Thief is a recurring job.
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Guild Location[]
The Thieves Guild is located in the Clockbank: Industrial District of Clockbank in the Brightlands.
Travel to Clockbank: Industrial District. Head west and down the stairs through the building archway. Enter the opening partially hidden by three crates. The Thieves Guild Master is found inside, but only at night. Speak to the Thieves Guild Master to receive a Thief License.
Additional Licenses[]
To obtain additional Thief Licenses, the following tasks must be completed:
| Task Name | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| No Honor | Hoho, allow me to test your thieving abilities. Steal the prized possession of this town's greatest thief, and I'll give you a license. | Thieves' Gem x 1 |
| Master Thief's Treasure | Hoho, are you ready for a challenge? There's a legend passed down among us thieves of something called the "Master Thief's Sapphire Stone." Get your hands on it, and I'll give you another license. | Master Thief's Sapphire Stone x 1 |
Skills[]
| Skill Name | SP | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steal | 2 | Steal an item from a single foe. | |
| Darkest Night | 7 | 
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Deal dark-based damage to a single foe. |
| HP Thief | 6 | 
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Unleash a dagger attack on a single foe 2 times, and steal HP equivalent to half of the damage dealt. |
| Surprise Attack | 12 | 
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Unleash a sword attack on a single foe. The sooner your action comes during a turn, the more potent the attack. |
| Swift Step | 4 | Raise your speed for 3/5/7/9 turns. | |
| Armor Corrosive | 4 | Reduce the physical defense of a single foe for 2/4/6/8 turns. | |
| Shackle Foe | 4 | Reduce the physical attack of a single foe for 2/4/6/8 turns. | |
| Aeber's Reckoning | 30 |
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[Divine Skill] Unleash a powerful dagger attack on all foes. The greater your speed, the more potent the attack. |
Support Skills[]
| Support Skill Name | No. of Skills Unlocked | Total JP | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incidental Attack | 4 | 130 | The equipping character has a 50% chance of attacking when using a non-damaging skill. |
| Fleetfoot | 5 | 630 | Raises the equipping character's speed by 50. |
| Ensnare | 6 | 1630 | The equipping character has a 50% chance of inflicting an attribute-reducing effect when taking physical damage. |
| Life in the Shadows | 7 | 4630 | Receive additional EXP and JP after battles at night. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.) |
Strategies[]
- Agnea Bristarni works very well with the Thief subjob—she has the highest base Speed of any character, so she can make great use of Surprise Attack and Aeber's Reckoning. She can also augment Thief skills with her Latent Power.
Other Notable Thieves[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Mooneater dagger is traditionally passed down from one master of the Thieves' Guild to the next. However, the former guild master went missing after he set out to look for treasure in a lost town, where the player can obtain the Mooneater from a local NPC.