Rating
[easytable]Max Rarity, Skills, Future Proof, Stats, Equipment, Trust Master, Overall
5, S, S, S, A, S, S++[/easytable]
[easytable]Rarity, Job, Origin, Gender, Family
3★ – 6★, Dark Mage, FF5, Male, Human[/easytable]
Trust Master Rewards – Holy: Light magic damage (2.3x) to one enemy
| Level | XP required | Total XP | Unlocked items | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1000 | 1000 | Poke Ball x10 | |
| 3 | 2000 | 3000 | Poke Ball x15 | |
| 4 | 3000 | 6000 | Poke Ball x15 | |
| 5 | 4000 | 10000 | Gyms, Potions, Revives | Poke Ball x20, Potion x10, Revive x10, Incense |
| 6 | 5000 | 15000 | Poke Ball x15, Potion x10, Revive x5, Incubator | |
| 7 | 6000 | 21000 | Poke Ball x15, Potion x10, Revive x5, Incense | |
| 8 | 7000 | 28000 | Razz Berry | Poke Ball x15, Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x10, Lure Module |
| 9 | 8000 | 36000 | Poke Ball x15, Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x3, Lucky Egg | |
| 10 | 9000 | 45000 | Super Potions | Poke Ball x20, Super Potion x20, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10, Incense, Lucky Egg, Egg Incubator, Lure Module |
| 11 | 10000 | 55000 | Poke Ball x15, Super Potion x10, Revive x3, Razz Berry x3 | |
| 12 | 10000 | 65000 | Great Balls | Great Ball x20, Super Potion x10, Revive x3, Razz Berry x3 |
| 13 | 10000 | 75000 | Great Ball x10, Super Potion x10, Revive x3, Razz Berry x3 | |
| 14 | 10000 | 85000 | Great Ball x10, Super Potion x10, Revive x3, Razz Berry x3 | |
| 15 | 15000 | 100000 | Hyper Potions | Great Ball x15, Hyper Potion x20, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10, Incense, Lucky Egg, Egg Incubator, Lure Module |
| 16 | 20000 | 120000 | Great Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x5 | |
| 17 | 20000 | 140000 | Great Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x5 | |
| 18 | 20000 | 160000 | Great Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x5 | |
| 19 | 25000 | 185000 | Great Ball x15, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x5 | |
| 20 | 25000 | 210000 | Ultra Balls | Ultra Ball x20, Hyper Potion x20, Revive x20, Razz Berry x20, Incense x2, Lucky Egg x2, Egg Incubator x2, Lure Module x2 |
| 21 | 50000 | 260000 | Ultra Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10 | |
| 22 | 75000 | 335000 | Ultra Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10 | |
| 23 | 100000 | 435000 | Ultra Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10 | |
| 24 | 125000 | 560000 | Ultra Ball x15, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10 | |
| 25 | 150000 | 710000 | Max Potions | Ultra Ball x25, Max Potion x20, Revive x15, Razz Berry x15, Incense, Lucky Egg, Egg Incubator, Lure Module |
| 26 | 190000 | 900000 | Ultra Ball x10, Max Potion x15, Revive x10, Razz Berry x15 | |
| 27 | 200000 | 1,100,000 | Ultra Ball x10, Max Potion x15, Revive x10, Razz Berry x15 | |
| 28 | 250000 | 1,350,000 | Ultra Ball x10, Max Potion x15, Revive x10, Razz Berry x15 |
| 3★ | 4★ | 5★ | 6★ |
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General Thoughts
Oh my, what can I say? This mage is top tier and will be for quite a while. He has very high magic stats and the rare dark element, which is a great element to have against light. His attack is also quite decent as well. He also generates a high amount of limit burst crystals. With the ability to learn all types of magic(black, white, green), you got a legendary mage in your hands.
Let’s look at his special abilities. He can learn Mag+30% at 4 stars and Auto-Regen at 5 Stars. The Mag+30% will really amplify his magical skills and make him hit even harder. His has all 3 basic element spells (Firaga, Thundaga, Blizzaga). At 5 stars, he will learn Graviga, which is good against high health monsters. It won’t work on a majority of the boss monsters, but is good to have.
His limit burst is AoE dark damage and a high chance of random status effects to ALL enemies. This is quite overpowered as not many units in the game offers AoE status effect debuff. This makes him incredibly valuable in hard boss fights, where he can inflict poison/paralyze/sleep, which are all good against bosses.
For those that didn’t play FF5, he was the main bad guy in the game. In the JP version, he is consistently top tier, so do not hesitate to max him out if you do get him. Let his magic power kill every trash mob in sight for you!
Update: He can now be 6-starred! And he comes with dual cast black magic…talk about devastation. All black magic now becomes double damage and AoE to boot as well. The other funny thing is that he also can use light AoE magic attack, making him more versatile against dark monsters.
Verdict: Please max him!!!
Stats
LB Drops are crystal drops that fills up your limit burst.
| Rarity | HP | MP | ATK | DEF | MAG | SPR | Attack Hits | LB Drops | Exp. Growth Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3★ | 1489 | 90 | 56 | 52 | 69 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 4★ | 1921 | 116 | 72 | 67 | 89 | 76 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 5★ | 2401 | 145 | 90 | 84 | 112 | 95 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 6★ | 3121 | 188 | 117 | 109 | 145 | 123 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
Resistance
ExDeath is weak to Light, which is the trade off for having dark powers.
