FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide: Red Mage

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Riposte	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Action upgraded to Enchanted Riposte if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 20 or more.


Jolt	Lv. 2	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 2


Verthunder	Lv. 4	Spell	5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y 0y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 360. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verfire Ready Duration: 30s


Corps-a-corps	Lv. 6	Ability	Instant	35s	-	25y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.


Veraero	Lv. 10	Spell	5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y 0y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 360. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verstone Ready Duration: 30s


Scatter	Lv. 15	Spell	5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies nearby it. Acceleration Potency: 170 Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 3


Verthunder II	Lv. 18	Spell	2s	2.5s	400 MP	25y 5y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 7


Veraero II	Lv. 22	Spell	2s	2.5s	400 MP	25y 5y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 7


Verfire	Lv. 26	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 330. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 5 Can only be executed while Verfire Ready is active.


Verstone	Lv. 30	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y 0y	Deals earth damage with a potency of 330. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 5 Can only be executed while Verstone Ready is active.


Zwerchhau	Lv. 35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Riposte or Enchanted Riposte Combo Potency: 150 Action upgraded to Enchanted Zwerchhau if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 15 or more.


Displacement	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	35s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. Additional Effect: 15-yalm backstep Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound. Shares a recast timer with Engagement.


Engagement	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	35s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. Maximum Charges: 2 Shares a recast timer with Displacement.


Fleche	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	25s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 460.


Redoublement	Lv. 50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Zwerchhau or Enchanted Zwerchhau Combo Potency: 230 Action upgraded to Enchanted Redoublement if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 15 or more.


Acceleration	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	55s	-	0y 0y	Ensures the next Verthunder III, Veraero III, or Impact can be cast immediately. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Increases the potency of Impact by 50 Additional Effect: Ensures Verthunder III and Veraero III trigger Verfire Ready or Verstone Ready respectively Maximum Charges: 2


Moulinet	Lv. 52	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	8y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 60 to all enemies in a cone before you. Action upgraded to Enchanted Moulinet if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 20 or more.


Vercure	Lv. 54	Spell	2s	2.5s	500 MP	30y 0y	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 350


Contre Sixte	Lv. 56	Ability	Instant	35s	-	25y 6y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 360 to target and all enemies nearby it.


Embolden	Lv. 58	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 15y	Increases own magic damage dealt by 5% and damage dealt by nearby party members by 5%. Duration: 20s


Manafication Job Quest	Lv. 60	Ability	Instant	110s	-	0y 0y	Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 50. Additional Effect: Grants 6 stacks of Manafication Manafication Effect: Increases magic damage dealt by 5% Duration: 15s All combos are canceled upon execution of Manafication. Can only be executed while in combat.


Jolt II	Lv. 62	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 310. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 2


Verraise	Lv. 64	Spell	10s	2.5s	2400 MP	30y 0y	Resurrects target to a weakened state.


Impact	Lv. 66	Spell	5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 210 to target and all enemies nearby it. Acceleration Potency: 260 Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 3


Verflare	Lv. 68	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y 5y	Deals fire damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 580 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 11 Additional Effect: 20% chance of becoming Verfire Ready Duration: 30s Chance to become Verfire Ready increases to 100% if White Mana is higher than Black Mana at time of execution. Mana Stack Cost: 3 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Verholy Job Quest	Lv. 70	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 580 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 11 Additional Effect: 20% chance of becoming Verstone Ready Duration: 30s Chance to become Verstone Ready increases to 100% if Black Mana is higher than White Mana at time of execution. Mana Stack Cost: 3 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Reprise	Lv. 76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Action upgraded to Enchanted Reprise if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 5 or more.


