Blue Mage (Tactics A2)

Blue Mage is a job for the hume race in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, which combines magickal abilities learned from monsters and the use of sabers to damage the enemy.
Some noteworthy Blue Mages include Blue King Bliu and a member of the gossip trio, which consists of a Blue Mage, a hume Hunter, and a nu mou Illusionist, who gives the player hints of recent activities.
==Profile==
Blue Mages are plagued by low Speed, below-average Strength and Magick, average defensive stats, and slightly low Evasion stats, but make up for some of it with high Resilience, unique buffs and diverse spells (which require both time and dedication to learn). One might want to level up the Black Mage job for magick and dual-wield to increase attack power since this class has good movement and weapons to compensate.
To learn an ability, a Blue Mage must be successfully attacked by a monster with that ability while equipped with the support ability Learn (learned through the Light Saber). Learn can be equipped by any class. The Seer's High Magick is recommended for those willing to overlook their odd stats with the merits of Magick Frenzy, since both the Blue Mage's offensive stats are sub par, and dual-wielding will substantially increase the physical damage done. Recharge also allows the more advanced spells to be performed sooner.
While able to deal moderate damage, the Blue Mage is superb in their versatility due to their immense selection of support magic: White Wind is one of the most effective methods of restoring HP, Angel Whisper grants other units Reraise—a powerful buff seldom seen— and the Blue Mage also has other unique buffs, making them a useful addition to the party.
Some skills require special circumstances to be learned; Roulette and Cornered, for instance, can only be learned if the Blue Mage has the Reraise status when hit. Other spells are non-aggressive and monsters would never cast them on the player; the only way to obtain War Dance, Angel Whisper, White Wind, Dragon Force, or Mighty Guard is by controlling the monster with a Beastmaster or confusing the monster. Charming the monster will not allow the monster to use its beneficial abilities.
==Abilities==
===Blue Magick===
Skill	Monster 	Range 	MP
 	Baknamykind 	3 	4
 	Deals MP damage to target. 	Deals MP damage to target. 	Deals MP damage to target.
 	Sprite 	3 	20
 	Heals HP equal to the current HP of the caster in an area. Cannot heal user. 	Heals HP equal to the current HP of the caster in an area. Cannot heal user. 	Heals HP equal to the current HP of the caster in an area. Cannot heal user.
 	Sprite 	3 	32
 	Heals HP and bestows Auto-Life. Cannot target user. 	Heals HP and bestows Auto-Life. Cannot target user. 	Heals HP and bestows Auto-Life. Cannot target user.
 	Lamiakind 	All units except user 	22
 	Inflicts Sleep on all units on the battlefield except the caster. 	Inflicts Sleep on all units on the battlefield except the caster. 	Inflicts Sleep on all units on the battlefield except the caster.
 	Wolfkind 	3 	8
 	Deals damage and Confuses target. 	Deals damage and Confuses target. 	Deals damage and Confuses target.
 	Dreamhare 	4 	12
 	Raises Attack power of all units in area. 	Raises Attack power of all units in area. 	Raises Attack power of all units in area.
 	Werewolfkind 	All units 	8
 	Dispels all positive statuses on map. 	Dispels all positive statuses on map. 	Dispels all positive statuses on map.
 	Antlion 	4 	12
 	Deals small Earth damage and Blinds. 	Deals small Earth damage and Blinds. 	Deals small Earth damage and Blinds.
 	Great Tortoise 	1 	4
 	Does 999 damage with 100% accuracy, but requires user's HP to be in single digits. Learned by being hit by Limit Glove with Auto-Life/Reraise on.	Does 999 damage with 100% accuracy, but requires user's HP to be in single digits. Learned by being hit by Limit Glove with Auto-Life/Reraise on.	Does 999 damage with 100% accuracy, but requires user's HP to be in single digits. Learned by being hit by Limit Glove with Auto-Life/Reraise on.
 	Adamantitan 	3 	22
 	Switches HP and MP of target. Fatal if MP is 0. Low accuracy. 	Switches HP and MP of target. Fatal if MP is 0. Low accuracy. 	Switches HP and MP of target. Fatal if MP is 0. Low accuracy.
