Main Characters: Characters And Familiars

Learn about Oliver, Esther, Swaine, and Marcassin in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, including their spells, MP costs, and effects.

Oliver

Oliver is a magic user who wields wands. His favorite genuses are Milites, Vermes, and Dracones. His Miracle Move is Burning Heart. His stats are rated as follows: Movement Speed (4/5), Attack Speed (3/5).

Oliver's Spells:

• Healing Touch: 3 MP, restores some HP for one ally.
• Healing Hand: 18 MP, fully heals one ally’s HP.
• Ward: 16 MP, raises all allies’ MDef temporarily.
• Draw Poison: 4 MP, cures poison for one ally.
• Burden: 5 MP, 50% chance reducing target’s walking speed by 40%.
• Fireball: 4 MP, deals minor Fire damage on a single target.
• Frostbite: 6 MP, deals minor Water damage on a single target.
• Pulse: 9 MP, deals medium Physical damage on a single target.
• Arrow of Light: 12 MP, deals medium Light damage on a single target.
• Cloudburst: 15 MP, deals minor damage to all targets, 40% Nix chance.
• Fortune’s Fool: 20 MP, random effect (20% chance each): Fully heal party’s HP, Fully heal party’s MP, 1 HP damage to all targets, Hits all allies with a random status ailment, Powerful Storm-based attack on all targets.
• Unleash: Perform one of various powerful guardian attacks.
• Mornstar: 36 MP, deals major Light damage to all targets.
• Thunderstorm: 20 MP, deals medium Storm damage to all targets, 5% chance of inflicting the Confusion status ailment.
• Evenstar: 45 MP, deals major Dark damage to all targets.
• Astra: 60 MP, deals heavy Light damage to all targets.

Esther

Esther uses songs to support the party. Her stats are not detailed in the same way as Oliver's.

Esther's Songs:

• Chirpy Tune: 4 MP, restores medium amount of HP to one ally.
• Quick March: 15 MP, raises party’s evasion by 50% temporarily.
• Cheer: 15 MP, raises party’s MAtk by 20% temporarily.
• Cacophony: 12 MP, medium Physical damage to all nearby targets.
• Chant: 11 MP, heals all status ailments from one ally (excludes unconsciousness).
• Healing Hymn: 16 MP, restores major amount of HP to one ally.
• Refrain: 20 MP, raises party’s Defense by 15% temporarily.
• Anthem: 20 MP, raises party’s Attack by 10% temporarily.

Swaine

Swaine is a ranged attacker who uses trickshots. His stats are not detailed in the same way as Oliver's.

Swaine's Trickshots:

• Mugshot: 1 MP, attempt to steal an item from one target.
• Rotshot: 5 MP, 50% chance of inflicting poison on 1 target.
• Slugshot: 7 MP, 40% chance of inflicting curse on 1 target.
• Blindshot: 6 MP, 40% chance of inflicting blindness on 1 target.
• Sureshot: 12 MP, medium damage to 1 target, 100% accuracy.
• Napshot: 8 MP, 40% chance of inflicting sleep, 1 target.
• Scattershot: 7 MP, 40% chance of inflicting confusion, 1 target.
• Rockshot: 15 MP, 20% chance inflicting petrification, 1 target.
• Trishot: 20 MP, deals medium Physical damage.
• Deadshot: 18 MP, 20% chance inflicting unconsciousness, 1 target.

Marcassin

Marcassin is a character with a spell list similar to Oliver's, but with different casting times and cooldowns.

Marcassin's Spells:

• Healing Touch: 3 MP, restores some HP for one ally.
• Healing Hand: 18 MP, fully heals one ally’s HP.
• Ward: 16 MP, raises all allies’ MDef temporarily.
• Draw Poison: 4 MP, cures poison for one ally.
• Burden: 5 MP, 50% chance reducing target’s walking speed by 40%.
• Fireball: 4 MP, deals minor Fire damage on a single target.
• Frostbite: 6 MP, deals minor Water damage on a single target.
• Pulse: 9 MP, deals medium Physical damage on a single target.
• Arrow of Light: 12 MP, deals medium Light damage on a single target.
• Cloudburst: 15 MP, deals minor damage to all targets, 40% Nix chance.
• Thunderstorm: 20 MP, deals medium Storm damage to all targets, 5% chance of inflicting the Confusion status ailment.