Cecil (Paladin)

Job Paladin
Dominant Hand Right
Battle Command 1 Fight
Battle Command 2 White
Battle Command 3 Cover
Battle Command 4 Item
As a Paladin, Cecil becomes your best front-line fighter. He can use the best Armor in the game, as well as powerful swords, and even has access to basic White Magic. His Cure1 Spell is great for saving other Characters' MP when healing outside of combat, and the fact that he gets Esuna and Exit is just a bonus. His Cover ability is also excellent. He will automatically take physical hits for any party member that's low on HP, but you can manually Cover a party member and take hits for them regardless. This is invaluable for protecting weak mages in important fights.
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Characters: Cecil (Paladin)'s Membership History – 2 shown
Job
The minimum level the character joins the party at; if the character previously attained a higher level, they rejoin at that level instead
Level
The gear this character joins the party with
Gear
The battle commands this character has access to
Commands
The specific map on which this character joins the party
Join Map
Details on exactly when this character joins the party
Join Notes
The specific map on which this character leaves the party
Leave Map
Details on exactly when this character leaves the party
Leave Notes
Dark Knight 10 Shadow Sword, Shadow Shield, Shadow Helm, Shadow Armor, Shadow Gloves Fight, Dark, Item Castle Baron At start of game Mt. Ordeals Summit After entering stone shrine
Paladin 1 Legend Sword, Clothes Fight, White, Cover, Item Mt. Ordeals Summit After entering stone shrine - Does not leave the party
Weapons: Usable by Cecil (Paladin) – 42 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won or stolen from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure or as rare monster drops; forbidden weapons are powerful items found in the Lunar Subterrane; exceptional weapons are found only as rare monster drops
Name
The specific type of weapon this is; this has no special in-game meaning
Type
The higher a weapon's power, the more damage physical attacks made with it deal
Power
A weapon's base accuracy
Accuracy
Some weapons grant a bonus or penalty to one or more statistics; bonuses are listed in green, while penalties are listed in red
Bonuses
The cost to buy this weapon in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this weapon in a shop
Value
The spell cast when this weapon is used as an item in combat; unlike items, weapons are not consumed when used to cast spells
Spell
The status ailment that may be inflicted by hits with this weapon
Status
The elemental nature of this weapon; targets that are weak to this element take extra damage, while targets that resist or absorb this element take reduced damage
Elements
When used against monsters of any of the listed families, this weapon does increased damage
Families
The characters which are capable of using this weapon
Equipped By
Rune Axe Axe 100 60% - - 61,500 gil - - - Mage Ce, Ci, Ka
Venom Axe Axe 95 60% - - 47,000 gil Venom Poison - Giant Ce, Ci, Ka
Excalibur Holy Sword 160 99% Str +10 - 40,000 gil - - Holy - Ce
Defense Sword Sword 105 90% - - 28,500 gil Armor - - - Ce, Ka
Ogre Axe Axe 80 69% - 45,000 gil 22,500 gil - - - Giant Ce, Ci, Ka
Light Sword Holy Sword 99 99% Str +3, Will +3 - 21,000 gil - - Holy - Ce
Gorgon Sword Sword 77 66% - - 17,000 gil - Petrify - - Ce, Ka
Sleep Sword Sword 55 77% - - 13,000 gil Sleep Sleep - - Ce, Ka
Ice Brand Sword 75 80% - 26,000 gil 13,000 gil - - Ice - Ce, Ka
Artemis Bow Bow 40 70% Str +10, Agil +10, Vit +10, Wis −10, Will −10 - 9,500 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Ancient Sword Sword 35 77% - - 9,500 gil - Curse - Ghoul Ce, Ka
Dwarf Axe Axe 62 69% Str +5, Agil −5, Vit +5, Wis −5, Will −5 15,000 gil 7,500 gil - - - - Ce, Ci, Ka
Flame Sword Sword 65 80% - 14,000 gil 7,000 gil - - Fire - Ce, Ka
Mage Masher Dagger 35 75% Wis +5 - 6,500 gil - Silence - Mage Ce, cRy, Edg, Edw, Ka, Pa, Ry
Blood Sword Sword 45 50% Str −5, Agil −5, Vit −5, Wis −5, Will −5 - 6,500 gil - - Absorb Giant, Pudding, Undead Ce, Ka
Yoichi Bow Bow 30 60% Str +10 - 5,500 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Ragnarok Holy Sword 200 99% Str +15, Vit +15, Will +15 - 5,000 gil - - Holy Undead Ce
Mythril Sword Sword 50 80% - 6,000 gil 3,000 gil - - - Ghoul Ce, Ka
Elven Bow Bow 25 75% Wis +5 - 2,500 gil Shell - Projectile Mage Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Dancing Dagger Dagger 28 94% - 5,000 gil 2,500 gil Dancing Dagger - - - Ce, cRy, Edg, Edw, Ka, Pa, Ry
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Armor: Usable by Cecil (Paladin) – 60 shown
Rare armors can only be found as treasure or won or stolen from monsters; unique armors can only be found as treasure or as rare monster drops; forbidden armors are powerful items found in the Lunar Subterrane; exceptional armors are found only as rare monster drops
