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User:Daytona/Expansions

2026-03-29T21:10:34Z

Daytona:

Drafting a possible improvement to [[Expansions]] page.

Aiming to include:
# Information that truly doesn't fit anywhere else, like the theme colours (incidentally, this column is at risk of headcanons so should probably find citations for where Yoshida stated each of these)
# Information that quickly summarises the expansions, for a veteran player to glance at and go "which expansion was XXX in? oh right, that one"

Nitty-gritty info like "what was the max ilvl" probably shouldn't go here.

If it's the kind of broad-strokes info that could be in (for example) a fanfest preview, then it's probably a good fit.

{| {{STDT|mech1 table}}
|-
! Patch !! English name !! Japanese name !! Theme colour !! Level range !! Free trial? !! New jobs !! New races !! Hub city !! Endgame city !! Primary duties !! Side duties
|-
| [[Patch 2.0|2.0]] || {{ARR}} '''[[A Realm Reborn]]''' || 新生エオルゼア ''Reborn Eorzea'' || — || 1–50 || {{Yes}} || {{SCH}} {{SMN}} {{NIN}} || — || {{Gridania}}[[Gridania]] {{Limsa Lominsa}}[[Limsa Lominsa]] {{Uldah}}[[Ul'dah]] || {{map icon|aetheryte}}[[Mor Dhona]]
|
* {{game icon|trial|x}} [[Primal Quests|The Primals]]
* {{game icon|savage raid|x}} [[The Coils of Bahamut]]
* {{game icon|alliance raid|x}} [[Crystal Tower]]
|
* {{game icon|dungeon|x}} Optional Dungeons
* {{icon link|Gold Saucer Duty.png|The Gold Saucer}}
* {{questlink|pvp|PvP}}
|-
| [[Patch 3.0|3.0]] || {{HW}} '''[[Heavensward]]''' || 蒼天のイシュガルド ''Blue Heavens of Ishgard'' || Blue || 50–60 || {{Yes}} || {{DRK}} {{AST}} {{MCH}} || [[Au Ra]] || {{Ishgard}}[[Ishgard]] || [[Idyllshire]]
|
* {{game icon|trial|x}} [[The Warring Triad]]
* {{game icon|savage raid|x}} [[Alexander]]
* {{game icon|alliance raid|x}} [[Shadow of Mhach]]
|
* {{game icon|dungeon|x}} Optional Dungeons
* {{game icon|The Diadem}}
* {{game icon|Palace of the Dead}}
* {{game icon|The Aquapolis}}
|-
| [[Patch 4.0|4.0]] || {{SB}} '''[[Stormblood]]''' || 紅蓮の解放者 ''Liberators of the Crimson Lotus'' || Red || 60–70 || {{Yes}} || {{SAM}} {{RDM}} || —|| {{Kugane}}[[Kugane]] || {{Ala Mhigo}}[[Rhalgr's Reach]]
|
* {{game icon|trial|x}} [[The Four Lords]]
* {{game icon|savage raid|x}} [[Omega]]
* {{game icon|alliance raid|x}} [[Return to Ivalice]]
* {{game icon|The Forbidden Land, Eureka}}
|
* {{game icon|dungeon|x}} Optional Dungeons
* {{game icon|The Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate)}}
* {{game icon|The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate)}}
* {{game icon|Heaven-on-High}}
* {{game icon|The Masked Carnivale}} ({{BLU}})
* {{game icon|The Lost Canals of Uznair}}
* {{game icon|The Shifting Altars of Uznair}}
* {{game icon|Doman Enclave Reconstruction}}
|-
| [[Patch 5.0|5.0]] || {{ShB}} '''[[Shadowbringers]]''' || 漆黒の反逆者 ''Jet-Black Villains'' || Black || 70–80 || {{No}} || {{GNB}} {{DNC}} || [[Viera]] ♀ [[Hrothgar]] ♂ || [[The Crystarium]] || [[Eulmore]]
|
* {{game icon|trial|x}} [[The Sorrow of Werlyt]]
* {{game icon|savage raid|x}} [[Eden]]
* {{game icon|alliance raid|x}} [[YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse]]
* {{game icon|Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr}}
|
* {{game icon|The Epic of Alexander (Ultimate)}}
* {{game icon|The Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah}}
* {{game icon|The Shifting Oubliettes of Lyhe Ghiah}}
* {{game icon|Ishgardian Restoration}}
* {{game icon|Ocean Fishing}}
|-
| [[Patch 6.0|6.0]] || {{EW}} '''[[Endwalker]]''' || 暁月の終焉 ''Dawnmoon Finale'' || Platinum || 80–90 || {{No}} || {{SGE}} {{RPR}} || Viera ♂ || [[Old Sharlayan]] || [[Radz-at-Han]]
|
* {{game icon|savage raid|x}} [[Pandæmonium]]
* {{game icon|alliance raid|x}} [[Myths of the Realm]]
|
* {{game icon|Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate)}}
* {{game icon|The Omega Protocol (Ultimate)}}
* {{game icon|Eureka Orthos}}
* {{game icon|The Sil'dihn Subterrane}}
* {{game icon|Mount Rokkon}}
* {{game icon|Aloalo Island}}
* {{game icon|The Excitatron 6000}}
* {{game icon|The Shifting Gymnasion Agonon}}
* {{game icon|Island Sanctuary}}
|-
| [[Patch 7.0|7.0]] || {{DT}} '''[[Dawntrail]]''' || 黄金の遺産 ''Gilded Legacy'' || Gold || 90–100 || {{No}} || {{VPR}} {{PCT}} || Hrothgar ♀ || [[Tuliyollal]] || [[Solution Nine]]
|
* {{game icon|savage raid|x}} [[The Arcadion]]
* {{game icon|alliance raid|x}} [[Echoes of Vana'diel]]
* {{game icon|Occult Crescent}}
|
* {{game icon|Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)}}
* {{game icon|The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic)}}
* {{game icon|Pilgrim's Traverse}}
* {{game icon|The Merchant's Tale}}
* {{game icon|Cenote Ja Ja Gural}}
* {{game icon|Vault Oneiron}}
* {{game icon|Cosmic Exploration}}
|}

