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-infused blows.

General information

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 Distraught Lass 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 armor "of Casting." They use rapiers as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the red mage:

Goldsmith — Rapiers, Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.
Weaver — Casting armor.

Quests

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Taking the Red	50	Distraught Lass	Red Mage	1 Soul of the Red Mage 1 Mythrite Rapier 1 Red Attire Coffer
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 Red on Arrival I
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 Red on Arrival II	1 Duelist's Attire Coffer
Succession of Steel	80	Arya	Red on Arrival III	1 Heavens' Eye Materia VII 1 Savage Aim Materia VII 1 Savage Might Materia VII

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	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 20 or more.
Enchanted Riposte	RDM		1	Weaponskill		Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 220
Jolt	RDM		2	Spell	200	2s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170.
Verthunder	RDM		4	Spell	300	5s	2.5s	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 360.
Corps-a-corps	RDM		6	Ability		Instant	35s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 130.
Veraero	RDM		10	Spell	300	5s	2.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 360.
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 140 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Veraero II	RDM		22	Spell	400	2s	2.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verfire	RDM		26	Spell	200	2s	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 330.
Verstone	RDM		30	Spell	200	2s	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 330.
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 180.
Engagement	RDM		40	Ability		Instant	35s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180.
Fleche	RDM		45	Ability		Instant	25s	Deals an attack with a potency of 460.
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	55s	Ensures the next Verthunder, Veraero, or Impact can be cast immediately.
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 20 or more.
Enchanted Moulinet	RDM		52	Weaponskill		Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 130 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 with a potency of 360 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Embolden	RDM		58	Ability		Instant	120s	Increases own magic damage dealt by 5% and damage dealt by nearby party members by 5%.
Manafication	RDM	1	60	Ability		Instant	110s	Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 50.
Jolt II	RDM		62	Spell	200	2s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 310.
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 210 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verflare	RDM		68	Spell	400	Instant	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 580 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Verholy	RDM	1	70	Spell	400	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 580 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Reprise	RDM		76	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Enchanted Reprise	RDM		76	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 330.
Scorch	RDM		80	Spell	400	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 680 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Verthunder III	RDM		82	Spell	300	5s	2.5s	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 380.
Veraero III	RDM		82	Spell	300	5s	2.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 380.
Magick Barrier	RDM		86	Ability		Instant	120s	Reduces magic damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%, while increasing HP recovered by healing actions by 5%.
Resolution	RDM		90	Spell	400	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 750 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.

PvP actions

Action	Acquired	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Verstone (PvP)	RDM	Spell	1.92s	2.4s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 5000.
Enchanted Riposte (PvP)	RDM	Weaponskill	Instant	20s	Delivers unaspected damage with a potency of 6000.
Resolution (PvP)	RDM	Weaponskill	Instant	20s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Magick Barrier (PvP)	RDM	Ability	Instant	25s	Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%, while increasing HP recovered via healing actions by 20%.
Corps-a-corps (PvP)	RDM	Ability	Instant	15s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 4000.
Displacement (PvP)	RDM	Ability	Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4000.
Black Shift (PvP)	RDM	Ability	Instant	Instant	Grants Black Shift, altering the effects of several actions.
Veraero III (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	2.4s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 5,000.
Verholy (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verfire (PvP)	RDM	Spell	1.92s	2.4s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 5,000.
Verthunder III (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	2.4s	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 5,000
Verflare (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	2.4s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Enchanted Zwerchhau (PvP)	RDM	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 7,000.
Enchanted Redoublement (PvP)	RDM	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.
Frazzle (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	25s	Increases damage taken by nearby enemies by 10%, while reducing HP recovered via healing actions by 20%.
White Shift (PvP)	RDM	Ability	Instant	Instant	Grants White Shift, altering the effects of several actions.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	Restores own HP.
Purify (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, and Deep Freeze.
Guard (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects.
Sprint (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	1.5s	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Limit Break (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Southern Cross (PvP)	RDM	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	Emblazons a grand cross on the ground beneath a party member or enemy, restoring HP of party members within range while damaging enemies.

Magic Ranged DPS actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Addle	Magical Ranged DPS	8	Ability		Instant	90s	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 5% and magic damage dealt by 10%.
Sleep	Magical Ranged DPS	10	Spell	800	2.5s	2.5s	Puts target and all nearby enemies to sleep.
Lucid Dreaming	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	14	Ability		Instant	60s	Gradually restores own MP.
Swiftcast	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	18	Ability		Instant	60s	Next spell is cast immediately.
Surecast	Magical 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 SGE AST THM	20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Maim and Mend II	CNJ ACN RDM SGE AST THM	40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Enhanced Jolt	RDM	62	Upgrades Jolt to Jolt II. Also increases the potency of Verthunder and Veraero to 360, and the potency of Verfire and Verstone to 300.
Scatter Mastery	RDM	66	Upgrades Scatter to Impact.
Mana Stack	RDM	68	Adds a Mana Stack to your Balance Gauge upon landing Enchanted Riposte, Enchanted Zwerchhau, Enchanted Redoublement, or Enchanted Moulinet, up to a maximum of 3.
Enhanced Displacement	RDM	72	Increases Displacement and Engagement potency to 180.
Red Magic Mastery	RDM	74	Reduces Contre Sixte recast timer to 35 seconds and increases the potency of both Verthunder II and Veraero II to 120.
Enhanced Manafication	RDM	78	Reduces Manafication recast timer to 110 seconds and adds an additional effect that increases magic damage dealt by 5%.
Red Magic Mastery II	RDM	82	Upgrades Verthunder to Verthunder III and Veraero to Veraero III.
Red Magic Mastery III	RDM	84	Increases the potency of Verthunder II to 140, Veraero II to 140, Verfire to 330, Verstone to 330, Jolt II to 310, Impact to 210, and Enchanted Reprise to 330.
Enhanced Acceleration	RDM	88	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Acceleration.
Enhanced Manafication II	RDM	90	Increases maximum stacks of Manafication to 6.

Combos

Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.

=> => = Upgrades action based on the amount of Black Mana and White Mana accumulated. Grants Mana Stacks when upgraded.

Job mechanics

Balance Gauge is Red Mage's Job Gauge.

Balance Gauge in PvE

Red Mages are unique in that they have a Balance Gauge that shows their accumulated White Mana and Black Mana. You can obtain the two types of mana by using certain spells. Once enough of each has been acquired, Riposte will become Enchanted Riposte, Zwerchhau will become Enchanted Zwerchhau, and Redoublement will become Enchanted Redoublement. Certain actions and effects will also be strengthened.

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.

Upon learning the trait Mana Stack, the Mana Stack Gauge will be displayed. Maximum stacks of mana can be accumulated using Enchanted Riposte, Enchanted Zwerchhau, Enchanted Redoublement, and Enchanted Moulinet, then used to execute certain actions such as Verflare and Verholy (acquired at level 70). Mana stacks are consumed when any magic is used.

Simple Mode

Balanced

Favoring White Mana

Favoring Black Mana

Mana Stacks

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.