Dragoon

Introduction

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Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of Ishgard, few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes. Taking to the firmament as though it were an extension of the land, they descend upon the enemy with every onze of their bodies behind the blow. It is this penetrative power that characterizes the dragoon.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Dragoon

Dragoon is a job unlockable at level 30 as an upgrade from the lancer class and is one of five melee DPS jobs.

General information

Guild

The Lancers' Guild is in Old Gridania. Lancers must specialize into Dragoon once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and Proof of Might. The job trainer is Alberic, who is normally located in Coerthas Central Highlands (25.8, 28.3).

Equipment

The dragoon is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Maiming" while using accessories "of Slaying" (shared with the "Striking" set). Dragoons use polearms as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the dragoon:

• Carpenter — Polearms.
• Leatherworker — Maiming armor.
• Armorer — Maiming armor.
• Goldsmith — Slaying Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Eye of the Dragon		30	Ywain	Dragoon   Jump	1   Soul of the Dragoon
Lance of Fury		35	Alberic	Elusive Jump
Unfading Skies		40	Alberic	Doom Spike
Double Dragoon		45	Alberic		1   Drachen Armet 1   Drachen Gauntlets 1   Drachen Breeches 1   Drachen Greaves
Fatal Seduction		45	Alberic	Spineshatter Dive
Into the Dragon's Maw		50	Alberic	Dragonfire Dive   Dragoon Age I	1   Drachen Mail 1   Wyrm's Armor Coffer (IL 90)
Sky's the Limit		50	Alberic
Days of Azure		52	Alberic	Battle Litany
Heart of Justice		52	Heustienne
Sworn Upon a Lance		54	Alberic	Blood of the Dragon
Dragoon's Errand		56	Alberic	Fang and Claw
Sanguine Dragoon		58	Alberic	Wheeling Thrust
Dragoon's Fate		60	Alberic	Geirskogul   Dragoon Age II	1   Dragonlancer's Armor Coffer (IL 210)
Friends Through Eternity		60	Alberic
Drowsy Dragons		63	Alberic
Serpent and the Sea of Rubies		65	Alberic
Dark as the Night Sky		68	Orn Khai
Dragon Sound		70	Orn Khai	Nastrond   Life of the Dragon   Dragoon Age III	1   Trueblood Attire Coffer (IL 290)
Gone but Not Forgiven		80	Alberic	Dragoon Age IV	1   Heavens' Eye Materia VII 1   Savage Aim Materia VII 1   Savage Might Materia VII

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
True Thrust	LNC		1	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 230.
Vorpal Thrust	LNC		4	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130.
Life Surge	LNC		6	Ability		Instant	40s	Ensures critical damage for first weaponskill used while Life Surge is active.
Piercing Talon	LNC	1	15	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 150.
Disembowel	LNC		18	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
Full Thrust	LNC		26	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Lance Charge	LNC	1	30	Ability		Instant	60s	Increases damage dealt by 10%.
Jump	DRG	1	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 320. Returns you to your original position after the attack is made.
Elusive Jump	DRG	1	35	Ability		Instant	30s	Executes a jump to a location 15 yalms behind you.
Doom Spike	DRG	1	40	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Spineshatter Dive	DRG	1	45	Ability		Instant	60s	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 250.
Chaos Thrust	LNC		50	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. 140 when executed from a target's rear.
Dragonfire Dive	DRG	1	50	Ability		Instant	120s	Delivers a jumping fire-based attack with a potency of 300 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Battle Litany	DRG	1	52	Ability		Instant	120s	Increases critical hit rate of self and nearby party members by 10%.
Fang and Claw	DRG	1	56	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260. 300 when executed from a target's flank.
Wheeling Thrust	DRG	1	58	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260. 300 when executed from a target's rear.
Geirskogul	DRG	1	60	Ability		Instant	30s	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 260 for the first enemy, and 30% less for all remaining enemies.
Sonic Thrust	DRG		62	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Dragon Sight	DRG		66	Ability		Instant	120s	Grants Right Eye to self, increasing damage dealt by 10% and nullifying all action direction requirements. Also grants target party member Left Eye, increasing damage dealt by 5%.
Mirage Dive	DRG		68	Ability		Instant	1s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Nastrond	DRG	1	70	Ability		Instant	10s	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 360 for the first enemy, and 30% less for all remaining enemies.
Coerthan Torment	DRG		72	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
High Jump	DRG		74	Ability		Instant	30s	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 400.
Raiden Thrust	DRG		76	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280.
Stardiver	DRG		80	Ability		Instant	30s	Delivers a jumping fire-based attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 620 for the first enemy, and 30% less for all remaining enemies.
Draconian Fury	DRG		82	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Heavens' Thrust	DRG		86	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Chaotic Spring	DRG		86	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. 140 when executed from a target's rear.
Wyrmwind Thrust	DRG		90	Ability		Instant	10s	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 420 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.

