Job Guide: Paladin | FINAL FANTASY XIV

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 100.
For further details on changes to actions and traits in Patch 7.01 and Patch 7.05, please refer to the patch notes.
For further details on changes to actions and traits in Patch 7.0, please refer to the job guide.

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Fast Blade	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220. Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 200 to 220.


Fight or Flight	Lv. 2	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 25%. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Grants Goring Blade Ready Duration: 30s Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) The additional effect "Grants Goring Blade Ready" has been added with a duration of 30 seconds.


Riot Blade	Lv. 4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 170. Combo Action: Fast Blade Combo Potency: 330 Combo Bonus: Restores MP Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 140 to 170. Combo potency has been increased from 300 to 330.


Total Eclipse	Lv. 6	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) The additional effect " Increased enmity" has been added.


Shield Bash	Lv. 10	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 6s


Iron Will	Lv. 10	Ability	Instant	2s	-	0y 0y	Significantly increases enmity generation. Effect ends upon reuse.


Release Iron Will	Lv. 10	Ability	Instant	1s	-	0y 0y	Cancels the effect of Iron Will.


Shield Lob Class Quest	Lv. 15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	20y 0y	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Increased enmity


Rage of Halone	Lv. 26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Riot Blade Combo Potency: 330


Spirits Within Job Quest	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	30s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 270. Additional Effect: Restores MP


Sheltron Job Quest	Lv. 35	Ability	Instant	5s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 15%. Duration: 6s Oath Gauge Cost: 50


Sentinel	Lv. 38	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 30%. Duration: 15s


Prominence Job Quest	Lv. 40	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Combo Action: Total Eclipse Combo Potency: 170 Combo Bonus: Restores MP Combo Bonus: Grants Divine Might Divine Might Effect: Allows next Holy Spirit or Holy Circle to be cast immediately with increased potency Duration: 30s Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) The additional effect " Increased enmity" has been added.


Cover Job Quest	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	120s	-	10y 0y	Take all damage intended for another party member as long as said member remains within 10 yalms. Does not activate with certain attacks. Duration: 12s Oath Gauge Cost: 50


Circle of Scorn	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 30 Duration: 15s


Hallowed Ground Job Quest	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	420s	-	0y 0y	Renders you impervious to most attacks. Duration: 10s


Bulwark	Lv. 52	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Block incoming attacks. Duration: 10s


Goring Blade Job Quest	Lv. 54	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 700. Can only be executed while under the effect of Goring Blade Ready. Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Now shares a recast timer with other actions. Execution now requires the effect of Goring Blade Ready. Recast time has been reduced from 60 to 2.5 seconds.


Divine Veil Job Quest	Lv. 56	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 30y	Creates a barrier around self and all party members near you that absorbs damage equivalent to 10% of your maximum HP. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Restores target's HP Cure Potency: 400


Clemency Job Quest	Lv. 58	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	2000 MP	30y 0y	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 1,000 Additional Effect: Restores to self 50% of HP restored to target if target is a party member


Royal Authority Job Quest	Lv. 60	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Combo Action: Riot Blade Combo Potency: 460 Combo Bonus: Grants Atonement Ready Duration: 30s Combo Bonus: Grants Divine Might Divine Might Effect: Allows next Holy Spirit or Holy Circle to be cast immediately with increased potency Duration: 30s Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 140 to 200. Combo potency has been increased from 400 to 460. The combo bonus "Grants 3 stacks of Sword Oath" has been changed to "Grants Atonement Ready."


Intervention	Lv. 62	Ability	Instant	10s	-	30y 0y	Reduces target party member's damage taken by 10%. Duration: 8s Additional Effect: Increases damage reduction by an additional 10% if Rampart or Guardian are active Additional Effect: Grants Knight's Resolve to target Knight's Resolve Effect: Reduces damage taken by 10% Duration: 4s Additional Effect: Grants Knight's Benediction to target Knight's Benediction Effect: Gradually restores HP Cure Potency: 250 Duration: 12s Oath Gauge Cost: 50 Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) The additional effect increasing damage reduction by an additional 10% is now affected by the Guardian status effect.


Holy Spirit	Lv. 64	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	1000 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 400. Divine Might Potency: 500 Requiescat Potency: 700 The effect of Divine Might will be prioritized over Requiescat when under the effect of both. Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 400 Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 350 to 400. Potency while under the effect of Divine Might has been increased from 450 to 500. Requiescat potency has been increased from 650 to 700.


Requiescat	Lv. 68	Ability	Instant	60s	-	3y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 320. Additional Effect: Grants 4 stacks of Requiescat Requiescat Effect: Increases the potency of Holy Spirit, Holy Circle, and all Confiteor combo actions and spells will require no cast time Additional Effect: Grants Confiteor Ready Duration: 30s


Passage of Arms Job Quest	Lv. 70	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 8y	Increases block rate to 100% and creates a designated area in a cone behind you in which party members will only suffer 85% of all damage inflicted. Duration: 18s Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Cancels auto-attack upon execution.


