fftbg:preferred_arms

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Preferred Arms

Swords

ClassRoll %
Knight42%
Squire40%
Geomancer25%
Thief25%
Chemist~1%

Knives

  • Thief (50%)
  • Wizard (33%)
  • Chemist (25%)
  • Ninja (25%)
  • Dancer* (~2%)

Axes

  • Geomancer (50%)
  • Knight (20%)
  • Squire (19%)

Flails

  • Blue Mage (33%)
  • Priest (33%)
  • Ninja (25%)
  • Squire (19%)

Spears

  • Lancer (75%)
  • Samurai (25%)

Knight Swords

  • Knight (38%)

Katanas

  • Samurai (75%)
  • Geomancer (25%)

Ninja Blades

  • Ninja (50%)
  • Thief (25%)

Bows

  • Archer (40%)
  • Bard (25%)

Crossbows

  • Archer (40%)
  • Squire (25%)

Staves

  • Priest (67%)
  • Time Mage (60%)
  • Summoner (20%)

Rods

  • Wizards (67%)
  • Summoner (60%)
  • Calculator (20%, Blue Mage 17%)

Books

  • Calculator (50%, Blue Mage 33%)
  • Mediator (40%)
  • Oracle (25%)
  • Summoner (20%)

Poles

  • Oracle (75%)
  • Time Mage (40%)
  • Lancer (25%)
  • Calculator (20%, Blue Mage 17%)

Guns

  • Mediator (60%)
  • Chemist (25%)
  • Archer (20%)

Harps

  • Bard (75%)

Fabric

  • Dancer (75%)

Bags

  • Chemist (50%)
  • Dancer (25%)
  • All Classes* (~1%)

Unarmed

  • Mimes (100%)
  • Monks* (98%)

(The Bag chance* is omitted from this list… additionally, a weapon category that is forced via PreferredArms is marked with ~.)

Squire

  • Swords (40%)
  • Crossbows (25%)
  • Axes (18%)
  • Flails (18%)

Chemist

  • Bags~ (50%)
  • Guns (25%)
  • Knives (25%)
  • Swords* (~1%)

Knight

  • Knight Swords~ (38%)
  • Swords (42%)
  • Axes (20%)

Archer

  • Bows~ (40%)
  • Crossbows~ (40%)
  • Guns (20%)

Monk

  • Unarmed~ (98%)

Priest

  • Staves~ (67%)
  • Flails (33%)

Wizard

  • Rods~ (67%)
  • Knives (33%)

Time Mage

  • Staves~ (60%)
  • Poles (40%)

Summoner

  • Rods~ (60%)
  • Staves (25%)
  • Books (15%)

Thief

  • Knives~ (50%)
  • Ninja Blade (25%)
  • Swords (25%)

Mediator

  • Guns~ (60%)
  • Books (40%)

Oracle

  • Poles~ (75%)
  • Books (25%)

Geomancer

  • Axes~ (50%)
  • Swords (25%)
  • Katanas (25%)

Lancer

  • Spears~ (75%)
  • Poles (25%)

Samurai

  • Katanas~ (75%)
  • Spears (25%)

Ninjas

  • Ninja Blades~ (50%)
  • Flails (25%)
  • Knives (25%)

Calculator

  • Books~ (50%)
  • Rods (25%)
  • Poles (25%)

Blue Mage

  • Flails~ (35%)
  • Books (30%)
  • Rods (18%)
  • Poles (18%)

Bard

  • Harps~ (75%)
  • Bows (25%)

Dancer

  • Fabric~ (75%)
  • Bags (25%)
  • Knives* (~2%)

Mime

  • Unarmed (100%)

Certain classes have preferences in the EquipItem abilities. I'll list the 'default' list, then the preference lists, including the classes under this designation. If the class doesn't appear under the preference designation, it uses the normal list.

EquipKnife (normal)

  • Ninja Blades (36%)
  • Knives (36%)
  • Rods (29%)

EquipKnife (Priest, Time Mage, Oracle, Thief, Ninja, Dancer)

  • Rods (43%)
  • Ninja Blades (29%)
  • Knives (29%)

EquipKnife (Mediator)

  • Knives (43%)
  • Ninja Blades (29%)
  • Rods (29%)

EquipKnife (Chemist)

  • Ninja Blades (36%)
  • Rods (36%)
  • Knives (29%)

EquipKnife (Calculator, Samurai, Wizard)

  • Ninja Blades (43%)
  • Rods (29%)
  • Knives (29%)

EquipKnife w/ PreferredArms***

  • Knives Pref: Summoner, Mediator
  • Ninja Blades Pref: Knight, Wizard, Samurai, Calculator
  • Rods Pref: Chemist, Priest, Time Mage, Thief, Oracle, Ninja, Dancer

EquipSword (normal)

  • Swords (38%)
  • Katanas (36%)
  • Knight Swords (26%)

EquipSword (Knight)

  • Katanas (43%)
  • Swords (32%)
  • Knight Swords (25%)

EquipSword (Samurai)

  • Swords (37%)
  • Knight Swords (34%)
  • Katanas (29%)

EquipSword (Geomancer)

  • Knight Swords (36%)
  • Swords (32%)
  • Katanas (32%)

EquipSword (Thief)

  • Katanas (37%)
  • Knight Swords (34%)
  • Swords (29%)

EquipSword (Squire)

  • Katanas (36%)
  • Knight Swords (35%)
  • Swords (29%)

EquipSword (Ninja)

