Phantom Job

See also: Phantom Job Actions and Traits

The phantom job selection UI

Phantom Jobs are a major gameplay system within the Occult Crescent field operations series. By equipping a phantom job, players will gain access to additional actions and traits to enhance the gameplay of their primary job.

Players can also level up phantom jobs to unlock more actions and traits. The level cap varies by job. Similar to regular jobs, each phantom job is leveled up separately. Phantom job levels are separate from the global knowledge level in Occult Crescent, which is shared between all the player's jobs. Phantom job EXP is also a separate resource from knowledge.

Up to five phantom job actions can be assigned on the duty action toolbar. Only one action can be keybound at a time, but the active action can be cycled through using a scroll button. Phantom job actions can also be assigned to a regular hotbar (via Actions & Traits > Duties).

These jobs are directly based on Final Fantasy V jobs, including some that are existing FFXIV jobs (e.g. monk, bard) and others that were not suitable for implementation as a full job in FFXIV (e.g. chemist). However, this does not necessarily rule out the possibility that some jobs may receive a full implementation in the future.

There are 24 phantom jobs available. 13 jobs were available on release of Occult Crescent, including the default Phantom Freelancer. Three additional jobs were implemented in patch 7.4. The remaining eight jobs were implemented in 7.55 along with the second major installment of Occult Crescent content.

List of Phantom Jobs

Patch 7.25 and patch 7.4 jobs are acquired from South Horn, while patch 7.55 jobs are acquired from North Horn.

Patch 7.25

Job	Sprite	Icon	Unlock	Description	Level Cap	Actions	Traits
Knight			New Job, Old Tricks	Emulate these ancient memories of a loyal, honorable knight and defend your comrades from harm.	6	Lv. 1: Phantom Guard Lv. 2: Pray Lv. 3: Occult Heal Lv. 6: Pledge	Lv. 4: Enhanced Phantom Guard Lv. 5: Enhanced Pray
Monk			New Job, Old Tricks	These memories of a monk's unflinching discipline and quiet meditation offer a path to unparalleled combat mastery.	6	Lv. 1: Phantom Kick Lv. 2: Occult Counter Lv. 3: Counterstance Lv. 5: Occult Chakra	Lv. 4: Enhanced Phantom Kick Lv. 6: Enhanced Phantom Kick II
Thief			Use a Thief's Soul Shard purchased with  1,600 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	These recollections of a dextrous, principled thief grant access to survival techniques that will doubtless prove useful upon the isle.	6	Lv. 1: Occult Sprint Lv. 2: Steal Lv. 3: Vigilance Lv. 4: Trap Detection Lv. 5: Pilfer Weapon	Lv. 6: Lockpicker
Samurai			Use a Samurai's Soul Shard purchased with  1,600 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	Rigorous training and a strict code of chivalry personify these recollections of an ancient samurai. Access them to fell foes in a single deadly strike.	5	Lv. 1: Mineuchi Lv. 2: Shirahadori Lv. 3: Iainuki Lv. 4: Zeninage	Lv. 5: Enhanced Iainuki
Berserker			Use a Berserker's Soul Shard obtained as a random drop from The Unbridled.	Savagery and unfailing courage characterize the recollections of this former berserker. These techniques entail great risk and even greater reward.	3	Lv. 1: Rage Lv. 2: Deadly Blow	Lv. 3: Enhanced Rage
Ranger			Use a Ranger's Soul Shard obtained as a random drop from The Black Regiment.	Channel these memories of a proud, passionate ranger and learn to call forth the forces of nature in battle.	6	Lv. 1: Phantom Aim Lv. 2: Occult Featherfoot Lv. 4: Occult Falcon Lv. 6: Occult Unicorn	Lv. 3: Enhanced Phantom Aim Lv. 5: Enhanced Phantom Aim II
Time Mage			Use a Time Mage's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	The memories of this former time mage reveal much about the laws of time and how to manipulate them to your advantage.	5	Lv. 1: Occult Slowga Lv. 2: Occult Comet Lv. 3: Occult Mage Masher Lv. 4: Occult Dispel Lv. 5: Occult Quick
Chemist			Use a Chemist's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	This chemist's memories offer knowledge of ancient medicinal theory, including restorative techniques sure to turn the tide of battle in your favor.	4	Lv. 1: Occult Potion Lv. 2: Occult Ether Lv. 3: Revive Lv. 4: Occult Elixir
Geomancer			Use a Geomancer's Soul Shard purchased with  1,600 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	This geomancer's recollections brim with boundless understanding of nature's laws. Access them to employ weather-dependent techniques.	5	Lv. 1: Battle Bell Lv. 2: Weather Lv. 3: Ringing Respite Lv. 4: Suspend	Lv. 5: Enhanced Bell
Bard			New Job, Old Tricks	These memories echo with the vivid imagery of a bard's lilting song. Utilize them to employ the very same ballads in battle.	4	Lv. 1: Offensive Aria Lv. 2: Romeo's Ballad Lv. 3: Mighty March Lv. 4: Hero's Rime	Lv. 2: Enhanced Vocals
Oracle			Use an Oracle's Soul Shard obtained as a random drop from On the Hunt.	Endowed with an oracle's supernatural senses and prophetic insights, these memories promise mastery over a wealth of supportive skills.	5	Lv. 1: Predict Lv. 2: Recuperation Lv. 3: Phantom Doom Lv. 4: Phantom Rejuvenation Lv. 5: Invulnerability
Cannoneer			Use a Cannoneer's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	A mastery of ballistics both scholarly and practical infuse this cannoneer's recollections. Emulate them to bombard foes with powerful projectiles.	6	Lv. 1: Phantom Fire Lv. 2: Holy Cannon Lv. 3: Dark Cannon Lv. 4: Shock Cannon Lv. 6: Silver Cannon	Lv. 5: Enhanced Phantom Fire
Freelancer			Default	Reminiscences of journeys just begun and those long ended embody the freelancer's myriad supportive techniques.	24	Lv. 5: Occult Resuscitation Lv. 10: Occult Treasuresight Lv. 15: Inquiring Mind Lv. 20: Wisdom on the Winds	Lv. 24: Adaptable

