Beastmaster Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

This is a guide to the Beastmaster Job class in Bravely Default 2 (Bravely Default II) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to know all the details about the Beastmaster Job including its abilities, specialties, stat modifiers, and weapon proficiencies!

Beastmaster Overview

Beastmaster Overview
・The monsters beastmasters control aren't as single-mindedly damage-focused as you might think. ・To get the most out of this job, seek out the best beastly companions. ・Spears are a suitable weapons for most magic-based jobs.

Beastmaster Overall Stats

HP	MP	Strength	Defense
Magic	Magic Defense	Healing Power	Agility

How to Play the Beastmaster

Focus on Defense and Summon Allies!

The Beastmaster's stats pretty much speaks for itself. It's a pretty versatile class that can do several things on the battlefield depending on the captured enemies you have. It can play as the healer, it can deal damage, and it can support as well! Get hunting! For a detailed list on the best monsters to summon with Beastmaster, check out our guide below!

Beastmaster Monster Guide | The Best Monsters for the Beastmaster Job Class

Beastmaster Ability List

Ability	Type	Cost	Level	Effect
Capture	Command	-	1	Capture a weakened monster. Chance of success is based on the target's remaining HP—the lower the better. Will not work on humans or more powerful enemies.
Off the Leash	Command	-	2	Let a captured monster loose on a target.
Staggering Swipe	Command	19 MP	3	Perform a physical attack on a target and significantly delay their next action.
Muzzle	Command	12 MP	4	Attempt to silence multiple targets
Mow Down	Command	21 MP	5	Perform a physical attack on all targets.
Mercy Strike	Command	11 MP	6	Perform a physical attack on a target. This attack cannot reduce HP below one.
Raw Power	Support	1 Slot	7	Every use of the Brave command increases physical attack by 10% until the end of the turn.
Spearhead	Support	1 Slot	8	The user will act first in battle when a spear is equipped, unless the enemy has the advantage.
Mercy Smash	Command	35 MP	9	Perform a powerful physical attack on a target. This attack cannot reduce HP below one.
MP Saver	Support	1 Slot	10	Reduces MP consumption by 20%.
Beast Whisperer	Support	1 Slot	11	Roughly 30% chance of capturing defeated monsters
Off the Chain	Command	2 BP	12	Send a captured monster to brutally savage a target.
Muzzling Maelstrom	Command	115 MP	13	Use equipped spear to perform four powerful physical attacks at random. These attacks may also silence their targets.
Brute Force	Support	1 Slot	14	Increases physical attack by 50% when three BP are spent performing the Brave command in the same turn.
Nature's Blessing	Command	1 BP	15	Reduce the user's MP costs to zero for two turns.

Best Abilities

MP Saver

Mercy Strike

Raw Power

MP Saver

With the high MP costs in Bravely Default 2, having a support ability that can reduce it by a whooping 20% is a great ability to have! Make sure to play the Beast Master for your mage classes to get this skill!

Mercy Strike

Mercy Strike's primary use is to reduce the enemy's HP to a capturable level without killing it. However, it is also a move that can deal a decent amount of damage. Use it not just for monster hunting but for dealing damage as well!

Raw Power

Braving 4 times is always done when you want to deal damage or be on the offensive. An ability that can increase your damage further during this period allows you to dish out massive damage. Make sure to learn this for your attacker characters!

Beastmaster Speciality and Special Ability

Speciality

Speciality 2 Can only be learned after leveling the Beastmaster to Level 12.

Special Ability

Beastmaster Weapon Proficiencies

Below are the weapons proficiencies for the Beastmaster job. Refer to this section to know which weapons are best suited for the Beastmaster job.

How to Unlock the Beastmaster Job

Defeat Anihal in the Underground Reservoir

Anihal is a boss that you'll fight in the Underground Reservoir. She has an arsenal of beasts under her command so make sure to eliminate those first before focusing on fighting her.

How to Beat Anihal

Best Sub-Jobs for Beastmaster

Freelancer

Monster Hunting requires you to check enemy info and learn how much HP they have. The freelancer's examine ability makes this extremely easy so do try having a freelancer in your party or set it as a Sub-Job to make monster capturing easier!

Dragoon

Both classes fully utilize the spear and can deal more damage to silenced enemies. It can also use the Dragoon's Several offensive abilities to increase the Beastmaster's damage repertoire and use Spirit Surge to restore MP and resume using Mercy abilities for those guaranteed captures!

Bravely Default 2 Job Guides

Jobs List

List of Jobs

Jobs
Freelancer	White Mage	Black Mage	Monk
Vanguard	Thief	Bard	Beast Master
Gambler	Berserker	Red Mage	Ranger
Shieldmaster	Pictomancer	Dragoon	Swordmaster
Spiritmaster	Salve-Maker	Oracle	Bastion
Phantom	Arcanist	Hellblade	Bravebearer

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