Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin – Thief job tips

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Out of 27 total jobs, the Thief is one of the most empowering advanced jobs in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Not many moments in the game are as satisfying as utilizing an enemy’s instant ability against itself or one of its buddies.

The guide below provides tips for the Thief, as well as recommended job pairings.

The Thief’s job ability allows you to steal an enemy’s instant ability, which would normally require timing the Soul Shield with the foe’s usage of the ability in question. We recommend setting the Steal ability to at least one combo so you don’t have to be outside of a combo to activate it. By setting it to at least one combo link, you’re afforded the freedom to be more aggressive.

Most instant abilities deal a good chunk of damage to the enemies you stole them from, with elemental magic being the exception. If a creature’s instant ability is some sort of water-infused attack, for example, that same enemy will be resistant to its water damage.

The Thief can use both daggers and knuckles, but your weapon of choice largely comes down to personal preference. They each have their strengths. Knuckles build up your boost level with each successive hit, depleting the break gauge more quickly as well as dealing more normal damage. They’re for people that love an aggressive playstyle.

The daggers require a little more finesse to utilize effectively, but they also have some safety nets. Daggers generally won’t drain the break gauge as easily as knuckles unless you’re using the Duelist job or equipping your Thief with Duelist affinity gear for critical damage. On the plus side, daggers have two combos that allow you to narrowly avoid damage. One combo sees you slipping to either