Marauder

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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

Marauder (MRD) is one of two starting Tank classes. It upgrades to Warrior at level 30.

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.

Quests

Quest	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 Options: 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 Options: 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 Options: 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 Options: 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 Options: 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 Marauder (New Game+) Marauder Adventurer Plate	1 Spiked Steel Labrys Options: 1 Steel Cuirass 1 Steel Celata 1 Steel Gauntlets 1 Steel Sabatons 3 Allagan Silver Piece

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Heavy Swing	MRD		1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Maim	MRD		4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Heavy Swing Combo Potency: 250
Berserk	MRD		6	Ability	Instant	60s	0y 0y	Grants 3 stacks of Berserk, each stack guaranteeing weaponskill attacks are critical and direct hits. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Extends Surging Tempest duration by 10s to a maximum of 60s
Overpower	MRD		10	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increased enmity
Defiance	MRD		10	Ability	Instant	2s	0y 0y	Significantly increases enmity generation. Effect ends upon reuse.
Release Defiance	MRD		10	Ability	Instant	1s	0y 0y	Cancels the effect of Defiance.
Tomahawk	MRD	1	15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	20y 0y	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: Increased enmity
Storm's Path	MRD		26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Maim Combo Potency: 380 Combo Bonus: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 250
Thrill of Battle	MRD	1	30	Ability	Instant	90s	0y 0y	Increases maximum HP by 20% and restores the amount increased. Duration: 10s
Vengeance	MRD		38	Ability	Instant	120s	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 30% and delivers an attack with a potency of 55 every time you suffer physical damage. Duration: 15s
Holmgang	MRD		42	Ability	Instant	240s	6y 0y	Brace yourself for an enemy onslaught, preventing most attacks from reducing your HP to less than 1. Duration: 10s When a target is selected, halts their movement with chains.
Storm's Eye	MRD		50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Maim Combo Potency: 380 Combo Bonus: Grants Surging Tempest, increasing damage dealt by 10% Duration: 30s Extends Surging Tempest duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.

Limit Breaks

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Shield Wall	Tank	1	Limit Break Level 1	Instant	Instant	0y 50y	Reduces damage taken by all party members by 20%.
Stronghold	Tank	1	Limit Break Level 2	Instant	Instant	0y 50y	Reduces damage taken by all party members by 40%.
Land Waker	MRD	1	Limit Break Level 3	Instant	Instant	0y 50y	Reduces damage taken by all party members by 80%.

Tank actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Rampart	Tank	8	Ability	Instant	90s	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Additional Effect: Increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15% Duration: 20s
Low Blow	Tank	12	Ability	Instant	25s	3y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 5s
Provoke	Tank	15	Ability	Instant	30s	25y 0y	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity.
Interject	Tank	18	Ability	Instant	30s	3y 0y	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Reprisal	Tank	22	Ability	Instant	60s	0y 5y	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%. Duration: 15s
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability	Instant	120s	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: When you are struck by a physical attack, the striker will be afflicted with Slow +20% Duration: 15s
Shirk	Tank	48	Ability	Instant	120s	25y 0y	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Tank Mastery	GLA MRD 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 240.
Maim - Delivers an attack with a potency of 190.
Storm's Eye - Delivers an attack with a potency of 220.
Storm's Path - Delivers an attack with a potency of 220.

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
An Axe to Grind X	5	Achieve marauder level 100.	-	7.0