Final Fantasy II · Breaker

Firion Location: How to Get Firion in FF Resonance

Firion comes from Final Fantasy II and carries Arms Akimbo, one of the strongest skills in the game. He is a Breaker with Light, Lightning and Wind attacks.
Firion
Tier
A
Role
Breaker
Elements
LightLightningWind
Available
Chapter 3

How to Get Firion

Firion Location: Enter the Sanctum of Firion

Chapter
Chapter 3: Wardens of the Aquapolis
Method
Sanctum
Enter the Sanctum of Firion in the forest north of where Chapter 3 begins.

All Sanctum locations

Firion Questions

Answers Do Not Matter

Before Firion joins you, the crystal asks a few questions about the hero's story. Nothing changes based on your answers, and some questions spoil Final Fantasy II, so feel free to pick anything.

Firion Best Users

Best Characters for Firion

Rain, Lasswell and Jake, or anyone who wants two actions per turn.
RainSentinel · GreatswordLasswellBreaker · KatanaJakeCommando · Gun

Firion Skills and Abilities

Awakening Level 0

Available as soon as you get the Vision.
SkillTypeElementMPEffect
Fulminating StrikeActiveLight10Deal Light physical damage to an enemy. Increase stagger power by 50% for 3 turns.
Aero KnifeActiveWind5(Spellblade Skill) Deal Wind physical damage to an enemy.
Thunder KnifeActiveLightning5(Spellblade Skill) Deal Lightning physical damage to an enemy.
Sleep KnifeActive-10(Spellblade Skill) Deal physical damage to an enemy and inflict Sleep.
Stagger Power +30%Passive--Increases stagger power by 30%.
Light of RebellionPassive--After performing a Light attack, imbues non-elemental physical attacks with Light for 3 turns.

Awakening Level 1

Needs 1 awakening with Magicite at the Moogle of Light.
SkillTypeElementMPEffect
Aerora KnifeActiveWind15(Spellblade Skill) Deal Wind physical damage to an enemy.
Thundara KnifeActiveLightning15(Spellblade Skill) Deal Lightning physical damage to an enemy.
Blind KnifeActive-10(Spellblade Skill) Deal physical damage to an enemy and inflict Blind.
Bravery on StaggerPassive--Grants Bravery for 3 turns upon staggering an enemy.
Nullify Instant DeathPassive--Prevents Instant Death.

Awakening Level 2

Needs 2 awakenings with Magicite at the Moogle of Light.
SkillTypeElementMPEffect
Saber of AdversityActiveLight40Deal Light physical damage to an enemy.
Aeroga KnifeActiveWind44(Spellblade Skill) Deal Wind physical damage to an enemy.
Thundaga KnifeActiveLightning44(Spellblade Skill) Deal Lightning physical damage to an enemy.
Drain KnifeActive-10(Spellblade Skill) Deal physical damage to an enemy and drain HP from them.
Add BlindPassive--Adds a chance to inflict Blind when using a standard attack or a battle skill.

Awakening Level 3

Needs 3 awakenings with Magicite at the Moogle of Light.
SkillTypeElementMPEffect
Fulminating Strike+ActiveLight58Deal Light physical damage to an enemy. Increase stagger power by 50% for 3 turns.
RegenActiveRecovery15(White Magic) Gradually restore HP.
Auto-RegenPassive--Grants constant Regen.

Resonance

Weaponsmaster

Deal Light physical damage to an enemy and fill LB gauge by 20%.

LightResonance

Firion Mastery Bonuses

Mastery Rank Required and Cost

Ranks that teach an ability show its AP cost to equip. Stat ranks apply on their own. Every ability here costs 270 AP in total.
RankBonusEffectAP
MR 1Fill LB when Taking DamageFills the LB gauge by 10% upon receiving damage.20
MR 2Spirit +5Permanent stat bonus-
MR 3Bladeblitz(Battle Skill) Deal damage to all enemies at once.25
MR 4AP +8Permanent stat bonus-
MR 5Decimating AttacksWhen attacking all enemies, increases damage dealt by 10% per enemy.20
MR 6HP +60Permanent stat bonus-
MR 7Recuperate LBFills the LB gauge by 30% after using a limit burst.25
MR 8Stamina +15Permanent stat bonus-
MR 9Arms AkimboGrant use of 2 actions in a single turn.60
MR 9AP +8Permanent stat bonus-
MR 9Spirit of FirionActivates all of Firion's Mastery Rank abilities.120

Best Passive and Mastery Builds Using Firion

Critical Barrage Build

Barrage never misses, so adding Gut Rip, Double Action and Arms Akimbo turns one turn into 16 guaranteed crits.
AbilityTypeLearned fromMastery RankAP
OverwhelmPassiveLightningMR 320
Critical BoostPassiveCloudMR 950
Arms AkimboSupportFirionMR 940
BarrageActiveNoctisMR 920
Spirit of SquallPassiveSquallMR 9105

Spellblade Build

Spellblade skills doubled by Double Action and Arms Akimbo reach 16 hits, or more with Mirroring Prism, so bring MP recovery.
AbilityTypeLearned fromMastery RankAP
Skill FlowPassiveY’shtolaMR 120
Dual SpellbladePassiveBartzMR 740
Arms AkimboSupportFirionMR 940
Double ActionSupportSquallMR 930

Best skills and abilities to equip

Firion Overview

Role, Element, and First Appearance

Role
Breaker
Elements
LightLightningWind Light, Lightning, Wind
First appearance
Final Fantasy II
Tier
A
A because Arms Akimbo powers most top builds, though its 40 MP cost hurts characters with small MP pools.

Other Breaker Visions

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Firion FAQ

How do you get Firion in FF Resonance?

Enter the Sanctum of Firion in the forest north of where Chapter 3 begins.

Who should use Firion?

Rain, Lasswell and Jake, or anyone who wants two actions per turn.

Is Firion good?

A because Arms Akimbo powers most top builds, though its 40 MP cost hurts characters with small MP pools.

What is Firion's Resonance?

Weaponsmaster. Deal Light physical damage to an enemy and fill LB gauge by 20%.