Dark Knight

Introduction

“

The pious Ishgardian clergy guide the flock, and the devout knights protect the weak. Yet even the holiest of men succumb to the darkest of temptations.

None dare to administer justice to these sacrosanct elite residing outside the reach of the law. Who, then, defends the feeble from the transgressions of those meant to guide and protect them?

A valiant few take up arms to defend the downtrodden, and not even the holy priests and knights can escape their judgment. Pariahs in their own land, they are known by many as “dark knights.”

These sentinels bear no shields declaring their allegiance. Instead, their greatswords act as beacons to guide the meek through darkness.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Dark Knight

Dark Knights are sentinels of justice who allowed darkness to embody their resolve. These dark, yet valiant knights bask in the darkness to empower themselves seeking to deliver justice and protection to the people of Ishgard.

General information

Guild

The Dark Knight's advancement is through an NPC in The Forgotten Knight inn, located in The Pillars (x13, y8). This job starts at level 30.

Unlock

Dark Knight is a job introduced in Heavensward, featuring a dark-themed tank wielding a greatsword. It has a few requirements in order to be unlocked:

• Prerequisite: The player must have purchased the Heavensward expansion, and must have completed all of the Seventh Astral Era Quests up to Before the Dawn in order to unlock the city of Ishgard.
• Quest: Speak to the Ishgardian Citizen in The Pillars (x13.2,y8.8) to obtain the quest Our End.

Equipment

The dark knight is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Fending." They use greatswords as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the dark knight:

• Blacksmith — Greatswords.
• Armorer — Fending armor.
• Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
A Dark Spectacle		50	Ishgardian Citizen
Our End		50	Ishgardian Citizen	Dark Knight Dark Knight (Simple) Adventurer Plate	1   Soul of the Dark Knight 1   Steel Claymore 1   Steel Cuirass 1   Padded Velveteen Trousers
Ishgardian Justice		30	Fray	Flood of Darkness
The Voice in the Abyss		35	Fray	Blood Weapon
Heroic Reprise		40	Fray	Edge of Darkness
Declaration of Blood		45	Fray
Our Answer		50	Fray	Living Dead   A Dark Day's Knight I Dark Knight - Part 1	1   Dark Knight's Armor Coffer (IL 90)
The Wages of Mercy		50	Unflinching Temple Knight
The Knight and the Maiden Fair		52	Sidurgu	Salted Earth
Kindred Spirits		54	Sidurgu	Shadowstride
Original Sins		56	Sidurgu	Abyssal Drain
The Flame in the Abyss		58	Sidurgu
Absolution		60	Sidurgu	Carve and Spit   A Dark Day's Knight II Dark Knight - Part 2	1   Chaos Armor Coffer (IL 210)
In Memories We Walked		60	Sidurgu
The Widow and Her Love		63	Sidurgu
The Orphans and the Broken Blade		65	Sidurgu
We Can Never Go Home		68	Myste
Our Compromise		70	Sidurgu	The Blackest Night   A Dark Day's Knight III Dark Knight - Part 3	1   Abyss Armor Coffer (IL 290)
Our Closure		80	Sidurgu	A Dark Day's Knight IV Dark Knight - Part 4	1   Battledance Materia VII 1   Savage Aim Materia VII 1   Savage Might Materia VII

