required JP
Charge+1			0	100
Charge+2			0	150
Charge+3			0	200
Charge+4			0	250
Charge+5			0	300
Charge+7			0	400
Charge+10			0	600
Charge+20			0	1000

Reaction Abilities

Ability Name	Effect	Trigger	Required JP
Speed Save	Raise Speed.	HP Damage.	800
Arrow Guard	Evade bow/crossbow attack.	Bow/Crossbow attack.	450

Support Abilities

Ability Name	Effect	Required JP
Equip Crossbow	Equip crossbows regardless of the unit's current job.	350
Concentrate	Enemy units cannot evade attacks if they are in the targeted panel(s).	400

Movement Abilities

Ability Name	Effect	Required JP
Jump+1	Increase jump elevation by 1.	200

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

The Archer is a base long-range job of Humes and Viera.

Abilities

Aim

Masters of the long-range weapon, Archers are invaluable as a party asset. An essential long-range addition to your team, their immobilizing abilities are useful as a support or part of a large strategy.

Action-Abilities

Ability	Effect	Learnt from	Ap Cost
Boost	Improves Weapon Attacks	Longbow	100 AP
Aim:Arm	Disables the target	Nail Bow	200 AP
Aim:Legs	Immobilizes the target	Thorn Bow	200 AP
Cupid	Charms the target	Artemis Bow	200 AP
Burial	Removes target zombified unit from the battle	Silver Bow	200 AP
Blackout	Inflicts Darkness on the target	Char Bow	200 AP
Take Aim	Never-Miss, but low damage	Yoichi Bow	300 AP
Faster	Negates the targets R-Ability	Perseus Bow	300 AP

Reaction-Abilities

Ability	Effect	Learnt from	Ap Cost
Block Arrows	Blocks all Bow based attacks	Green Beret	300 AP

Support-Abilities

Ability	Effect	Learnt from	Ap Cost
Concentrate	Improves accuracy and damage	Target Bow	300 AP

Combo

The Archer's combo is "Bow Combo", and can be learnt from the Mythril Bow, for 100 AP.

Prospects

The Archer is a good base for the long-range side of your team, until you gain access to Gunners, or Snipers. They're an essential part of a balanced party.

The Hume archer can become a Hunter after learning 2 Archer A-abilities.

The Viera Archer can become a Sniper once 2 Archer A-abilities have been learnt. Also of note, the Concentrate support ability is perhaps the most useful one available to an offensively oriented viera, in collabaration with the Assassin's skills, it yields great effect.

Equippable Items

Archers can equip only the basic of clothing and hats; Viera archers can equip ribbons. They use basic 2-handed bows as a weapon, and as such do not use shields.

Helms