AWESOME. i finally beat the game. thank you for the ninja/shuriken suggestion. i feel like it's the Trio of 9999 of ffx for ff3. know what i mean?

i happened to be loaded when i found the shurikens so price was no problem, i ended up with like 3 times as many as i needed.

i used:
L = ninja - shuriken
A = magus - flare
R = devout - curaja (all)
I = knight - defend