builds reference text

				FFVI: Brave New World (& mods thereof)
					Quick Reference Sheet for Builds

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TERRA
	Sage
		WoB:	5 Maduin, 5 Carbunkl
				(+5 Magic, +125 MP, +10 Stamina)

		WoR:	15 Maduin, 5 Carbunkl
				(+15 Magic, +125 MP, +20 Stamina)
		---
		Thematic build, though non-optimal. Build magic and MP.
		Biggest practical use is stronger Ultima in endgame
		Has MP for elementals, heals, & summons in mid/late game
		Alternate MP espers are Phoenix, or even Ragnarok
		Alternate idea is no MP, just pure Maduin

	Magitek Knight
		WoB:	5 Bismark, 5 Unicorn
				(+10 Vigor, +150 HP, +5 Stamina)

		WoR:	15 Bismark, 5 {Unicorn or Phoenix}
				(+30 Vigor, +150 HP, +5 Stamina)
		---
		Fighter Terra. Kill stuff with magic swords.
		Outclassed by stam Terra though.
		Use elemental blades for WoB, auto-crit for WoR.
		Boomerang & Scimitars provide dual-wield options
		Morph for glass cannon. Use Image & elemental immunities
		Can stack Morph, dual-wield, Berserk for ultimate damage
		Can run cover/counter strats, even with lower stamina
		Can grab more HP if desired, or even go full vigor

	Goddess
		WoB:	10 Unicorn
				(+300 HP, +10 Stamina)

		WoR:	10 Unicorn, 10 Tritoch
				(+300 HP, +30 Stamina)
		---
		Game's best build. Use this build if you're power-gaming
		WoB, Bulky healer with good magic & summons
		WoR, does almost everything well.
		Elemental destruction goddess for boss killing
		Can use Atma & Morph for fighting or cover/counter
		Or continue being great bulky healer.
		Has BIG regen ticks when Morphed.
		Can grab pure Unicorn (HP) if desired
		Can grab some Carbunkl levels if desired

CELES
	Magitek Knight
		WoB:	5 Seraph, 5 {Ramuh or Phantom}
				(+150 HP, +75 MP, {+10 Vigor or +5 Vigor/Stamina})

		WoR:	8 {Seraph or Crusader}, 12 {Ramuh or Phantom}
				({+480 HP or +240 HP / +120 MP}, {+24 Vigor or +12 Vigor/Stamina})
		---
		Bulky fighter and red mage.
		Many sub-build options, but rather modest in overall power
		Use mix of Fight, cover/counter, and Magic/Runic.
		Cover/Counter is strongest use, and very thematic
		In magitek factory, Morning Star + Scimitar is strong
		Use elemental blades mid-game.
		Switch to auto-crit after Daryl's
		Don't forget her support options!
		Adjust exact ratio of given espers as you please
		Alternate idea is pure Seraph Celes. Good for support magic too
		Or even risk it with a pure Phantom cover/counter tank in heavy armor

	Team Momma
		WoB:	5 Seraph, 5 Siren
				(+150 HP, +75 MP, +5 magic, +5 speed)

		WoR:	8 {Seraph or Crusader}, 12 {Siren or Alexander}
				({+480 HP or +240 HP / +120 MP}, {+12 Magic or +12 Stamina}, +12 Speed)
		---
		Bulky support Celes, and she's excellent at the job.
		Excellent healer all game.
		Good elemental magic too, especially in late WoB.
		Can still use Illumina fairly well.
		Siren is preferable for Cure 2 and elemental damage.
		Alexander preferable for more tankiness.
		Adjust exact ratio of given espers as you please.
		Can even go extreme; pure tankiness (Seraph), or pure speed (Siren/Alex)

	Sage
		WoB:	5 Seraph, 5 Shiva
				(+150 HP, +75 MP, +10 Magic)

		WoR:	8 {Seraph or Alex}, 12 Shiva
				(+480 HP or +240 HP / +120 MP, +24 Magic)
		---
		Maximize numbers with Holy, Merton, elementals, and Cure 2.
		Otherwise similar to support Celes build.
		Can get 3 Flameguards for Merton set-up. Use Gau/Gogo for 4th
		Adjust exact ratio of given espers as you please.

