The Spear
The Spear
Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 6% if target is ranged DPS or healer, or 3% for all other roles.
Duration: 15s
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
※Play I changes to The Spear when requirements for execution are met.— In-game description
The Spear is an action unlocked at level 30. It is available for Astrologian.
Related actions
Buff Priority[1]
With a reason similar to the buffs granted by Closed Position, The Spear should be given to jobs whose bursts windows are strong within the duration, rather than overall damage. Below is a list of priorities (as of patch 7.5) of whom to give The Spear to; for whom to give The Balance to, see its respective page.
- If a DPS has
Dance Partner, it is recommended to give them The Spear, regardless of the list below.
Do note that this list does not consider factors such as gear, individual player skill, or what job performs better in certain phases of fights. This list also is assuming a proper burst taking place in a single-target scenario.
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If all ranged DPS have 
weakness or 
Brink of Death, consider giving The Spear to a white mage, or a melee DPS following the priority system of The Balance.
Gallery
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The Spear card.
History
Patch 7.0 (2024-07-02):
- The effects of this action have been completely revamped.
- Now increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 6% if target is ranged DPS or healer, or 3% for all other roles.
- Now interacts with Umbral Draw instead of Draw.
- "※Play I changes to The Spear when requirements for execution are met." has been added.
- "Grants a Celestial Sign when used in combat" and "Only one arcanum effect can be applied to a target at a time." have been removed.
Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07): The additional effect "Grants a Lunar Seal when used in combat" changed to "Grants a Lunar Sign when used in combat. Only one arcanum effect can be applied to a target at a time."- Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07): The additional effect "Grants a Celestial Seal when used in combat" changed to "Grants a Celestial Sign when used in combat. Only one arcanum effect can be applied to a target at a time."
Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
- The effect "increases critical hit rate for a party member or self by 10%" has been changed to "increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 6% if target is melee DPS or tank, or 3% for all other roles." Duration has been decreased from 30 to 15 seconds.
- The Royal Road effect "Increases critical hit rate for a party member or self by 10%" has been removed.
- The additional effect "Grants a Celestial Seal when used in combat" has been added.
Patch 4.2 (2018-01-30): Effect duration increased from 20 to 30 seconds.- Patch 4.05 (2017-07-17):
- The effect on a single target has been changed from "Reduces ability recast time for a party member or self by 20% for 20 seconds" to "Increases the critical hit rate for a party member or self by 10% for 20 seconds."
- The effect on a group has been changed from "Reduces ability recast time for a party member or self by 10% for 20 seconds" to "Increases the critical hit rate for target and all nearby party members by 5% for 20 seconds."
Patch 3.0 (2015-06-23): Added.
References
- ↑ https://www.thebalanceffxiv.com/jobs/healers/astrologian/basic-guide/#opener ; job priority and external factors are listed from The Balance guides.