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[[File:dragoon1.jpg|300px|right|Dragoon wearing [[Artifact Armor#Dragoon|Artifact Armor]]]]
[[File:Dragoon concept art.jpg|250px|right]] {{MH2|Introduction}} {{Quotation|[https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobguide/dragoon FinalFantasyXIV.com Dragoon]|Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of [[Ishgard]], few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes. Taking to the firmament as though it were an extension of the land, they descend upon the enemy with every onze of their bodies behind the blow. It is this penetrative power that characterizes the dragoon.}}
{{Quote|Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of Ishgard, few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes.<br>Taking to the firmament as though it were an extension of the land, they descend upon the enemy with every onze of their bodies behind the blow. It is this penetrative power that characterizes the dragoon.|Game Description}}
[[File:dragoon2.jpg|300px|right|Dragoon wearing [[Artifact Armor#Dragoon|Artifact Armor]]]]
The Dragoon is a polearm-wielding [[jobs|job]] that specializes in [[polearms|lances]], leaps, and a piercing style of combat. They evolve from the [[classes|class]] [[lancer]]. It is a melee damage dealing class specializing in single target dps. Dragoons have all the [[Lancer Actions|abilities]] and [[Lancer Traits|traits]] of [[Lancer]]s. They can also use all the cross-class abilities of [[marauder]] and [[pugilist]]. The most important [[attributes|stat]] for the dragoon is [[strength]], which increases [[Attack Power|attack power]]. The level of your Dragoon is equivalent to that of your Lancer.


==Requirements==
{{Dragoon|big=y}} '''Dragoon''' ('''DRG''') is a [[job]] unlockable at level 30 as an upgrade from the [[lancer]] [[class]] and is one of six [[melee DPS]] jobs.
* Level 30 [[Lancer]]
{{TOC limit|3}}
* Level 15 [[Marauder]]
== General information ==
* Completion of [[Eye of the Dragon]]
=== Guild ===
The [[Lancers' Guild]] is in [[Old Gridania]]. [[Lancer]]s must specialize into Dragoon once they reach level 30, and complete the quests {{questlink|main|Sylph-management}} and {{questlink|feature|Proof of Might}}. The job trainer is [[Alberic]], who is normally located in [[Coerthas Central Highlands]] (25.8, 28.3).


==Actions==
=== Equipment ===
Dragoons use all the [[Lancer Actions]] in addition to having their own unique actions for their Job:
The dragoon is a [[disciple of war]] and wears [[armor]] "of Maiming" (shared with {{RPR}} [[Reaper]]) while using [[accessories]] "of Slaying" (shared with {{RPR}} Reaper, {{MNK}} [[Monk]], and {{SAM}} [[Samurai]]). Dragoons use [[polearm]]s as weapons.  
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{| {{STDT|item align-left}}
|-
!style="width:150px;"|Weapon
! Action
!style="width:150px;"|Armor
! Icon         
!style="width:150px;"|Accessories
! Level
! TP Cost
! Cast Time
! Cooldown
! Range
! Radius
! Description
|-
| [[Jump]] || [[File:jump.png]]|| 30 || 0 || Instant || 30s || 20y || 0y || align = "left" | Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 200 (300 Surged). Returns you to your original position after the attack is made. <br> Cannot be executed while bound.
|-
| [[Elusive Jump]] || [[File:elusive jump.png]]|| 35 || 0 || Instant || 180s || 15y || 0y || align = "left" | Executes a jump to a location 15y behind you, while removing any Heavy or Bind effects. <br> Additional Effect: Reduces enmity.
|-
| [[Spineshatter Dive]] || [[File:spineshatter dive.png]]|| 40 || 0 || Instant || 60s || 20y || 0y || align = "left" | Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 170 (255 Surged). <br> Additional Effect: Stun for 2s. <br> Cannot be executed while bound.
|-
| [[Power Surge]] || [[File:power surge.png]]|| 45 || 0 || Instant || 60s || 0y || 0y || align = "left" | Increases the damage dealt by one Jump or Spineshatter Dive by 50% for 10s.
|-
| [[Dragonfire Dive]] || [[File:dragonfire dive.png]]|| 50 || 0 || Instant || 120s || 20y || 5y || align = "left" | Delivers a jumping fire-based attack with a potency of 250 to all nearby enemies. <br> Cannot be executed while bound.
|-
|  [[Battle Litany]] || [[file:battle litany icon1.png]] || 52 || 0 || Instant || 180s || 0y || 15y || align = "left" | Increases critical hit rate of self and party members by 15%. Duration 20s.
|-
|  [[Blood of the Dragon]] || [[file:blood of the dragon icon1.png]] || 54 || 0 || Instant || 60s || 0y || 0y || align = "left" | Increases potency of Jump and Spineshatter Dive by 30% for 15s. <br> Additional Effect:  Grants [[Sharper Fang and Claw]] or [[Enhanced Wheeling Thrust]] for 10s when completing a combo with [[Chaos Thrust]] or [[Full Thrust]].  These two effects end upon reuse of Blood of the Dragon or using any skill that is not [[Fang and Claw]] or [[Wheeling Thrust]].
|-
|  [[Fang and Claw]] || [[file:fang and claw icon1.png]] || 56 || 60 || Instant || 2.5s || 0y || 0y || align = "left" | Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.  290 when executed from a target's flank.  Can only be executed while under the effect of both [[Blood of the Dragon]] and [[Sharper Fang and Claw]]. <br> Additional Effect:  Extends [[Blood of the Dragon]] duration by 15s to a maximum of 30s.
|-
|  [[Wheeling Thrust]] || [[file:wheeling thrust icon1.png]] || 58 || 60 || Instant || 2.5s || 0y || 0y || align = "left" | Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.  290 when executed from a target's rear.  Can only be executed while under the effect of both [[Blood of the Dragon]] and [[Enhanced Wheeling Thrust]]. <br> Additional Effect: Extends [[Blood of the Dragon]] duration by 15s to a maximum of 30s.
|-
|  [[Geirskogul]] || [[file:Geirskogul icon1.png]] || 60 || 0 || Instant || 10s || 15y || 15y || align = "left" | Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a straight line before you.  Can only be executed when under the effect of [[Blood of the Dragon]]. <br> Additional Effect: Reduces the duration of [[Blood of the Dragon]] by 10s.
|-
|-
|[[Lancer's Arm]]s
|[[:Category:Dragoon headwear|Head]]<br>[[:Category:Dragoon chestwear|Body]]<br>[[:Category:Dragoon handwear|Hands]]<br>[[:Category:Dragoon legwear|Legs]]<br>[[:Category:Dragoon footwear|Feet]]
|[[:Category:Dragoon bracelets|Bracelets]]<br>[[:Category:Dragoon earrings|Earrings]]<br>[[:Category:Dragoon necklace|Necklace]]<br>[[:Category:Dragoon ring|Ring]]
|}
|}


==Cross-Class Actions==
== [[List of dragoon quests|Quests]] ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
===Dragoon Job Quests===
!colspan="3"|[[Marauder]]
{{:List of dragoon quests}}
!colspan="3"|[[Pugilist]]
===Physical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)===
|-
{{#lsth:Physical DPS Quests}}
!Action
===Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)===
!Icon
{{#lsth:Melee DPS Role Quests|Endwalker}}
!Level
===Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)===
!Action
{{#lsth:Melee DPS Role Quests|Dawntrail}}
!Icon
 
