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Strength
Abbreviation: STR
A base stat that is compared with an enemy's vitality as part of physical combat damage calculations in Final Fantasy XI.
Strength also has a direct impact on a character's attack and Ranged Attack. The table below breaks it down by weapon type. As of the December 2018 Version Update:
| Weapon Type | Attack Increase per point of STR |
|---|---|
| Two Handed | 1.0 |
| Main Hand | 1.0 |
| Off Hand | 0.5 |
| Hand-to-Hand | 0.75 |
| Ranged | 1.0 (Ranged Attack) |
Strength is aligned with the element of Fire. Many fire-based items add STR to a character's Stats. Example: Ifrit's Blade
Effects of Player Race
Based off Warrior Strength score
| Race | Lv.1 | Lv.75 | Lv.80 | Lv.85 | Lv.90 | Lv.95 | Lv.99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvaan | 9 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 87 |
| Galka | 9 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 85 |
| Hume | 8 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 82 |
| Mithra | 8 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 79 |
| Tarutaru | 7 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 76 |
Level 1 stats taken from FFXI official strategy guide, spring 2004 version.
Stats up to 99 taken from FFXI Stat Calculator and do not include subjobs. [1]
Effects of Job
Different Jobs (Main or Support) provide varying amounts of STR to the player character. In order of impact:
- (Tied) Dark Knight, Warrior
- (Tied) Dragoon, Paladin, Rune Fencer
- (Tied) Monk, Ninja, Samurai
- (Tied) Bard, Beastmaster, Dancer, Red Mage, Thief, White Mage, Blue Mage‡
- (Tied) Corsair, Puppetmaster, Ranger
- (Tied) Black Mage, Scholar
- Summoner
‡Set Blue Magic spells also have an impact on player STR, this ranking is based on a Blue Mage with zero spells set.
Source entry: Strength. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.