Stranger of Paradise: FF Origins - How to Unlock Black Mage Job

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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin includes the Black Mage job, which has access to powerful magic spells that can be used in combat. The Black Mage class can blast groups of enemies with spells that have a large AoE, at the cost of using MP for attacks, and needing to wait for attacks to charge up before they can be unleashed.

The Black Mage job debuted in FF1, as one of the six original Final Fantasy jobs. The original Final Fantasy jobs were inspired by D&D, with the Black Mage being the equivalent of the Mage class. The spells in FF1 on the NES actually used the same Vancian magic system as D&D, with the character needing to prepare slots ahead of time. The later Final Fantasy games scrapped this system in favor of MP and spells have a cost, and the remakes of FF1 used this new magic system.

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Stranger of Paradise was developed by the same team that created the Nioh games and has a similar gameplay loop. As such, the melee combat builds are useful for their high defensive and evasive abilities. Not all enemies can be dispatched with a blade, however, as Stranger of Paradise features the annoying Final Fantasy Flan monsters, which resist physical damage but are weak to magic.

In order to unlock the Black Mage job in Stranger of Paradise, the player master the left-hand path on the Mage's job tree. The Mage class is unlocked during the first mission of the game, so it shouldn't take too long for the player to access the Black Mage. The Mage also provides access to the White Mage, while mastering both the Swordfighter and the Mage will unlock the Red Mage. The Black Mage job is necessary for unlocking some of Stranger of Paradise's more