 	Malborokind 	T area in front of unit 	8
 	Let out a fetid breath to BLIND, SILENCE, and POISON targets in a cone in front of the user. 	Let out a fetid breath to BLIND, SILENCE, and POISON targets in a cone in front of the user. 	Let out a fetid breath to BLIND, SILENCE, and POISON targets in a cone in front of the user.
 	Malborokind 	4 	8
 	Neutralize buffs on one target. 	Neutralize buffs on one target. 	Neutralize buffs on one target.
 	Red Marshmallow (Flan) 	4 	8
 	Inflicts Oil status on all units in an area. 	Inflicts Oil status on all units in an area. 	Inflicts Oil status on all units in an area.
 	Bomb 	All sides 	8
 	Deals damage to surrounding units, then KOs caster. 	Deals damage to surrounding units, then KOs caster. 	Deals damage to surrounding units, then KOs caster.
 	Deathscythe 	4 	8
 	Inflicts Doom on a single target. 	Inflicts Doom on a single target. 	Inflicts Doom on a single target.
 	Ahriman 	One random unit 	12
 	Instantly KOs a unit chosen at random on the battlefield. Must have Auto-Life/Reraise on to learn it. 	Instantly KOs a unit chosen at random on the battlefield. Must have Auto-Life/Reraise on to learn it. 	Instantly KOs a unit chosen at random on the battlefield. Must have Auto-Life/Reraise on to learn it.
 	Headlesskind 	3 	12
 	Deals Earth damage. 	Deals Earth damage. 	Deals Earth damage.
 	Fire Drake 	4 	8
 	Lowers Weapon Defense and Magick Resistance of target. 	Lowers Weapon Defense and Magick Resistance of target. 	Lowers Weapon Defense and Magick Resistance of target.
 	Thunder Drake 	4 	8
 	Increases Weapon Defense and Magick Resistance of target. 	Increases Weapon Defense and Magick Resistance of target. 	Increases Weapon Defense and Magick Resistance of target.
 	Ice Drake 	4 	8
 	Increases Weapon Attack and Magick Attack of target. 	Increases Weapon Attack and Magick Attack of target. 	Increases Weapon Attack and Magick Attack of target.
===Reaction===
Skill	Equipment 	Effect 	AP
 	Mirage Vest	Damage taken depletes MP rather than HP. Has no effect when the user has no MP.	450
===Support===
Skill	Equipment 	Effect 	AP
 	Light Saber 	Learn the blue magick equivalent of any special monster abilities that target the user.	100
 	Survival Vest	Neither buffs nor debuffs can be removed from the user. 	250
==Notes==
*Since the battle system starts all units with 0 MP, it is possible for a Blue Mage to use Matra Magick before an enemy round, reducing their HP to zero, resulting in an instant KO or if the unit has already been drained of some MP from another class using Rasp, Soulsphere, and any other MP-reducing attacks before Matra Magick.
*The most reliable way to learn the moves is to get a Beastmaster to control a monster with the desired ability and have the said Beastmaster use the ability on the Blue Mage. This is also the only way of learning moves with beneficial effects that monsters wouldn't target the Blue Mage with, besides confusing the monster.
==Gallery==
FFTA2 Magick Hammer.png|Magick Hammer.
FFTA2 White Wind.png|White Wind.
FFTA2 Angel Whisper.png|Angel Whisper.
FFTA2 Night.png|Night.
FFTA2 Screech.png|Screech.
FFTA2 War Dance.png|War Dance.
FFTA2 Roar.png|Roar.
FFTA2 Sandstorm.png|Sandstorm.
FFTA2 Cornered.png|Cornered.
FFTA2 Matra Magick.png|Matra Magick.
FFTA2 Bad Breath.png|Bad Breath.
FFTA2 Eerie Soundwave.png|Eerie Soundwave.
FFTA2 Unction.png|Unction.
FFTA2 Self-Destruct.png|Self-Destruct.
FFTA2 Doom.png|Doom.
FFTA2 Roulette.png|Roulette.
FFTA2 Quake.png|Quake.
FFTA2 Expose Weakness.png|Expose Weakness.
FFTA2 Mighty Guard.png|Mighty Guard.
FFTA2 Dragon Force.png|Dragon Force.
Category:Jobs in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift