Sazh – Ravager Crystarium

Character Sazh
Role Ravager
Sazh has no access to Blizzard or Water Abilities, but he does have all three tiers of Fire, Thunder, and Aero spells, along with the relevant -strike Abilities. He does oddly lack the Vigor auto Ability. His Cold Blood special attack will build the chain gauge of staggered opponents quite rapidly.
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Sazh

Eidolon Brynhildr (Chapter 8)
Base HP 220
Maximum HP 27,000
Base Strength 12
Maximum Strength 1,001
Base Magic 12
Maximum Magic 1,000
Starting Weapon Vega 42s
Primary Roles Commando, Ravager, Synergist
Accessory Crystal Synergist 4
Accessory Crystal Commando 8
Accessory Crystal Ravager 10
ATB Level Crystal Synergist 8
Chapter 1

Fang – Ravager Crystarium

Character Fang
Role Ravager
For a secondary Role, Fang is a damn effective Ravager. (This seems even stranger since she's the only Character who doesn't have Ravager as a primary Role.) She has access to every spell through tier 2, and while she only has two -ga spells, one of them is Aeroga! Perhaps her biggest disadvantage as a Ravager is that her strength is so high that she's more effective in other Roles. However, she does gain all four -strike Abilities, so even this isn't really a problem.

Hope – Ravager Crystarium

Character Hope
Role Ravager
Hope is the best Ravager in the game, provided your target is not more vulnerable to Physical than Magic attacks. The only Abilities Hope lacks are the -strike Abilities, which is usually fine but will occasionally make him virtually useless. Hope also has the Last Resort special Ability, which will very rapidly build the chain bonus of a staggered target.

Lightning – Ravager Crystarium

Character Lightning
Role Ravager
Ravager is perhaps Lightning's best overall Role. She gets a complete set of auto Abilities and every spell in the first two tiers. What she lacks is -ga spells, getting only Thundaga. While you can certainly live without them, the lack of Aeroga in particular is a bit painful. On the upside, her unique Army of One Ability is fantastic for building chain bonuses against staggered opponents, and combos very well with her Attack: ATB Charge Weapons.

Sazh – Commando Crystarium

Character Sazh
Role Commando
Sazh is an interesting Commando because of his two pistols. Each shot does less damage than other Commandos, but he gets twice as many, and they seem to build chains slightly faster as well. His Random: Instant Chain Ability also seems more likely to go off. (As you can see, I have a lot of certainty about these things...) Sazh's biggest advantage is his Blitz attack, which hits many times over a very wide area. However, he lacks some of the basic attack enhancing Abilities, such as Ravage and Blindside, and is the only one of the four Characters with Commando as a primary Role that lacks the Launch ability. Against any enemy where Launch is vital, such as Behemoths, this basically means Sazh can't be your lone Commando.

Sazh – Medic Crystarium

Character Sazh
Role Medic
Sazh never gets access to Raise, but don't let that fool you into thinking he's a bad Medic. He doesn't get Curaja (that's reserved for Vanille and Hope), but he does get Curasa, making him an effective healer through endgame fights. That said, he won't get Curasa until Crystarium stage 9, and it's quite expensive.

Sazh – Saboteur Crystarium

Character Sazh
Role Saboteur
Sazh is a very effective Saboteur, gaining access to every single-target debuff in the game. In fact, he's one of only two Characters that can inflict every possible status ailment (the other being Hope). Because he relies on single-target debuffs, he's not very effective against groups, but then, Saboteurs are generally most important against singular, powerful enemies anyway.

Sazh – Sentinel Crystarium

Character Sazh
Role Sentinel
Sazh is all about defense as a Sentinel. That may seem to go without saying, but he doesn't get any evasion Abilities, and while he does get Vendetta he does not get Entrench or the Counter auto Ability. He also doesn't get Mediguard, so if Sazh is your defender, you'll need to keep an eye on his HP. He does have the second-highest HP total in the game, though, and is the only non-primary Sentinel with Challenge.

Sazh – Synergist Crystarium

Character Sazh
Role Synergist
It takes him a while to get there, but Sazh is the most complete Synergist in the game. He and Hope have very nearly the same set of Abilities, though Sazh gets Vigilance instead of Veil. However, Sazh will first gain access to offensive buffs like Bravery, Faith, and En-spells, making him the offensive Synergist for the first nine chapters of the game.

Snow – Ravager Crystarium

Character Snow
Role Ravager
Snow is the complementary Ravager to Sazh, gaining access to all tiers of Blizzard and Water spells but lacking Fire and Thunder (including the related -strike Abilities). Snow does get Vigor, but lacks Aeroga, which is a powerful crowd control spell. By having access to only two Elements (and the first two tiers of Aero), you have to pay attention to an enemy's weakness before using Snow as a Ravager.

Vanille – Ravager Crystarium

Character Vanille
Role Ravager
Vanille is a good Ravager with a number of holes in her Ability list. Like Hope, she lacks any -strike Abilities, making her unable to damage enemies that are immune to Magic. She can still advance their chain bonus (and doesn't need to worry about strength!), but this can be a big problem against certain foes. She also lacks Aeroga, Thundaga, and Waterga, and doesn't get the Vigor Ability. None of this is crippling, but it does set Vanille firmly behind Hope as far as Ravagers go.

Ravager

Bonus Type Improved Chaining

Sazh

Sprite
Unique Character
No. ✩ 30 Game FFXIII
Unlocked at Level
Gear Gun
Ability Pyroburst
The afro of this former airship pilot has taken on a distinctly chocobo stink of late.

Ravager

Abbreviation RAV
Role Bonus Improved Chaining
Base Bonus (Self) Chain Bonus: +1.0%
Role Level I Bonus (Self) Chain Bonus: +2.0%
Role Level II Bonus (Self) Chain Bonus: +3.0%
Base Bonus (Allies) Chain Bonus: +0.1%
Role Level II Bonus (Allies) Chain Bonus: +0.2%
Role Accessory Blaster's Sapphire (Grants Chain Bonus: +0.5% to self)

Sazh

Role Synergist
Grade 3–5
Strength 89
Magic 91
Maximum HP 1,336
Maximum Level 45
Descriptors Well-Grown, Flameproof, Fatherly
Feral Link Cold Blood (Deals damage and affects chain bonus)
Input Type Button tap
Command (PS3) Square & Circle (repeat)
Command (Xbox 360) X & B (repeat)
Downloadable Content Sazh: Heads or Tails?