Black Mage

"In days long past, there existed an evil clan and arcane art known as black magic—a potent magic of pure destructive force born forth by a sorceress of unparalleled power. Those who learned to wield this instrument of ruin came to be called black mages, out of both fear and respect for their gift. Yet great power served to corrupt the judgment of mortal man, and so he unknowingly set out upon the path of ruin.
Adventurers who take the black will become agents of devastation, capable of annihilating those who oppose them through little more than the force of their will." — Game Description

Black Mage is a job that specializes in devastate their enemies through the use of black magic. Black Mage evolves from the class thaumaturge. Using staves and scepters, Black Mages are ranged damage dealers with powerful AoE spells and crowd controls. They have all the abilities and traits of Thaumaturges. They can also use all the cross-class abilities of arcanist and archer. The most important stat for the black mage is intelligence, which increases attack magic potency. The level of your Black Mage is equivalent to that of your Thaumaturge.

Requirements

Level 30 Thaumaturge
Level 15 Archer
Completion of Main Scenario quest: Sylph-management

Actions

Black Mages use all the Thaumaturge Actions in addition to having their own unique actions for their Job:

Action	Level	MP Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
Convert	30	0	Instant	180s	0y	0y	Sacrifices 20% of maximum HP to restore 30% of MP. Cannot be executed when current HP is lower than 20%.
Freeze	35	532	3.5s	2.5s	25y	5y	Covers a designated area in ice, dealing ice damage with a potency of 100 and binding enemies that enter for 15s. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice for 10s or removes Astral Fire.
Apocatastasis	40	0	Instant	180s	30y	0y	Reduces a party member's magic vulnerability by 20% for 12s. Cannot be reused on an individual for 60s from when the effect wears off. Cannot be cast on self.
Manawall	45	0	Instant	120s	0y	0y	Creates a barrier that nullifies physical damage up to 20% of maximum HP.
Flare	50	100% MP*	4s	2.5s	25y	9y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 260. Nearby enemies take an additive 10% less damage after each target hit up to 50% reduced.
Ley Lines	52	0	Instant	90s	0y	7y	Connects naturally occurring ley lines to create a circle of power which, while standing within it, increases attack speed by 15%. Circle fades upon leaving it. Duration: 30s
Sharpcast	54	0	Instant	60s	0y	0y	Ensures that the next Scathe, Fire, or Thunder spell cast will trigger all additional effects of the respective spell. Duration: 10s
Enochian	56	0	Instant	60s	0y	0y	Increases magic damage dealt by 5%. Also allows the casting of Blizzard IV and Fire IV. Duration: 30s
Blizzard IV	58	884	3s	2.5s	25y	0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 280. Can only be executed while under the effects of both Enochian and Umbral Ice. Additional Effect: Enochian
Fire IV	60	884	3s	2.5s	25y	0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 280. Can only be executed while under the effects of both Enochian and Astral Fire.

Cross Class Actions

Arcanist			Archer
Action	Icon	Level	Action	Icon	Level
Ruin		1	Raging Strikes		4
Physick		4	Hawk's Eye		26
Virus		12	Quelling Strikes		34
Eye for an Eye		34

Cross-Discipline Actions

Botanist			Miner
Action	Icon	Level	Action	Icon	Level
Triangulate		1	Prospect		1
Arbor Call		3	Lay of the Land		3
Arbor Call II		6	Lay of the Land II		6
Truth of Forests		46	Truth of Mountains		46

PvP Actions

Action	Description	Upgrade 1	Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Night Wing	Puts target and enemies near it to sleep for 10s.	Enhanced Night Wing: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.	Enhanced Night Wing II: Extends duration to 15 seconds.
Phantom Dart	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: Reduces target's elemental resistances by 10% for 15s.	Enhanced Phantom Dart: Shortens recast time to 60 seconds.	Enhanced Phantom Dart II: Increases potency to 180.	Enhanced Phantom Dart III: Extends duration to 20 seconds.
Aetheric Burst	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Decreases skill speed of target by 30% for 10s.	Enhanced Aetheric Burst: Shortens recast time to 150 seconds.	Enhanced Aetheric Burst II: Extends duration to 15 seconds.	Enhanced Aetheric Burst III: Increases skill speed reduction to 50%.
Equanimity	Allows casting without interruption by attacks for 10s.	Enhanced Equanimity: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.	Enhanced Equanimity II: Extends duration to 15 seconds.
Mana Draw	Restores 30% of maximum MP.	Enhanced Mana Draw: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.	Enhanced Mana Draw II: Increases MP recovery to 50%.
Purify	Removes all detrimental effects from self or ally. Can be used regardless of status affliction.	Enhanced Purify: Shortens recast time to 150 seconds.

Quests

Quest	Level	NPC	Zone	Coordinates	EXP	Reward
Taking the Black	30	Yayake	Ul'dah - Steps of Nald	(x7,y12)	7410	,
You'll Never Go Back	35	Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x12,y13)	9020
International Relations	40	Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x12,y13)	11270
The Voidgate Breathes Gloomy	45	Kazagg Chah	Eastern Thanalan	(x28,y21)	12420
The Blood Must Flow	45	Kazagg Chah	Eastern Thanalan	(x28,y21)	12420	, , ,
Always Bet on Black	50	Kazagg Chah	Eastern Thanalan	(x28,y21)	0	,
A Relic Reborn (Stardust Rod)	50	Gerolt	North Shroud	(x30,y20)	0
Black Books	50	Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x12,y13)	24000
An Unexpected Journey	52	Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x12,y13)	26400	Ley Lines
A Cunning Plan	54	Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x12,y13)	31200	Sharpcast
???	56	Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x12,y13)	??	????
???	58	Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x12,y13)	??	????
???	60	Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x12,y13)	??	????

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