Patch 7.4

Job	Sprite	Icon	Unlock	Description	Level Cap	Actions	Traits
Mystic Knight			Use a Mystic Knight's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	Suffused with a mystic knight's diligence and arcane prowess, these memories are key to imbuing your weaponry with potent magicks.	4	Lv. 1: Sundering Spellblade Lv. 2: Magic Shell Lv. 3: Holy Spellblade Lv. 4: Blazing Spellblade
Gladiator			Use a Gladiator's Soul Shard purchased with  1,600 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	This fierce, indomitable gladiator's recollections promise the mastery of myriad offensive and defensive skills.	4	Lv. 1: Finisher Lv. 2: Defend Lv. 3: Long Reach Lv. 4: Bladeblitz
Dancer			Use a Dancer's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7.0).	Absorb the memories of an exalted, expressive dancer to replicate their deft footwork and bequeath yourself a range of boons.	4	Lv. 1: Dance Lv. 2: Quickstep Lv. 3: Steadfast Stance Lv. 4: Mesmerize

Patch 7.55

Job	Sprite	Icon	Unlock	Description	Level Cap	Actions	Traits
Ninja			Use a Ninja's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in North Horn (X:39.4, Y:38.7).	These recollections of a ninja's stealth and stillness will prove useful in a great many precarious situations.	6	Lv. 1: Fuma Shuriken Lv. 2: Smoke Lv. 3: Lightning Scroll Lv. 4: Flame Scroll Lv. 6: Image	Lv. 5: First Strike
Black Mage			Use a Black Mage's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in North Horn (X:39.4, Y:38.7).	Imbued with a black mage's dedicated research and experimentation, these recollections shall bestow unto you the arcane art of destruction.	5	Lv. 1: Occult Fire III Lv. 2: Occult Blizzard III Lv. 3: Occult Thunder III Lv. 4: Occult Toad Lv. 5: Occult Flare
White Mage			Use a White Mage's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in North Horn (X:39.4, Y:38.7).	Attain mastery of restorative techniques with the soothing memories of a devoted white mage.	5	Lv. 1: Occult Cure II Lv. 2: Occult Cure III Lv. 3: Occult Blink Lv. 4: Occult Raise Lv. 5: Occult Holy
Dragoon			Use a Dragoon's Soul Shard purchased with  1,600 from the Expedition Antiquarian in North Horn (X:39.4, Y:38.7).	The memories of a trained dragoon's travels shall teach you to lunge and impale with impunity.	4	Lv. 1: Occult Jump Lv. 2: Step Forth Lv. 3: Lance	Lv. 4: Enhanced Occult Jump
Summoner			Use a Summoner's Soul Shard purchased with  1,600 from the Expedition Antiquarian in North Horn (X:39.4, Y:38.7).	Channel the reminiscences of an educated, practiced summoner and learn to call forth powerful creatures adept at both offense and defense.	5	Lv. 1: Hellfire Lv. 2: Judgment Bolt Lv. 3: Earthen Wall Lv. 4: Thunderstorm Lv. 5: Megaflare
