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

[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.

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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.

[SendohJin]

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.

exactly, those are average joes, not other quests where they have to fight ancient demons and demi-gods. if you put that master swordsman from the PLD quest in the Black Mage quest in the WoL's place the world would have most likely ended.

actually looking back i overrated the opponent in the NIN quest a bit as well, he's also not that special.

the BLM quest has the highest stakes but it can be argued that the BLM quest has the strongest helper.
the RDM and SMN quests can be argued that what you're fighting are weakened versions of their true selves but their true versions are the most powerful beings any of the job quests i've seen are faced with. AST too but you have a metric crapload of help in the AST quest.