Reaper

Introduction

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The Garleans' forebears were once humble farmers who made their home among the sun-drenched fields of southern Ilsabard. That was, until they were driven from this paradise by invaders wielding arcane magicks. Forced north into the frigid mountains, the survivors sought a means to tap into the reservoir of aether otherwise closed to them. A daring few found their answer within the void, binding themselves to its creatures to gain verboten power─power fed by the souls of the slain. Once more they took up their scythes, this time to reap a crimson harvest.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Reaper

Reaper is a job introduced with the Endwalker expansion and unlockable at level 70. It is one of five melee DPS jobs and does not have a base class.

General information

Guild

Lemures Headquarters functions as the Reaper job guild. It can be entered from Ul'dah - Steps of Thal. The job trainer is Drusilla, who is located in the Lemures Headquarters.

Unlock

Prerequisite: The player must have purchased the Endwalker expansion and be level 70 or higher Disciple of War or Magic
Quest: Speak to Flustered Attendant in Ul'dah (x12.8,y8.6) to obtain the quest The Killer Instinct.

Equipment

The Reaper is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Maiming" while using accessories "of Slaying" (shared with the "Striking" set). Reaper's weapon is the War Scythe. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the Reaper:

Carpenter — War Scythes.
Leatherworker — Maiming armor.
Armorer — Maiming armor.
Goldsmith — Slaying Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
The Killer Instinct	70	Flustered Attendant	Reaper	1 Soul of the Reaper 1 Deepgold War Scythe 1 Muzhik Attire Coffer (IL 385)
The Harvest Begins	70	Drusilla
On the Hunt	73	Drusilla
Dark Days	75	Drusilla
Thicker than Blood	78	Drusilla
The Killing Art	80	Hermin	Enshroud Shroud Gauge Manes Exite Paterni

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Slice	RPR		1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 320.
Waxing Slice	RPR		5	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.
Shadow of Death	RPR		10	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300.
Harpe	RPR		15	Spell	1.3s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300.
Hell's Ingress	RPR		20	Ability	Instant	20s	Quickly dash 15 yalms forward.
Hell's Egress	RPR		20	Ability	Instant	20s	Quickly dash 15 yalms backwards.
Spinning Scythe	RPR		25	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies.
Infernal Slice	RPR		30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180.
Whorl of Death	RPR		35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Arcane Crest	RPR		40	Ability	Instant	30s	Grants Crest of Time Borrowed to self, creating a barrier that nullifies damage totaling up to 10% of maximum HP.
Nightmare Scythe	RPR		45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies.
Blood Stalk	RPR		50	Ability	Instant	1s	Summon your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 400.
Grim Swathe	RPR		55	Ability	Instant	1s	Summon your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 140 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Soul Slice	RPR		60	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 460.
Soul Scythe	RPR		65	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180 to all nearby enemies.
Gibbet	RPR		70	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. 460 when executed from a target's flank.
Gallows	RPR		70	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. 460 when executed from a target's rear.
Guillotine	RPR		70	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Unveiled Gibbet	RPR		70	Ability	Instant	1s	Summon your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 400.
Unveiled Gallows	RPR		70	Ability	Instant	1s	Summon your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 400.
Arcane Circle	RPR		72	Ability	Instant	120s	Increases damage dealt by self and nearby party members by 3%.
Regress	RPR		74	Ability	Instant	10s	Move instantly to the Hellsgate left behind by you.
Gluttony	RPR		76	Ability	Instant	60s	Summon your avatar to deal unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.
Enshroud	RPR	1	80	Ability	Instant	15s	Offer your flesh as a vessel to your avatar, gaining maximum stacks of Lemure Shroud.
Void Reaping	RPR		80	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 460.
Cross Reaping	RPR		80	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 460.
Grim Reaping	RPR		80	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Soulsow	RPR		82	Spell	5s	2.5s	Grants Soulsow to self, changing the action to Harvest Moon.
Harvest Moon	RPR		82	Spell	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Lemure's Slice	RPR		86	Ability	Instant	1s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220.
Lemure's Scythe	RPR		86	Ability	Instant	1s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Plentiful Harvest	RPR		88	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 720 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Communio	RPR		90	Spell	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,100 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.