Necromancer			Use a Necromancer's Soul Shard obtained as a random drop from Dark Artistry.	Tainted with the tenacity of a desecrated necromancer, these memories promise the power to fight beyond death.	5	Lv. 1: Drain Touch Lv. 2: Deep Freeze Lv. 3: Hell Wind Lv. 4: Chaos Drive Lv. 5: Doomsday
Blue Mage			Use a Blue Mage's Soul Shard obtained as a random drop from Appalling Behavior.	The memories of this world-weary sorcerer are tinged with deep paranoia. Access them to gain monstrous power in arcane form.	3	Lv. 1: Occult Aero Lv. 1: Occult Missile Lv. 1: Occult Aqua Breath Lv. 2: Occult Aero II Lv. 2: Occult Mighty Guard Lv. 3: Occult Aero III Lv. 3: Occult White Wind	Lv. 1: Occult Learning I Lv. 2: Occult Learning II Lv. 3: Occult Learning III
Red Mage			Use a Red Mage's Soul Shard purchased with  1,000 from the Expedition Antiquarian in North Horn (X:39.4, Y:38.7).	These recollections of a witty wandering red mage will allow you to wield black and white magicks in perfect balance.	6	Lv. 1: Occult Fire II Lv. 2: Occult Cure II Lv. 3: Occult Libra Lv. 4: Occult Blizzard II Lv. 5: Occult Thunder II	Lv. 6: Dualcast

Acquisition Summary

South Horn
Default/Tutorial
Silver
Gold
Critical Encounters

North Horn
Silver
Gold
Critical Encounters

Experience Table

Job	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Total EXP Needed	CEs (South Horn)*	CEs (North Horn)*†
Knight	400	2400	3200	4800	6000	16800	35	23.33
Monk	400	2000	4000	4800	5600	16800	35	23.33
Thief	400	2400	3200	4800	8400	19200	40	26.67
Samurai	400	3600	6800	8400	-	19200	40	26.67
Berserker	2400	12000	-	-	-	14400	30	20
Ranger	400	2000	3200	4800	6400	16800	35	23.33
Time Mage	400	3600	5600	7200	-	16800	35	23.33
Chemist	400	5200	8400	-	-	14000	29.167	19.44
Geomancer	400	2400	4800	6800	-	14400	30	20
Bard	400	4400	9600	-	-	14400	30	20
Oracle	400	3600	5600	7200	-	16800	35	23.33
Cannoneer	400	2000	2800	4000	5200	14400	30	20
Mystic Knight	400	4400	9600	-	-	14400	30	20
Gladiator	400	5200	8800	-	-	14400	30	20
Dancer	400	6000	8000	-	-	14400	30	20
Ninja	600	3600	6000	7800	10800	28800	60	40
Black Mage	600	5400	8400	10800	-	25200	52.5	35
White Mage	600	5400	8400	10800	-	25200	52.5	35
Dragoon	600	9300	11700	-	-	21600	45	30
Summoner	1200	6600	9300	11700	-	28800	60	40
Necromancer	600	7200	9600	11400	-	28800	60	40
Blue Mage	9900	11700	-	-	-	21600	45	30
Red Mage	600	3600	7200	10200	10200	31800	66.25	44.167
Total for all jobs						449000	934+6 FATEs	620+12 FATEs

*3 FATEs are worth 1 CE.

