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Duty Support

2023-10-03T22:48:27Z

Henhenz1: /* Compatible Duties */

{{see also|Trust System}}
{{Spoiler}}
[[File:Duty support icon1.png|left|link=]] The '''Duty Support''' system can be used to progress through main scenario [[dungeons]] and 4-player [[trials]] with a party of [[NPCs]].

[[File:Duty Support1.png|thumb|right|[[The Howling Eye]] with Duty Support]]

As of [[Patch 6.5]], all main scenario dungeons and 4-player trials are supported. Newly-released main scenario dungeons have Duty Support available on release.

Parties must be composed of 1 tank, 1 healer, and 2 DPS. This feature cannot be used while in a party with other players, limited jobs are not allowed, and Level Sync cannot be disabled. The player must also meet the average [[item level]] requirement for the duty to register.

Note that if the player character dies in Duty Support mode, the party will automatically wipe.

==Duty Support vs. Real Players==
Completing dungeons using Duty Support offers several advantages and disadvantages compared to forming a party with other players (typically using [[Duty Finder]]).
===Advantages===
* NPCs offer flavor text and unique dialogue that can enhance the story context of the dungeon, especially for first-time runs. In addition, many Duty Support NPCs from ''Heavensward'' onwards are significant in the main story.
* Can explore and complete dungeon at own pace without influence from other players
* Players can learn boss mechanics by following the movements of the NPC party members, who are programmed to do them correctly (with very few exceptions)
* No queue time compared to a matchmade party in Duty Finder, or waiting for a party to fill in [[Party Finder]]. This is particularly helpful when playing as DPS, in a low-population data center, or during off-peak hours.
* Do not need to roll against other players for loot

===Disadvantages===
* NPCs are tuned to deal less damage compared to an average Duty Finder party, resulting in longer runs (~20-30 minutes). In addition, NPC tanks will not engage more than one group of enemies at a time unless if the player deliberately runs ahead to pull more.
* Automatic party wipe if the player character dies
* Can only run with NPCs solo
* Fewer overall loot drops
* Some awkward mechanical resolution which may be annoying (e.g., forcing the player out of melee range to take a stack marker AoE)

==Accessing the Duty Support System from Duty Entrance==
[[File:Duty Support2.png]]
[[File:trust system1.png|350px|right]]
After reaching the quest objective to clear a dungeon in the main scenario, the Duty Support icon will display above the entrance of the duty. Select the entrance, and then choose the option to enter the dungeon with a group of NPCs in the window that appears. A new menu will display, from which you can select "Register for Duty" to begin the duty.

In dungeons added starting in Shadowbringers (Lv. 71+), which are compatible with Trust, several allied NPCs will be standing near the dungeon's entrance. Speaking to them will also bring up the Duty Support UI. Party member selection is also available in most Lv. 71+ dungeons.

In Duty Support mode, NPCs will always be the minimum level to enter the dungeon.

==Accessing the Duty Support System from Main Menu==
[[File:Duty Support3.png]]

First, select Duty Support under Duty in the main menu. A list of available duties will be displayed in the window that appears. Select the duty you wish to enter, confirm which NPCs will be accompanying you, then select the "Register for Duty."

The [[Duty Finder]] and [[Trust System|Trust]] menus can also be accessed by pressing the appropriate button at the bottom of the Duty Support menu.

==Party Selection==
Most Lv. 71+ dungeons (Shadowbringers onwards) allow you to switch out the NPCs in your party. This is indicated by a message that displays underneath your party members.

[[File:Duty Support4.png]]

Click on your party members or press the confirm button on your controller to open a window showing a list of available NPCs for that duty.

* The NPC party members available in instanced duties prior to Shadowbringers are fixed according to your role, and therefore cannot be selected.
* All Lv. 71+ dungeons compatible with Duty Support have this option available in the UI, even if in practice, party member selection is not possible due on a limited number of available NPCs and their roles.

