Thief Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

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

Thief Overview

Thief Overview
・In the world of the thief, speed is strength! ・When it comes to attacking, it's quantity that counts where this job is concerne. ・Additionally, thieve's speedy nature means they're ideal for deploying items in a hurry.

Thief Notable Stats

HP	MP	Strength	Defense
Magic	Magic Defense	Healing Power	Agility

How to Play the Thief

Manage HP and MP with Steal Abilities and Unleash God Speed Strike!

The Thief is a utility class when it comes to fighting normal enemies. With Steal and Mug, the Thief expands your party's inventory with otherwise, unobtainable items! On the Boss Battlefield however, the Thief sports one of the highest damaging abilities in the game! For a high cost of 95 MP, the Thief can use God Speed Strike which can deal massive amounts of damage twice to a single target.

Thief Ability List

Ability	Type	Cost	Level	Effect
Steal	Command	-	1	Attempt to steal an item from an enemy.
Steal Breath	Command	27 MP	2	Perform a quick physical attack on a target that also heals the user.
Flee	Command	20 MP	3	Escape from battle without fail. Won't work in certain encounters.
Steal Spirit	Command	15% HP	4	Reduce a target's MP and restore MP to the user.
Sky Slicer	Command	1 BP	5	Perform a wind-imbued physical attack on a target.
Steal Courage	Command	2 BP	6	Attempt to steal one BP from a target. This ability has a rougly 50% chance of success. BP cannot be stolen from targets who have 0 or fewer BP.
Attack Item Amp	Support	1 Slot	7	Damage inflicted by items is increased by 50%
Mug	Support	1 Slot	8	The user occassionally steals items when performing regular attacks.
Godspeed Strike	Command	95 MP	9	Perform a physical attack on a target with an attack power bonus based on the user's speed. Further damage will also be inflicted after a little time has passed.
Magpie	Support	1 Slot	10	Roughly 25% chance of acquiring rare items when stealing.
You Snooze, You Lose	Command	2 BP	11	Perform a physical attack that's extremely effective against sleeping targets.
Rob Blind	Support	1 Slot	12	When stealing, two items can be acquired at once.
Tornado's Edge	Command	70 MP	13	Perform an extremely powerful wind-imbued physical attack on a target.
Dagger Lore	Support	1 Slot	14	Dagger aptitude is increased to S.
Rest in Peace	Support	2 Slot	15	Attacking sleeping enemies will not wake them up.

Best Abilities

God Speed Strike

This is without a doubt, the Thief's strongest ability. At the cost of 95 MP, you can pretty much destroy most bosses that stands in your way.

Steal and Mug

Both abilities solidify the Thief's role as an err... Thief because these are abilities for stealing items. You can't become a thief if you don't use these two abilities!

Thief Speciality and Special Ability

Speciality

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

Special Ability

Thief Weapon Proficiencies

Below are the weapons proficiencies for the Thief Job. Refer to this section to know which weapons are best suited for the Thief Job.

How to Unlock the Thief Job

Defeat Bernard

You'll face Bernard shortly after encountering the Water Crystal in Chapter 1. After defeating him in battle, you will acquire the Thief Asterisk.

How to Beat Bernard

Best Sub-Jobs for Thief

Freelancer

The luck stat is a vital stat when attempting to steal items from enemies. With the Freelancer's Lucky Charm ability (and later, Wish Upon a Star) you can increase your Luck and successfully steal more items!

Freelancer Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs)

Berserker

The Berserker can cover the Thief's lack of area damaging abilties. It is unsuggested for boss battles though as God Speed Strike is a superior move than any of the Berserker's offensive abilities but if you're exploring the wilds, make sure to set the Berserker as the Thief's subclass!

Berserker Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

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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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