7th Saga Characters - RANKED from WORST to BEST 

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Did you know? If you use the guard action, it will double your attack power for the next attack. And guess what? This effects STACKS. So basically, have one character guard up and other buff up/ heal and boss fights will be a breeze. Also always convert your gold into gems from merchants whenever you leave town. They can be resold at full value anytime and you do not lose them unlike your gold. That way, dying doesnt become a big deal.

Lejes has healing. He's the best player to have when you lose the runes. He has life steal and magic steal. He's self sustaining.

I’ve always played it as the Wilme/Valsu combo, grinding it out pretty early for Elixir. My best friend managed two different save files as Lejes joined by Valsu, making quite the power duo. He passed away 5 months ago and his save file is still on my SNES cartridge after all these years and it will remain for as long as I live.

The only problem with Valsu is that because he doesn’t know any area of affect attack spells, it’s harder for him to power-train in metal pison’s dungeon.

So..... you're telling me that the 7th saga CAN be easier????? THANK YOU DAVE! i'll remember this list ;)

beating this game 7 times as a kid really shows that you don´t need guides or really anything but willpower to beat a hard game

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This game was so challenging but i still have so much nostalgia for it. I mainly used Esuna. Great video as always!

Love it! I feel that this video was made just for me. The fact that you beat this game with all 7 characters, shows just how hardcore you really are.

It feels like 7th Saga goes through this every few years with lots of people saying all kinds of stuff about Lejes. Me, I've always chose Esuna or Olvan.

As a kid I always picked Esuna cause she was the only girl... Tried playing the Tetujin once and couldn't get out of the first town without the clanking being too much to take.

I'd say I agree with the list but I prefer Wilme over Lux, because of his very high dodge.

Back in my grade school years I beat this with Esuna with Olvan. As an adult, I get wrecked before going to the snowy continent. This game needed Pison mode where you hunt everyone down.

A good video for an overlooked RPG. I played with Kamil first time around and then Olaf. My playthrough with Kamil was a bit rough though I used Valsu both times due to his Elixir spell. Unfortunately, for me, I was turned off by Wilme and Lux due to their low gear variety. You'd think not having to buy gear would be a good selling point... well not for kid me. If I had played the game again, it might have been with Esuna, but the grind was too much for me to play again. Once to try it out, a second to try better, and my younger brother playing Lux was enough for me.

When I played through and beat this game for the first time, I chose Esuna as my main and took Valsu with me for the ride. Esuna was awesome with her range and versatility, but I was extremely impressed by how well Valsu held up in this title in spite of him essentially being the white mage. Needless to say, I agree with your top two choices. :)

Thanks for this video David! I absolutely love this game even though it's grinding can be mind numbing. I love to listen to videos about the game to see if there is something I didn't know yet. Thanks for the great content!

One of my all time faves, thanks for taking the time to make content about it.

From the ending, I actually think Lejes is the "canon" path to the time loop...

This is a really cool idea for a list! 7th Saga is one of the few SNES classic RPGs I never got to play, but I'd love for it to get a modern rerelease at some point (maybe on Switch's SNES Online app?)

One of my all time favorites. Beat it for the first time with Lux, but Leges was always my favorite. Esuna is the favorite partner to have and Valsu was the hardest run. Love the content.

Lejes is probably one of the best characters in the original un-nerfed version.

Surprising enough. My first time beating the 7th Saga was with Esuna as my main character, and Tetsujin as my partner.

Lejes + Valsu OP!

Looking at the fountain makes you feel better

Thank you so much for this video!! It was definitely a trip down memory lane for me. For almost 10 plus years I wondered if having chosen Esuna as my character was the reason why the game was so difficult for me. The other characters looked strong, but I'm a sucker for "healer looking" archetypes, so I went with her. Seeing her on the top spot made me so happy 😊😊😊

7th saga long player here. Lejes does have access to ice magic. In fact, he has access to all offensive magic. Paired with Valsu, they make the best team in the game only missing laser magic, which can be specially difficult but possible. Olvan is strong. For player like me, it is important but people need to take into account that agility and magic have a cap at 255. Once olvan max these out he is a powerhouse. Esuna and Valsu as main characters suck. Their fights are super slow and you will be struggling early game. They stop gaining significant boosts end game and can be killed in 1 hit by a K. Night. They are stuck with the worst equipment and only are reliable when recruited at 45+ level. Kamil, Olvan or lejes will probably be the best for main character since their offensive capabilities can be paired with a companion. Always keep in mind that any other companion in this game is way stronger than the main character and has better buff gains, so try recruiting someone at level 50 and you'll see what I'm talking about (eg the best apprentice I got was Lux at level 81 850 pwr 800 def maxed magic and agility.)