== Compatible Duties ==
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
! [[Duty]] !! Level !! NPCs Available in Duty Support Mode
|-
| [[Sastasha]] || 15 || Eager Marauder, Eager Conjurer, Eager Thaumaturge, Eager Lancer
|-
| [[The Tam-Tara Deepcroft]] || 16 || Eager Marauder, Eager Conjurer, Eager Thaumaturge, Eager Lancer
|-
| [[Copperbell Mines]] || 17 || Eager Marauder, Eager Conjurer, Eager Thaumaturge, Eager Lancer
|-
| [[The Bowl of Embers]] || 20 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak]] || 24 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[Haukke Manor]] || 28 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[Brayflox's Longstop]] || 32 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Navel]] || 34 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Stone Vigil]] || 41 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Howling Eye]] || 44 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[Castrum Meridianum]] || 50 || Storm Marauder, Serpent Conjurer, Flame Thaumaturge, Serpent Lancer
|-
| [[The Praetorium]] || 50 || Storm Marauder, Serpent Conjurer, Flame Thaumaturge, Serpent Lancer
|-
| [[The Porta Decumana]] || 50 || Storm Marauder, Serpent Conjurer, Flame Thaumaturge, Serpent Lancer
|-
| [[Snowcloak]] || 50 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Keeper of the Lake]] || 50 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[Sohm Al]] || 53 || Alphinaud, Estinien, Ysayle
|-
| [[The Aery]] || 55 || Estinien, Temple Knight, Temple Chirurgeon, Temple Banneret
|-
| [[The Vault]] || 57 || Alphinaud, Haurchefant, Temple Banneret
|-
| [[The Great Gubal Library]] || 59 || Alphinaud, Y'shtola, Pero Roggo
|-
| [[The Aetherochemical Research Facility]] || 60 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Antitower]] || 60 || Alphinaud, Thancred, Y'shtola
|-
| [[Sohr Khai]] || 60 || Alphinaud, Aymeric, Temple Banneret
|-
| [[Xelphatol]] || 60 || Alphinaud, House Fortemps Knight, House Fortemps Banneret, House Fortemps Archer
|-
| [[Baelsar's Wall]] || 60 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Sirensong Sea]] || 61 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Carvallain, Lyse
|-
| [[Bardam's Mettle]] || 65 || Gosetsu, Hien, Lyse, Mol Youth
|-
| [[Doma Castle]] || 67 || Gosetsu, Yugiri, Doman Shaman, Doman Liberator
|-
| [[Castrum Abania]] || 69 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Resistance Fighter, Resistance Pikedancer
|-
| [[Ala Mhigo (Duty)|Ala Mhigo]] || 70 || Alphinaud, Arenvald, Lyse, Raubahn
|-
| [[The Drowned City of Skalla]] || 70 || Alphinaud, Arenvald, J'moldva
|-
| [[The Burn]] || 70 || Hien, Y'shtola, Alisaie, Yugiri
|-
| [[The Ghimlyt Dark]] || 70 || Hien, Doman Shaman, Alisaie, Yugiri
|-
| [[Holminster Switch]] || 71 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Crystal Exarch, Lyna
|-
| [[Dohn Mheg]] || 73 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Minfilia
|-
| [[The Qitana Ravel]] || 75 || Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Minfilia
|-
| [[Malikah's Well]] || 77 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[Mt. Gulg]] || 79 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[Amaurot]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[The Grand Cosmos]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Y'shtola, Crystal Exarch
|-
| [[Anamnesis Anyder]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[The Heroes' Gauntlet]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[Matoya's Relict]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Y'shtola, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[Paglth'an]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[The Tower of Zot]] || 81 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Estinien
|-
| [[The Tower of Babil]] || 83 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[Vanaspati]] || 85 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[Ktisis Hyperboreia]] || 87 || [[Hythlodaeus]], [[Emet-Selch]], [[Venat]]
|-
| [[The Aitiascope]] || 89 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[The Mothercrystal]]† || 89 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[The Dead Ends]] || 90 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[Alzadaal's Legacy (Duty)|Alzadaal's Legacy]] || 90 || Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[The Fell Court of Troia (Duty)|The Fell Court of Troia]] || 90 || Y'shtola, Estinien, Varshahn
|-
| [[Lapis Manalis]] || 90 || Varshahn, Alphinaud, Zero, Estinien, Alisaie, Y'shtola
|-
| [[The Aetherfont]] || 90 || Thancred, Urianger, Zero, Varshahn
|}

:† This trial is the only 8-player duty available for Duty Support. A party must consist of 2 tanks, 2 healers, and 4 DPS.

==Allied NPCs==
===Non-Avatars===
The following allies are only available in Duty Support Mode and cannot be used at all in Trust Mode. They do not gain experience, and the player may not glamour them.
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
! width="10%"|Ally !! width="10%"|Dungeon !!width="10%"|Role !! width="10%"|Class/Job !! width="100%"|Notes
|-
| Roegadyn Marauder || ''A Realm Reborn'' and some ''Heavensward'' story duties || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Marauder}} Marauder || Uses the prefix "Eager" from Sastasha until Copperbell Mines; "Scion" from The Bowl of Embers until The Howling Eye; "Storm" from Castrum Meridianum till The Porta Decumana; and returns to "Scion" from Snowcloak onward.
|-
| Hyur Conjurer || ''A Realm Reborn'' and some ''Heavensward'' story duties || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Conjurer || Uses the prefix "Eager" from Sastasha until Copperbell Mines; "Scion" from The Bowl of Embers until The Howling Eye; "Serpent" from Castrum Meridianum till The Porta Decumana; and returns to "Scion" from Snowcloak onward.
|-
| Lalafell Thaumaturge || ''A Realm Reborn'' and some ''Heavensward'' story duties || {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Thaumaturge}} Thaumaturge || Uses the prefix "Eager" from Sastasha until Copperbell Mines; "Scion" from The Bowl of Embers until The Howling Eye; "Flame" from Castrum Meridianum till The Porta Decumana; and returns to "Scion" from Snowcloak onward.
|-
| Elezen Lancer || ''A Realm Reborn'' and some ''Heavensward'' story duties || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Lancer}} Lancer || Uses the prefix "Eager" from Sastasha until Copperbell Mines; "Scion" from The Bowl of Embers until The Howling Eye; "Serpent" from Castrum Meridianum till The Porta Decumana; and returns to "Scion" from Snowcloak onward. Cannot be swapped with the Thaumaturge, and is thus only available if the player is a {{Tank}} Tank or {{Healer}} Healer.
|-
| [[Ysayle]] || [[Sohm Al]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Gladiator}}{{Thaumaturge}} Oracle of Frost || Can be a [[Gladiator]] or [[Thaumaturge]] depending on the role needed. Uses Ice-elemental skills as both roles, and is able to use attacks derived from [[Shiva]]. As a Thaumaturge, does not use Fire or Lightning-elemental skills.
|-
| Temple Knight || [[The Aery]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Gladiator}} Knight ||
|-
| Temple Chirurgeon || [[The Aery]] || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Chirurgeon ||
|-
| Temple Banneret || [[The Aery]], [[The Vault]], [[Sohr Khai]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Lancer}} Banneret ||
|-
| [[Haurchefant]] || [[The Vault]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Gladiator}} [[File:Red gladiator.png|Gladiator|20px|link=]] Chivalric Knight || Functions as a [[Gladiator]] in both {{Tank}} Tank and DPS roles. His skills as a DPS deal more damage and generate less enmity.
|-
| Pero Roggo || [[The Great Gubal Library]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Magic Ranged DPS}}Magical Ranged DPS || [[File:Tank no class.png|Tank|20px|link=]] [[File:DPS no class.png|DPS|20px|link=]] [[Poroggo]] || Does not have a job or class. Casts '''Water''' for offense. As a tank, uses {{action icon|Frog Legs}} to provoke multiple enemies at once.
|-
| [[Aymeric]] || [[Sohr Khai]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Gladiator}} Lord Commander ||
|-
| House Fortemps Knight || [[Xelphatol]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Gladiator}} Knight ||
|-
| House Fortemps Banneret || [[Xelphatol]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Lancer}} Banneret ||
|-
| House Fortemps Archer || [[Xelphatol]] || {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS || {{Archer}} Archer ||
|-
| [[Carvallain]] || [[The Sirensong Sea]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Marauder}} Marauder ||
|-
| [[Lyse]] || [[The Sirensong Sea]], [[Bardam's Mettle]], [[Ala Mhigo (Duty)|Ala Mhigo]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Pugilist}} Pugilist ||
|-
| [[Gosetsu]] || [[Bardam's Mettle]], [[Doma Castle]] || {{Tank}} Tank || [[File:Blue samurai.png|Samurai|20px|link=]] Samurai || Has '''Imposing Figure''' as [[tank stance]] Uses '''Honed Eye''' as a defensive action
|-
| [[Hien]] || [[Bardam's Mettle]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Samurai}} Samurai ||
|-
| Mol Youth || [[Bardam's Mettle]] || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Shaman ||
|-
| Doman Shaman || [[Doma Castle]] || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Shaman ||
|-
| Doman Liberator || [[Doma Castle]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Samurai}} Samurai ||
|-
| [[Yugiri]] || [[Doma Castle]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Ninja}} Ninja ||
|-
| Resistance Fighter || [[Castrum Abania]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Gladiator}} Gladiator ||
|-
| Resistance Pikedancer || [[Castrum Abania]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Lancer}} Pikedancer ||
|-
| [[Arenvald]] || [[Ala Mhigo (Duty)|Ala Mhigo]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Gladiator}} Gladiator ||
|-
| [[Raubahn]] || [[Ala Mhigo (Duty)|Ala Mhigo]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || [[File:Red gladiator.png|Gladiator|20px|link=]] Champion Gladiator ||
|-
| [[Lyna]] || [[Holminster Switch]] || {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS || {{Dancer}} Guard Captain || [[Dancer]], but does not use {{action icon|Closed Position}}.
|-
| [[Emet-Selch]] || [[Ktisis Hyperboreia]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Dark Knight}}{{Black Mage}} The Third Seat || Can be a [[Dark Knight]] or [[Black Mage]] depending on the role needed.
|-
| [[Hythlodaeus]] || [[Ktisis Hyperboreia]] || {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS || {{Bard}} Soulseer || [[Bard]], but buffs the player with Bravery instead of performing songs for the party.
|-
| [[Venat]] || [[Ktisis Hyperboreia]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Healer}} Healer {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS || {{Paladin}}{{White Mage}}{{Dancer}} All-Rounder || Can be a [[Paladin]], [[White Mage]], or [[Dancer]] depending on the role needed. Has a unique level 2 Limit Break.
|-
| [[Varshahn]] || [[The Fell Court of Troia (Duty)|The Fell Court of Troia]], [[Lapis Manalis]], [[The Aetherfont]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Gladiator}}{{Dragoon}} Satrap || Can be a [[Gladiator]] or [[Dragoon]] depending on the role needed. Uses '''The Scarlet Whisper''' as both roles, an AoE attack that deals high damage. As a Gladiator, is able to drain HP from enemies with certain abilities to heal himself. As a Dragoon, does not use any jump or dive abilities.
|}

