Last updated on Jun 06, 2024 at 00:00by Spin7 comments
Warrior is a tank job in Final Fantasy XIV and use a combination of healingand mitigation to weather the attacks of their enemies, while responding withcrushing strength using their large axes. They can only be played at Level 30, afterreceiving their job stone as a Marauder.
1.
What is Warrior's Playstyle?
Warriors are one of four tanks found in FFXIV, wielding a massive greataxe, as well as an extremely potent series ofhealing spells that allow them to comfortably regain lost health.
Warrior's core gameplay consists of building up your Beast Gauge with actions, to then unleash powerful,resource-spending moves that deal large amounts of damage to your enemies. With the use of actions such as
Inner Release, you can chain together windows of large amounts of damage output, as wellas keep yourself healthy and topped-off with a number of defensive and healing actions, such as
Bloodwhetting.
2.
Warrior Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Massive healing utility- High burst windows
- Lowest cooldown on tank invulnerability
Weaknesses
- Only tank without percentage based party mitigation
3.
How do you unlock Warrior?
Warriors require you to have already leveled the Marauder base class to level 30 before receiving your job stoneto transform you into a Warrior from the "Pride and Duty (Will Take You from the Mountain)" quest, given to you byWyrnzoen in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (x11, y6).
4.
Warrior Gauges
The Beast Gauge for Warriors has two functions: showing how much gauge you have, as well as whether or notyou have 
Defiance activated.
You generate gauge by completing combos with your basic actions, such as 
Heavy Swing,
Maim, and 
Storm's Path or 
Storm's Eye, oryour AoE equivalents 
Overpower and 
Mythril Tempest.There are also abilities that instantly generate an amount of gauge, such as 
Infuriate.
To spend your Beast Gauge, there are a number of actions that can be used, and the actions available to you will changeas you level, but the first ones you will acquire are 
Inner Beast and 
Steel Cyclone.These will later upgrade to 
Fell Cleave and 
Decimate, and beyond that upgrade againwhile under the effect of Nascent Chaos, to 
Inner Chaos and 
Chaotic Cyclone.
5.
Warrior Video Resources
If you would prefer to watch a video that provides an overview of Warrior,feel free to give the video below a watch. The video was provided by Julia Care, amember of the community on The Balance Discord server.
6.
Warrior Actions
| Action Name |
|
| Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Heavy Swing Lv. 1 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. |
 Maim Lv. 4 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.Combo Action: Heavy SwingCombo Potency: 300Combo Bonus: Increases Beast Gauge by 10 |
 Berserk Lv. 6 |
|
| Grants 3 stacks of Berserk, each stack guaranteeing weaponskill attacks are critical and direct hits.Increases damage dealt when under an effect that raises critical hit rate or direct hit rate.Duration: 15sAdditional Effect: Extends Surging Tempest duration by 10s to a maximum of 60s |
 Defiance Lv. 10 |
|
| Significantly increases enmity generation.Effect ends upon reuse. |
 Overpower Lv. 10 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all nearby enemies. |
 Release Defiance Lv. 10 |
|
| Cancels the effect of Defiance. |
 Tomahawk Lv. 15 |
|
| Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 150.Additional Effect: Increased enmity |
 Storm's Path Lv. 26 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.Combo Action: MaimCombo Potency: 440Combo Bonus: Restores own HPCure Potency: 250Combo Bonus: Increases Beast Gauge by 20 |
 Thrill of Battle Lv. 30 |
|
| Increases maximum HP by 20% and restores the amount increased.Additional Effect: Increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 20%Duration: 10s |
 Inner Beast Lv. 35 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 330.Beast Gauge Cost: 50 |
 Vengeance Lv. 38 |
|
| Reduces damage taken by 30% and delivers an attack with a potency of 55 every time you suffer physical damage.Duration: 15s |
 Mythril Tempest Lv. 40 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.Combo Action: OverpowerCombo Potency: 150Combo Bonus: Grants Surging Tempest, increasing damage dealt by 10%Duration: 30sExtends Surging Tempest duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.Combo Bonus: Increases Beast Gauge by 20 |
 Holmgang Lv. 42 |
|
| Brace yourself for an enemy onslaught, preventing most attacks from reducing your HP to less than 1.Duration: 10sWhen a target is selected, halts their movement with chains. |
 Steel Cyclone Lv. 45 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 170 to all nearby enemies.Beast Gauge Cost: 50 |
 Infuriate Lv. 50 |
|
| Increases Beast Gauge by 50.Additional Effect: Grants Nascent ChaosDuration: 30sMaximum Charges: 2Can only be executed while in combat. |
 Storm's Eye Lv. 50 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.Combo Action: MaimCombo Potency: 440Combo Bonus: Grants Surging Tempest, increasing damage dealt by 10%Duration: 30sExtends Surging Tempest duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.Combo Bonus: Increases Beast Gauge by 10 |