I'm glad that you think highly of Esuna, but there's one thing you overlooked...she's cute. 🥰

Lejes is my favorite char in this game! But yeah....... Knew right out the gate I was seeing him first on this list. I personally have Lejes over both Olvan and Kamil due to his speed stat but maybe that's just me and my experience/favoritism. Hard to not agree with the rest of the list.

I'm about half way through with Vejes and Kamil. It's super fun because it feels Faustian, like the demon tricked the noble knight into being his heavy lol. I also dabbled with wilme for a while and I think the easiest play through would be Wilme with Valsu or less optimally Esuna

Back in the winter of '99, I bought this game second-hand, and I went on to playing it non-stop for weeks. As someone that never enjoyed raw grinding in RPGs, I struggled to make progress. I made numerous playthrough with different characters, and I eventually DID beat the game! Wilme/Esuna was my team in the playthrough I got to the end. Man, that game, though... Good memories, but I don't see myself playing it ever again. (If I ever do play it again, I'm totally gonna pick Lejes as main character though, hah!)

Dude, you used all of the songs that have the characters' names when discussing the characters. That was a nice touch.

Ohhhh thank you for this! Don’t care what anyone says: I love this game!

Watching the recent 7th Saga run on RPG Limit Break, and listening to all of the explanations of deliberate changes in the game I no longer believe that the level up bonuses being gone are a bug. It wouldn't have made the game pitifully easy (until late game) to have, but at level 40 you'd have +60 to all stats, and at 60 you'd have +150 to all stats, with virtually all of the bosses being weaker.

What a fun video for one of my favourite RPG! I think my ranking would be from worst to best: Lejes, Olvan, Kamil, Lux, Wilme, Esuna, Valsu. Speed is one of the most important factors because with enough of it, enemies will miss you and you will hit them , which really adds up over time. That is why Wilme is hugely powerful in my opinion. I will always have a soft spot for Olvan; he was my very first character/playthrough! I think Valsu edges out Esuna in my ranking because of his super healing and getting the Agility spell. He is less balanced that Esuna as a magic user. I loved listening to Lux clanking after I got used to it, but remember being a bit shocked when I realised it would last the whole game!

Complete start to finish run with each character? Bruh, you’re a legend. I’ve probably started and stopped this game seven times without finding more than 2-3 runes. Brutal game. Hats off, sir.

I feel if we got the original Japanese version I would have liked this more, when I was a young warthog. Would be fun to watch you do a LP!

I never manager to beat this, and you beat with all seven. Damn. My hat is off to you sir! Game gives me nightmares...

Theres some misinformation in this video but i kind of expected that to be honest. The whole olvan is the slowest is a bit unfair. Hes no slower than kamil or lux. Also he doesn't have the lowest magic growth thats wilme. Lejes stat growth isnt worse than kamil in any area and it's better in some. His biggest issue is his gear choices. Im pretty sure wilme isn't weak to fire in fact I'm pretty sure he actually resists it but his magic stat is so low it usually doesn't matter.

Esuna was the first character I beat the game with. I didn't think she would be #1 but she is the best in my opinion. Her ice spell remains powerful throughout the entire game and she has good healing and the capacity to regenerate MP.

you know, i would love a remake of this game as well as the "sequel" for modern systems, just maybe fix whatever bug made the stat growths lower than the japanese version?

The next time i play this game i'm either picking Valsu and Esuna as the main character. Also have you played the sequel Mystic Ark.

I really like the graphics in this game. Nice video!!

