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Final Fantasy V Guide

1992 · Job-system RPG

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GuideWhat you will find
The party stands outside a walled town on the Pixel Remaster world map.Getting startedChoose early jobs, buy spells and keep a balanced team while experimenting.
Bartz, Lenna, Galuf and Faris meet beside a chocobo in a grassy clearing.CharactersMeet Bartz, Lenna, Galuf, Faris and Krile, then assign jobs by need.
Gilgamesh confronts the party in a stone hall.Jobs & abilitiesPlan transferable abilities, build useful hybrids and understand Freelancer.
Page 64 uses Level 5 Death in the Library of the Ancients.Blue MagicLearn enemy skills correctly and find early tools plus late support spells.
The party stands outside a walled town on the Pixel Remaster world map.Weapons & missablesPlan world-transition saves, tablet rewards and optional endgame challenges.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Train toward useful abilitiesABP unlocks tools that can improve a different job.
Keep Learning equippedBlue Magic must affect a prepared learner.
Save before world changesSome earlier areas and encounters cannot be revisited.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
BartzTravelerBegins the journey with Boko and adapts to any unlocked job.
LennaPrincess of TycoonPursues the crisis affecting the crystals.
GalufAmnesiac companionHis past connects the party to a wider conflict.
FarisPirate captainBrings a ship, a crew and an important personal connection.
KrileLater central companionLinks the group to Galuf’s history and the later adventure.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Getting startedBuild four complementary jobs after the Wind Crystal →
Jobs & abilitiesCombine a job with a learned ability →
Blue MagicEquip Learning before the enemy casts →
Weapons & missablesProtect access before the worlds change →

Pictures All pictures →

The party stands outside a walled town on the Pixel Remaster world map.
The party stands outside a walled town on the Pixel Remaster world map.
Page 64 uses Level 5 Death in the Library of the Ancients.
Page 64 uses Level 5 Death in the Library of the Ancients.
Gilgamesh confronts the party in a stone hall.
Gilgamesh confronts the party in a stone hall.
Bartz, Lenna, Galuf and Faris meet beside a chocobo in a grassy clearing.
Bartz, Lenna, Galuf and Faris meet beside a chocobo in a grassy clearing.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Final Fantasy V: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com