===Avatars===
The following NPCs are also compatible with [[Trust]]. Many of these NPCs can adopt different jobs in Duty Support, but only a few of their possible jobs are available in Trust.
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
! width="10%"|Ally !! width="12%"|Role !! width="10%"|Class/Job !! width="100%"|Notes
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Alphinaud]] || rowspan="2"|{{Healer}} Healer || [[File:Green Arcanist.png|Arcanist|20px]] {{Scholar}} Academician || [[Scholar]], but uses a unique Moonstone Carbuncle instead of a Fairy. The Carbuncle deals damage instead of healing and occasionally provides a {{buff|damage up}} [[Damage Up]] buff to allies. Prioritizes healing [[Alisaie]] over the player if she's in the party.
|-
|{{Sage}} [[Sage]] ||Requires ''[[Endwalker]]'' [[expansion]]. Does not use {{action icon|Kardia}}, but has stronger healing to compensate.
|-
| {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS ||{{Arcanist}} Academician||Available only in [[Sohm Al]], [[The Vault]], [[The Great Gubal Library]], [[The Antitower]], [[Sohr Khai]], [[Xelphatol]], and [[Castrum Abania]] if the player is healer. Not available in Trust mode.
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| [[Alisaie]] || {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Red Mage}} [[Red Mage]] ||Uses {{STFI|Limit Break|link=Limit Break|icon=Limit break icon1.png|size=small}} [[Limit Break]] against bosses as soon as it becomes available. Has a unique level 2 {{STFI|Limit Break|link=Limit Break|icon=Limit break icon1.png|size=small}} [[Limit Break]] called '''Vermillion Pledge'''. Uses {{action icon|Vercure}} to heal if the entire party's HP drops too low. Always finishes her combo with {{action icon|Resolution}} in ''Endwalker'', regardless of her level. 
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| rowspan="3" |[[Thancred]] || rowspan="2"|{{Tank}} Tank || {{Gunbreaker}} [[Gunbreaker]] || Cannot use cartridge-based abilities unless Ryne (in ''Shadowbringers'') or Y'shtola (from Paglth'an onward) is also in the party. This has no effect on his damage output.
|-
| {{Gladiator}} Archon || rowspan="2"|Available only in [[The Antitower]]. Not available in Trust mode.
|-
| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Rogue}} Archon
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| rowspan="2" |[[Urianger]] || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Astrologian}} [[Astrologian]] || Is able to cast '''Death''' in addition to normal abilities. {{action icon|Gravity}} inflicts {{status effect|slow}} [[Slow]] and {{status effect|heavy}} [[Heavy]] on enemies hit.
|-
| {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Summoner}} Lithomancer || [[Summoner]], but can only use {{action icon|Summon Bahamut}} and {{action icon|Summon Phoenix}} (in addition to Amber Carbuncle.) Available only in [[The Mothercrystal|the level 89 trial]] if player is healer. Not available in Trust mode.
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| rowspan="3" |[[Y'shtola]] || rowspan="2" |{{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Black Mage}} Sorceress || [[Black Mage]], but can cast Water, {{action icon|Aero}}, {{action icon|Stone (spell)}}, and {{action icon|Cure II}} in addition to normal abilities. {{action icon|Foul}} usages are renamed and visually appear as {{action icon|Holy}}, though it lacks the stun. Will use {{action icon|Cure II}} if tank player's HP drops extremely low.
|-
| [[File:Red Conjurer.png|Conjurer|20px|link=]] Archon || Available only in [[The Great Gubal Library]] and [[The Antitower]]. Not available in Trust mode.
|-
| {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Sorceress || Available only in [[The Fell Court of Troia (Duty)|The Fell Court of Troia]] if the player is a non-healer role. Not available in Trust mode.
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| Minfilia || rowspan="2"| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || rowspan="2"|{{Rogue}} Oracle of Light || rowspan="2"|[[Rogue]], but can cast '''Banish''' in addition to normal abilities. Never uses {{STFI|Limit Break|link=Limit Break|icon=Limit break icon1.png|size=small}} [[Limit Break]] if the player is a DPS. In Trust mode, can only be brought into ''[[Shadowbringers]]'' dungeons, and is capped at level 80.
|-
| [[Ryne]]
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| |[[Crystal Exarch]] || rowspan="2"|{{Tank}} Tank {{Healer}} Healer {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || rowspan="2"|{{Paladin}}{{White Mage}}{{Black Mage}}All-Rounder || rowspan="2"|Can be a [[Paladin]], [[White Mage]], or [[Black Mage]] depending on the role needed. Not available in Trust mode until completing "{{questlink|main|Reflections in Crystal}}" and joins at level 80. Not available as a Healer during {{questlink|trial|The Mothercrystal}}.
|-
| [[G'raha Tia]]
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| [[Estinien]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Dragoon}} [[Dragoon]] || Requires ''[[Endwalker]]'' [[expansion]]. Cannot be brought into ''[[Shadowbringers]]'' dungeons in Trust Mode.
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| [[Zero]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Reaper}} Memoriate || Functionally identical to a [[Reaper]], but does not use avatar skills. Available in Trust mode in [[Lapis Manalis]] and [[The Aetherfont]] only.
|}

