Red Mage How To Unlock

Introduction

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

Information technology is in these elevated lands that people took shelter, when a burning star guided them away from the Sixth Umbral Cataclysm'due south treacherous floodwaters. The survivors gathered from near and far, and amidst 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 congenital, and the first red mages stepped forrard with rapiers in hand to fight dorsum against the rising tides of destruction.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Scarlet Mage

Red Mages were born out of a long disharmonize 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, reddish mages are fit for quick combos of magic spells and steel-infused 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 fifty.

Unlock

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

Prerequisite: The player must have purchased the Stormblood expansion, and besides take 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 ruby-red mage is a disciple of magic and wears armor "of Casting." They employ rapiers as weapons. The post-obit 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 one 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'southward Trail	58	10'rhun Tia
Stained in Scarlet	60	X'rhun Tia	Manafication Red on Inflow 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 2	1 Duelist's Attire Coffer
Succession of Steel	80	Arya	Red on Arrival 3	i Heavens' Eye Materia VII ane Savage Aim Materia Seven ane Savage Might Materia VII

Deportment

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Blazon	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Riposte	RDM		ane	Weaponskill		Instant	two.5s	Delivers an assault 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 harm with a authorisation of 220
Jolt	RDM		two	Spell	200	2s	ii.5s	Deals unaspected impairment with a authorization of 170.
Verthunder	RDM		4	Spell	300	5s	2.5s	Deals lightning damage with a authority of 360.
Corps-a-corps	RDM		half dozen	Ability		Instant	35s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a authority of 130.
Veraero	RDM		ten	Spell	300	5s	2.5s	Deals air current harm with a potency of 360.
Scatter	RDM		xv	Spell	400	5s	ii.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a authority of 120 to target and all enemies nearby information technology.
Verthunder II	RDM		eighteen	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	two.5s	Deals wind harm with a authorisation of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verfire	RDM		26	Spell	200	2s	two.5s	Deals burn damage with a potency of 330.
Verstone	RDM		30	Spell	200	2s	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a authorisation of 330.
Zwerchhau	RDM		35	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Deals an assault with a potency of 100.
Enchanted Zwerchhau	RDM		35	Weaponskill		Instant	i.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100.
Displacement	RDM		40	Ability		Instant	35s	Delivers an attack with a dominance of 180.
Engagement	RDM		40	Ability		Instant	35s	Delivers an assail with a potency of 180.
Fleche	RDM		45	Power		Instant	25s	Deals an attack with a potency of 460.
Redoublement	RDM		50	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an assault with a potency of 100.
Enchanted Redoublement	RDM		50	Weaponskill		Instant	ii.2s	Deals unaspected damage with a authorisation of 100.
Dispatch	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 set on with a authority of 60 to all enemies in a cone earlier yous. Activeness upgraded to Enchanted Moulinet if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 20 or more.
Enchanted Moulinet	RDM		52	Weaponskill		Instant	i.5s	Deals unaspected impairment with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a cone before you lot.
Vercure	RDM		54	Spell	500	2s	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Contre Sixte	RDM		56	Power		Instant	35s	Delivers an assail with a potency of 360 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Embolden	RDM		58	Ability		Instant	120s	Increases own magic damage dealt by v% and damage dealt past nearby political party members by 5%.
Manafication	RDM	1	sixty	Ability		Instant	110s	Increases both Blackness Mana and White Mana by l.
Jolt 2	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 land.
Bear upon	RDM		66	Spell	400	5s	two.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 210 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verflare	RDM		68	Spell	400	Instant	ii.5s	Deals burn down damage with a potency of 580 for the get-go enemy, and sixty% less for all remaining enemies.
Verholy	RDM	1	70	Spell	400	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected harm to target and all enemies nearby information technology with a dominance of 580 for the first enemy, and sixty% 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 threescore% less for all remaining enemies.
Verthunder Three	RDM		82	Spell	300	5s	ii.5s	Deals lightning harm with a dominance of 380.
Veraero III	RDM		82	Spell	300	5s	ii.5s	Deals current of air impairment with a authority of 380.
Magick Barrier	RDM		86	Ability		Instant	120s	Reduces magic impairment taken by self and nearby party members by x%, while increasing HP recovered by healing actions by 5%.
Resolution	RDM		xc	Spell	400	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a directly line before you with a dominance of 750 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.

