White Mage 

Yuna appears as White Mage.
Also known as	White Wizard, Priest, Shaman, Devout, Cleric
Type	Magical
Skills	Cure, Esuna, Protect

The White Mage (白魔道士, Shiromadōshi^?, or しろまどうし in earlier games without kanji support) is a character class (or job) in Square Enix's Final Fantasy series of computer role playing games. It is often also referred to as White Wizard or Priest. In Final Fantasy III, a White Mage has a more powerful form - the Shaman/Devout. Image File history File links Final Fantasy character classes This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Final Fantasy character classes This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Final Fantasy character classes This work is copyrighted. ... Yuna ) is a playable main character in both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 of the Final Fantasy role-playing video game series from Square Enix. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... For the first installment in the series, see Final Fantasy (video game). ... Computer role-playing games (CRPGs), often shortened to simply role-playing games (RPGs), are a type of video or computer game that traditionally use gameplay elements found in paper-and-pencil role-playing games. ... This article is about the Famicom game, Final Fantasy III. For the Nintendo DS remake, see Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS). ...

The White Mage is a portrayed as a skilled cleric who casts curative magic. Typically a poor physical combatant, with a limited repertoire of attack spells and an inability to utilize heavy weaponry or armor, their primary use is support for other members of a battle party. There are traditionally a limited number of attack-based white magic spells (such as "Holy") which add some offensive capabilities to the class, but these spells are typically not available until the mage is much stronger. Because of the limited use of the class in combat, the White Mage has occasionally been integrated with the Summoner class. The Summoner (sometimes referred to in English localizations as Caller) is a character class (or job) featured in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of RPGs. ...

The White Mage has appeared in the following games in the Final Fantasy series:

• Final Fantasy
• Final Fantasy III
• Final Fantasy IV
• Final Fantasy V
• Final Fantasy X-2
• Final Fantasy XI
• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

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Dress

Like most Final Fantasy job classes, White Mages have a standard outfit/costume. The White Mage is usually depicted as wearing a long, white cloak/robe. The robe has long sleeves and a hood that covers the Mage's hair. Another feature of the robe is the red, triangular patterns on the cuffs of the sleeves and bottoms of the robes. In some games, female White Mages wear the hood over their hair, while Male White Mages normally do not wear the hood at all. This has lead most gamers to believe that the only practitioners of White Magic are female, seeing as most White Mage models have the hood over the head. The White Mage character sprite from the original Final Fantasy is usually assumed to be female, an assumption perpetuated by the fact that most White Mages and other White Mage-style characters in subesquent Final Fantasies (and indeed, healing characters from many console RPGs in general) have been female. Also, in graphic updated versions of the game the White Mage appears more feminine. However, Maria of Final Fantasy II was in fact the first female. One could easily argue that the Black Mage is genderless except for when the characters are leveled up by Bahamut (at least in the NES version), the Mages are clearly revealed to be male. The Black Mage (黒魔道士; kuromadōshi, or くろまどうし in earlier games without kanji support) is a character class (or job) in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role-playing games. ...

White Mage in Final Fantasy games

Final Fantasy

The White Mage is one of the character choices posed to the player upon starting Final Fantasy 1. The White Mage is a poor attacker though has moderate defense and more HP than a Thief or Black Mage.

Final Fantasy II

Minwu is a White Wizard in Final Fantasy II. He is one of the few male White Mages in the Final Fantasy series. // This article is about characters from Final Fantasy II, the Famicom title. ...

Final Fantasy III

The White Mage is one of the first few jobs the protagonist could acquire. They could use all White magic up to level 7. Their upgraded job, the Shaman (renamed Devout in the Nintendo DS version) could use up to level 8.

Final Fantasy IV

Rosa Farrell is a White Mage in Final Fantasy IV. She is able to use staves as well as bow and arrows. Her HP is moderately low however when using the correct arrows she can be an effective fighter. Porom is another White Mage, with lower HP than Rosa but has the ability to cast offensive spells using the Twin command with her brother Palom. In the GBA version, Porom is the only White Mage to have been known to equip the Assassin Dagger. Square Co. ... Square Co. ... Square Co. ...

