What can you do as a free member?

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and unlock all our premium features and tools to enhance your gaming experience.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save articles to your watchlist and get notified when they're updated with new information.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save your favorite games for quick access later, synced across all your devices.

Member benefits illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you'll receive instant notifications when someone replies to your posts.

Comment rating feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can make use of convenient features in the comments section, such as rating and sorting comments.

Premium archive feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can access Premium articles that are exclusively available to members.

Site Interface

Guest
Free Member
Article Watchlist
Game Bookmarks
Cross-device Sync
Light/Dark Theme Toggle
User Profiles
Direct Feedback
Comment Rating

Game Tools

Guest
Free Member
Interactive Map Access
Interactive Map Pins
Interactive Map Comments
Interactive Map Pins Cross-Device
Check List
Event Choice Checker
Deck Builder Cross-Device
Message Board Notification
Message Board Cross-Device
Build Planner
Stat Calculator
Diagnostic Tool
Weapon/Armor Wishlist

Want more information?Learn more

Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven

How to Unlock Strategist Class

Add to Watchlist

Strategist is one of the playable and unlockable classes in Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven. See how to unlock Strategist, its ability, and the formation it will unlock when selected as Emperor.

How to Unlock Strategist

Build the Imperial University and Defeat Bokohn

Romancing Saga 2 - Strategist Academy
To unlock the Strategist class, construct the Imperial University and speak with the Strategist. Travel to The Steppe to start the Taking Out the Landship quest, agreeing to help the Nomads destroy the Landship. Afterward, return to the University, request the Strategist's assistance, and follow the questline. Defeating Bokhon at the end will unlock both the Strategist and Nomad classes.
Steppe Story Walkthrough

Strategist Ability

Can Learn and Master Spell Damage +

Ability Classification Effect
Romancing Saga 2 - Spell Damage + Spell Damage + Attack Increases damage dealt by spells by 10%.

To unlock the Spell Damage + ability, defeat 30 enemies after annexing at least one territory to activate the feature to learn abilities. This grants passive buffs from the ability. To master Spell Damage +, defeat an additional 30 enemies once the feature to master abilities is available after annexing seven territories. Mastery allows Spell Damage + to be equipped across any class.

List of All Abilities And How to Get Them

Strategist Formation

Can Learn Rising Phoenix Formation

Romancing Saga 2 - Rising Phoenix Rising Phoenix
Additional Effect-
Formation DescriptionThe center unit is the focus of enemy attacks, but has increased defense and shield block rate in return.

To gain access to the Rising Phoenix formation, appoint Strategist as the Emperor. Afterward, visit the Training Hall and speak to the Soldier NPC to unlock this new formation.

All Formations List and Recommended Formations

Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of The Seven Related Guides

Romancing Saga 2 - Classes.png
How to Unlock All Classes

All Classes

Romancing Saga 2 - Amazon Amazon Romancing Saga 2 - Automaton Automaton Romancing Saga 2 - Corsair Corsair
Romancing Saga 2 - Court Mage (F) Court Mage (F) Romancing Saga 2 - Court Mage (M) Court Mage (M) Romancing Saga 2 - Crusader (F) Crusader (F)
Romancing Saga 2 - Crusader (M) Crusader (M) Romancing Saga 2 - Dancer Dancer Romancing Saga 2 - Desert Guard Desert Guard
Romancing Saga 2 - Diver Diver Romancing Saga 2 - Diviner Diviner Romancing Saga 2 - Freelance Mage (F) Freelance Mage (F)
Romancing Saga 2 - Freelance Mage (M) Freelance Mage (M) Romancing Saga 2 - Heavy Infantry Heavy Infantry Romancing Saga 2 - Hunter Hunter
Romancing Saga 2 - Imperial Blacksmith Imperial Blacksmith Romancing Saga 2 - Imperial Guard (F) Imperial Guard (F) Romancing Saga 2 - Imperial Guard (M) Imperial Guard (M)
Romancing Saga 2 - Iris Iris Romancing Saga 2 - Levante Guard Levante Guard Romancing Saga 2 - Light Infantry (F) Light Infantry (F)
Romancing Saga 2 - Light Infantry (M) Light Infantry (M) Romancing Saga 2 - Martial Artist Martial Artist Romancing Saga 2 - Mercenary (F) Mercenary (F)
Romancing Saga 2 - Mercenary (M) Mercenary (M) Romancing Saga 2 - Mole Mole Romancing Saga 2 - Nereid Nereid
Romancing Saga 2 - Ninja Ninja Romancing Saga 2 - Nomad (F) Nomad (F) Romancing Saga 2 - Nomad (M) Nomad (M)
Romancing Saga 2 - Ranger (F) Ranger (F) Romancing Saga 2 - Ranger (M) Ranger (M) Romancing Saga 2 - Saigo Clansman Saigo Clansman
Romancing Saga 2 - Salamander Salamander Romancing Saga 2 - Strategist Strategist Romancing Saga 2 - Vagabond (F) Vagabond (F)
Romancing Saga 2 - Vagabond (M) Vagabond (M)

Author

    Please participate in our site
    improvement survey
    12/2025
    Would you assist in
    improving Game8's site?
    ×
    This survey will take about 1 minute.
    Your answers will help us to improve our website.
    We are listening to our users' valuable opinions and discussing how to act on them.
    The information collected through this survey will be used for the purpose of improving our services. In addition, the information will only be disclosed a part of a statistic in a format that will not allow identification of personal information.
    Begin Survey

    All rights reserved

    Guide Index