  • Katanas (38%)
  • Swords (38%)
  • Knight Swords (24%)

EquipSword w/ PreferredArms***

  • Swords Pref: Archer, Calculator, Dancer
  • Katanas Pref: Knight, Thief, Ninja
  • Knight Swords Pref: Squire, Geomancer, Samurai

EquipAxe (normal)

  • Axes (36%)
  • Flails (36%)
  • Staves (29%)

EquipAxe (Wizard, Bard, Oracle, Squire, Calculator non-Blue)

  • Staves (43%)
  • Axes (29%)
  • Flails (29%)

EquipAxe (Knight)

  • Flails (43%)
  • Axes (29%)
  • Staves (29%)

EquipAxe (Geomancer)

  • Flails (36%)
  • Staves (36%)
  • Axes (29%)

EquipAxe (Priest)

  • Axes (43%)
  • Flails (29%)
  • Staves (29%)

EquipAxe (Ninja, Blue Mage)

  • Axes (36%)
  • Staves (36%)
  • Flails (29%)

EquipAxe w/ PreferredArms***

  • Axes Pref: Priest, Lancer, Ninja, Blue Mage
  • Flails Pref: Knight, Time Mage, Summoner, Geomancer
  • Staves Pref: Squire, Wizard, Oracle, Calculator (non-blue), Bard

EquipGun (normal)

  • Guns (43%)
  • Books (43%)
  • Harps (14%)

EquipGun (Thief non-forced)

  • Guns (57%)
  • Books (29%)
  • Harps (14%)

EquipGun (Thief forced)

  • Guns (63%)
  • Books (25%)
  • Harps (13%)

EquipGun (Monk, Ninja non-forced)

  • Books (57%)
  • Guns (29%)
  • Harps (14%)

EquipGun (Ninjas forced)

  • Books (61%)
  • Guns (25%)
  • Harps (14%)

EquipGun (Calculator, Oracle, Summoner)

  • Guns (43%)
  • Books (29%)
  • Harps (29%)

EquipGun (Chemist)

  • Books (43%)
  • Guns (29%)
  • Harps (29%)

EquipGun (Mediator)

  • Harps (43%)
  • Books (29%)
  • Guns (29%)

EquipGun w/ PreferredArms***

  • Guns Pref: Summoner, Thief, Oracle
  • Books Pref: Chemist, Archer, Monk, Priest, Wizard, Time Mage, Bard
  • Harps Pref: Mediator, Calculator

EquipBow (normal)

  • Bows (50%)
  • Crossbows (50%)
  • Bags (1%)

EquipBow (Samurai, Squire)

  • Bows (64%)
  • Crossbows (38%)
  • Bags (1%)

EquipBow (Mediator, Bard)

  • Crossbows (64%)
  • Bows (38%)
  • Bags (1%)

EquipBow (Archer)

  • Bows (43%)
  • Crossbows (43%)
  • Bags (14%)

EquipBow w/ PreferredArms***

  • Bows Pref: Squire, Knight, Samurai
  • Crossbows Pref: Chemist, Mediator, Bard
  • Bags Pref: Archer
  • NO Bag Pref (Bow or Crossbow): Monk

EquipPolearm (normal)

  • Spears (43%)
  • Poles (43%)
  • Fabrics (14%)

EquipPolearm (Knight, Archer, Thief)

  • Spears (57%)
  • Poles (29%)
  • Fabrics (14%)

EquipPolearm (Wizard, Summoner, Mediator, Dancer)

  • Poles (57%)
  • Spears (29%)
  • Fabrics (14%)

EquipPolearm (Calculator, Oracle, Time Mage)

  • Spears (43%)
  • Poles (29%)
  • Fabrics (29%)

EquipPolearm (Samurai)

  • Poles (43%)
  • Spears (29%)
  • Fabrics (29%)

EquipPolearm (Lancer)

  • Fabrics (43%)
  • Poles (29%)
  • Spears (29%)

EquipPolearm w/ PreferredArms***

  • Spears Pref: Knight, Archer, Time Mage, Thief, Oracle
  • Poles Pref: Wizard, Summoner, Mediator, Samurai, Dancer
  • Fabrics Pref: Lancer, Calculator
  • This is a bit complicated, but will add roughly a 50% chance for a unit to be unarmed. This chance increased to 100% if Martial Arts was forced.
  • Martial Arts has a very small chance to be forced on a character with Punch Art as a secondary. This is similar to Monster Skill and Throw Item appearing on units with Talk Skill and Item. When this occurs, the unit is never unarmed. (Although this doesn't guarantee that all units with both Punch Art and Martial Arts is unarmed… Martial Arts could've rolled as a support by coincidence.)

Excluding PreferredArms (-preferredarms) ONLY equalizes your chances of the classes default weapon

* There's also a universal bag chance for every class. This chance is slightly higher for female units. This chance varies from class to class, but in general this chance is around 1% (Monks have the highest chance at this, at 2.5%). This chance still exists for Chemists and Dancers, who get Bags innately, but this chance instead gives Swords (Chemist) and Knives (Dancer). Mimes are the only class that cannot Equip Bags. Instead their 'Bag Chance' gives them access to another upgraded Armor type.
*** If PreferredArms is rolled, and the class randomly rolls into this Equip skill, this weapon category will be forced. Sometimes, this will differ slightly from normal percentage values. Also, some classes simply have no forced preference (if it isn't listed under any category), and will refer to the default chance list.
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  • Last modified: 2023/04/05 09:34
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