Final Fantasy V

The White Mage class is one of the first Jobs available to the party. They can use all White Magic spells, while mastering the class allowed players to use White Magic with other classes. As in previous titles White Mages didn't have much in the way of offensive magic and were very weak physically. Krile's White Mage dress (since the job appearances were customized for each character) looks more like a Shaman (Devout in the DS Remake) from Final Fantasy III. What you learned from White Mage is:
!White 1
!White 2
!White 3
!White 4
!White 5
!White 6
MP +10%

Final Fantasy VII

The character of Aeris/Aerith, is considered a Cleric-type character by some due to her Limit Break techniques, most of which support the party in various ways (such as healing and/or curing the party of status ailments) But, she still has strong Magic stats for healing.

Final Fantasy IX

In Final Fantasy IX, the role of the White Mage is taken up by two separate characters, Garnet and Eiko, and both can use Summon magic. It can also be proven that Garnet and Eiko are both White Summoners. Also, at the start of the game Garnet briefly wears the traditional White Mage outfit.

Final Fantasy X

In Final Fantasy X, Yuna plays a similar role to Garnet and Eiko from IX, except that she is the only character who has started off using White Magic, but is the only character who can summon Aeons. Even though Yuna starts off with Cure and Esuna, her Overdrive states otherwise. With Yuna's Overdrive it is shown she is but a Summoner. Remember, anyone can learn all the abilities here, but only Yuna can summon. Final Fantasy X ) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix. ... Yuna ) is the heroine in both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 of the Final Fantasy role-playing video game series from Square Enix. ...

Final Fantasy X-2

In Final Fantasy X-2, White Mages are a very useful class in the game. In this game there is no character who really is a set white mage, but with the garment grid battle system, the three playable characters (Yuna, Rikku, and Paine) could change into white mages almost any time they want to, with the mage outfit and all. The White Mage dress sphere is found after beating the Flame Dragon at Besaid Island in Chapter 1. The spells they are missing from the original are: NulBlaze, NulFrost, NulShock, NulTide, Scan, Haste, Hastega, Slow, Slowga, Auto-Life, and Holy.
However they do aquire newfound abilities such as: Full-Cure, !Vigor, White Magic Level 2, and White Magic Level 3.
Other ways of getting White Mage related stuff is through:

Accessories
NulBlaze Ring - Nullifies Fire Damage. User can cast Fira. Magic +6, Fireproof.
NulFrost Ring - Nullifies Ice Damage. User can cast Blizzara. Magic +6, Iceproof.
NulShock Ring - Nullifies Lightning Damage. User can cast Thundara. Magic +6, Lightningproof.
NulTide Ring - Nullifies Water Damage. User can cast Watera. Magic +6, Waterproof.
Sprint Shoes - Act at the beginning of battle. User can cast Haste. Agility +10, First Strike.
Speed Bracer - Generates constant Haste effect. User can cast Hastega. Auto-Haste.
White Lore - Use White Magic abilities learned as a White Mage. Magic +12.
White Tome - White Magic requires 40% less time. User can cast Osmose. Agility +5, MP +10%, Turbo White Magic.

Garment Grids
Highroad Winds - First Strike, Slowproof, Stopproof, Haste, and SOS Haste.
Mounted Assualt - First Strike, Slowproof, Stopproof, Hastega, and Auto-Haste.
Sacred Beast - Holy Eater, Holystrike, and Holy.
Selene Guard - SOS Shell, Shell, and Auto-Shell.
Helios Guard - SOS Protect, Protect, and Auto-Protect.
Shining Mirror - Piercing Magic, Reflect, and Auto-Reflect.
Healing Wind - Cure, Cura, and Curaga.
Heart Reborn - Cure, Cura, Curaga, and Life.
Healing Light - Cure, Cura, Curaga, Full-Cure, and Life.
Immortal Soul - Cure, Cura, Curaga, Life, and Full-Life.
Wishbringer - HP Stroll, Curaga, Regen, and Auto-Regen.
White Signet - Use White Magic, Magic +15, Magic +15, Magic +15, Magic +15, and White Magic wait down.
Salvation Promised - Use White Magic, and Auto-Life.
Supreme Light - Use White Magic, Auto-Life, and Holy.

