Drill Cannons

Acquired: BLU (actions)
Level: 1
Type: Spell
Index: 5
Rank: ★★
Damage Type: Physical
Aspect: Piercing
MP Cost: 200
Casting: 2s

Recast: 2.5s (GCD)
Range: 20y
Radius: 20y

AoE Type: Line
Targeting: Enemy
Patch: 4.5

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Deals physical damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 200 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Additional Effect: Potency is increased to 600 when target is afflicted with Petrification. The Petrification effect is also removed.

— In-game description

Drill Cannons is an action unlocked at level 1. It is available for Blue Mage.

Related actions

Level 5 Petrify

Flavor Text

This technique mimics the Drill Cannons of machina by winding aetherial currents until they resemble rapidly spinning projectiles. Like the physical drills upon which they are patterned, these projectiles excel at penetrating stone.

Acquisition

Open World

Creature	Level	Race	Clan	Location
4th Cohort Vanguard	49	Forgekin	Vanguard (genus)	Western Thanalan (8.7,5.9)
Abandoned Vanguard	46	Forgekin	Vanguard (genus)	Northern Thanalan (19,16)
Magitek Vanguard H-1	45-50	Magitek		Castrum Meridianum
Magitek Vanguard H-2	50	Forgekin	Vanguard (genus)	Northern Thanalan (16,15)
Magitek Vanguard	44-50	Forgekin	Vanguard (genus)	Northern Thanalan (15.8,14.7)

Tips

Acquisition Tips

Drill Cannon is used only when enemies are at 50% or below HP. Seems to drop more frequently from Magitek Vanguard H-2.

Other Tips

Combos with Level 5 Petrify

History

Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29):
- Potency has been increased from 120 to 200.
- Potency when target is afflicted with Petrification has been increased from 420 to 600.
- Potency will now be reduced by 50% after the first enemy.
Patch 4.5 (2019-01-08): Added.