THIEF

Battle Sprite
Upgrades To NINJA
Attribute Start Growth
HP 30 B
Strength 5 B
Agility 10 B
Intelligence 5 D
Vitality 5 D
Luck 15 A
Hit % 5 +2/level
Magic Defense 15 +2/level
The THIEF is a fun Class, but certainly not the best of the bunch. If not for the upgrade to NINJA, they would be the worst. They can't steal as a series veteran might expect, nor is their high Luck score useful for much other than running away. They can use mediocre gear, and their Hit Rate only increases at a moderate speed. There's really just not a whole lot to be said for the THIEF until they become a NINJA. At least they get some use out of the otherwise pointless family-related swords.
Compare THIEF to other Classes
Weapons: Usable by THIEVES – 11 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure, not purchased; enchanted items cast spells when used in combat; legendary weapons can be earned via sidequest; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures
Name
The base damage dealt by the weapon; this is added to half of the wielder's strength score, and each hit deals between one and two times this total in damage, reduced by the target's absorb
Damage
This value is added to the wielder's base hit % to determine the overall accuracy of the weapon's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of this value, modified by the target's evasion; a character gains an extra hit for every 32 points of hit % they have
Hit %
The chance of each attack with this weapon being a critical hit (unless the attack misses); critical hits add double the character's damage rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores absorb)
Crit		 Price
The amount of gold received when selling this weapon in a shop
Value
If used as an item in combat, some weapons can cast a particular magic spell free of cost
Spell		 Equipped By
Small (Dagger) 5 +10 1.5% 5 G 2 G - Fi, Th, RM, BM, Kn, Ni, RW, BW
Rapier 9 +5 2.5% 10 G 5 G - Fi, Th, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Scimtar 10 +10 4.5% 200 G 100 G - Fi, Th, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Large (Dagger) 7 +10 5.5% 175 G 87 G - Fi, Th, RM, BM, Kn, Ni, RW, BW
Sabre 13 +5 6.5% 450 G 225 G - Fi, Th, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Falchon 15 +10 8.0% 450 G 225 G - Fi, Th, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Silver (Dagger) 10 +15 8.5% 800 G 400 G - Fi, Th, RM, BM, Kn, Ni, RW, BW
Dragon (Sword) 19 +15 11.4% - 4,000 G - Fi, Th, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Coral (Sword) 19 +15 12.9% - 4,000 G - Fi, Th, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Rune (Sword) 18 +15 13.9% - 2,500 G - Fi, Th, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Masmune 56 +50 20.4% - 30,000 G - All classes
Armor: Usable by THIEVES – 12 shown
Rare armors can only be found as treasure, not purchased; enchanted armors casts spells when used in combat; ultimate armors are uniquely powerful treasures
Name
The slot that the armor protects; you can have no more than one piece of armor equipped per slot
Type
Each physical hit you take will have its damage reduced by this amount; the absorb value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Absorb
All types of armor (except most shields) incur a penalty to the wearer's evasion rate; each two points of evade % lost result in a 1% smaller chance to evade attacks; multiple penalties are cumulative
Evade %
Any elemental resistances this armor provides; resistance to an element drops the base hit chance for spells and special attacks of that element to 0, and those attacks cause half damage
Resistance		 Price
The amount of gold received when selling this armor in a shop
Value
If used as an item in combat, some pieces of armor can cast a particular magic spell free of cost
Spell		 Equipped By
Cloth Armor 1 −2 - 10 G 5 G - All classes
Wooden (Armor) Armor 4 −8 - 50 G 25 G - Fi, Th, BB, RM, Kn, Ni, Ma, RW
Copper (Bracelet) Armor 4 −1 - 1,000 G 500 G - All classes
Silver (Bracelet) Armor 15 −1 - 5,000 G 2,500 G - All classes
Gold (Bracelet) Armor 24 −1 - 50,000 G 25,000 G - All classes
Opal (Bracelet) Armor 34 −1 - - 32,500 G - All classes
Buckler Shield 2 - - 2,500 G 1,250 G - Fi, Th, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
ProCape Shield 8 −2 - - 10,000 G - Fi, Th, RM, WM, BM, Kn, Ni, RW, WW, BW
Cap Helmet 1 −1 - 80 G 40 G - All classes
Ribbon Helmet 1 −1 All elements - 1 G - All classes
Gloves Gloves 1 −1 - 60 G 30 G - All classes
ProRing Gloves 8 −1 Death 20,000 G 10,000 G - All classes
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Thief

Upgrades To Ninja
Attribute Start Growth
HP 30 B
Strength 5 B
Agility 10 B
Intelligence 5 D
Endurance 5 D
Luck 15 A
Hit Rate 5 +2/level
Magic Defense 15 +2*/level
The Thief is a fun Class, but certainly not the best of the bunch. If not for the upgrade to Ninja, they would be the worst. They can't steal as series veteran's might expect, nor is their high Luck score useful for much other than running away. They can use mediocre gear, and their Accuracy score only increases at a moderate rate. There's really just not a whole lot to be said for the Thief until they become a Ninja. At least they get a lot of use out of the family-killing swords.

Thief

Sprite
No. 5 Game FFI
Unlocked at Level 10
Gear Dagger
Ability Back Attack
Great speed is good not only for dispatching foes, but also for stealing the hearts of the ladies.

Thief

Sprite
Minimum Level 10
Earned Molten Cave Crystal Room
Strength Grade B
Agility Grade A-
Vitality Grade C+
Intelligence Grade B-
Mind Grade F-
Battle Command 1 Fight (8 skill points per use)
Battle Command 2 Steal (12 skill points per use)
Battle Command 3 Flee (4 skill points per use)
Battle Command 4 Item (4 skill points per use)
The success rate of the Steal command is around 2% for every five levels or Job levels the Thief has. The target's level and other stats don't affect the success rate. You can steal from any enemy, but sadly Steal is not a terrible useful ability, as the vast majority of enemies just have Potions or Hi-Potions, and you can't steal anything really good except from dragons in the final dungeon (who have Elixirs). The only Weapons you can steal are arrows, and only one at a time at that. The most useful Items you can generally steal are spellcasting Items.

Thieves are useful if you like to run away, as their Flee ability is just an improved Run. They do get some nice, exclusive daggers a bit later in the game, as well as the long range Boomerang that lets them fight from the safety of the back row.

The one thing Thieves are really good for, however, is unlocking locked doors without a Magic Key. Not that Magic Keys are expensive, but they take up inventory space and sometimes you just can't be bothered to find more. The Thief has to be the visible character (press select to rotate) for this ability to function.