Holy Circle	Lv. 72	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	1000 MP	0y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Divine Might Potency: 200 Requiescat Potency: 300 The effect of Divine Might will be prioritized over Requiescat when under the effect of both. Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 400


Intervene	Lv. 74	Ability	Instant	30s	-	20y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 150. Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.


Atonement	Lv. 76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 460. Additional Effect: Restores MP Additional Effect: Grants Supplication Ready Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Atonement Ready. Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 400 to 460. The additional effect "Grants Supplication Ready" has been added with a duration of 30 seconds. The requirement for execution has been changed from "while under the effect of Sword Oath" to "while under the effect of Atonement Ready."


Supplication	Lv. 76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: Restores MP Additional Effect: Grants Sepulchre Ready Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Supplication Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Atonement changes to Supplication when requirements for execution are met.


Sepulchre	Lv. 76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 540. Additional Effect: Restores MP Can only be executed while under the effect of Sepulchre Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Supplication changes to Sepulchre when requirements for execution are met.


Confiteor	Lv. 80	Spell	Instant	2.5s	1000 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Requiescat Potency: 1,000 Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 400 Can only be executed while under the effect of Confiteor Ready. Effect fades upon execution. Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 420 to 500. Requiescat potency has been increased from 920 to 1,000.


Holy Sheltron	Lv. 82	Ability	Instant	5s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 15%. Duration: 8s Additional Effect: Grants Knight's Resolve Knight's Resolve Effect: Reduces damage taken by 15% Duration: 4s Additional Effect: Grants Knight's Benediction Knight's Benediction Effect: Gradually restores HP Cure Potency: 250 Duration: 12s Oath Gauge Cost: 50


Expiacion	Lv. 86	Ability	Instant	30s	-	3y 5y	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 450 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Restores MP


Blade of Faith	Lv. 90	Spell	Instant	2.5s	1000 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 260 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Requiescat Potency: 760 Combo Action: Confiteor Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 400 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Confiteor changes to Blade of Faith when requirements for execution are met. Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 220 to 260. Requiescat potency has been increased from 720 to 760.


Blade of Truth	Lv. 90	Spell	Instant	2.5s	1000 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 380 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Requiescat Potency: 880 Combo Action: Blade of Faith Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 400 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Blade of Faith changes to Blade of Truth when requirements for execution are met. Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 320 to 380. Requiescat potency has been increased from 820 to 880.


Blade of Valor	Lv. 90	Spell	Instant	2.5s	1000 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Requiescat Potency: 1,000 Combo Action: Blade of Truth Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 400 Additional Effect: Grants Blade of Honor Ready Duration: 30s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Blade of Truth changes to Blade of Valor when requirements for execution are met. Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Potency has been increased from 420 to 500. Requiescat potency has been increased from 920 to 1,000. The additional effect "Grants Blade of Honor Ready" has been added with a duration of 30 seconds.


Guardian	Lv. 92	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 40%. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equivalent to a heal of 1,000 potency Duration: 15s


Imperator	Lv. 96	Ability	Instant	60s	-	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 580 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants 4 stacks of Requiescat Duration: 30s Requiescat Effect: Increases the potency of Holy Spirit, Holy Circle, and all Confiteor combo actions, and spells will require no cast time Additional Effect: Grants Confiteor Ready Duration: 30s


Blade of Honor	Lv. 100	Ability	Instant	1s	-	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,000 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Blade of Honor Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Imperator changes to Blade of Honor when requirements for execution are met.

Role Actions

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

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Rampart	Lv. 8	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Additional Effect: Increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15% Duration: 20s Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) The additional effect "Increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15%" has been added.


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


Provoke	Lv. 15	Ability	Instant	30s	-	25y 0y	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity.


Interject	Lv. 18	Ability	Instant	30s	-	3y 0y	Interrupts the use of a target's action.


Reprisal	Lv. 22	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 5y	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%. Duration: 15s Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Effect duration has been increased from 10 to 15 seconds.


Arm's Length	Lv. 32	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s


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

Trait

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Tank Mastery	Lv. 1	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Furthermore, grants a bonus to maximum HP based on your vitality attribute, and a bonus to damage dealt based on your strength attribute.


Oath Mastery Job Quest	Lv. 35	Increases Oath Gauge by 5 each time an auto-attack lands.


Enhanced Fight or Flight Job Quest	Lv. 54	Grants Goring Blade Ready upon executing Fight or Flight. Duration: 30s


Chivalry	Lv. 58	Restores MP when using Riot Blade or Spirits Within.


Rage of Halone Mastery Job Quest	Lv. 60	Upgrades Rage of Halone to Royal Authority.


Divine Magic Mastery	Lv. 64	Halves MP cost for all spells while preventing casting interruptions via damage taken. Grants the following effects after successfully completing a combo with Royal Authority: Combo Bonus: Grants Divine Might Divine Might Effect: Allows next Holy Spirit or Holy Circle to be cast immediately with increased potency Duration: 30s


Enhanced Prominence	Lv. 72	Grants the following effects after successfully completing a combo with Prominence: Combo Bonus: Restores MP Combo Bonus: Grants Divine Might Divine Might Effect: Allows next Holy Spirit or Holy Circle to be cast immediately with increased potency Duration: 30s


Enhanced Sheltron	Lv. 74	Extends the duration of Sheltron to 6 seconds.


