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Final Fantasy Tactics (FF Tactics)

Iaido Job Command and Action Abilities

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Iaido is the Job Command for Samurai in Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles (FFT). See an overview of Iaido, as well as the Action Abilities that it can use here.

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Iaido Overview

Job Command Details

Iaido Icon
Iaido 		Type Job Command
Description
Samurai job command. Releases the spirit in a katana to attack enemies and aid allies. This will sometimes break the katana.

Jobs That Use Iaido

Samurai IconSamurai

Iaido is the exclusive Job Command for Samurai. It cannot be learned and equipped on other jobs, but you can use JP to learn and equip the Action Abilities of Iaido.

How to Farm JP (Job Points)

List of Usable Actions

Skill Required JP
Ashura (Spirit Blade) Icon Ashura (Spirit Blade)
 100
Kotetsu (Binding Darkness) Icon Kotetsu (Binding Darkness)
 200
Bizen Osafune (Verse of Oblivion) Icon Bizen Osafune (Verse of Oblivion)
 300
Murasame (Rain of Wisdom) Icon Murasame (Rain of Wisdom)
 400
Ame-no-Murakumo (Cloudsea Curse) Icon Ame-no-Murakumo (Cloudsea Curse)
 500
Kiyomori (Purifying Breeze) Icon Kiyomori (Purifying Breeze)
 600
Muramasa (Doomed Aspirations) Icon Muramasa (Doomed Aspirations)
 700
Kiku-Ichimoji (Sanguine Blossom) Icon Kiku-Ichimoji (Sanguine Blossom)
 800
Masamune (Ethereal Embrace) Icon Masamune (Ethereal Embrace)
 900
Chirijiraden (Raging Inferno) Icon Chirijiraden (Raging Inferno)
 1000

Iaido is the Job Command used by the Samurai Job. While you can equip an individual Action Ability on any Job after you've learned it, you can only use all of the actions listed above if you have the Samurai Job equipped.

Samurai Stats, Abilities, and Equipment

Iaido Related Trophies

Use 5 Different Iaido Abilities

Bronze Bronze Trophy Soul of the Sword
Utilize the hidden power of five different katana with "Iaido."
► Iaido Job Command and Action Abilities

To get this trophy, you will simply need to use 5 different abilities with Iaido. This can easily be done when using the Samurai job, just make sure that you don't use the same abilities twice so you don't lose count of how many more unique abilities you still need to use.

Trophy Guide and Achievements List

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles Related Guides

FF Tactics - Abilities
List of All Abilities

List of All Ability Types

Action AbilityAction Reaction AbilityReaction
Support Ability IconSupport Movement Ability IconMovement

List of All Job Commands

Aim IconAim Aimed Shot IconAimed Shot Arithmeticks IconArithmeticks
Arts of War IconArts of War Bardsong IconBardsong Black Magick IconBlack Magick
Byblos IconByblos Dance IconDance Dragon IconDragon
Fundaments IconFundaments Geomancy IconGeomancy Holy Sword IconHoly Sword
Iaido IconIaido Items IconItems Jump IconJump
Limit IconLimit Martial Arts IconMartial Arts Mettle IconMettle
Mimic IconMimic Mystic Arts IconMystic Arts Nether Mantra IconNether Mantra
Sky Mantra IconSky Mantra Speechcraft IconSpeechcraft Spellblade IconSpellblade
Steal IconSteal Summon IconSummon Swordplay IconSwordplay
Tasks IconTasks Throw IconThrow Time Magick IconTime Magick
Unyielding Blade IconUnyielding Blade White Magick IconWhite Magick

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