==Availability==
===Shadowbringers===
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
|+Duty Support Availability
! width="6%"|Ally !! width="5%"|Holminster Switch !! width="5%"|Dohn Mheg !! width="5%"|Qitana Ravel !! width="5%"|Malikah's Well !! width="5%"|Mt. Gulg !! width="5%"|Amaurot !! width="5%"|The Grand Cosmos !! width="5%"|Anamnesis Anyder !! width="5%"|The Heroes' Gauntlet !! width="5%"|Matoya's Relict !! width="5%"|Paglth'an
|-
| Alphinaud || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
|-
| Alisaie || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
|-
| Thancred || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓
|-
| Urianger || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓
|-
| Y'shtola || || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
|-
| Minfilia / Ryne || || align="center"|✓ ||align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || ||
|-
| Crystal Exarch || align="center"|✓ || || || || || || align="center"|✓ || || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
|-
| Lyna || align="center"|✓ || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|}

===Endwalker===
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
|+Duty Support Availability
! width="6%"|Ally !! width="5%"|The Tower of Zot !! width="5%"|The Tower of Babil !! width="5%"|Vanaspati !! width="5%"|Ktisis Hyperboreia !! width="5%"|The Aitiascope !! width="5%"|The Dead Ends !! width="5%"|Alzadaal's Legacy !! width="5%"|The Fell Court of Troia !! width="5%"|Lapis Manalis !! width="5%"|The Aetherfont
|-
| Alphinaud || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || || align="center"|✓ ||
|-
| Alisaie || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || || align="center"|✓ ||
|-
| Thancred || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || || || align="center"|✓
|-
| Urianger || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"| || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || || align="center"|✓
|-
| Y'shtola || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ ||
|-
| G'raha Tia || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || ||
|-
| Estinien || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ ||
|-
| [[Emet-Selch]] || || || || align="center"|✓ || || || || || ||
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| [[Hythlodaeus]] || || || || align="center"|✓ || || || || || ||
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| [[Venat]] || || || || align="center"|✓ || || || || || ||
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| [[Varshahn]] || || || || || || || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
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| [[Zero]] || || || || || || || || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
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Duty Support

2023-10-03T22:47:19Z

Henhenz1: /* Compatible Duties */ 6.5 duty support npcs

{{see also|Trust System}}
{{Spoiler}}
[[File:Duty support icon1.png|left|link=]] The '''Duty Support''' system can be used to progress through main scenario [[dungeons]] and 4-player [[trials]] with a party of [[NPCs]].

[[File:Duty Support1.png|thumb|right|[[The Howling Eye]] with Duty Support]]

As of [[Patch 6.5]], all main scenario dungeons and 4-player trials are supported. Newly-released main scenario dungeons have Duty Support available on release.

Parties must be composed of 1 tank, 1 healer, and 2 DPS. This feature cannot be used while in a party with other players, limited jobs are not allowed, and Level Sync cannot be disabled. The player must also meet the average [[item level]] requirement for the duty to register.

Note that if the player character dies in Duty Support mode, the party will automatically wipe.

