What do you feel is the "best team" of FFIX?

All of them can dish out 9999 in damage, so it is a matter of preference of how you wish to achieve that.

I always use Zidane, obviously, and I always use Quina. No playthrough feels right without eating your enemies for skills. The last two slots are usually filled by a healer and a filler.

I was partial to the first full party of permanent playable characters that the game presented to you: Zidane, Vivi, Steiner, and Garnet.

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Originally Posted by Flambard D'Quinceteth

Zidane, Amarant, Steiner and Freya can all hit the maximum damage for very little MP whilst retaining some useful healing spells. I used them all the time for that very reason. By end game, Amarant's Chakra heals a few thousand health and Freya's Reis' Wind (I think) restored considerable amounts of MP, so more dedicated healers were unnecessary.

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Reis's Wind restores HP not MP. That's White Draw. For me I was always switching when I could, but at the end of the game I do favor the main four characters for both story purposes and battle purposes. I always keep everyone around the same level though except for Zidane who would be several levels above everyone else due to main character status.

I loved the 'original' team of Zidane, Garnet, Vivi, and Steiner. Skills and abilities aside, I liked to believe that they all exchanged witty banter in between battles and whatnot.