FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide: Astrologian

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 80.
"Revisions" show the changes made from Patch 4.5x to 5.0x.

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Malefic	Lv. 1	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150.


Benefic	Lv. 2	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	400 MP	30y 0y	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 400 Additional Effect: 15% chance next Benefic II will restore critical HP Duration: 15s Revisions Cast time has been reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.


Combust	Lv. 4	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 30 Duration: 18s Revisions Damage over time potency has been reduced from 40 to 30.


Lightspeed	Lv. 6	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Reduces MP cost for spells by 50% and cast times for spells by 2.5 seconds. Duration: 15s Revisions Effect duration has been increased from 10 to 15 seconds. Recast time has been reduced from 120 to 90 seconds.


Helios	Lv. 10	Spell	2s	2.5s	900 MP	0y 15y	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 330 Revisions Cure potency has been increased from 300 to 330. Cast time has been reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.


Ascend	Lv. 12	Spell	8s	2.5s	2400 MP	30y 0y	Resurrects target to a weakened state.


Essential Dignity	Lv. 15	Ability	Instant	40s	-	30y 0y	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 400 Potency increases the lower the target's HP. Maximum Charges: 2 Revisions Now has a maximum of 2 charges.


Benefic II	Lv. 26	Spell	2s	2.5s	900 MP	30y 0y	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 700 Revisions Cure potency has been increased from 650 to 700.


Draw	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Draws a card (arcanum) from your divining deck. Only one arcanum can be drawn at a time. Arcanum effect can be triggered using the action Play. Revisions The requirements "Execute command again to use the arcanum drawn. Only one arcanum can be drawn at a time" have been removed. Arcanum effect must now be triggered using the action Play. The requirement "Recast timer cooldown will begin once the drawn arcanum is read, or the Draw timer expires" has been removed.


Diurnal Sect Job Quest	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	5s	-	0y 0y	Adds Regen to certain actions. Cannot be used with Nocturnal Sect. Shares a recast timer with Nocturnal Sect. Effect cannot be removed while in combat. Effect ends upon reuse. Revisions The effect "Increases healing magic potency by 10%" has been removed. The effect "Reduces enmity generation" has been removed.


Undraw	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	1s	-	0y 0y	Returns the currently drawn arcanum back to the deck. Revisions Recast time has been reduced from 3 seconds to 1 second.


Play	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	-	-	0y 0y	Triggers the effect of your drawn arcanum. Only one arcanum can be drawn at a time.


Aspected Benefic	Lv. 34	Spell	Instant	2.5s	500 MP	30y 0y	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 200 Diurnal Sect Effect: Regen Cure Potency: 200 Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked. Nocturnal Sect Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 250% of the amount of HP restored Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with scholar's Galvanize. Can only be executed while under the effect of Diurnal Sect or Nocturnal Sect. Revisions Cure potency has been increased from 140 to 200. Effect duration has been reduced from 18 to 15 seconds. The requirement "Can only be executed while under the effect of Diurnal Sect or Nocturnal Sect" has been added.


Redraw Job Quest	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Draws a different arcanum from your deck. Maximum Charges: 3 Revisions Now acquired at level 40 (previously level 45). Now has a maximum of 3 charges.


Aspected Helios	Lv. 42	Spell	2s	2.5s	1100 MP	0y 15y	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 200 Diurnal Sect Effect: Regen Cure Potency: 100 Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked. Nocturnal Sect Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 125% of the amount of HP restored Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with scholar's Galvanize. Can only be executed while under the effect of Diurnal Sect or Nocturnal Sect. Revisions Cure potency has been increased from 100 to 200. Cure potency of 150 under Nocturnal Sect has been removed. Diurnal Sect Regen potency has been increased from 40 to 100. Regen effect duration has been reduced from 30 to 15 seconds. Nocturnal Sect barrier absorption has been decreased from 250% to 125% of the amount of HP restored. The requirement "Can only be executed while under the effect of Diurnal Sect or Nocturnal Sect" has been added. Cast time has been reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.


Gravity Job Quest	Lv. 45	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	600 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it. Revisions Now acquired at level 45 (previously level 52). Potency has been reduced from 200 to 140. Potency is no longer reduced after the first enemy. Cast time has been reduced from 3 to 1.5 seconds.


Combust II	Lv. 46	Spell	Instant	2.5s	500 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 35 Duration: 30s Revisions Damage over time potency has been reduced from 50 to 35.


Nocturnal Sect Job Quest	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	5s	-	0y 0y	Adds a damage-nullifying barrier to certain actions. Also increases MP cost of Aspected Benefic. Cannot be used with Diurnal Sect. Shares a recast timer with Diurnal Sect. Effect cannot be removed while in combat. Effect ends upon reuse. Revisions The effect "Increases healing magic potency by 15%" has been removed. The effect "Reduces enmity generation" has been removed. The effect "Increases MP cost of Aspected Benefic" has been added.