 Fell Cleave Lv. 54 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 520.Beast Gauge Cost: 50※Action changes to Inner Chaos while under the effect of Nascent Chaos. |
 Raw Intuition Lv. 56 |
|
| Reduces damage taken by 10%.Duration: 6sAdditional Effect: Restores HP with each weaponskill successfully deliveredCure Potency: 400Shares a recast timer with Nascent Flash. |
 Equilibrium Lv. 58 |
|
| Restores own HP.Cure Potency: 1,200Additional Effect: Gradually restores HPCure Potency: 200Duration: 15s |
 Decimate Lv. 60 |
|
| Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 200.Beast Gauge Cost: 50※Action changes to Chaotic Cyclone while under the effect of Nascent Chaos. |
 Onslaught Lv. 62 |
|
| Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 150.Maximum Charges: 3Cannot be executed while bound. |
 Upheaval Lv. 64 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 400.Shares a recast timer with Orogeny. |
 Shake It Off Lv. 68 |
|
| Creates a barrier around self and all nearby party members that absorbs damage totaling 15% of maximum HP.Dispels Thrill of Battle, Vengeance, and Bloodwhetting, increasing damage absorbed by 2% for each effect removed. Duration: 30sAdditional Effect: Gradually restores HPCure Potency: 100Duration: 15sAdditional Effect: Restores target's HPCure Potency: 300 |
 Inner Release Lv. 70 |
|
| Grants 3 stacks of Inner Release, each stack allowing the use of Fell Cleave or Decimate without cost and guaranteeing they are critical and direct hits.Increases damage dealt when under an effect that raises critical hit rate or direct hit rate.Additional Effect: Grants Inner Strength, nullifying Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, and most knockback and draw-in effectsDuration: 15sAdditional Effect: Extends Surging Tempest duration by 10s to a maximum of 60sAdditional Effect: Grants Primal Rend ReadyDuration: 30s |
 Chaotic Cyclone Lv. 72 |
|
| Delivers a critical direct hit with a potency of 320 to all nearby enemies.Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate or direct hit rate.Additional Effect: Reduces the recast time of Infuriate by 5 secondsBeast Gauge Cost: 50Can only be executed while under the effect of Nascent Chaos. Effect fades upon execution.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. |
 Nascent Flash Lv. 76 |
|
| Grants Nascent Flash to self and Nascent Glint to target party member.Nascent Flash Effect: Restores HP with each weaponskill successfully deliveredCure Potency: 400Nascent Glint Effect: Restores HP equaling 100% of that recovered by Nascent Flash while also reducing damage taken by 10%Duration: 8sAdditional Effect: Grants Stem the Flow to target, reducing damage taken by 10%Duration: 4sAdditional Effect: Grants Stem the Tide to target, nullifying damage equivalent to a heal of 400 potencyDuration: 20sShares a recast timer with Bloodwhetting. |
 Inner Chaos Lv. 80 |
|
| Delivers a critical direct hit with a potency of 660.Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate or direct hit rate.Additional Effect: Reduces the recast time of Infuriate by 5 secondsBeast Gauge Cost: 50Can only be executed while under the effect of Nascent Chaos. Effect fades upon execution.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. |
 Bloodwhetting Lv. 82 |
|
| Reduces damage taken by 10%.Duration: 8sAdditional Effect: Restores HP with each weaponskill successfully deliveredCure Potency: 400Additional Effect: Grants Stem the FlowStem the Flow Effect: Reduces damage taken by 10%Duration: 4sAdditional Effect: Grants Stem the TideStem the Tide Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 400 potencyDuration: 20sShares a recast timer with Nascent Flash. |
 Orogeny Lv. 86 |
|
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies.Shares a recast timer with Upheaval. |
 Primal Rend Lv. 90 |
|
| Jumps to the target and delivers a critical direct hit to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 700 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies.Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate or direct hit rate.Stacks of Inner Release are not consumed upon execution.Can only be executed while under the effect of Primal Rend Ready, granted by Inner Release.Cannot be executed while bound. |
7.
Role Actions
| Action Name |
|
| Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rampart Lv. 8 |
|
| Reduces damage taken by 20%.Duration: 20s |
 Low Blow Lv. 12 |
|
| Stuns target.Duration: 5s |
 Provoke Lv. 15 |
|
| Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity. |
 Interject Lv. 18 |
|
| Interrupts the use of a target's action. |
 Reprisal Lv. 22 |
|
| Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%.Duration: 10s |
 Arm's Length Lv. 32 |
|
| Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects.Duration: 6sAdditional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struckDuration: 15s |
 Shirk Lv. 48 |
|
| Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member. |
8.
