Final Fantasy XIV Job Guide: Dark Knight

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Hard Slash	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	60 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.


Spinning Slash	Lv. 4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	60 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Combo Action: Hard Slash Combo Potency: 220


Unleash	Lv. 6	Spell	Instant	2.5s	1080 MP	0y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 50 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increased enmity


Syphon Strike	Lv. 10	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	60 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Dark Arts Potency: 240 Combo Action: Hard Slash Combo Potency: 250 Dark Arts Combo Potency: 390 Combo Bonus: Restores MP MP restoration increased while under the effect of Grit. Dark Arts fades upon execution.


Unmend	Lv. 15	Spell	Instant	2.5s	480 MP	15y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Additional Effect: 30% chance that next Unleash will cost no MP Duration: 15s


Blood Weapon	Lv. 18	Ability	Instant	40s	-	0y 0y	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 10% and converts physical damage dealt into MP, while reducing weaponskill TP cost by 20%. Also increases Blood Gauge by 3 each time a physical attack lands. Duration: 15s Cannot be used while under the effect of Grit. Effect is canceled if Grit is activated.


Power Slash	Lv. 26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	60 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Combo Action: Spinning Slash Combo Potency: 300 Dark Arts Potency: 240 Dark Arts Combo Potency: 440 Dark Arts Combo Effect: Increased enmity Dark Arts fades upon execution.


Grit	Lv. 30	Spell	Instant	2.5s	1200 MP	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 20%, while reducing damage dealt by 20% and increasing enmity generation. Effect ends upon reuse.


Darkside Job Quest	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	5s	600 MP	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 20%. MP regeneration stops during battle and Refresh statuses granted by others have no effect. Effect ends upon reuse.


Blood Price Job Quest	Lv. 35	Ability	Instant	40s	-	0y 0y	Restores partial MP when damage is taken. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Increases Blood Gauge by 1 every time you suffer damage and another 4 over time while in battle Can only be used while under the effect of Grit. Effect is canceled if Grit ends.


Souleater	Lv. 38	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	50 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Dark Arts Potency: 240 Combo Action: Syphon Strike Combo Potency: 300 Dark Arts Combo Potency: 440 Grit Combo Bonus: Absorbs a portion of damage dealt as HP Combo Bonus: Increases Blood Gauge by 10 Dark Arts fades upon execution.


Dark Passenger Job Quest	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	60s	2400 MP	10y 10y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 140 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Can only be executed when succumbing to the Darkside. Dark Arts Potency: 280 Dark Arts Effect: Blind Duration: 15s Dark Arts fades upon execution.


Dark Mind	Lv. 42	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Reduces magic vulnerability by 30%. Can only be executed when succumbing to the Darkside. Duration: 10s


Dark Arts Job Quest	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	2s	2400 MP	0y 0y	Attune with the darkness within you, increasing the potency of several actions. Can only be executed when succumbing to the Darkside. Effect fades if Darkside is canceled. Duration: 10s


Shadow Wall	Lv. 46	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 30%. Duration: 10s


Living Dead Job Quest	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	300s	-	0y 0y	Grants the effect of Living Dead. When HP is reduced to 0 while under the effect of Living Dead, instead of becoming KO'd, your status will change to Walking Dead. Living Dead Duration: 10s While under the effect of Walking Dead, most attacks will not lower your HP below 1. If, before the Walking Dead timer runs out, HP is 100% restored, the effect will fade. If 100% is not restored, you will be KO'd. Walking Dead Duration: 10s


Salted Earth Job Quest	Lv. 52	Ability	Instant	45s	-	15y 5y	Creates a patch of salted earth, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 75 to any enemies who enter. Duration: 21s Additional Effect: Increases Blood Gauge by 1


Plunge Job Quest	Lv. 54	Ability	Instant	30s	-	15y 0y	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 200. Dark Arts Potency: 340 Dark Arts Effect: Increased enmity Dark Arts fades upon execution. Cannot be executed while bound.


Abyssal Drain Job Quest	Lv. 56	Spell	Instant	2.5s	1320 MP	15y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Dark Arts Effect: Absorbs a portion of damage dealt as HP Dark Arts fades upon execution.