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Hard Slash	DRK		1	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300.
Syphon Strike	DRK		2	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240. Combo Action: Hard Slash Combo Potency: 380 Combo Bonus: Restores MP
Unleash	DRK		6	Spell		Instant	2.5s	0y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increased enmity
Grit	DRK		10	Ability		Instant	2s	0y 0y	Significantly increases enmity generation. Effect ends upon reuse.
Release Grit	DRK		10	Ability		Instant	1s	0y 0y	Cancels the effect of Grit.
Unmend	DRK		15	Spell		Instant	2.5s	20y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Additional Effect: Reduces the recast time of Shadowstride by 5 seconds
Souleater	DRK		26	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260. Combo Action: Syphon Strike Combo Potency: 480 Combo Bonus: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 300 Combo Bonus: Increases Blood Gauge by 20
Flood of Darkness	DRK	1	30	Ability	3,000	Instant	1s	10y 10y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10% Duration: 30s Extends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s. Shares a recast timer with Edge of Darkness.
Blood Weapon	DRK	1	35	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 0y	Grants 3 stacks of Blood Weapon, each stack increasing Blood Gauge by 10 and restoring MP upon landing weaponskills or spells. Duration: 15s Effect does not stack when hitting multiple targets with a single attack.
Shadow Wall	DRK		38	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 30%. Duration: 15s
Stalwart Soul	DRK		40	Spell		Instant	2.5s	0y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Combo Action: Unleash Combo Potency: 160 Combo Bonus: Restores MP Combo Bonus: Increases Blood Gauge by 20
Edge of Darkness	DRK	1	40	Ability	3,000	Instant	1s	3y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300. Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10% Duration: 30s Extends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s. Shares a recast timer with Flood of Darkness.
Dark Mind	DRK		45	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 0y	Reduces physical damage taken by 10% and magic damage taken by 20%. Duration: 10s
Living Dead	DRK	1	50	Ability		Instant	300s	0y 0y	Grants the effect of Living Dead. When HP is reduced to 0 while under the effect of Living Dead, instead of becoming KO'd, your status will change to Walking Dead. Living Dead Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Restores HP with each weaponskill successfully delivered or spell cast Cure Potency: 1,500 While under the effect of Walking Dead, most attacks will not lower your HP below 1. If, before the Walking Dead timer runs out, an amount of HP totaling your maximum HP is restored, the effect will change to Undead Rebirth. If this amount is not restored, you will be KO'd. Walking Dead Duration: 10s While under the effect of Undead Rebirth, most attacks will not lower your HP below 1. Undead Rebirth Duration: Time remaining on Walking Dead
Salted Earth	DRK	1	52	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 5y	Creates a patch of salted earth at your feet, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 50 to any enemies who enter. Duration: 15s
Shadowstride	DRK	1	54	Ability		Instant	30s	20y 0y	Rush to a targeted enemy's location. Additional Effect: Increased enmity Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.
Abyssal Drain	DRK	1	56	Ability		Instant	60s	20y 5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 240 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 500 Additional Effect: Restores MP Shares a recast timer with Carve and Spit.
Carve and Spit	DRK	1	60	Ability		Instant	60s	3y 0y	Delivers a threefold attack with a potency of 540. Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 500 Additional Effect: Restores MP Shares a recast timer with Abyssal Drain.
Bloodspiller	DRK		62	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600. Blood Gauge Cost: 50
Quietus	DRK		64	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240 to all nearby enemies. Blood Gauge Cost: 50
Dark Missionary	DRK		66	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 30y	Reduces physical damage taken by 5% and magic damage taken by 10% for self and nearby party members. Duration: 15s
Delirium	DRK		68	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 0y	Grants 3 stacks of Delirium and Blood Weapon. Delirium Effect: Changes Bloodspiller to Scarlet Delirium and Quietus to Impalement. Duration: 15s Blood Weapon Effect: Each stack increases Blood Gauge by 10 and restores MP upon landing weaponskills or spells. Duration: 15s Effect does not stack when hitting multiple targets with a single attack.
The Blackest Night	DRK	1	70	Ability	3,000	Instant	15s	30y 0y	Creates a barrier around target that absorbs damage totaling 25% of target's maximum HP. Duration: 7s Grants Dark Arts when barrier is completely absorbed. Dark Arts Effect: Consume Dark Arts instead of MP to execute Edge of Shadow or Flood of Shadow
Flood of Shadow	DRK		74	Ability	3,000	Instant	1s	10y 10y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 160 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10% Duration: 30s Extends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s. Shares a recast timer with Edge of Shadow.
Edge of Shadow	DRK		74	Ability	3,000	Instant	1s	3y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 460. Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10% Duration: 30s Extends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s. Shares a recast timer with Flood of Shadow.
Living Shadow	DRK		80	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Conjure a simulacrum of your darkside to fight alongside you. Duration: 20s. Additional Effect: Grants Scorn Duration: 30s Simulacrum Attack Potency: 420 Additional Effect: Simulacrum is able to execute Shadowbringer and Disesteem. Shadowbringer Potency: 570 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. Disesteem Potency: 620 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.
Oblation	DRK		82	Ability		Instant	60s	30y 0y	Reduces damage taken by a party member or self by 10%. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2
Salt and Darkness	DRK		86	Ability		Instant	20s	0y 0y	All enemies standing in the corrupted patch of Salted Earth take additional unaspected damage with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Shadowbringer	DRK		90	Ability		Instant	60s	10y 10y	Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be executed while under the effect of Darkside.
Shadowed Vigil	DRK		92	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 40%. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants Vigilant Duration: 20s Vigilant Effect: Restores HP when HP falls below 50% or upon effect duration expiration Cure Potency: 1,200
Scarlet Delirium	DRK		96	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 620. Can only be executed while under the effect of Delirium. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Bloodspiller changes to Scarlet Delirium while under the effect of Delirium.
Comeuppance	DRK		96	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 720. Combo Action: Scarlet Delirium Can only be executed while under the effect of Delirium. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Scarlet Delirium changes to Comeuppance when requirements for execution are met.
Torcleaver	DRK		96	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 820. Combo Action: Comeuppance Can only be executed while under the effect of Delirium. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Comeuppance changes to Torcleaver when requirements for execution are met.
Impalement	DRK		96	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 320 to all nearby enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Delirium. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Quietus changes to Impalement when requirements for execution are met.
Disesteem	DRK		100	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	10y 10y	Deals physical damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 1,000 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while Scorn is active.