^†Only accessible after completing the Occult Reunion quest, which requires completing all previous quests in South Horn first. Completing The Forked Tower: Magic gives 4 CEs worth of EXP.

Freelancer levels up with each phantom job mastered instead of gaining experience by traditional means. The level cap is 24.

Phantom jobs available with North Horn require more EXP to level compared to South Horn jobs, but North Horn activities also reward more EXP, which can also be used to catch up with leveling South Horn jobs.

Phantom Job Actions

Phantom job actions may be modified by traits on the respective job and the player's normal job, if applicable. For example, Divine Magic Mastery on paladin will halve the MP cost of Occult Heal. Phantom job actions cannot deal critical or direct hit damage and are unaffected by critical or direct hit rate-increasing buffs such as Battle Litany. Main stat-increasing potions or resurrection debuffs such as Weakness also do not affect phantom action damage.

Phantom job action damage can be increased by the following:

• Equipping Arcanaut's Armor or its upgrades, Phantom Vision Armor or its upgrades, along with Occult Accessories, will provide Special Attribute. Each point of Special Attribute increases phantom job action damage by 1% additive. For example, having a full set of Phantom Vision Armor +3 and Occult Accessories will provide +26 Special Attribute, corresponding to a 26% increase in phantom action damage.
• Each time the player masters a phantom job (i.e. reaches their level cap), they will gain a stack of Phantom Mastery, permanently increasing their damage dealt and healing potency within Occult Crescent zones, regardless of which phantom job they have equipped. Each stack provides a 2% additive increase in damage from all of their attacks. Phantom Mastery caps at 24 stacks (48% damage increase).
• Damage-increasing traits such as Enochian (magic actions only) or action effects such as Darkside from Edge of Shadow.
  • These effects are multiplicative with Phantom Mastery. For example, a buff that increases damage by 10% combined with 12 stacks of Phantom Mastery would be augmented by 1.1 * 1.24 = 1.364 times the base damage.
• Percentage damage-increasing buffs such as Riddle of Fire and Searing Light. This means that jobs with strong self-buffs will be the most potent users of phantom job attacks. Perhaps the most notable example is dragoon, which has three personal percentage damage buffs that can be aligned.

The potency listed in phantom job action tooltips is scaled differently from potency listed in regular action tooltips. Phantom job action damage only scales with item level (IL) to a maximum of IL 700 (equivalent to the IL sync within Occult Crescent zones). At IL 700, one point of phantom job damage potency is approximately equivalent to 6 points of normal PvE job damage potency.

Like regular job actions, phantom job actions listed as weaponskills are affected by skill speed, and those listed as spells are affected by spell speed. Generalized haste effects such as Army's Paeon interact with weaponskill or spell phantom job actions as appropriate.

Knowledge Crystals

A knowledge crystal.

Some phantom job actions grant additional effects when executed in proximity of a knowledge crystal, found near aetherytes in Occult Crescent or before encounters in the Forked Tower. These effects will be given to all members in the player's party regardless of their distance from a knowledge crystal, and last for 30 minutes.

• Pray ( Enduring Fortitude): Reduces target's damage taken by 10%
• Counterstance ( Fleetfooted): Increases movement speed
• Romeo's Ballad ( Romeo's Ballad): Increases Phantom EXP earned through battle (i.e. chainable overworld enemies) by 10%
• Quickstep ( Quickstep): Increases damage dealt by 2%

These effects also persist upon changing phantom jobs, so a solo player can still obtain all 4 buffs at the same time. The level 15 Phantom Freelancer action Inquiring Mind allows for the application of all 4 buffs without needing to change to the individual jobs, assuming they are sufficiently leveled.

Elemental Damage

Introduced in patch 7.55, enemies and bosses within the Occult Crescent have weaknesses to certain elemental phantom job actions, dealing 1.3 times the normal damage. Weaknesses can be revealed to all participants in a battle by using the Phantom Red Mage action Occult Libra, which will display a debuff on the enemy. The Libra debuff on enemies also further enhances damage taken to 1.4 times for elemental attacks hitting a weakness.