!Level
== [[List of dragoon actions|Actions]] ==
|-
{{:List of dragoon actions}}
| [[Foresight]] || [[file:Foresight.png]] || 2 || [[Featherfoot]] || [[file:featherfoot.png]] || 4
 
|-
== [[List of dragoon traits|Traits]] ==
| [[Skull Sunder]] || [[file:skull sunder.png]] || 4 || [[Second Wind]] || [[file:second wind.png]] || 8
{{:List of dragoon traits}}
|-
 
| [[Fracture]] || [[file:fracture.png]] || 6 || [[Haymaker]] || [[file:haymaker.png]] || 10
==Combos==
|-
Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.
| [[Bloodbath]] || [[file:bloodbath.png]] || 8 || [[Internal Release]] || [[file:internal release.png]] || 12
 
|-
{{action icon|True Thrust}} > {{action icon|Lance Barrage}} > {{action icon|Heavens' Thrust}} > {{action icon|Fang and Claw}} > {{action icon|Drakesbane}}: Deals damage to a single target. When the player reach level 86 on this job, the action {{action icon|Full Thrust}} is upgraded to Heavens' Thrust, and upon reaching level 96, {{action icon|Vorpal Thrust}} is upgraded to Lance Barrage, further increasing combo damage. Wheeling Thrust grants Draconian Fire, changing True Thrust to {{action icon|Raiden Thrust}}.
| [[Mercy Stroke]] || [[file:mercy stroke.png]] || 26 || [[Mantra]] || [[file:mantra.png]] || 42
 
{{action icon|True Thrust}} > {{action icon|Spiral Blow}} > {{action icon|Chaotic Spring}} > {{action icon|Wheeling Thrust}} > {{action icon|Drakesbane}}: Disembowel grants Power Surge, increasing damage dealt by 10% for 30s. Chaotic Spring inflicts a Damage over Time effect for 24s. When the player reach level 86 on this job, the action {{action icon|Chaos Thrust}} is upgraded to Chaotic Spring, and upon reaching level 96, {{action icon|Disembowel}} is upgraded to Spiral Blow, further increasing damage. Fang and Claw grants Draconian Fire, changing True Thrust to {{action icon|Raiden Thrust}}.
 
{{action icon|Doom Spike}} > {{action icon|Sonic Thrust}} > {{action icon|Coerthan Torment}}: Hits multiple enemies. Sonic Thrust grants Power Surge. Coerthan Torment grants Draconian Fire, changing Doom Spike to {{action icon|Draconian Fury}}.
 
Note that while Fang and Claw, Wheeling Thrust, and Drakesbane have no combo bonuses, in practice they can be thought of as such.
 
== Job mechanics ==
{{:Dragon Gauge}}
 
==Achievements==
This job is associated with the following achievements:
 
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{{achievement table header}}
{{achievement table row|Strong Lance Arm IV}}
{{achievement table row|Strong Lance Arm V}}
{{achievement table row|Strong Lance Arm VI}}
{{achievement table row|Strong Lance Arm VII}}
{{achievement table row|Strong Lance Arm VIII}}
{{achievement table row|Strong Lance Arm IX}}
{{achievement table row|Strong Lance Arm X}}
|}
|}


==Cross-Discipline Actions==
==Notable Dragoons==
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*[[Warrior of Light]] (''[[Heavensward]]'' showcase)
!colspan="3"|[[Botanist]]
*[[Estinien]]
!colspan="3"|[[Miner]]
 
|-
==Gallery==
!Action
<gallery heights=200px mode=packed>
!Icon
File:Dragoon1.jpg
!Level
File:Dragoon2.jpg
!Action
File:Dragoon A Realm Reborn.png|Dragoon Artifact Armor in 2.0 A Realm Reborn.
!Icon
File:dragoon heavensward.jpg|Dragoon Artifact Armor in 3.0 Heavensward.
!Level
File:Dragoon3.jpg|Dragoon Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.
|-
File:Dragoon5.png|Dragoon Artifact Armor in 5.0 Shadowbringers.
| [[Triangulate]] || [[file:triangulate.png]] || 1 || [[Prospect]] || [[file:prospect1.png]]|| 1
File:Dragoon6.jpg|Dragoon Artifact Armor in 6.0 Endwalker.
|-
File:Dragoon7.jpg|Dragoon Artifact Armor in 7.0 Dawntrail.
| [[Arbor Call]] || [[file:arbor call.png]]|| 3 || [[Lay of the Land]] || [[file:lay of the land.png]] || 3
</gallery>
|-
| [[Arbor Call II]] || [[file:arbor call ii.png]]|| 6 || [[Lay of the Land II]] || [[file:lay of the land ii.png]]|| 6
|-
| [[Truth of Forests]] || [[file:truth of forests.png]]|| 46  || [[Truth of Mountains]] || [[file:Truth_of_Mountains.jpg]] || 46
|}


==[[PvP Actions]]==
==Lore==
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Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of Ishgard, few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes.
|-
===History===
! Action
If the legend of Ishgard’s founding is to be believed, it was nigh on a thousand years ago that the dragoon first leapt onto the pages of history. The tale speaks of the death of King Thordan at the talons of the dreadful wyrm Nidhogg, and of how his son, Haldrath, did battle with his father’s slayer to open the path to his people's salvation. He claimed an Eye from his foe ere the great dragon fled the field, and by drawing on the power of this grisly trophy did he gain mystical strength. Thus was born the legacy of the Azure Dragoon, Haldrath’s knowledge and expertise became the inheritance of future generations, and his name was evermore revered as the father of dragoons.
! Icon           
The centuries that followed were consumed by the Dragonsong War, a conflict between man and dragon during which many a dragoon has risen to the heights of glory—and yet more who have suffered ignominious defeat. To replenish their elite ranks, soldiers of particular excellence are selected from the Temple Knights to undergo dragon-slayer training, but the graduates of its grueling challenges are few. Of those who do earn the right to be called dragoon, it is tradition that only the strongest amongst them is chosen to wield the power of the Eye and inherit the mantle of the Azure Dragoon.
! Description
===Equipment===
! Upgrade 1
====Drachen Armor====
! Upgrade 2
A dragoon’s armor. They say that in Ishgard, the value of a thing is measured in rumors. By that reckoning, the smithing secrets of drachen armor is valuable indeed. Some say the tint of the mythril comes from being cooled in dragon blood. Others whisper that the suit is unnaturally light, that drowning knights who should have been dragged under by its weight sped to shore like eels...
! Upgrade 3
====Dragonlancer's Armor====
|-
Some two centuries ago, a brilliant artisan by the name of Ursulie the Meek abided in the city of Ishgard. Supremely talented despite her tender years, Ursulie was employed by the Holy See’s own armory where she forged the pieces of the Dragonlancer’s Armor. The conservative, high-ranking members of the clergy, however, did not care for its ingeniously sleek design. Refusing to consider the innovations Ursulie had made to assist with a dragoon’s mid-air repositioning, they demanded that she reforge the armor’s appearance to one more closely tailored to traditional tastes. The young artisan eventually tired of the clergy’s close-minded criticisms, and, bundling up both her work and her talents, bade farewell to Ishgard for good.
| [[Impulse Rush]] || [[File:impulse rush icon1.png]] || Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. <br> Additional Effect: Reduces weaponskill TP cost by 30% and waives directional requirements in combos for 15s. ||Enhanced Impulse Rush: Shortens recast time to 120 seconds. || Enhanced Impulse Rush II: Extends duration to 20 seconds. || Enhanced Impulse Rush III: Increases TP reduction to 50%.
====Gae Bolg====
|-
A spear only granted to those elected by the Holy See to serve Ishgard as a dragoon. Chosen for its light weight and great strength, the dragon bone used to craft the spear is reaped from fields of battle by the kin of the glorious dead. No outlander shall know how such a material is worked, but some say that the bone is kept supple in smoking vats of dragon blood.
| [[Skewer]] || [[File:skewer icon1.png]] || Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. <br> Additional Effect: Reduces target's [[Intelligence|INT]] by 20% for 10s ||Enhanced Skewer: Shortens recast time to 60 seconds. || Enhanced Skewer II: Extends duration to 15 seconds. || Enhanced Skewer III: Increases INT reduction to 40%.
====Brionac====
|-
In accordance with the wishes of the Holy See, famed artisan Ursulie the Meek crafted this weapon in the classic style of the earliest Ishgardian lances. Unable to resist making improvements, however, she also blended two different metals in the spearhead to adjust the center of balance, as well as adding other typically brilliant touches to the base design. The dragoon assigned to test the spear was enamored by its perfect equilibrium, but the senior clergy were wroth that the artisan had failed to adhere to traditional forging methods. It was this very incident that is said to have first set a discouraged Ursulie’s feet on the road that would lead her out of Ishgard.
| [[Fetter Ward]] || [[File:fetter ward icon1.png]] || Grants immunity to stun, sleep, bind, heavy, and disease for 9 seconds. ||Enhanced Fetter Ward: Shortens recast time to 120 seconds. || Enhanced Fetter Ward II: Extends duration to 12 seconds. ||
===Tricks of the Trade===
|-
*[[Dragonsong Dive]]: Unleashing the power of the dragon within, the dragoon leaps upon an enemy with primal savagery. The aether expended during this attack burns with a fierce light, appearing as nothing less than a colossal, cerulean wyrm descending from the heavens.
| [[Weapon Throw]] || [[File:weapon throw icon1.png]] ||Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 50. <br> Additional Effect: 20% chance of inflicting Heavy when dealt from behind for 6s. <br> Additional Effect: Removes Sprint effect when dealt from behind.||Enhanced Weapon Throw: Shortens recast time to 60 seconds. ||Enhanced Weapon Throw II: Extends duration to 9 seconds. || Enhanced Weapon Throw III: Increases effect potency to 40%.
*[[Jump]]: A dragoon’s signature technique, this attack targets a dragon where it is most vulnerable. Leaping high into the air, the dragoon shifts his posture at the apex of the jump so that the full weight of his body adds power to the plunging thrust.
|-
*[[Blood of the Dragon]]: This technique allows the Azure Dragoon to draw upon the baleful strength bestowed by the Eye. As this act essentially allows a wyrm’s instincts to supplant one’s own, a will of steel is paramount in retaining control of one’s focus.
| [[Enliven]] || [[File:enliven icon1.png]] || Instantly restores 50% TP. ||Enhanced Enliven: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds. ||Enhanced Enliven II: Increases TP recovery to 75%. ||
*[[Geirskogul]]: While a dragoon allows the Blood of the Dragon to burn within her veins, she is able to focus her elevated aether into serpentine blasts of energy. It is said that Geirskogul follows the same principle that dragonkind employ to infuse their breath with arcane destruction.
|-
| [[Purify]] || [[File:purify icon1.png]] || All Classes and Jobs ||Removes all detrimental effects. Can be used regardless of status affliction. ||Enhanced Purify: Shortens recast time to 150 seconds.|| ||
|-
|}


