Character Magic Affinities

A simple rundown of magic affinities for the game's combat-ready characters.

Guide

As has gradually become more common knowledge, EC characters all have affinities when it comes to magic. Some characters will be very good with one element, and total garbage with another.

With that in mind, I decided to throw together this guide as a simple reference of those affinities. The affinities themselves can be one of six different values, as follows:

Impossible -> Worst -> Bad -> Normal -> Good -> Best

And the actual number values associated are:

-90 -> -50 -> -25 -> 0 -> 10 -> 20

So as you can see, when an affinity is bad, it is VERY bad, but even the best affinity is only going to give you a fairly minor bonus. If you're dedicated to min-maxing, you might only care about giving characters runs that match their 'best' affinity, but in general, you really just want to avoid 'bad' or 'worst' affinities.

Going forward in the guide, the affinities will be represented as such:

Best: ++
Good: +
Normal: =
Bad: -
Worst: --
Impossible: X

If you have any feedback at all, or notice anything in the guide that is missing or incorrect, please don't hesitate to drop a comment letting me know so I can fix it!

Note that everybody also technically has a 'plain' affinity, but it's normal for everybody, so I just left it out altogether.

Edit - 5/26 - It's been brought to my attention that the magic system has yet another weird quirk. Apparently, the below affinities really only apply to a very specific subset of spells. Namely, spells that don't scale with Magic Power (most spells, frankly) and spells that aren't flat percentage effects (most healing magic). The spells that are actually worthwhile in late game, the ones that actually scale off the caster's magic power, appear to not care one iota about caster's affinity.

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Aleior

Fire:++ Water:++ Wind:++ Earth:+ Light:++ Dark:++

Alwe

Fire:+ Water:= Wind:-- Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Aoi

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:- Light:= Dark:=

Barnard

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:- Dark:=

Carrie

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:++ Dark:+

Celia

Fire:= Water:- Wind:-- Earth:- Light:- Dark:++

Chandra

Fire:++ Water:+ Wind:= Earth:+ Light:+ Dark:+

CJ

Fire:+ Water:= Wind:= Earth:-- Light:= Dark:=

Dijkstra

Fire:- Water:- Wind:- Earth:= Light:- Dark:-

Dr. Corque

Fire:= Water:= Wind:+ Earth:- Light:= Dark:=

El Alicanto

Fire:- Water:- Wind:- Earth:= Light:- Dark:-

Elektra

Fire:= Water:+ Wind:= Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

F-J

Falward

Fire:= Water:++ Wind:+ Earth:+ Light:++ Dark:X

Faye

Fire:- Water:- Wind:= Earth:- Light:- Dark:-

Foxiel

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:+ Earth:= Light:+ Dark:+

Francesca

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:+ Earth:+ Light:+ Dark:=

Galdorf

Fire:- Water:-- Wind:- Earth:- Light:- Dark:-

Garoo

Fire:- Water:-- Wind:- Earth:= Light:- Dark:-

Garr

Fire:= Water:- Wind:= Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Gieran

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:+ Earth:+ Light:+ Dark:+

Gigina

Fire:= Water:- Wind:- Earth:- Light:- Dark:-

Hakugin

Fire:= Water:= Wind:+ Earth:- Light:= Dark:=

Hildi

Fire:- Water:++ Wind:+ Earth:= Light:+ Dark:+

Isha

Fire:= Water:++ Wind:+ Earth:+ Light:+ Dark:+

Iugo

Fire:= Water:- Wind:- Earth:- Light:- Dark:-

Ivy

Fire:- Water:-- Wind:- Earth:= Light:- Dark:-

Jorhan

Fire:- Water:- Wind:= Earth:- Light:- Dark:-

K-O

Kallathor

Fire:- Water:- Wind:= Earth:= Light:- Dark:-

Kogen

Fire:= Water:- Wind:- Earth:= Light:- Dark:-

Kuroto

Fire:= Water:- Wind:= Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Lakian

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:++ Earth:= Light:+ Dark:+

Lam

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:-- Dark:+

Leene

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:+ Earth:+ Light:+ Dark:+

Leon

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:= Earth:+ Light:+ Dark:+

Lian

Fire:- Water:- Wind:- Earth:- Light:- Dark:-

Lilwn

Fire:-- Water:++ Wind:+ Earth:+ Light:+ Dark:+

Marin

Fire:= Water:+ Wind:= Earth:+ Light:= Dark:=

Marisa

Fire:- Water:++ Wind:++ Earth:= Light:+ Dark:+

Markus

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:+ Dark:++

Maureus

Fire:-- Water:X Wind:-- Earth:-- Light:-- Dark:--

Maxim

Fire:- Water:- Wind:- Earth:= Light:- Dark:-

Mellore

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:+ Earth:+ Light:++ Dark:X

Melridge

Fire:++ Water:+ Wind:X Earth:+ Light:+ Dark:+

Mihlu

Fire:- Water:- Wind:- Earth:- Light:- Dark:+

Milana

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:= Earth:= Light:X Dark:++

Mio

Fire:= Water:= Wind:+ Earth:- Light:= Dark:=

Momo

Fire:++ Water:-- Wind:++ Earth:++ Light:++ Dark:++

Nil

Fire:= Water:= Wind:- Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Nowa

Fire:+ Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

P-T

Perrielle

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:+ Dark:-

Pohl

Fire:= Water:- Wind:= Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Prunella

Fire:= Water:X Wind:- Earth:+ Light:= Dark:=

Quinn

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:= Dark:-

Reid

Fire:= Water:- Wind:- Earth:- Light:- Dark:-

Reyna

Fire:-- Water:-- Wind:-- Earth:= Light:-- Dark:--

Riufan

Fire:= Water:= Wind:- Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Rudy

Fire:-- Water:+ Wind:= Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Sabine

Fire:= Water:= Wind:- Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Scarlet

Fire:= Water:-- Wind:+ Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Seign

Fire:+ Water:+ Wind:+ Earth:= Light:= Dark:+

Shixeen

Fire:= Water:- Wind:= Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

U-Z

Valentin

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:+ Dark:-

Viesskin

Fire:= Water:= Wind:- Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Wayve

Fire:= Water:-- Wind:= Earth:= Light:- Dark:+

Wyler

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:- Light:= Dark:=

Yaelu

Fire:= Water:= Wind:= Earth:= Light:-- Dark:+

Yuferius VII

Fire:- Water:X Wind:- Earth:= Light:- Dark:-

Yume

Fire:= Water:-- Wind:+ Earth:= Light:= Dark:=

Yusuke

Fire:= Water:- Wind:- Earth:- Light:- Dark:-

Yuthus

Fire:-- Water:-- Wind:-- Earth:= Light:-- Dark:--

Zabi

Fire:X Water:+ Wind:+ Earth:-- Light:= Dark:=

[SidecarDog]

this is great, thank you!

it's weird how many game mechanics are simply unstated in this game, like you're supposed to intuit that low damage is due to one character's invisible elemental affinities rather than enemy resistances, stats, or one of the also-unstated status effects characters might have active.

whether or not we should need this guide in the first place, I'm glad we have it and appreciate your formatting!

[ratedrpersona]

I really like this about the game as it makes everyone feel different. Thank you for this list!

[j.e.horne]

very helpful thanks