Name
The slot where this armor is equipped
Type
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit; the defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Defense
All shields and some types of armor grant a bonus to the wearer's evasion, while other armor incurs a penalty to evasion; the evasion adjustments of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Evasion
Magic defense reduces the amount of damage taken by spells and special attacks; the magic defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Mag. Def.
Most types of armor grant a bonus to the wearer's magic evasion; the magic evasion bonus of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Mag. Eva.
Some types of armor grant a bonus or penalty to one or more statistics; bonuses are listed in green, while penalties are listed in red
Stat Modifications
The cost to buy this armor in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this armor in a shop
Value
The wearer becomes immune to all of the listed status ailments while using this armor
Status Immunity
The wearer takes reduced damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements
Resistance
The characters who are capable of using this armor
Equipped By
Diamond Armor Armor 19 −10% 4 +2% - 40,000 gil 20,000 gil - Lightning Ce, Ci, Ka
Ice Armor Armor 17 −10% 4 +2% - 35,000 gil 17,500 gil - Fire, Ice, Lightning Ce, Ci, Ka
Flame Armor Armor 15 −10% 4 +2% - 30,000 gil 15,000 gil - Ice Ce, Ci, Ka
Sorcerer Robe Armor 12 - 9 +9% Wis +5, Will +5 30,000 gil 15,000 gil - Lightning Ce, cRy, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry, Te
Aegis Shield Shield 4 +34% 5 +4% Wis +3 20,000 gil 10,000 gil Petrify - Ce, Ci, Ka
Mythril Armor Armor 13 −10% 4 +2% - 17,000 gil 8,500 gil - - Ce, Ci, Ka
Diamond Shield Shield 4 +32% 2 +3% - 15,000 gil 7,500 gil - Lightning Ce, Ci, Ka
Black Belt Armor 10 +20% 3 +2% Str +5, Vit +5 - 7,000 gil - - All characters except CDK
Ice Shield Shield 3 +30% 2 +2% - 10,000 gil 5,000 gil - Fire Ce, Ci, Ka
Diamond Helm Helm 9 −10% 2 +2% - 10,000 gil 5,000 gil - Lightning Ce, Ci, Ka
Paladin Armor Armor 11 −10% 3 +1% Will +3 8,000 gil 4,000 gil - - Ce
Protect Ring Gloves 10 +5% 12 +10% Vit +15 - 3,000 gil - Fire, Ice, Lightning All characters except CDK
Glass Helm Helm 30 +99% 0 - - - 2,500 gil - - All characters except CDK
Diamond Gloves Gloves 7 −10% 3 +3% - 5,000 gil 2,500 gil - Lightning Ce, Ci, Ka
Paladin Helm Helm 7 −10% 2 +1% Will +3 4,000 gil 2,000 gil - - Ce
Power Vest Armor 15 - 0 - Str +15 - 2,000 gil - - All characters except CDK
Kenpo Gi Armor 5 +10% 2 +1% Str +3 4,000 gil 2,000 gil - - All characters except CDK
Crystal Ring Gloves 20 +5% 12 +10% Agil +5 - 1,500 gil Confuse, Paralyze, Sleep - All characters except CDK
Mythril Helm Helm 8 −10% 2 +2% - 3,000 gil 1,500 gil - - Ce, Ci, Ka
Paladin Gloves Gloves 5 −10% 1 +1% Will +3 3,000 gil 1,500 gil - - Ce
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Spells: Usable by Cecil (Paladin) – 6 shown
Plot spells are learned as part of the plot rather than at a specific level; ultimate spells are learned at very high levels; quest spells are learned by completing sidequests; hidden spells are earned by finding rare monster drops; item effects power items and cannot be learned
Name
The type of spell this is; twin spells are the result of using Palom and Porom's Twin battle command; special spells are the effects and abilities created by items or monsters
Type
The number of magic points required to cast this spell
MP
At what level or after which event this character learns this spell
Learned
The effect of damaging or healing spells is increased with a high power; characters add a bonus to the spell power of damaging spells based on intelligence for black magic or mind for white magic
Power
The base accuracy of the spell; characters add a bonus to accuracy based on intelligence for black magic or mind for white magic
Accuracy
The targets that this spell can be used on; spells that target 'all' cannot be retargeted, and deal full damage to each target; spells that have a target of 'one/all' are less effective against each target if used to target a group
Target
The status effect this spell causes on a successful casting
Status
The elemental nature of this spell; targets that are weak to this element take extra damage, while targets that resist this element take reduced damage; targets that absorb this element gain hit points based on the usual damage dealt
Element
The characters which can learn this spell; the level at which the spell is learned is shown on individual character pages
Learned By
Cure1 White 3 Start 8 100% One/All - - Ce, cRy, Fu, Po, Ro, Te
Cure2 White 9 Level 15 24 100% One/All - - Ce, Fu, Po, Ro, Te
Esuna White 20 Level 24 - 80% One - - Ce, Fu, Po, Ro, Te
Exit White 10 Level 19 - 100% - - - Ce, Fu, Po, Ro, Te
Scan White 1 Level 8 - 99% One - - Ce, Fu, Po, Ro, Te
Sight White 2 Level 3 - - - - - Ce, cRy, Fu, Po, Ro, Te
Porom Cid