==Duty Support vs. Real Players==
Completing dungeons using Duty Support offers several advantages and disadvantages compared to forming a party with other players (typically using [[Duty Finder]]).
===Advantages===
* NPCs offer flavor text and unique dialogue that can enhance the story context of the dungeon, especially for first-time runs. In addition, many Duty Support NPCs from ''Heavensward'' onwards are significant in the main story.
* Can explore and complete dungeon at own pace without influence from other players
* Players can learn boss mechanics by following the movements of the NPC party members, who are programmed to do them correctly (with very few exceptions)
* No queue time compared to a matchmade party in Duty Finder, or waiting for a party to fill in [[Party Finder]]. This is particularly helpful when playing as DPS, in a low-population data center, or during off-peak hours.
* Do not need to roll against other players for loot

===Disadvantages===
* NPCs are tuned to deal less damage compared to an average Duty Finder party, resulting in longer runs (~20-30 minutes). In addition, NPC tanks will not engage more than one group of enemies at a time unless if the player deliberately runs ahead to pull more.
* Automatic party wipe if the player character dies
* Can only run with NPCs solo
* Fewer overall loot drops
* Some awkward mechanical resolution which may be annoying (e.g., forcing the player out of melee range to take a stack marker AoE)

==Accessing the Duty Support System from Duty Entrance==
[[File:Duty Support2.png]]
[[File:trust system1.png|350px|right]]
After reaching the quest objective to clear a dungeon in the main scenario, the Duty Support icon will display above the entrance of the duty. Select the entrance, and then choose the option to enter the dungeon with a group of NPCs in the window that appears. A new menu will display, from which you can select "Register for Duty" to begin the duty.

In dungeons added starting in Shadowbringers (Lv. 71+), which are compatible with Trust, several allied NPCs will be standing near the dungeon's entrance. Speaking to them will also bring up the Duty Support UI. Party member selection is also available in most Lv. 71+ dungeons.

In Duty Support mode, NPCs will always be the minimum level to enter the dungeon.

==Accessing the Duty Support System from Main Menu==
[[File:Duty Support3.png]]

First, select Duty Support under Duty in the main menu. A list of available duties will be displayed in the window that appears. Select the duty you wish to enter, confirm which NPCs will be accompanying you, then select the "Register for Duty."

The [[Duty Finder]] and [[Trust System|Trust]] menus can also be accessed by pressing the appropriate button at the bottom of the Duty Support menu.

==Party Selection==
Most Lv. 71+ dungeons (Shadowbringers onwards) allow you to switch out the NPCs in your party. This is indicated by a message that displays underneath your party members.

[[File:Duty Support4.png]]

Click on your party members or press the confirm button on your controller to open a window showing a list of available NPCs for that duty.

* The NPC party members available in instanced duties prior to Shadowbringers are fixed according to your role, and therefore cannot be selected.
* All Lv. 71+ dungeons compatible with Duty Support have this option available in the UI, even if in practice, party member selection is not possible due on a limited number of available NPCs and their roles.

== Compatible Duties ==
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
! [[Duty]] !! Level !! NPCs Available in Duty Support Mode
|-
| [[Sastasha]] || 15 || Eager Marauder, Eager Conjurer, Eager Thaumaturge, Eager Lancer
|-
| [[The Tam-Tara Deepcroft]] || 16 || Eager Marauder, Eager Conjurer, Eager Thaumaturge, Eager Lancer
|-
| [[Copperbell Mines]] || 17 || Eager Marauder, Eager Conjurer, Eager Thaumaturge, Eager Lancer
|-
| [[The Bowl of Embers]] || 20 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak]] || 24 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[Haukke Manor]] || 28 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[Brayflox's Longstop]] || 32 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Navel]] || 34 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Stone Vigil]] || 41 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Howling Eye]] || 44 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[Castrum Meridianum]] || 50 || Storm Marauder, Serpent Conjurer, Flame Thaumaturge, Serpent Lancer
|-
| [[The Praetorium]] || 50 || Storm Marauder, Serpent Conjurer, Flame Thaumaturge, Serpent Lancer
|-
| [[The Porta Decumana]] || 50 || Storm Marauder, Serpent Conjurer, Flame Thaumaturge, Serpent Lancer
|-
| [[Snowcloak]] || 50 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Keeper of the Lake]] || 50 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[Sohm Al]] || 53 || Alphinaud, Estinien, Ysayle
|-
| [[The Aery]] || 55 || Estinien, Temple Knight, Temple Chirurgeon, Temple Banneret
|-
| [[The Vault]] || 57 || Alphinaud, Haurchefant, Temple Banneret
|-
| [[The Great Gubal Library]] || 59 || Alphinaud, Y'shtola, Pero Roggo
|-
| [[The Aetherochemical Research Facility]] || 60 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Antitower]] || 60 || Alphinaud, Thancred, Y'shtola
|-
| [[Sohr Khai]] || 60 || Alphinaud, Aymeric, Temple Banneret
|-
| [[Xelphatol]] || 60 || Alphinaud, House Fortemps Knight, House Fortemps Banneret, House Fortemps Archer
|-
| [[Baelsar's Wall]] || 60 || Scion Marauder, Scion Conjurer, Scion Thaumaturge, Scion Lancer
|-
| [[The Sirensong Sea]] || 61 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Carvallain, Lyse
|-
| [[Bardam's Mettle]] || 65 || Gosetsu, Hien, Lyse, Mol Youth
|-
| [[Doma Castle]] || 67 || Gosetsu, Yugiri, Doman Shaman, Doman Liberator
|-
| [[Castrum Abania]] || 69 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Resistance Fighter, Resistance Pikedancer
|-
| [[Ala Mhigo (Duty)|Ala Mhigo]] || 70 || Alphinaud, Arenvald, Lyse, Raubahn
|-
| [[The Drowned City of Skalla]] || 70 || Alphinaud, Arenvald, J'Moldva
|-
| [[The Burn]] || 70 || Hien, Y'Shtola, Alisaie, Yugiri
|-
| [[The Ghimlyt Dark]] || 70 || Hien, Doman Shaman, Alisaie, Yugiri
|-
| [[Holminster Switch]] || 71 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Crystal Exarch, Lyna
|-
| [[Dohn Mheg]] || 73 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Minfilia
|-
| [[The Qitana Ravel]] || 75 || Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Minfilia
|-
| [[Malikah's Well]] || 77 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[Mt. Gulg]] || 79 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[Amaurot]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[The Grand Cosmos]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Y'shtola, Crystal Exarch
|-
| [[Anamnesis Anyder]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[The Heroes' Gauntlet]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Ryne
|-
| [[Matoya's Relict]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Y'shtola, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[Paglth'an]] || 80 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[The Tower of Zot]] || 81 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Estinien
|-
| [[The Tower of Babil]] || 83 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[Vanaspati]] || 85 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[Ktisis Hyperboreia]] || 87 || [[Hythlodaeus]], [[Emet-Selch]], [[Venat]]
|-
| [[The Aitiascope]] || 89 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[The Mothercrystal]]† || 89 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[The Dead Ends]] || 90 || Alphinaud, Alisaie, Thancred, Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[Alzadaal's Legacy (Duty)|Alzadaal's Legacy]] || 90 || Urianger, Y'shtola, Estinien, G'raha Tia
|-
| [[The Fell Court of Troia (Duty)|The Fell Court of Troia]] || 90 || Y'shtola, Estinien, Varshahn
|-
| [[Lapis Manalis]] || 90 || Varshahn, Alphinaud, Zero, Estinien, Alisaie, Y'shtola
|-
| [[The Aetherfont]] || 90 || Thancred, Urianger, Zero, Varshahn
|}