Limit Breaks (PvE)

See also: Limit Break

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Shield Wall	Tank	1	Limit Break Level 1		Instant	Instant	0y 50y	Reduces damage taken by all party members by 20%.
Stronghold	Tank	1	Limit Break Level 2		Instant	Instant	0y 50y	Reduces damage taken by all party members by 40%.
Dark Force	DRK	1	Limit Break Level 3		Instant	Instant	0y 50y	Reduces damage taken by all party members by 80%.

Tank role actions (PvE)

See also: Role actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Rampart	Tank	8	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Additional Effect: Increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15% Duration: 20s
Low Blow	Tank	12	Ability		Instant	25s	3y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 5s
Provoke	Tank	15	Ability		Instant	30s	25y 0y	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity.
Interject	Tank	18	Ability		Instant	30s	3y 0y	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Reprisal	Tank	22	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 5y	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%. Duration: 15s
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
Shirk	Tank	48	Ability		Instant	120s	25y 0y	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

PvP actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Hard Slash (PvP)	DRK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Syphon Strike (PvP)	DRK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000. Combo action: Hard Slash ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Souleater (PvP)	DRK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,000. Combo Action: Syphon Strike Combo bonus: Converts 100% of damage dealt into HP ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Impalement (PvP)	DRK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	16s	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000 to all nearby enemies. Potency increases up to 12,000 as your HP decreases. Additional Effect: Absorbs 100% of damage dealt as HP This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Shadowbringer (PvP)	DRK		30	Instant		Instant	1s	10y 10y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Consumes 12,000 HP when executed. Additional Effect: Grants Blackblood. Duration: 10s Cannot be executed when current HP is lower than 20% ※Souleater Combo changes to Scarlet Delirium while under the effect of Blackblood. ※Souleater Combo changes to Comeuppance while under the effect of Comeuppance Ready. ※Souleater Combo changes to Torcleaver while under the effect of Torcleaver Ready.
Plunge (PvP)	DRK		30	Ability		Instant	12s	20y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000. Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Sole Survivor Sole Survivor Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing actions by 20% Duration: 12s If that target should be KO'd in battle before Sole Survivor expires, your HP and MP will be restored by 20%, and the recast time of Plunge will be reset. Cannot be executed while bound.
The Blackest Night (PvP)	DRK		30	Ability		Instant	16s	30y 0y	Creates a barrier around self or target party member that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 8,000 potency. Duration: 8s Grants Dark Arts when barrier is completely absorbed. Duration: 15s Dark Arts Effect: Consume Dark Arts instead of HP to execute Shadowbringer Maximum Charges: 2
Salted Earth (PvP)	DRK		30	Ability		Instant	28s	0y 10y	Instantly draws nearby enemies to your side, and creates a patch of salted earth at your feet, dealing unaspected damage over time to any enemies inside. Potency: 4,000 Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Gradually restores your HP and reduces damage taken by 20% while standing in the patch of salted earth. Cure Potency: 4,000 ※Action changes to Salt and Darkness while Salted Earth is active.
Scarlet Delirium (PvP)	DRK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000. Potency increases up to 12,000 as your HP decreases. Additional Effect: Grants Comeuppance Ready Can only be executed while under the effect of Blackblood. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Comeuppance (PvP)	DRK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,000. Potency increases up to 14,000 as your HP decreases. Additional Effect: Grants Torcleaver Ready Can only be executed while under the effect of Blackblood and Comeuppance Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Torcleaver (PvP)	DRK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000. Potency increases up to 16,000 as your HP decreases. Can only be executed while under the effect of Blackblood and Torcleaver Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Salt and Darkness (PvP)	DRK		30	Ability		Instant	10s	0y 0y	All enemies standing in the corrupted patch of Salted Earth take additional unaspected damage with a potency of 4,000. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 2s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Disesteem (PvP)	DRK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	10y 10y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 12,000 to all enemies in a straight line. Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage. Can only be executed while under the effect of Scorn. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Limit Break (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Eventide (PvP)	DRK	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	0y 30y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before and behind you. Potency increases up to 16,000 as HP nears maximum. HP is reduced to 1 upon execution. Additional Effect: Grants Undead Redemption Undead Redemption Effect: Most attacks cannot reduce your HP to less than 1, and you absorb 100% of weaponskill damage dealt as HP Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Blackblood Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Scorn Duration: 15s Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 105s ※Action changes to Disesteem while under the effect of Scorn. ※Souleater Combo changes to Scarlet Delirium while under the effect of Blackblood. ※Souleater Combo changes to Comeuppance while under the effect of Comeuppance Ready. ※Souleater Combo changes to Torcleaver while under the effect of Torcleaver Ready.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	0y 0y	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000
Purify (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	24s	0y 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)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	0y 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)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	1.5s	0y 0y	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Tank actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Rampart	Tank	8	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Additional Effect: Increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15% Duration: 20s
Low Blow	Tank	12	Ability		Instant	25s	3y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 5s
Provoke	Tank	15	Ability		Instant	30s	25y 0y	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity.
Interject	Tank	18	Ability		Instant	30s	3y 0y	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Reprisal	Tank	22	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 5y	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%. Duration: 15s
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
Shirk	Tank	48	Ability		Instant	120s	25y 0y	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Tank Mastery	GLA PLD MRD WAR DRK GNB		1	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Furthermore, grants a bonus to maximum HP is granted based on your vitality attribute, and a bonus to damage dealt based on your strength attribute.
Blackblood	DRK		62	Allows for Blood Gauge accumulation upon the landing of certain actions.
Enhanced Blackblood	DRK		66	Allows for Blood Gauge accumulation upon the landing of any weaponskill or spell while under the effect of Blood Weapon.
Blood Weapon Mastery	DRK		68	Upgrades Blood Weapon to Delirium.
Darkside Mastery	DRK		74	Upgrades Flood of Darkness and Edge of Darkness to Flood of Shadow and Edge of Shadow respectively.
Enhanced Unmend	DRK		84	Reduces recast time of Shadowstride by 5 seconds when executing Unmend on most targets.
Melee Mastery	DRK		84	Increases the potency of Hard Slash to 180, Syphon Strike to 120, and Souleater to 140.
Enhanced Living Shadow	DRK		88	Increases the potency of attacks dealt by your simulacrum to 420.
Enhanced Living Shadow II	DRK		90	Upgrades Flood of Shadow executed by your simulacrum to Shadowbringer, which delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before it with a potency of 570 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.
Shadow Wall Mastery	DRK		92	Upgrades Shadow Wall to Shadowed Vigil.
Melee Mastery II	DRK		94	Increases the potency of Hard Slash to 300, Syphon Strike to 240, Souleater to 260, Stalwart Soul to 120, Carve and Spit to 540, Bloodspiller to 580, and Quietus to 240.
Enhanced Rampart	Tank		94	Adds an additional effect to Rampart that increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15%.
Enhanced Delirium	DRK		96	Upgrades Bloodspiller and Quietus to Scarlet Delirium and Impalement respectively.
Enhanced Reprisal	Tank		98	Extends the duration of Reprisal to 15 seconds.
Enhanced Living Shadow III	DRK		100	Grants the effect of Scorn after executing Living Shadow. Duration: 30s Additionally upgrades Carve and Spit executed by your simulacrum to Disesteem, which delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before it with a potency of 620 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.