PvP actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Raiden Thrust (PvP)	DRG		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3,000.
Fang and Claw (PvP)	DRG		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000.
Wheeling Thrust (PvP)	DRG		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000.
Chaotic Spring (PvP)	DRG		30	Weaponskill		Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.
Geirskogul (PvP)	DRG		30	Ability		Instant	20s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
High Jump (PvP)	DRG		30	Ability		Instant	10s	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 4,000.
Elusive Jump (PvP)	DRG		30	Ability		Instant	20s	Executes a jump to a location 15 yalms behind you.
Horrid Roar (PvP)	DRG		30	Weaponskill		Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all nearby enemies.
Heavens' Thrust (PvP)	DRG		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 12,000.
Nastrond (PvP)	DRG		30	Ability		Instant	1s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Wyrmwind Thrust (PvP)	DRG		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	Restores own HP.
Purify	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, and Deep Freeze.
Guard (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects.
Sprint (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	1.5s	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Limit Break

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Sky High (PvP)	DRG	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	Jump high into the air, preventing enemies from targeting you.
Sky Shatter (PvP)	DRG	30	Limit Break		Instant	1s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 16,000 to all nearby enemies.

Melee DPS actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Second Wind	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS	8	Ability		Instant	120s	Instantly restores own HP.
Leg Sweep	Melee DPS	10	Ability		Instant	40s	Stuns target.
Bloodbath	Melee DPS	12	Ability		Instant	90s	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP.
Feint	Melee DPS	22	Ability		Instant	90s	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%.
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability		Instant	120s	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects.
True North	Melee DPS	50	Ability		Instant	45s	Nullifies all action direction requirements.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Blood of the Dragon	DRG		54	Increases the potency of Jump to 320 and Spineshatter Dive to 250.
Lance Mastery	DRG		64	Allows for immediate execution of Wheeling Thrust after landing Fang and Claw, or Fang and Claw after landing Wheeling Thrust, increasing potency by 100.
Life of the Dragon	DRG	1	70	Allows for the strengthening of the gaze of the first brood upon successfully landing Mirage Dive. When the gaze is its strongest (2 units), Geirskogul will grant you the Life of the Dragon status. While under the effect of Life of the Dragon, Geirskogul will change to Nastrond.
Jump Mastery	DRG		74	Upgrades Jump to High Jump.
Lance Mastery II	DRG		76	Increases the potency of True Thrust to 230, Vorpal Thrust to 130, and Disembowel to 140. Grants Draconian Fire if Fang and Claw is executed following Wheeling Thrust, or vice versa.
Life of the Dragon Mastery	DRG		78	Extends the duration of Life of the Dragon to 30 seconds.
Enhanced Coerthan Torment	DRG		82	Grants the effect of Draconian Fire after successfully completing a combo with Coerthan Torment.
Enhanced Spineshatter Dive	DRG		84	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Spineshatter Dive.
Lance Mastery III	DRG		86	Upgrades Full Thrust to Heavens' Thrust and Chaos Thrust to Chaotic Spring.
Enhanced Life Surge	DRG		88	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Life Surge.
Lance Mastery IV	DRG		90	Increases the potency of Geirskogul to 260 and Nastrond to 360.

