Pictomancer

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Introduction

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Works in the medium of mixed aether, wielding a specialized brush to render their imagining's reality.
These creations include not only creatures and weapons, but landscapes as well.
As evoking such wonders takes time, the pictomancer also keeps instant-cast abilities and spells at the ready.

— 2024 Japanese Fanfest Keynote Speech Slides

Pictomancer (???) is a job introduced with the Dawntrail expansion and unlockable at level 80. It will be one of four non-limited magical ranged DPS jobs and does not have a base class.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - New Job: Pictomancer

General information

Guild

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Unlock

• Prerequisite: The player must have purchased the Dawntrail expansion and be a level 80 or higher Disciple of War or Magic.
• Quest: Speak to ??? in Gridania (x?, y?) to obtain the quest ???.

Equipment

The Pictomancer is a disciple of magic and wears armor "of Casting", similar to other jobs in this role. They use brushes as weapons.

Weapon	Armor	Accessories
Pictomancer's Arms	Head Body Hands Legs Feet	Bracelets Earrings Necklace Ring

Stats

Similar to other magical ranged DPS, Pictomancer uses Intelligence as its main stat.

Quests

Pictomancer Job Quests

List of pictomancer quests

Magical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Hollow Pursuits		70	Cerigg
A Voice from the Void		72	Cerigg
Echoes of the Past		74	Cerigg
Nyelbert's Lament		76	Cerigg
Taynor's Training Day		78	Cerigg		1   Espresso con Panna
A Tearful Reunion		80	Cerigg	Speaker for the Wise Magical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)	1   Heavens' Eye Materia VII 1   Savage Aim Materia VII 1   Savage Might Materia VII 5   Nightworld Silver Piece

Magical DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Our Aching Souls		85	Ishgardian Delegate
No Forgiveness, No Deliverance		86	Artoirel
Only Justice, Only Vengeance		87	Artoirel
Wills Unending, Faith Unbending		88	Artoirel
O Mighty Fury, Guide Us to Victory		89	Artoirel		1   Coconut Cod Chowder
Ever March Heavensward		90	Artoirel	More than Fear Magical Ranged DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)	2   Savage Aim Materia IX 2   Savage Might Materia IX 2   Heavens' Eye Materia IX

Actions

List of pictomancer actions

Traits

List of pictomancer traits

Job mechanics

The pictomancer channels offensive elemental magic by creating a variety of artwork. In addition to hard-cast spells, they also have several instant cast actions, similar to other magical ranged DPS. They will also be able to buff nearby allies, similar to Red Mage or Summoner. They will not have access to a resurrection spell.

Achievements

This job is associated with the following achievements:

TBA

Notable Pictomancers

• Krile

Gallery

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  Pictomancer Artifact Armor in 7.0 Dawntrail.

Lore

Pictomancy was invented in Sharlayan by the legendary Archon, Relm.

Trivia

• The only known example of a pictomancer in the Final Fantasy series prior to this job's introduction was Relm from Final Fantasy VI. The artifact armor in Dawntrail is styled after her outfit. The job was playable in Bravely Default II, another RPG made by Square Enix.
• This job was initially teased by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt worn by Naoki Yoshida during the 2023 North American Fan Festival. The connection is that the turtles were named after famous Renaissance artists.
• The job was revealed at the 2024 Japanese Fan Festival, featuring Krile in the full trailer.

References

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