Boost to DEF upon substituting / Boost to ATK upon using Phalanx II
Recommended Extended Mastery Bonuses
Attack, HP, Defence
Recommended Subskills
Miserable Mist/Arrow Rain III: AoE Attack Down for further survivability.
Double Trouble III: With a Spear equipped, you can use this to give the entire party DA/TA up.
Clear All/Dispel: As needed.
Skills[]
Icon
Skill Name
Effect
C/D
Dur
LVL
Notes
Phalanx II
Reduces damage received by 70% for the party, affects all players in Multi-Battles
5T
1T
1
-
Overdrive Surge III
Deals 5x damage to an enemy in Overdrive (Deals 2x damage if the enemy is not in Overdrive)
6T
-
5
Subskill
Substitute
Takes single-target attacks for party members
6T
1T
15
Subskill
Extended Mastery Skills
Icon
Skill Name
Effect
C/D
Dur
Notes
Reflection
Reflects some of the damage received for one time
6T
1T
-
Testudo
Increases Holy Saber's DEF (Can be stacked)
2T
5T
-
-
-
-
Assessment[]
The opposite of relentless Weapon Masters, Holy Sabers concentrate on protecting their allies. Phalanx II is great for surviving bosses' special attacks, and thanks to Aegis Boon, Holy Sabers can dish out some really impressive damage with Drive Burst III. Cover only works for single-target attacks (including special attacks), and again due to Aegis Boon, Holy Sabers receive 50% less damage when using Cover. It is possible to stack Damage Reduction buffs so that the party becomes literally invincible (attacks will be shown simply as "Miss"), but bear in mind that different abilities stack differently. Reflection is rather useless and Testudo isn't much better. So save the ZPs and leave the EX Ability slot for something more useful like Rage III. Overall, Holy Saber is a somewhat situational job that can work well against some bosses, but it isn't exactly a job which many would rush to get.