Combos

Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.

  True Thrust >   Vorpal Thrust >   Heavens' Thrust >   Fang and Claw >   Wheeling Thrust: Deals damage to a single target. When the player reach level 86 on this job, the action   Full Thrust is upgraded to Heavens' Thrust, further increasing the combo's damage. Wheeling Thrust grants Draconian Fire, changing True Thrust to   Raiden Thrust

  True Thrust >   Disembowel >   Chaotic Spring >   Wheeling Thrust >   Fang and Claw: Disembowel grants Power Surge, increasing damage dealt by 10% for 30s. Chaotic Spring inflicts a Damage over Time effect for 24s. When the player reach level 86 on this job, the action   Chaos Thrust is upgraded to Chaotic Spring, further increasing the potency of the Damage over Time effect. Fang and Claw grants Draconian Fire, changing True Thrust to   Raiden Thrust.

  Doom Spike >   Sonic Thrust >   Coerthan Torment: Hits multiple enemies. Sonic Thrust grants Power Surge. Coerthan Torment grants Draconian Fire, changing Doom Spike to   Draconian Fury

Note that while Fang and Claw and Wheeling Thrust have no combo bonuses, in practice they can be thought of as such.

Job mechanics

Official Lodestone Job Guide (Always up-to-date)

Dragon Gauge is Dragoon's Job Gauge.

Dragon Gauge

Upon learning the trait   Life of the Dragon at Lv. 70, you will be able to view the Dragon Gauge, which displays the strength of the first brood's Gaze. Their gaze is strengthened by performing the action   Mirage Dive.

When   Geirskogul is used at maximum gaze level (two units), Life of the Dragon will activate automatically. This will allow you to execute several powerful actions such as   Nastrond and   Stardiver (acquired at level 80). The Dragon Gauge will display the remaining time in seconds for Life of the Dragon. This starts at 20 seconds, but increases to 30 seconds upon learning   Life of the Dragon Mastery at Lv. 78.

When you learn the trait   Lance Mastery IV at Lv. 90,   Raiden Thrust and   Draconian Fury will sharpen the Firstminds' Focus, which is indicated by the purple "scale" icons. When sharpened to maximum (2 Firstminds' Focus obtained), you can execute the action   Wyrmwind Thrust, which will consume the Firstminds' Foci.

Simple Mode

Life of the Dragon

First Brood's Gaze

Firstminds' Focus

Achievements

This job is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Strong Lance Arm IV	5	Achieve lancer level 40.	-	2.0
Strong Lance Arm V	5	Achieve lancer level 50.	-	2.0
Strong Lance Arm VI	5	Achieve lancer level 60.	-	3.0
Strong Lance Arm VII	5	Achieve lancer level 70.	-	4.0
Strong Lance Arm VIII	5	Achieve lancer level 80.	-	5.0
Strong Lance Arm IX	5	Achieve lancer level 90.	-	6.0

Gallery

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  Dragoon Artifact Armor in 2.0 A Realm Reborn.

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  Dragoon Artifact Armor in 3.0 Heavensward.

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  Dragoon Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.

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  Dragoon Artifact Armor in 5.0 Shadowbringers.

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  Dragoon Artifact Armor in 6.0 Endwalker.

Lore

Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of Ishgard, few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes.