:† This trial is the only 8-player duty available for Duty Support. A party must consist of 2 tanks, 2 healers, and 4 DPS.

==Allied NPCs==
===Non-Avatars===
The following allies are only available in Duty Support Mode and cannot be used at all in Trust Mode. They do not gain experience, and the player may not glamour them.
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
! width="10%"|Ally !! width="10%"|Dungeon !!width="10%"|Role !! width="10%"|Class/Job !! width="100%"|Notes
|-
| Roegadyn Marauder || ''A Realm Reborn'' and some ''Heavensward'' story duties || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Marauder}} Marauder || Uses the prefix "Eager" from Sastasha until Copperbell Mines; "Scion" from The Bowl of Embers until The Howling Eye; "Storm" from Castrum Meridianum till The Porta Decumana; and returns to "Scion" from Snowcloak onward.
|-
| Hyur Conjurer || ''A Realm Reborn'' and some ''Heavensward'' story duties || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Conjurer || Uses the prefix "Eager" from Sastasha until Copperbell Mines; "Scion" from The Bowl of Embers until The Howling Eye; "Serpent" from Castrum Meridianum till The Porta Decumana; and returns to "Scion" from Snowcloak onward.
|-
| Lalafell Thaumaturge || ''A Realm Reborn'' and some ''Heavensward'' story duties || {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Thaumaturge}} Thaumaturge || Uses the prefix "Eager" from Sastasha until Copperbell Mines; "Scion" from The Bowl of Embers until The Howling Eye; "Flame" from Castrum Meridianum till The Porta Decumana; and returns to "Scion" from Snowcloak onward.
|-
| Elezen Lancer || ''A Realm Reborn'' and some ''Heavensward'' story duties || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Lancer}} Lancer || Uses the prefix "Eager" from Sastasha until Copperbell Mines; "Scion" from The Bowl of Embers until The Howling Eye; "Serpent" from Castrum Meridianum till The Porta Decumana; and returns to "Scion" from Snowcloak onward. Cannot be swapped with the Thaumaturge, and is thus only available if the player is a {{Tank}} Tank or {{Healer}} Healer.
|-
| [[Ysayle]] || [[Sohm Al]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Gladiator}}{{Thaumaturge}} Oracle of Frost || Can be a [[Gladiator]] or [[Thaumaturge]] depending on the role needed. Uses Ice-elemental skills as both roles, and is able to use attacks derived from [[Shiva]]. As a Thaumaturge, does not use Fire or Lightning-elemental skills.
|-
| Temple Knight || [[The Aery]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Gladiator}} Knight ||
|-
| Temple Chirurgeon || [[The Aery]] || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Chirurgeon ||
|-
| Temple Banneret || [[The Aery]], [[The Vault]], [[Sohr Khai]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Lancer}} Banneret ||
|-
| [[Haurchefant]] || [[The Vault]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Gladiator}} [[File:Red gladiator.png|Gladiator|20px|link=]] Chivalric Knight || Functions as a [[Gladiator]] in both {{Tank}} Tank and DPS roles. His skills as a DPS deal more damage and generate less enmity.
|-
| Pero Roggo || [[The Great Gubal Library]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Magic Ranged DPS}}Magical Ranged DPS || [[File:Tank no class.png|Tank|20px|link=]] [[File:DPS no class.png|DPS|20px|link=]] [[Poroggo]] || Does not have a job or class. Casts '''Water''' for offense. As a tank, uses {{action icon|Frog Legs}} to provoke multiple enemies at once.
|-
| [[Aymeric]] || [[Sohr Khai]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Gladiator}} Lord Commander ||
|-
| House Fortemps Knight || [[Xelphatol]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Gladiator}} Knight ||
|-
| House Fortemps Banneret || [[Xelphatol]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Lancer}} Banneret ||
|-
| House Fortemps Archer || [[Xelphatol]] || {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS || {{Archer}} Archer ||
|-
| [[Carvallain]] || [[The Sirensong Sea]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Marauder}} Marauder ||
|-
| [[Lyse]] || [[The Sirensong Sea]], [[Bardam's Mettle]], [[Ala Mhigo (Duty)|Ala Mhigo]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Pugilist}} Pugilist ||
|-
| [[Gosetsu]] || [[Bardam's Mettle]], [[Doma Castle]] || {{Tank}} Tank || [[File:Blue samurai.png|Samurai|20px|link=]] Samurai || Has '''Imposing Figure''' as [[tank stance]] Uses '''Honed Eye''' as a defensive action
|-
| [[Hien]] || [[Bardam's Mettle]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Samurai}} Samurai ||
|-
| Mol Youth || [[Bardam's Mettle]] || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Shaman ||
|-
| Doman Shaman || [[Doma Castle]] || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Shaman ||
|-
| Doman Liberator || [[Doma Castle]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Samurai}} Samurai ||
|-
| [[Yugiri]] || [[Doma Castle]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Ninja}} Ninja ||
|-
| Resistance Fighter || [[Castrum Abania]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Gladiator}} Gladiator ||
|-
| Resistance Pikedancer || [[Castrum Abania]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Lancer}} Pikedancer ||
|-
| [[Arenvald]] || [[Ala Mhigo (Duty)|Ala Mhigo]] || {{Tank}} Tank || {{Gladiator}} Gladiator ||
|-
| [[Raubahn]] || [[Ala Mhigo (Duty)|Ala Mhigo]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || [[File:Red gladiator.png|Gladiator|20px|link=]] Champion Gladiator ||
|-
| [[Lyna]] || [[Holminster Switch]] || {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS || {{Dancer}} Guard Captain || [[Dancer]], but does not use {{action icon|Closed Position}}.
|-
| [[Emet-Selch]] || [[Ktisis Hyperboreia]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Dark Knight}}{{Black Mage}} The Third Seat || Can be a [[Dark Knight]] or [[Black Mage]] depending on the role needed.
|-
| [[Hythlodaeus]] || [[Ktisis Hyperboreia]] || {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS || {{Bard}} Soulseer || [[Bard]], but buffs the player with Bravery instead of performing songs for the party.
|-
| [[Venat]] || [[Ktisis Hyperboreia]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Healer}} Healer {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Physical Ranged DPS || {{Paladin}}{{White Mage}}{{Dancer}} All-Rounder || Can be a [[Paladin]], [[White Mage]], or [[Dancer]] depending on the role needed. Has a unique level 2 Limit Break.
|-
| [[Varshahn]] || [[The Fell Court of Troia (Duty)|The Fell Court of Troia]], [[Lapis Manalis]], [[The Aetherfont]] || {{Tank}} Tank {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Gladiator}}{{Dragoon}} Satrap || Can be a [[Gladiator]] or [[Dragoon]] depending on the role needed. Uses '''The Scarlet Whisper''' as both roles, an AoE attack that deals high damage. As a Gladiator, is able to drain HP from enemies with certain abilities to heal himself. As a Dragoon, does not use any jump or dive abilities.
|}

