In the FFXIV world, lore-wise which job is the strongest if there was a tourney?

[Raiden_Ki]

Hi guys,

Wondering what would lore-wise be the strongest playable class ingame?

[Mysterysword]

I don't think there's anything lore-wise to suggest that any one job is more powerful than another.

But, if I had to bet on it, I'd probably put my money on a BRD/ARC first, MCH and magic jobs second, and all others third. Bows are a ridiculous advantage in a straight up fight.

[RomildaRayne]

My money would be on the one with the rifle.

[Raiden_Ki]

Couldn't a BLM simply raise a shield and blow up the BRD/ARCH though? Or a ninja hide and trick attack. A dragoon jump on him.

[uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweugwemu]

lore wise.. npc has their own flare and unique skills, not like ours.

Alphinaud has that diamond carbuncle which put regen field.
I think Thancred has been a gld, rog/nin, can't remember what else.
Y'shtola put an awesome shield againsts Zenos.
My favorite is these three. I'm sure lots Im missing.

edit: lol the thread title got cutoff. For tourney, easy RAUBAHN. best match 1v1

[Jonnycbad]

Black Mages and Summoners are top contenders for strongest lore-wise in terms of raw-destructive potential.

[ManuelBravo]

Their all pretty well balanced, Lore wise they have only had champions for each class, see relic Lore. Over all you can always test it based on skill and gear in Wolf's Den and challenge classes :P Now Role wise is a different story.

[SendohJin]

don't think this topic is about NPCs but the lore of the Job Quests. what challenges did a WoL PLD have to overcome in their quests, how easy did they do it and how much help did they have?

of the ones i've done i feel like PLD and MCH does absolutely nothing special. healers are slightly better but they all have a lot of helpers. NIN is probably a tier above the healers. the 3 casters are probably the strongest of all, not sure i can order them.

[Mysterysword]

Couldn't a BLM simply raise a shield and blow up the BRD/ARCH though? Or a ninja hide and trick attack. A dragoon jump on him.

Well, a ninja apparently can't hide once someone is actively tracking them, dragoon jumps would be pretty easy to dodge since they only hit one spot, and as for BLM shields, that depends on how good the shield is. Arrows in real-life can punch through plate mail pretty easily, so can a BLM raise a shield that's stronger than metal armour?

But, admittedly, we know that at the very least, thaumaturges have the ability to completely lock down someone in one spot, which Mumuepo demonstrated in Halatali HM. Presumably, a BLM/THM that can pull that off would be pretty much unbeatable unless they were outnumbered.

Alphinaud has that diamond carbuncle which put regen field.

Moonstone Carbuncle, and I think the field was also meant to be some sort of barrier. It felt far less effective than he probably intended it to be, in that fight.

[uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweugwemu]

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PLD actually has 1v1 tourney quest at level 70. No help just 1v1, 3 matches for 'Ul Cup Champion' title (Level 70 PLD title), againsts guildmate, an Ishgardian knight and a master swordsman.
Quests wise, I agree smn and sch are fun going back to dungeons with NPCs, but it feels like unsynced tbh.