FF1 Parties

[SpikingZero]

I liked using Warrior, Red Mage, Monk, White Mage, in that battle order. While your Monk is rather weak physically in the early stages, keep him in the rear to keep him from taking damage.

As the game progresses, you see the Red Mage become weaker and weaker compared to everybody else, while the Monk just takes off in both speed and physical strength. Eventually, your Warrior and Monk will just blast through the game with attacks, while the RM and WM heal your party.

Mm-hmm.

[Mystik_Ninja]

F/F/F/BB

[KentaRawr!]

I ALWAYS choose Fighter, Red Mage, White Mage, Black Mage. Magic foreva.

[Sunny Day Suicide]

I dare someone to try M/M/M/WM. Oh it'd be so boring.

[Odin2006]

Fighter
Fighter/BB/Thief
Black Mage
White Mage

[Nerevarine]

fighter/knight
red mage/red wizard
thief/ninja
white mage/white wizard

two with life
two with fast
two with exit
3 good fighters(unlike f,rm,wm,bm which only has two)
N,RW and WW(w/ mage staff,black robe and thor hammer) can all have elemental attack spells

and its kind of cool to see all my characters in red at the end

[Siegurd]

My most recent play through i'm using:
Red mage
Red mage
White mage
Black mage

I have one red mage setup like a 'time' mage with all buff/debuff type abilities, and heals, the other red mage with some damage spells/heals as well. So far it's been pretty fun, and a bit stronger than the last play through I did that was Fighter/BB/RM/BM, since the amount of healing available in my current party just lets me go on for ever.

[Sylvie]

Fighter | Thief | Red Mage | White Mage

Fighter | Thief | White Mage | Black mage

Fighter | Black Mage | Red Mage| Thief

I never go without my Fighter AKA Genji.

[Nerevarine]

I never go without my Fighter AKA Genji.

ya no fighter usually leaves you in a few pickles throughout the game.

other than solos i have never had a serious party without one

[ReloadPsi]

Fighter
Fighter
Red Mage - With Black Magic
Red Mage - With White Magic

Can't use LV8 spells. So what? They're useless anyway. The final bosses are pretty much resistant to all of them, and the random encounters aren't hard enough to make them necessary.

I'm currently having a lot of fun with what I call the Seanbaby party (check the Useless Power Ups article, NES Page, seanbaby.com)

Black Belt (KIK!)
Red Mage (FAG.)
White Mage (FOOD)
Black Mage (ORKO)

[Laddy]

I never use a different party other than this one...

Fighter
Monk
White Mage
Black Mage

I like balanced parties.

[VeloZer0]

Well, personally I find all black magic, with the exception of haste and the '-2' spells, to be not all that useful, hence I try to avoid black mages. As for thieves, they are basically inferior to Red Mages for half the game, and then on the same level (perhaps slightly higher) for the other half. Not worth it imho.

With that in mid I usually go:
Fighter
Fighter
Red Mage
White Mage


You have your haste, '-2' spells, healing, exit, and lots of up front melee damage. (Plus you can swap the two fighters positions to minimize necessary healing even more)

[Tainted Angel]

Fr,Fr,Fr,Fr
Rm,Rm,Rm,Rm
I've never done the game using Bm,Bm,Bm,Bm

I still want to try that party some time.

[ImAFarmer]

Pure fighter or Pure red mage xD

[Stewy]

This is the order they are in: Fighter, Black Belt, Red Mage, Fighter