Sword Oath	Lv. 76	Grants Atonement Ready after successfully completing a combo with Royal Authority. Duration: 30s Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) The effect "Grants three stacks of Sword Oath" has been changed to "Grants Atonement Ready."


Enhanced Requiescat	Lv. 80	Grants the effect of Confiteor Ready upon landing Requiescat. Duration: 30s


Sheltron Mastery	Lv. 82	Upgrades Sheltron to Holy Sheltron.


Enhanced Intervention	Lv. 82	Extends the duration of Intervention to 8 seconds. Grants Knight's Resolve to target, reducing damage taken by 10%. Duration: 4s Grants Knight's Benediction to target, gradually restoring HP over time. Cure Potency: 250 Duration: 12s


Divine Magic Mastery II	Lv. 84	Adds a healing effect to Holy Spirit, Holy Circle, and Confiteor. Cure Potency: 400


Melee Mastery	Lv. 84	Increases the potency of Fast Blade to 200, Riot Blade to 140, Royal Authority to 140, Holy Spirit to 350, Atonement to 400, Supplication to 420, and Sepulchre to 440. Revisions (Patch 6.5x - Patch 7.05) Now includes notation of increased potencies for Supplication and Sepulchre.


Spirits Within Mastery	Lv. 86	Upgrades Spirits Within to Expiacion.


Enhanced Divine Veil	Lv. 88	Adds a healing effect to Divine Veil. Cure Potency: 400


Sentinel Mastery	Lv. 92	Upgrades Sentinel to Guardian.


Melee Mastery II	Lv. 94	Increases the potency of Fast Blade to 220, Riot Blade to 170, Royal Authority to 200, Holy Spirit to 400, Atonement to 460, Supplication to 500, Sepulchre to 540, Confiteor to 500, Blade of Faith to 260, Blade of Truth to 380, and Blade of Valor to 500.


Requiescat Mastery	Lv. 96	Upgrades Requiescat to Imperator.


Enhanced Blade of Valor	Lv. 100	Grants the effect of Blade of Honor Ready upon landing Blade of Valor. Duration: 30s Imperator changes to Blade of Honor while under the effect of Blade of Honor Ready.

Role Traits

Role traits are characteristics common to classes and jobs with the same role.

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Enhanced Rampart	Lv. 94	Adds an additional effect to Rampart that increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15%.


Enhanced Reprisal	Lv. 98	Extends the duration of Reprisal to 15 seconds.

Combos

Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.

Combo Sequence

Effect

Fast Blade

Riot Blade

Royal Authority
(Rage of Halone)

A high-damage combo that recovers MP. Upon reaching level 60, the action Rage of Halone is upgraded to Royal Authority, further increasing the combo's damage. Upon reaching level 64, and learning the trait Divine Magic Mastery, Holy Spirit and Holy Circle will also deal increased damage. Upon reaching level 76, and learning the trait Sword Oath, Royal Authority also grants Atonement Ready.

Total Eclipse

Prominence

A basic combo that hits multiple enemies. Upon reaching level 72, and learning the trait Enhanced Prominence, Holy Spirit and Holy Circle will also deal increased damage.

Confiteor

Blade of Faith

Blade of Truth

Blade of Valor

Deals high damage to multiple enemies while also recovering HP.

* Parentheses show the action before acquiring the relevant trait.

Job Gauge

Oath Gauge

Upon learning the action Iron Will, a symbol will appear on the screen indicating when it is in effect. Iron Will increases enmity gained from using other actions.

Upon learning the trait Oath Mastery, the symbol which indicates the use of Iron Will will change to also display the Oath Gauge.

Your oath grows stronger each time an auto-attack lands, and can be used to execute several actions such as Sheltron (acquired at level 35), Cover (acquired at level 45), and Intervention (acquired at level 62).

Simple Mode

Iron Will (Active)

The gauge cannot be displayed in simple mode until learning the trait Oath Mastery at level 35.

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Role Traits

Combos

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Limit Break

Common Actions

Tank

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Role Traits

Combos

Combo Sequence

Effect

Job Gauge

Oath Gauge

Simple Mode

Actions

Job Actions

Limit Break

Common Actions

Action Name	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Phalanx	Instant	10s	-	0y 15y	Grants the effect of Hallowed Ground to self and Phalanx to nearby party members. Hallowed Ground Effect: Renders you impervious to most attacks Duration: 10s Phalanx Effect: Reduces damage taken by 33% Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Blade of Faith Ready Duration: 10s Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 120s ※Action changes to Blade of Faith upon execution.

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Standard-issue Elixir	Ability	4.5s	5s	-	0y 0y	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.


Recuperate	Ability	Instant	1s	2500 MP	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000


Purify	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, and Deep Freeze. Additional Effect: Grants Resilience Resilience Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify Duration: 5s Can be used even when under the effect of certain status afflictions.


Guard	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Movement speed is reduced by 50% for the duration of this effect. Effect ends upon reuse, using another action, or when the effect duration expires.


Sprint	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	0y 0y	Increases movement speed by 50%. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.