History

If the legend of Ishgard’s founding is to be believed, it was nigh on a thousand years ago that the dragoon first leapt onto the pages of history. The tale speaks of the death of King Thordan at the talons of the dreadful wyrm Nidhogg, and of how his son, Haldrath, did battle with his father’s slayer to open the path to his people's salvation. He claimed an Eye from his foe ere the great dragon fled the field, and by drawing on the power of this grisly trophy did he gain mystical strength. Thus was born the legacy of the Azure Dragoon, Haldrath’s knowledge and expertise became the inheritance of future generations, and his name was evermore revered as the father of dragoons. The centuries that followed were consumed by the Dragonsong War, a conflict between man and dragon during which many a dragoon has risen to the heights of glory—and yet more who have suffered ignominious defeat. To replenish their elite ranks, soldiers of particular excellence are selected from the Temple Knights to undergo dragon-slayer training, but the graduates of its grueling challenges are few. Of those who do earn the right to be called dragoon, it is tradition that only the strongest amongst them is chosen to wield the power of the Eye and inherit the mantle of the Azure Dragoon.

Equipment

Drachen Armor

A dragoon’s armor. They say that in Ishgard, the value of a thing is measured in rumors. By that reckoning, the smithing secrets of drachen armor is valuable indeed. Some say the tint of the mythril comes from being cooled in dragon blood. Others whisper that the suit is unnaturally light, that drowning knights who should have been dragged under by its weight sped to shore like eels...

Dragonlancer's Armor

Some two centuries ago, a brilliant artisan by the name of Ursulie the Meek abided in the city of Ishgard. Supremely talented despite her tender years, Ursulie was employed by the Holy See’s own armory where she forged the pieces of the Dragonlancer’s Armor. The conservative, high-ranking members of the clergy, however, did not care for its ingeniously sleek design. Refusing to consider the innovations Ursulie had made to assist with a dragoon’s mid-air repositioning, they demanded that she reforge the armor’s appearance to one more closely tailored to traditional tastes. The young artisan eventually tired of the clergy’s close-minded criticisms, and, bundling up both her work and her talents, bade farewell to Ishgard for good.

Gae Bolg

A spear only granted to those elected by the Holy See to serve Ishgard as a dragoon. Chosen for its light weight and great strength, the dragon bone used to craft the spear is reaped from fields of battle by the kin of the glorious dead. No outlander shall know how such a material is worked, but some say that the bone is kept supple in smoking vats of dragon blood.

Brionac

In accordance with the wishes of the Holy See, famed artisan Ursulie the Meek crafted this weapon in the classic style of the earliest Ishgardian lances. Unable to resist making improvements, however, she also blended two different metals in the spearhead to adjust the center of balance, as well as adding other typically brilliant touches to the base design. The dragoon assigned to test the spear was enamored by its perfect equilibrium, but the senior clergy were wroth that the artisan had failed to adhere to traditional forging methods. It was this very incident that is said to have first set a discouraged Ursulie’s feet on the road that would lead her out of Ishgard.

Tricks of the Trade

• Dragonsong Dive: Unleashing the power of the dragon within, the dragoon leaps upon an enemy with primal savagery. The aether expended during this attack burns with a fierce light, appearing as nothing less than a colossal, cerulean wyrm descending from the heavens.
• Jump: A dragoon’s signature technique, this attack targets a dragon where it is most vulnerable. Leaping high into the air, the dragoon shifts his posture at the apex of the jump so that the full weight of his body adds power to the plunging thrust.
• Blood of the Dragon: This technique allows the Azure Dragoon to draw upon the baleful strength bestowed by the Eye. As this act essentially allows a wyrm’s instincts to supplant one’s own, a will of steel is paramount in retaining control of one’s focus.
• Geirskogul: While a dragoon allows the Blood of the Dragon to burn within her veins, she is able to focus her elevated aether into serpentine blasts of energy. It is said that Geirskogul follows the same principle that dragonkind employ to infuse their breath with arcane destruction.