Cornservant

2026-03-29T20:47:27Z

Daytona:

{{disambig}}
*{{i|The Cornservant}} a [[Minions|minion]]
*[[Cornservant (NPC)]]
*[[Cornservant Quests]]

User:Daytona

2026-03-28T10:38:33Z

Daytona: create user page

UserWiki:Daytona

2026-03-28T10:38:07Z

Daytona: import user wiki

2025-06-28T08:58:40Z

Daytona:

[[File:Jobs Screen.png|right|thumb|In-game Jobs Screen]]
[[File:FFXIV ARR Jobs.jpg|Final Fantasy XIV's original jobs.|thumb]]
[[File:Final_Fantasy_XIV_classes.jpeg|With the ''A Realm Reborn'' additions.|thumb]]
{{TOCRIGHT}}
'''Jobs''' are an extension of their base [[class]]es and require a [[soul crystal]] to activate. '''A job is a strict upgrade to its class, which means there is no reason to keep using the class once the job is available.''' There are currently 21 regular jobs and one [[limited job]] in the game, but only the 10 jobs from before ''[[Heavensward]]'' have a base class. At least two new jobs are released each [[expansion]].

Advancing from a class to a job requires you to finish your level 30 [[class quests]] as well as the level 20 [[Main Scenario Quests|Main Scenario Quest]] {{questlink|main|Sylph-management}}. The subsequent [[job quest]] will reward a soul crystal that can be equipped via the [[Armory Chest]] to transform the player's current class to its corresponding job. Jobs added with expansions do not have a base class and receive their soul crystal as soon as they are unlocked. They also start out at higher base levels.

'''Jobs are not mutually exclusive.''' Given enough time, one can level all classes and jobs on a single character.

Similar to classes, each job represents one specific [[role]]: {{Tank}} tank, {{Healer}} healer, or {{Dps}} DPS. Jobs of the same role are balanced to provide roughly the same level of combat performance at the level cap. While all content in the game can be completed with any job as long as role composition requirements are met, some forms of content may favor specific jobs. In addition, jobs differ from one another in their playing style (e.g. melee vs. ranged damage) and in the balance of damage, utility, and party buffs they provide. The exception is the limited job of {{Blue Mage}} [[Blue Mage]], which is for all intents and purposes a separate game of its own.

==Job changing==
* To switch to a job from its corresponding class, equip its soul crystal. Returning to a base class works similarly by unequipping the soul crystal.
* To switch between jobs, equip its corresponding weapon. Jobs that have classes will also need the respective soul crystal equipped. Equipping the weapon of a job without a base class will automatically equip its soul crystal.
* Similar to classes, job gearsets can be saved and assigned to a hotbar for convenient switching.

==Job features==
* Jobs possess all of the actions and traits of the base class and have a large number of additional actions and traits on top of it. Classes typically gain at most a couple of actions and traits after level 30 until level 50, while jobs will continue gaining actions and traits specific to them. Both classes and jobs have access to the full set of role actions (e.g., {{action icon|Swiftcast}}), however.
* While many actions are acquired through leveling up, some are instead rewarded by [[Job Quests]]. '''It is therefore important to complete these as they become available, or you will be missing critical job actions.'''
* Level is shared between job and primary class once that job is unlocked. For example, if you level a [[Summoner]] to 40, then swap over to its base class ([[Arcanist]]), the latter will also be at level 40. Both the base class and its respective job(s) will always be the same level, regardless of which you play as. A side effect of this is that the two jobs that stem from the [[Arcanist]] base class, [[Summoner]] and [[Scholar]], also share a level, so increases in level to either one are also reflected in the other.
* With one exception, there exists '''no content after level 30''' oriented towards classes rather than jobs. There is only one level 30 quest that can only be accessed by the base class, not the job it transforms into: {{questlink|side|Unicorn Power}} is only available to Conjurers, not to White Mages, despite being a level 30 quest and only becoming accessible ''after'' the level 30 Conjurer quest.
** Deliberately playing a [[class]] instead of a [[job]] in high-level content is justification for a vote-dismiss under the [https://support.na.square-enix.com/faqarticle.php?id=5382&la=1&kid=68216 Prohibited Activities in Final Fantasy XIV] section "Lethargic behavior."
* Hotbar configuration is ''not'' shared between classes and the jobs they transform into.
** Hotbars can, however, be copied between classes and jobs using the <code>/hotbar copy</code> or <code>/chotbar copy</code> commands. See [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/text_command/?category2=4 the EDB entry on Hotbar commands] for more information.

