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>>5162829
The last bosses in the game are an endurance run, if you don't have a decent healer or 4000+ HP it'll get messy.

Because of the way that spells work in FF2 a dedicated mage is a must for multitargeted buffs and even single targeted ones will benefit greatly. the two most important spells are Berserk and Haste. Berserk, like Protect, stacks, increasing it's effect.

Berserk has a power of 5+INT/4. Haste increases the number of hits, essentially acting as weapon levels, a Haste is overwritten by a more powerful version if cast again and as such doesn't stack. Both have an accuracy of 50+INT, which is divided by two when multitargeted.

So if you have a non-dedicated mage your INT will be around 40 and buffs will be level 4~5 at endgame, so ~5 layers at 90% or 45% hit, that's an average of 4 layers per single cast. Berserk giving +15 attack per layer so +60 per casting. Increasing damage by +240 more damage when single cast.

With a dedicated mage you'll have 90 INT and Level 10 buffs at endgame, so 10 layers at 140% or 70% hit, that's an average of 10 or 7 layers per single cast. Berserk giving +27 attack per layer so +270 or +189 per casting. Increasing damage by +2700 more damage when single cast and by +1323 when multicast.

The proof is there, having a dedicated black mage will boost your attack more in one multicast than a party of non-dedicated mages can. Then you can stack the Berserk castings while the other party attacks.