Shikari — Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age eGuide

Potential Core Nodes

2100 HP	—
Swiftness x3	—
Battle Lore x6	—
Magick Lore x5	—
Shield Block x2	—
Potion Lore 1	—
Potion Lore 2	—
Potion Lore 3	—
Remedy Lore 1	Remedies remove Sleep, Sap, Immobilize, and Disable.
Remedy Lore 2	Remedies remove Petrify, Confuse, and Oil.
Remedy Lore 3	Remedies remove Stop, Doom, and Disease.
Adrenaline	Doubles Physical damage dealt while in Critical status
Brawler	Increases attack when unarmed. Scales with Strength and Level
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
Daggers 1	Dagger
Daggers 2	Mage Masher, Assassin’s Dagger
Daggers 3	Chopper, Main Gauche
Daggers 4	Gladius, Avenger
Daggers 5	Orichalcum Dirk, Platinum Dagger
Daggers 6	Zwill Crossblade
Shikari Nagasa & Mina	Shikari Nagasa, Mina
Light Armor 1	Leather Cap, Leather Clothing
Light Armor 2	Headgear, Chromed Leathers, Headguard, Leather Breastplate
Light Armor 3	Leather Headgear, Bronze Chestplate, Horned Hat, Ringmail
Light Armor 4	Balaclava, Windbreaker, Soldier’s Cap, Heavy Coat
Light Armor 5	Green Beret, Survival Vest, Red Cap, Brigandine
Light Armor 6	Headband, Jujitsu Gi, Pirate Hat, Viking Coat
Light Armor 7	Goggle Mask, Metal Jerkin, Adamant Hat, Adamant Vest
Light Armor 8	Officer’s Hat, Barrel Coat, Chakra Band, Power Vest
Light Armor 9	Thief’s Cap, Ninja Gear, Gigas Hat, Gigas Chestplate
Light Armor 10	Chaperon, Minerva Bustier
Light Armor 11	Crown of Laurels, Rubber Suit
Light Armor 12	Renewing Morion, Mirage Vest
Light Armor 13	Dueling Mask, Brave Suit
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
1000 Needles	Deals 1000 damage to a Foe.
First Aid	Restores HP to an ally in Critical condition. Not recommended.
Libra	Puts Libra status on the user. Shows Foe's HP, statuses, and level as well as reveals traps. Generally very useful.
Revive	Fullly restores HP of one KO’d character, consumes all of user’s HP.
Telekinesis	Hits distant and/or flying enemies without needing to equip a ranged weapon.
Traveler	Does area damage based on how many steps taken since the last use of Traveler (if any). Rolls over at 1000 steps. Not recommended.

missable Nodes

Ninja Swords 1	Locked	Quickening	Ashura, Kagenui, Sakuera-saezuri, Orochi
Ninja Swords 2	Locked	Quickening	Iga Blade
Ninja Swords 3	Locked	Quickening	Koga Blade
Yagyu Darkblade & Mesa	Locked	Quickening	Yagyu Darkblade, Mesa
435 HP	Locked	Esper	—
Phoenix Lore (30)	Locked	Esper	—
Phoenix Lore (50)	Locked	Esper	—
Guns 5	Locked	Esper	Spica, Antares
Guns 6	Locked	Esper	Arcturus, Fomalhaut
White Magick 12	Locked	Esper	Protectga, Shellga
Bonecrusher	Locked	Esper	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	Locked	Esper	Expends gil to do damage at a 1 to 1 ratio. This can be very strong and very expensive.
Shades of Black	Locked	Esper	Randomly casts a Black Magick without consuming MP or needing to have the license
Stamp	Locked	Esper	Copies all of the user’s status ailments onto one Foe.

Sign	Role	Weapon	Armor
Pisces	Melee/Tank	Daggers, Ninja Swords	Light, Shields

The Shikari is a valuable Job, able to deal some damage and evade hit after hit. Daggers, especially the Main Gauche, combined with their two Shield Blocks make them effective evasion tanks while their three Swiftness Licenses help their damage output. They can also dig into their Quickenings to gain access to Ninja Swords, which are powerful weapons in certain situations. They have a number of technicks and Item Lores available, adding a couple extra tricks to their repertoire.

Make no mistake, the power of the Shikari lies mostly in their Daggers. Any Job with access to high level shields increases their ability to tank effectively, and the synergy with the Red Battlemage Job makes this a great go-to combo. Uhlan also works well with this Job, since it benefits from Swiftness and Shikari can use the Heavy Armor to tank and the Battle Lore for damage. Shikari is a great second Job and has some very valuable weapons, so make sure you fit this Job into your lineup. Because of their low Lock demands, that place shouldn’t be hard to find.

The Shikari Job, on its own, has very little to offer in terms of damage output. This Job doesn’t have the safety nets of Heavy Armor and Battle Lores, so speed must be relied upon. Vaan makes the best Shikari because he excels at both of qualities, and Balthier holds his own as well. When combining with powerful Jobs that requirement lessens significantly, meaning that the Shikari is able to fit nicely for most characters.