LOCKE
	Fighter
		WoB:	5 Ramuh, 5 Kirin
				(+10 Vigor, +150 HP, +5 stamina)

		WoR:	12 Ramuh, 8 Phoenix
				(+24 Vigor, +240 HP, +120 MP)
		---
		Stabbity stab Locke. He's fun. Locke can stack high evade
		Elementals swords mid-game, Valiance late-game.
		Boomerang, scimitars, and daggers provide dual-wield options.
		Phoenix esper preferred over Kirin for that MP
		Can go more Ramuh, but remember: Locke likes his MP

	Thief:
		WoB:	5 Ifrit, 5 Kirin
				(+10 Speed, +150 HP, +5 stamina)

		WoR:	15 Ifrit, 5 Phoenix
				(+30 Speed, +150 HP, +75 MP)
		---
		Don't use this unless you're challenging yourself.
		Speed Locke is fast, but he really needs more MP.
		("That's treasure hunter!")

	X-Mage
		WoB:	n/a

		WoR:	15 Phoenix, 5 Ifrit
				(+450 HP, +225 MP, +5 Speed)
		---
		"Game's best healer". Has X-Life2.
		Also has X-Fire3 for murdering WoR bosses.
		X-Cure/Life is best used for doubling up on lower level magics
		Find that Lazy Shell to give Locke some good armor
		Can go pure Phoenix if you want.

	Paladin
		WoB:	10 Kirin
				(+300 HP, +10 stamina)

		WoR:	15 Kirin, 5 Phoenix
				(+600 HP, +15 stamina, +75 MP)
		---
		He defends everyone, not just the ladies.
		Superb tank for WoB.
		For WoR, can run Cover and/or play with Atma + Valiance.
		Shines better in the WoB though.
		Can go pure Kirin, but Locke likes his MP

EDGAR
	Dragoon
		WoB:	10 Golem
				(+10 Vigor, +200 HP)

		WoR:	10 Golem, 10 Palidor
				(+20 Vigor, +200 HP, +10 Speed)
		---
		He jump like Super Mario.
		He jump with spear. He jump with elemental sword.
		Oh, and there's Drill and Chainsaw too.
		Use Tools early on. Dragoon comes into its own after magitek.
		Spears' HP boost gives him more HP than the build suggests
		Don't forget your support! Nirvana Band's boost goes a LONG way.
		Golem's great too!
		Can go pure Palidor if desired.

	Engineer
		WoB:	5 Siren, 5 Unicorn
				(+150 HP, +5 speed, +5 magic, +5 stamina)

		WoR:	15 Siren, 5 Unicorn
				(+150 HP, +15 speed, +15 magic, +5 stamina)
		---
		Healer Edgar, boasting a free revive and an MP restore.
		Can make decent use of Cure 2 as well.
		Use for either revive spam, or to feed some mana hungry builds.
		Build-defining tools don't come until WoR;
		so mostly just does Edgar stuff in WoB.
		Adjust exact amount of esper levels as you please.

	Red Mage
		WoB:	5 Golem, 5 Siren
				(+100 HP, +5 Vigor, +5 Speed, +5 Magic)

		WoR:	10 {Golem or Palidor}, 10 Siren
				(+10 Vigor, +10 Speed, +10 Magic, {+200 HP or another +10 Speed})
		---
		Hybrid vig/mag build. Some like it, some hate it.
		Palidor gives the build a speed focus. Equip spears for HP boost.
		Or embrace full hybridness with Golem.

	Sentinel
		WoB:	10 Unicorn
				(+300 HP, +10 Stamina)

		WoR:	20 Unicorn
				(+600 HP, +20 Stamina)
		---
		lul, stam Edgar. Mostly a lulz.
		Has some utility with Blood Sword + Falchion cover/counter.
		And some big Golem HP.

