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Disciplines

Arcanist (ACN) Abilities, Traits, Combos & Materia


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FFXIV - Disciples of Magic - Arcanist
The Arcanist class has been announced to be a new magic based class with a focus on crowd control and support abilities. The class will make its debut at the launch of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn.

Adepts of the art of arcanum derive their might from symbols of power born of geometric techniques hailing from across the southern seas. Held within occult grimoires, these symbols lend shape to the arcanist's aether, thereby allowing him to produce myriad powerful spells.

Using the selfsame symbols to unlock the latent power contained within gemstones, arcanists are also able to summon forth the familiar known as Carbuncle to carry out their bidding.

By completting quests the Arcanist can become a Summoner and a Scholar. Summoner will give it access to miniature primals to summon called Egis while scholar will have a fairy pet.


Abilities


Abilities are actions that the Arcanist can equip to their bar and select to use at any time as long as their timer is available. MP scales with level and the MP values listed below are based on a level 50 character.

DoW/M: Archer | Gladiator | Lancer | Marauder | Pugilist | Arcanist | Conjurer | Thaumaturge
Jobs: Bard | Paladin | Dragoon | Warrior | Monk | SMN SCH | White Mage | Black Mage

Name Level Cast Recast MP TP Range Radius Requires
FFXIV - Arcanist - Ruin Ruin 1 2.5 2.5 5 0 25y 0y CNJ THM ACN WHM BLM SMN SCH
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 80.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Bio Bio 2 0 2.5 7 0 25y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 40 Duration: 18s
FFXIV - Arcanist - Summon Summon 4 6 2.5 38 0 0y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Summons a caster-type pet to fight at your side.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Physick Physick 4 2 2.5 9 0 30y 0y GLA PGL MRD LNC ARC CNJ THM ACN WHM BLM SMN SCH
Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 400
FFXIV - Arcanist - Aetherflow Aetherflow 6 0 60 0 0 0y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Restores 20% of maximum MP.
Additional Effect: Aetherflow III Duration: Infinite
FFXIV - Arcanist - Energy Drain Energy Drain 8 0 3 0 0 25y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150.
Absorbs 50% of damage dealt as HP and restores MP. Only available when under the effect of Aetherflow.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Miasma Miasma 10 2.5 2.5 9 0 25y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 20.
Additional Effect: Unaspected damage over time. Potency: 35 Duration: 24s
Additional Effect: Disease Duration: 24s
Symptoms: Reduces HP recovered by cure spells by 50% and inflicts 40% Heavy.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Virus Virus 12 0 90 0 0 25y 0y GLA PGL MRD LNC ARC CNJ THM ACN WHM BLM SMN SCH
Reduces target's STR, DEX, INT, and MND by 15%. Duration: 10s
FFXIV - Arcanist - Summon II Summon II 15 6 2.5 38 0 0y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Summons a support-type pet to fight at your side.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Sustain Sustain 18 1 2.5 16 0 30y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Sacrifices 10% of own maximum HP to continuoulsy restore 8% of summon's HP over a period of 10s. Cannot execute if HP is below 10%.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Resurrection Resurrection 22 8 2.5 57 0 30y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Resurrects target to a weakened state.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Bio II Bio II 26 2.5 2.5 13 0 25y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 35 Duration: 30s
FFXIV - Arcanist - Bane Bane 30 0 10 0 0 25y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Spreads a target's Bio, Bio II, or Miasma to all nearby enemies.
Duration: Time remaining on original effect. Additional Effect: 15% chance that Bio, Bio II, or Miasma duration resets. Only available when under the effect of Aetherflow.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Eye for an Eye Eye for an Eye 34 0 180 0 0 25y 0y GLA PGL MRD LNC ARC CNJ THM ACN WHM BLM SMN SCH
Erects a magicked barrier arround a single party member or pet. Duration: 30s
Barrier Effect: 20% chance that when barrier is struck, the striker will deal 10% less damage. Duration: 20s
FFXIV - Arcanist - Ruin II Ruin II 38 0 2.5 9 0 25y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 80.
Additional Effect: Blind Duration: 10s
FFXIV - Arcanist - Rouse Rouse 42 0 90 13 0 25y 5y ACN SMN SCH
Increases cure magic potency and damage dealt by pet by 40%. While roused, pet will be immune to stun, sleep, bind, heavy, paralysis, and disease.
Duration: 20s
FFXIV - Arcanist - Miasma II Miasma II 46 0 2.5 0 0 0y 0y ACN SMN SCH
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 20 to all nearby enemies.
Additional Effect: Unaspected damage over time. Potency: 10 Duration: 15s
Additional Effect: Disease Duration: 15s
Symptoms: Reduces HP recovered by cure spells by 50% and inflicts 40% Heavy.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Shadow Flare Shadow Flare 50 3 2.5 15 0 25y 5y ACN SMN SCH
Envelops a designated area in a veil of magicked shadows, dealing damage with a potency of 25 to any who enter. Duration: 30s
Additional Effect: %5 chance of sustained Slow


Traits


Traits are not abilities and can not be equipped to your bar. They are just earned as you level up and are always active. As a result they require 0 cast time and have a 0 MP and TP cost. They are also all exclusive to the arcanist class and its jobs Summoner and Scholar.