===Avatars===
The following NPCs are also compatible with [[Trust]]. Many of these NPCs can adopt different jobs in Duty Support, but only a few of their possible jobs are available in Trust.
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
! width="10%"|Ally !! width="12%"|Role !! width="10%"|Class/Job !! width="100%"|Notes
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Alphinaud]] || rowspan="2"|{{Healer}} Healer || [[File:Green Arcanist.png|Arcanist|20px]] {{Scholar}} Academician || [[Scholar]], but uses a unique Moonstone Carbuncle instead of a Fairy. The Carbuncle deals damage instead of healing and occasionally provides a {{buff|damage up}} [[Damage Up]] buff to allies. Prioritizes healing [[Alisaie]] over the player if she's in the party.
|-
|{{Sage}} [[Sage]] ||Requires ''[[Endwalker]]'' [[expansion]]. Does not use {{action icon|Kardia}}, but has stronger healing to compensate.
|-
| {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS ||{{Arcanist}} Academician||Available only in [[Sohm Al]], [[The Vault]], [[The Great Gubal Library]], [[The Antitower]], [[Sohr Khai]], [[Xelphatol]], and [[Castrum Abania]] if the player is healer. Not available in Trust mode.
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| [[Alisaie]] || {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Red Mage}} [[Red Mage]] ||Uses {{STFI|Limit Break|link=Limit Break|icon=Limit break icon1.png|size=small}} [[Limit Break]] against bosses as soon as it becomes available. Has a unique level 2 {{STFI|Limit Break|link=Limit Break|icon=Limit break icon1.png|size=small}} [[Limit Break]] called '''Vermillion Pledge'''. Uses {{action icon|Vercure}} to heal if the entire party's HP drops too low. Always finishes her combo with {{action icon|Resolution}} in ''Endwalker'', regardless of her level. 
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| rowspan="3" |[[Thancred]] || rowspan="2"|{{Tank}} Tank || {{Gunbreaker}} [[Gunbreaker]] || Cannot use cartridge-based abilities unless Ryne (in ''Shadowbringers'') or Y'shtola (from Paglth'an onward) is also in the party. This has no effect on his damage output.
|-
| {{Gladiator}} Archon || rowspan="2"|Available only in [[The Antitower]]. Not available in Trust mode.
|-
| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Rogue}} Archon
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| rowspan="2" |[[Urianger]] || {{Healer}} Healer || {{Astrologian}} [[Astrologian]] || Is able to cast '''Death''' in addition to normal abilities. {{action icon|Gravity}} inflicts {{status effect|slow}} [[Slow]] and {{status effect|heavy}} [[Heavy]] on enemies hit.
|-
| {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Summoner}} Lithomancer || [[Summoner]], but can only use {{action icon|Summon Bahamut}} and {{action icon|Summon Phoenix}} (in addition to Amber Carbuncle.) Available only in [[The Mothercrystal|the level 89 trial]] if player is healer. Not available in Trust mode.
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| rowspan="3" |[[Y'shtola]] || rowspan="2" |{{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || {{Black Mage}} Sorceress || [[Black Mage]], but can cast Water, {{action icon|Aero}}, {{action icon|Stone (spell)}}, and {{action icon|Cure II}} in addition to normal abilities. {{action icon|Foul}} usages are renamed and visually appear as {{action icon|Holy}}, though it lacks the stun. Will use {{action icon|Cure II}} if tank player's HP drops extremely low.
|-
| [[File:Red Conjurer.png|Conjurer|20px|link=]] Archon || Available only in [[The Great Gubal Library]] and [[The Antitower]]. Not available in Trust mode.
|-
| {{Healer}} Healer || {{Conjurer}} Sorceress || Available only in [[The Fell Court of Troia (Duty)|The Fell Court of Troia]] if the player is a non-healer role. Not available in Trust mode.
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| Minfilia || rowspan="2"| {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || rowspan="2"|{{Rogue}} Oracle of Light || rowspan="2"|[[Rogue]], but can cast '''Banish''' in addition to normal abilities. Never uses {{STFI|Limit Break|link=Limit Break|icon=Limit break icon1.png|size=small}} [[Limit Break]] if the player is a DPS. In Trust mode, can only be brought into ''[[Shadowbringers]]'' dungeons, and is capped at level 80.
|-
| [[Ryne]]
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| |[[Crystal Exarch]] || rowspan="2"|{{Tank}} Tank {{Healer}} Healer {{Magic Ranged DPS}} Magical Ranged DPS || rowspan="2"|{{Paladin}}{{White Mage}}{{Black Mage}}All-Rounder || rowspan="2"|Can be a [[Paladin]], [[White Mage]], or [[Black Mage]] depending on the role needed. Not available in Trust mode until completing "{{questlink|main|Reflections in Crystal}}" and joins at level 80. Not available as a Healer during {{questlink|trial|The Mothercrystal}}.
|-
| [[G'raha Tia]]
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| [[Estinien]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Dragoon}} [[Dragoon]] || Requires ''[[Endwalker]]'' [[expansion]]. Cannot be brought into ''[[Shadowbringers]]'' dungeons in Trust Mode.
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa"
| [[Zero]] || {{Melee DPS}} Melee DPS || {{Reaper}} Memoriate || Functionally identical to a [[Reaper]], but does not use avatar skills. Available in Trust mode in [[Lapis Manalis]] and [[The Aetherfont]] only.
|}

