Why is aero so strong?

[Snuggy Serian]

I cant see any reason. Right now, my Fran is doing 200-300 with fire, ice, lightning and aqua. But aero does x3-x4 of that dmg. 600-800. Without weakness. It doesnt cost really much more then aqua. It even does a not small aoe.
Why?
It feels like just broken for no reason.
By the way, any useful wiki? The FF-Wiki with all parts seems to lack so much on details.

[ShinkuTear]

Fire has a Power of 22, Thunder 23, Blizzard 25, Water 37, and Aero 51. For comparison, Fira is 67.

Why they decided to make it that strong, I don't know, but that is why it hits so hard, it just has a ton of power.

[Snuggy Serian]

Where are the information about that?

[Raemnant]

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Magicks_(Final_Fantasy_XII)

[Snuggy Serian]

Thank you.

[Bluesy]

Also remember to use the correct element staff when applicable.

Fire= 22 power
With flame staff it’s 33, then damage is doubled with oil.

That’s why end game dps spell arguments tend to be firaga vs ardor and tend to ignore scathe, flare and holy...oil tips the scales heavily toward fire spells.

[Raemnant]

Originally posted by bluesy:

Also remember to use the correct element staff when applicable.

Fire= 22 power
With flame staff it’s 33, then damage is doubled with oil.

That’s why end game dps spell arguments tend to be firaga vs ardor and tend to ignore scathe, flare and holy...oil tips the scales heavily toward fire spells.

This is why the best mage combos are black mage/monk and black mage(and archer)/Red mage With monk, you get a boost with Holy and Staff of the Magi. Since ardor is arcane, pairing RDM with BLM for flame staff, or Archer for Burning Bow is too good. The best optimal party has both combos

[Snuggy Serian]

not the thema, but i dont care about what is the strongest and max-stuff.
just wanted to know for what reason aero is that absurd strong.

[Sakhari]

I didn't see it mentioned so... it's also worth noting that the Cherry Staff (which is available when you first get access to Aero) significantly boosts wind damage. As noted above, aero is a strong spell at the point when you get it but if your mage is equipped with that staff, that would also be a factor in the damage numbers being so high.

[Snuggy Serian]

good that this game cant give any important information.
but no, the dmg points was taken without that weapon. just tested it. its even worse then without.