Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Guide Zodiac Job System

Foebreaker

Potential Core Nodes

1710 HP	—
Swiftness	—
Battle Lore x11	—
Shield Block x3	—
Adrenaline	Doubles Physical damage dealth while in Critical status
Focus	Increases Physical damage dealt by 1.5x when HP is full
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)
Spellbound	Beneficial statuses last 50% longer
Axes & Hammers 1	Handaxe
Axes & Hammers 2	Iron Hammer, Broadaxe
Axes & Hammers 3	War Hammer, Slasher
Axes & Hammers 4	Sledgehammer, Hammerhead
Axes & Hammers 5	Francisca, Morning Star
Axes & Hammers 6	Greataxe, Golden Axe
Axes & Hammers 7	Scorpion Tail
Vrscika	Vrscika
Hand-bombs 1	Hornito
Hand-bombs 2	Fumarole, Tumulus
Hand-bombs 3	Caldera, Volcano
Makara	Makara
Heavy Armor 1	Leather Helm, Leather Armor, Bronze Helm, Bronze Armor
Heavy Armor 2	Sallet, Scale Armor, Iron Helm, Iron Armor
Heavy Armor 3	Barbut, Linen Cuirass, Winged Helm, Chainmail
Heavy Armor 4	Golden Helm, Golden Armor, Burgonet, Shielded Armor
Heavy Armor 5	Close Helmet, Demon Mail, Bone Helm, Bone Mail
Heavy Armor 6	Diamond Helm, Diamond Armor
Heavy Armor 7	Steel Mask, Mirror Mail
Heavy Armor 8	Platinum Helm, Platinum Armor
Heavy Armor 9	Giant’s Helmet, Carabineer Mail
Heavy Armor 10	Dragon Helm, Dragon Mail
Heavy Armor 11	Magepower Shishak, Maximillian
Heavy Armor 12	Grand Helm, Grand Armor
Genji Armor	Genji Shield, Genji Armor, Genji Helm, Genji Gloves
Shields 1	Leather Shield, Buckler
Shields 2	Bronze Shield, Round Shield
Shields 3	Golden Shield, Flame Shield, Ice Shield
Shields 4	Diamond Shield, Dragon Shield, Platinum Shield
Shields 5	Crystal Shield, Kaiser Shield
Shields 6	Aegis Shield, Demon Shield
Shields 7	Venetian Shield
Shell Shield	Shell Shield
Ensanguined Shield	Ensanguined Shield
Zodiac Escutcheon	Zodiac Escutcheon
Addle	Lowers the magick stat of one Foe to 50% of current. Recommended.
Expose	Lowers the Defense stat of one Foe to 90% of current. Nothing is immune. Highly recommended.
Infuse	Expends all remaining MP to set HP to 10x spent MP.
Shear	Lowers the Magick Resist stat of one Foe to 90% of current. Nothing is immune. Highly recommended.
Sight Unseeing	Requires user to be Blind to take effect. Takes a Foe to extremely low HP. Many enemies are immune.
Wither	Lowers the Strength stat of one Foe to 50% of current. Recommended.

missable Nodes

390 HP	Locked	Quickening	—
Battle Lore (100C)	Locked	Quickening	—
Swiftness (50)	Locked	Esper	—
Swiftness (80)	Locked	Esper	—
Battle Lore (70C)	Locked	Esper	—
Magick Lore (30A)	Locked	Esper	—
Magick Lore (30B)	Locked	Esper	—
Magick Lore (30C)	Locked	Esper	—
Magick Lore (30D)	Locked	Esper	—
Magick Lore (50D)	Locked	Esper	—
Horology	Locked	Esper	Deals damage based on Level and the ones digit of the game clock, 9 being the strongest and 0 the weakest.
Shades of Black	Locked	Esper	Randomly casts a Black Magick without consuming MP or needing to have the license
Traveler	Locked	Esper	Does area damage based on how many steps taken since the last use of Traveler (if any). Rolls over at 1000 steps. Not recommended.

Sign	Role	Weapon	Armor
Scorpio	Melee/Tank	Axes & Hammers, Hand-bombs	Heavy, Shields

The Foebreaker is tough, strong, and devoted to weakening enemies. With their choice of Axes, Hammers, or Hand-bombs, Foebreakers are often equipped with Shields and Heavy Armor. They get all three Shield Block licenses but only one Swiftness. This Job is focused on Battle Lore, since they have no magick whatsoever and only manage some Magick Lore by way of an Esper Lock. The “Break” in their name likely refers to their ability to weaken their enemies with the full range of Foe “break” technicks. Addle, Expose, Wither, and Shear are all mighty abilities at all stages of the game.

Foebreaker has only a few tricks, making it a fantastic complementary Job but less useful on its own. The breaks are all valuable additions to any Job which doesn’t have access to them, and the Heavy Armor and Shield proficiency can help a flimsier tank or melee class stay alive. Consider pairing this Job with another Job that has a lot to do in combat, such as White Mage or Red Battlemage, in order to let them weaken enemies in addition to their other responsibilities. Shikari also makes an interesting match, in that it allows Shikari to excel even further at taking and avoiding hits by giving this Job access to the best Shields, the most Shield Block, and heavier armor to go with their fast, high evasion options (like the Main Gauche dagger).

Given that Foebreaker has so little to do on a moment-to-moment basis, it’s likely to be more of a fill-out Job than used as a role on its own. In that case, the needs of the Job it’s paired with generally has more importance than considering the stat growth for Foebreaker.