How it works
Allocate points around real weapon scaling and party roles.
Practical strategy
Follow the chapters in order, practise each system in a safe encounter, and revisit your Pictos, weapon scaling and AP flow when a step stops working.
Mistakes to avoid
Treating every build or boss sequence as identical across all save files and patches leads to avoidable mistakes.
How to spend character attributes: walkthrough
Understand the categories
Attribute points affect survivability, offensive output and other combat properties. The best allocation varies with the weapon and the role that the character actually performs.
Inspect the equipped weapon
Read the weapon’s scaling before distributing a level-up. A character with the wrong allocation may waste the passive or scaling strengths of an otherwise good weapon.
Balance survivability
Newer players benefit from a margin for mistimed dodges. Build enough durability to learn the encounter before optimizing full offensive output.
Support the rotation
Do not ignore turn frequency, AP and character synergy. Higher isolated damage may produce less overall party damage if the fighter gets fewer useful actions.
Reconsider with new equipment
Changing to a weapon with different scaling is a valid reason to use respec resources. Keep a record of what changed so you can assess whether the new setup is actually better.