Sole Survivor Job Quest	Lv. 58	Ability	Instant	120s	-	25y 0y	Marks target with the status Another Victim. If that target should be KO'd in battle before the effect expires, 30% of your maximum HP and MP will be restored. If the effect expires first, 20% of your maximum HP and MP will be restored instead. Duration: 15s


Carve and Spit Job Quest	Lv. 60	Ability	Instant	60s	-	3y 0y	Delivers a threefold attack with a potency of 100. Also restores MP if used while not under the effect of Dark Arts. Dark Arts Potency: 450 Dark Arts fades upon execution.


Delirium	Lv. 62	Ability	Instant	80s	Blackblood: 50	0y 0y	Restores MP. Additional Effect: Extends Blood Weapon and Blood Price effects by 8s and 16s respectively. Blood Gauge Cost: 50


Quietus	Lv. 64	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Blackblood: 50	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160 to all nearby enemies. Dark Arts Potency: 210 Additional Effect: Restores own MP Blood Gauge Cost: 50 Dark Arts fades upon execution.


Bloodspiller	Lv. 68	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Blackblood: 50	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. Dark Arts Potency: 540 Grit Potency: 475 Dark Arts+Grit Potency: 650 Blood Gauge Cost: 50 Dark Arts fades upon execution.


The Blackest Night Job Quest	Lv. 70	Ability	Instant	15s	2400 MP	30y 0y	Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage totaling 20% of your maximum HP, or around a party member that absorbs damage totaling 10% of your maximum HP. Duration: 7s Increases Blood Gauge by 50 when full 20% (10%) is absorbed.

* The following actions were removed with the release of patch 4.0: Shadowskin, Scourge, Low Blow, Reprisal, Dark Dance, Delirium.

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Enhanced Vitality	Lv. 20	Increases vitality by 8.


Enhanced Vitality II	Lv. 40	Increases vitality by 16.


Enhanced Vitality III	Lv. 60	Increases vitality by 24.


Blackblood	Lv. 62	Allows for Blood Gauge accumulation upon the landing of certain actions.


Enhanced Blackblood	Lv. 66	Allows for Blood Gauge accumulation while under the effect of Blood Weapon or Blood Price.

Traits	Effect


Increased HP	Increases maximum HP by 500.


Increased Action Speed	Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%.


Increased Damage Dealt	Increases damage dealt by 3%.


Decreased Damage Taken	Decreases damage taken by 3%.


Increased Healing Potency	Increases HP restoration by 5%.


Decreased Recast Time	Decreases recast time of additional actions by 10%.


Increased Resistance Duration	Increases duration of resistances by 50%.


Increased MP Regeneration	Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%.


Increased TP Regeneration	Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%.

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Combos

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

PvP Traits

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Tank

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Combos

Combo Sequence

Effect

Job Gauge

Blood Gauge

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

PvP Traits

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Blood Gauge

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Rampart	Lv. 8	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Duration: 20s


Low Blow	Lv. 12	Ability	Instant	25s	-	3y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 5s


Provoke	Lv. 16	Ability	Instant	40s	-	25y 0y	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list.


Convalescence	Lv. 20	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Increases own HP recovery via healing magic by 20%. Duration: 20s


Anticipation	Lv. 24	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Increases parry rate by 30%. Duration: 20s


Reprisal	Lv. 32	Ability	Instant	60s	-	3y 0y	Lowers target's damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 5s


Awareness	Lv. 36	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Nullifies chance of suffering critical damage. Duration: 25s


Interject	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	30s	-	3y 0y	Silences target. Duration: 1s


Ultimatum	Lv. 44	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 5y	Provoke nearby enemies, placing yourself at the top of their enmity list.


Shirk	Lv. 48	Ability	Instant	120s	-	25y 0y	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	Effect


Recuperate	Ability	Instant	45s	Restores 25% of maximum HP.


Muse	Ability	Instant	60s	Restores 25% of maximum MP.


Enliven	Ability	Instant	60s	Restores 50% of maximum TP.


Purify	Ability	Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from self. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.


Concentrate	Ability	Instant	30s	Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s


Safeguard	Ability	Instant	60s	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s


Bolt	Ability	Instant	30s	Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s

Action Name	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Aegis Boon	Instant	-	Adrenaline Gauge	0y 50y	Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 25%. Duration: 10s Can only be executed while the Adrenaline Gauge is full.