The paladin is an excellent melee attacker with great defenses (gotta love the shield). But sometimes you really don't want to get close to really hard hitting enemy at all. That's where the Wizard comes in. Power them up and you've got a ton of long range destruction. My character goal is a Highly ranked Paladin with magic for support. Fantasy Life offers a ton of customizing potential, so you should play around, mix and match Lives till you find a cool combo, instead of just settling on one.