SABIN
	Martial Artist
		WoB:	10 Golem
				(+200 HP, +10 Vigor)

		WoR:	20 Golem
				(+400 HP, +20 Vigor)
		---
		He can Suplex everything now. Master Duncan is proud.
		For WoB, Blitz is all you need. Er, well, Golem's great too.
		For WoR, learn to use elemental claws. Berserk pairs well with them.
		Falls off by endgame. Functional, but no longer carries the team.
		If desired, can sacrifice a few Golem levels for Terrato instead.

	Monk
		WoB:	10 Stray
				(+20 Stamina)

		WoR:	15 Stray, 5 Terrato
				(+30 Stamina, +300 HP)
		---
		Mana healing build. Use this to maximize the Chakra blitz.
		Big regen ticks and Mantra have good synergy too.
		Plays like vigor build in WoB. Aurabolt's decent in WoR.
		Don't forget that you still have Golem!
		Adjust exact ratio of esper levels as desired.

	Red Belt
		WoB:	8 Golem, 2 Stray
				(+160 HP, +8 Vigor, +4 Stamina)

		WoR:	8 Golem, 8 Stray, 4 Terrato
				(+400 HP, +8 Vigor, +16 Stamina)
		---
		Hybrid vig/stam build.
		Build vigor first. Sabin's stamina Blitzes come later.
		Going without Terrato is risky. Sabin needs HP.
		Use only if you want to boost both Chakra & physical damage.

	Meat Mountain
		WoB:	n/a

		WoR:	20 Terrato
				(+1200 HP)
		---
		So I hear you like having 3000+ HP?
		Best lategame build?

CYAN
	Samurai
		WoB:	10 Bismark
				(+20 Vigor)

		WoR:	15 Bismark, 5 Crusader
				(+30 Vigor, +300 HP)
		---
		Premier slice and dice build.
		Hit hard with Bushido. Has nice counter-attacks too.
		Suffers from low mid-game HP. Maybe best to take a few more Crusaders?
		Also, hard-walled by high p.def foes.

	Wind Kami
		WoB:	10 Kirin
				(+300 HP, +10 Stamina)

		WoR:	20 Kirin
				(+600 HP, +20 Stamina)
		---
		Easy mode BNW. Can hard carry the mid-game.
		Face-tank everything and Empowerer right back up.
		Do big AoE damage with cover + counter + wind katanas.
		Dragon's also nice in the mid-game.
		Regen's nice too, I suppose.
		Tbh, it's better than Samurai build.

SHADOW
	Shadow:
		WoB:	10 Phantom
				(+10 Vigor, +10 Stamina)

		WoR:	10 Phantom, 10 Fenrir
				(+20 Speed, +10 Vigor, +10 Stamina)
		---
		Not really a big difference between his builds.

	Tiger:
		WoB:	10 Phantom
				(+10 Vigor, +10 Stamina)

		WoR:	20 Phantom
				(+20 Vigor, +20 Stamina)
		---
		Emphasizes his physical damage with Throw and counter-attacks.

	Lotus:
		WoB:	n/a

		WoR:	20 Fenrir
				(+40 Speed)
		---
		Emphasize raw speed, for utility and magic scrolls.

SETZER
	Healer
		WoB:	10 Seraph
				(+300 HP, +150 MP)

		WoR:	10 Seraph, 10 Shoat
				(+300 HP, +150 MP, +20 Magic)
		---
		Healer build. Bulk up in the WoB, then boost your Cures and Slots.
		Slots do big damage mid-game. More minor lategame.
		But hey, you still got a bigger Go Fish.
		Otherwise, does Setzer things: Rerise, X-Fight, Shoat summon, etc.
		X-fight with daggers can do nice damage mid-WoR.
		Use with Fixed Dice in Kefka's Tower.
		A pure Seraph set-up is affectionately known as "The Bank"

	$$$
		WoB:	10 Seraph
				(+300 HP, +150 MP)

		WoR:	10 Seraph, 10 Starlet
				(+300 HP, +150 MP, +20 Stamina)
		---
		GP Toss build. Main boast is strong, consistent damage.
		Also has a stronger RegenX, which is nice.
		Bit of a late-bloomer though.
		Can go for pure Starlet if desired.
GAU
	Berserker
		WoB:	n/a

		WoR:	20 Fenrir
				(+40 Speed)
		---
		Thou! Thou Thou!!
		It's Gau. Love him or hate him.
		Speed build goes all in with Gau being Gau.