I just beat this game as Esuna and agree she is OP as hell. Her vacuum spells make level grinding so much faster/easier. The only thing that is tough about playing her (and Lux) is that, for whatever reason, her path on the north continent skips a chapter and starts opposite of everyone else’s. The monsters are brutal if you’re not leveled up. 😢

This is one of the only 2 or 3 SNES RPGs that I never played over several decades of gaming on my favorite console. Going thru it now with an Esuna / Olvan combo and I really like this game now having just received the 3rd rune. Love the art style and this game's difficulty frankly I find to be a good thing, aside from certain monsters showing up on the world map that are just way overpowered compared to the others. Well, back to farming brains near Guntz I go!

As for companions: Esuna is the best for everyone. Kamil is my choice for Esuna's companion. Wilme is also a good choice, though not as versatile. As Valsu I would say bring either Lejes of Wilme. Lejes makes the most sense to have a good spell caster and swordsman, but Wilme can also attack everyone.

It's one of my favorites too. I always love using the robot as my main character or a sub character

Fun fact: this game was not intended to be nearly as hard as it is. The stat growth was bugged in the North American version making everyone much weaker than intended. The original Japanese version didn’t have this issue and is much more reasonable.

7th Saga is one of my favorite, nostalgic RPGs. I was given this game when I was a kid, never beat it at age 7. Revisited it years later (11? 12?) and beat it then. After this game, all jrpgs are a breeze really.

I've never heard of this game, but after watching this I'm gonna give it a go!

Didnt play this until the last few years and I absolutely loved it. I liked Esuna Busy.

Speed is very important in this game, if your speed is lower than the enemies, they'll almost never miss but you will constantly and vice versa.

I love this game! Even though Esuna is physically the weakest, her magic attacks are the deadliest. She can often wipe out 3 monsters with 1 or 2 shots of blizzard. Get her magic to 200+ and 3 swords are gone in one blow.

Hey David do you have an advice video how to play this game? It's one game that I always wanted a beat since debut.

Have a good day too David

Great video. One question though, what you mean by buffing, you said that word various time? Thank you.

I can honestly say that I tried this one without save states. Its rough...

I am currently playing main Luxe with Kamil second. This keeps a mid difficulty without having to grind as much. Just enough healing magic to sustain, and attack magic for physical resist enemies, but plenty of HP and physical attack to not turn every common encounter into a chess match. If you want to barbar dmash the game, i recommend this combo

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David, have you tried playing a translated rom of ELNARD, the easier Japanese version of 7th Saga?

It turns out that Lejes is amazing at soloing the game. I tried this out a few years ago and had a surprisingly easy time. He has strong magic to clear out mobs, high speed to dodge most attacks by late game, and decent physical attack for bosses. Bonus: he has fire spells so he can quickly defeat a really annoying late-game boss that is only weak to fire. The only two parts of the game that were really hard were Red-Pison (b/c you need to beat him at a low level to avoid having to grind excessively before Patrof) and the final boss (whose attack and magic hit so hard it's basically up to the RNG whether you live long enough to debuff him and buff yourself). Everything else was just as easy as a normal playthrough and you level up a lot faster solo.

Don't forget, Esuna isn't just a fantastic main, she'll never stab you in the back if she's your buddy. 😉👍 I love her and Lux for this reason.

David i assume Esuna is your favorite but who was your choice the first time you played? It was Kamil for me.

