yea the class specific stuff has always had the chance to be recovered, non class stuff like bomb arms, fire pots, smoothed stones, or the rare to come by exorcism bean will not (at least in my experience). Ranged items are handy to have on hand. Mileage will vary depending on the rank of the mob your facing of course. but hey they don't get in the way of auto attack the timer is really low and they can do some decent damage not to mention the nuggets of tp generated are wonderful.

and if you are in a situation where you cant exactly get on top of the mob ferocity and raging strikes will give them a nice bit of extra sting.