==Quests==
===Heustienne de Vimaroix===
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*Race (Clan): [[Elezen]] ([[Wildwood]])
|-
*Gender: Female
! Quest
*Age: 23
! Level
*Epithet: Heustienne Truethrust
! NPC
Orphaned at a young age by the tragedies of war, Heustienne was taken in by the noble house of Brucemont. Seeking to preserve her adoptive family’s proud lineage of dragonslayers, Heustienne entered the Temple Knights, and was eventually accepted into the ranks of the dragoons. Though tireless in her determination and praised for her astounding agility, she was ultimately unsuccessful in her efforts to win the mantle of the Azure Dragoon. Heustienne is nevertheless widely recognized as the order’s second-in-command, and during those frequent occasions when Estinien’s duties take him far from the city’s walls, it is to her that the burden of leadership falls.
! Zone
! Coordinates
! EXP
! Reward
|-
|[[Eye of the Dragon]]||30||[[Ywain]]||[[Old Gridania]]||(x14,y5)||7410||align = "left" | [[file:soul of the dragoon icon1.png|link=Soul of the Dragoon]], [[file:jump icon1.png|link=Jump]]
|-
|[[Lance of Fury]]||35||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)||9020||align = "left" | [[file:elusive jump icon1.png|link=Elusive Jump]]
|-
|[[Unfading Skies]]||40||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)||11270||align = "left" | [[file:spineshatter dive icon1.png|link=Spineshatter Dive]]
|-
|[[Double Dragoon]]||45||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)||12420||align = "left" | [[file:drachen breeches icon1.png|link=Drachen Breeches]], [[file:drachen gauntlets icon1.png|link=Drachen Gauntlets]], [[file:drachen greaves icon1.png|link=Drachen Greaves]], [[file:drachen armet icon1.png|link=Drachen Armet]]
|-
|[[Fatal Seduction]]||45||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)||12420||align = "left" | [[file:power surge icon1.png|link=Power Surge]]
|-
|[[Into the Dragon's Maw]]||50||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)||0||align = "left" | [[file:drachen mail icon1.png|link=Drachen Mail]], [[file:dragonfire dive icon1.png|link=Dragonfire Dive]]
|-
|[[A Relic Reborn (Gae Bolg)]]||50||[[Gerolt]]||[[North Shroud]]||(x30,y20)||0||align = "left" | [[file:gae bolg icon1.png|link=Gae Bolg]]
|-
|[[Sky's the Limit]]||50||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)|| 24000 ||align = "left" | None
|-
|[[Days of Azure]]||52||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)|| 26400 ||align = "left" | [[file:Battle Litany icon1.png|link=Battle Litany]]
|-
|[[Heart of Justice]]||52||[[Heustienne]]||[[Coerthas Western Highlands]]||(x26,y20)|| 26400 ||align = "left" | None
|-
|[[Sworn Upon a Lance]]||54||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)|| 31200 ||align ="left" | [[file:blood of the dragon icon1.png|link=Blood of the Dragon]]
|-
|[[Dragoon's Errand]]||56||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)|| 36000 ||align ="left" | [[file:Fang_and_claw_icon1.png|link=Fang and Claw]]
|-
|[[Sanguine Dragoon]]||58||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)|| 40800 ||align ="left" | [[file:Wheeling_thrust_icon1.png|link=Wheeling Thrust]]
|-
|[[Dragoon's Fate]]||60||[[Alberic]]||[[Coerthas Central Highlands]]||(x25,y28)|| 0 ||align ="left" | [[file:Geirskogul_icon1.png|link=Geirskogul]]
|-
|}


==[[Dragoon Guide]]==
===Ser Alberic Bale===
*Race (Clan): [[Hyur]] ([[Midlander]])
*Gender: Male
*Age: 44
*Epithet: Alberic Quickwater
Former bearer of the title of the Azure Dragoon, Ser Alberic presently serves with the Temple Knights. When Nidhogg stirred from slumber two decades past, it was Ser Alberic who sallied forth and forced the great wyrm into retreat. Despite his vaunted prowess, however, the dragoon could feel the Eye gnawing away at his essence day by day, and it was of his own free will that he surrendered its blighted power. He returned to the ranks of the Temple Knights and turned his hand to instruction. To measure his success in the role of mentor, one need only look to the accomplishments of his gifted student, Estinien, the present Azure Dragoon.


'''Opener:'''<br />
===The Eye===
When Ishgardians speak of the Eye, they refer to the grim trophy that Haldrath, the first Azure Dragoon, speared from the living skull of the great wyrm Nidhogg. It is an artifact of immeasurable power, seething with Nidhogg’s ancient essence and undying rage. The Eye is considered an invaluable national treasure for the strength it provides Ishgard to stand against marauding dragons, and it has spent the greater part of the last thousand years under heavy guard deep within the Holy See.


