Tools represent attacks that don't depend on a creature's statistics — rather the tools themselves have stats that you use instead. The Alchemist and the Engineer are the most common practicioners of tool attacks, but many jobs have one or two (such as the Ninja's Throw ability), and all characters have access to the biggest pool of tool attacks — Items.
Tools follow the raw "average" mechanics. They deal or heal an amount equal to their own static Battle Power (which is equal to 1 per level, + 1 every 3 levels, +5, +10, +15, or +20 (at levels 1, 6, 11, and 15)). Tool attacks can be either physical attacks (defended against with Stamina) or magickal attacks (defended against with Willpower). Tools ignore row status: their attacks are neither melee nor ranged, and suffer no damage reduction depending upon any row of the user or the target.
Tool Statistics Table
| Level | Cost | BPW | Quality |
| 0 | 50 gil | 5 | F |
| 1 | 100 gil | 6 | D |
| 2 | 200 gil | 7 | D |
| 3 | 300 gil | 9 | D |
| 4 | 400 gil | 10 | C |
| 5 | 500 gil | 11 | C |
| 6 | 600 gil | 18 | C |
| 7 | 700 gil | 19 | B |
| 8 | 800 gil | 20 | B |
| 9 | 900 gil | 22 | B |
| 10 | 1000 gil | 23 | A |
| 11 | 1100 gil | 29 | A |
| 12 | 1200 gil | 31 | A |
| 13 | 1300 gil | 32 | S |
| 14 | 1400 gil | 33 | S |
| 15 | 1500 gil | 40 | S |
| S | 0 gil | 50 | ? |