[easytable] Name, Icon, Resistance
Light, 
, -50%
Poison, 
, +10% [/easytable]
Learned Abilities
| Min rarity | Level | Icon | Name | Effect | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 20 |  |
MAG +30% | MAG +30% | – |
| 5★ | 72 |  |
Auto-Regen | Auto-regen (120HP, 0.6x) per turn | – |
| 6★ | 1 |  |
Transcender | Increase magical damage against humans, birds, beasts, plants and bugs (30%) | – |
| 6★ | 32 |  |
Earth Shaker | Earth magic damage (1.8x) to all enemies | 20 |
| 6★ | 65 |  |
MP +20% | MP +20% | – |
| 6★ | 80 |  |
Dual Black Magic | Use black magic twice in one turn | 0 |
| 6★ | 100 |  |
Wicked Light | Light magic damage (2.8x) with ignore SPR (25%) to all enemies | 65 |
Magic Abilities
| Min Rarity | Level | Icon | Name | Effect | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3★ | 4 |  |
Gravity | HP damage (50%) to one enemy | 12 |
| 3★ | 13 |  |
Osmose | Magic damage (0.3x) with MP drain (30%) to one enemy | 10 |
| 3★ | 34 |  |
Dispel | Remove all status effects from one enemy | 7 |
| 4★ | 26 |  |
Firaga | Fire magic damage (1.8x) to all enemies | 20 |
| 4★ | 26 |  |
Blizzaga | Ice magic damage (1.8x) to all enemies | 20 |
| 4★ | 26 |  |
Thundaga | Lightning magic damage (1.8x) to all enemies | 20 |
| 4★ | 41 |  |
Imperil | Decrease all element resistance (20%) for 3 turns to one enemy | 15 |
| 4★ | 60 |  |
Faith | Increase MAG (20%) for 3 turns to one ally | 8 |
| 5★ | 53 |  |
Graviga | HP damage (75%) to all enemies | 20 |
| 6★ | 50 |  |
Meteor | Magic damage (2.5x) with ignore SPR (25%) to all enemies | 50 |
Ability Awakening
| Name | Effect | Hits | MP | Type | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | Gil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Meteor +1 | Magic damage (2.5x) with ignore SPR (25%) to all enemies | 3 | 50 | Black | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meteor +2 | Magic damage (3x) with ignore SPR (25%) to all enemies | 3 | 50 | Black | 30 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transcender+1 | Increase magic damage against humans, birds, beasts, plants and bugs (40%) | – | – | Support | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | 250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transcender+2 | Increase magic damage against humans, birds, beasts, plants and bugs (50%) | – | – | Support | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | – | 250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wicked Light +1 | Light magic damage (2.8x) with ignore SPR (25%) to all enemies | 1 | 50 | Power | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | – | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wicked Light +2 | Light magic damage (3.5x) with ignore SPR (25%) to all enemies | 1 | 50 | Power | 23 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Limit Burst
His limit bursts are AoE and can inflict random status effects. It improves as he advances to 5 stars.
| Rarity | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 3★ | Black Hole | Base: Dark magic damage (2x) and 1 random status effect (20%) to all enemies Max: Dark magic damage (2.45x) and 1 random status effect (29%) to all enemies |
| 4★ | Almagest | Base: Dark magic damage (2.2x) and 2 random status effects (30%) to all enemies Max: Dark magic damage (2.9x) and 2 random status effects (44%) to all enemies |
| 5★ | Grand Cross | Base: Dark magic damage (2.4x) and 3 random status effects (40%) to all enemies Max: Dark magic damage (3.35x) and 3 random status effects (59%) to all enemies |
| 6★ | Grand Cross | Base: Dark magic damage (2.7x) and 4 random status effects (50%) to all enemies Max:Dark magic damage (3.9x) and 4 random status effects (74%) to all enemies |
Equipment
ExDeath’s weapon/armor choices are good enough and you won’t have problems finding him decent equipment. I suggest you give him the best items you can find.
[easytable]Weapons, Armors
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[/easytable]
| Rarity | Ability Slots | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| 3★ | 2 | White Magic Lvl 5, Black Magic Lvl 6, Green Magic Lvl 3 |
| 4★ | 3 | White Magic Lvl 6, Black Magic Lvl 7, Green Magic Lvl 4 |
| 5★ | 4 | White Magic Lvl 7, Black Magic Lvl 8, Green Magic Lvl 5 |
| 6★ | 4 | White Magic Lvl 8, Black Magic Lvl 8, Green Magic Lvl 6 |
Awakening Materials
Scared and Holy Crystals are hard to come by. Do Awakening Materials – ADV and also steal from Colosseum monsters. Lanzelt monsters will also drop them sometimes.
| Rarity | Material 1 | Material 2 | Material 3 | Material 4 | Material 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4★ | Pearl of Wisdom (25) | Esper Cryst (15) | Mystic Ore (10) | Farplane Dew (5) | Sacred Crystal (5) |
| 5★ | Mystic Ore (20) | Farplane Dew (10) | Sacred Crystal (10) | God’s Reliquary (5) | Holy Crystal (5) |
| 6★ | Calamity Writ (20) | Calamity Gem (10) | Prismatic Horn (10) | Fairies’ Writ (5) | Divine Crystal (5) |
Lore
A warlock who hails from a world where the Crystals shine with light. It is said that he was born, some five centuries before the tale begins, when all malevolent souls trapped within the Great Forest of Moore took root in a single tree. He was defeated once by the Warriors of Dawn, and sealed away in the world also occupied by Bartz and his allies. But he was able to destroy the Crystals, which were weakened from overuse, and return to his former strength. His ultimate goal is to return the two split worlds to one, and seize the power of the Void, which lies in the Interdimensional Rift.
