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Drill Cannons

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Drill Cannons

Acquired
Blue Mage frame icon.png BLU (actions)
Level
1
Type
Spell
Index
5
Rank
★★
Damage Type
Physical
Aspect
Piercing
MP Cost
200
Casting
2s
Recast
2.5s (GCD)
Range
20y
Radius
20y
AoE Type
Line AoE icon.png Line
Targeting
Enemy
Patch
4.5

Deals physical damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 200 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Additional Effect: Potency is increased to 600 when target is afflicted with Petrification. The Petrification effect is also removed.

— In-game description

Drill Cannons is an action unlocked at level 1. It is available for Blue Mage.

Related actions

Flavor Text

This technique mimics the Drill Cannons of machina by winding aetherial currents until they resemble rapidly spinning projectiles. Like the physical drills upon which they are patterned, these projectiles excel at penetrating stone.

Acquisition

Open World

Creature Level Race Clan Location
4th Cohort Vanguard 49 Forgekin Vanguard Western Thanalan (8.7,5.9)
Abandoned Vanguard 46 Magitek Northern Thanalan (19,16)
Magitek Vanguard H-1 45-50 Magitek Dungeon creature Castrum Meridianum
Magitek Vanguard H-2 50 Forgekin Vanguard Northern Thanalan (16,15)
Magitek Vanguard 44-50 Forgekin Vanguard Northern Thanalan (15.8,14.7)

Tips

Acquisition Tips

  • Drill Cannon is used only when enemies are at 50% or below HP. Seems to drop more frequently from Magitek Vanguard H-2.

Other Tips

History

  • SHB.png Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29):
    • Potency has been increased from 120 to 200.
    • Potency when target is afflicted with Petrification has been increased from 420 to 600.
    • Potency will now be reduced by 50% after the first enemy.
  • SB.png Patch 4.5 (2019-01-08): Added.