Astrologian

Introduction

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Ever has man coveted knowledge, and none more so than that of his fate. Thus did he labor to master the skill of foresight—but initial efforts bore little fruit. That is, until he looked to the stars above, which foretell the coming seasons, and learned to read the heavens.

Though this gift is known today as astrology, the people of Sharalyan saw fit to not only read the stars, but to write their movements as well. By attuning their aetherial energies to that of constellations, they learned to wield magicks with heretofore unseen properties.

Thus was astromancy born—a new form of magick which grants its users power over fate. Employing a star globe and divining deck in their miraculous deeds, fortune always smiles upon these masters of arcana.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Astrologian

Astrologians look upon the stars to foresee the coming seasons and use their magic to employ spells. By attuning to the constellations, astrologians can draw cards to unveil mystical magicks to aid their allies in battle.

General information

Guild

The Astrologian's Guild is in The Pillars. This job starts at level 30.

History & unlock

Astrologian is a heavensward job introduced in 2014 Fan Fest in Tokyo, featuring a card-swapping astrologic healer who wields a star globe. It has a few requirements in order to be unlocked:

• Prerequisite: The player must have purchased the Heavensward expansion, and must have completed all of the Seventh Astral Era Quests up to Before the Dawn in order to unlock the city of Ishgard.
• Quest: Speak to an NPC in The Pillars (x15,y10) to obtain the quest Stairway to the Heavens.

Equipment

The astrologian is a disciple of magic and wears cloth armor. They use star globes as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the astrologian:

• Weaver — Cloth armor.
• Goldsmith — Star globes, earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest giver	Unlocks
Stairway to the Heavens		30	Leveva
Fortune Favors the Bole		30	Leveva	Diurnal Sect
Hanging in the Balance		35	Jannequinard	Royal Road
A Lesson in Patience		40	Jannequinard	Spread
Slings and Arrows
Ewer Right
Loved by the Sun
Spearheading Initiatives
Sharlayan Ascending
Empty Nest
Conviction
Feather in the Cap
Trumped
The Hands of Fate
East Meets West		60	Jannequinard
Ride Like the Wind		63	Leveva
Come Rain or Shrine		65	Jannequinard
Behind Door Number Two		68	Kyokuho
Foxfire		70	Kyokuho

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Malefic	AST		1	Spell	480		2.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150.
Benefic	AST		4	Spell	480		2s	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Combust	AST		4	Spell	480		Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage over time.
Lightspeed	AST		6	Ability			Instant	150s	Reduces MP cost for spells by 25% and cast times for spells by 2.5 seconds, while reducing attack magic potency by 25%.
Helios	AST		10	Spell	1,440		2.5s	2.5s	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.
Ascend	AST		12	Spell	3,600		8s	2.5s	Resurrects target to a weakened state.
Essential Dignity	AST		15	Ability			Instant	40s	Restores target's HP.
Benefic II	AST		26	Spell	1,080		2s	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Draw	AST		30	Ability			Instant	30s	Draw a card (arcanum) from your divining deck. Execute command again to use the arcanum drawn. Only one arcanum can be drawn at a time.
Diurnal Sect	AST	1	30	Ability			Instant	5s	Increases healing magic potency by 10% and adds regen to certain actions. Also reduces enmity generation.
Undraw	AST		30	Ability			Instant	5s	Return the currently drawn arcanum back to the deck.
Aspected Benefic	AST		34	Spell	1,440		Instant	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Royal Road	AST	1	35	Ability			Instant	15s	Return the currently drawn arcanum back to your deck to enhance the effect of the next card.
Empty Road	AST		35	Ability			Instant	3s	Cancel the stored Royal Road effect.
Spread	AST	1	40	Ability			Instant	30s	Add the currently drawn arcanum to your spread where it is kept indefinitely. Execute again to use the card.
Undraw Spread	AST		40	Ability			Instant	3s	Return the arcanum currently in your spread back to your deck.
Aspected Helios	AST		42	Spell	1,800		3s	2.5s	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.
Redraw	AST	1	45	Ability			Instant	30s	Draw a different arcanum from your deck.
Combust II	AST		46	Spell	600		Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage over time.
Nocturnal Sect	AST	1	50	Ability			Instant	5s	Increases healing magic potency by 15% while adding a damage nullifying barrier to certain actions. Also reduces enmity generation.
Synastry	AST	1	50	Ability			Instant	90s	Generate an aetheric bond with target party member. Each time you cast a single-target healing spell on yourself or a party member, the party member with whom you have the bond will also recover HP equaling 40% of the original spell.
Gravity	AST	1	52	Spell	1,920		3s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to a target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 200 for the first enemy, 10% less for the second, 20% less for the third, 30% less for the fourth, 40% less for the fifth, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Malefic II	AST	1	54	Spell	600		2.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 180.
Time Dilation	AST	1	56	Ability			Instant	90s	Extends the duration of beneficial effects you cast on a party member by 15 seconds.
Collective Unconscious	AST	1	58	Ability			Instant	90s	Creates a wheel of fortune around the caster, granting Regen and 10% damage reduction for any party member who enters.
Celestial Opposition	AST	1	60	Ability			Instant	120s	Stuns all nearby enemies.
Earthly Star	AST		62	Ability			Instant	60s	Deploys an Earthly Star and grants the effect of Earthly Dominance.
Stellar Detonation	AST		62	Ability			Instant	5s	While under the effect of Earthly Dominance, detonates the currently deployed Earthly Star creating a Stellar Burst that deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies.
Malefic III	AST		64	Spell	600		2.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 220.
Minor Arcana	AST		66	Ability			Instant	5s	Converts currently drawn arcanum into either Lord of Crowns or Lady of Crowns. Execute command again to use the arcanum drawn.
Sleeve Draw	AST	1	70	Ability			Instant	120s	Executes Draw, Royal Road, Spread, and Minor Arcana in succession.