PvP actions

Action	Caused	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Verstone (PvP)	RDM	Spell	1.92s	2.4s	Deals world harm with a authorization 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 impairment with a authority of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Magick Bulwark (PvP)	RDM	Ability	Instant	25s	Reduces damage taken by cocky and nearby party members by ten%, while increasing HP recovered via healing actions past 20%.
Corps-a-corps (PvP)	RDM	Ability	Instant	15s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a dominance of 4000.
Deportation (PvP)	RDM	Power	Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4000.
Blackness Shift (PvP)	RDM	Ability	Instant	Instant	Grants Blackness Shift, altering the furnishings of several deportment.
Veraero Iii (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	2.4s	Deals current of air damage with a potency of five,000.
Verholy (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of viii,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Verfire (PvP)	RDM	Spell	1.92s	two.4s	Deals fire harm with a say-so of five,000.
Verthunder Three (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	2.4s	Deals lightning impairment with a potency of 5,000
Verflare (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	2.4s	Deals fire harm 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 authorization of 7,000.
Enchanted Redoublement (PvP)	RDM	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an assail with a potency of 8,000.
Frazzle (PvP)	RDM	Spell	Instant	25s	Increases damage taken past nearby enemies past 10%, while reducing HP recovered via healing actions by twenty%.
White Shift (PvP)	RDM	Power	Instant	Instant	Grants White Shift, altering the effects of several actions.

Common deportment (PvP)

Activeness	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Standard-upshot Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will exist interrupted when harm is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	Whatsoever	30	Ability	ii,500	Instant	1s	Restores own HP.
Purify (PvP)	ANY	xxx	Ability		Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, One-half-asleep, Sleep, and Deep Freeze.
Guard (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Reduces damage taken past 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Demark, Silence, One-half-comatose, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects.
Sprint (PvP)	Whatever	30	Power		Instant	1.5s	Increases motion speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Limit Break (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Blazon	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Southern Cantankerous (PvP)	RDM	thirty	Limit Break		Instant	10s	Emblazons a m cross on the footing 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 harm dealt by 10%.
Slumber	Magical Ranged DPS	10	Spell	800	ii.5s	2.5s	Puts target and all nearby enemies to sleep.
Lucid Dreaming	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	14	Power		Instant	60s	Gradually restores own MP.
Swiftcast	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	eighteen	Power		Instant	60s	Next spell is cast immediately.
Surecast	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	44	Power		Instant	120s	Spells can be cast without suspension.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Caused	Level	Effect
Dualcast	RDM	1	Grants the effect of Dualcast upon casting whatsoever spell with a cast time. While under the event of Dualcast, your next spell volition require no time to cast. Effect is canceled upon execution of any activity other than an ability. Machine-attacks practice not abolish outcome.
Maim and Mend	CNJ ACN RDM SGE AST THM	twenty	Increases base action impairment and HP restoration by 10%.
Maim and Mend Ii	CNJ ACN RDM SGE AST THM	40	Increases base of operations activity damage and HP restoration past 30%.
Enhanced Jolt	RDM	62	Upgrades Jolt to Jolt II. Also increases the potency of Verthunder and Veraero to 360, and the authorisation of Verfire and Verstone to 300.
Besprinkle Mastery	RDM	66	Upgrades Scatter to Impact.
Mana Stack	RDM	68	Adds a Mana Stack to your Residuum Judge upon landing Enchanted Riposte, Enchanted Zwerchhau, Enchanted Redoublement, or Enchanted Moulinet, upwards to a maximum of 3.
Enhanced Displacement	RDM	72	Increases Deportation and Engagement potency to 180.
Ruby 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 boosted effect that increases magic impairment dealt past 5%.
Red Magic Mastery Two	RDM	82	Upgrades Verthunder to Verthunder Iii and Veraero to Veraero III.
Carmine Magic Mastery III	RDM	84	Increases the dominance 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 sequent uses of Dispatch.
Enhanced Manafication 2	RDM	xc	Increases maximum stacks of Manafication to 6.

Combos

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

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

Job mechanics

Residual Gauge is Ruby-red Mage's Task Gauge.

Balance Gauge in PvE

Red Mages are unique in that they take a Residuum Approximate that shows their accumulated White Mana and Black Mana. You lot can obtain the two types of mana by using sure spells. In one case enough of each has been caused, Riposte volition go Enchanted Riposte, Zwerchhau volition become Enchanted Zwerchhau, and Redoublement will become Enchanted Redoublement. Sure actions and furnishings will likewise be strengthened.

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If the gap between black and white mana accumulation grows likewise large, the crystal at the tiptop of the guess will alter colour, and it will get more hard to accumulate the lesser of the two.

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Upon learning the trait Mana Stack, the Mana Stack Judge will be displayed. Maximum stacks of mana tin can be accumulated using Enchanted Riposte, Enchanted Zwerchhau, Enchanted Redoublement, and Enchanted Moulinet, and then used to execute certain deportment such every bit Verflare and Verholy (acquired at level lxx). Mana stacks are consumed when whatever magic is used.

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Simple Mode

Balance gauge pve simple mode1.png Counterbalanced

Balance gauge pve simple mode2.png Favoring White Mana

Balance gauge pve simple mode3.png Favoring Black Mana

Balance gauge pve simple mode4.png Mana Stacks

Balance Judge in PvP

The Residuum Gauge displays the current amount of black mana and white mana you accept accumulated. When both black and white mana reach a sure amount, weaponskills such as Riposte become enchanted and will bargain additional impairment.

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