Most Useful Mage?

[tokyogirl87]

Yeah, all around, Vivi

[Slade]

Quina. I had alot of fun collecting his Blu Magics.......and he came in use for things like autolife, whitewind and the big magics like Twister.
Night cracks me up.....heh sweet dreams

[*~Nirvana~*]

I found Vivi and Garnet most useful in battle. I never really used Eiko because I didn't like her that much and Quina???? She scares me way too much and I prefer to keep her tucked away somewhere where I can't see her.... or is it him? I guess we'll never know....

[Dark Matter]

Garnet!!!
I don't like to explain why....
Anyway, I'll tell you! ahem, i-it's becasue I trust my feelings towards her! Good enough, huh?

[Old Manus]

Vivi. End of story. He wins. This thread is now obsolete.


Because I said so.

[Macp]

Vivi is the best because in Trance he can cast two magics in a row and also his magic spells can be combined with Steinner's sword.

[ViVincent]

Vivi is easily the best in the game. His flare owns all.
You dont need Garnet or eiko or quina, just equip auto haste and regen, and you will never die again.
I won the final battle with a berserked steiner and a half dead Vivi, they are unstoppable!

[Del Murder]

Quina kicks major butt.

[Flashback007]

Say Mage and FFIX and you automaticly get Vivi. Vivi owns everyone his buts. He's strong, he's cool and he's great. Vivi just rocks.

[boris no no]

i've actually been using eiko quite alot recently!
i9 love garnet! i want to be her!! and marry zidane!

[la monk]

ive seen about two people say eiko. i always found her to be best.

[Narcissus Reborn]

I like Vivi myself... his Black magic spells got you through most of the tough spots in the first parts of the game before summoning was possible and it kept getting better!
Also Eiko I think came in a very close second for me because of her Holy spell, which, correct me if I'm wrong, is the only White Magic that can harm an enemy (excluding reverse effects, zombies/cure&life ect...) and the aforementioned Pheonix and White Draw come in handy.
Garnet... what can I say about Garnet. She... *sigh*... she doesn't really have any particularly defining aspects about her, White Magic is shared with Eiko, Summons shared with Eiko... her summons were only good until Eiko came along with the same things plus a few extra cool spells. And Ark was a cool summon, powerful and the full sequence was cool... but... it was too long. All the other summon sequences lasted at longest like 40-60 seconds (don't quote me on those times, I'm not really all that sure) but Ark took like 3 minutes (again don't hold me to that) just to be considerably more powerful than the others.
Now Quina was cool, he had physical attacks and cool blue magic... but it wasn't enough to deal with the frustration of having to beat up you're enemies until they had only the smallest health left and then eat them! Out of all the enemy skill/ blue magic systems, this was the most difficult for me, although it was quite rewarding at times. Even though his Trance was useless against bosses but the Blue Magic you could use made up for it in most instances. Personally though, I really didn't take the time to learn all the magics.

[Sepho]

Vivi - I can't imagine living without Black Magic. He's not the most useful Black Mage in the series history, but I simply have to have on in every game.

I suppose if I had to pick one class, it would be White Mage, since the WM has always been considered the essential class (though in FF9 a Rei's Wind from Freya or a White Wind from Quina should suffice in most scenarios).

I must say, I didn't think so many people thought Garnet was that useful. While she is (arguably**) a more capable Summoner then Eiko, Eiko is a far, far better White Mage. Her white magic spells are superior to those of Garnet; it's as if the developers intentionally gave Garnet the most useless White Magic spells in the history of the series.

A few examples of Garnet's lack of cool spells include: Full-Life, Regen, Haste, Dispel, Might, and Holy, all of which Eiko has, while Garnet does not. In addition, Eiko's Trance is more useful (if that matters to anyone).

I think most people don't realise Eiko's potential because you team up with her relatively late in the game, and the majority of players aren't very willing to just dump their considerably well-developed Garnet. But I think Eiko is worth the time for the above stated reasons. Plus, her flute sounds are, like, so totally cool.

**The majority of my summoning is support-based, because I rely on physical attacks and Black Magic for dealing damage to the enemy, which is why Eiko is also a better Summoner for my play style (Carbuncle plus a variety of stones rocks my socks). And, Madeen is always there when I need a strong physical Eidolon.

[Dreddz]

Is it me or isnt Eiko the best. Sure her summons werent very good but she had some decent white magic and had Holy which was one of the best spells.But then again Garnet had Ark

[Flamethrower]

I think most people don't realise Eiko's potential because you team up with her relatively late in the game, and the majority of players aren't very willing to just dump their considerably well-developed Garnet. But I think Eiko is worth the time for the above stated reasons. Plus, her flute sounds are, like, so totally cool.

I actually think one of the reasons not many people give Eiko a fair chance is because a big number of video gamers are horny teenage boys who would rather have a "hot" character like Garnet in their party rather than a six year old girl.

Just a theory.