[[file: Heavy thrust.png|link=Heavy Thrust]] --> [[file:battle litany icon1.png|link=Battle Litany]] --> [[file: Blood for blood.png|link=Blood for Blood]] --> [[file: Impulse drive.png|link=Impulse Drive]] --> [[file:internal release.png|link=Internal Release]] --> [[file:blood of the dragon icon1.png|link=Blood of the Dragon]] --> [[file: Disembowel.png|link=Disembowel]] --> [[file: draconian potion of strength icon1.png|link=Draconian Potion of Strength]] --> [[file: Chaos thrust.png|link=Chaos Thrust] --> [[File:power surge.png|link=Power Surge]] --> [[file: Leg sweep.png|link=Leg Sweep]] --> [[file:fang and claw icon1.png|link=Fang and Claw]]/[[file:wheeling thrust icon1.png|link=Wheeling Thrust]]  --> [[file:jump.png|link=Jump]] --> [[file: phlebotomize.png|link=Phlebotomize]] --> [[file:spineshatter dive.png|link=Spineshatter Dive]] --> [[file: true thrust.png|link=True Thrust]] --> [[file: dragonfire dive.png|link=Dragonfire Dive]] --> [[file: Vorpal thrust.png|link=Vorpal Thrust]] --> [[file: Life surge.png|link=Life Surge]] --> [[file:Geirskogul icon1.png|link=Geirskogul]] --> [[file: Full thrust.png|link=Full Thrust]] --> [[file:fang and claw icon1.png|link=Fang and Claw]]/[[file:wheeling thrust icon1.png|link=Wheeling Thrust]]
===The Azure Dragoon===
This title is bestowed upon the dragoon who has drawn upon the roiling energies of the Eye. While bonding with the artifact grants enormous power, it also exposes the dragonslayer to the will of Nidhogg—a malevolent influence that can be resisted only by the most unyielding of minds. Thus, it is tradition that but one dragoon—the strongest among their number—is selected to embody the tenets of the order.
<ref>[[Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume I]], page 224-225</ref>
===Dragoon's Panoply===
====Trueblood Armet====
This helm is believed to have been forged when the people of Coerthas lived in harmony with dragonkind. If so, its adornments would have spoken not of the glory of slaying mortal foes, but rather of respect for trusted comrades.


'''Basic Rotation:'''<br />
====Trueblood Mail====
A dragon will undergo a grand metamorphosis at least once during its lifespan, shedding its scales as its body changes. Trueblood mail weds these cast-off scales, with metal plate.


[[file: Heavy thrust.png|link=Heavy Thrust]] --> [[file: Impulse drive.png|link=Impulse Drive]] --> [[file: Disembowel.png|link=Disembowel]] --> [[file: Chaos thrust.png|link=Chaos Thrust]] --> [[file:fang and claw icon1.png|link=Fang and Claw]]/[[file:wheeling thrust icon1.png|link=Wheeling Thrust]]  --> [[file: phlebotomize.png|link=Phlebotomize]] --> [[file: true thrust.png|link=True Thrust]] --> [[file: Vorpal thrust.png|link=Vorpal Thrust]] --> [[file: Full thrust.png|link=Full Thrust]] --> [[file:fang and claw icon1.png|link=Fang and Claw]]/[[file:wheeling thrust icon1.png|link=Wheeling Thrust]]
====Trueblood Greaves====
Astonishing lightness is the mark of armor forged with a dragon’s aid, as these footguards most surely were. The heel is made of soft wood, carved with shallow indentations and studded with rivets to provide added traction in some of Coerthas’s more snowy environs.


See also: [[Dragoon/Glamours|Dragoon Glamours]]
====Form & Function====
Though the drachen armor ministered to Ishgard’s Order of the Knights Dragoon has long been modeled after that worn by Haldrath, the first Azure Dragoon, it would be unwise to suggest naught was done in the following thousand winters to improve its effectiveness in battle. Ishgard’s smiths spent the centuries seeking to find a balance betwixt mobility and protection, and it was their extensive research that led them to a technique for forging, lightweight metal of surpassing strength. By quenching hot mythril in dragon’s blood instead of water, the smiths were able to create a suit of armor that, without sacrificing defense, would enable its wearer to perform the complex aerial maneuvers associated with the dragoon’s fighting style. It was the ending of the Dragonsong War, however, that brought the most significant improvement in Ishgardian armorsmithing with the reemergence of another long-forgotten forging technique: that of smelting ore in dragon flame to imbue its metal with arcane draconic magicks. It seems likely that Haldrath’s armor, crafted in a time of friendship between man and dragon, was created using this technique.
<ref>Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume II, page 229</ref>


==Images==
==External links==
[[File:dragoon concept art.jpg|Dragoon Concept Art]]
* [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobguide/dragoon FinalFantasyXIV.com Dragoon] on the official website.
* [https://www.thebalanceffxiv.com/jobs/melee/dragoon Comprehensive Job Guide] provided by The Balance.


==References==
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Dragoon concept art.jpg

Introduction

Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of Ishgard, few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes. Taking to the firmament as though it were an extension of the land, they descend upon the enemy with every onze of their bodies behind the blow. It is this penetrative power that characterizes the dragoon.

FinalFantasyXIV.com Dragoon

Dragoon frame icon.png Dragoon (DRG) is a job unlockable at level 30 as an upgrade from the lancer class and is one of six melee DPS jobs.

General information

Guild

The Lancers' Guild is in Old Gridania. Lancers must specialize into Dragoon once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Main Scenario QuestSylph-management and Feature QuestProof of Might. The job trainer is Alberic, who is normally located in Coerthas Central Highlands (25.8, 28.3).

Equipment

The dragoon is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Maiming" (shared with Reaper frame icon.png Reaper) while using accessories "of Slaying" (shared with Reaper frame icon.png Reaper, Monk frame icon.png Monk, and Samurai frame icon.png Samurai). Dragoons use polearms as weapons.

Weapon Armor Accessories
Lancer's Arms Head
Body
Hands
Legs
Feet
Bracelets
Earrings
Necklace
Ring

Quests

Dragoon Job Quests

Quest Type Level Quest Giver Unlocks Rewards
Eye of the Dragon Job quest 30 Ywain Dragoon
Jump.png  Jump
Dragoon (Simple) Adventurer Plate
Dragoon (Simple) Adventurer Plate
1 Soul of the dragoon icon1.png  Soul of the Dragoon
Lance of Fury Job quest 35 Alberic Elusive Jump.png  Elusive Jump
Unfading Skies Job quest 40 Alberic Doom Spike.png  Doom Spike
Double Dragoon Job quest 45 Alberic 1 Drachen armet icon1.png  Drachen Armet
1 Drachen gauntlets icon1.png  Drachen Gauntlets
1 Drachen breeches icon1.png  Drachen Breeches
1 Drachen greaves icon1.png  Drachen Greaves
Fatal Seduction Job quest 45 Alberic Winged Glide.png  Winged Glide
Into the Dragon's Maw Job quest 50 Alberic Dragonfire Dive.png  Dragonfire Dive
Dragoon age i icon1.png  Dragoon Age I
Dragoon - Part 1
Dragoon - Part 1
1 Drachen mail icon1.png  Drachen Mail
1 Wyrms armor coffer (il 90) icon1.png  Wyrm's Armor Coffer (IL 90)
Sky's the Limit Job quest 50 Alberic
Days of Azure Job quest 52 Alberic Battle Litany.png  Battle Litany
Heart of Justice Job quest 52 Heustienne
Sworn Upon a Lance Job quest 54 Alberic
Dragoon's Errand Job quest 56 Alberic Fang and Claw.png  Fang and Claw
Sanguine Dragoon Job quest 58 Alberic Wheeling Thrust.png  Wheeling Thrust
Dragoon's Fate Job quest 60 Alberic Geirskogul.png  Geirskogul
Dragoon age ii icon1.png  Dragoon Age II
Dragoon - Part 2
Dragoon - Part 2
1 Dragonlancers armor coffer (il 210) icon1.png  Dragonlancer's Armor Coffer (IL 210)
Friends Through Eternity Job quest 60 Alberic
Drowsy Dragons Job quest 63 Alberic
Serpent and the Sea of Rubies Job quest 65 Alberic
Dark as the Night Sky Job quest 68 Orn Khai
Dragon Sound Job quest 70 Orn Khai Nastrond.png  Nastrond
Life of the Dragon.png  Life of the Dragon
Dragoon age iii icon1.png  Dragoon Age III
Dragoon - Part 3
Dragoon - Part 3
1 Trueblood attire coffer (il 290) icon1.png  Trueblood Attire Coffer (IL 290)
Gone but Not Forgiven Sidequest 80 Alberic Dragoon age iv icon1.png  Dragoon Age IV
Dragoon - Part 4
Dragoon - Part 4
1 Heavens eye materia vii icon1.png  Heavens' Eye Materia VII
1 Savage aim materia vii icon1.png  Savage Aim Materia VII
1 Savage might materia vii icon1.png  Savage Might Materia VII

