Time Mage

Appearances: FF5, FFT, FFTA
Aliases: None

Time mages have the ability to slow down and speed up the actions of people, along with a hodge-podge of other spells. Like Bards, their magic is not damage-causing, thus they are no more than a weak support job. With many other classes that can kill the enemy before they even have a chance to attack, this class tends to fall by the wayside. Some Time Mages also can cast Meteor, a high damage attack with a low accuracy.

Similar Job Classes: Bard, White Mage, Black Mage


FF5
NAME: Time Mage
OVERVIEW: Can cast a variety of magic spells, including some Black Magic.
WEAPONS: Knives, Rods, Staffs, Flail, Morning Star
ABILITIES/MAGIC:
  • !Time - Cast Time Magic (default)
  • Equip Rods & Staves - Allows character to equip rod or staff despite job class
  • ATTRIBUTES: High magic

    FF: Tactics
    NAME: Time Mage
    OVERVIEW: Abilities only include time and movement, plus Meteor.
    WEAPONS: Staff
    ABILITIES/MAGIC:
    Time Magic: Haste, Haste 2, Slow, Slow 2, Stop, Don't Move (more effective Stop), Float, Reflect, Quick (increase everyone's speed), Demi, Demi 2, Meteor
    Reaction Abilities: Critical Quick (when HP is critical, selected action is next executed), MP Switch (physical damage translates to lost MP)
    Support Abilities: Short Charge (CT shortened)
    Move Abilities: Teleport (move immediately to destination, chance of failure proportional to distance), Float
    ATTRIBUTES: High magic power, low attack power, low evasion

    FF: Tactics Advance
    NAME: Time Mage
    OVERVIEW: Does not include Meteor, but has Gravity attacks.
    WEAPONS: Rod
    ABILITIES/MAGIC:
    Time Magic:
  • Haste - Double frequency of target turns
  • Quicken - Target takes turn after user
  • Slow - Half frequency of target turns
  • Reflect - Cast Reflect on target
  • Stop - Stop target from turns
  • Silence - Prevent spellcasting
  • Quarter - Damage equal to 1/4 target's current HP
  • Demi - Damage equal to 1/2 target's current HP
    Reaction Abilities: Last Quicken - Cast Quicken when HP critical
    Support Abilities: None
    Combo: Time Combo
  • ATTRIBUTES: High magic power, high magic defense, low evasion

    Traits of Time Mage in Other Games

    FF10: Tidus' main abilities are through manipulation of time, such as Haste and Delay Attack.
    FFX-2: Warrior has Delay Attack and Delay Buster.