First Circle

Shadowblade

HP: 85
MP: 40
PA: 13
MA: 6
SP: 11
DEF: 9
MDEF: 3
MOV: 5
JUMP: 4

Evasion

Physical: 25%
Magical: 10%

Evasion is subtracted from an attacker's accuracy, and facing decides how much of it applies: full from the front, half from the side, and none from behind. Flanking beats dodging.

Growth per level

HP: 8
MP: 3
PA: 1
MA: 0
SP: 3

Unlocking

Requires: Squire level 2
Leads to: Ninja, Cursebrand, Dancer
Weapon classes: Bag · Knife

Action abilities 6

Each of these rolls independently at the start of every battle. The percentage is the chance this job fields it as a primary.

common 75% primary · 60% sub

Backstab

common

2x damage from behind

5 MP · POW 18

Steal Gil

common

Steal from target

uncommon 50% primary · 30% sub

Bleed Strike

uncommon

Vicious strike that bleeds the target for 8% max HP per turn

4 MP · POW 10

rare 25% primary · 9% sub

Shadow Step

rare

Warp behind and strike

12 MP · POW 14

Steal Heart

rare

Charm the target — they fight for your side until it breaks

20 MP

ultimate 10% primary · 1% sub

Assassinate

ultimate

Lethal strike, may KO

25 MP · POW 40

Reaction, Support & Movement

One of each may be equipped. Unlike actions these are not rolled — they are chosen, and a secondary job never lends them.

Slot	Name	Effect	JP
Reaction	Evade	Dodge incoming physical attacks entirely (45% trigger)	200
Reaction	Speed Save	Quicken when struck — gain Speed Up (40% trigger)	300
Support	Equip Knives	Field knives and ninja blades — Speed becomes your damage stat	450
Support	Opportunist	Flank and back attacks hit even harder	500
Movement	Move +2	Increase movement by 2 (+2 MOV)	400
Movement	Shadow Walk	+1 MOV, +1 JUMP — slip across rooftops (+1 MOV) (+1 JUMP)	450