	Gau's Too Complicated
		WoB:	10 Stray
				(+20 Stamina)

		WoR:	20 Stray
				(+40 Stamina)
		---
		Simplified Gau.
		Stamina's defensive perks sorta cover for Rage's defensive perks.
		Has a handful of multi-purpose stamina-damage Rages.
		And even the coveted Harvester.
		Use this if you want to play an easier-to-understand Gau.

MOG
	Dancer
		WoB:	10 Maduin
				(+10 Magic, +10 Stamina)

		WoR:	15 Maduin, 5 Terrato
				(+15 Magic, +15 Stamina, +300 HP)
		---
		Premier Dance set-up.
		Blow things up with water and earth elements,
		while dancing the coveted Harvester with forest.
		And you still even got Shoat summon! And rods!
		Exceptionally strong in the mid-game.
		Struggles in lategame. Earth Blues is still nice though.
		Don't forget to equip the Moogle Charm!
		Has very minor utility with Sage Stone.

	X-Mog
		WoB:	10 Shoat
				(+20 Magic)

		WoR:	15 Shoat, 5 Terrato
				(+30 Magic, +300 HP)
		---
		Natural catastrophe Mog.
		Maximize water and earth damage in mid-game.
		Switch to Sage Stone in WoR, go ham with wind and earth damage.
		Very high damage potential, but requires a lot of support,
		and X-Quake is hit-or-miss on when it works.
		Also maximizes Rod spellcasts.
		Has nice utility with X-Haste.

	Mogoon
		WoB:	n/a

		WoR:	15 Palidor, 5 Terrato
				(+300 HP, +15 Vigor, +15 Speed)
		---
		Simple and easy lategame dragoon.
		Equip Moogle Charm and Dragoon Seal, and go Jump.
		Or use a Rod like a beatstick! It actually works quite well!
		Don't forget Mog's other skills! High speed helps there as well.

	The Great Wall of Mog
		WoB:	n/a

		WoR:	20 Terrato
				(+1200 HP)
		---
		So I hear you like having 3000+ HP?
		Best lategame build?

STRAGO
	Black Mage
		WoB:	5 Zoneseek, 5 Shiva
				(+15 Magic, +100 MP)

		WoR:	10 Zoneseek, 10 Shiva
				(+30 Magic, +200 MP)
		---
		Blow things up with magic build.
		Use elementals and AoEs mid-game. Rod (counter)attacking is good too.
		Blow things up with X-Dark in lategame.
		Snag Sage Stone asap.
		Use Raid and X-Osmose to keep your MP tank full.
		Don't forget your support! Refract, Holy Wind, Shield, Shell, etc.
		Even attack Strago can spend a lot of time running support.
		Elemental gear and high mg.def can let Strago laugh off magic.
		Adjust exact ratio of esper levels as desired.
		Pure Shiva is an option.

	Blue Mage
		WoB:	n/a

		WoR:	15 Odin, 5 Carbunkl
				(+35 Stamina, +125 MP)
		---
		Overkill stamina Strago.
		With so much good support, Strago can be run as pure support.
		So might as well build defense if not using his offense.
		Also has fart rod if you want to be cute with your damage.

RELM
	Little Ms Overkill
		WoB:	10 Zoneseek
				(+10 Magic, +200 MP)

		WoR:	15 Zoneseek, 5 Ifrit
				(+15 Magic, +300 MP, +5 Speed)
		---
		The "spam Flare and Meteor" build.
		Hit hard, has MP to support said spam, boosts Osmose.
		Has total overkill on her Cure 3 numbers too.
		Really wants a Crystal Orb though, and tends to be outclassed by Terra.
		Pure Zoneseek is an option too.

