FF Resonance Best Party Members: Team Composition by Chapter

Each chapter adds a new face or a new batch of Visions, so your lineup changes as you go. This table is the quick answer, with details per chapter below.

Rain fits the Warrior of Light Vision because its defensive kit backs up his Provoke. Physical counters let him hit back while enemies are busy with him.

Give Cloud to Lasswell so he wears down Stagger gauges and fills his LB gauge for more Limit Bursts.

Fina heals with Leah during the story. Swap her to Terra for bosses, where Magic Boost turns extra MP into much bigger spells.

Lid joins this chapter. Hand her the Dreadwing Mallet from the Tablet Shard rewards and pair her with Terra, which adds a magic attack bonus plus Magic Boost.

Fina moves to Tronn. Keep Cure ready, and throw Poison or Blind at bosses that can be hit by them.

Rain and Lasswell keep their Visions. Spend this chapter raising Mastery Ranks so the abilities are ready when fights get harder.

Nichol arrives in Chapter 3. His Formations help the whole team, but low HP and physical defense make him fragile, so build him up from the bench first.

Firion is a strong swap for Lasswell against Lightning-weak bosses, and his masteries help you reach Limit Bursts more often.

Once Tronn has a few Mastery Ranks, Lid can move to it for more spells and stagger bonuses.

Field Rain, Lid, Nichol and Fina. Plenty of Chapter 4 enemies are weak to Water, so give Rain Cloud or Tidus and keep him alive with Nichol's Formations and Protectga.

Lid uses Terra for bosses and Shantotto to clear groups faster. Give Nichol your best armor and accessories to cover his weak defenses.

Jake joins late in the chapter and no boss here is weak to Wind, so bench him and raise his level and Mastery Ranks on the side. Lasswell can replace Fina when you want more damage.

Rain and Nichol belong in every fight. Early Chapter 5 enemies tend to be weak to Fire and later ones to Wind, so swap Rain between Clive and Bartz.

Clive brings Vigorous Staggerer and Power Stagger to raise Rain's stagger output, and its third awakening adds Fire Immunity for fire bosses. Nichol's Formation: Regroup at level 34 buffs the whole party's attack.

Sakura hits hard with magic, but her physical defense is low. Bring her against bosses that mostly cast spells, and fill the last slot with Fina or Lid.

Run Rain, Nichol, Sakura and Archwitch Fina. Rain now soaks hits. With Multi-Cover, Guard and Arms Akimbo he takes every attack, and his counters do the damage.

Your mages want Y’shtola's Magic Barrage together with Firion's Arms Akimbo, for a total of eight spells per turn. Against bosses, switch them to a Vision that hits the weakness.

Adamantite weapons can be crafted from this chapter. Sakura's rod Roselia starts her off with Concentrate and Sage's Eye, and Nichol's grimoire Codex Providentiae gives him Tactic: Fluid Warfare when battle begins. See the crafting guide.

Keep Rain as the tank and Nichol as the buffer, then add two magic attackers. Late battles pay more MRP, and Victoria's MRP Gain +50% speeds up ability farming even more.

With Arms Akimbo, Nichol casts two buffs in one turn, or a buff and a heal. A Power Stone plus LB boosting abilities help him charge Mirroring Prism quickly.

Lasswell makes a strong reserve with crit abilities. He staggers well but takes a few turns to set up, while your mages deal damage right away.

Pick Your Attacker and Defender

Decide who deals damage and who protects the team, based on each character's own skills. One character who draws hits plus one who heals makes long boss fights far safer.

Compare everyone on the characters page.

Match Visions to Roles

Give defensive Visions to your tank and offensive ones to your damage dealers. The Visions list shows the role and elements of each one.

Mix Abilities Within Your AP

Abilities learned from a Vision can be equipped even when that Vision is not, if the total fits under your AP cap. Raise Mastery Ranks on several Visions to widen your options.