Trey is the resident smarty pants of Class Zero. Constantly competing with Queen for top grades in class, he loves showing off to his classmates just how knowledgeable he is. I used to confuse him with Ace. You know, because of the blond hair. But Trey quickly distinguishes himself from Ace and the class with his cool and intellectual personality. He’s also the best ranged sniper you can get your hands on in Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, though you’ll need some practice before you two can accomplish great things together.
His weapon of choice is the long bow, making him the perfect candidate for landing Kill Sights and Break Sights. However, he falls short in the mobility department. With that in mind, get these abilities first: Accelerate, Triple Slip, Slipstream, and Untouchable. The evasion moves are especially important for Trey because he may be good at sniping from a distance, but he’s almost completely defenseless when the enemies get in close because of the time taken for him to release an arrow.
After you’ve leveled him up a bit, you should be able to purchase certain abilities that would help keep enemies at bay. Firewall, for example, has Trey conjure a large wall of fire that can burn any enemies that try to get close to him. When you have magic users or any long ranged attackers in your party, put them behind a wall. Other abilities such as Freezing Rain will shower his enemies with a flurry of arrows that inflict the Stop status, giving Trey more time to fire off more shots at them. The only downside to using Freezing Rain is that the arrows will take time to hit their targets, so make sure you aim precisely and not when a group of enemies are starting to rush you.
Trey also has the potential to be a pretty good support character with certain abilities that enable him to inflict Kill Sight on enemies. Burst Delta and its superior version, Grand Delta, will generate a portal that drains the enemies’ HP and inflict Kill Sight on them. Though Trey will be left vulnerable while executing these abilities, they’re still pretty useful when facing large group of enemies and this gives your squad members a good opportunity to take them out quickly.
As a sniper, you’ll want to upgrade Trey’s Charged Shot as soon as you can. By holding down the normal attack button, Trey can charge up his shots and fire a really powerful enemy at his enemies. While charging up your arrows, remember to always keep Trey mobile and away from danger. For added damage, you might want to grab Concentrate for him as well. This ability allows Trey to focus and increase the damage output of his attacks. A good attack combination is to use Concentrate and fire off a charged shot at a foe for maximum damage.
It should also be noted that Trey has a pretty decent MP pool so don’t be afraid to give him some offensive magic if you need to. He has high affinity with ice magic so he’ll be able to deal decent damage with a well-executed Blizzard BOM. A good setup for Trey is to have Charge Shot unlocked, slap on Blizzard BOM and Firewall on him, and equip Cure as your defensive magic in case of emergencies.
Ultimately, the key to using Trey effectively is to practice his shots and abilities. The timing of his arrows might take some getting use to, and some of his abilities such as Freezing Rain will require some practice so you know how to execute them on the field.
Find out how to play as the other Class Zero cadets here, and you can check out our review of the game here.
Published: Mar 21, 2015 06:00 pm