== Job chart ==
This list includes all jobs with their base classes.

{| {{STDT|mech1 table}}
! Base Class (Level 1-30) !! Job (Level 30+) !! Code !! Role !! Starting Location !! Prerequisites<ref name="combat" /> !! Starting Level !! Weapon !! Armor Type !! Accessory Type !! [[Free Trial|Free Trial]]?
|-
! colspan="11" | <big>[[Patch 1.23b|1.21]] - ''[[Patch 1.23b|Final Fantasy XIV 1.0]]''</big>
|-
| {{GLA}} [[Gladiator]]
| {{PLD}} '''[[Paladin]]'''
| PLD
| {{Tank}} Tank
| {{Uldah|name=yes}}
| —
| 1
| [[Gladiator's Arm|Swords]] and [[Shield]]s
| [[Armor#Fending|Fending]]
| Fending
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| {{MRD}} [[Marauder]]
| {{WAR}} '''[[Warrior]]'''
| WAR
| {{Tank}} Tank
| {{Limsa Lominsa|name=yes}}
| —
| 1
| [[Marauder's Arm|Greataxes]]
| [[Armor#Fending|Fending]]
| Fending
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| {{LNC}} [[Lancer]]
| {{DRG}} '''[[Dragoon]]'''
| DRG
| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS
| {{Gridania|name=yes}}
| —
| 1
| [[Lancer's Arm|Polearms]]
| [[Armor#Maiming|Maiming]]
| Slaying
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| {{PGL}} [[Pugilist]]
| {{MNK}} '''[[Monk]]'''
| MNK
| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS
| {{Uldah|name=yes}}
| —
| 1
| [[Pugilist's Arm|Fist Weapons]]
| [[Armor#Striking|Striking]]
| Slaying
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| {{ARC}} [[Archer]]
| {{BRD}} '''[[Bard]]'''
| BRD
| {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS
| {{Gridania|name=yes}}
| —
| 1
| [[Archer's Arm|Bows]]
| [[Armor#Aiming|Aiming]]
| Aiming
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| {{THM}} [[Thaumaturge]]
| {{BLM}} '''[[Black Mage]]'''
| BLM
| {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS
| {{Uldah|name=yes}}
| —
| 1
| [[Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm|Staves]] (or [[One-handed Thaumaturge's Arm|Scepters]] and [[Shield]]s)<ref name="shield"/>
| [[Armor#Casting|Casting]]
| Casting
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| {{CNJ}} [[Conjurer]]
| {{WHM}} '''[[White Mage]]'''
| WHM
| {{Healer}} Pure Healer
| {{Gridania|name=yes}}
| —
| 1
| [[Two-handed Conjurer's Arm|Canes]] (or [[One-handed Conjurer's Arm|Wands]] and [[Shield]]s)<ref name="shield"/>
| [[Armor#Healing|Healing]]
| Healing
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
! colspan="11" | <big>[[Patch 2.0|2.0]] - ''[[A Realm Reborn]]''</big>
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{ACN}} [[Arcanist]] <ref name="ACN"/>
| {{SMN}} '''[[Summoner]]'''
| SMN
| {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS
| rowspan="2" | {{Limsa Lominsa|name=yes}}
| —
| 1
| [[Arcanist's Grimoire|Grimoires]]
| [[Armor#Casting|Casting]]
| Casting
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| {{SCH}} '''[[Scholar]]'''
| SCH
| {{Healer}} Barrier Healer
| —
| 1
| [[Scholar's Arm|Codices]]
| [[Armor#Healing|Healing]]
| Healing
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
! colspan="11" | [[Patch 2.4|2.4]] - ''[[Patch 2.4|Dreams of Ice]]''
|-
| {{ROG}} [[Rogue]]
| {{NIN}} '''[[Ninja]]'''
| NIN
| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS
| {{Limsa Lominsa|name=yes}}
| Level 10 or 15 <ref name="ROG"/>
| 1
| [[Rogue's Arm|Twin Daggers]]
| [[Armor#Scouting|Scouting]]
| Aiming
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
! colspan="11" | <big>[[Patch 3.0|3.0]] - ''[[Heavensward]]''</big>
|-
| —
| {{DRK}} '''[[Dark Knight]]'''
| DRK
| {{Tank}} Tank
| {{Ishgard|name=yes}}
| Level 50 Main story <ref name="HW jobs"/>
| 30
| [[Dark Knight's Arm|Greatswords]]
| [[Armor#Fending|Fending]]
| Fending
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| —
| {{MCH}} '''[[Machinist]]'''
| MCH
| {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS
| {{Ishgard|name=yes}}
| Level 50 Main story <ref name="HW jobs"/>
| 30
| [[Machinist's Arm|Firearms]]
| [[Armor#Aiming|Aiming]]
| Aiming
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| —
| {{AST}} '''[[Astrologian]]'''
| AST
| {{Healer}} Pure Healer
| {{Ishgard|name=yes}}
| Level 50 Main story <ref name="HW jobs"/>
| 30
| [[Astrologian's Arm|Star Globes]]
| [[Armor#Healing|Healing]]
| Healing
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
! colspan="11" | <big>[[Patch 4.0|4.0]] - ''[[Stormblood]]''</big>
|-
| —
| {{SAM}} '''[[Samurai]]'''
| SAM
| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS
| {{Uldah|name=yes}}
| Level 50
| 50
| [[Samurai's Arm|Katanas]]
| [[Armor#Striking|Striking]]
| Slaying
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
| —
| {{RDM}} '''[[Red Mage]]'''
| RDM
| {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS
| {{Uldah|name=yes}}
| Level 50
| 50
| [[Red Mage's Arm|Rapiers]]
| [[Armor#Casting|Casting]]
| Casting
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
! colspan="11" | [[Patch 4.5|4.5]] - ''[[Patch 4.5|A Requiem for Heroes]]''
|-
| —
| {{BLU}} '''[[Blue Mage]]'''
| BLU
| [[Limited Job]] {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS
| {{Limsa Lominsa|name=yes}}
| Level 50 Main story <ref name="BLU"/>
| 1
| [[Blue Mage's Arm|One-Handed Canes]]
| [[Armor#Casting|Casting]]
| Casting
| {{Yes|blue}}
|-
! colspan="11" | <big>[[Patch 5.0|5.0]] - ''[[Shadowbringers]]''</big>
|-
| —
| {{GNB}} '''[[Gunbreaker]]'''
| GNB
| {{Tank}} Tank
| {{Gridania|name=yes}}
| Level 60
| 60
| [[Gunbreaker's Arm|Gunblades]]
| [[Armor#Fending|Fending]]
| Fending
| {{No|red}}
|-
| —
| {{DNC}} '''[[Dancer]]'''
| DNC
| {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS
| {{Limsa Lominsa|name=yes}}
| Level 60
| 60
| [[Dancer's Arm|Throwing Weapons]]
| [[Armor#Aiming|Aiming]]
| Aiming
| {{No|red}}
|-
! colspan="11" | <big>[[Patch 6.0|6.0]] - ''[[Endwalker]]''</big>
|-
| —
| {{RPR}} '''[[Reaper]]'''
| RPR
| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS
| {{Uldah|name=yes}}
| Level 70
| 70
| [[Reaper's Arm|War Scythes]]
| [[Armor#Maiming|Maiming]]
| Slaying
| {{No|red}}
|-
| —
| {{SGE}} '''[[Sage]]'''
| SGE
| {{Healer}} Barrier Healer
| {{Limsa Lominsa|name=yes}}
| Level 70
| 70
| [[Sage's Arm|Nouliths]]
| [[Armor#Healing|Healing]]
| Healing
| {{No|red}}
|-
! colspan="11" | <big>[[Patch 7.0|7.0]] - ''[[Dawntrail]]''</big>
|-
| —
| {{VPR}} '''[[Viper]]'''
| VPR
| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS
| {{Uldah|name=yes}}
| Level 80
| 80
| [[Viper's Arm|Dual Blades]]
| [[Armor#Scouting|Scouting]]
| Aiming
| {{No|red}}
|-
| —
| {{PCT}} '''[[Pictomancer]]'''
| PCT
| {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS
| {{Gridania|name=yes}}
| Level 80
| 80
| [[Pictomancer's Arm|Brushes]]
| [[Armor#Casting|Casting]]
| Casting
| {{No|red}}
|-
! colspan="11" | Patch 7.x
|-
| —
| '''[[Beastmaster]]'''
| ???
| [[Limited Job]] ???
| ???
| ???
| ???
| ???
| ???
| ???
| ???
|}