Arcana

Arcana actions comprise abilities provided by drawing a random card from the astrologian deck.

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
The Balance	AST			Ability			Instant	30s	Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 10%.
The Bole	AST			Ability			Instant	30s	Reduces damage taken by a party member or self by 20%.
The Arrow	AST			Ability			Instant	30s	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay of a party member or self by 10%.
The Spear	AST			Ability			Instant	30s	Increases critical hit rate for a party member or self by 10%.
The Ewer	AST			Ability			Instant	30s	Gradually restores own MP or the MP of a target party member.
The Spire	AST			Ability			Instant	30s	Gradually restores own TP or the TP of a target party member.
Lord of Crowns	AST			Ability			Instant	5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300.
Lady of Crowns	AST			Ability			Instant	5s	Restores target party member's HP.

Healer actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Cleric Stance	Healer	8	Ability			Instant	90s	Increases attack magic potency by 5%.
Break	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	12	Spell			2.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 50.
Protect	Healer	16	Spell			3s	2.5s	Increases the physical and magic defense of target and all party members nearby target.
Esuna	Healer	20	Spell			1s	2.5s	Removes a single detrimental effect from target.
Lucid Dreaming	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	24	Ability			Instant	120s	Reduces enmity by half.
Swiftcast	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	32	Ability			Instant	60s	Next spell is cast immediately.
Eye for an Eye	Healer	36	Ability			Instant	180s	Erects a magicked barrier around a single party member or pet.
Largesse	Healer	40	Ability			Instant	90s	Increases healing magic potency by 20%.
Surecast	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	44	Ability			Instant	30s	Spells can be cast without interruption.
Rescue	Healer	48	Ability			Instant	150s	Instantly draw target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Magick and Mend	AST		20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Enhanced Mind	CNJ SCH AST		20	Increases mind by 8.
Enhanced Benefic	AST		36	Grants a 15% chance that your next Benefic II will restore critical HP.
Enhanced Mind II	CNJ SCH AST		40	Increases mind by 16.
Magick and Mend II	AST		40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Combust Mastery	AST		46	Upgrades Combust to Combust II.
Malefic Mastery	AST		54	Upgrades Malefic to Malefic II.
Enhanced Mind III	CNJ SCH AST		60	Increases mind by 24.
Malefic Mastery II	AST		64	Upgrades Malefic II to Malefic III.
Hyper Lightspeed	AST		68	Reduces Lightspeed recast time by 10 seconds upon restoring critical HP upon executing Essential Dignity.

Job mechanics

Arcana Gauge is Astrologian's Job Gauge.

Arcana Gauge in PvE

The Arcana Gauge allows astrologians to keep track of which cards (arcanum) are currently drawn. An arcanum is drawn by using the action Draw, and is placed in the middle of the gauge. Using the Draw command again executes the arcanum's corresponding action.

Executing the action Royal Road returns the currently drawn arcanum to the deck in exchange for enhancing the effect of the next arcanum drawn. The enhancement is shown above the gauge.

The Spread command adds the currently drawn arcanum to the spread, allowing for later use. The saved card is displayed on the gauge's left-hand side.

Executing the action Minor Arcana (acquired at level 66) while an arcanum is drawn transforms the card into either the Lord of Crowns or the Lady of Crowns and places it to the right of the spread for later use.

Arcana Gauge in PvP

The Arcana Gauge allows astrologians to keep track of which cards (arcanum) are currently drawn. An arcanum is drawn by using the PvP action Draw, and is placed in the middle of the gauge. Using the Draw command again executes the arcanum's corresponding action.

Gallery

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  Astrologian Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.

See also

• Astrologian Guide
• Astrologian Endgame Rotations
• Astrologian Macros

External links

• FinalFantasyXIV.com Astrologian on the official website.

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