Red Mage Guide: How to Use Red Mage

This is a guide to the Red 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 Red Mage effectively, as well as details on how to unlock the Red Mage.

Red Mage Guide

Red Mage Info

Red Mage Info
Red Mage
Info	The Red Mage is the combination of a typical Mage and a Swordfighter, but offering the best of both classes. With its Chainspell ability, the Red Mage can launch a barrage of magic attacks in rapid succession.
Job Action	Chainspell: While Ability is active, using Ability will allow you to cast another spell consecutively. Only certain white and black magic spells can be cast this way.
Level	Advanced
Usable Weapon	Sword Daggers Mace
Shield?	Can use Shields

Red Mage Tips & How to Use

Spam Spells at enemies

Once you figure out which elements are strong against which type of enemu, you can now spam spells towards that enemies to deal magic and break damage before going in for the kill. This class is best paired with a class that is good at MP Recovery like the Samurai.

Utilize Ambitious Edge and Will of the Blade

The Red Mage relies on having lots of MP reserves for it to activate Chainspell. Deal combos at the last moment before an enemy dies to activate effects of Ambitious Edge or Will of the Blade. Doing so will ensure a soul burst, granting you MP in the process.

How to Unlock Red Mage

Unlocked from Basic Jobs

The Red Mage is available once you unlock its corresponding nodes from the end of its pre-requisite jobs.

Pre-Requisite Jobs
Mage	Swordfighter

The Red Mage unlocks after purchasing the Red Mage Node from both the Swordfighter and the Mage job trees.

Red Mage Affinity Bonuses

Red Mage Abilities

Passive Abilities

Skill	Description
Chainspell Mastery	Hold Ability to boost magic power and duration up to 3 levels.
Physical Break Damage +2.4%	Increases all physical break damage dealt.
Physical Break Damage +6.3%	Increases all physical break damage dealt.
Red Mage Affinity +10%	Increases red mage job affinity.
Red Mage Affinity +15%	Increases red mage job affinity.
Red Mage Affinity +25%	Increases red mage job affinity.
Soul Shield Break Cost -3.7%	Decreases break amount required to activate soul shield.
Soul Shield Break Cost -4.7%	Decreases break amount required to activate soul shield.
Status Ailment Accumulation +16.4%	Increases accumulation of status ailments on enemy.
Status Ailment Accumulation +5.2%	Increases accumulation of status ailments on enemy.

Combo Abilities

Skill	Information
Knight's Gambit	MP Cost: | Weapon : Type: Slash | Stat Bonus: Agility/Intellect Element: Lightning/Ice/Fire Perform a series of slashes imbued with three elements. Can be charged up to three levels with Ability. This Ability can only be set to: > > > > > >
Tempest	MP Cost: | Weapon : Type: Slash | Stat Bonus: Intellect Element: Wind Unleash a series of wind attacks in front of you that damages all enemies in an area and knocks them back. This Ability can only be set to: > > > >

Command Effects

Skill	Description
Ambitious Edge	Enemies broken or brought to 0 HP by this attack will be finished with a soul burst.
Blade's Blessing	Restores HP based on magic damage dealt.
Daggers of Desire	Restores HP based on magic damage dealt.
Will of the Blade	Enemies broken or brought to 0 HP by this attack will be finished with a soul burst.

Command Abilities

Command	Information
Magic Regen	MP Cost: Slowly recover MP over a period of time. Using this ability will reduce your max HP.

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