<references>
<ref name="combat">If a job has no base class, then it requires reaching the indicated level in ''any'' [[Disciple of War]] or [[Disciple of Magic|Magic]] (i.e. any combat job). Role does not matter: for example, you can unlock {{DRK}}Dark Knight even if you haven't levelled any other tanks. [[Crafters]] and [[Gatherers]] may not be used.</ref>
<ref name="ROG">Although {{ROG}}Rogue/{{NIN}}Ninja has no specific prerequisites, it is not available as a starting class (due to being added in [[patch 2.4]]). Players who want to become a Rogue as quickly as possible will need to begin as a different class, unlock class-changing (level 10 class quest), and gain access to [[Limsa Lominsa]] (level 15 main story quest, unless you started there).</ref>
<ref name="ACN">{{SMN}}Summoner and {{SCH}}Scholar are both based on {{ACN}}Arcanist. That means that Summoner and Scholar share levels with each other.</ref>
<ref name="BLU">{{BLU}}Blue Mage requires completion of the Main Scenario Quest {{Questlink|main|The Ultimate Weapon}} (the end of [[patch 2.0]]) and a [[Disciple of War]] or [[Disciple of Magic|Magic]] at level 50.</ref>
<ref name="HW jobs">The ''Heavensward'' jobs require completion of the Main Scenario Quest {{Questlink|main|Before the Dawn}} (the end of [[patch 2.55]]) to access the city of Ishgard, and a [[Disciple of War]] or [[Disciple of Magic|Magic]] at level 50. '''Note that the starting level of these jobs is different from the level required to unlock them.'''</ref>
<ref name="shield">{{BLM}}Black Mage and {{WHM}}White Mage can initially equip either two-handed weapons or a one-handed weapon plus shield. However, no one-handed weapons or shields for these classes have been added beyond level 50; starting with [[Patch 2.4]], all newly introduced weapons have been exclusively two-handed. This is a remnant of [[Patch 1.23b|1.0]] class design where these classes could equip the since-removed Sentinel sub-class, which specialized in shields. Ranking up Sentinel gave these classes unique skills and the ability to guard and block. The class was removed in [[Patch 1.23b|Patch 1.20]] and its abilities transferred to {{GLA}}[[Gladiator]] as preparation for the addition of {{PLD}}[[Paladin]] in [[Patch 1.23b|Patch 1.21]].</ref>
</references>

== Jobs ==
==={{tank|big=y}} [[Tank]]s ===
The job of a tank is to protect their party. Using [[enmity]]-increasing stances, they hold the enemies' attention, keeping those attacks away from the more softly-armoured members of the party. The tanks have many techniques to increase their own survivability (referred to as "mitigation", "defensive cooldowns", or just "cooldowns"), allowing them to weather the brunt of the enemy's fury.