	Shadow
		WoB:	10 Ifrit
				(+20 Speed)

		WoR:	15 Ifrit, 5 Bahamut
				(+30 Speed, +200 MP)
		---
		Speedy girl Relm. Arguably her best set-up.
		Plenty of speed for timely heals and Rerise spam.
		Can launch Bahamut quickly to wipe a random (or just Warp out)
		Not bad on damage thanks to raw speed. Still wants Crystal Orb though.
		Pure Ifrit is an option too.

	Relmception
		WoB:	n/a

		WoR:	15 Starlet, 5 Bahamut
				(+30 Stamina, +200 MP)
		---
		RegenX Relm.
		Unless you kill Shadow (you monster!). Then you get stam-damage dog.
		If desired, can combo RegenX with Black Heart and Reflect strats.
		Mixing Starlet and Ifrit is an alternate build option here.

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Nowea Hard Type
	Same as BNW 2.1

Lol New World
	Everyone:
		EL cap raised to 30? Oh my!

	Terra
		Sage
			Can efficiently build mag/MP with Carbunkl.
			Not quite so sub-optimal anymore.
			Has Merton and 4 Flameguards. Have fun.
		Magitek Knight
			lulz, vig/MP esper option. So many MP espers.
			Not outclassed by stamina build
		White Mage
			Stamina +2 found in WoB.
			Doesn't invalidate other build options.
			Focused on defense and healing.
	Celes
		Magitek Knight
			Has a Vig +1 / Spd +1 esper option.
		Team Momma
			No Alexander option. Only Siren.
			Pure Seraph has more MP, less HP.
		Sage
			Merton set-up transferred to Terra.
	Locke
		Fighter
			Higher critical hit rate is fun
		Thief
			Has actual tools to not be bad anymore.
		X-Mage
			Pure Phoenix has more MP, less HP
		Paladin
			Cover shield is nice.
	Edgar
		Dragoon
			Cheaper Dragoon Seal.
		Engineer
			n/a
		Red Mage
			n/a
		Sentinel
			Has many new options. Maybe he's not a joke anymore?
	Sabin
		Martial Artist
			Scales into endgame better. Also, Meat Vest.
		Monk
			High stamina = Natural status immunities.
		Red Belt
			n/a
		Meat Mountain
			Maybe not best lategame build,
			But he's still a meat mountain.
	Cyan
		Samurai
			Better physical bushido options
		Dragon
			A tank instead of a wind kami.
	Shadow
		the
			Hedgehog
	Setzer
		The Bank
			Pure Seraph has more MP, less HP.
		Gambler
			Looks like a heavy magic build just got some sweet new weapons.
		$$$
			Trades out damage for defensive stuff.
	Gau
		Berserker
			Gau equip clubs with 2 hands! Gau so smart!
		Gau's Too Complicated
			Loses offensive rages, but solidifies stamina's defensive perks.
	Mog
		Dancer
			Has a Stamina +2 esper for pure Dance set-up.
			Major changes to Dances, including utility dances designed for lategame.
			Also has new tools for Cover + Counter fun.
		X-Mog
			Those Dance changes.
		Mogoon
			Those Dance changes.
		Dancing Mogoon
			¿Hybrid of Palidor and Stamina +2?
		The Great Wall of Mog
			Those Dance changes.
	Strago
		Dark Mage
			Has a mini-merton
		Blue Mage
			Now a Speed +1 / Stamina +1 build instead.
			Stamina-based offense removed.
	Relm
		Little Ms Overkill
			Now has Magic +2 instead of MP +40. Eat it, Terra!
		Shadow
			Half-turn brushes are fun.
		Relmception
			Don't need to kill Shadow to get Interceptor.
			Stamina boosts Interceptor's block chance instead of damage.
		Hybrids
			¿Maybe?

Bro New World
				Heart		Mind		Strength		Speed
	Terra
	Celes
	Locke
	Edgar
	Sabin
	Cyan
	Shadow
	Setzer
	Gau
	Mog
	Strago
	Relm