Dark Knight is one of the classes in Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT). There are a ton of classes in FFT and it can be overwhelming trying to figure out which is the right one. Which skills and abilities are good? Which classes are good? This guide will tell you everything you need to know about the Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight class.

Final Fantasy Tactics Class Guides:
Squire – Chemist – Knight – Archer – Thief – Monk – Geomancer – Dragoon – Ninja – Samurai – Dark Knight – White Mage – Black Mage – Time Mage – Mystic – Summoner – Orator – Bard – Dancer– Arithmetician – Mime – Onion Knight

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Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight Quick FAQ

Final fantasy tactics dark knight. Stat Growths - Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight (Lower is better) HP: 12 MP: 20 SPD: 100 PA: 40 MA: 50. Dark Knight is part of the 3-way tie for best PA growth, but his HP growth is fairly weak (same level as Ninja) and his MP growth (not that it matters) is horrifically bad For Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions on the PSP, a GameFAQs Q&A question. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is a remake of Final Fantasy Tactics that was ported onto the Playstation Portable (PSP), and bonus content was added into this port including Voice Overs and digital Cel-Shaded animation scenes. This port also included one new class, the Dark Knight and Onion Knight. Dark Knight requirements: 1. 20 kills or more. This means you need to kill enemies with the unit you want to unlock the Dark Knight class with, and afterwards, wait until their body disappears. This means you need to kill enemies with the unit you want to unlock the Dark Knight class with, and afterwards, wait until their body disappears. Time: 17hrs, 42min, 44sec, all done in chapter one (my personal record, I know it can be done a lot faster).IF YOU KNOW HOW TO BACK UP DATA OR EXTRACT A SAVE.

How do you unlock the Dark Knight class in Final Fantasy Tactics?

Dark Knight requires mastered Knight, mastered Black Mage, level 8 Dragoon, level 8 Geomancer, level 8 Ninja, level 8 Samurai and 20 kills to unlock.

How much total JP does it take to master the Dark Knight class in Final Fantasy Tactics?

It takes 6,900 total JP to master every single skill in the Dark Knight class.

What skills does the Dark Knight class unlock in Final Fantasy Tactics?

Dark Knight learns sword-based attack skills that steal HP and do major damage at mid-range.

What kind of stat growths does the Dark Knight class offer in Final Fantasy Tactics?

Dark Knight gets exceptional Attack growth, slightly below average HP growth and bad MP growth.

Stat Growths – Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight

(Lower is better)
HP: 12 MP: 20 SPD: 100 PA: 40 MA: 50

Dark Knight is part of the 3-way tie for best PA growth, but his HP growth is fairly weak (same level as Ninja) and his MP growth (not that it matters) is horrifically bad. It should be noted that Dark Knight has the highest PA multiplier (not growth) by a mile, at 140%. The next closest is Monk at 129%. Luckily, HP is not that important — especially to Dark Knight who can steal HP — so leveling in the Dark Knight class will produce a powerhouse physical character for sure.

Moveset: Darkness – Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight

If you ever thought having your own version of Gaffgarion on your team would be awesome, Dark Knight has you covered. It has the HP stealing sword skills of Gaffgarion’s Dark Knight class and then some. Let’s be clear: Dark Knight pumps out a ton of damage, and it’s capable of putting any of your generic characters (or Ramza) on the same level as one of the many OP special characters you collect throughout the game.

Reaction Abilities – Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight

None

Dark Knight doesn’t gain any new Reaction Abilities, unfortunately. Lucky for you, since his unlock requirements are so insane, you almost assuredly have both Shirahadori and Reflexes by the time you unlock this class, so you won’t be in need of any new Reaction Abilities.

Support Abilities – Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight

I mean… HP Boost is absolutely not worth 2000 JP. It increases Health, a fairly low priority stat, by 20%. Vehemence, on the other hand, is pretty good. It boosts all damage by 50% at the cost of all damage received being increased by 50%. With Dark Knight’s AoE skills you can run into a crowd and slaughter everything, then avoid any potential survivors’ attacks via Shirahadori, and refill your health with Sanguine Sword.

Movement Abilities – Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight

Dark Knight gives each gender the option to get the other gender’s gender-specific Movement Ability. Dancers get Jump +3 and, thus, male Dark Knights get Jump +3. Bards get Move +3 and, thus, female Dark Knights get Move +3. Obviously Move +3 is the better of the two and is totally worthwhile, competing for best-in-slot for the Movement Ability slot. Jump +3 is relatively worthless and is totally outclassed by Teleport, so don’t bother.

Final Fantasy Tactics Dark Knight Overall Assessment

Dark Knight is an amazing class that can put a generic unit, or Ramza, on par with your Orlandeaus and your Balthiers and all the other zany OP characters you pick up throughout the game. Its abilities do a ton of damage, its stats are good, and the only drawback is its insane unlock requirements. Unlocking this class on anyone but Ramza is a huge time investment.

I like this class on Ramza because I tend to think it fits him thematically — he trains under Gaffgarion, and by the end of the game you sort of suppose he deserves to be promoted from a lowly Squire to a “Knight” class. However, if you do pick this up on a generic, it really does feel like you’ve promoted your generic to a special character, so that’s nice.

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Final Fantasy Tactics Class Guides:
Squire – Chemist – Knight – Archer – Thief – Monk – Geomancer – Dragoon – Ninja – Samurai – Dark Knight – White Mage – Black Mage – Time Mage – Mystic – Summoner – Orator – Bard – Dancer– Arithmetician – Mime – Onion Knight

This Final Fantasy Tactics Best Setups Guide will teach you how to build all the unique characters in the game into the best, most OP version of themselves.

These are suggestions for the best builds/setups in Final Fantasy Tactics. I’ve played through the game tons of times, so I’m going to take practicality into account. I’m also most familiar with the PS1 class and ability names so that’s what I’ll be using, even though I’ll probably be mentioning War of the Lions (WotL) exclusive things.

In general, the unique characters are super broken over generics, so I’ll be suggesting builds specifically aimed at maximizing the potential of the most useful unique characters.

Ramza – Final Fantasy Tactics Best Setups

Obviously Ramza’s gonna be your go-to guy. I’ve tried all sorts of things with him — magic, physical. I’ve found that physical is the way to go with Ramza. You’re going to want a build that also makes the 1v1 duel with Wiegraf (Wiglaf in WotL?) at the end of Chapter 3 easy.

I’ve usually found that going monk on him early is the way to go, then swapping to ninja later for dual swords, then back to monk for double punching is the strongest thing you can do. I think, late game, Dark Knight is a good fit for him thematically, and he’s most likely going to be the only person who has the kill count and massive JP total necessary to swap into the Dark Knight job. Here’s the final setup I’d suggest:

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Mettle
Vigilance
Shirahadori
Teleport

Alternatively, this build is really all you need to punch your way to the top, and doesn’t require as much time investment:

Monk
Mettle
Dual Swords

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