==Availability==
===Shadowbringers===
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
|+Duty Support Availability
! width="6%"|Ally !! width="5%"|Holminster Switch !! width="5%"|Dohn Mheg !! width="5%"|Qitana Ravel !! width="5%"|Malikah's Well !! width="5%"|Mt. Gulg !! width="5%"|Amaurot !! width="5%"|The Grand Cosmos !! width="5%"|Anamnesis Anyder !! width="5%"|The Heroes' Gauntlet !! width="5%"|Matoya's Relict !! width="5%"|Paglth'an
|-
| Alphinaud || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
|-
| Alisaie || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
|-
| Thancred || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓
|-
| Urianger || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓
|-
| Y'shtola || || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
|-
| Minfilia / Ryne || || align="center"|✓ ||align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || ||
|-
| Crystal Exarch || align="center"|✓ || || || || || || align="center"|✓ || || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓
|-
| Lyna || align="center"|✓ || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|}

===Endwalker===
{| {{STDT|npc}}
|-
|+Duty Support Availability
! width="6%"|Ally !! width="5%"|The Tower of Zot !! width="5%"|The Tower of Babil !! width="5%"|Vanaspati !! width="5%"|Ktisis Hyperboreia !! width="5%"|The Aitiascope !! width="5%"|The Dead Ends !! width="5%"|Alzadaal's Legacy !! width="5%"|The Fell Court of Troia !! width="5%"|Lapis Manalis !! width="5%"|The Aetherfont
|-
| Alphinaud || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || || align="center"|✓ ||
|-
| Alisaie || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || || align="center"|✓ ||
|-
| Thancred || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || || || align="center"|✓
|-
| Urianger || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"| || || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || align="center"|✓ || || || align="center"|✓
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Protectors of the Wood

2022-05-03T08:22:49Z

Henhenz1: add missing next quest (qitari unlock)

{{Quest infobox
| title = Protectors of the Wood
| description = Phyna would take another step to realizing her dream.
| image = Protectors_of_the_Wood_Image.JPG
| quest-giver = Phyna
| location = The Rak'tika Greatwood
| location-x = 30.7
| location-y = 20.2
| type = feature
| quest-line =
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 70
| requirements =
| req-items = 1 Ancient Stone Tablet
| exp = 54000-57240
| gil = 1439
| reward1 = 1 The Great Serpent of Ronka
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Snakes in the Grass, Hearts as One
| next-quest = The Stewards of Note
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with Phyna.

*Search for Quinfort.

*Speak with Quinfort.

*Speak with Lanille.

*Search for the ancient stone tablets.

*Speak with Quinfort.

*Deliver the ancient stone tablet to Lanille.

==Journal==
*Phyna would take another step to realizing her dream.

*Phyna and Ciuna have been given permission to leave Fanow. Before setting their sights on the far reaches of Norvrandt, however, they decide on visiting a settlement close to home─Slitherbough. Knowing full well their presence will incite panic among the Night's Blessed, they ask you to accompany them. With a smile and a nod you agree to help, prompting them to leave for Slitherbough.

*As you approach the entrance to Slitherbough, two familiar faces of the Night's Blessed are there to greet you─Valan and Quinfort. The reason, it seems, is that Quinfort has had yet another vision of catastrophe, and he is all but convinced the great serpent is somewhere close by. He throws all caution to the wind and runs off into the woods in search of the supposedly mythical snake, with Ciuna hot on his trail. Phyna bids you follow them to guarantee their safety while she escorts Valan back to Fanow.

*Traveling south, you find Ciuna fending off a pair of wild caracal. At her side is Quinfort and the strange creature you have come to know as the great serpent.

*With the danger passed, the three of you return to Fanow in the hopes that Lanille can offer you counsel.

*Though Lanille is skeptical of the great serpent, she nevertheless takes heed of Quinfort's visions. One particular point of his prophetic ramblings─a giant snake in the in the lake west of Slitherbough─gives her pause. She is suddenly reminded of the ancient writings found in the Great Pyramid of Ux'ner. Unfortunately, none may enter save for the late emperor...and a certain adventurer who just so happens to possess the seal of Ronka. With the ancient artifact in hand, you depart with the others to the Morning Stars.

*The others cannot accompany you inside, so you are left to wander the hallowed halls of the pyramid alone. You search high and low and find three stone tablets with carvings resembling animals of the forest. Quinfort and the others are certain to be excited by your discovery.

*At the sight of the tablets Quinfort can hardly contain his excitement. He rushes off to Fanow, eager to have Lanille decipher their writings.

*The writings of the tablets weave a fascinating tale. Of a kingdom that was once guarded by not one, but two tribes. This knowledge reaffirms Phyna's decision to reach out to their sisters beyond the Greatwood. And, thanks to the presence of Valan and Quinfort, she and her fellow Viis soon realize there are hands willing to help in Slitherbough as well.

==Walkthrough==
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