FFXIV and Job Identity

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The Astral Arcana Deck
Minor Arcana (Common Draws, 8 Cards)

• The Balance – +10% Damage
• The Bole – 10% Damage Reduction for 15s
• The Ewer – Restores 600 MP
• The Spear – +10% Crit Rate for 15s
• The Spire – +10% Direct Hit Rate for 15s
• The Arrow – +10% Auto Attack Speed for 15s
• The Fated Hour – Triggers a secondary random Minor Arcana draw (risk/reward factor)
• The Hidden Path – Allows you to draw a Major Arcana instead of a Minor Arcana

Major Arcana (Rare Draws, 4 Cards)

• The Astral Titan – Applies a 10% damage shield & grants regen for 10s
• The Voidwalker’s Bargain – Doubles card effect but locks Draw for 20s
• The Fickle Twins – Randomly swaps a party member’s card buff with another
• The Celestial Rift – Reroll the card & gain a 5% damage buff for yourself

New Abilities & Mechanics

• Celestial Insight (New Resource, max 3 stacks) – Gained every 30s, used to redraw, amplify, or store a card for later.
• Double Draw (120s CD) – Draw 2 cards simultaneously, but one must be Minor Arcana.
• Star Alignment (Passive Trait) – After using 3 Minor Arcana, the next Draw is guaranteed to be a Major Arcana.
• Fateweaver (Ultimate 180s CD) – Consume all Celestial Insight stacks to force-draw 3 cards and activate all effects at once.

Why This Works

• RNG Thrill – Expanded deck & rare Major Arcana make every pull exciting.
• Skill Expression – Experienced Astrologians can adapt, stack buffs, and chain combos.
• Risk vs Reward – Cards like Voidwalker’s Bargain force strategic decisions.
• This system makes Astrologian feel more tarot-like, unpredictable, and rewarding for mastery while still being viable in raids.

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Sage - The nation of Sharlayan is the cradle of knowledge, and the Studium its foremost institution of learning. Yet more so than its incomparable library and formidable assemblage of Archons, this prestigious academy is famed for blending traditionally distinct fields to produce revolutionary new disciplines. Among these, perhaps the most distinguished is an altruistic art which draws upon the wisdom of aetherology, sorcery, and medicine. Dubbed somanoutics, the art seeks to heal and protect by manipulating corporeal aether through the use of nouliths, a flying array of foci. Practitioners are dedicated to the betterment of mankind, and for their wisdom and compassion, eventually came to be known simply as sages

Kardia

New Skill Kardia Switch

Allow a second target for Kardia
60s cooldown

AoE Spells can trigger Kardia
Kardia Boost

Every 5 Dossis III Casts grant Kardia boost which doubles the healing of the next kardia heal.

Add New Instant Shield Ability

Requires 1 Addersting + 400 MP

New Party Buff - Logos Harmonize

Grants 5% Damage & Healing increase to the party for 15s

Effects: Changes should allow the job to be more accessible to entry level players while adding to the capabilities for high end gameplay.

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Melee DPS
The core loop of melee gameplay hurts the identity of the 6 melee DPS. Jbs have the same basic 1-2-3 loop, Gap closers and disengagement tools, similar AoE rotations and a 60s or 120s burst window, and similar positional requirements. The 120 second meta has impacted how each class plays and their identity.

Monk - Though now under Garlean rule, the city-state of Ala Mhigo once boasted the greatest military might of all Eorzea. Among its standing armies were the monks—ascetic warriors as dreaded by foes on the field of battle as the city-state's great pikemen. The monks comprised an order known as the Fist of Rhalgr, and it was to this god—the Destroyer—that they devoted their lives of worship. By mastering seats of power within the body known as chakra, they are capable of performing extraordinary physical feats.

Positionals

Reintroduce positionals to core abilities
New Stance – Free Form (Permanent True North)

Stance – activatable outside of combat only

No Positionals with Free Form Stance turned on

Free Form Stance Off

High Risk High Reward

• Hitting incorrect positionals will result in 50-100 potency loss
• Hitting correct positionals results in greater DPS than Free Form Stance

Perfect balance gains a 2nd charge

New Blitz System

Each Blitz grants a unique buff – 1 of 3 for Master’s Fury – Able to select which Blitz to perform.

