Bushi — Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age eGuide

Potential Core Nodes

1330 HP	—
Swiftness x3	—
Battle Lore x6	—
Magick Lore x12	—
Remedy Lore 1	Remedies remove Sleep, Sap, Immobilize, and Disable.
Remedy Lore 2	Remedies remove Petrify, Confuse, and Oil.
Headsman	Recover MP when dealing fatal damage to a Foe in the amount of Foe level divided by 4.
Inquisitor	Restores MP when dealing Physical damage. (See Damage to MP chart)
Last Stand	Halves Physical damage recieved when in Critical status
Martyr	Restores MP upon being damaged. (See Damage to MP chart)
Serenity	Increases magick damage dealt by 1.2x and magick healing done by 1.5x when HP is full. Increases chance of landing status effects.
Spellbound	Beneficial statuses last 50% longer
Spellbreaker	Doubles magick damage, increases healing by 1.5x and increases chance of landing status effects when in Critical status
Katana 1	Kotetsu, Osafune
Katana 2	Kogarasumaru, Magoroku
Katana 3	Murasame, Kiku-ichimonji
Katana 4	Yakei, Ame-no-Murakumo
Katana 5	Muramasa
Masamune	Masamune
Kumbha	Kumbha
Mystic Armor 1	Cotton Cap, Cotton Shirt, Magick Curch, Light Woven Shirt
Mystic Armor 2	Pointy Hat, Silken Shirt, Topkapi Hat, Kilimweave Shirt
Mystic Armor 3	Calot Hat, Shepherd’s Bolero, Wizard’s Hat, Wizard’s Robes
Mystic Armor 4	Lambent Hat, Chanter’s Djellaba, Feathered Cap, Traveler’s Vestment
Mystic Armor 5	Mage’s Hat, Mage’s Habit, Lamia’s Tiara, Enchanter’s Habit
Mystic Armor 6	Sorcerer’s Hat, Sorcerer’s Habit, Black Cowl, Black Garb
Mystic Armor 7	Astrakhan Hat, Carmagnole, Gaia Hat, Maduin Gear
Mystic Armor 8	Hypnocrown, Jade Gown, Gold Hairpin, Gaia Gear
Mystic Armor 9	Celebrant’s Miter, Cleric’s Robes
Mystic Armor 10	Black Mask, Black Robes
Mystic Armor 11	White Mask, White Robes
Mystic Armor 12	Golden Skullcap, Glimmering Robes
Mystic Armor 13	Circlet, Lordly Robes
Genji Armor	Genji Shield, Genji Armor, Genji Helm, Genji Gloves
1000 Needles	Deals 1000 damage to a Foe.
Bonecrusher	Reduces one Foe’s HP to 0. Deals between 0% to 99% damage to the user, and KOs the user if it misses.
Gil Toss	Expends gil to do damage at a 1 to 1 ratio. This can be very strong and very expensive.
Infuse	Expends all remaining MP to set HP to 10x spent MP.
Shades of Black	Randomly casts a Black Magick without consuming MP or needing to have the license
Sight Unseeing	Requires user to be Blind to take effect. Takes a Foe to extremely low HP. Many enemies are immune.

missable Nodes

350 HP	Locked	Quickening	—
390 HP	Locked	Quickening	—
435 HP	Locked	Quickening	—
Battle Lore (50C)	Locked	Quickening	—
Battle Lore (50D)	Locked	Quickening	—
500 HP	Locked	Esper	—
Magick Lore (100A)	Locked	Esper	—
Magick Lore (100C)	Locked	Esper	—
Shield Block (25)	Locked	Esper	—
Brawler	Locked	Esper	Increases attack when unarmed. Scales with Strength and Level
Blood Sword	Locked	Esper	Blood Sword
Karkata	Locked	Esper	Karkata
Heavy Armor 9	Locked	Esper	Giant’s Helmet, Carabineer Mail
Heavy Armor 10	Locked	Esper	Dragon Helm, Dragon Mail
Heavy Armor 11	Locked	Esper	Magepower Shishak, Maximillian
Libra	Locked	Esper	Puts Libra status on the user. Shows Foe's HP, statuses, and level as well as reveals traps. Generally very useful.
Souleater	Locked	Esper	Deals damage to one Foe, costs 20% of user’s Max HP.
Stamp	Locked	Esper	Copies all of the user’s status ailments onto one Foe.

Sign	Role	Weapon	Armor
Aquarius	Melee Damage	Katana	Mystic

Bushi cut hard and cut often. The masters of the combo-heavy Katana, Bushi wear Mystic Armor to further boost the power of Katana, which use both Strength and Magick Power to do damage. With all three Swiftnesses and no magick at all, Bushi is a single-minded buzzsaw of a Job. With their Genji Armor and Kumbha Licenses, Bushi have the chance to wield this unique one-handed weapon in late game and up their survivability with a Genji Shield. They have a range of damaging technicks, such as the powerful but costly Gil Toss, and Shades of Black to utilize all that Magick Power they have.

With a fairly tame set of Esper Locks, Bushi can slide nicely alongside any Job that could use Mystic Armor and some Magick Lores. Their three Swiftnesses can take up a lot of slack for a slower Job. A Knight or a Monk could gain a lot of passive power on their Esper-Locked healing by stocking up on the Magick Lores, while hitting much faster than normal. Bushi is, in its simplicity, a very versatile Job to put in many combinations.

Ashe and Vaan, with their high Strength and Magick Power, are hard to say no to for Bushi. Either would get a huge boost from their high total between those two stats. If the main plan is to use Mystic Armor and swing a Katana, characters with lower Magick Power may be a better play.