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Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Timehas a plethora of Lives to choose between. Each “Life” is what, in other games, the developers might refer to as job classes, or vocations, or something along those lines. Unlike some games, there’s a great deal of fun to be had in the grinding and powering-up process for every single Life.
That doesn’t make them all equal. Certain Lives stand out to us as more vital than others. Certain professions within each category strike us as more pragmatically fulfilling. No Life in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time isbad, but our tier list will show off the best and brightest.
How Our Tier List Works
OurFantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time tier listoperates under a simple belief:some categories are more useful than others overall, andsome Lives within those categories are a bit better than their peers.
Fantasy Life i features three categories:Combat, Gathering, and Crafting. This simplifies things a bit, as there are14 Lives total. Four are Combat Classes; four are Gathering classes; and the remaining six are all Crafting classes.
Explanation
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These are, in our estimation, the most useful Lives of all. They provide the most
tangible benefits. We recommend obtaining them ASAP.
A
A-tier Lives are still plenty good, and you should get them quickly, as well.
Don’t hesitate to grab them early on in your Fantasy Life i adventure.
B
As for B-tier, these make excellent “secondary” Lives. You don’t need to prioritize
them, per se, but youshouldscoop them up when you get the chance.
C
There aren’t any bad Lives in Fantasy Life i. Let’s establish that right now. Nevertheless,
there are a handful that just haven’t impressed us much. Here’s where you’ll find them.
Mercenary
Arguably the best Combat Life in the game. While its defenses are pretty rough,
you can mitigate this with quality armor. Its attack stat is outrageously good, however.
Since killing foes at a swift pace is vital to speeding up the grind, we can’t recommend
Mercenary enough.
Miner
You’re going to be needing ore for a great many recipes. Weapons, tools, armor, you
name it. Plenty of decorations for your town, too. Ore veins are just as bountiful as
any other gathering resource, so be ready for them from the start.
Alchemist
One of our two favourites crafting classes is the Alchemist, courtesy of its excellent money-making
capabilities. You’ll want plenty of Dosh for all your needs in Fantasy Life i. Plus, you
just look seriously cool during the mini-game!
Blacksmith
Our other favourite crafting class is the Blacksmith. With a high-level Blacksmith in your arsenal,
you may craft Legendary Weapons and Tools. Eventually, those can become True Legendaries, which
are even better! Every step of the way through Fantasy Life i, there are reasons to make yourself
some gear that’s superior to the normal versions in shops, too.
Paladin
Eschewing sky-high attack in favour of still-decent attack and far greater defense, the Paladin is the perfect class if you prefer survivability with a reasonably quick kill speed. You’ll be a bulwark all on your own. It’s good if your Buddies are pretty squishy, too!
Magician
The Magician has the lowest defense out of any combat class, but if you may get past that, its elemental spells are excellent for crowd-control tactics that’ll hit any kind of enemy precisely where it hurts. Great fashion sense, too, and that has to count for something.
Tailor
While we don’t consider armor to be quite as crucial as weapons and tools, it’s still a big deal when you’re going in for plenty of combat. It’s a good call to work on Tailor levels at a regular clip.
Woodcutter
The fact is, trees are darn neareverywherein Fantasy Life i. From Ginormosia to run-of-the-mill pathways through forests and simple towns alike, you’ll get plenty of use out of your trusty axe. The materials aren’t quite as important as those found in Mining, although honestly, that’s a bit subjective - they’re still valuable, to be sure.
Hunter
Don’t discount the Hunter just because it’s the lowest-ranked choice for a Combat Life. It’s fun to stand back at a safer distance and let loose your arrows, and there’s no Combat Life in the game that’s truly bad at damage-dealing; we just don’t find the Hunter to be as practical from a quick battle cleanup perspective as its peers.
Cook
Food is fantastic for healing, buffing, and more in Fantasy Life i. Properly-prepared dishes are the key to winning fights against tougher monsters if you’re not fully powered-up, which will be the case on a frequent basis if you’re out exploring on the regular.
Carpenter
Carpentry does provide some weapons and tools for crafting. That alone gets it in B-rank; it’s just that they’re not as frequently mega-powerful, and there are, by our estimation, fewer opportunities for this in general. Its biggest use is for sprucing up your town with furniture and the like, and while that might interest some players aplenty, we consider it less pivotal than other gameplay mechanics.
Angler
Fishing is fun, and there are plenty of fish to catch, but so much of this Life links straight to cooking that we’re hard-pressed to label it as anything above average. The utility isn’t there, save for some quests and such.
Farmer
Vegetables are another Cook-tied deal. Again, you will find occasional opportunities to put your hard-tilled veggies to work through other means, but they’re few and far-between enough to give this Life an ultimately unimpressive air.
Artist
The Artist Life is almost entirely designed for decorating your town. That’s all well and dandy - truly, it is - but again, we don’t consider it remotely mandatory, and frankly, it might not interest some players at all.