• Elixir Field → Grants 10% Damage Reduction
• Rising Phoenix → Grants 5% Attack Speed
• Tornado Kick → Increases next Blitz’s potency by 20%
• Phantom Rush - Requires Master’s Fury → Resets all Blitz cooldowns

More Rewarding positionals

• Rising Raptor (Rear)-Grants a Chakra stack
• Pouncing Coeurl (Flank)-Lowers Blitz cooldown by 5 seconds
• Leaping Opo (Rear)-Guarantees a Crit + additional effect based on stance:

• Opo-opo → Next attack has no positional requirement
• Raptor → Grants 5% Attack Speed for 6s
• Coeurl → Boosts Twin Snakes duration

New Defensive Ability - Inner Harmony 90s Cooldown

Monk absorbs incoming damage for 2 seconds and converts 50% of it into HP regeneration over 6 seconds.
Vulnerable to tank busters.

Effects: Allow for fluid gameplay and stricter movements during high end gameplay while allowing accessibility by introducing the free form stance giving players the ability to pick up the job.

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Dragoon - Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of Ishgard, few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes.
Taking to the firmament as though it were an extension of the land, they descend upon the enemy with every onze of their bodies behind the blow. It is this penetrative power that characterizes the dragoon.

Blood Of the Dragon – Trait to Stance

Azure Dragon Stance: Boosts single-target damage and extends the duration of Jump cooldowns.
Crimson Dragon Stance: Boosts AoE damage and makes Doom Spike into a chainable AoE combo.

Jumps

Mirage Dive – Rework

New Effect – Reset Jump/High jump

Jump + High Jump

Bonus Damage depending on distance from Target

Lance Charge -New Effect

Increase the potency of jumps by 10%

Life of the Dragon – New Effect – Skill Upgrade

• Raiden Thrust changes to Dragon’s Descent (a melee jump attack).
• Doom Spike changes to Heaven’s Talon (a spinning AoE attack)
• Next jump attack receives a potency boost

New Defensive Ability - Draconic Will (120s CD)

If the player takes fatal damage, they survive at 1 HP and gain a shield equal to 50% of their max HP.
If they don’t take fatal damage within 10 seconds, the ability grants a damage bonus instead

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Ninja - Hailing from the war-torn lands of the Far East, the secret arts of the ninja were born of necessity, and have since given rise to a unique breed of highly-trained combatants. Able to manipulate the vital energies of the land, the air, and living beings, they manifest their power through the weaving of signs, unleashing a wide array of attacks against their foes. Master the arts of the ninja and learn to bend the tide of battle to your will.

Mug (Formerly Trick Attack)/Trick Attack (Current)/ Assassinate – Rework/Rename

Mug -> Trick Attack

• Applies 5% debuff
• Attack potency 150 (200 if completed from the rear)
• Applies 10% damage increase (Personal)
• If Target is below 30% HP executes shinobi finisher based off missing HP (Old assassinate)

Trick Attack - > Mug

• Additional Effect migrated: Increases the chance of additional items being dropped by target if Mug is dealt before, or as, the finishing blow
• Remove Effect: Additional Effect: Increases damage you deal target by 10%

Assasinate -> Nightfall Strike: More inline with name scheme of dream within a dream

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Samurai - Far across the rolling waves, towards the rising sun, there lies the island nation of Hingashi. In the distant past, the realm's great lords vied for supremacy over its seagirt confines in a long and bloody conflict. And taking to battle in their lieges' names were noble swordsmen whose art was forged in the crucible of war: the samurai. Eventually, the nation was unified under one banner, and these warriors came to wield their katana not upon fields as part of an army, but upon streets as protectors of the peace. But as a neglected blade grows dull with rust, so too do men forget their purpose. Amidst waning memories of the old ways, a determined few hold fast to their convictions, hands by katana grips, awaiting the moment for steel to sing.

Tsubame-Gaeshi

Now has 2 charges with a 10 second cooldown

Kenki

When at max kenki using and Iajutsu ability (Midare, Higanbana, or Tenka Goken) now uses +10 Kenki

• Midare Setsugekka → Grants +5% Crit Rate for 10s.
• Higanbana → Instantly applies 3 ticks of the DoT.
• Tenka Goken → Increases AoE radius slightly, making it easier to hit multiple targets.

Positionals: New Effects

Gekko (Flank) → Grants 5% Crit Rate for 10s.
Kasha (Rear) → Reduces Meikyo Shisui cooldown by 1s.

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Reaper - 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.

Enshroud Rework

Lemure Shroud now act as charges (Max 5)

Example usage: You can enter Enshroud, use two abilities, weave another skill, then continue later.

New Mechanic: “Reaper’s Mark” (Skill-Based Buff Management)

• Using Shadow of Death applies Reaper’s Mark (stacking buff).
• Consumes stacks on next Enshroud usage to increase Lemure potency by 2% per stack (max 5 stacks, 10% total).
• Encourages better planning for when to enter burst mode.