Scorch	Lv. 80	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 680 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Verflare or Verholy Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 4 Jolt II and Impact are changed to Scorch upon landing Verflare or Verholy as a combo action. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Verthunder III	Lv. 82	Spell	5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y 0y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 380. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verfire Ready Duration: 30s


Veraero III	Lv. 82	Spell	5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y 0y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 380. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verstone Ready Duration: 30s


Magick Barrier	Lv. 86	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 15y	Reduces magic damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%, while increasing HP recovered by healing actions by 5%. Duration: 10s


Resolution	Lv. 90	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y 25y	Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 750 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Scorch Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 4 Scorch is changed to Resolution upon landing Scorch as a combo action. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Enchanted Riposte	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	-	3y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 280. Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 20 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 20 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Enchanted Zwerchhau	Lv. 35	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	-	3y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Combo Action: Riposte or Enchanted Riposte Combo Potency: 340 Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 15 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 15 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Enchanted Redoublement	Lv. 50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	-	3y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 130. Combo Action: Enchanted Zwerchhau Combo Potency: 500 Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 15 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 15 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Enchanted Moulinet	Lv. 52	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	-	8y 8y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 20 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 20 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Enchanted Reprise	Lv. 76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 330. Balance Gauge Cost: 5 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 5 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Addle	Lv. 8	Ability	Instant	90s	-	25y 0y	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 5% and magic damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 10s


Sleep	Lv. 10	Spell	2.5s	2.5s	800 MP	30y 5y	Puts target and all nearby enemies to sleep. Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution.


Swiftcast	Lv. 18	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s


Lucid Dreaming	Lv. 14	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Gradually restores own MP. Potency: 55 Duration: 21s


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

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Dualcast	Lv. 1	Grants the effect of Dualcast upon casting any spell with a cast time. While under the effect of Dualcast, your next spell will require no time to cast. Effect is canceled upon execution of any action other than an ability. Auto-attacks do not cancel effect. Duration: 15s


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


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


Enhanced Jolt	Lv. 62	Upgrades Jolt to Jolt II. Also increases the potency of Verthunder and Veraero to 360, and the potency of Verfire and Verstone to 300.


Scatter Mastery	Lv. 66	Upgrades Scatter to Impact.


Mana Stack	Lv. 68	Adds a Mana Stack to your Balance Gauge upon landing Enchanted Riposte, Enchanted Zwerchhau, Enchanted Redoublement, or Enchanted Moulinet, up to a maximum of 3. Upon gaining 3 Mana Stacks, Verthunder and Verthunder II are upgraded to Verflare. Upon learning Verholy, gaining 3 Mana Stacks also upgrades Veraero and Veraero II to Verholy.


Enhanced Displacement	Lv. 72	Increases Displacement and Engagement potency to 180.


Red Magic Mastery	Lv. 74	Reduces Contre Sixte recast timer to 35 seconds and increases the potency of both Verthunder II and Veraero II to 120.


Enhanced Manafication	Lv. 78	Reduces Manafication recast timer to 110 seconds and adds an additional effect that increases magic damage dealt by 5%.


Red Magic Mastery II	Lv. 82	Upgrades Verthunder to Verthunder III and Veraero to Veraero III. Upon gaining 3 Mana Stacks, Verthunder III is upgraded to Verflare and Veraero III is upgraded to Verholy.


Red Magic Mastery III	Lv. 84	Increases the potency of Enchanted Riposte to 280, Verthunder II to 140, Veraero II to 140, Verfire to 330, Verstone to 330, Enchanted Zwerchhau to 150, Enchanted Redoublement to 130, Jolt II to 310, Impact to 210, and Enchanted Reprise to 330.


Enhanced Acceleration	Lv. 88	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Acceleration. Maximum Charges: 2


Enhanced Manafication II	Lv. 90	Increases maximum stacks of Manafication to 6.

Balance Gauge
Balanced
Favoring White Mana	Favoring Black Mana
Mana Stacks

Actions

Job Actions

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Verstone	Spell	1.92s	2.4s	-	25y 0y	Deals earth damage with a potency of 5,000. Additional Effect: Grants Dualcast, allowing next spell to be cast immediately Duration: 10s Can only be executed while under the effect of White Shift. ※Action changes to Veraero III while under the effect of Dualcast. ※Action changes to Verfire while under the effect of Black Shift. ※Action changes to Verthunder III while under the effect of Black Shift and Dualcast.