Heustienne de Vimaroix

• Race (Clan): Elezen (Wildwood)
• Gender: Female
• Age: 23
• Epithet: Heustienne Truethrust

Orphaned at a young age by the tragedies of war, Heustienne was taken in by the noble house of Brucemont. Seeking to preserve her adoptive family’s proud lineage of dragonslayers, Heustienne entered the Temple Knights, and was eventually accepted into the ranks of the dragoons. Though tireless in her determination and praised for her astounding agility, she was ultimately unsuccessful in her efforts to win the mantle of the Azure Dragoon. Heustienne is nevertheless widely recognized as the order’s second-in-command, and during those frequent occasions when Estinien’s duties take him far from the city’s walls, it is to her that the burden of leadership falls.

Ser Alberic Bale

• Race (Clan): Hyur (Midlander)
• Gender: Male
• Age: 44
• Epithet: Alberic Quickwater

Former bearer of the title of the Azure Dragoon, Ser Alberic presently serves with the Temple Knights. When Nidhogg stirred from slumber two decades past, it was Ser Alberic who sallied forth and forced the great wyrm into retreat. Despite his vaunted prowess, however, the dragoon could feel the Eye gnawing away at his essence day by day, and it was of his own free will that he surrendered its blighted power. He returned to the ranks of the Temple Knights and turned his hand to instruction. To measure his success in the role of mentor, one need only look to the accomplishments of his gifted student, Estinien, the present Azure Dragoon.

The Eye

When Ishgardians speak of the Eye, they refer to the grim trophy that Haldrath, the first Azure Dragoon, speared from the living skull of the great wyrm Nidhogg. It is an artifact of immeasurable power, seething with Nidhogg’s ancient essence and undying rage. The Eye is considered an invaluable national treasure for the strength it provides Ishgard to stand against marauding dragons, and it has spent the greater part of the last thousand years under heavy guard deep within the Holy See.

The Azure Dragoon

This title is bestowed upon the dragoon who has drawn upon the roiling energies of the Eye. While bonding with the artifact grants enormous power, it also exposes the dragonslayer to the will of Nidhogg—a malevolent influence that can be resisted only by the most unyielding of minds. Thus, it is tradition that but one dragoon—the strongest among their number—is selected to embody the tenets of the order.

Dragoon's Panoply

Trueblood Armet

This helm is believed to have been forged when the people of Coerthas lived in harmony with dragonkind. If so, its adornments would have spoken not of the glory of slaying mortal foes, but rather of respect for trusted comrades.

Trueblood Mail

A dragon will undergo a grand metamorphosis at least once during its lifespan, shedding its scales as its body changes. Trueblood mail weds these cast-off scales, with metal plate.

Trueblood Greaves

Astonishing lightness is the mark of armor forged with a dragon’s aid, as these footguards most surely were. The heel is made of soft wood, carved with shallow indentations and studded with rivets to provide added traction in some of Coerthas’s more snowy environs.

Form & Function

Though the drachen armor ministered to Ishgard’s Order of the Knights Dragoon has long been modeled after that worn by Haldrath, the first Azure Dragoon, it would be unwise to suggest naught was done in the following thousand winters to improve its effectiveness in battle. Ishgard’s smiths spent the centuries seeking to find a balance betwixt mobility and protection, and it was their extensive research that led them to a technique for forging, lightweight metal of surpassing strength. By quenching hot mythril in dragon’s blood instead of water, the smiths were able to create a suit of armor that, without sacrificing defense, would enable its wearer to perform the complex aerial maneuvers associated with the dragoon’s fighting style. It was the ending of the Dragonsong War, however, that brought the most significant improvement in Ishgardian armorsmithing with the reemergence of another long-forgotten forging technique: that of smelting ore in dragon flame to imbue its metal with arcane draconic magicks. It seems likely that Haldrath’s armor, crafted in a time of friendship between man and dragon, was created using this technique.

External links

• FinalFantasyXIV.com Dragoon on the official website.
• Comprehensive Job Guide provided by The Balance.

References

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