My own tier list for 7th Saga Characters, worst to best: 7. Lejes - Faster than Kamil, with more magic, but overall just sorta meh. 6. Valsu - Like, yeah, sure, every buffing spell and Elixir. Whoopdee do! He couldn't fight his way out of a crowded booth at Denny's, if you ask me. The reason I rate him so low is that due to his low offensive capability, he basically doesn't work well without a partner. I've tried using him a few times, and just find him to be relatively disappointing, but that may be due to how he is in the early game. It's been so long since I've even considered using him seriously that I sometimes forget he exists. Plus there's the fact that you have the runes to buff you for a large portion of the game, anyway. 5. Olvan - An otherwise great character, but lacks so much speed that it really sorta hurts him. 4. Kamil - The all rounder, pretty good at all things. Kind of the basis for what's good and what's bad imo. 3. Lux - He has notably lower speed than Wilme, so while he gets the same buffing benefit for offense and has far better magic, his lower speed causes him to miss a lot more often. If you choose him as your main, he's about as slow as Olvan :( You can also do the Melenam glitch with him, causing him to have max stats, which is something often done in speedruns of the game. I don't like it at all, though, so it kind of hurts him in my eyes. 2. Esuna - She's incredible. Super fast, great magic, and a great compliment to any duo. However, she lacks durability, especially early on where she's not dodging routinely. Once she's got enough of that, though, she can get insane with the buffs, and having such high speed. Not too mention instant death and healing. 1. Wilme - He's super fast and super strong, and in the JP version he is NAKED. His hair is also a horn in that version. His only real weakness is his low magic stat, but generally his speed makes up for it. I've never felt bad about using him. My first playthrough of the game was done with a Wilme / Lux team, and the only snag I ran into was that Esuna was the one who stole/obtained that one rune. So once I found her, Wilme was in for quite the pitched battle, against someone as fast as him, with a strength that exploits his weakness. Not too mention the Eldenard Stats. In the end, like FF1, the tier list is mostly useless though, unless you're doing some sort of challenge run or restricting item use or something. And in those cases, the line up of tiers would also change, so it's kind of whatever. Any character can beat the game, some just do it better for most of it, than others.

I rented this game back in the day but struggled after I lost my runes (couldn't get them back).Played Alien with Robot. I actually like the game in spite being hard.

I always found Lejes really strong early game. Lot of offensive power, and more ability to "solo" than others. He doesn't pair well though, and finding a suitable partner was normally tough, and you may be boxed into one or two characters.

I chose Lux on my first playthrough and now I'm happy I chose a strong character for multiple situations.

Wait, you actually beat the game with all 7 characters? I always lose in the duels and start over because my character seems weak. Any tips for duels?

Believe it or not I went through this game with every character . In fact it's still probably saved on my cart

Even though Leges has his flaws, if you’re careful when he levels up not to accept poor stat boosts, he ends up being a fun character with well-rounded attack power. Whenever I play as Leges, I like to team up with Valsu (which can be difficult to make happen-a demon working with a healer). That way you have the ultimate black mage with decent physical attack teaming up with the ultimate white mage-the best of both worlds. Anyway, I largely agree with your ranking, but the Elixer spell completely nerfs the game when you have enough MP to cast it on your companion and then on Valsu, meaning that you will literally never die unless you happen to receive an unlucky critical hit death blow. You’re basically immortal at this point. So I would rank Valsu as number 1 for this reason.

I did Kamil on the snes cart we own and.... well... I had no idea I was making it harder for myself really.

I never played this. Should I play it?

LOL! I beat this game twice back in the day. Once as the demon, and once as the dwarf.

I used #1 and #2 on my successful play through of the game. They do make a badass team and once you’ve got the Runes you’re very powerful this way.

I've also played this game many, many times since childhood. My go to team is Olvan and Valsu or Wilme and Valsu.

I beat this game for the first time, blind, about a year. I played it witg a high school friend around 20 years ago. I was certain the fight before being sent back in time was the final boss and was shocked when it wasnt.

Lejes should be #5. He basically has all the offensive spells, and his attack is pretty much on par with Kamil. He doesn't have buffs, but that's basically almost a non-factor once you get the star and moon runes. Besides B Pwr and B protect are pretty cheap and I always buy those. He also has good Spd so he doesn't miss as much as Kamil / Olvan and dodges more often. He doesn't have the highest Magic stat, but having access to all the offensive magics make him good against regular enemies. In boss fights, Star / Moon rune using def / atk pretty much is enough to win em all.

But that Lux tune up glitch tho. His fists become death.

The answer is Esuna. I've never beaten this game, I had a friend who was raised on RPGs because his dad worked in Telecom as a Supervisor and made $$$$$$$$ at the time so he bought a ton of consoles. I was never taught how to play these kinds of games or how to "get into them" so it was a lot of words and more experiencing the world from the perspective of something like a baby than actually playing the game. I got quite frustrated and if I remember right, even replaying it on emulator much later I still only ever got to some coastal town and never even got a single Rune. My friend did however, beat the game as a "family" with his older brother and his Dad(who slapped the game silly as a Wizardry player) giving him tips, so... yep, I'm coping.