Six phantom jobs unlocked from the North Horn have elemental damage actions that will deal increased damage to enemies with the appropriate elemental weakness. The potencies with or without the elemental weakness are listed in the tooltips for those actions.

Elemental weaknesses only apply to phantom job actions dealing elemental damage, not regular job actions. For example, a pictomancer's Fire in Red will not deal extra damage to an enemy weak to fire.

Elemental weaknesses were retroactively added to enemies in the South Horn and the Forked Tower: Blood.

Element	Ninja	Black Mage	Summoner	Necromancer	Blue Mage	Red Mage
Fire	Flame Scroll	Occult Fire III	Hellfire			Occult Fire II
Ice		Occult Blizzard III		Deep Freeze		Occult Blizzard II
Lightning	Lightning Scroll	Occult Thunder III	Judgment Bolt	Chaos Drive		Occult Thunder II
Wind			Thunderstorm	Hell Wind	Occult Aero Occult Aero II Occult Aero III

Leveling Guide

Phantom jobs earn experience by defeating overworld (chainable) enemies, completing FATEs, Critical Encounters (CEs), and Occult Crescent-related weekly Challenge Log objectives. Players may only earn EXP on the job they currently have equipped. EXP provided by chainable enemies varies depending on the difference of the player's current knowledge level with the enemies, with stronger enemies providing more EXP. The other activities provide fixed EXP amounts. North Horn FATEs and CEs provide 50% more phantom job EXP than South Horn encounters, so North Horn should be primary leveling zone. Although CEs provide 3 times more EXP than FATEs, depending on how quickly on average CEs are killed, it may be faster to skip CEs entirely and focus on FATEs.

Completing the normal-difficulty The Forked Tower: Magic is a good means of leveling phantom jobs because it provides four North Horn CEs worth of EXP, among other rewards. Phantom job EXP is only awarded after defeating the final boss, and players may freely switch jobs outside of combat, so players are free to use any maximum leveled jobs prior to that to expedite the run.

Earning EXP from chaining sufficiently high-level enemies, particularly level 48 enemies in Enlightenment Gold Obol farming ("gold farming") parties, is a significantly faster means of leveling. This method relies on tanks to mass pull the level 47-48 enemies at the subterrane region of the North Horn map while the rest of the party quickly dispatches the enemies with strong phantom job AoEs (e.g. Phantom Cannoneer). Some parties allow around 1-2 players at a time to equip any phantom job for leveling while the other players are level capped jobs. A full guide is provided here.

Finally, South Horn jobs require less EXP to level than North Horn jobs, so players who wish to accumulate Phantom Mastery stacks faster should focus on leveling South Horn jobs first.

Lore

During the course of the expedition, the Archive uncovered crystalline objects containing the distilled knowledge of ancient martial methods. Known as "soul shards," these fragments allow the bearer to wield an array of long-forgotten techniques. According to the scholar-turned-tonberry, the crystals will cease to function upon leaving the Occult Crescent, thus limiting their efficacy to the isle. Nonetheless, they should prove a boon when dealing with its more combative fauna.

— Occult Record: Phantom Jobs

Phantom jobs are described by the Archive as ancient methods of combat originating in the Fifth Astral Era. Upon the player character's discovery of a crystal tied to that era, the Archive is able to recall long-sealed knowledge and identifies the object as a soul shard. Within it lies a phantasmal record of arcane and martial disciplines developed by the twelve city-states of the time.

Although the Archive acknowledges that modern combat techniques have grown more refined, he encourages the study of these forgotten arts for their historical and practical value. He expresses frustration at his own inability to access the shard's power, hindered by arcane seals that prevent him from fully engaging with the knowledge contained within the soul shard.

Trivia

• All phantom jobs are directly based on Final Fantasy V jobs. The sprite artwork for each job is Bartz Klauser as the respective job.
  • The only jobs from Final Fantasy V not represented as phantom jobs are Mime and Beastmaster.
• Phantom jobs are the Occult Crescent replacement for Logos Actions in The Forbidden Land, Eureka and Lost Actions in Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr, being a feature that allows players to customize their job's combat playstyle beyond what is found in their base job actions and traits.

External Links

• Occult Crescent - N.A. Field Operations