Machinist

Introduction

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The war with Dravania rages on, brutal and unrelenting. With no end in sight, the Holy See grows desperate. As her dragoons lay down their lives in defense of their home, Ishgard turns to technology to protect her sons and daughters. Great cannons and ballistas now line the city walls, plucking dragons from the sky.

Following the example of Cid Garlond, who has demonstrated the potency of magitek, the Skysteel Manufactory works tirelessly on the development of advanced armaments. As new and devastating weapons are brought to the fray, a new class of champion arises to wield them―the machinist.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Machinist

Machinists are mechanicians specialized into building all sorts of mechanical equipment to use in battle. Their prowess excelled in such a way that they're ranked amongst the defense bodies of Ishgard, and join the fray along knights to defend their homeland with their turrets, cannons, and many other deadly inventions.

General information

Guild

The Machinist's Guild is in Skysteel Manufactory, located in The Pillars (x15, y10). This job starts at level 30.

Unlock

Machinist is a heavensward job introduced in 2014 Fan Fest in Tokyo, featuring a turret-deploying mechanician who wields a firearm. 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 Savior of Skysteel.

Equipment

The machinist is a disciple of war and wears leather armor. They use firearms as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the machinist:

• Blacksmith — Firearms.
• Leatherworker — Leather armor.
• Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest giver	Unlocks
Savior of Skysteel
Master of Marksmanship
Always the Last Place You Look
Rook Before You Reap
Securing the Locks
A Suppressive Strategy
Blood on the Sands
Rage against the Machinists
The Power of a Tourney
A Joye-less Celebration
Pushing the Brume
A Joye-ful Reunion
Wheels of Justice
Taking the Fall
Rusted Steel
Rise of the Machinists
The Machinists' Choice		60	Stephanivien
The Hrunting Heist		63	Hilda
Release the Hounds		65	Hilda
Snouts Down, Tails Up		68	Hilda
The Mongrel and the Knight		70	Hilda

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Split Shot	MCH		1	Weaponskill		50	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.
Slug Shot	MCH		2	Weaponskill		50	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Reload	MCH		4	Ability			Instant	30s	Loads firearm with three rounds of special ammunition. One round of ammunition is used each time a weaponskill is executed, increasing that weaponskill's potency. Ammunition use may also increase the rate at which a weaponskill's additional effect is triggered as well as lower the accompanying Heat Gauge increase. No more than three rounds can be loaded at one time.
Heartbreak	MCH		6	Ability			Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240. Can only be executed when target's HP is below 20%.
Reassemble	MCH		10	Ability			Instant	60s	Next weaponskill will result in a critical hit. If the next action is an area of effect attack, only the first enemy hit will be ensured critical damage.
Blank	MCH		15	Ability			Instant	30s	Deals a 15-yalm knockback.
Spread Shot	MCH		18	Weaponskill		120	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 80 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Quick Reload	MCH		26	Ability			Instant	15s	Replenishes your ammunition by 1.
Hot Shot	MCH	1	30	Weaponskill		60	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120.
Rapid Fire	MCH		30	Ability			Instant	60s	Reduces weaponskill recast time to 1.5 seconds.
Clean Shot	MCH	1	35	Weaponskill		50	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Wildfire	MCH		38	Ability			Instant	60s	Covers target's body in a slow-burning pitch. For the next 10 seconds, 25% of most damage you inflict upon the target is compiled, then dealt at the end of the effect's duration.
Turret Retrieval	MCH		40	Ability			Instant	5s	Removes an autoturret from the battlefield.
Rook Autoturret	MCH	1	40	Ability			Instant	10s	Deploys a single-target battle turret which will deliver auto-attacks with a potency of 80 to its master's target. Using a weaponskill will cause turret to change targets.
Bishop Autoturret	MCH	1	50	Ability			Instant	10s	Deploys an area of effect battle turret which will deliver auto-attacks to enemies within range with a potency of 60 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.
Remove Barrel	MCH		52	Ability			Instant	10s	Removes Gauss Barrel from your weapon.
Gauss Barrel	MCH	1	52	Ability			Instant	2s	Equips your current firearm with a gauss barrel, increasing damage dealt by 5%. While barrel is equipped, your weapon's Heat Gauge will increase each time a weaponskill is executed. When the Heat Gauge reaches 100%, your weapon will become Overheated and damage dealt will be increased by 10%.
Gauss Round	MCH	1	54	Ability			Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Dismantle	MCH	1	56	Ability			Instant	60s	Lowers target's damage dealt by 10%.
Hypercharge	MCH	1	58	Ability			Instant	120s	Overcharges your autoturret, increasing its attack potency.
Ricochet	MCH	1	60	Ability			Instant	60s	Deals damage to all nearby enemies with a potency of 300 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.
Cooldown	MCH		62	Weaponskill		60	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 if Heat Gauge is under 50, 230 if the gauge is 50 or over.
Barrel Stabilizer	MCH		66	Ability			Instant	60s	Sets Heat Gauge to 50.
Bishop Overdrive	MCH		68	Ability			Instant	120s	Sends deployed Bishop Autoturret into overdrive. While in overdrive, the autoturret will launch a powerful attack, damaging the unit. The autoturret is removed from the battlefield after execution for repairs and cannot be deployed for 30s.
Rook Overdrive	MCH		68	Ability			Instant	120s	Sends deployed Rook Autoturret into overdrive. While in overdrive, the autoturret will launch a powerful attack, damaging the unit. The autoturret is removed from the battlefield after execution for repairs and cannot be deployed for 30s.
Flamethrower	MCH	1	70	Ability			Instant	60s	Delivers damage over time to all enemies in a cone before you.