Physical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)

Quest Type Level Quest Giver Unlocks Rewards
No Greater Sport Role quest 70 Lue-Reeq
Vengeance in Defeat Role quest 72 Lue-Reeq
Freedom from Privilege Role quest 74 Lue-Reeq
The Hunter's Legacy Role quest 76 Lue-Reeq
Fellowship Restored Role quest 78 Olvara 1 Risotto al nero icon1.png  Risotto al Nero
Courage Born of Fear Role quest 80 Lue-Reeq Speaker for the brave icon1.png  Speaker for the Brave
Physical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)
Physical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)
1 Heavens eye materia vii icon1.png  Heavens' Eye Materia VII
1 Savage aim materia vii icon1.png  Savage Aim Materia VII
1 Savage might materia vii icon1.png  Savage Might Materia VII

Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)

Quest Type Level Quest Giver Unlocks Rewards
Storm Clouds Brewing Role quest 85 Lominsan Delegate
The Crushing Tide Role quest 86 Maelstrom Secretariat
Old Heroes Never Die Role quest 87 Maelstrom Secretariat
A Mother's Suffering Role quest 88 Maelstrom Secretariat
Out of the Shadows Role quest 89 Maelstrom Secretariat 1 Coconut cod chowder icon1.png  Coconut Cod Chowder
To Calmer Seas Role quest 90 Maelstrom Secretariat More than loss icon1.png  More than Loss
Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)
Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)
2 Savage aim materia ix icon1.png  Savage Aim Materia IX
2 Savage might materia ix icon1.png  Savage Might Materia IX
2 Heavens eye materia ix icon1.png  Heavens' Eye Materia IX

Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)

Quest Type Level Quest Giver Unlocks Rewards
The Hunter and the Hunted Role quest 90 Shashepya
A Sea of Blood Role quest 92 I'toca
Who's Who Role quest 94 I'toca
Cornered Prey Role quest 96 Kuiyki
Impostor Syndrome Role quest 98 Kuiyki 1 Fruit and aloe jelly icon1.png  Fruit and Aloe Jelly
A Hunter True Role quest 100 Kuiyki Dreams woven anew icon1.png  Dreams Woven Anew
Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
2 Savage aim materia xi icon1.png  Savage Aim Materia XI
2 Savage might materia xi icon1.png  Savage Might Materia XI
2 Heavens eye materia xi icon1.png  Heavens' Eye Materia XI

Actions

PvE actions

Action Acquired Quest requirement Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
True Thrust.png  True Thrust Lancer frame icon.png LNC 1 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 230.
※Action changes to Raiden Thrust while under the effect of Draconian Fire.
Vorpal Thrust.png  Vorpal Thrust Lancer frame icon.png LNC 4 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 130.
Combo Action: True Thrust
Combo Potency: 280
Life Surge.png  Life Surge Lancer frame icon.png LNC 6 Ability Instant 40s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Ensures critical damage for first weaponskill used while Life Surge is active.
Duration: 5s
Increases damage dealt when under an effect that raises critical hit rate.
Effect cannot be applied to damage over time.
Additional Effect: Absorbs a portion of damage dealt as HP
Maximum Charges: 2
Piercing Talon.png  Piercing Talon Lancer frame icon.png LNC 1Quest: A Dangerous Proposition 15 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 20y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 200.
Enhanced Piercing Talon Potency: 350
Disembowel.png  Disembowel Lancer frame icon.png LNC 18 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
Combo Action: True Thrust
Combo Potency: 250
Combo Bonus: Grants Power Surge
Power Surge Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10%
Duration: 30s
Full Thrust.png  Full Thrust Lancer frame icon.png LNC 26 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Vorpal Thrust
Combo Potency: 380
Lance Charge.png  Lance Charge Lancer frame icon.png LNC 1Quest: Proof of Might 30 Ability Instant 60s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Increases damage dealt by 10%.
Duration: 20s
Jump.png  Jump Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Eye of the Dragon 30 Ability Instant 30s Range icon.png 20y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 320. Returns you to your original position after the attack is made.
Additional Effect: Grants Dive Ready
Duration: 15s
Elusive Jump.png  Elusive Jump Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Lance of Fury 35 Ability Instant 30s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Executes a jump to a location 15 yalms behind you.
Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Piercing Talon
Duration: 15s
Cannot be executed while bound.
Doom Spike.png  Doom Spike Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Unfading Skies 40 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 10y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 10y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
※Action changes to Draconian Fury when under the effect of Draconian Fire.
Winged Glide.png  Winged Glide Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Fatal Seduction 45 Ability Instant 60s Range icon.png 20y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Rush to a targeted enemy's location.
Maximum Charges: 2
Cannot be executed while bound.
Chaos Thrust.png  Chaos Thrust Lancer frame icon.png LNC 50 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
140 when executed from a target's rear.

Combo Action: Disembowel
Combo Potency: 220
Rear Combo Potency: 260
Combo Bonus: Damage over time
Combo Potency: 40
Duration: 24s
Dragonfire Dive.png  Dragonfire Dive Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Into the Dragon's Maw 50 Ability Instant 120s Range icon.png 20y
Circle AoE around the action target 5y
Delivers a jumping fire-based attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enenmmies.
Additional Effect: Grants Dragon's Flight
Duration: 30s
Cannot be executed while bound.
Battle Litany.png  Battle Litany Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Days of Azure 52 Ability Instant 120s Range icon.png 0y
Point Blank Circle around the user 30y
Increases critical hit rate of self and nearby party members by 10%.
Duration: 20s
Fang and Claw.png  Fang and Claw Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Dragoon's Errand 56 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
180 when executed from a target's flank.

Combo Action: Heavens' Thrust
Combo Potency: 300
Rear Combo Potency: 340
Wheeling Thrust.png  Wheeling Thrust Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Sanguine Dragoon 58 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
180 when executed from a target's rear.

Combo Action: Chaotic Spring
Combo Potency: 300
Rear Combo Potency: 340
Geirskogul.png  Geirskogul Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Dragoon's Fate 60 Ability Instant 60s Range icon.png 15y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 15y
Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 280 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Additional Effect: Grants Life of the Dragon
Effect: Increases damage dealt by 15%
Duration: 20s
Additional Effect: Grants Nastrond Ready
Duration: 20s
Sonic Thrust.png  Sonic Thrust Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 62 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 10y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 10y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Combo Action: Doom Spike
Combo Potency: 120
Combo Bonus: Grants Power Surge
Power Surge Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10%
Duration: 30s
Drakesbane action.png  Drakesbane Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 64 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 440.
Combo Action: Wheeling Thrust or Fang and Claw
Combo Bonus: Grants Draconian Fire
Duration: 30s
Can only be executed after successfully landing Wheeling Thrust or Fang and Claw as a combo action.

※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
※Wheeling Thrust and Fang and Claw change to Drakesbane when requirements for execution are met.
Mirage Dive.png  Mirage Dive Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 68 Ability Instant 1s Range icon.png 20y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 380.
Can only be executed when Dive Ready.
Nastrond.png  Nastrond Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Dragon Sound 70 Ability Instant 10s Range icon.png 15y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 15y
Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 720 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Can only be executed while Nastrond Ready.
Coerthan Torment.png  Coerthan Torment Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 72 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 10y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 10y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Combo Action: Sonic Thrust
Combo Potency: 230
Combo Bonus: Grants Draconian Fire
Duration: 30s
High Jump.png  High Jump Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 74 Ability Instant 30s Range icon.png 20y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 400.
Returns you to your original position after the attack is made.
Additional Effect: Grants Dive Ready
Duration: 15s
Raiden Thrust.png  Raiden Thrust Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 76 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 320.
Additional Effect: Sharpens the Firstminds' Focus by 1
Can only be executed while under the effect of Draconian Fire.

