There are quite a few free units available in game. Some are only temporarily available through events, and some are permanently available. They vary quite a bit in quality and usefulness and there are some that are particularly worth investing time to get. Below is a list of permanently available free units you may want to use. Note that units not included here aren't necessarily useless but they are more situational and not likely to be a top priority, or they may be time limited. For a list of all free units available either from temporary events or permanently in the game, see List of units/Free.
Unit | Unit Name | Element | Preferred Job | Notes | Fill a Similar Role to |
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Pamela | Pyro Meister | Free from A Bond More Enduring Than Starlight in the Event Archives. She is primarily used as a MATK/LUCK buffer. Enlightenment gates 1-7 and 2 job upgrades are available- maxing her enlightenment gate 5 is highly recommended for better buffs. | Letitia | ||
Rebecca | Diviner | Free from her free memento acquired from The Girls Who Tread on the Remaining Snow in the Event Archives (she also has a limited memento available). Can be useful in any of her 3 jobs, but is especially useful as a diviner, either for pure magic damage, or in a mixed support/damage role. She can also be run as a magic meister when physical missile damage is required, or as a sage for access to more element damage. Enlightenment gates 1-7 and 3 job upgrades are available, as well as a free memento from her event. | Emma, Nefertiti (Diviner), Vanekis (sage), Lucia (Magic Meister) | ||
D'Artagnan | Brave Beast General or Aqueous Sacred Spearman [Sachiel] | Free from Stairway to Heaven in the Event Archives. She is primarily used as piercing damage unit. Enlightenment gates 1-7 and 3 job upgrades are available as well as a time limited JE+ upgrade from the Toward A Boundless Future event. She is especially strong with her 4 star memento All You Need is Meat! and the gear from it Wild Meat, and she also has a 5 star normal pool memento available. Without her time limited JE+ she is still useful but not nearly as good. | Lamia, Dark Longinus | ||
Soren | Alchemia Specialist | Free from Magni Historia, which is not permanently available but tends to return monthly. His 3rd job and free memento Tribulations of Youth can be obtained from a permanent quest Path to Alchemia Specialist, as well as the rest of the shards needed to max him. He can be used as a magic damage unit but also has some utility skills such as stat transfer. Enlightenment gates 1-7 and 1 job upgrade are available. | Fung Liu, Othima | ||
Fiona | Chronomancer | Free from the A Hopeful Future memento given from a challenge board when clearing chapter 2. There is also another free memento available for her in the Event Archives from Steel-Lined Wedding Aisle and a free gear from her 2nd challenge board. She is most commonly used as a chronomancer but has useful abilities on all 3 jobs and a job upgrade for her chronomancer and enchanter jobs. Enlightenment gates 1-7 are available for her. | Rahu, Lofia | ||
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Fayrene | Dancer or | Free from Encounters, Fate, and the Sound of Pipa in the Event Archives. She is primarily used as a fast dancer to debuff agility of enemy units or for other map-wide debuffs. She can also be used as a necromancer to do physical slash damage and elemental debuffs on a target (primarily useful in raids) or can use the necromancer basic abilities mixed with dancer main for access to both sets of skills. Enlightenment gates 1-6 are available for this unit. | Chihaya (as a Dancer)
No one (as a Necromancer) | ||
Kagura | Sage [Obelisk] or | Free from Sacred Stone Memories. Specialized in fire magic damage. Can be used with sage job upgrade or job+ as needed, does especially well when attacking wind units. She is required for some Sacred Stone Memories quests. She also has 2 limited mementos. Enlightenment gates 1-6 are available for this unit a time sensitive job++ upgrade available for her, but the job++ requires fairly progressed Holy Guard units so it is not likely to be doable by new players- it is not required for her to be useful, but the job+ is. | Lupinus, Noah | ||
Kanon | Lord Commander or Light Illuminating the World | Free from Sacred Stone Memories. Specialized in slash melee damage. Needs the Vision Clear Reward from her normal pool memento to truly shine, but can still be useful without. She also has a limited memento. She is required for some Sacred Stone Memories quests. Enlightenment gates 1-6 are available for this unit. There is a permanent job+ upgrade for her in Sacred Stone Memories and also a time sensitive job++ upgrade available for her, but the job++ requires fairly progressed Holy Guard units so it is not likely to be doable by new players- it is not required for her to be useful, but the job+ is. | Zain | ||
