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 war 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
A Vermilion Vendetta		56	X'rhun Tia
On Lambard's Trail		58	X'rhun Tia
Stained in Scarlet		60	X'rhun Tia
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

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Riposte	RDM		1	Weaponskill		100	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		100	Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 210
Jolt	RDM		2	Spell	360		2s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 180.
Verthunder	RDM		4	Spell	480		5s	2.5s	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 300.
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	480		5s	2.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 300.
Tether	RDM		15	Spell	1,200		2.5s	2.5s	Binds target and all nearby enemies.
Scatter	RDM		18	Spell	480		2s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verfire	RDM		26	Spell	360		2s	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 270.
Verstone	RDM		30	Spell	360		2s	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 270.
Enchanted Zwerchhau	RDM		35	Weaponskill		100	Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100.
Zwerchhau	RDM		35	Weaponskill		100	Instant	2.5s	Deals an attack with a potency of 100.
Displacement	RDM		40	Ability			Instant	35s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130.
Fleche	RDM		45	Ability			Instant	25s	Deals an attack with a potency of 420.
Acceleration	RDM		50	Ability			Instant	35s	Ensures the next Verthunder or Veraero spell cast will, for the first hit, trigger Verfire Ready or Verstone Ready respectively.
Redoublement	RDM		50	Weaponskill		100	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Enchanted Redoublement	RDM		50	Weaponskill		100	Instant	2.2s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100.
Moulinet	RDM		52	Weaponskill		200	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		100	Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Vercure	RDM		54	Spell	600		2s	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Contre Sixte	RDM		56	Ability			Instant	45s	Delivers an attack 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.
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	120s	Doubles current Black Mana and White Mana levels.
Jolt II	RDM		62	Spell	360		2s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 240.
Verraise	RDM		64	Spell	3,600		10s	2.5s	Resurrects target to a weakened state.
Impact	RDM		66	Spell	360		2s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 270.
Verflare	RDM		68	Spell	600		Instant	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 550.
Verholy	RDM	1	70	Spell	600		Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 550.

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%.
Break	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	12	Spell			2.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 50.
Drain	Magic Ranged DPS	16	Spell			2.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 80.
Diversion	Magic Ranged DPS Melee DPS	20	Ability			Instant	120s	Reduces enmity generation.
Lucid Dreaming	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	24	Ability			Instant	120s	Reduces enmity by half.
Swiftcast	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	32	Ability			Instant	60s	Next spell is cast immediately.
Mana Shift	Magic Ranged DPS	36	Ability			Instant	120s	Transfers up to 20% of own maximum MP to target party member.
Apocatastasis	Magic Ranged DPS	40	Ability			Instant	90s	Reduces a party member's magic vulnerability by 20%.
Surecast	Magic Ranged DPS Healer	44	Ability			Instant	30s	Next spell is cast without interruption.
Erase	Magic Ranged DPS	48	Ability			Instant	90s	Removes a single damage over time effect from target party member other than self.

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 auto-attack or execution of any action other than a spell.
Enhanced Intelligence	THM ACN RDM		20	Increases intelligence by 8.
Maim and Mend	CNJ ACN RDM		20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Enhanced Intelligence II	THM ACN RDM		40	Increases intelligence by 16.
Maim and Mend II	CNJ ACN RDM		40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Enhanced Intelligence III	THM ACN RDM		60	Increases intelligence by 24.
Enhanced Jolt	RDM		62	Upgrades Jolt to Jolt II.
Enhanced Jolt II	RDM		66	Grants the effect of Impactful upon landing of Jolt II.

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 a red mage has accumulated. Black mana is accumulated by casting spells commonly associated with black magic (such as Verthunder), and white mana by casting spells associated with white magic (such as Veraero). There are also some spells and actions that affect both, such as Manafication.

This accumulated mana can then be spent on the Red Mage's weaponskills (Riposte, Zwerchhau, Redoublement, and Moulinet) - if a sufficient amount (dependent on the skill) has been accumulated, the skill will convert to an 'enchanted' version that deals greater damage than the conventional version. However, if the gap between black and white mana accumulation grows too large (approx. 35-45 points), then the crystal at the top of the gauge will change color to match the 'dominant' mana type and accumulation of the non-matching type will be roughly half normal; e.g. if Black mana is dominant, casting Veraero would only grant 5 White mana.

Balance Gauge in PvP

The Balance Gauge displays the current amount of black mana and white mana a red mage has accumulated. Black mana is accumulated by casting spells commonly associated with black magic (such as Verthunder), and white mana by casting spells associated with white magic (such as Verstone). There are also some spells and actions that affect both.

Gallery

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  Red Mage Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.

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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