Warrior Traits
| Action Name | Acquired | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Tank Mastery | Lv. 1 | Reduces damage taken by 20%. Furthermore, grants a bonus to maximum HP based on your vitality attribute, and a bonus to damage dealt based on your strength attribute. |
 The Beast Within | Lv. 35 | Increases Beast Gauge when landing Maim or Storm's Path in a combo. |
 Inner Beast Mastery | Lv. 54 | Upgrades Inner Beast to Fell Cleave. |
 Steel Cyclone Mastery | Lv. 60 | Upgrades Steel Cyclone to Decimate. |
 Enhanced Infuriate | Lv. 66 | Reduces Infuriate recast time by 5 seconds upon landing Inner Beast, Steel Cyclone, Fell Cleave, or Decimate on most targets. |
 Berserk Mastery | Lv. 70 | Upgrades Berserk to Inner Release. |
 Nascent Chaos | Lv. 72 | Infuriate grants the effect of Nascent Chaos, upgrading Decimate to Chaotic Cyclone. Upon reaching level 80, Nascent Chaos will also upgrade Fell Cleave to Inner Chaos. Duration: 30s |
 Mastering the Beast | Lv. 74 | Increases Beast Gauge when landing Mythril Tempest in a combo. |
 Enhanced Shake It Off | Lv. 76 | Adds a healing effect to Shake It Off. Cure Potency: 300 |
 Enhanced Thrill of Battle | Lv. 78 | Adds an additional effect to Thrill of Battle that increases HP recovery via healing actions by 20%. |
 Raw Intuition Mastery | Lv. 82 | Upgrades Raw Intuition to Bloodwhetting. |
 Enhanced Nascent Flash | Lv. 82 | Extends the duration of Nascent Flash and Nascent Glint to 8 seconds. Grants Stem the Flow to target, reducing damage taken by 10%. Duration: 4s Grants Stem the Tide to target, nullifying damage equivalent to a heal of 400 potency. Duration: 20s |
 Enhanced Equilibrium | Lv. 84 | Grants healing over time to self. Cure Potency: 200 Duration: 15s |
 Melee Mastery | Lv. 84 | Increases the potency of Heavy Swing to 200, Maim to 150, Storm's Path to 160, and Storm's Eye to 160. |
 Enhanced Onslaught | Lv. 88 | Allows a third charge of Onslaught. |
9.
Warrior Lore
On the northernmost edge of Abalathia's Spine exists a mountain tribe renowned for producing fearsome mercenaries.Wielding greataxes and known as warriors, these men and women learn to harness their inner-beasts and translate thatpower to unbridled savagery on the battlefield.
In former times which saw war waged ceaselessly in Eorzea, the warriors featured prominently on the front linesof battle. With the arrival of peacetime, however, their art has descended into the shadows of obscurity, where itremains to this day.
10.
Changelog
- 06 Jun. 2024 (job changes): Dawntrail Media Tour changes added.
- 16 May 2024 (job changes): Job Actions Trailer Added.
- 10 May 2024 (job changes): Page updated with 6.58.
- 17 Apr. 2024 (keybindings page): Page added.
- 27 Jan. 2024 (Leveling page): Reviewed for 6.55.
- 27 Jan. 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for 6.55.
- 27 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 6.55.
- 11 Oct. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.5.
- 20 Aug. 2023 (Leveling page): Page added.
- 25 May 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 6.4.
- 25 May 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.4. Added all prior iterations of relevant BiS.
- 25 May 2023 (melding page): Reviewed for Patch 6.4.
- 25 May 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 6.4.
- 27 Jan. 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for 6.55.
- 27 Jan. 2023 (melding page): Reviewed for 6.55.
- 11 Jan. 2023 (rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.3.
- 11 Jan. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.3.
- 11 Jan. 2023 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.3.
- 11 Jan. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.3.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.2.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.2.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.2.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.2.
- 30 Apr. 2022 (rotation page): Added AoE and Mitigation sections.
- 22 Apr. 2022 (rotation page): Page added.
- 22 Apr. 2022 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 6.1.
- 22 Apr. 2022 (melding page): Page reviewed for Patch 6.1.
- 22 Apr. 2022 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 6.1.
- 31 Jan. 2022 (gear page): Guide added.
- 31 Jan. 2022 (melding page): Guide added.
- 31 Jan. 2022 (this page): Guide added.
- 19 Dec. 2021 (job changes): Page added.
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