Red Mage

Introduction

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On the eastern edge of Abalathia's Spine lies the mountainous region of Gyr Abania.

It is in these elevated lands that people took shelter, when a burning star guided them away from the Sixth Umbral Calamity's treacherous floodwaters. The survivors gathered from near and far, and amongst them were refugees of the sorcerous cities of Mhach and Amdapor.

These sworn enemies buried their history for the sake of the future, and cast aside their vestments of black and white. Upon the remnants of their arts a new discipline was built, and the first red mages stepped forward with rapiers in hand to fight back against the rising tides of destruction.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Red Mage

Red Mages were born out of a long conflict between the nations of Mhach and Amdapor. These fierce mages combine black and white magic to twist the battlefield, and strive where others otherwise would fail. Armed with rapiers and a magicked crystal medium, red mages are fit for quick combos of magic spells and steel-enfused blows.

General information

Guild

The Red Mage's advancement is through an NPC in Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (x14.1,y11.7). This job starts at level 50.

Unlock

Red Mage is a job introduced in Stormblood, featuring the classic rapier-wielding mage. It has a few requirements in order to be unlocked:

• Prerequisite: The player must have purchased the Stormblood expansion, and also have Disciple of War or Magic (Lv. 50)
• Quest: Speak to an NPC in Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (x14.1,y11.7) to obtain the quest Taking the Red.

Equipment

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

• Blacksmith — Rapiers.
• Weaver — Cloth armor.
• Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest giver	Unlocks
Taking the Red		50	Distraught Lass
The Crimson Duelist		50	X'rhun Tia
A Rewarding Struggle		52	X'rhun Tia
Tracking the Cabal		54	X'rhun Tia
A Vermilion Vendetta		56	X'rhun Tia
On Lambard's Trail		58	X'rhun Tia
Stained in Scarlet		60	X'rhun Tia	Manafication
The Color of Her Hair		60	X'rhun Tia
Traced in Blood		63	X'rhun Tia
Nightkin		65	X'rhun Tia
Child of Lilith		68	X'rhun Tia
With Heart and Steel		70	X'rhun Tia	Verholy
Succession of Steel		80	Arya

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Riposte	RDM		1	Weaponskill			Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Action upgraded to Enchanted Riposte if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 30 or more.
Enchanted Riposte	RDM		1	Weaponskill			Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 210
Jolt	RDM		2	Spell	200		2s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 180.
Verthunder	RDM		4	Spell	300		5s	2.5s	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 310.
Corps-a-corps	RDM		6	Ability			Instant	40s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Cannot be executed while bound.
Veraero	RDM		10	Spell	300		5s	2.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 310.
Scatter	RDM		15	Spell	400		5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verthunder II	RDM		18	Spell	400		2s	2.5s	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Veraero II	RDM		22	Spell	400		2s	2.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verfire	RDM		26	Spell	200		2s	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 270.
Verstone	RDM		30	Spell	200		2s	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 270.
Zwerchhau	RDM		35	Weaponskill			Instant	2.5s	Deals an attack with a potency of 100.
Enchanted Zwerchhau	RDM		35	Weaponskill			Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100.
Displacement	RDM		40	Ability			Instant	35s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Fleche	RDM		45	Ability			Instant	25s	Deals an attack with a potency of 420.
Redoublement	RDM		50	Weaponskill			Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Enchanted Redoublement	RDM		50	Weaponskill			Instant	2.2s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100.
Acceleration	RDM		50	Ability			Instant	35s	Ensures the next Verthunder/Verflare or Veraero/Verholy spell cast will, for the first hit, trigger Verfire Ready or Verstone Ready respectively.
Moulinet	RDM		52	Weaponskill			Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 60 to all enemies in a cone before you. Action upgraded to Enchanted Moulinet if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 30 or more.
Enchanted Moulinet	RDM		52	Weaponskill			Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Vercure	RDM		54	Spell	500		2s	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Contre Sixte	RDM		56	Ability			Instant	35s	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 350 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Embolden	RDM		58	Ability			Instant	120s	Increases own magic damage dealt by 10% and physical damage dealt by nearby party members by 10%. Both effects are reduced by 20% every 4s.
Manafication	RDM	1	60	Ability			Instant	110s	Doubles current Black Mana and White Mana levels.
Jolt II	RDM		62	Spell	200		2s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 250.
Verraise	RDM		64	Spell	2,400		10s	2.5s	Resurrects target to a weakened state.
Impact	RDM		66	Spell	400		5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 220 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verflare	RDM		68	Spell	400		Instant	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 600.
Verholy	RDM	1	70	Spell	400		Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 600.
Engagement	RDM		72	Ability			Instant	35s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Reprise	RDM		76	Weaponskill			Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Enchanted Reprise	RDM		76	Weaponskill			Instant	2.2s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 250.
Scorch	RDM		80	Spell	400		Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 700.

Magic Ranged DPS actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Addle	Magic Ranged DPS	8	Ability			Instant	90s	Lowers target's intelligence and mind by 10%.
Swiftcast	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	18	Ability			Instant	60s	Next spell is cast immediately.
Lucid Dreaming	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	24	Ability			Instant	60s	Gradually restores own MP.
Surecast	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	44	Ability			Instant	120s	Spells can be cast without interruption.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Dualcast	RDM		1	Grants the effect of Dualcast upon casting any spell with a cast time. While under the effect of Dualcast, your next spell will require no time to cast. Effect is canceled upon execution of any action other than an ability. Auto-attacks do not cancel effect.
Maim and Mend	CNJ ACN RDM		20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Maim and Mend II	CNJ ACN RDM		40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Enhanced Jolt	RDM		62	Upgrades Jolt to Jolt II.
Scatter Mastery	RDM		66	Upgrades Scatter to Impact.
Enhanced Displacement	RDM		72	Increases Displacement potency to 200.
Enhanced Manafication	RDM		74	Reduces Manafication recast timer to 110 seconds and adds an additional effect that increases magic damage dealt by 5%.
Enhanced Contre Sixte	RDM		78	Reduces Contre Sixte recast timer to 35 seconds and increases potency of both Verthunder II and Veraero II to 120.

Job mechanics

Balance Gauge is Red Mage's Job Gauge.

Balance Gauge in PvE

The Balance Gauge displays the current amount of black mana and white mana you have accumulated. When both black and white mana reach a certain amount, weaponskills such as Riposte become enchanted and will deal additional damage.

If the gap between black and white mana accumulation grows too large, the crystal at the top of the gauge will change color, and it will become more difficult to accumulate the lesser of the two.

Simple Mode

Balanced

Favoring White Mana

Favoring Black Mana

Balance Gauge in PvP

The Balance Gauge displays the current amount of black mana and white mana you have accumulated. When both black and white mana reach a certain amount, weaponskills such as Riposte become enchanted and will deal additional damage.

Simple Mode

Gallery

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  Red Mage Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.

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  Red Mage Artifact Armor in 5.0 Shadowbringers.

See also

• Red Mage Guide
• Red Mage Endgame Rotations
• Red Mage Macros

External links

• FinalFantasyXIV.com Red Mage on the official website.

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