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This is a tier list of the strongest playable or unique characters available in the game Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles. Read on to find out which playable characters are the best in the game!

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Tier Playable/Unique Character
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Cidolfus Orlandeau Ramza Beoulve Reis Duelar
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Agrias Oaks Mustadio Bunansa Construct 8
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Beowulf Cadmus Byblos Cloud Strife Meliadoul Tengille
C Tier
Boco Marach Galthena Rapha Galthena

Best Unique Characters Criteria

Characters are judged based on their base job class, its abilities, weapon and armor options, and stat growths.

Access to generic skillsets and items is not a factor in ranking, as this is equal for all characters. The exception is female-exclusive equipment, which is a factor in tiering these characters.

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S Tier

Character Explanation
Cidolfus Orlandeau IconOrlandeau
・Swordplay Action Ability is a combination of Holy Sword, Unyielding Blade, and Fell Sword all in one.
・Can deal area-of-effect damage, long-distance linear damage, break enemy equipment, or drain HP/MP, all at instant cast and 3 range.
・Access to equipping Knight's Swords, Clothes, and Robes giving him the best equipment options.
Ramza Beoulve IconRamza
・Access to Shout which is the best self-buff action in the game.
・Access to equipping Knight's Swords, Clothes, and Robes giving him the best equipment options.
・Versatile character with male PA growth and female MA growth.
Reis Duelar IconReis
・Highest stat growth in the entire game, with only Orlandeau coming even close.
・Highest MA growth in the game makes her the best Arithmeticks user.
・Innate Dual Wield and highest PA growth allows her to hit hard on the physical side as well.

A Tier

Character Explanation
Agrias Oaks IconAgrias
・Holy Sword Action Ability allows for area-of-effect and linear damage from a distance.
・Access to equipping Knight's Swords, Clothes, and Robes giving her the best equipment options.
Mustadio Bunansa IconMustadio
・Access to Guns gives Mustadio reliable long-distance damage.
・Can cripple enemies with Arm Shot and Leg Shot.
・Can equip the Arts of War Action Ability to break enemy equipment from 8 spaces away.
Construct 8 IconConstruct 8
・Dispose is unavoidable damage from 8 spaces away, at the cost of a small portion of Construct 8's health.
・Innate Atheist status makes Construct 8 immune to magic.
・Cannot heal Construct 8 outside of non-magic healing effects like Potions or Chakra.

B Tier

Character Explanation
Beowulf Cadmus IconBeowulf
・Access to equipping Knight's Swords, Clothes, and Robes giving him the best equipment options.
・Loss of the Dark Knight job class lowers Beowulf's offensive potential, relegating him to mostly support via status infliction.
Byblos IconByblos
・Versatile skillset, allowing the Byblos to heal allies, inflict negative statuses on enemies, or damage enemies.
・Innate Counter and Ignore Elevation gives the Byblos some natural defense and mobility.
・Innate Poach gives the Byblos a role in poaching for rare items.
・Vulnerable to status effects due to its monster class.
Cloud Strife IconCloud
・Required to equip Materia Blade+ to have access to his skillset.
・Best Limit skills have long charge time, requiring the Swiftness ability to be viable.
Meliadoul Tengille IconMeliadoul
・Unyielding Blade Action Ability allows for attacking at 3 range while also breaking enemy equipment at a 100% rate.
・Access to equipping Knight's Swords, Clothes, and Robes giving her the best equipment options.

C Tier

Character Explanation
Boco IconBoco
・Is cute and an icon in Final Fantasy lore, but is still only a Yellow Chocobo.
Marach Galthena IconMarach
・Nether Mantra deals more damage when Marach and/or enemies have low Faith, unlike other magical attacks.
・Nether Mantra's random attack distribution makes it an unreliable source of damage, relying on gambling to be of use.
Rapha Galthena IconRapha
・Sky Mantra's random attack distribution makes it an unreliable source of damage, relying on gambling to be of use.

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