Blanchett | Lupine Scissorblade or | Free from Beyond Life or Death. Enlightenment gates 1-6 and 3 job upgrades are available, as well as a time limited Halloween JE+ and a limited memento. She can be used as any of her jobs depending on what abilities you need. She is a physical damage unit that can focus on berserk as Lupine Scissorblade, evasion as a Twin-Blade Swordsman, or big punch as Holy Brawler, or diamond attack and multi-hit attack as Blademaster. She has a charge up ability which can be used in the sub slot so can work with any of her 3 jobs. Without her time limited JE+ she is still useful but not nearly as good. | Basheeny (as Twin-Blade), Shayna (as Holy Brawler) | ||
Kamui | Spirit Fighter or | Free from Story: Chapter 5. Enlightenment gates 1-6 and a job upgrade are available. He can be used on either job depending on the content, and has a ranged basic attack and a mix of physical and magical attacks on his unique job. | Don Taras (as a Holy Brawler)
No one (as a Spirit Fighter) | ||
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Dias | Pitch-Black Holy Guard or | Free from Story: Chapter 1. He is primary used as a physical damage unit. Enlightenment gates 1-6, a job upgrade, job+, and a 3rd job are available (job+ and 3rd job are from Nightmare Memories). Keep in mind that it's a long term project to max his 3rd job- prior to getting it he's a lot less useful. He has a free 5 star memento A Dream of Tender Warmth from an April Fool's event and can also use the 4 star memento What Burns Within with VCR Pyroxene of Remembrance. | Zahar, Anastasia | ||
Lisbeth | Snow Witch or | Free from Story: Chapter 3. She is primarily used as a support unit for heals, jewel gifting or buffing MATK Power and cast time and can also do some magic damage. Enlightenment gates 1-6, a job upgrade, job+, and a 3rd job are available (job+ and 3rd job are from Everlasting Love and Small Adventures). Keep in mind that it's a long term project to max her 3rd job. She has a free memento from The Girls Who Tread on the Remaining Snow and there is also a 5 star memento Drink Away the Tears with VCR Promised Bottle which is good for her. | Combination of different support jobs | ||
Logi | Honorable Blue Swordsman or Holy Cavalier+ | Free from Story: Chapter 1. He is primary used as mixed damage/tank unit. He specializes in high defense. Enlightenment gates 1-6, a job upgrade, job+ and a 3rd job are available (job+ and 3rd job are from Blue Flame & Scarlet Blood Tide). Keep in mind that it's a long term project to max his 3rd job- prior to getting it he's a lot less useful. He has a 4 star memento What Burns Within with VCR Pyroxene of Remembrance. | Chloe | ||
Edgar | Hard-Boiled Man or | Free from Story: Chapter 2. He is primarily used as a ranged damage unit with some status effects or in arena/PvP. Enlightenment gates 1-7, a job upgrade, job+, and a 3rd job are available (job+ and 3rd job are from Young Sweeper). Keep in mind that it's a long term project to max his 3rd job- prior to getting it he's a lot less useful. He can benefit from Fiona's free memento A Hopeful Future and also has a 5 star memento Drink Away the Tears with VCR Promised Bottle which is good for him. | Roxanne, Magnus | ||
Tina | Zenwind Archer or Wind Maestro | Free from Story: Chapter 4. She is primarily used as a ranged damage unit with some utility abilities, including a physical cover, knockforward, a missile/pierce res debuff, a debuff removal and a heal that removes statuses. Enlightenment gates 1-7 are available for this unit, a job upgrade, job+, and a 3rd job are available (job+ and 3rd job are from The Entrusted Land, The Winds of Departure) as well as a free gear Alize Spirit Orb from a challenge board. Keep in mind that it's a long term project to max her 3rd job- prior to getting it she's a lot less useful. She also has a limited memento Winds of Celebration, Bathed in Light and can also benefit from Logi's limited memento New Footsteps to Follow. | Tamamo, Seida or D.Artemis. | ||
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Malta | Vessel Shrine Maiden or Professor [Aid] | Free from Severed Inheritance. She can be used for weak mapwide damage, healing and some utility (jewel recovery, PATK/AGI buff, debuff removal) with her Vessel Shrine Maiden job, or for status protection/removal and healing with her Professor job (note she is a rather slow professor). Enlightenment gates 1-6 and two job upgrades are available for this unit and a free gear Long Journey's Headpiece. | Elizabeth (as professor) |