Freelancer
What it is: Freelancer is your starting class in Final Fantasy Explorers. Like other starting Final Fantasy jobs or the Onion Knight, the Freelancer is a jack of all trades but master of none. It can use many abilities and weapons/equipment, but isn’t particularly proficient in any of it.
How to Unlock: N/A, you start the game as this class.
Knight
What it is: The Knight is a defensive tank class in Final Fantasy Explorers with good offensive skills as well. Focusing on abilities that draw attention away from enemies and shielding itself from harm.
How to Unlock: Complete the Ability Boost Operation Test (one of the first quests you get early on in the game).
Monk
What it is: Monks specialize in hand to hand fighting. What they lack in defense, the make up for in high damage attacks focusing on blunt force trauma.
How to Unlock: Complete the Ability Boost Operation Test (one of the first quests you get early on in the game).
White Mage
What it is: White Mage is your bread and butter healer. Keep your party members alive using healing and restorative spells.
How to Unlock: Complete the Ability Boost Operation Test (one of the first quests you get early on in the game).
Ranger
What it is: Rangers focus on long range damage but can also enhance their attacks to inflict debilitating status effects on enemies.
How to Unlock: Complete the Ability Boost Operation Test (one of the first quests you get early on in the game).
Black Mage
What it is: Black Mages are the ultimate offensive spell casters of Final Fantasy Explorers.
How to Unlock: Complete the Ability Boost Operation Test (one of the first quests you get early on in the game).
Thief
What it is: The Thief in Final Fantasy Explorers focuses on speed, surprise attacks and, of course, stealing from the enemy.
How to Unlock: Complete the Test for Thief and Time Mage.
Time Mage
What is it: The Time Mage focuses on speeding up allies and slowing down enemies to provide an edge in battle.
How to Unlock: Complete the Test for Thief and Time Mage.
Geomancer
What it is: Geomancers take advantage of the terrain to provide an edge in battle while using Rune Strike to enhance their magical power.
How to Unlock: Complete the test for the Geomancer and Alchemist.
Alchemist
What it is: Alchemists are item experts that can get the most out of consumable items in Final Fantasy Explorers to enhance their effects.
How to Unlock: Complete the test for the Geomancer and Alchemist.
Ninja
What it is: Ninjas combine speed, offensive prowess, and evasion to give their enemies fits.
How to Unlock: Complete the test for Ninja and Bard.
Bard
What it is: Bards focus on hanging back and playing songs to enhance the effectiveness of their allies.
How to Unlock: Complete the test for Ninja and Bard.
Dragoon
What it is: Dragoons use spears and lances to jump high in the air and drop back down on enemies for devastating damage.
How to Unlock: Complete the test for the Dragoon and Sage.
Sage
What it is: Sages can use both White and Black magic, and can enhance their own magical ability.
How to Unlock: Complete the test for the Dragoon and Sage.
Beastmaster
What it is: Beastmasters can use slow but powerful axe abilities and call on enemies to fight with them.
How to Unlock: Create 20 monsters.
Paladin
What it is: Paladins are slow moving tanking experts designed to take damage and protect allies.
How to Unlock: Collect 15% of all equipment.
Dark Knight
What it is: Dark Knights are offensive specialists that use Scythes to do massive damage.
How to Unlock: Kill 500 monsters.
Red Mage
What it is: Red Mages are spellswords that can use both sword and magic abilities.
How to Unlock: Learn Curaga, Firaga & Graviga
Machinist
What it is: Machinsts, like Rangers, use long range gun attacks to damage enemies and can enhance their own power as well.
How to Unlock: Complete the 150000 CP achievement.
Samurai
What it is: Samurai was a DLC class in the Japanese version but is available for free in the United States release of Final Fantasy Explorers. They use Katanas to deal high amounts of damage.
How to Unlock: Collect 20% of all equipment.
Blue Mage
What it is: Blue Mage was a DLC class in the Japanese version but is available for free in the United States release of Final Fantasy Explorers. Blue Mages can learn the abilities of their enemies and fill many different types of roles.
How to Unlock: Kill 750 enemies.
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