Saboteur · Whip

FF Resonance Archwitch Fina Build, Best Visions and How to Recruit

Archwitch Fina is the Fina you control in the prologue, and she comes back later in the story. She is a Saboteur who weakens enemies with debuffs and hits hard with Dark magic.

Tier: A
Role: Saboteur
Weapon: Whip
Joins: Chapter 5

How to Recruit Archwitch Fina

Chapter: Chapter 5: Scars of Time

Location: Mysidia

Missable: No, joins through the story

She fights with you for a short stretch in Chapter 3 and joins for good in Chapter 5, after the Arcane Library and Fina's Psyche.

Best Visions and Abilities for Archwitch Fina

How to Play Archwitch Fina

Witching Hour raises the party's stats by 50% but blocks white magic healing, so plan around it.
Stack debuffs first, then follow with her big Dark spells.
Learn Y’shtola's Magic Barrage early for four random casts per turn.
Add Firion's Arms Akimbo on top of Magic Barrage for even more casts.

Best Visions for Archwitch Fina

Firion

Arms Akimbo gives her two actions, ideal for magic bursts.

ABreaker

Terra

Ultima and magic boosting passives, and with Arms Akimbo random fights end in a turn.

SCommando

Y’shtola

Magic Barrage plus passives that make life easier for casters.

SBreaker

Tronn

Half MP Cost keeps her costly spells going.

CBreaker

Zidane

Aggravation adds up to 60% damage against targets she has already debuffed.

CSaboteur

Shantotto

Gives her strong spells outside the Dark element.

ACommando

Victoria

Mana Overload adds 35% magic damage while her MP stays at 75% or higher.

ACommando

Amelia

More debuff skills, and Skilled Disruptor makes each one last a turn longer.

CSaboteur

Best Abilities to Equip

This setup gives her 4 to 16 casts per turn, with Magic Barrage and Dualcast doing the heavy lifting and Arms Akimbo doubling up. Use leftover slots for passives that add magic damage, stagger or recovery.

Ability	Type	Learned from	Mastery Rank	AP
Arms Akimbo	Support	Firion	MR 9	60
Dualcast	Support	Shantotto	MR 9	50
Skill Flow	Passive	Y’shtola	MR 1	20
Magic Barrage	Support	Y’shtola	MR 9	40

Archwitch Fina Max Stats

Archwitch Fina Level 99 Attributes

Archwitch Fina ranks in the top two of the party for MP and Magic. The # column is the rank among all 8 characters.

HP4,643#6

MP707#1

Str359#4

Sta314#5

Mag515#2

Spi387#5

Spd369#4

Archwitch Fina Skills and Abilities

Limit Burst

Chaotic Convergence

Deal Dark magic damage to an enemy.

Lv. 1

Abyss Graviton

Deal Dark magic damage to an enemy.

Lv. 35

Skills Per Level

Lv.	Skill	Type	Element	MP	Effect
1	Chaotic Convergence	Limit Burst		-	Deal Dark magic damage to an enemy.
1	Dark Pain	Active		5	Deal Dark magic damage to an enemy. Restore HP and MP upon KO.
3	Drain	Active	-	12	(Black Magic) Drain HP from an enemy.
4	Syphon	Active	-	0	(Black Magic) Drain MP from an enemy.
6	End Witching Hour	Support	-	0	Deactivate Witching Hour.
6	Witching Hour	Support	-	8	Increase all attributes by 50%, but nullify all healing received from white magic spells. Effect can be deactivated.
9	Queenly Whip	Active		9	Deal Dark physical damage to an enemy with a chance to decrease their attack and magic.
10	Deshell	Active		6	(Black Magic) Decrease magic defense of an enemy.
13	Allure	Active		15	Chance to inflict Charm on all enemies.
16	Bio	Active	-	10	(Black Magic) Deal non-elemental magic damage and inflict Poison.
19	Dystopia	Active		33	Deal Dark magic damage to all enemies. Damage increases by 10% for each consecutive use.
22	Distress	Active		29	Inflict a random status ailment or debuff on each enemy.
25	Gravity	Active	-	25	(Black Magic) Reduce the current HP of an enemy by a set percentage.
28	Death	Active	-	20	(Black Magic) Instantly KO an enemy.
31	Confluence	Support	-	0	Transfer LB gauges of all party members to self.
35	Graviga	Active	-	50	(Black Magic) Reduce the current HP of all enemies by a set percentage.
35	Abyss Graviton	Limit Burst		-	Deal Dark magic damage to an enemy.
38	Paradise Lost	Support	-	28	Increase Dark damage of all enemies and allies by 50%, but decrease damage of other elements by 25% for 3 turns.
41	Shadow Unending	Active		70	Consume 10% of max HP to deal Dark magic damage to an enemy.
55	Meteor	Active	-	68	Forbidden black magic that calls forth meteors. Deal non-elemental magic damage to random enemies 4 times.
61	Ultima	Active	-	95	Ultimate black magic lost in a great war. Deal non-elemental magic damage to all enemies.

Archwitch Fina Substory

Last Respite Side Quest

Last Respite opens in Grandshelt, where you show her around the capital, and ends on the airship deck. It gives the Moonlight Ring and a permanent stat bonus.

Available from: Scars of Time

Start at: Grandshelt

Permanent stat bonus: HP +100, MP +30, Magic +30, Strength +20

All side quests

Archwitch Fina Dialogue Choices

All Dialogue Options and Bonuses

Some conversations let you pick how Archwitch Fina answers. Each answer gives a small permanent stat boost, so pick the stat you want.

Research Center Ruins · Archwitch Fina

Yeah, you look sad. (+10 MP)
Of course I'm worrying about you. Why wouldn't I? (+3 Magic)
I-I mean...sort of. (+3 Spirit)

Archwitch Fina Profile and Voice Actor Overview

Role: Saboteur

Weapon: Whip

English voice: Corey Pettit

Japanese voice: Inori Minase

Joins in: Chapter 5

Tier: A

She is A because her debuffs and magic damage are excellent, though Witching Hour's healing block takes planning. She pairs well with Sakura as a second caster.

Archwitch Fina FAQ

What are the best Visions for Archwitch Fina?

Firion, Terra, Y’shtola work best on Archwitch Fina. She is A because her debuffs and magic damage are excellent, though Witching Hour's healing block takes planning. She pairs well with Sakura as a second caster.

How do you recruit Archwitch Fina in FF Resonance?

She fights with you for a short stretch in Chapter 3 and joins for good in Chapter 5, after the Arcane Library and Fina's Psyche.

What weapon does Archwitch Fina use?

Archwitch Fina uses a whip and cannot equip any other weapon type.

What is Archwitch Fina's substory?

Last Respite opens in Grandshelt, where you show her around the capital, and ends on the airship deck. It gives the Moonlight Ring and a permanent stat bonus.