※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
※True Thrust changes to Raiden Thrust when requirements for execution are met.
Stardiver.png  Stardiver Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 80 Ability Instant 30s Range icon.png 20y
Circle AoE around the action target 5y
Delivers a jumping fire-based attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 820 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Additional Effect: Grants Starcross Ready
Duration: 20s
Effect ends when Life of the Dragon expires.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Life of the Dragon.
Cannot be executed while bound.
Draconian Fury.png  Draconian Fury Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 82 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 10y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 10y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Additional Effect: Sharpens the Firstminds' Focus by 1
Can only be executed while under the effect of Draconian Fire.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Heavens' Thrust.png  Heavens' Thrust Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 86 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
Combo Action: Lance Barage
Combo Potency: 440
Chaotic Spring.png  Chaotic Spring Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 86 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
180 when executed from a target's rear.

Combo Action: Spiral Blow
Combo Potency: 300
Rear Combo Potency: 340
Combo Bonus: Damage over time
Combo Potency: 45
Duration: 24s
Wyrmwind Thrust.png  Wyrmwind Thrust Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 90 Ability Instant 10s Range icon.png 15y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 15y
Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 440 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Firstminds' Focus Cost: 2
Rise of the Dragon.png  Rise of the Dragon Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Into the Dragon's Maw 92 Ability Instant 1s Range icon.png 20y
Circle AoE around the action target 5y
Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 550 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Dragon's Flight.
Lance Barrage.png  Lance Barrage Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 96 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 130.
Combo Action: True Thrust
Combo Potency: 340
Spiral Blow.png  Spiral Blow Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 96 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
Combo Action: True Thrust
Combo Potency: 300
Combo Bonus: Grants Power Surge
Power Surge Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10%
Duration: 30s
Starcross action.png  Starcross Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 100 Ability Instant 1s Range icon.png 20y
Circle AoE around the action target 5y
Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,000 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Starcross Ready.

Limit Breaks (PvE)

See also: Limit Break
Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
Limit break icon1.png  Braver Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS 1 Limit Break Level 1 2s Instant Range icon.png 8y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack that deals 100% the damage of Braver.
Limit break icon1.png  Bladedance Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS 1 Limit Break Level 2 3s Instant Range icon.png 8y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack that deals 220% the damage of Braver.
Limit break icon1.png  Dragonsong Dive Lancer frame icon.png LNC 1 Limit Break Level 3 4.5s Instant Range icon.png 8y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack that deals 350% the damage of Braver.

Melee DPS role actions (PvE)

See also: Role actions
Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
Second Wind.png  Second Wind Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS
Physical Ranged DPS role.png Physical Ranged DPS
8 Ability Instant 120s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Instantly restores own HP.
Cure Potency: 800
Leg Sweep.png  Leg Sweep Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS 10 Ability Instant 40s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Stuns target.
Duration: 3s
Bloodbath.png  Bloodbath Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS 12 Ability Instant 90s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP.
Duration: 20s
Feint.png  Feint Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS 22 Ability Instant 90s Range icon.png 10y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%.
Duration: 15s
Arm's Length.png  Arm's Length Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS
Physical Ranged DPS role.png Physical Ranged DPS
Tank role.png Tank
32 Ability Instant 120s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects.
Duration: 6s
Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck
Duration: 15s
True North.png  True North Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS 50 Ability Instant 45s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Nullifies all action direction requirements.
Duration: 10s
Maximum Charges: 2

PvP actions

Action Acquired Quest requirement Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
Raiden Thrust (PvP).png  Raiden Thrust (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Weaponskill Instant 2.4s Range icon.png 5y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fang and Claw (PvP).png  Fang and Claw (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Weaponskill Instant 2.4s Range icon.png 5y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000.
Combo Action: Raiden Thrust
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Wheeling Thrust (PvP).png  Wheeling Thrust (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Weaponskill Instant 2.4s Range icon.png 5y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,000.
Combo Action: Fang and Claw
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Drakesbane (PvP).png  Drakesbane (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Weaponskill Instant 2.4s Range icon.png 5y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.
Combo Action: Wheeling Thrust
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Chaotic Spring (PvP).png  Chaotic Spring (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Weaponskill Instant 16s Range icon.png 5y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.
Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage.
Additional Effect: Absorbs 150% of damage dealt as HP.
This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Geirskogul (PvP).png  Geirskogul (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Ability Instant 20s Range icon.png 15y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 15y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Additional Effect: Grants Life of the Dragon
Life of the Dragon Effect: Increases damage dealt and damage suffered by 25%
Duration: 10s
Additional Effect: Grants Nastrnd Ready
Duration: 10s
Additional Effect: Grants Starcross Ready
Duration: 10s
※Action changes to Nastrond under the effect of Nastrond ready.
※Wheeling Thrust Combo changes to Starcross while under the effect of Starcross Ready.
High Jump (PvP).png  High Jump (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Ability Instant 10s Range icon.png 20y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 4,000.
Additional Effect: Grants Heavensent
Duration: 10s
Cannot be executed while bound.
※Wheeling Thrust Combo changes to Heavens' Thrust while under the effect of Heavensent.
Elusive Jump (PvP).png  Elusive Jump (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Ability Instant 20s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Executes a jump to a location 15 yalms behind you.
Additional Effect: Removes Heavy and Bind
Additional Effect: Increases movement speed by 25%
Duration: 5s
Additional Effect: Grants Firstmind's Focus
Duration: 10s
※Action changes to Wyrmwind Thrust upon execution.
Horrid Roar (PvP).png  Horrid Roar (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Ability Instant 24s Range icon.png 0y
Point Blank Circle around the user 10y
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 3,000 to all nearby enemies.
Additional Effect: Reduces damage target deals to you by 50%.
Duration: 10s
Heavens' Thrust (PvP).png  Heavens' Thrust (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Weaponskill Instant 2.4s Range icon.png 5y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Heavensent.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Starcross (PvP).png  Starcross (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Weaponskill Instant 2.4s Range icon.png 20y
Circle AoE around the action target 5y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Starcross Ready.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Nastrond (PvP).png  Nastrond (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Ability Instant 1s Range icon.png 15y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 15y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Potency increases up to 8,000 as the target's HP decreases, reaching its maximum value when the target has 50% HP or less.
Life of the Dragon effect fades upon execution.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Nastrond Ready.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Wyrmwind Thrust (PvP).png  Wyrmwind Thrust (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Weaponskill Instant 2.4s Range icon.png 20y
Line AoE from the user to the action target 20y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Potency increases up to 16,000 the farther away you are from the target, reaching its maximum value when the target is 15 yalms away.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Firstminds' Focus.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Limit Breaks (PvP)

Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
Sky High (PvP).png  Sky High (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Limit Break Instant 10s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Jump high into the air, preventing enemies from targeting you.
Movement is still possible before landing.
Duration: 5s
Additional Effect: Removes Heavy, Bind and Half-asleep
Executes Sky Shatter automatically when effect duration expires.
Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full.
Gauge Charge Time: 90s
※Action changes to Sky Shatter upon execution.
Sky Shatter (PvP).png  Sky Shatter (PvP) Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 30 Limit Break Instant 1s Range icon.png 0y
Point Blank Circle around the user 10y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 16,000 to all nearby enemies.
Potency is doubled when targets are within 5 yalms.
Additional Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 24,000 potency.
Duration: 10s
Can only be executed while under the effect of Sky High.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Common actions (PvP)

Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP).png  Standard-issue Elixir (PvP) Any class frame icon.png ANY 30 Ability 4.5s 5s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP).png  Recuperate (PvP) Any class frame icon.png ANY 30 Ability 2,500 Instant 1s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Restores own HP.
Cure Potency: 15,000
Purify (PvP).png  Purify (PvP) Any class frame icon.png ANY 30 Ability Instant 24s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Deep Freeze, and Miracle of Nature.
Additional Effect: Grants Resilience
Resilience Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify, as well as knockback and draw-in effects
Duration: 3s
Can be used even when under the effect of certain status afflictions.
Guard (PvP).png  Guard (PvP) Any class frame icon.png ANY 30 Ability Instant 30s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects.
Duration: 5s
Movement speed is reduced by 50% for the duration of this effect.
Effect ends upon reuse, using another action, or when the effect duration expires.
Sprint (PvP).png  Sprint (PvP) Any class frame icon.png ANY 30 Ability Instant 1.5s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait Acquired Quest requirement Level Effect
Enhanced Jump.png  Enhanced Jump Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Sworn Upon a Lance 54 Increases the potency of Jump to 320.
Life of the Dragon.png  Life of the Dragon Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 1Quest: Dragon Sound 70 Upgrades Blood of the Dragon to Life of the Dragon.
Life of the Dragon Effect: Increases damage dealt by 15%. Upon successfully landing Geirskogul, grants 3 stacks of Nastrond Ready.
Duration: 20s
Jump Mastery II.png  Jump Mastery Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 74 Upgrades Jump to High Jump.
Lance Mastery I.png  Lance Mastery Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 76 Increases the potency of True Thrust to 230, Vorpal Thrust to 130, Piercing Talon to 200, Enhanced Piercing Talon to 350, and Disembowel to 140.
Duration: 30s
Effect of Draconian Fire ends upon execution of any melee weaponskill.
Upgrades True Thrust to Raiden Thrust while under the effect of Draconian Fire.
Enhanced Coerthan Torment.png  Enhanced Coerthan Torment Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 82 Grants the effect of Draconian Fire after successfully completing a combo with Coerthan Torment.
Duration: 30s
Effect of Draconian Fire ends upon execution of any melee weaponskill.
Upgrades Doom Spike to Draconian Fury while under the effect of Draconian Fire.
Enhanced Winged Glide.png  Enhanced Winged Glide Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 84 Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Winged Glide.
Maximum Charges: 2
Lance Mastery II.png  Lance Mastery II Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 86 Upgrades Full Thrust to Heavens' Thrust and Chaos Thrust to Chaotic Spring. Also increases the potency of Drakesbane to 400.
Enhanced Life Surge.png  Enhanced Life Surge Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 88 Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Life Surge.
Maximum Charges: 2
Lance Mastery III.png  Lance Mastery III Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 90 Increases the potency of Geirskogul to 280 and Nastrond to 720.
Allows for the sharpening of the Firstminds' Focus upon successfully landing Raiden Thrust or Draconian Fury, up to a maximum of 2 units.
Enhanced Dragonfire Dive.png  Enhanced Dragonfire Dive Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 92 Grants Dragon's Flight upon executing Dragonfire Dive.
Duration: 30s
Melee Mastery.png  Melee Mastery Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 94 Increases the potency of Fang and Claw to 140, Wheeling Thrust to 140, Drakesbane to 440, Raiden Thrust to 320, Stardiver to 820, Heavens' Thrust to 140, and Chaotic Spring to 140.
Enhanced Second Wind.png  Enhanced Second Wind Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS
Physical Ranged DPS role.png Physical Ranged DPS
94 Increases the healing potency of Second Wind to 800.
Lance Mastery IV.png  Lance Mastery IV Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 96 Upgrades Vorpal Thrust to Lance Barrage and Disembowel to Spiral Blow.
Enhanced feint2.png  Enhanced Feint Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS 98 Extends the duration of Feint to 15 seconds.
Enhanced Stardiver.png  Enhanced Stardiver Dragoon frame icon.png DRG 100 Grants Starcross Ready upon executing Stardiver.
Duration: 20s
Effect ends when Life of the Dragon expires.

Combos

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

True Thrust.png  True Thrust > Lance Barrage.png  Lance Barrage > Heavens' Thrust.png  Heavens' Thrust > Fang and Claw.png  Fang and Claw > Drakesbane action.png  Drakesbane: Deals damage to a single target. When the player reach level 86 on this job, the action Full Thrust.png  Full Thrust is upgraded to Heavens' Thrust, and upon reaching level 96, Vorpal Thrust.png  Vorpal Thrust is upgraded to Lance Barrage, further increasing combo damage. Wheeling Thrust grants Draconian Fire, changing True Thrust to Raiden Thrust.png  Raiden Thrust.

True Thrust.png  True Thrust > Spiral Blow.png  Spiral Blow > Chaotic Spring.png  Chaotic Spring > Wheeling Thrust.png  Wheeling Thrust > Drakesbane action.png  Drakesbane: Disembowel grants Power Surge, increasing damage dealt by 10% for 30s. Chaotic Spring inflicts a Damage over Time effect for 24s. When the player reach level 86 on this job, the action Chaos Thrust.png  Chaos Thrust is upgraded to Chaotic Spring, and upon reaching level 96, Disembowel.png  Disembowel is upgraded to Spiral Blow, further increasing damage. Fang and Claw grants Draconian Fire, changing True Thrust to Raiden Thrust.png  Raiden Thrust.

Doom Spike.png  Doom Spike > Sonic Thrust.png  Sonic Thrust > Coerthan Torment.png  Coerthan Torment: Hits multiple enemies. Sonic Thrust grants Power Surge. Coerthan Torment grants Draconian Fire, changing Doom Spike to Draconian Fury.png  Draconian Fury.

Note that while Fang and Claw, Wheeling Thrust, and Drakesbane have no combo bonuses, in practice they can be thought of as such.

Job mechanics

Official Lodestone Job Guide (Always up-to-date)

Dragon Gauge is Dragoon's Job Gauge.

Dragon Gauge

Dragon gauge pve6.png

Upon learning the action Geirskogul.png  Geirskogul at Lv. 60, you will be able to view the Dragon Gauge. This timer indicates the duration of Blood of the Dragon, which increases damage dealt by 10%. Using Geirskogul.png  Geirskogul grants Blood of the Dragon.

Dragon gauge pve7.png

Upon learning the trait Life of the Dragon.png  Life of the Dragon at Lv. 70, this timer will now indicate the duration of Life of the Dragon, which increases damage dealt by 15%. Using Geirskogul.png  Geirskogul will instead grant Life of the Dragon, and allows for the execution of more powerful actions such as Nastrond.png  Nastrond and Stardiver.png  Stardiver (acquired at level 80).

Dragon gauge pve8.png

Available after learning Lance Mastery III.png  Lance Mastery III at Lv. 90, using Raiden Thrust.png  Raiden Thrust or Draconian Fury.png  Draconian Fury will sharpen the Firstmind's Focus, up to a maximum of 2 units. Once their focus is fully sharpened, you can execute Wyrmwind Thrust.png  Wyrmwind Thrust.

Simple Mode

Dragon gauge pve simple mode6.png Blood of the Dragon

Dragon gauge pve simple mode7.png Life of the Dragon.png  Life of the Dragon

Dragon gauge pve simple mode8.png Firstminds' Focus


Achievements

This job is associated with the following achievements:

Name Points Task Reward Patch
Strong lance arm iv icon1.png  Strong Lance Arm IV 5 Achieve lancer level 40. - 2.0
Strong lance arm v icon1.png  Strong Lance Arm V 5 Achieve lancer level 50. - 2.0
Strong lance arm vi icon1.png  Strong Lance Arm VI 5 Achieve lancer level 60. - 3.0
Strong lance arm vii icon1.png  Strong Lance Arm VII 5 Achieve lancer level 70. - 4.0
Strong lance arm viii icon1.png  Strong Lance Arm VIII 5 Achieve lancer level 80. - 5.0
Strong lance arm ix icon1.png  Strong Lance Arm IX 5 Achieve lancer level 90. - 6.0
Strong lance arm x icon1.png  Strong Lance Arm X 5 Achieve lancer level 100. - 7.0

Notable Dragoons

Gallery

Lore

Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of Ishgard, few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes.