Name Level Recast
FFXIV - Arcanist - Aetherdam Aetherdam 8 0
Allows the stacking of one Aetherflow.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Enhanced Intelligence Enhanced Intelligence 14 0
Increases intelligence by 2.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Enhanced Intelligence II Enhanced Intelligence II 16 0
Increases intelligence by 4.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Maim and Mend Maim and Mend 20 0
Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Aetherdam II Aetherdam II 20 0
Allows the stacking of up to two Aetherflows.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Enhanced Pet Actions Enhanced Pet Actions 24 0
20% chance of increasing spell speed by 20% when pet deals critical damage.
Duration: 8s
FFXIV - Arcanist - Supervirus Supervirus 28 0
Adds 15% intelligence and mind enfeeblement to Virus.
Duration: 15s
FFXIV - Arcanist - Enhanced Intelligence III Enhanced Intelligence III 32 0
Increases intelligence by 6.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Energy Siphon Energy Siphon 36 0
Doubles the amount of MP restored by Energy Drain.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Maim and Mend II Maim and Mend II 40 0
Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Aetherdam III Aetherdam III 40 0
Allows the stacking of up to three Aetherflows.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Enhanced Eye for an Eye Enhanced Eye for an Eye 44 0
Shortens Eye for an Eye recast time to 120 seconds.
FFXIV - Arcanist - Enhanced Rouse Enhanced Rouse 48 0
Shortens Rouse recast time to 60 seconds.


Cross Class Abilities


In FFXIV: A Realm Reborn it is possible to use some abilities from other classes providing you have unlocked them on that class. You can then equip them on your Arcanist no matter what your level.

Name Level Cast Recast MP TP Range Radius Class From
FFXIV - Conjurer - Cure Cure 2 2 2.5 133 0 30y 0y CNJ
Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 400
Additional Effect: 15% chance next Cure II will cost no MP.
Duration: 15s
FFXIV - Conjurer - Aero Aero 4 0 2.5 159 0 25y 0y CNJ
Deals wind damage with a potency of 50.
Additional Effect: Wind damage over time.
Potency: 25
Duration 18s
FFXIV - Thaumaturge - Thunder Thunder 6 2.5 2.5 212 0 25y 0y THM
Deals lightning damage with a potency of 30.
Additional Effect: Lightning damage over time.
Potency: 40 Duration: 12s
Additional Effect: 5% chance after each tick that potency of next Thunder, Thunder II, or Thunder III will be 240, have no cast time, and cost no MP
Duration: 12s
FFXIV - Conjurer - Protect Protect 8 3 2.5 266 0 30y 15y CNJ
Increases the physical defence of all party members within range of target.
Duration: 30m
FFXIV - Thaumaturge - Surecast Surecast 8 0 30 0 0 0y 0y THM
Next spell is cast without interruption. Duration: 10s
Additional Effect: 15% chance Surecast will have no recast time (Level 16+)
FFXIV - Conjurer - Raise Raise 12 8 2.5 798 0 30y 0y CNJ
Resurrects target to a weakened state. (Cannot be used when in combat until level 28.)
FFXIV - Thaumaturge - Swiftcast Swiftcast 26 0 180 0 0 0y 0y THM
Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s
FFXIV - Conjurer - Stoneskin Stoneskin 34 3 2.5 399 0 30y 0y CNJ
Creates a barrier around target that prevents physical damage totaling 18% of target's maximum HP. (10% until 36)




DoW/M: Archer | Gladiator | Lancer | Marauder | Pugilist | Arcanist | Conjurer | Thaumaturge
Jobs: Bard | Paladin | Dragoon | Warrior | Monk | SMN SCH | White Mage | Black Mage


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Dhamp
 Sep 05, 2013 - 12:17:54 | Location: Unknown, United Kingdom

Abilities that are unlocked by completing a quest (like Bane) only appear once unlocked.
 
Marachello
 Sep 04, 2013 - 18:13:51 | Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

How come I don't see level 30 "Bane" in my Actions & traits in-game? .. or is it a quest reward from the Arcanists guild.
 
Xenor
 Aug 20, 2013 - 07:34:53 | Location: Durham, United Kingdom

Thanks Leblanc, I've fixed it.
 
Leblanc [Anon]
 Aug 20, 2013 - 03:32:42 | Location: Nowhere, In a Box

Arcanist can also equip Aero