Swordmaster (Bravely Default II)

Swordmaster
ソードマスター (Sōdomasutā?, lit. Swordmaster)
Use
Location obtained	Chapter 3: Defeat Helio and Gladys at the Jaws of Judgement.
Character users	All party members, Gladys Kelly
Abilities
Stats	Sports proficiency in physical attack and agility (See below)
Weapons	Sports an S proficiency in Swords, A proficiency in Daggers (See below)
Command abilities	Swordcraft Severance
Support abilities	Redoubled Effort Double Duty Counter Out with a Bang 2 Hands Are Better Than 1 Multitask
More information
Boss Recurring appearance

The Swordmaster is a job in Bravely Default II, focused on wielding a sword or dagger to perform strong attacks and counterattacks.

The Asterisk holder for the job is Gladys Kelly, and the Asterisk is obtained during chapter 3 by defeating her and Helio in the Jaws of Judgment.

Job overview

Swordmasters are unrivalled experts in the way of the blade, able to switch stances in an instant for extra damage or a stinging counterblow.

In-game description.

The Swordmaster is a physical attacking job, with the core gameplay of its Swordcraft command revolving around its two stances, the Solid Stance for double the attacks with the 'Attack' command and the Fluid Stance for automatic counterattacks. While the latter can be more rewarding, the former is more reliable. Each stance has three moves usable only when in it, with the first harming the target, the second helping the user by the same amount, and the third doing both simultaneously. The Solid Stance abilities are standard attacking abilities while the Fluid Stance ones are also counterattacks, leaving the risk of wasting HP by not being counterattacked. To deal with this, as the Swordmaster's natural chance of being targeted is only a C, they can inures the likelihood of being targeted sing Divide Attention.

The Swordmaster has the passive ability Counter for additional counterattacks, as well as the Multitask passive for additional attacks while doing normal attacks. Additionally, the powerful abilities Fourfold Flurry and Ninefold Flurry allow them to perform many attacks in one action. Overall, the focus of the Swordmaster is finding ways to perform as many hits as possible and using their extremely high physical attack stat, combined with a strong sword or dagger, to deal heavy damage to foes, be it as initiating attacks, counterattacks, or both.

Stats

Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
HP	B	MP	D
Physical Attack	S	Magical Attack	E
Physical Defence	D	Magical Defence	D
Restorative Power	E	Speed	A
Weight	B	Chance of Being Targeted	C
Aim	B	Evasion	D
Critical Chance	B

Equipment

Daggers	Swords	Axes	Spears	Bows	Staves	Shield
A	S	C	D	D	D	D

Abilities

Specialties

Name	Level	Description
Redoubled Effort	1	The more BP the user has, the more damage inflicted when regular attacks and swordmaster counterattacking abilities are performed.
Double Duty	12	Equipping the same type of weapon in both hands will activate sub-job specialties.

Abilities

The Swordmasters's fixed commands are Swordcraft.

Name	Level	Type	Cost	Effect
Solid Stance	1	Command		Adopt a stance from which the 'Attack' command is automatically performed twice every time it is selected.
Fluid Stance	2	Command		Adopt a counterattacking stance from which the user will automatically hit back against any attack aimed at them.
Counter	3	Passive	1 slot	50% chance of answering any physical attack with a counterattack. Will not be triggered by attacks targeting the entire party.
Solid Right Style	4	Command	22 MP	Usable when in Solid Stance. Perform a physical attack on a target that will delay their next turn.
Fluid Left Style	5	Command	20 MP	Usable when in Fluid Stance. When attacked, hit back with a powerful physical strike that will reduce the opponent's BP by one. This will happen every time the user is attacked until their next turn, even if they have a negative number of BP.
Out with a Bang	6	Passive	1 slot	When the user is knocked unconscious, a hugely powerful physical attack will be unleashed on the perpetrator and their allies.
Divide Attention	7	Command	17 MP	For four turns, the user will be targeted as frequently as their most frequently targeted ally.
Fourfold Flurry	8	Command	48 MP	Perform four physical attacks on a target in quick succession.
2 Hands are Better Than 1	9	Passive	1 slot	Equipping a sword, axe, spear, or staff in the user's right hand will result in its being used with both hands, increasing its stats to 1.4x normal levels. The user's left hand must be empty.
Solid Slash	10	Command	27 MP	Usable when in Solid Stance. Perform a powerful physical attack on a target and bring the user's next turn around more quickly.
Fluid Flow	11	Command	36 MP	Usable when in Fluid Stance. When attacked, hit back with a powerful physical attack that will increase the user's BP by one. This will happen every time the user is attacked until their next turn, even if they have a negative number of BP.
Multitask	12	Passive	1 slot	33% chance of any regular attack being followed up with a further quick physical attack.
Ninefold Flurry	13	Command	99 MP	Perform nine physical attacks on a target in quick succession.
Solid Smash	14	Command	90 MP	Usable when in Solid Stance. Perform an extremely powerful physical attack on a target that will delay their turn, and also bring the user's next turn around more quickly.
Fluid Frenzy	15	Command	72 MP	Usable when in Fluid Stance. When attacked, hit back with a powerful physical strike that will steal one of the target's BP. This will happen every time the user is attacked until their next turn, even if they have a negative number of BP.

Special

The Swordmaster's Special is Severance, which strikes an enemy with a powerful physical attack, and has the extra effect of applying a 15% boost to both speed and critical chance for all allies. In order to perform the move, players must have the character as a Swordmaster use their Swordcraft abilities 13 times in battles.