Yeah I never used Debuffs either. I was mainly thinking of Buffs like Haste or maybe Blink. I guess giving Firion stuff like Shell and Protect fits though. I don't think Cecil had those in FFIV but maybe other Paladins do.

But I just thought of something. I started the game and began teh necessary grindage so our HP isn't total crap and I realized...how does Maria's HP go up if she's always in the back row? If I'm going to make her a Mage she has to be in the back row.