Which is important for, what, an hour into the game? In most FFs elemental advantages stop being a thing part-way through and the real use of a black Mage become full-party damage. Lulu fails in that regard.
Black Mage (Final Fantasy Job)
Black Mage (Final Fantasy III Job)
Rydia (Final Fantasy IV)
Palom (Final Fantasy IV)
Black Mage (Final Fantasy V Job)
Vivi (Final Fantasy IX)
Lulu (Final Fantasy X)
Black Mage (Final Fantasy X-2 Dressphere)
Black Mage (Final Fantasy XII Zodiac Job)
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Which is important for, what, an hour into the game? In most FFs elemental advantages stop being a thing part-way through and the real use of a black Mage become full-party damage. Lulu fails in that regard.