Tanks wear [[Armor#Fending|Fending]] armour and use STR and VIT as their primary stats. They have extremely high physical and magical defense.

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{{tile|color=tank}}
[[File:Paladin concept art.jpg|frameless|right]]
==== <center> {{PLD|big=y}} [[Paladin]] </center> ====
Paladins are front-line specialists, sporting a veritable arsenal of defensive and supportive tools to protect both themselves and their allies. Paladins also utilize MP to heal their comrades and to deal burst damage.

Paladins possess a unique '''ranged spellcasting''' period in their rotation allowing them to attack targets without being in melee range, and a strong cooldown that makes them completely immune to all damage for a period. Paladins also possess two unique '''party-wide mitigation''' actions to other tanks' one unique action, along with a unique action that allows the paladin to cover an ally from attacks.

At higher levels, paladins possess good self-healing abilities, arguably second compared to warrior.
{{tile end}}

{{tile|color=tank}}
[[File:Warrior concept art.jpg|frameless|left]]
==== <center> {{WAR|big=y}} [[Warrior]] </center> ====
Warriors are mighty front-liners wielding two-handed axes which are used to perform huge burst damage using their Beast Gauge.

They have a '''very simple damage rotation''' focusing on hard-hitting weaponskills. Warriors have '''exceptionally potent self-healing''' abilities that make them particularly strong in dungeons. They also have a strong cooldown that, rather than preventing damage, simply prevents them from dying for the duration. This "invulnerability" also has the shortest recast timer among all tank invulnerabilities.

Warrior's simplicity but high survivability makes it a good tank for beginners.
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{{tile|color=tank}}
[[File:Dark Knight concept art.jpg|frameless|left]]
==== <center> {{DRK|big=y}} [[Dark Knight]] </center> ====
Dark knights provide the player with a balanced offering of mitigation and damage-dealing tools, complemented by their skill with two-handed greatswords. They use MP as a secondary resource for executing strong magical attacks and very powerful burst damage relying more on strong abilities (off-global cooldown actions) than weaponskills.

Dark knights arguably have the strongest burst damage among all tanks and are the most effective at '''stockpiling resources''' as necessary for when more damage is needed. Dark knights possess '''powerful self-shielding abilities''' and have a cooldown that lets them continue attacking even after having been "killed", potentially returning to life without interruption if healed sufficiently during the short period after their ostensible death.

At higher levels, dark knights also have the most flexible targeted mitigation among all the tanks, allowing them to easily shield and mitigate multiple allies at once.
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{{tile|color=tank}}
[[File:Gunbreaker concept art.jpg|frameless|right]]
==== <center> {{GNB|big=y}} [[Gunbreaker]] </center> ====
Gunbreakers blend solid damage, mitigation, and utility into a straightforward playstyle. They possess combos that generate Cartridges, which can be used on multiple strong attacks.

Gunbreakers possess strong DPS but have a rigid damage rotation and '''busy burst windows'''. They possess a cooldown that, while it reduces them by half of their maximum HP, makes them immune to nearly all attacks and abilities for a duration thereafter. Gunbreakers also have a '''strong healing-over-time''' action that can be used on themselves or a target ally.

At higher levels, gunbreakers gain access to a particularly strong mitigation action with a short cooldown that automatically heals the target if their health drops below a certain amount.
{{tile end}}

{{tile grid end}}

==={{healer|big=y}} [[Healer]] ===
As the name would suggest, a healer's job is to heal and protect their party. However, this should not be confused for pacifism – an efficiently-played healer can still dish out a lot of damage.

Healers are divided into two types: pure and barrier. Unlike with the DPS sub-roles, pure healers and barrier healers share the same [[List of healer actions|role actions]].

Healers wear [[Armor#Healing|Healing]] armour and use MND as their primary stat. They have low physical and high magical defense, making them slightly more likely to survive a boss's roomwide attacks (which tend to be magical in nature).

====Pure healers====
"Pure" healers have access to higher healing output in response to damage and stronger healing-over-time abilities.

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{{tile|color=healer}}
[[File:White Mage concept art.jpg|frameless|right]]
===== <center> {{WHM|big=y}} [[White Mage]] </center> =====
White Mage is a straightforward healing class that forgoes utility to provide immense healing output and regeneration effects to their allies.

Their '''simple but powerful''' healing kit does not require much advanced planning compared to other healers. They also have good personal damage, blasting their enemies with devastating elemental attacks, including a powerful AoE stun.

