Final Fantasy Tactics support abilities range from skills that allow your characters to equip weapons and powers from other job classes to bonuses that improve their accuracy, shorten their charge times, and halve the required MP for spells. There’s a lot of abilities to choose from, and most of the time you will find yourself flipping coins to decide among the more helpful ones!

The Final Fantasy Tactics support abilities you will find on this page are broken down into their names, descriptions, JP costs, job requirements, and ratings. You can also find a downloadable icon beside each ability name.

Ability Name	Description	JP	Job	Rating
Equip Axe	Allows the character to equip an Axe, regardless of Job Classes.	170	Squire
Monster Skill	The character can target friendly monsters within a range of three panels, helping them acquire new abilities. If you’re fond of using monsters in battle, this skill is very helpful.	200	Squire
Defend	Character defends and prepares for an attack. Activated by choosing the command Defend on the Action menu.	50	Squire
Gained JP Up	Increases the amount of JP earned in battle. A must-have for the beginning and middle stages of a character’s development!	250	Squire
Throw Item	Makes a character able to throw items over an extended range, even if he or she’s not a Chemist.	350	Chemist
Maintenance	Makes equipped items immune to break techniques. Another must-have, especially when the character possesses powerful and/or rare items.	250	Chemist
Equip Change	Allows the character to change equipment, even in battle. Activated by selecting the action command Equip Change.	0	Chemist
Equip Armor	Allows the character to equip heavy armor, regardless of Job Class. Excellent if you’re fond of magic users or warriors, such as the Monk and Ninja, who can’t wear armor.	500	Knight
Equip Shield	Allows the character to equip a shield, regardless of Job Class.	250	Knight
Equip Sword	Allows the character to equip a sword, regardless of Job Class. Great for characters, such as Agrias and Orlandu, when training in a Job Class that doesn’t allow them to equip a sword and use their special sword skills.	400	Knight
Equip Crossbow	Allows the character to equip a Crossbow, regardless of job.	350	Archer
Concentrate	Makes the enemy unable to evade the character’s attacks. If the enemy is within a targeted panel, the attack is sure to succeed. A must-have for all Job Classes!	400	Archer
Martial Arts	Character gains the bare-handed fighting strength of a Monk, regardless of Job Class.	200	Monk
Magic Defend Up	Lessens damage caused by enemy magic attacks.	400	Priest
Magic Attack Up	Increases the damage a character’s magic attacks will inflict.	400	Wizard
Short Charge	Increases a character’s CT speed, halving the time it takes him or her to cast spells, and so on. A must-have for the magically inclined.	800	Time Mage
Half of MP	Halves the MP used when casting a spell. Especially useful for the characters who cast a lot of expensive magic spells.	900	Summoner
Secret Hunt	This ability allows you to “poach” the pells of monsters you’ve killed. Once poached, you can take them to fur shops where they’ll be made into items This is the only way to procure some of the game’s rarer items, such as perfume and ribbons.	200	Thief
Equip Gun	Allows the character to equip a gun regardless of Job Class. Useful, especially once you’ve picked up one of the most powerful spell guns.	750	Mediator
Train	When an enemy reaches terminal status, the character can persuade it to become an ally.	450	Mediator
Monster Talk	Allows a character to speak with monsters, even if he or she’s not a Mediator.	100	Mediator
Defense Up	Lessens damage incurred from physical attacks by half.	400	Oracle
Attack Up	Increases damage a character’s physical attacks cause.	400	Geomancer
Equip Spear	Allows the character to equip a spear regardless of job.	400	Lancer
Equip Knife	Allows the character to equip a knife, regardless of job.	400	Samurai
Two Hands	Allows the character to hold his/her weapon with both hands, increasing its attack power.	900	Samurai
Two Swords	The character can use a weapon in each hand, even if he/she’s not a Ninja. Double attacks increase the amount of damage possible. Definitely a must-have!	900	Ninja
Gained Exp Up	Increases the Experience Points a character earns, by 1.5. This is good for increasing the character’s experience levels.	350	Calculator