"A winged warrior with a light step on the battlefield. Excellent at both melee and ranged attacks"
Overview[]
The Vartan exhibits a number of obvious advantages off the bat, such as high movement, flight and is adept at both melee and ranged combat. As a flyer the Vartan can fly up high to gain an elevation advantage and shoot much farther than normal with Bows, a powerful ability indeed. This class gets two unique abilities, with 'El Colas Winds' being the more useful of the two - it grants the Vartan and nearby allies 'Air-touched' and 'Truestrike', adding extra damage and accuracy to their attacks. Sadly, at very high levels one-handed bows cease to upgrade, a concern that drives many players to resorting to crossbows for this class, or simply abandoning it completely. While this is reasonably effective, this wastes many of the Vartan's best features such as flight and flexibility. This class has as main downside that it's very slow if it moves too far. The cost in RT per square moved is 6, the single highest cost of any class. If used primarily as ranged attacker, it can stay still most of the time, and avoid the penalty.
Can be Used by: Winged Units.
How to Unlock: Rare drop from Winged Units, more commonly in Chapters 1 and 2.
Notable Characters:
- Canopus (Unique)
Equipment
- Fists
- Daggers
- Axes: 1-handed only
- Hammers
- Cudgels: Baldur and Damasc Mace only
- Bows: 1-handed only
- Crossbows
- Thrown
- Shields: Small type, including the 6 elemental shields
- Body Armour: Light type
- Other Armour: Average access
Basic Ability:
| Move | Move Type | Jump (up/down) | Base RT | Melee(empty) | Ranged (empty) |
| 5 | Fly | 32/32 | 26 | Punch | Cast Stones |
Core Stats:
| Attribute | Base Rating | Level-Up Growth | Level 50 Rating |
| HP | 281 | ||
| MP | 98 | ||
| STR | +116 | ||
| VIT | +110 | ||
| DEX | +124 | ||
| AGI | +117 | ||
| AVD | +134 | ||
| INT | +120 | ||
| MND | +117 | ||
| RES | +119 | ||
| ATK | 8 | ||
| DEF | 6 |
Skills[]
| Skill | Lvl | SP Cost | TP Cost | Notes/Use |
| Elemental Magic | 1 | 50 | MP | Missile Only |
| Fey Pact | 5 | 220 | 40 | Attempts to recruit 'Faerie' units. |
| Huapango Winds | 10 | 290 | 50 | Inflicts Stagger and Air-Averse on adjacent enemy units. Chance of success increases with rank. |
| El Colas Winds | 15 | 390 | 50 | Grants 'Truestrike' and 'Air-Touched' to self and adjacent ally units |
Abilities[]
| Skill | Lvl | Cost | Notes/Use |
| Parry | 12 | 240 | Second chance to block melee attacks |
| Deflect | 9 | 240 | Second chance to block ranged attacks |
| Overpower | 20 | 400 | Ignores a target's Parry and Deflect |
| Counterattack I-IV | 3/12/21/30 | 120/330/500/650 | Counters physical attacks at 25/50/75/100% Normal damage |
| Knockback I-IV | 2/11/20/29 | 90/310/480/630 | 25/50/75/100% chance to knock attacked target back one space |
| Strengthen I-IV | 4/15/26/37 | 120/370/560/740 | Increases ATK stat by 10/20/30/40% |
| Fortify I-IV | 6/17/28/39 | 120/370/560/740 | Increases DEF stat by 10/20/30/40% |
| Resistance I-II | 3/15 | 200/440 | Increases RES stat by 10/20% |
| Truestrike I-IV | 3/15/27/39 | 90/370/580/770 | Increases melee accuracy by 10/20/30/40% |
| Trueflight I-IV | 4/16/28/40 | 120/390/600/790 | Increases ranged accuracy by 10/20/30/40% |
| Spellstrike I-II | 8/19 | 90/350 | Increases magic accuracy by 10/20% |
| Dodge I-IV | 4/16/28/40 | 120/390/600/790 | Increases melee avoidance by 10/20/30/40% |
| Sidestep I-IV | 5/17/29/41 | 150/400/610/800 | Increases ranged avoidance by 10/20/30/40% |
| Spell Ward I-II | 9/21 | 150/400 | Increases magic avoidance by 10/20% |
| Constitution I-IV | 7/18/29/40 | 200/420/610/790 | Increases HP stat by 10/20/30/40% |
| Insight I-II | 9/21 | 170/420 | Increases MP stat by 10/20% |
| Expand Mind I-II | 13/23 | 220/420 | Increases MP restoration by 10/20% |
| Channelling I-II | 11/23 | 200/420 | Reduces MP costs by 5/10% |
| Field Alchemy I-IV | 3/8/16/24 | 50/220/370/500 | Allows use of more powerful/effective items. |
| Swiftfoot I-II | 22/42 | 460/790 | Increases Move by 1/2 |
| Wade I-II | 11/21 | 220/420 | Allows movement through water at cost of 2/1 Move while in water. |
| Trajectory | 1 | 50 | Highlights path of ranged attacks. |
Transferable[]
| Skill | Notes/Use |
| Spellstrike III | Increases magic accuracy by 30% |
| Tactician I-II | Increases TP accumulation by 20/40% |
| Reflect Magic I-II | Reflects 10/20% of damage taken by magic attacks back |
| Absorb MP I-II | Absorb 20/40% of MP spent by enemies on equipped unit |
| Treasure Hunt I-II | Improves quality of found hidden items |
| Max TP I-IV | Increases max TP by 25/50/75/100 |