Rating
[easytable]Max Rarity, Skills, Future Proof, Stats, Equipment, Trust Master, Overall
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5, A, B, A, C, S, A-[/easytable]
[easytable]Rarity, Job, Origin, Gender, Family
4★ – 5★, Fell Knight, FF Tactics, Male, Human[/easytable]
Trust Master Rewards – Bracer [Accessory]: + ATK 30, Hp +15%
| 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 |
| 4★ | 5★ |
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General Thoughts
Think of Gaffgarion as FFT’s version of FF4’s Dark Knight. As such Gaffgarion has a lot of dark centric and gravity based attacks, which if the needs arise they can be quite devastating, but it does make him a niche character at best. Let’s hope you don’t make a gaffe by bringing him along.
Darkside (Dark physical damage (1.5x) with HP sacrifice (30%) to all enemies) and Unholy Sacrifice (Dark physical damage (2.5x) with HP sacrifice (40%) to all enemies) bring the dark elemental AoE attacks, just keep a healer on standyby because of the steep HP cost. Gravity (HP damage (50%) to one enemy) and Graviga (HP damage (75%) to all enemies) bring the non-HP sacrificing damage, only problem is, late game most units are immune to gravity. Duskblade (Physical damage (1.4x) with MP drain (30%) to one enemy) and Weapon Bash (Physical damage (1.6x) and paralyze (50%)) are Gaffgarion’s other two notable moves, both of which are only situationally useful.
Bracer (Type: Accessory, Stats: ATK+30, HP +15%) is strictly speaking better than a Hero’s Ring on a physical DPS unit and pairs better with Doublehand than with Dual Wield, but a few months from now as inevitable power creep takes comes into play Bracer will be a forgotten relic of days past, much as how Hyper Wrist is now.
Night Sword (Base: Physical damage (2.4x) with HP drain (100%), Max: Physical damage (3.35x) with HP drain (100%)) keeps in line with Gaffgarion’s history but it’s a lack luster ability other than that he can heal himself the turn after he uses Darkside or Unholy Sacrafice; otherwise it’s just a weak physical damage Limit Break.
Gaffgarion like many of the FFT 5-Star character is a niche unit. His abilities may be quite useful early game and he may make a great unit for player just starting out, but as the game progresses his abilities become increasingly wasted as more and more monsters become immune to gravity and get resistances to dark attacks.
Gaffgarion will be a good unit early game, but as it progresses he will spend more and more time not being used. If you don’t have better Trust Master Rewards to aim for Bracer is okay. Okay stats, okay Trust Master and niche abilities make him an easily replaceable unit.
Verdict: Usable unit!
Stats
| Rarity | HP | MP | ATK | DEF | MAG | SPR | Attack Hits | LB Drops | Exp. Growth Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4★ | 2062 | 85 | 86 | 78 | 66 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 5★ | 2681 | 111 | 113 | 102 | 87 | 88 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Resistance
Gaffgarion is neutral to all elements and status ailments.
Learned Abilities
| Min rarity | Level | Icon | Name | Effect | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4★ | 6 |  |
Bladeblitz | Physical damage (1.4x) to all enemies | 14 |
| 4★ | 18 |  |
Counter | Counter physical attacks (30%) | – |
| 4★ | 36 |  |
Duskblade | Physical damage (1.4x) with MP drain (30%) to one enemy | 7 |
| 4★ | 52 |  |
ATK +20% | ATK +20% | – |
| 4★ | 60 |  |
Darkside | Dark physical damage (1.5x) with HP sacrifice (30%) to all enemies | 0 |
| 5★ | 45 |  |
Crushing Blow | Physical damage (1.6x) and paralyze (50%) | 7 |
| 5★ | 68 |  |
HP +20% | HP +20% | – |
| 5★ | 80 |  |
Unholy Sacrifice | Dark physical damage (2.5x) with HP sacrifice (40%) to all enemies | 0 |
Learned Magic
| Min rarity | Level | Icon | Name | Effect | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4★ | 21 |  |
Gravity | HP damage (50%) to one enemy | 12 |
| 5★ | 24 |  |
Graviga | HP damage (75%) to all enemies | 20 |
Exclusive Materia
| Icon | Name | Effect | MP |
|---|---|---|---|
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Medicate | Cure poison, blind and silence to caster | 6 |
Limit Burst
| Rarity | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 4★ | Night Sword | Base: Physical damage (2.2x) with HP drain (100%) Max: Physical damage (2.9x) with HP drain (100%) |
| 5★ | Night Sword | Base: Physical damage (2.4x) with HP drain (100%) Max: Physical damage (3.35x) with HP drain (100%) |
Equipment
Gaffgarion can equip 4 weapons and armors.
[easytable]Weapons, Armors
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| Rarity | Ability Slots | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| 4★ | 3 | White Magic Lvl 4 |
| 5★ | 4 | White Magic Lvl 5 |
Awakening
| Rarity | Material 1 | Material 2 | Material 3 | Material 4 | Material 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5★ | Crimson Tear (25) | Earth’s Core (13) | Sacred Crystal (15) | Talmonite of Life (8) | Holy Crystal (8) |
Lore
A mercenary who appears in the tales of holy stones known as auracite in the distant world of Ivalice. As tensions ran high due to the outbreak of war, Gaffgarion was hired by the Order of the Northern Sky to protect Princess Ovelia en route to Eagrose.
He had in fact been division commander of the Order of the Eastern Sky during the Fifty Years’ War, but was expelled for the barbarism he employed to ensure his final victory. Now he serves as a superior to his comrade Ramza, who has renounced the name of his noble house.