While the Nul Rings have Black Magic in them, their names is what is being pointed out. Slow and Slowga were never made into spells here, but Lag Shock grants Slowtouch. Scan, however, became a command for Gun Mage.

Final Fantasy XI

In the MMORPG incarnation of the series, the White Mage specializes in healing and restorative magic, as well as enhancing and some enfeebling magic. White Mages use clubs and staves almost exclusively and may also equip shields. White Mage abilities include Divine Seal, which doubles the power of the next curative spell; traits include Auto-Regen, which gives constant HP regeneration, and Divine Veil, which transforms a status-removing spell (i.e. Erase, Poisona, etc.) from a single target to Area of Effect (AOE) when combined with Divine Seal. The White Mage's 2-hour ability, Benediction, instantly restores massive HP to the whole party within the area. The downside of using Benediction during battle is an extreme increase in enmity toward the White Mage due to sheer amount of HP healed, though in later levels, this can be easily counteracted by the party's tank. White Mages in this game are able to use the Holy spell at high levels. Players interacting in Ultima Online. ...

Final Fantasy XII

In Final Fantasy XII, Penelo can be thought of as the White Mage as she begins with White Magic and has high magical power, however she begins using daggers rather than a staff or hammer. Fran and Ashe also initially have White Magic. Final Fantasy XII ) is a console role-playing game produced by Square Enix for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. ...

Final Fantasy Tactics

The White Mage in Final Fantasy Tactics is known as "Priest" although it has the same main abilities. The Priest Job is part of the "Chemist" branch of available jobs.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

In FFTA the White Mage class is available to the Human, Viera, and Nu Mou species. A slight change occurs in the Bangaa class with the use of the Bishop(incidentally, only Bangaa Bishops learn Holy). Most traditional spells can be learned, and the White Mage is almost a must for all battles. With the law system, most White Magic skills have their own law against them, such as Protect and Shell. Cure, Cura, Curaga, and Life spells are forbidden with the Holy and Healing laws. The entire White Mage skillset is forbidden when a "Color Magic" law is in effect. Carrying the "antilaws" for these can help you when you absolutely need a White Mage.

White Mage in other games

• Shiroma, a White Mage, is the partner of the main character Boco in Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2.

• Shiroma is a playable character in Chocobo Racing.

• A White Mage is playable in the Nintendo DS game Mario Hoops 3-on-3, her special shot being Holy. This White Mage does not keep her hood on.

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White Mage Archetypes in Other Games

White Mages are present in other RPGs, filling in the role of all-around healer. Sometimes these mages can get their hands on offensive magic, usually something holy-related. They, like the Black Mages, are horrible physically, but gifted in magic.

• Raine of Tales of Symphonia is a White Mage, because she learns mainly healing spells. She also has numerous stat boosting spells. Raine can even learn 3 offensive spells of the light type, being Photon, Ray, and Holy Lance. Raine looks very similar to a White Mage in appearance, with cloak-like clothing and a rod.
• Mint of Tales of Phantasia fits perfectly into the White Mage category. Her repertoire is dominated by healing spells and stat-boosting spells. She does, however, get a few offensive techniques, though they are not magic. Her dress resembles a Cleric from Dragon Quest, or a nurse, and she even refers to herself as a healer.
• The character Marle in Chrono Trigger fits into the White Mage characteristics, boasting strong healing moves. Unlike the White Mage, she has offensive magic, and she uses ice magic instead of holy magic. Marle does not look like a White Mage, either, dressed rather provocatively compared to the cloaked White Mages of the Final Fantasy series. She also carries a crossbow instead of the typical rod or staff.