
Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development. But, once mastered, you'll be the edgiest tank in town. With two gauges of resource to maintain, playing as a Dark Knight takes a lot of concentration. Pulling from the darkness to power themselves up, Dark Knight swings a massive sword to keep opponents at bay. The Dark Knight (not that one) is the Paladin's polar opposite. On top of that, you get to throw out cards that buff your party. The Astrologian is the middle ground for healers: with a great mix of HP-replenishing spells and shields to adorn on the party members, they're useful in most situations. Looking to the stars to help light the way in battle is the remit of this card-wielding healer. Planning your attacks is vital: get the most out of this role by efficiently filling your heat and battery gauges to lay waste to enemies. The Machinist obliterates targets with their impressive, but quirky arsenal. Cooldown management is essential to being a capable Warrior: they're the perfect role if you're looking to progress from physical DPS to tanking. Smashing up the place with a massive axe and keeping all eyes on you is the name of the game here. Warriorįuel your strength from the damage you take, focus, and burst with rage to keep yourself alive that's the Warrior way. Keep the enemy focused on you and prepare yourself appropriately, and you'll your squad's knight in shining armour. With a wide array of defensive tools, Paladin is a great introduction to tanking. The classic 'board and sword' tank job, the Paladin is the holy shield of your party. There's a steeper learning curve with the Scholar-since you must manage your pet and yourself-but an experienced Scholar is indispensable to any team. This is a pet job summons healing fairies to help keep your friends alive with shields and heals. Quick responses to incoming damage from your opponents is essential in keeping your party in the land of the living.Ĭross Summoner with a healer, and you'd get Scholar. Primarily employing HP-restoring spells, White Mage is there to keep everyone in the fight. White Mageįancy dipping your toe in the world of healing? Then White Mage is for you. Master the placement and management of your pet fully while also slinging spells is challenging, but rewarding. With Primals as battle pets, the Summoner commands them to sow chaos amid enemy ranks.
With the ability to wield the force of the Primals-magical beings worshipped by Final Fantasy XIV's beast races-Summoner is for many the most engaging FFXIV job. Dragoon skills slowly introduce you to the rotation and the importance of positioning. Like being the star? Dragoons are the flashy job in FFXIV as they roam the battlefield with their lance in hand and make quick work of enemies with assertive attacks.