The concept of this game is awesome. 7 characters on a quest for 7 runes of power. I played the 1993 original with Kamil, Lejes, LUX and Esuna. Leveled them up to 81 each (max level... sort of...). Loved it ! A remake of this game would be awesome. They could ditch the turn-based combat for a real-time action based combat. A "soulsborne" type of combat would be perfect.

Lux and Wilme are the simplest however Wilme easily gets killed by fire magic so maybe pick Lux for the absolute easiest time. As Partners Valsu and Lejes are pretty good. As your main character : Lux Wilme Esuna Olvan Valsus Lejes Kamil Only Kamil really sucks and Lejes is pretty fragile As partners Lejes Valsu Lux Olvan Esuna Wilme Kamil Olvan has two bonus dungeons if you take him as partner too if you want to get side quests.

My first playthrough of this was with lux, who I then paired up with kamil. Definately a tough game.

Valsu is so broken once he learns elixer. I usually solo as Esuna until I get into the 40s then I get Valsu or Lux as my partner.

My favorite will always be Lejes!! Better than average attack power and very high up in speed. He doesn't 'need to do it all' because of his powerful offense. He double attacks a lot more also, but Kamil owns that category.

5:36 : “I mean, with 4 melee fighters duking it out for supremacy, and Lejes in the toilet with no healing whatsoever “ I fkin LOLD ! i had to replay this part so many times to make sure i quoted you right, that it got to the point that i pictured the other characters gathered around laughing like high class people with top hats partying and Lejes taking a spicy dump or whatever wishing he had healing to make his fiery endeavor a little more bearable.

I wish🤞🏾 I had this when I was a kid. Hindsight is always 20/20!!

Hmmm I'll have to check this game out

Wow, you truly are the (J)RPG master! You even played this one! It doesn't look very appealing to me (though its successor does), but maybe I should give it a go after all.

I tried this game once, I only remember I picked the robot in the #3 spot and barely got anywhere in it.

played this game like 20 times as a kid. didnt think anyone else played it. xD. never met anyone who knew about it

I never really played 7saga because i heard that it's super difficult but after hearing you talking about it and seeing the beautiful sprites i am conviced,i just hope that i actually enjoy it, didn't like dragon Quest 2 it's kind of outdated 😞

Wow you played through 7 times as a kid? I couldn't even beat this game once! Might have to go again....with Esuna that is!

I feel bad for Lejes. He was my favorite in concept and design, but I can't disagree with his bottom ranking. You'd think full access to two elements and an average attack rating would count for something, but no. With only two party members, you really need characters that excel in different aspects. Lejes, just doesn't. No wonder I only ever beat the game with Esuna (paired with Kamil) and Valsu (paired with Lux). I was playing on easy mode the whole time... I shall return my True Gamer card in shame now.

I tried lux once and i got all the way to melenam past but i was alone and i couldnt defeat that foama core whatever boss (i couldnt damage him to save my life) and i couldnt beat enemies outside so i was screwed ...lejes is my fave he has some speed but not great def and his attacks are ok . He can heal with hp catcher and having mp catcher its a nice way to refill ....esuna doesnt take damage well but i really wanted her as a companion and hope she doesnt turn traitor lol

I settled on Lux back when it came out because he was the only character not to get one shotted early on. Kamil was boring to me, Olvan a bit better. Lejes and Wilne were the most fun. Btw; 7th Saga's character and monster stats were all screwed up in the localisation from Elnard to this game. In Elnard, they were actually like the game manual describes.

I am curious to more why you think Lux "squeaks by" Wilme.

A tip for that game: change partners as often as you can

First time playing through as Demon. I just hit level 24 but cannot get anyone to join me. I was challenged by Wilme and Lux. I lost to Wilme but killed Lux. I do not know why they hate me and why everyone has an excuse why they wont join me so I guess I am soloing this game lol

Lejes was my favorite, and the only one I ever finished the game with. I think I paired him with Lux. I agree with the ranking though.

For me its valvu nr 1 and els nr 2 But the best team I had was Valvu and Olvon. Just give him the +30 agi each battle and you just nuke and tank all.