SaGa Emerald Beyond: All Roles (& What They Do)

SaGa Emerald Beyond is Square Enix's eleventh game in the SaGa franchise released for consoles and its fifteenth overall (counting mobile and browser games). The game follows several different protagonists on their own unique journeys, making it a decently sized game.

While playing the game, players will probably wonder what Roles are and how they fit into the game's combat. Each character can have a different Role, meaning there are many options. Here's a guide to them all.

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What Are Roles?

Roles define how the characters in SaGa Emerald Beyond fight. Players can change the characters' main Roles, so there can be characters that focus on attack, healing, defense, etc. The Kugutsu (the puppet-like race) have Souls rather than Roles (the same basic principle). Then, Ephemerals have their own types of Roles known as Ephemeral Roles. Finally, Vampires and Knights can equip the Sanguine Roles.

All Roles And Their Details

There are quite a few Roles throughout the game. Here is a breakdown of those Roles, their effects, and their resistances.

Role	Effects	Resistances
Alraune	Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Instant Death
Attacker	+3% Slash Damage	None
Bar Guest	+2% Combo Rate +5% Impact Resistance	+75% Poison
Boar Warrior	+3% Strike Damage Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Bad Odor
Boh	+3% Thrust Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Petrify
Breaker	+30% Target Guard Rate +10% Hit Rate	None
Cautious	+15% Magic Resistance	None
Dekobatto	+3% Evasion Rate Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Darkness
Diva	Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Mecha Paralyze
Diversion	+3% Strike Damage Increases how easy it is to target	None
First Aid	+1 after battle LP Recovery	None
Flexible	Status Ailment Resistance	+50% Stun
Guard Star	+10% Guard Rate	None
Insensitive	Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Paralysis
Intelligent	+3% Ice Damage +3% Magic Damage	None
Komachi	+3% Magic Power Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Confusion
Kugutsu User	Kugutsu’s souls are able to be replaced	None
Methodical	+20% Accuracy Rate +1% Combo Rate	None
Middle Night	+2 Maximum LP +15% Maximum HP +10% One-Handed Sword Tech Damage +30% Target Guard Rate	None
Musashi	+3% Slash Damage Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Paralyze
Pooka	+3% Magic Power	None
Quick	Increase to Action Order	None
Red Frog	+3% Strike Damage	None
Ruthless	+5% Damage to Weak Points	None
Shock Impact	+1 to Bump	None
Skeleton	+1% Combo Rate +5% Impact Resistance	None
Spiritual Unity	Resistance to Status Ailments	+100% Confusion
Starter	+5% Combo Rate when you start United Attacks	None
Steady	+3% Guard Rate Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Confusion
Sukune	+3% Strike Damage Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Bad Odor
Sunflower	+3% Strike Damage +5% Fire Resistance Heat Shower	None
Survival Instinct	+10% Thrust Resistance	None
Swordsman	+10% Slash Resistance	None
Tanka Composer	Reduces your vulnerability to being targeted by enemies while chanting spells	None
Tough	+10% Ice Resistance Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Poison
Tree Spirit	+25% to Avoiding Interruptions	None
Trouble Maker	Enmity Up	None
Turtle Stance	Resistance to Status Ailments	+50% Stun
Viper	+3% Thrust Damage Resistance to Status Ailments	+75% Poison