At higher levels, they gain access to Lilies, which can be used on '''instant healing spells''' without needing MP, and later on will gain access to an exceptionally powerful attack that is fueled by Lilies. White mages also have a movement action that allows them to quickly dash forward.
{{tile end}}

{{tile|color=healer}}
[[File:Astrologian concept art.jpg|frameless|left]]
===== <center> {{AST|big=y}} [[Astrologian]] </center> =====
Astrologians are masters of fate that provide healing and regeneration to their allies.

They have a unique Card system that allows them to provide '''damage, healing, or defensive buffs''' to fellow party members; an ability that buffs the entire party's damage for a short period; and a large number of cooldowns to provide all manner of utility or damage as the fight demands. In exchange for their utility, their personal damage is lower than that of other healers.

Several of their healing abilities have a '''strong but delayed healing''' effect, meaning proactive usage and knowledge of specific encounters are key to effective healing. In many situations, astrologians are also generally more effective at reducing incoming damage than White Mages.
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====Barrier healers====
"Barrier" healers have access to more abilities which provide shields to party members, increasing their effective max HP, and abilities that reduce damage taken, allowing them to better prepare the party for strong incoming enemy attacks.

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===== <center> {{SCH|big=y}} [[Scholar]] </center> =====
Scholars, accompanied by their faithful healing fairies, provide allies with powerful barriers whilst debilitating enemies with an ability that increases critical hits taken.

Their '''fairies will automatically heal''' injured players. At higher levels, they can call a more powerful version of their fairy to the battlefield—or even transform into a seraphic figure themselves—to augment their allies' defenses and provide on-demand burst healing.

By using a certain combination of actions that can also be augmented from other party members' healing up actions, scholars can provide the '''strongest party shields''' of any job. They are the only job in the game that can increase the movement speed of the party in combat with a special ability.
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===== <center> {{SGE|big=y}} [[Sage]] </center> =====
The Sage is a job that provides a solid balance of healing, mitigation, and damage.

They can '''choose one ally to receive Kardia''', which will automatically heal them every time the Sage uses an attack spell. Using their Nouliths, they can enhance their spells to make them instant cast and provide their party with potent barriers or damage-over-time on enemies. Compared to scholars, sages have a more streamlined toolkit and higher personal damage in exchange for not providing party damage buffs.

Sages also feature skills which provide '''shields that automatically regenerate''' once they have been depleted, making them especially potent on multi-hit attacks. Sages have good mobility with an ability that allows them to dash to another player or enemy. Sage's basic mitigation action does not require allies to stand inside a ground effect, making it superior to Scholar's in most cases.
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==={{Melee DPS|big=y}} [[DPS|Melee DPS]] ===
Melee DPS jobs typically deal the most damage among the DPS roles but require being in melee range to enemies and have positional-based attacks, which will do more damage if the player attacks from the rear or flank of an enemy, depending on the attack. Some melee DPS jobs also have cast times for their strongest attacks, requiring them to briefly stand still.

Melee DPS can be subdivided by the armour type they wear.

====Maiming====
Jobs that wear [[Armor#Maiming|Maiming]] armour use STR as their primary stat. They have high physical defense (though this is rarely relevant in practice, as taking physical blows is the responsibility of tanks, not DPS) and medium magical defense.

Cosmetically, maiming gear tends to look more heavily armoured, similar to a tank. Maiming jobs use polearm weapons such as spears and scythes.

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===== <center> {{DRG|big=y}} [[Dragoon]] </center> =====
Dragoons are famous for launching themselves across battlefields and decimating their foes using lance-based weapons, bombarding enemies with '''vicious leaping attacks and lengthy combos''' while empowering allies with buffs.

They draw upon the Blood of the Dragon to augment their abilities, occasionally being even further empowered for short periods by Life of the Dragon. Dragoons have very strong AoE damage, with several attacks that cleave in a line.

Compared to other melee DPS, dragoon does not have particularly hard-hitting weaponskills, but instead has damage '''spread out across many skills.''' It uses a combination of weaponskills and a variety of off-global cooldown abilities to deal strong sustained and burst damage.
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===== <center> {{RPR|big=y}} [[Reaper]] </center> =====
Reapers fight using both the scythe they wield and the void avatar they command.

They must first '''harvest their victims''' to build up the Soul gauge, which is used to feed their avatar to deliver powerful attacks. The avatar builds up the Shroud gauge, which can be use to '''combine with the avatar''' for an even more powerful, temporary boost in power. In addition, reapers can temporarily empower their allies.

Reaper's exceptional ability to store damage resources makes them especially strong for multi-phase encounters such as ultimate raids, in which more damage may be needed at certain points.
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====Striking====
Jobs that wear [[Armor#Striking|Striking]] armour use STR as their primary stat. They have medium physical and magical defense.

Cosmetically, striking gear tends to look more lightly armoured, with leather or cloth. Striking jobs use close-quarters weapons such as swords and knuckles.

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===== <center> {{MNK|big=y}} [[Monk]] </center> =====
Monks are very agile combatants that deal impressive sustained and burst damage, darting across the battlefield to annihilate foes with lightning speed using their fist-based weapons and martial techniques.

Their '''basic weaponskills are more free-form''' than other Melee DPS jobs and do not follow a strict combo system, instead employing a "form" system that allows usage of specific weaponskills depending on the monk's form, which changes after using a weaponskill. They also have a Chakra system that allows them to '''build to powerful attacks''' as combat progresses, and Masterful Blitz, allowing them to unleash powerful attacks based on specific sequences of their basic weaponskills. They also possess an action that temporarily increases healing received to all allies in range.
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===== <center> {{SAM|big=y}} [[Samurai]] </center> =====
The Samurai uses a two-handed katana to deal out tremendous damage at the expense of providing party buffs.

