Josef in Unicorn Overlord can be recruited during The Unicorn Ring Mission. See how to recruit Josef, their class promotion, voice actor, learned skills, stats and profile, and a build for Josef in this guide.

How to Recruit Josef

Joins During The Unicorn Ring Mission

Josef is part of the initial playable characters, and will be playable shortly after the Prologue mission.

You will first gain control of Josef during the Unicorn Ring Mission as a Paladin and will be part of Alain's army from then.

The Unicorn Ring Walkthrough

Josef Stats and Profile

Josef Basic Information

Josef	Voice Actor	EN: Bill Millsap JP: Kazuhiro Yamaji
	Base Class	Paladin A holy knight of the Cornian royal family. Effective v. infantry-based foes such as Housecarls. Ineffective v. foes with anti-cavailry skills.
	Type	・- ・- ・Cavalry
	Leader Effect	Resist Magick Assist Take less damage from magickassists.
	Growth Type	Hardy / Guardian

Josef Base Stats

AP	PP	HP	Phys. ATK
2	2	B	B
Phys. DEF	Mag. ATK	Mag. DEF	Accuracy
C	B	S	C
Evasion	Crit Rate	Guard Rate	Initiative
E	D	B	C

Josef Tier Rating

Mobility	Combat	Utility

Josef Best Gifts

The table below shows all the gifts you can give to Josef to maximize Rapport Gain.

Can You Romance Josef?

Yes, Romance is Available for Josef

Josef is one the many unique characters that Alain can enter the Rite of the Covenant with. Make sure to assign him to a fort or town and give him gifts to increase rapport. You may also initiate Josef's Rapport Conversations to increase his affection towards Alain.

Romance Guide and All Marriage Options

Josef Best Build

Josef Best Skills and Tactics Loadout

Priority	Action and Recommended Conditions	Explanation
1	Heal ┗ 1 or Fewer Enemies ┗ Target HP is less than 50%	Setting the following conditions for Josef's Heal skill allows him to prioritize attacks, and only use his Heal skill when it is extremely necessary.
2	Slice ┗ Lowest % HP	Setting Slice to prioritize Low HP targets allows Josef to gain additional PP reliably by defeating enemies.
1	Pursuit	Do not set any conditions for Pursuit to allow Josef to use Follow-up attacks whenever possible.
2	Holy Guard ┗ Attacked by Archer	Archers during later missions will use Flame Arrows. Having Josef use Holy Guard against Archer enemies only optimizes your PP usage, and increases Josef's survivability.
3	Holy Barrier ┗ Back Row	Setting Holy Barrier to prioritize your unit's Back Row allows Josef to provide substantial Defense for your unit backline, where your damage and support units are placed.

Our recommended Skills and Tactics loadout is intended for general use. When battling against an enemy unit with specific conditions, we recommend making an additional Tactic Template that fits best for a certain scenario.

How to Create Tactics Templates

Josef Best Equipment

Type	Recommendation	Explanation
Sword	Runic Sword	Allows Josef to leverage his good Mag. Attack stat with Magick Attack.
Shield	Angel Hunter's Buckler	Neutralizes Josef's weakness against Flying enemies with Aerial Guard.
Accessory	Lapis Pendant	Lapis Pendant allows Josef to protect his allies with +1 more PP.
Accessory	Carnelian Pendant	Gives Josef +1 AP to either attack or heal allies.

Our recommended Equipment loadout is intended for general use. We recommend switching a character's equipment to match the role you want them to have in a unit.

List of All Weapons and Equipment

Josef Best Team Formations

Paladin and Soldier Unit

Josef's Unit
Chloe (Soldier)	-	-
-	Josef (Paladin)	-

Pairing Josef with Chloe is one of the most reliable early game unit formations.

Josef's high defensive capabilities make him an excellent tank for Chloe. Josef's Pursuit skill compensates for Chloe's lower damage output, all while Chloe's First Aid skill ensures that Josef remains healthy.

Best Unit Formation and Party Composition

Josef Learned Skills

All Josef Learned Skills

The table below lists all of the Skills Josef can learn, along with its Skill Category, Type, and Level Learned.

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Adel	Alain	Alcina	Amalia
Aramis	Aubin	Auch	Beaumont
Berengaria	Berenice	Bertrand	Bruno
Bryce	Celeste	Chloe	Clive
Colm	Dinah	Elgor	Eltolinde
Fodoquia	Fran	Gailey	Galadmir
Gammel	Gilbert	Gloucester	Govil
Hermann	Hilda	Hodrick	Ilenia
Ithilion	Jeremy	Jerome	Josef
Kitra	Leah	Lex	Lhinalagos
Liza	Magellan	Mandrin	Melisandre
Mille	Miriam	Monica	Morard
Mordon	Nigel	Nina	Ochlys
Primm	Raenys	Railanor	Ramona
Renault	Ridiel	Rolf	Rosalinde
Sanatio	Scarlett	Selvie	Sharon
Tatiana	Travis	Umerus	Virginia
Yahna	Yunifi