PvP actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Slice (PvP)	RPR	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3,000.
Waxing Slice (PvP)	RPR	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000.
Infernal Slice (PvP)	RPR	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000.
Soul Slice (PvP)	RPR	30	Weaponskill	Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.
Plentiful Harvest (PvP)	RPR	30	Weaponskill	Instant	60s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Grim Swathe (PvP)	RPR	30	Ability	Instant	15s	Summons your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Death Warrant (PvP)	RPR	30	Ability	Instant	20s	Afflicts target with Death Warrant, causing you to compile damage you deal to that target.
Hell's Ingress (PvP)	RPR	30	Ability	Instant	10s	Quickly dash 15 yalms forward.
Arcane Crest (PvP)	RPR	30	Ability	Instant	30s	Grants Crest of Time Borrowed to self, creating a barrier that nullifies damage equivalent to a heal of 12,000 potency.
Guillotine (PvP)	RPR		Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Void Reaping (PvP)	RPR	30	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.
Cross Reaping (PvP)	RPR	30	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.
Lemure's Slice (PvP)	RPR	30	Ability	Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Harvest Moon (PvP)	RPR	30	Ability	Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 4,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Regress (PvP)	RPR	30	Ability	Instant	1s	Move instantly to the Hellsgate left behind by you.
Communio (PvP)	RPR	30	Spell	1.44s	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 16,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.

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
Tenebrae Lemurum (PvP)	RPR	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	Offers your flesh as a vessel to your avatar, gaining 5 stacks of Enshrouded.

Melee DPS actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	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
Soul Gauge	RPR		50	Allows for Soul Gauge and Shroud Gauge accumulation upon the landing of certain actions, or defeating enemies under the effect of Death's Design.
Death Scythe Mastery	RPR		60	Increases the potency of Slice to 300, Waxing Slice to 140, Shadow of Death to 300, Harpe to 300, Spinning Scythe to 140, Infernal Slice to 140, Whorl of Death to 100, and Nightmare Scythe to 120.
Enhanced Avatar	RPR		70	Grants the effect of Soul Reaver upon successfully landing Blood Stalk or Grim Swathe.
Hellsgate	RPR		74	Upon executing Hell's Ingress or Hell's Egress, leave behind a Hellsgate and grant Threshold to self.
Tempered Soul	RPR		78	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Soul Slice and Soul Scythe.
Shroud Gauge	RPR	1	80	Allows for Shroud Gauge accumulation upon the landing of Gibbet, Gallows, or Guillotine.
Enhanced Arcane Crest	RPR		84	Grants Crest of Time Returned to self and nearby party members, gradually restoring HP over time. This effect is only granted when the Crest of Time Borrowed barrier is completely absorbed.
Death Scythe Mastery II	RPR		84	Increases the potency of Slice to 320, Waxing Slice to 160, and Infernal Slice to 180.
Enhanced Shroud	RPR		86	Grants Void Shroud upon landing Void Reaping, Cross Reaping, or Grim Reaping.
Enhanced Arcane Circle	RPR		88	Grants Circle of Sacrifice to you and nearby party members upon executing Arcane Circle. Duration: 5s When you or party members under this effect successfully land a weaponskill or cast a spell, you may gain a stack of Immortal Sacrifice, up to a maximum of 8. Duration: 30s Also grants Bloodsown Circle to self, allowing you to receive stacks of Immortal Sacrifice from party members under the effect of your Circle of Sacrifice. Duration: 6s

Combos

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

Single-target: Slice => Waxing Slice => Infernal Slice = Increases Soul Gauge

Area-of-effect: Spinning Scythe => Nightmare Scythe = Hits multiple enemies while also increasing the Soul Gauge.

Job mechanics

Soul Gauge and Shroud Gauge and Death Gauge are the Job Gauges of Reaper.

Soul Gauge and Shroud Gauge

When you learn the trait Soul Gauge, the Soul Gauge will be displayed, indicating the number of Souls (red) you have accumulated.

Souls are accumulated upon executing Reaper's basic combo weaponskills and by defeating enemies who fall under the effects of Death's Design from the action Shadow of Death or Whorl of Death. Souls can be used to execute Blood Stalk, Grim Swathe (acquired at level 55), and Gluttony (acquired at level 76).

Upon learning the trait Shroud Gauge, the Shroud Gauge will be displayed, indicating the number of Shrouds (blue) you have accumulated.

Shrouds are acquired by executing certain weaponskills, and can be used to execute Enshroud.

Simple Mode

Death Gauge

When you learn the trait Shroud Gauge, the duration of Enshrouded and the stacks of Lemure Shroud will be displayed. Lemure Shroud stacks can be used to execute several actions such as Void Reaping and Communio (acquired at level 90).

When you learn the trait Enhanced Shroud, Void Shroud will be gained when stacks of Lemure Shroud are used. These can be used to execute several actions such as Lemure's Slice and Lemure's Scythe.