Samurai use their combos to generate three kinds of Sen, symbols of their mastery of the blade, which they can then leverage to unleash one of several '''powerful Iaijutsu finishers'''. At higher levels, Samurai's combos will build Kenki gauge and their Iaijutsu will build Meditation stacks, which are additional resources that can be used on other strong attacks.
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====Scouting====
Jobs that wear [[Armor#Scouting|Scouting]] armour use DEX as their primary stat. They have medium physical and magical defense.

Cosmetically, scouting gear tends to look more lightly armoured, with leather or cloth. Scouting jobs use twin blades.

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===== <center> {{NIN|big=y}} [[Ninja]] </center> =====
Ninja are agile and elusive fighters that utilize [[ninjutsu]] and dual-daggers, slicing unsuspecting foes from the shadows in the blink of an eye. By using the '''right combination of mudras''', they can also blast enemies with a variety of elemental ranged attacks.

Ninja's exceptional burst damage that is mostly based on cooldowns instead of gauge resources makes them especially strong for encounters in which the boss is untargetable for long periods of time. Their ace-in-the-hole, [[Mug]] (at higher levels, [[Dokumori]]), also '''increases the damage a target takes''' from all sources.

Ninja have higher movement speed than other jobs and an ability that allows them to move quickly to a specified location.
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===== <center> {{VPR|big=y}} [[Viper]] </center> =====
Vipers are agile hunters wielding a pair of blades that can be joined into a single dual-bladed weapon. Forgoing personal defenses and party utility, vipers can unleash a '''flurry of strikes''' on their enemies for massive combined damage.

'''Instead of traditional combos''', many of the viper's available weaponskills and abilities depend on the user's current state, allowing for their actions to be mapped onto relatively few hotbar slots. At higher levels, vipers can call on the power of their ancestors to empower themselves with [[Reawaken]], gaining access to powerful new attacks.
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==={{Physical Ranged DPS|big=y}} [[DPS|Physical Ranged DPS]] ===
Physical Ranged DPS jobs typically deal the least damage among the DPS roles but do not need to be in melee range or have mobility-limiting cast times. With the exception of Machinist, Physical Ranged DPS jobs provide the strongest party buffs and other utility among the DPS jobs.

Physical ranged DPS wear [[Armor#Aiming|Aiming]] armour and use DEX as their primary stat. They have medium physical and magical defense.

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==== <center> {{BRD|big=y}} [[Bard]] </center> ====
Bards are bow-wielding ranged damage dealers sporting mobility, utility, and a '''random proc-based combat style''' that debilitates enemies through damage-over-time effects wrought by their skillful bow shots.

Through the power of song, they can also provide party-wide buffs and inspire their allies to greater feats of damage, the strongest party buffs in the game. Their own attacks cycle through '''3 different distinct periods''' based on the song they are currently playing.

They are the only non-healer job that can remove a detrimental status effect from a party member, using a unique ability. They also possess an action that temporarily increases healing received to all allies in range.
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==== <center> {{MCH|big=y}} [[Machinist]] </center> ====
Machinists are gun-toting tinkerers that specialize in blasting foes in rapid succession, building up their Heat gauge, which is used to fuel their abilities further.

They have access to multiple '''powerful Tool attacks''' to further damage foes. Using their Battery gauge, they can also deploy an automaton to assist the player in combat temporarily. Their relatively high single-target personal damage is at the expense of providing party buffs.

Similar to reaper, machinists can '''flexibly store and use their resources''' at points in an encounter in which more damage may be needed. Machinists have a unique utility action that reduces damage dealt from an enemy (in addition to their normal physical ranged DPS party mitigation action), making them the best physical ranged DPS at reducing incoming damage.
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==== <center> {{DNC|big=y}} [[Dancer]] </center> ====
The Dancer is a highly mobile job providing damage, utility, and support capabilities to those around them while slicing their enemies with throws of their bladed chakrams. Dancers can also '''choose a party member as their Dance Partner''', further empowering that party member by echoing the effects of several of the Dancer's abilities on that player.

Their combat style relies heavily on random procs, with several layers of procs feeding into further (potential) procs. Dancers feature "Steps" in their rotation, which are abilities that require executing either '''two or four random Dance Steps''' to unleash powerful AoE attacks that also boost allies' damage, with the strength increasing depending on how many Dance Steps were correctly executed.

They possess an ability to rapidly dash around the battlefield and support abilities that heal nearby party members or provide shields.
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==={{Magical Ranged DPS|big=y}} [[DPS|Magical Ranged DPS]] ===
Magical Ranged DPS jobs are a diverse role with several attacks require them to stand still and cast, limiting their mobility at times. With the exception of Black Mage, Magical Ranged DPS jobs usually provide good party utility. Two jobs - Summoner and Red Mage - can even resurrect fallen allies during battle, although at the cost of having lower damage (comparable to physical ranged DPS) as the magical ranged jobs that cannot resurrect, who have comparable damage to melee DPS jobs.

Magical ranged DPS wear [[Armor#Casting|Casting]] armour and use INT as their primary stat. They have low physical and high magical defense, making them slightly more likely to survive a boss's roomwide attacks (which tend to be magical in nature).