Enchanted Riposte	Weaponskill	Instant	20s	-	5y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000. White Shift Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 6,000 potency Duration: 10s Black Shift Effect: Damage over time Potency: 3,000 Duration: 6s ※Action changes to Enchanted Zwerchhau upon execution.


Resolution	Weaponskill	Instant	20s	-	25y 25y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. White Shift Effect: Silence Duration: 2s Black Shift Effect: Bind Duration: 3s This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.


Magick Barrier	Ability	Instant	25s	-	0y 15y	Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%, while increasing HP recovered via healing actions by 10%. Duration: 8s Can only be executed while under the effect of White Shift. Shares a recast timer with Frazzle. ※Action changes to Frazzle while under the effect of Black Shift.


Corps-a-corps	Ability	Instant	15s	-	25y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000. Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Monomachy Monomachy Effect: Increases damage dealt to target by 10% while lowering damage taken from target by 10% Duration: 7s Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.


Displacement	Ability	Instant	15s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000. Additional Effect: 15-yalm backstep Additional Effect: Grants Manafication Manafication Effect: Increases damage and healing potency of next spell cast by 20% Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.


Black Shift	Ability	Instant	1s	-	0y 0y	Grants Black Shift, altering the effects of several actions. Can only be executed while under the effect of White Shift. ※Action changes to White Shift upon execution.


Veraero III	Spell	Instant	2.4s	-	25y 0y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 5,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of White Shift and Dualcast. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Verholy	Spell	Instant	2.4s	-	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 8,000 Additional Effect: Restores HP of party members near target Cure Potency: 8,000 Can only be executed while under the effect of White Shift and Vermilion Radiance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Verfire	Spell	1.92s	2.4s	-	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 5,000. Additional Effect: Grants Dualcast, allowing next spell to be cast immediately Duration: 10s Can only be executed while under the effect of Black Shift. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Verthunder III	Spell	Instant	2.4s	-	25y 0y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 5,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of Black Shift and Dualcast. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Verflare	Spell	Instant	2.4s	-	25y 5y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Can only be executed while under the effect of Black Shift and Vermilion Radiance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Enchanted Zwerchhau	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	-	5y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 7,000. Combo Action: Enchanted Riposte White Shift Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 6,000 potency Duration: 10s Black Shift Effect: Damage over time Potency: 3,000 Duration: 6s ※Action changes to Enchanted Redoublement upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Enchanted Redoublement	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000. Combo Action: Enchanted Zwerchhau Additional Effect: Grants Vermilion Radiance Duration: 10s White Shift Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 6,000 potency Duration: 10s Black Shift Effect: Damage over time Potency: 3,000 Duration: 6s ※Action changes to Verholy while under the effect of White Shift and Vermilion Radiance. ※Action changes to Verflare while under the effect of Black Shift and Vermilion Radiance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Frazzle	Ability	Instant	25s	-	0y 15y	Increases damage taken by nearby enemies by 10%, while reducing HP recovered via healing actions by 10%. Duration: 8s Can only be executed while under the effect of Black Shift. Shares a recast timer with Magick Barrier. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


White Shift	Ability	Instant	1s	-	0y 0y	Grants White Shift, altering the effects of several actions. Can only be executed while under the effect of Black Shift. Activates automatically when class is changed to red mage. ※Action changes to Black Shift upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Combos

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Limit Break

Common Actions

Magical Ranged DPS

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Combos

Combo Sequence

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Job Gauge

Balance Gauge

Simple Mode

Actions

Job Actions

Limit Break

Common Actions

Action Name	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Southern Cross	Instant	10s	-	30y 15y	Emblazons a grand cross on the ground beneath a party member or enemy, restoring HP of party members within range while damaging enemies. Cure Potency: 6,000 Damage Potency: 6,000 White Shift Effect: Cure potency is doubled Black Shift Effect: Damage potency is doubled Targets standing at the cross's center will receive the effects of this action twice. Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 90s

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. Grants Resilience upon successfully removing one of the aforementioned effects. 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.