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Best Buddies Tier List

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This is Game8's List of the best Buddies in FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Read on to see our complete tier list, our criteria, and which Buddies are best for each Life!

List of Contents

Best Combat Buddies Tier List

Best Buddies for Damage

# Buddy Evaluation
1 YueliaYuelia
Magician Icon Magician
 • Light Element Magician makes her useful for Post-Game.
• Increases Enemy Drop-Rate when in Party
2 OdinOdin
Paladin Icon Paladin
 • When Daemon is in party, he gets a boost in Defense.
• Shines best if you use either Magician or Hunter as he can aggro enemies away.
3 DaemonDaemon
Magician Icon Magician
 • Powerful AoE Attacks.
• Best used if you have Odin in your party.
4 CliffCliff
Magician Icon Magician
 • Amazing Buddy from early until end-game.
• Has affinity with Water Weapons which will let him do more damage with a chance to inflict Frostbite.
5 LauraLaura
Paladin Icon Paladin
 • Light Element makes her useful for Post-Game.
• Paladin class makes her extremely tanky while being able dish out decent damage.

Prioritize one of the Combat Buddies at the beginning, and then look into which Crafting Life and Gathering Life is required to create its armor and weapon. this will help you start out without overwhelming you with options.

List of All Combat Lives

Combat Allies Should Have The Same Element Weapons

FANTASY LIFE i - Correct Equipment

Make sure to craft weapons for your Buddies if you want them to pick up their own slack when it comes to fights! Certain Buddies will get significant buffs if you give them weapons that match their Skills, so make sure they have the appropriate gear, especially in post-game.

Crafting Guide

Best Buddies for Healing

# Buddy Evaluation
1 SloaneSloane
Magician Icon Magician
 • Has buffs on top of healing.
• Can also deal decent damage when equipped with an Earth Weapon.
2 HildaHilda
Paladin Icon Paladin
 • Provides healing on top of being a Paladin making her a decent frontliner tank.
• Best partner if you're a Mercenary since she can aggro enemies and benefit buffs if you give her food.
3 JerryJerry
Hunter Icon Hunter
 • Can deal damage from a range on top of healing.

Since you can just pause and consume food and potions when needed, slotting in a healer is not as important. Sloane does fare considerably better than the other two though as he also provides buffs to the entire party on top of healing.

How to Heal Buddies

Best Gathering Buddies Tier Lists

Best Woodcutter Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 OrlandoOrlando • Heals Party's SP while you're cutting down trees.
• Darkwood Trees are considered Broadleaf Trees.
2 MonikaMonika • Prevents boss trees from healing.
• Starlight Trees are considered Conifer Trees.
3 BearhartBearhart • Boosts damage of all Woodcutters.

Orlando is the best Woodcutter buddy since he can heal SP for all Woodcutters in the party while woodcutting making easier to cut trees back to back.

Woodcutter Life

Best Angler Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 AhabAhab • Boosts Fishing Stat depending on the number of allies.
• Prevents Boss Fish from Recovering HP.
2 IsaacIsaac • Boosts fishing damage.
• Incresed damage for Cave dwelling fish.
3 TeruhaTeruha • Heals Party's SP while you're fishing.
• Incresed damage for River and Ocean dwelling fish.

While being one of the more difficult Buddies to obtain, Ahab is one of the best Angler buddies since Boss Fishes are his forte. These fish are required if you want to Rank up other Lives like the Artist and Cook lives.

Angler Life

Best Miner Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 SylviaSylvia • Boosts Mining Stat depending on the number of allies.
• Prevents Boss Ore from Recovering HP.
2 DuglasDuglas • Heals Party's SP while you're mining.
• Increased damage to Gemstones and Metal Ores.
2 GrantzGrantz • Boosts Mining Stat every time you mine ore.
• Increased damage to Fossils and Metal Ores.

Sylvia is one of the best Miner buddies since Boss Ore are her forte. These Ore are required if you want high level Armor, Tools, and Weapons for your other Lives.

Miner Life

Best Farming Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 RoissinRoissin • Boosts Farming Stat depending on the number of allies.
• Prevents Boss Vegetables from Recovering HP.
2 ButchButch • Heals Party's SP while you're farming in Ginormosia and the Past.
• Increased damage to Root Veggies and Leafy Greens.
3 PinoPino • Boosts Farming Stat every time you farm.
• Increased damage to Fruits and Leafy Greens.

Roissin is one of the best Farmer buddies since Boss Veggies are her forte. The Drops from these boss vegetables can be sold for a high price in Stalls in Ginormosia along with crafting high-level end grade equipment for your other Lives.