Viper (Hey Guys its Kirito!) – Among the myriad beasts of Tural, a select few awaken to preternatural power, becoming what are known as tural vidraal. To overcome the threat of these almighty beings, hunters studied one of nature's deadliest predators─one capable of overcoming foes greater even than themselves: the viper. They are swift and agile, with dual blades like fangs to bite, or combine into a single weapon to weave about the battlefield. Named for the serpent that inspired their fighting style, the vipers of Tural remain steadfast in their duty to defend the people.

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Physical Ranged DPS
Ranged roles suffer from all feeling like support DPS instead of having different strengths. Buffs from BRD and DNC can feel underwhelming at times. The goal with the proposed adjustments is as follows.

• Bard = Song-based dynamic support
• Machinist = High DPS
• Dancer = Reactive utility job.

Bard - The word "bard" ordinarily puts folk in mind of those itinerant minstrels, fair of voice and nimble of finger, who earn their coin performing in taverns and the halls of great lords. Few know, however, that bards in fact trace their origins back to the bowmen of eld, who sang in the heat of battle to fortify the spirits of their companions. In time, their impassioned songs came to hold sway over the hearts of men, inspiring their comrades to great feats and granting peace unto those who lay upon the precipice of death.

Songs – New Mechanic – Song Chains

Mage’s Ballad: if a party member scores a Critical Hit, Bard gains a buff that boosts their next attack.

Army’s Paeon: Grants “Battle Rhythm” - a stacking buff that increases Direct Hit rate and reduces recast times based on the number of stacks

If Bard lands multiple critical hits during Wanderer’s Minuet, the song’s party buff could increase in potency.

Harmonic Transition: If Bard transitions from one song to another within 1 GCD, "Resonant Echo", rewarding skillful play instead of just pressing the button on cooldown.

Resonant Echo: gain 1 free use of an enhanced Empyreal Arrow with increased potency and 100% crit/DH chance.

If Bard hits a target with a DoT effect before a song starts, it increases the proc rate of Pitch Perfect for that song duration

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Dancer - From the Near Eastern nation of Thavnair comes a troupe of bewitchingly graceful performers. Though certainly elegant and beautiful, their movements also speak of martial discipline─of a pulsing, persistent energy whose rhythm can inspire souls and soothe troubled hearts. Inured to the hardships of the road, these dancers have learned to land throwing weapons with the same exacting precision as their footfalls, removing any who would obstruct the endless beat of the dance.

Espirit

Gain 10 Espirit for each full combo

Flourish

Extends the duration of Technical Finish if flourish is used.

Devilment

Enhanced – Enhanced devilment grants 2% crit to all party members within 15 yalms

Tilana

Extends the duration of Standard Step and Technical Step by 5s
If used after Flourish grants 10 espirit

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Casters - Jobs have become increasingly simplified over time from reworks. The following will allow for increased complexity and giving each caster a more defined role.

Black Mage - In days long past, there existed an occult and arcane art known as black magic—a potent magic of pure destructive force born forth by a sorceress of unparalleled power. Those who learned to wield this instrument of ruin came to be called black mages, out of both fear and respect for their gift. Yet great power served to corrupt the judgment of mortal man, and so he unknowingly set out upon the path of ruin.

New Trait – Umbral Mastery

• Increases the potency of umbral aspected magic by 20
• Blizzard IV is instant cast when switching from astral fire.
• Glacial Impact

  Increases the damage received by the next fire spell

New Trait – Thunder Affinity

For every 3 Fire IV cast increase the potency of the next thunder cast by 2% (stacks to 12%)

New Mechanic – Astral Tempest

• If Thunder is active when entering Astral Fire, Fire spells have a 10% chance to deal bonus lightning damage.
• If Blizzard IV is active when entering Astral Fire, Fire spells cost slightly less MP, letting you extend Fire Phase longer. (Umbral Hearts)

New Mechanic – Umbral Void

Generate “Dark Echos” for each umbral aspected spell cast

Max Stack: 3

• Void Nova – A massive AoE burst that burns all Dark Echoes for high potency.
• Black Ruin – A fast-casting, high-damage void attack, but costs Dark Echoes

Scathe – Rework

Elemental Scathe – Changes Based on Current Phase

• During Astral Fire → Scathe becomes Flame Scathe (150 potency, causes minor AoE explosion)
• During Umbral Ice → Scathe becomes Frost Scathe (100 potency, slows target by 20% for 6s)

New Ability – Dark Offering

• Type: Spell
• Cast Time: 8.0s (Cannot be shortened by Swiftcast or Triplecast)
• HP Cost: 20%
• MP Cost: ALL Remaining MP
• Cooldown: 600s (10 minutes)
• Effect: Revives one fallen ally with 50% HP and 1000 MP, but applies “Cursed Rebirth” for 30s, preventing them from receiving direct healing