Marauder

Introduction

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Marauders are combat specialists whose weapon of choice is the greataxe—a fearsome arm long associated with Eorzea's pirates. Their approach to battle is one of brute force, as they rely on pure strength and good steel to crush enemies and sunder weapons. They are highly sought after for their ferocity and intimidating presence, and are often employed to hunt down monsters plaguing the land or to turn the tide of battle between warring nations. Skilled marauders have been known to take on entire packs of slavering beasts and emerge with little more than a few scrapes and bruises.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Marauder

Marauders are strong heroes who bear greataxes to crush their enemies. This class approaches defending allies by trusting in steel and ferocity, and will do all they can to protect their comrades.

General information

Guild

The Marauders' Guild is in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks. If you choose marauder as your first class, you will start off in the city of Limsa Lominsa. At level 30, marauders must specialize into warrior.

Equipment

The marauder is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Fending." They use greataxes as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the marauder:

• Blacksmith — Greataxes.
• Armorer — Fending armor.
• Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Hunting Log

See marauder hunting log.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Way of the Marauder		1	Blauthota	Marauder	1   Weathered War Axe 5   Marmot Steak
My First Axe		1	Wyrnzoen
Axe in the Stone		5	Wyrnzoen		1   Bronze War Axe 1   Custom-made Cuirass 1   Leather Eyepatch 1   Fingerless Leather Gloves 1   Altered Thighboots 5   Allagan Tin Piece
Wake of Destruction		10	Wyrnzoen		1   Cloud Axe 1   Leather Jacket 1   Bronze Sallet 1   Hempen Bracers 1   Leather Jackboots 1   Allagan Bronze Piece
Brutal Strength		15	Wyrnzoen	Tomahawk	1   Iron War Axe 1   Bronze Cuirass 1   Bronze Gauntlets 1   Padded Hempen Trousers 1   Bronze Sabatons 5   Allagan Bronze Piece
The Mountain That Strides		20	Wyrnzoen		1   Inferno Axe 1   Iron Cuirass 1   Iron Celata 1   Iron Gauntlets 1   Iron Sabatons 1   Allagan Bronze Piece
Bleeder of the Pack		25	Wyrnzoen		1   Thunderstorm Axe 1   Heavy Iron Armor 1   Heavy Iron Gauntlets 1   Heavy Iron Flanchard 2   Allagan Silver Piece
Bringing Down the Mountain		30	Wyrnzoen	Thrill of Battle	1   Spiked Steel Labrys 1   Steel Cuirass 1   Steel Celata 1   Steel Gauntlets 1   Steel Sabatons 3   Allagan Silver Piece

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Heavy Swing	MRD		1	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Maim	MRD		4	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Berserk	MRD		6	Ability		Instant	60s	Grants 3 stacks of Berserk, each stack guaranteeing weaponskill attacks are critical and direct hits.
Overpower	MRD		10	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all nearby enemies.
Defiance	MRD		10	Ability		Instant	2s	Significantly increases enmity generation.
Release Defiance	MRD		10	Ability		Instant	1s	Cancels the effect of Defiance.
Tomahawk	MRD	1	15	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 150.
Storm's Path	MRD		26	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.
Thrill of Battle	MRD	1	30	Ability		Instant	90s	Increases maximum HP by 20% and restores the amount increased.
Inner Beast	WAR	1	35	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 330.
Vengeance	MRD		38	Ability		Instant	120s	Reduces damage taken by 30% and delivers an attack with a potency of 55 every time you suffer physical damage.
Mythril Tempest	WAR	1	40	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Holmgang	MRD		42	Ability		Instant	240s	Brace yourself for an enemy onslaught, preventing most attacks from reducing your HP to less than 1.
Steel Cyclone	WAR	1	45	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 170 to all nearby enemies.
Storm's Eye	MRD		50	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.
Infuriate	WAR	1	50	Ability		Instant	60s	Increases Beast Gauge by 50.

Tank actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Rampart	Tank	8	Ability		Instant	90s	Reduces damage taken by 20%.
Low Blow	Tank	12	Ability		Instant	25s	Stuns target.
Provoke	Tank	15	Ability		Instant	30s	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity.
Interject	Tank	18	Ability		Instant	30s	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Reprisal	Tank	22	Ability		Instant	60s	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%.
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability		Instant	120s	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects.
Shirk	Tank	48	Ability		Instant	120s	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Tank Mastery	GLA PLD MRD WAR DRK GNB		1	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Furthermore, grants a bonus to maximum HP is granted based on your vitality attribute, and a bonus to damage dealt based on your strength attribute.

Jobs

The marauder must specialize into WAR, a tanking job.

Core mechanics

The marauder offers a decent damage and tanking gameplay, but requires expertise as they can grow complex to manage later on.

•   Heavy Swing - Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
•   Maim - Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
•   Storm's Eye - Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.
•   Storm's Path - Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.

As a tanking class, marauders have to correctly combo Heavy Swing, Maim, Storm's Eye and Storm's Path to recover HP, deal damage and increase their beast gauge, while triggering defense-increasing weaponskills.

Achievements

This class is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
An Axe to Grind I	5	Achieve marauder level 10.	-	2.0
An Axe to Grind II	5	Achieve marauder level 20.	-	2.0
An Axe to Grind III	5	Achieve marauder level 30.	-	2.0
An Axe to Grind IV	5	Achieve marauder level 40.	-	2.0
An Axe to Grind V	5	Achieve marauder level 50.	-	2.0
An Axe to Grind VI	5	Achieve marauder level 60.	-	3.0
An Axe to Grind VII	5	Achieve marauder level 70.	-	4.0
An Axe to Grind VIII	5	Achieve marauder level 80.	-	5.0
An Axe to Grind IX	5	Achieve marauder level 90.	-	6.0

Gallery

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  Marauder delivering a swipe.

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  Marauder Render

External links

• Marauder on the official website.

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