Farmer Life

Best Crafting Buddies Tier Lists

Best Cook Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 ChakpoChakpo • "Spin!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to cook Vegetables and Stews.
2 AllanAllan • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to cook Meat and Egg dishes.
3 NommieNommie • "Tap!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to cook Desserts.

Chakpo is the best Cooking buddy as he can help you complete the Spin Action faster since it is the most anoying one of the three. Vegetables and Stews are also known for boosting Combat and Crafting Stats for a short period of time.

Cook Life

Best Carpenter Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 KunugiKunugi • "Tap!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Wooden Weapons.
2 CherryCherry • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Wooden Tools.
3 CormellCormell • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft furniture.

Your first Strangeling Buddy, Kunugi is the best buddy for the job as she can help you create better weapons for your Hunter and Magician Lives. She also makes it faster to comple the Tap Action which saves your thumbs from being sore!

Carpenter Life: Skills, Challenges, and Buddies

Best Blacksmith Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 BrayBray • "Tap!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Metal Weapons.
2 IanIan • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Armor.
3 MagmiaMagmia • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Metal Tools.

Bray is the best buddy for the job as he can help you create better weapons for your Paladin and Mercenary Lives. He also makes it faster to comple the Tap Action which saves your thumbs from being sore!
Blacksmith Life: Skills, Challenges, and Buddies

Best Tailor Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 KlausKlaus • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Fabric Armor.
1 SheaShea • "Tap!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Tailor Objects.
2 TaylorTaylor • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Crapets.

Klaus is one of the best Tailor buddy since he can help create the best fabric armor and other clothing items. Shea also shines best as she can help you produce fabrics which you also need to create equipment.
Tailor Life

Best Alchemist Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
1 SophieSophie • "Spin!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Flasks and Potions.
1 DemielDemiel • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Accessories.
2 FlamelFlamel • "Tap!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Bombs.

Sophie is the best Alchemist buddy as he can help you complete the Spin Action faster since it is the most anoying one of the three. She can also help make Flasks which you can equip to further increase your Alchemy Stat.
Alchemist Life

Best Artist Buddies

# Buddy Evaluation
- PierrePierre • "Tap!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Interior Art.
- KikyoKikyo • "Tap!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Paitings and Artworks.
- MeimeMeime • "Hold!" Action can be completed faster.
• Improves ability to craft Plants.

None of the Artist Buddies stand out since none of them can help complete the Spin Action faster since it is the most anoying one of the three. Artist items are also not that remarkable as they are mostly used for decoration.
Artist Life

Which Buddy Should You Revert First?

Crafting Buddy Priority

Life Buddy 1 Buddy 2
Cook Icon Cook ChakpoChakpo AllanAllan
Blacksmith Icon Blacksmith BrayBray IanIan
Carpenter Icon Carpenter KunugiKunugi CherryCherry
Tailor Icon Tailor KlausKlaus SheaShea
Alchemist Icon Alchemist DemielDemiel FlamelFlamel
Artist Icon Artist KikyoKikyo MeimeMeime

When reverting your allies from their Strangeling form, it’s recommended to prioritize reverting one crafting buddy from each job first.

In crafting activities, you can work alongside two companions. However, the game applies their production power differently: the first companion’s full production power is counted, while the second companion contributes only half.

Ideally, you’d want two companions for every crafting job, but the valuable item Celestia’s Gift needed to revert them is limited in supply. job first before expanding your team further.

Buddies Tier List Criteria

Combat Utility

With how much you spend fighting in the game, investing in Buddies that make it easier will do you more good in the long run as you can just focus on what you specifically need at the post-game.

Flexibility

Some Buddies are clearly desgined to do a specific task. However, there are several Buddies that can provide for a wider variety of uses. For Jobs that can easily be used on a wide range of situations, a higher tier was assessed.

List of All 14 Buddies and Jobs

Availability & Unlock Timing

Buddies that you can unlock early or with minimal hassle naturally hold more value since they’ll support you for a larger portion of your journey.

Conversely, no matter how good a Buddy is, if they're locked behind post-game or niche conditions, it affects their tier placement.

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4 Anonymous Anonymous 5 months

"spin is the most annoying one" based take, tap is definitely the worst one

3 Hyper Zealous Hyper Zealous 6 months

"most annoying one" for spin is an unexpected take. Tap is way more prevalent throughout all lives and becomes tiresome. Also, spin is trivialized when you realize you don't have to even rotate it very aggressively; just outside the joystick deadzone.

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