Job classes offer a range of Final Fantasy Tactics reaction abilities to help defend and protect your characters in battle from enemy attacks. Although effects of these skills vary from defensive saves and counterattacks to last-minute restorative spells, they all have one thing in common: their execution is based partly on luck and partly on experience. Even though an attack is supposed to trigger them, that doesn’t mean it will all the time.

The Final Fantasy Tactics reaction abilities list below breaks down each ability by its name, description, trigger, JP cost, job class required, and rating. You can also find a downloadable icon beside each ability name.

Ability Name	Description	JP	Job	Rating
Counter Tackle	Counters a physical attack with a Dash attack’s body blow.	180	Squire
Auto Potion	When a character receives and form of HP damage, he or she uses the lowest-level potion available.	400	Chemist
Weapon Guard	Allows character to evade an attack with an equipped weapon (not always successful).	200	Knight
Speed Save	When a character takes HP damage, it raises his or her Speed by 1.	800	Archer
Arrow Guard	Increases the character’s chances of evading a Bow/Crossbow attack.	450	Archer
HP Restore	Restores HP to the character when an attack brings him or her down to critical levels.	500	Monk
Counter	Character counters an enemy’s physical attack with one of his or her own.	300	Monk
Hamedo	Gives the character a chance to attack before being attacked.	1,200	Monk
Regenerator	An attack that causes HP damage. This allows the character to receive Regen status, gradually restoring his or her HP. Adds: Regen.	400	Priest
Counter Magic	The character counters with the same magic attack he or she receives.	800	Wizard
Critical Quick	The character’s AT is elevated to next position when his or her HP totals fall within critical levels.	700	Time Mage
MP Switch	Character loses MP instead of HP when attacked.	400	Time Mage
MP Restore	Like HP Restore, an attack that leaves the character in critical condition causes full restoration of MP.	400	Summoner
Caution	Receiving an enemy’s attack causes the character to take up a defensive position that halves all damage.	200	Thief
Gilgame Heart	Character receives from the enemy the same amount of Gil as HP damage incurred.	200	Thief
Catch	Character can catch and keep items thrown across the battlefield. It’s possible to pick up rare items too!	200	Thief
Finger Guard	Character plugs his or her ears to dodge Talk Skill (word based) attacks.	300	Mediator
Absorb Used MP	Restores character’s MP by the same amount the enemy used to cast its spell.	250	Oracle
Counter Flood	Character counters a physical attack by invoking the appropriate geomancy effect.	300	Geomancer
Dragon Spirit	When a character receives HP damage, that character casts the Reraise status.	560	Lancer
Meatbone Slash	When critical, allows the character to damage the target in the amount of his or her max HP.	200	Samurai
Blade Grasp	Allows the character to evade physical attacks other than Bow/Crossbow attacks.	700	Samurai
Sunken State	Character hides and becomes Invisible once he or she receives HP damage. Adds: Invisible.	900	Ninja
Abandon	Raises the character’s evade percentage, allowing him or her to dodge attacks more easily.	400	Ninja
Distribute	When the character’s HP are maxed, he or she shares any excess HP with his or her allies.	200	Calculator
Damage Split	Character shifts damage received from him- or herself to the enemy.	300	Calculator
A Save	Rasies the character’s physical attack power when attacked by the enemy.	550	Dancer
Brave Up	This raises the character’s Brave level when attacked by the enemy. However, since it’s considered to be a Dancer skill, only female warriors may use it.	500	Dancer
MA Save	Raises a character’s magic attack power when he or she takes HP damage. However, since it’s considered to be a Bard skill, only male warriors may use it.	450	Bard
Faith Up	Raises a character’s Faith level when he/she’s hit with a magical spell. This ability has its good points and bad: It raises his or her magical power, but it also makes him or her more susceptible to enemy magic.	500	Bard