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Cecil (Dark Knight)

Job Dark Knight
Dominant Hand Right
Battle Command 1 Fight
Battle Command 2 Dark
Battle Command 3 Item
As a Dark Knight, Cecil is a no-frills fighter. His Dark Swords can't do much against certain Undead, but other than that he can dish out plenty of damage with his normal attacks. His Dark ability sacrifices 1/8th of his max HP in order to deal damage to all enemies. It isn't much damage, but it can be helpful for quickly taking out groups of weak foes. Don't overdo it, though, as the damage to Cecil adds up quickly.

KNIGHT

Battle Sprite
Upgraded From FIGHTER
Attribute Growth
HP A
Strength A
Agility B
Intelligence F
Vitality C
Luck C
Hit % +3/level
Magic Defense +3/level
The KNIGHT isn't all that much different than the FIGHTER, continuing to use all the best Weapons and Armor. The main upgrade here is that they can use level 1–3 white magic. The big highlight Spell here is RUSE, though you will often just be using the KNIGHT's Spell slots as extra CUREs. They are still a solid Class, and the best tank in the game. Once you get Xcalber they can really bring the hurt.

Knight

Upgraded From Warrior
Attribute Growth
HP A
Strength A
Agility B
Intelligence F
Endurance C
Luck C
Hit Rate +3/level
Magic Defense +3*/level
The Knight isn't all that much different than the Warrior, continuing to use all the best Weapons and Armor. The main upgrade here is that they can use level 1–3 white magic. The big highlight Spell here is Blink, though you will often just be using the Knight's Spell slots as extra cures. They are still a solid Class, and the best tank in the game. Once you get Excalibur they can really bring the hurt.

Cecil

Sprite
Unique Character
No. ✩ 2 Game FFIV
Unlocked at Level
Gear Greatsword
Ability Souleater
This captain of the Red Wings has some issues with the King of Baron's authority.

Paladin

Abbreviation PLD
Base Role Commando

Cecil Harvey

Game Final Fantasy IV
Type Character
Card Number 4/81

Cecil

Game Final Fantasy IV
Maximum HP 9,855
Maximum Strength 147
Maximum Magic 174
Maximum Agility 138
Maximum Luck 152
Maximum CP 50
Ability Slot Reactive
Ability Slot Reactive
Ability Slot Reactive
Ability Slot Proactive

Cecil

Number 4
Game
Final Fantasy IV