History

If the legend of Ishgard’s founding is to be believed, it was nigh on a thousand years ago that the dragoon first leapt onto the pages of history. The tale speaks of the death of King Thordan at the talons of the dreadful wyrm Nidhogg, and of how his son, Haldrath, did battle with his father’s slayer to open the path to his people's salvation. He claimed an Eye from his foe ere the great dragon fled the field, and by drawing on the power of this grisly trophy did he gain mystical strength. Thus was born the legacy of the Azure Dragoon, Haldrath’s knowledge and expertise became the inheritance of future generations, and his name was evermore revered as the father of dragoons. The centuries that followed were consumed by the Dragonsong War, a conflict between man and dragon during which many a dragoon has risen to the heights of glory—and yet more who have suffered ignominious defeat. To replenish their elite ranks, soldiers of particular excellence are selected from the Temple Knights to undergo dragon-slayer training, but the graduates of its grueling challenges are few. Of those who do earn the right to be called dragoon, it is tradition that only the strongest amongst them is chosen to wield the power of the Eye and inherit the mantle of the Azure Dragoon.

Equipment

Drachen Armor

A dragoon’s armor. They say that in Ishgard, the value of a thing is measured in rumors. By that reckoning, the smithing secrets of drachen armor is valuable indeed. Some say the tint of the mythril comes from being cooled in dragon blood. Others whisper that the suit is unnaturally light, that drowning knights who should have been dragged under by its weight sped to shore like eels...

Dragonlancer's Armor

Some two centuries ago, a brilliant artisan by the name of Ursulie the Meek abided in the city of Ishgard. Supremely talented despite her tender years, Ursulie was employed by the Holy See’s own armory where she forged the pieces of the Dragonlancer’s Armor. The conservative, high-ranking members of the clergy, however, did not care for its ingeniously sleek design. Refusing to consider the innovations Ursulie had made to assist with a dragoon’s mid-air repositioning, they demanded that she reforge the armor’s appearance to one more closely tailored to traditional tastes. The young artisan eventually tired of the clergy’s close-minded criticisms, and, bundling up both her work and her talents, bade farewell to Ishgard for good.

Gae Bolg

A spear only granted to those elected by the Holy See to serve Ishgard as a dragoon. Chosen for its light weight and great strength, the dragon bone used to craft the spear is reaped from fields of battle by the kin of the glorious dead. No outlander shall know how such a material is worked, but some say that the bone is kept supple in smoking vats of dragon blood.

Brionac

In accordance with the wishes of the Holy See, famed artisan Ursulie the Meek crafted this weapon in the classic style of the earliest Ishgardian lances. Unable to resist making improvements, however, she also blended two different metals in the spearhead to adjust the center of balance, as well as adding other typically brilliant touches to the base design. The dragoon assigned to test the spear was enamored by its perfect equilibrium, but the senior clergy were wroth that the artisan had failed to adhere to traditional forging methods. It was this very incident that is said to have first set a discouraged Ursulie’s feet on the road that would lead her out of Ishgard.

Tricks of the Trade

  • Dragonsong Dive: Unleashing the power of the dragon within, the dragoon leaps upon an enemy with primal savagery. The aether expended during this attack burns with a fierce light, appearing as nothing less than a colossal, cerulean wyrm descending from the heavens.
  • Jump: A dragoon’s signature technique, this attack targets a dragon where it is most vulnerable. Leaping high into the air, the dragoon shifts his posture at the apex of the jump so that the full weight of his body adds power to the plunging thrust.
  • Blood of the Dragon: This technique allows the Azure Dragoon to draw upon the baleful strength bestowed by the Eye. As this act essentially allows a wyrm’s instincts to supplant one’s own, a will of steel is paramount in retaining control of one’s focus.
  • Geirskogul: While a dragoon allows the Blood of the Dragon to burn within her veins, she is able to focus her elevated aether into serpentine blasts of energy. It is said that Geirskogul follows the same principle that dragonkind employ to infuse their breath with arcane destruction.

Heustienne de Vimaroix

  • Race (Clan): Elezen (Wildwood)
  • Gender: Female
  • Age: 23
  • Epithet: Heustienne Truethrust

Orphaned at a young age by the tragedies of war, Heustienne was taken in by the noble house of Brucemont. Seeking to preserve her adoptive family’s proud lineage of dragonslayers, Heustienne entered the Temple Knights, and was eventually accepted into the ranks of the dragoons. Though tireless in her determination and praised for her astounding agility, she was ultimately unsuccessful in her efforts to win the mantle of the Azure Dragoon. Heustienne is nevertheless widely recognized as the order’s second-in-command, and during those frequent occasions when Estinien’s duties take him far from the city’s walls, it is to her that the burden of leadership falls.

Ser Alberic Bale

  • Race (Clan): Hyur (Midlander)
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 44
  • Epithet: Alberic Quickwater

Former bearer of the title of the Azure Dragoon, Ser Alberic presently serves with the Temple Knights. When Nidhogg stirred from slumber two decades past, it was Ser Alberic who sallied forth and forced the great wyrm into retreat. Despite his vaunted prowess, however, the dragoon could feel the Eye gnawing away at his essence day by day, and it was of his own free will that he surrendered its blighted power. He returned to the ranks of the Temple Knights and turned his hand to instruction. To measure his success in the role of mentor, one need only look to the accomplishments of his gifted student, Estinien, the present Azure Dragoon.

The Eye

When Ishgardians speak of the Eye, they refer to the grim trophy that Haldrath, the first Azure Dragoon, speared from the living skull of the great wyrm Nidhogg. It is an artifact of immeasurable power, seething with Nidhogg’s ancient essence and undying rage. The Eye is considered an invaluable national treasure for the strength it provides Ishgard to stand against marauding dragons, and it has spent the greater part of the last thousand years under heavy guard deep within the Holy See.

The Azure Dragoon

This title is bestowed upon the dragoon who has drawn upon the roiling energies of the Eye. While bonding with the artifact grants enormous power, it also exposes the dragonslayer to the will of Nidhogg—a malevolent influence that can be resisted only by the most unyielding of minds. Thus, it is tradition that but one dragoon—the strongest among their number—is selected to embody the tenets of the order. [1]

Dragoon's Panoply

Trueblood Armet

This helm is believed to have been forged when the people of Coerthas lived in harmony with dragonkind. If so, its adornments would have spoken not of the glory of slaying mortal foes, but rather of respect for trusted comrades.

Trueblood Mail

A dragon will undergo a grand metamorphosis at least once during its lifespan, shedding its scales as its body changes. Trueblood mail weds these cast-off scales, with metal plate.

Trueblood Greaves

Astonishing lightness is the mark of armor forged with a dragon’s aid, as these footguards most surely were. The heel is made of soft wood, carved with shallow indentations and studded with rivets to provide added traction in some of Coerthas’s more snowy environs.

Form & Function

Though the drachen armor ministered to Ishgard’s Order of the Knights Dragoon has long been modeled after that worn by Haldrath, the first Azure Dragoon, it would be unwise to suggest naught was done in the following thousand winters to improve its effectiveness in battle. Ishgard’s smiths spent the centuries seeking to find a balance betwixt mobility and protection, and it was their extensive research that led them to a technique for forging, lightweight metal of surpassing strength. By quenching hot mythril in dragon’s blood instead of water, the smiths were able to create a suit of armor that, without sacrificing defense, would enable its wearer to perform the complex aerial maneuvers associated with the dragoon’s fighting style. It was the ending of the Dragonsong War, however, that brought the most significant improvement in Ishgardian armorsmithing with the reemergence of another long-forgotten forging technique: that of smelting ore in dragon flame to imbue its metal with arcane draconic magicks. It seems likely that Haldrath’s armor, crafted in a time of friendship between man and dragon, was created using this technique. [2]

External links

References

  1. Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume I, page 224-225
  2. Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume II, page 229