Black Mage Guide: How to Use Black Mage

This is a guide to the Black Mage, a type of Job in the game Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. Read on to learn more about how to play as a Black Mage effectively, as well as details on how to unlock the Black Mage.

Black Mage Guide: How to Use Black Mage

Black Mage Info

Black Mage Info
Black Mage
Info	The Black Mage is a specialization of the Mage job class suited for combat. Black Mages have the ability to cast black magic granting them access to a wide variety of powerful attack spells.
Job Action	Black Magic: Attacks with a chosen black magic spell.
Level	Advanced
Usable Weapon	Mace
Shield?	Can use Shields

Black Mage Tips & How to Use

Offensive Elemental Magic

As an upgraded version of the mage, the Black Mage is an excellent fighter whether it be melee or magic combat. The Black Mage has a wider arsenal of magic attacks that can scale up the longer you hold the Ability button. This job class also lets you learn the magic spell, Meteor, which causes an AoE attack that damages all enemies on the field.

Upgrade Melee Attacks with Magic

You can perform combos that imbue your mace with elemental magic to deal greater break damage to enemies on impact. This will allow you to soul burst enemies much faster, which in turn will help fill up your MP faster so you can cast more powerful spells.

How to Unlock Black Mage

Unlocked from Basic Jobs

The Black Mage is available once you unlock its corresponding node from the end of its pre-requisite job.

Pre-Requisite Job
Mage

Black Mage Affinity Bonuses

Black Mage Abilities

Passive Abilities

Skill	Description
Black Mage Affinity +10%	Increases black mage job affinity.
Black Mage Affinity +15%	Increases black mage job affinity.
Black Mage Affinity +25%	Increases black mage job affinity.
Black Magic Mastery	Unlocks the black magic spell, meteor.
Lightbringer Duration +13.4%	Increases duration of lightbringer.
Lightbringer Duration +5.8%	Increases duration of lightbringer.
Magic Damage +3.4%	Increases magic damage dealt.
Magic Damage +3.4%	Increases magic damage dealt.
Non-Elemental Break Damage +5.6%	Increases non-elemental break damage dealt.
Non-Elemental Break Damage +6.0%	Increases non-elemental break damage dealt.

Combo Abilities

Skill	Information
Fiery Impact	MP Cost: | Weapon : Type: Strike | Stat Bonus: Intellect Element: Fire Damages enemies with a fire-imbued strike attack. This Ability can only be set to: > >
Frost Swing	MP Cost: | Weapon : Type: Strike | Stat Bonus: Intellect Element: Ice Unleash a series of ice-imbued strike attacks that knock enemies back. This Ability can only be set to: > > > >
Sparkstrike	MP Cost: | Weapon : Type: Strike | Stat Bonus: Intellect Element: Lightning Unleash a series of lightning-imbued strike attacks that knock enemies back. This Ability can only be set to: > > > > > >

Combo Effects

Skill	Description
Elemental Expert	Refills break gauge based on magic damage dealt.
Solid Strike	Increases magic damage dealt.

Command Abilities

Command	Information
Seal of Blood	MP Cost: Increases the damage dealt by the next ability. Enemies broken or brought to 0 HP by this attack will be finsihed with a soul burst.

Stranger of Paradise Related Guides

List of Jobs and How to Unlock All Jobs

Basic Jobs
Swordsman	Duelist
Swordfighter	Pugilist
Marauder	Ronin
Lancer	Mage
Advanced Jobs
Knight	Monk
Warrior	Thief
Red Mage	Berserker
Black Mage	Samurai
White Mage	Dragoon
Expert Jobs
Breaker	Ninja
Dark Knight	Assassin
Void Knight	Sage
Paladin	Tyrant
Liberator	Cyclic Warrior