Your Battle Team

**Dart** · 02-23-2011 01:45 PM

I will be purchasing this game via Playstation Store today. Can't wait to play again, so I was wondering what characters you guys consider "the best" party to use. My lineup is

Zidane, Garnet, Freya

I only use 3 characters, having 4 alive is really only frosting on the cake, making the game much too easy in my opinion. What are your thoughts on the best lineup, and why?

**fal'Cie** · 02-23-2011 02:01 PM

Zidane, Steiner, Vivi

No idea why, I guess I just got accustomed to it since you meet them fairly early into the game.

**Kraid** · 02-23-2011 05:23 PM

There isn't really a 'best party' considering that throughout the game, different characters are useful at different points.

Freya is ALWAYS better than Steiner because she lends herself to more support. However Steiner has an easier time doing more damage and easier to do 9999 damage with as opposed to Freya who has to grind to get 9999 damage.

Eiko and Dagger same reasoning for White Magic. Summons are really useful in some areas of the game and Dagger has the better summons. For Support however, Eiko is a little better. But honestly, the summons Dagger has are FAR more useful than the ones Eiko has, so Dagger is better for damage and for offensive purposes than Eiko is who has to equip so much gear just to boost her Holy Elemental Attack to make her viable. Later game I prefer Eiko, but in the story I prefer Dagger.

Everyone else is basically the same. The 'best' party I can think off right off the bat are a combination off any character. The only character that has a hard time doing a lot of damage at once is Vivi. But against Single Enemies + Auto Reflect set up, he's a beast (Since he can also hit 9999 damage really easy.)

So honestly my party is... whoever at the time needs levelling. Because quite honestly, everyone is good and useful in FFIX. The least useful is probably Vivi, but he still has his uses.

**Khell** · 02-23-2011 06:06 PM

I usually have Freya for the support that Kraid mentioned, Dagger for healing and damage when I don't need healing, and Amarant for throwing things. His Flair abilities are pretty useful as well, when they're needed.

**Kraid** · 02-23-2011 06:43 PM

Amarant's Flairs are amazing. Aura, Chakra and No Mercy are so awesome it is just awesome.

**Avasaiel** · 02-23-2011 09:41 PM

My favorite setup was Zidane (steals occasionally-useful things, plus his attack is decent), Freya (decent physical fighter, also use her for mana regen purposes, and a secondary healer if need be with Reis' Wind), Vivi (Black Mage, with pwnerific spells; I usually get him to learn Flare and then spam the hell out of it after I get the ability that halves the MP cost XD), and Eiko (sure she annoys me as a character, but she has the incredibly handy Phoenix, and I think she also eventually learns Holy. Plus, of course, she's the main healer and I like her Double White Magic Trance mode; lets me heal and then cast Holy in the same turn XD).

**Aevitas** · 02-23-2011 10:48 PM

I think my main team was like this:

Zidane: Good damage, steals tons of goodies that cumulatively would save you a lot of gil.
Freya: Decent damage dealer (especially after you level up Dragon's Crest), plus she can do some limited white magic like regen and MP restoration, and Jump has saved her neck many times.
Eiko: Phoenix summon, Double White magic trance, and random "Mog saves the day" moments, specifically with Ozma.
Amarant: His Flairs are crazy useful, giving some handy heals/buffs like Aura and Chakra, and also serves as an emergency resser if Eiko by some chance dies. Plus he deals decent damage too.

**No78** · 02-23-2011 11:58 PM

I used Amarant Freya and Quina.

Reis's Wind, Chakra, White Wind, Angel Snack, Auto Life, No Mercy and Thievery are all the moves you'll ever need ever!!!

Beat Ozma 'n' all with that team.

**DKDiamantes** · 02-24-2011 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by Aevitas

I think my main team was like this:

Zidane: Good damage, steals tons of goodies that cumulatively would save you a lot of gil.
Freya: Decent damage dealer (especially after you level up Dragon's Crest), plus she can do some limited white magic like regen and MP restoration, and Jump has saved her neck many times.
Eiko: Phoenix summon, Double White magic trance, and random "Mog saves the day" moments, specifically with Ozma.
Amarant: His Flairs are crazy useful, giving some handy heals/buffs like Aura and Chakra, and also serves as an emergency resser if Eiko by some chance dies. Plus he deals decent damage too.

I'm going to have to try this team next time I get into FF9, which is a lot, even now.

I always just used the standard Zidane, Garnet, Steiner and Vivi. I liked Garnet's summons more than Eiko. I always tell myself I'm going to use Freya instead of Steiner but once Steiner and Vivi start getting the higher level Sword Magic...I just crumble and feel like I have to use them.

**Dart** · 02-24-2011 04:29 PM

Hmm so the most of you could agree that Amarant is a worthy party member? Usually I stick with either Steiner or Freya to do the bulk of the physical damage.