Synastry Job Quest	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	120s	-	30y 0y	Generate an aetheric bond with target party member. Each time you cast a single-target healing spell on yourself or a party member, the party member with whom you have the bond will also recover HP equaling 40% of the original spell. Duration: 20s Revisions Recast time has been increased from 90 to 120 seconds.


Minor Arcana	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	1s	-	0y 0y	Converts currently drawn arcanum into the Lord of Crowns when Balance, Arrow, or Spear, or the Lady of Crowns when Bole, Ewer, or Spire. Revisions Now acquired at level 50 (previously level 66). The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


Divination	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	120s	All Seals	0y 15y	Increases damage dealt by self and nearby party members. Duration: 15s Can only be executed after obtaining three Seals of Arcana by playing at least three arcanum. Effectiveness is determined by the number of different types of seals in play. 1 Seal Type: 4% 2 Seal Types: 5% 3 Seal Types: 6%


Malefic II Job Quest	Lv. 54	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170. Revisions Potency has been reduced from 180 to 170.


Collective Unconscious Job Quest	Lv. 58	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 6y	Creates a wheel of fortune around the caster, granting 10% damage reduction and applying a Regen effect to any party members who enter. Duration: 18s Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Cure Potency: 50 Duration: 15s Revisions Cure potency has been reduced from 150 to 50. The requirement "Can only be executed when a Sect is active. " has been removed.


Celestial Opposition Job Quest	Lv. 60	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 15y	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 200 Diurnal Sect Effect: Regen Cure Potency: 100 Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked. Nocturnal Sect Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 125% of the amount of HP restored Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Diurnal Sect or Nocturnal Sect. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped. Recast time has been reduced from 120 to 60 seconds. Effect radius has been increased from 10 to 15 yalms.


Earthly Star	Lv. 62	Ability	Instant	60s	-	30y 8y	Deploys an Earthly Star in the designated area and grants the effect of Earthly Dominance. Duration: 10s Executing Stellar Detonation while under the effect of Earthly Dominance creates a Stellar Burst dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Also restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 540 After 10s, Earthly Dominance effect is changed to Giant Dominance. Duration: 10s Waiting 10s or executing Stellar Detonation while under the effect of Giant Dominance creates a Stellar Explosion dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies. Also restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 720 Revisions Potency of Stellar Burst has been reduced from 150 to 100. Potency of Stellar Explosion has been reduced from 200 to 150.


Stellar Detonation	Lv. 62	Ability	Instant	3s	-	0y 8y	While under the effect of Earthly Dominance, detonates the currently deployed Earthly Star, creating a Stellar Burst that deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members Cure Potency: 540 While under the effect of Giant Dominance, detonates the currently deployed Earthly Star, creating a Stellar Explosion that deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members Cure Potency: 720 Revisions Potency of Stellar Burst has been reduced from 150 to 100. Potency of Stellar Explosion has been reduced from 200 to 150. Recast time has been reduced from 5 seconds to 3 second.


Malefic III	Lv. 64	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 210. Revisions Potency has been reduced from 220 to 210.


Sleeve Draw Job Quest	Lv. 70	Ability	Instant	180s	-	0y 0y	Draws a card (arcanum) from your divining deck and grants two stacks of Sleeve Draw. Duration: 30s Sleeve Draw Effect: Using your drawn arcanum consumes a stack of Sleeve Draw and draws another card. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped. Recast time has been increased from 120 to 180 seconds.


Combust III	Lv. 72	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 45 Duration: 30s


Malefic IV	Lv. 72	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 240.


Celestial Intersection	Lv. 74	Ability	Instant	30s	-	30y 0y	Restores own or target party member's HP. Cure Potency: 200 Diurnal Sect Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 200% of the amount of HP restored Duration: 30s Nocturnal Sect Effect: Regen Cure Potency: 150 Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked. Can only be executed while under the effect of Diurnal Sect or Nocturnal Sect.


Horoscope	Lv. 76	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 20y	Reads your fortune and those of nearby party members, granting them Horoscope. Duration: 10s Effect upgraded to Horoscope Helios upon receiving the effects of Helios or Aspected Helios. Duration: 30s Reading the cards a second time will restore the HP of those under either effect. Horoscope Cure Potency: 200 Horoscope Helios Cure Potency: 400


Horoscope	Lv. 76	Ability	Instant	1s	-	0y 20y	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Potency is determined by the Horoscope effect of party members. Effect expires upon execution. Horoscope Potency: 200 Horoscope Helios Potency: 400


Neutral Sect	Lv. 80	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Increases healing magic potency by 20%. Additional Effect: Aspected Helios and Aspected Benefic receive the effects of both Diurnal Sect and Nocturnal Sect Duration: 20s

* The following actions were removed with the release of patch 5.0: Royal Road, Empty Road, Spread, Undraw Spread, and Time Dilation.