Job mechanics

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

Blood & Darkside Gauge is Dark Knight's Job Gauge.

Blood Gauge

Upon learning the action   Grit (tank stance) at level 10, a symbol will appear on the screen indicating when it is in effect. Grit increases enmity gained from using other actions.

Upon learning the trait   Blackblood, the symbol which indicates the use of   Grit will change to also display the Blood Gauge.

The Blood Gauge displays the amount of Blackblood a dark knight has accumulated, which can be used to execute actions such as   Bloodspiller and   Quietus.

Simple Mode

  Grit (Active)

Darkside Gauge

Upon learning the action   Flood of Darkness, an additional gauge will be displayed, indicating the remaining duration of Darkside.

Darkside increases damage dealt, and its duration can be extended by using actions   Flood of Darkness and   Edge of Darkness.

Upon learning the action   The Blackest Night, an icon indicating the effect of Dark Arts will be displayed on the Darkside Gauge.

Dark Arts is granted when the barrier created by   The Blackest Night is completely absorbed. It can then be used to execute   Flood of Darkness or   Edge of Darkness without MP cost.

Upon learning the action   Living Shadow, you can conjure a simulacrum to fight alongside you. Its duration will be displayed alongisde the Darkside Gauge.

Simple Mode

Darkside

Dark Arts

  Living Shadow

Gallery

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  Concept Art

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  Dark Knight Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.

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  Dark Knight Artifact Armor in 5.0 Shadowbringers.

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See also

• Dark Knight Guide
• Dark Knight Endgame Rotations
• Dark Knight Macros

External links

• FinalFantasyXIV.com Dark Knight on the official website.

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