Overheat

Overheat actions build upon other actions bearing the same name to cause more damage whenever the machinist's heat gauge is maximized.

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Heated Split Shot	MCH			Weaponskill		50	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 190.
Heated Slug Shot	MCH			Weaponskill		50	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Heated Clean Shot	MCH			Weaponskill		50	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Rook Overload	MCH			Ability			Instant	Instant	Rook Autoturret under the effect of Rook Overdrive delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Autoturret is removed from the battlefield after execution.
Bishop Overload	MCH			Ability			Instant	Instant	Bishop Autoturret under the effect of Bishop Overdrive deals damage with a potency of 600 to all nearby enemies. Autoturret is removed from the battlefield after execution.

Physical Ranged DPS actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Second Wind	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS	8	Ability			Instant	120s	Instantly restores own HP.
Foot Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	12	Ability			Instant	30s	Binds target.
Leg Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	16	Ability			Instant	30s	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%.
Peloton	Physical Ranged DPS	20	Ability			Instant	5s	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members as long as they remain within distance.
Invigorate	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS	24	Ability			Instant	120s	Instantly restores 400 TP.
Tactician	Physical Ranged DPS	32	Ability			Instant	180s	Gradually restores own TP and the TP of all nearby party members.
Refresh	Physical Ranged DPS	36	Ability			Instant	180s	Gradually restores own MP and the MP of all nearby party members.
Head Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	40	Ability			Instant	30s	Silences target.
Arm Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	44	Ability			Instant	25s	Stuns target.
Palisade	Physical Ranged DPS	48	Ability			Instant	150s	Reduces physical damage taken by a party member by 20%.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Increased Action Damage	MCH		20	Increases base action damage and autoturret damage by 10%.
Enhanced Dexterity	ARC ROG MCH		20	Increases dexterity by 8.
Enhanced Dexterity II	ARC ROG MCH		40	Increases dexterity by 16.
Increased Action Damage II	MCH		40	Increases base action damage by 20%.
Enhanced Dexterity III	ARC ROG MCH		60	Increases dexterity by 24.
Shot Mastery	MCH		64	Split Shot, Slug Shot, and Clean Shot become Heated when your Heat Gauge is at 50 or higher.

Job mechanics

Ammunition & Heat Gauge is Machinist's Job Gauge.

Ammunition & Heat Gauge in PvE

The Ammunition Gauge indicates the number of rounds of special ammunition currently loaded in a machinist's firearm. Special ammunition can be loaded to any firearm by executing the action Reload.

The Heat Gauge─indicating a firearm's temperature─is displayed upon execution of the action Gauss Barrel. When the gauge reaches 100, the firearm becomes overheated. While overheated, a firearm will deal additional damage, but will soon become too hot to use. At this time, the Gauss Barrel is automatically removed and cannot be reattached until it cools.

Upon learning the trait Shot Mastery at level 64, maintaining a high firearm temperature will render the actions Split Shot, Slug Shot, and Clean Shot heated, increasing their damage.

Ammunition & Heat Gauge in PvP

The Ammunition Gauge indicates the number of rounds of special ammunition currently loaded in a machinist's firearm. Special ammunition can be loaded to any firearm by executing the action Quick Reload.

The Heat Gauge─indicating a firearm's temperature─is displayed upon execution of the action Gauss Barrel. When the gauge reaches 100, the firearm becomes overheated. While overheated, a firearm will deal additional damage, but will soon become too hot to use. At this time, the Gauss Barrel is automatically removed and cannot be reattached until it cools.

Maintaining a high firearm temperature will render the actions Split Shot, Slug Shot, and Clean Shot heated, increasing their damage.

Gallery

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  Machinist Artifact Armor in 3.0 Heavensward.

See also

• Machinist Guide
• Machinist Endgame Rotations
• Machinist Macros

External links

• FinalFantasyXIV.com Machinist on the official website.

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