Arcana

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	Range Radius	Effect


The Balance	Ability	Instant	-	30y 0y	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: 15s Additional Effect: Grants a Solar Seal when used in combat ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


The Arrow	Ability	Instant	-	30y 0y	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: 15s Additional Effect: Grants a Lunar Seal when used in combat ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


The Spear	Ability	Instant	-	30y 0y	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: 15s Additional Effect: Grants a Celestial Seal when used in combat ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


The Bole	Ability	Instant	-	30y 0y	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 Additional Effect: Grants a Solar Seal when used in combat ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


The Ewer	Ability	Instant	-	30y 0y	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 Additional Effect: Grants a Lunar Seal when used in combat ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


The Spire	Ability	Instant	-	30y 0y	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 Additional Effect: Grants a Celestial Seal when used in combat ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


Lord of Crowns	Ability	Instant	-	30y 0y	Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 8% if target is melee DPS or tank, or 4% for all other roles. Duration: 15s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


Lady of Crowns	Ability	Instant	-	30y 0y	Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 8% if target is ranged DPS or healer, or 4% for all other roles. Duration: 15s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.

Role Actions

Role actions are abilities common to classes and jobs with the same role.

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Repose	Lv. 8	Spell	2.5s	2.5s	600 MP	30y 0y	Afflicts target with Sleep. Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution.


Esuna	Lv. 10	Spell	1s	2.5s	400 MP	30y 0y	Removes a single detrimental effect from target. Revisions Now acquired at level 10 (previously level 20).


Swiftcast	Lv. 18	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s Revisions Now acquired at level 18 (previously level 32).


Lucid Dreaming	Lv. 24	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Gradually restores own MP. Potency: 50 Duration: 21s Revisions The effect "Reduces enmity by half." has been removed. Recast time has been reduced from 120 to 60 seconds. Potency has been reduced from 80 to 50.


Surecast	Lv. 44	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Spells can be cast without interruption. Additional Effect: Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 6s Revisions Recast time has been increased from 30 to 120 seconds. Effect duration has been increased from 5 to 6 seconds.


Rescue	Lv. 48	Ability	Instant	150s	-	30y 0y	Instantly draws target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.

* The following actions were removed with the release of patch 5.0: Cleric Stance, Break, Protect, Eye for an Eye, and Largesse.

Trait

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Magick and Mend	Lv. 20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.


Enhanced Benefic	Lv. 36	Grants a 15% chance that your next Benefic II will restore critical HP. Duration: 15s


Magick and Mend II	Lv. 40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.


Combust Mastery	Lv. 46	Upgrades Combust to Combust II.


Malefic Mastery Job Quest	Lv. 54	Upgrades Malefic to Malefic II.


Malefic Mastery II	Lv. 64	Upgrades Malefic II to Malefic III.


Hyper Lightspeed	Lv. 68	Reduces Lightspeed recast time to 90 seconds. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


Combust Mastery II	Lv. 72	Upgrades Combust II to Combust III.


Malefic Mastery III	Lv. 72	Upgrades Malefic III to Malefic IV.


Enhanced Essential Dignity	Lv. 78	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Essential Dignity. Maximum Charges: 2

* The following traits were removed with the release of patch 5.0: Enhanced Mind, Enhanced Mind II, and Enhanced Mind III.

Job Gauge

Divination and Arcana Gauges

The Arcana Gauge allows astrologians to keep track of which card (arcanum) is currently drawn. An arcanum is drawn by using the action Draw, and is placed in the middle of the gauge. Using the Play command executes the arcanum's corresponding action.

Upon learning the action Divination, the Divination Gauge will be displayed. Depending on your drawn arcanum, a Lunar, Solar, or Celestial seal will be added to the gauge. After acquiring three seals, you can execute Divination.

Simple Mode

Arcana Gauge	Divination Gauge
Card Drawn

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 80.
"Revisions" show the changes made from Patch 4.5x to 5.0x.

Job Actions

Arcana

Role Actions

Trait

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Healer

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Arcana

Role Actions

Trait

Job Gauge

Divination and Arcana Gauges

Simple Mode

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Arcana Gauge

Simple Mode

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Purify	Ability	Instant	45s	-	30y 0y	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, and Silence from self or target party member. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.


Rescue	Ability	Instant	45s	-	30y 0y	Instantly draws target party member to your side and restores their HP. Cure Potency: 1,500 Cannot be used when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.


Attunement	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 2,500 Potency increases up to 500% as your HP decreases. Additional Effect: Nullifies 99% of damage taken but prevents movement or use of other actions Duration: 3s


Repose	Ability	Instant	45s	-	25y 0y	Afflicts target with Sleep. Duration: 3s


Protect	Ability	Instant	45s	-	30y 0y	Reduces damage taken by a party member or self by 20%. Duration: 10s

Action Name	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Empyrean Rain	Instant	-	Adrenaline Gauge	0y 30y	Restores 50% of own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Additional Effect: Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, and Silence Can only be executed while the Adrenaline Gauge is full.