Skills used in cross-class slots are just as effective as when they are on their original class however, they may not perform just as well because of two main reasons. Cross-class skills scale in power based on the level of the class it is equipped on. Other restrictions may also apply such as requiring a shield or a melee weapon. Many skills are also restricted by their discipline type (for example, all offensive spells require that you are a Disciple of Magic, and most Disciple of the Hand and Land skills cannot be used with Disciples of Magic or War). Many, but not all, usable skills earned in the first 34 levels of other classes can be slotted however, most skills earned above level 34 are class exclusive (cannot be used in cross-class slots). This gives you a lot of flexibility and encourages you to try out other classes. At max level (50), you will have 10 cross class slots. You never have to use cross class slots for abilities from your current class you always have access to all of them. In every individual class at level 5 and every 5 level after that, you unlock one slot where you can put in an ability from another class that you have unlocked through leveling it. Disciples of the Land's classes are Botanist (hatchets), Fisher (Fishing rods) and Miner (pickaxes). Disciples of the Hand's classes are Alchemist (Alembics), Armorer (Raising Hammers), Blacksmith (Cross-pein Hammers), Carpenter (Handsaws), Cullinarian (skillets), Goldsmith (chaser hammers), Leatherworker (Headknives) and Weaver (Needles). A disciple of the hand could easily level from 1-50 without ever touching an enemy simply through crafting and it's associated quests along with the use of the in game auction house while a Disciple of the Land gains access to abilities that let them stealth past enemies so that they can gather resources from anywhere even if they are completely incapable of fighting. They level up as can be expected of any other MMO, through killing, FATEs (field events) and completing quests (which mostly involve killing stuff).ĭisciples of the Hand (crafters) and Disciples of the Land (gatherers) also have their own classes so they need to level from 1-50 just as any Disciple of War or Disciple of Magic however, they do not gain their experience through battle, but rather, through crafting, gathering, and special non-combat quests. These classes are what you will be using when fighting enemies. Disciples of Magic's classes are Arcanist (Books, pet based offensive spellcasting with healing if scholar job is used), Conjurer (Wands, support and offensive spellcasting), and Thaumaturge (Staves, debuffs and offensive spellcasting). Disciple of War's classes are Archer (bow, ranged dps), Gladiator (sword, melee tank), Lancer (spear, mid-ranged melee DPS), Marauder (Two-handed axe, heavy melee DPS), and Pugilist (Claws and knuckles, avoidance/elemental melee DPS). Your base stats change depending on your current class and level.Įach disciple type has classes inside of them and these are what you will be leveling for the entire game. If you change back to a Marauder, you go back to level 35 and continue leveling it from where you left off. If you level a Marauder to 35 and then decide to try healing as a Conjurer, just change your weapon to a wand and you will be set back to level 1 to start leveling as the new class.

You must also talk to a different NPC once for each class to unlock it (the NPC is always the head of NPC guild for the class found in one of the 3 capital cities). You must finish the initial tutorial quest line before you can change jobs (the level 10 tutorial quest allows you to change class but it is not practical to collect all the classes until you unlock airship travel from the level 15 story quest). To change your class, simply equip the weapon / tool specific to the class you want to become anytime you are NOT in combat. Disciples have no levels and cannot progress in any way, they are nothing more than descriptive headings.Įach class can be leveled from 1 to 50, but unlike many other games, a single character can level up as many classes as they wish. They are Disciples of War (using physical weapons for battle), Disciples of Magic (using magic for battle), Disciples of the Land (gathering), and Disciples of the Hand (crafting). Disciple types in FFXIV are nothing more than general headings for the 4 different methods to do anything in game.

If you see any mistakes or have anything to add, please let me know.įirst and foremost, you must understand the difference between disciples, classes and jobs else get confused. I need to make a bunch of corrections and edit this some more, but this is what I have so far. Since there is a a lot of confusion about how the class system works in FFXIV: ARR, I decided to write this guide to clear up matters.

Ff14 level 10 class marauder