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==== <center> {{BLM|big=y}} [[Black Mage]] </center> ====
Black Mages resemble the classical elemental mage, trading party buffs, utility, and mobility for unmatched spells damage, comparable to melee DPS jobs.

Their unique mechanics revolve around '''balancing Astral Fire and Umbral Ice''', consuming their MP with powerful but costly spells during Astral Fire, and then rapidly regenerating it during Umbral Ice, all while utilizing deadly lightning magicks that inflict damage over time.

At higher levels, Black Mages will gain access to more instant cast spells and other '''mobility options, which must be skillfully used''' to maximize their performance. Therefore, Black Mage has one of the highest skill ceilings of any job in the game.
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==== <center> {{SMN|big=y}} [[Summoner]] </center> ====
Summoners conjure one of several familiars to deliver a '''variety of attacks based on what they have summoned''', cycling between fire, earth, and wind aspects throughout the fight. As a result, Summoners are surprisingly versatile and mobile for a Magic job. At higher levels, Summoners are able to manifest powerful echoes of the primals Bahamut and Phoenix to devastate their foes with high burst damage and provide regenerative healing.

With only a few actions in their rotation that have cast times, summoners are arguably the '''most mobile magical ranged DPS''' and have the most straightforward damage rotation, despite having the highest number of unique actions for a non-limited job. Summoner, like Red Mage, is also one of the few DPS jobs that can resurrect fallen allies in combat. These factors make summoner a very beginner-friendly job for endgame content.
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==== <center> {{RDM|big=y}} [[Red Mage]] </center> ====
The Red Mage is a versatile job capable of using both magic and melee weapon skills effectively. The job focuses on '''building and balancing white and black mana''' by casting offensive elemental magic, then expending them on their melee rapier skills, followed by strong instant cast spells to deal finishing blows.

In addition to dealing damage, Red Mages can draw upon healing magic and even raise fallen party members, as well as augmenting the damage of their allies for a short period of time, and temporarily decreasing magic damage nearby allies take.

The combat style of Red Mages revolves around a '''unique pattern of casting a quick spell followed by a powerful spell made instant-cast''' due to their Dualcast trait, which can also be used on their resurrection spell to revive multiple allies in quick succession. Similar to reapers and machinists, red mages can flexibly store and use their resources at points in an encounter in which more damage may be needed.
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==== <center> {{PCT|big=y}} [[Pictomancer]] </center> ====
Pictomancers are artistic mages that channel aether in the form of artwork to unleash a variety of offensive spells dealing massive damage.

In addition to basic color spell sequences, pictomancers can '''paint on up to three different canvases''' to create creatures, weapons, and landscapes, which can be rendered to life for both offensive and party support purposes. Because painting requires lengthy cast times, pictomancers also have access to a variety of instant cast spells which can be stored for when movement is needed.

In exchange for needing to spend time painting (which itself does not do damage), their damaging actions are particularly hard-hitting compared to other magical ranged DPS jobs. As a result, pictomancers are particularly strong in encounters where the boss becomes untargetable at certain points, as they can '''prepare their motifs and stockpile strong attacks''' during that time.

While they do not have access to a resurrection spell, pictomancers can support their party by boosting allies' attack, providing minor healing, and creating defensive shields.
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==== <center> {{BLU|big=y}} [[Blue Mage]] (Limited) </center> ====
Blue Mages learn skills by '''copying the abilities of their defeated enemies.''' They have access to a wide variety of spells, which make them more versatile and powerful as they learn more spells, to the point where they can emulate any of the three major roles (tank, healer, DPS).

However, their status as a '''[[Limited Job]]''' restricts their access to content: they have a lower max level than non-limited jobs, and they cannot be used to play the [[Main Scenario Quest]]s or participate in endgame [[raid]]s. Unlike other jobs, Blue Mages retain access to all of their learned spells even when level synced, providing unique advantages in content they can participate in.
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==History==
As a game mechanic, the '''Job system''' is a holdover from [[Patch 1.23b|Legacy]]. When 1.0 first launched, only the base [[class]]es were available in-game. After the change in development leadership in response to the poor release reception, Jobs were added to give the classes a more authentic "Final Fantasy" feel. Job progression during Legacy was kept in the migration to ''[[A Realm Reborn]]'' for characters imported over.

Originally, a secondary class was required to unlock each job. With the release of ''[[Stormblood]]'', this is no longer required. Each class can advance to its corresponding job at level 30 regardless of the levels of your other classes.

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Feel free to say hi! I'll see it eventually. [[User:Freedom4556|Freedom4556]] ([[User talk:Freedom4556|talk]]) 21:38, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Hiya Freedom. I saw you changed the redirect target of [[Flood]] to Flood of Light --- what about the flood of darkness that affected the Thirteenth?[[User:ArcaneFocus|ArcaneFocus]] ([[User talk:ArcaneFocus|talk]]) 00:30, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

I was going to propose pulling the Feature Quests out of the Side Quests (rather than including the repetitive "retagged as Feature Quests" line in every section)... I see you've now done that, but gone a step further and collected quests I wouldn't have thought of, like the emotes. Nice work! -- [[User:Daytona|Daytona]] ([[User talk:Daytona|talk]]) 02:20, 20 November 2022 (UTC)