| Type | RANK | HP | STR | MAG | DEF | AGI | WT |
| Grass | 2 | 95 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 60 | 14 |
| SLv | HP | STR | MAG | DEF | AGI |
| 25 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| 250 | 202 | 112 | 137 | 137 | 112 |
| Skill Name | SLv | Category | Type Scope Range |
Power | Hit% | Cost | Effect(s) |
| Leaf Barrier | n/a | Buff Skill | Grass Allies n/a |
SP10 | For 5 turns, the party gains HP regen of 1/8, and gains immunity to the Grass type. | ||
| Energy Ball | 60 | Mag. Attack | Grass One Mid |
90 | 100% | SP6 | 10% chance to lower a target’s MAG by one stage. |
| Grass Whistle | 90 | Status Skill | Grass Foes n/a |
0 | 55% | CT4 | Puts a target to sleep. (Cannot act, awakened by physical damage) |
| Aromatherapy | 150 | Buff Skill | Grass Allies n/a |
0 | 100% | SP8 | Heals the party’s status ailments and provides taunt immunity for 5 turns. |
| Wide Guard | n/a | Auto | Neutral One |
Passive | DMG REDUCE: 30% | While in the front position, this skill’s bearer is the focus of all-targeting attacks. | ||
| Life Pass | 50 | Auto | Grass One |
CT4 | Gives HP to the member in the front position when their HP is 50% or less. | ||
| Synchronize | 100 | Auto | Grass One |
Passive | Boosts DEF when certain members are in the party. (What it means is if Electro Barrier is in the party) |
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| Guard Booster | 150 | Auto | Neutral One |
Passive | While in the front position, defending reduces damage taken by an additional 10%. |
Energy Ball and Synchronize are powered up upon any of the following:
| Skill Name | SLv | Category | Type Scope Range |
Power | Hit% | Cost | Effect(s) |
| Energy Ball | 60 | Mag. Attack | Grass One Mid |
110 | 100% | SP6 | 10% chance to lower a target’s MAG by one stage. |
| Synchronize | 100 | Auto | Grass One |
Passive | Boosts DEF when certain members are in the party. (All stats are boosted by 2 stages during boss battles) |
Pick her as your starting character or talk to her in the Termite Nest.
8+ party members will require you to battle her before she will join you.
Leaf Barrier protects the party from all-targeting attacks by taking all of the damage herself while guarding and in the front position. Late-game bosses will deal incredible damage should she pull in their party-wide attacks this way, so be prepared to come up with a way to deal with those or she will quickly find herself on the floor.
Where Leafy truly shines is in longer, drawn out fights due to her ability to provide the team with HP regen. Placing her up front, laying down Leaf Barrier, and mashing guard works well enough, but another workable strategy is to midline her so she can use Life Pass to support the frontliner while launching Energy Ball from its optimal range. This will also leave her with plenty of wiggle room to throw Aromatherapy or Grass Whistle as necessary, so don’t worry about her being too tied down.
Leaf’s fantastic DEF comes at the price of her less-than-stellar AGI, which will see her often out-turned at most points throughout the journey. If using her as your main character, always make sure she has enough HP to survive until she takes her action, and be on the lookout for foes who are about to use insta-kill attacks.
Many of Leafy’s support skills become less and less useful the deeper you go into Tactical Mode since most of the team will be dying in one hit anyway. One viable way around this is to stick Electro Barrier up front and let Leafy support her. Just don’t let it cut into your offense too badly.
| What | Why |
| Undead Rapie | For Zombie Attack strats. It’s a bit heavy, but who cares about overweight/AGI penalties when everyone’s dying anyway? |
| Umbral | Provides much needed magic nullification when covering the party with Wide Guard. |
| Phosphorescent Pole | For physical defense. It has just the 1 nullifying skill with a somewhat reasonable CT6. |
| Saint Shield | For spamming pray to heal the party. Just be careful not to spam TOO hard and accidentally guard when the enemy unleashes an all-hitting attack she can’t handle. |
| Reflect Guard | One-stop shop for magic defense. Reduces incoming magic damage by 1/3 and has a 1/3 chance to nullify it completely. |
| Reflector | A possible alternative to Reflect Guard. Both have their ups and downs. |
| Dragon Crest Shield | Null Flame is a great skill that actually works against endgame bosses who can pierce through type immunities (since it’s a skill, not a type). The SP regen is icing on the cake since defending tends to consume SP. |
| Ithilius Shield | For use on the frontlines, and for bolstering type resistance. |
| Bromia Shield | For nullifying incoming physical attacks while guarding, all for the low price of CT2. Oh, and it’s kind of heavy. |
| Jet-Black Bracelet | Stacks with Reflect Guard and similar items to increase your chances of nullifying magic attacks outright. |
| Fairy Doll | Pair it with the Revival EX Skill. Who cares if Leafy only revives 1 HP when Wide Guard will still soak up all the damage that comes her way? |
| Barrier Ring | Not available during a first-time playthrough, but you can’t argue with the awesome magic defense boost it gives to the Leaf Barrier skill. |
| EX Skill | Why |
| Guard Power | More damage reduction is always welcome when using Wide Guard. |
| Auto Cure Resistance |
Aromatherapy won’t do the team much good if Leafy herself can’t use it because of a status ailment. |
| Revival | For Zombie Attack strats. |
| HP+ DEF+ Auto Recovery |
Gives Leafy much needed staying power for longer fights. |