Job Gauge

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

Introduction

Job Gauge refers either to an user interface element first added during Stormblood (patch 4.0) that is used to track Job's specific resources or to resource itself. This includes, but is not limited, to:

• Elements used to track uptime of Job's specific buffs. For example Dark Knight's Darkside or Ninja's Huton.
• Elements used to track numerical value (usually 0 to 100) of available resources. For example Paladin's Shield Oath or Samurai's Kenki.
• Elements used to track number of available stacks (usually 0 to 3) of specific Job Gauge. For example White Mage's lilies or Scholar's Aetherflow.

Multiple resources can be shown in a single UI element, for example Sage's Addersgall gauge shows progress bar for replenishing Addersgall, current amount of Addersgall stacks and current amount of Addersting stacks.

Some gauges can be unevenly split into multiple UI elements, for example Samurai has 3 resources - Sen, Kenki and Meditation stacks. Sen has individual UI element, while Kenki and Meditation stacks share the same UI element.

In PvP, Job Gauges were previously present but have been removed with the PvP job overhaul in patch 6.1.

The Job Gauge Description may be viewed from the "Actions and Traits" window, with a ? button at the bottom of the window.

Simple Job Gauge

Simple Job Gauges are simplified version of the original UI element. They contain same information as the original, but they do not have unnecessary graphical components, like background images or overwhelming animations. Simplified Job Gauges of different Jobs often look very similar if they work on similar basis. For example, simplified version of White Mage's lilies and blood lilies is nearly identical to Sage's Addersgall and Addersting, while their original version are easily distinguishable because of their very distinct graphical design.

Switching between Normal/Simple Modes

You can switch between the normal and simple versions of the Job Gauge display through the individual HUD layout options.

• You will need to be on the job you want to change your Job Gauge.

You can also switch between the two versions using the following text command:

/jobhudmode

If there are more Job Gauges available, assign a number to switch the specific Job Gauge display:

/jobhudmode [number]

For Samurai, Job Gauge 1 is the Kenki gauge, and 2 is the Sen gauge.

If Job has multiple UI elements, you can mix and match them however you want. You can use simplified Kenki gauge while simultaneously use normal Sen gauge or any other combination.

Settings for both styles of Job Gauges are saved on the HUD layouts 1 through 4 individually, so you can switch between all sorts of modes as you like.

Tanks

All Tanks have gauges that change their design to reflect whether they have their respective tank stance active.

Paladin

Oath Gauge:

• Oath is charged by auto-attacks. Auto-attack for Paladin occurs every 2.24 seconds, meaning it takes 44.8 seconds to charge gauge from 0 to 100. The accumulated Oath can then be consumed for Sheltron, Holy Sheltron, Intervention or Cover.
• Whether tank stance Iron Will is active is indicated by golden background picture in normal gauge, or by small symbol on the left of the gauge in simplified version.

Warrior

Beast Gauge:

• Beast gauge charges by using most of the regular weaponskills and by ability Infuriate. Gauge can be spent for heavy hitting attacks like Fell Cleave.
• Whether tank stance Defiance is active is indicated by background picture in normal gauge, or by small symbol on the left of the gauge in simplified version.

Dark Knight

Blood Gauge:

• Charged using weaponskills Souleater or Stalwart Soul. Gauge can be spent on Bloodspiller or Quietus. Using Delirium provides 3 stacks, which can be used for Bloodspiller or Quietus without using up Blood Gauge.

• Whether tank stance Grit is active is indicated by glow and animation of picture on the left side in normal gauge, or by small symbol on the left of the gauge in simplified version.

Darkside Gauge:

• Shows remaining duration of Darkside.
• Shows whether Dark Arts is available.
• Show remaining duration of Living Shadow.

Gunbreaker

Powder Gauge:

• Single Cartridge is gained by finishing basic combo. 3 Cartridges are gained by using Bloodfest (only 2 at lower levels).
• Cartridges can be spent on damage-oriented abilities. Burst Strike and Gnashing Fang cost 1 Cartridge, while Double Down costs 2 Cartridges.
• Whether tank stance Royal Guard is active is indicated by red pulsating symbol, or by small symbol on the left of the gauge in simplified version.

Healers

White Mage

Healing Gauge:

• Every 20 seconds in combat, White Mage will gain a lily and they may hold up to 3 at any time. Lilies can be spent on the spells Afflatus Solace and Afflatus Rapture.
• Each spent lily will give you blood lily. After getting 3 blood lilies, you can execute Afflatus Misery.

Scholar

Aetherflow gauge:

• Scholar gets 3 Aetherflow stacks by using ability Aetherflow or Dissipation. Aetherflow stacks are used for abilities Lustrate, Indomitability, Excogitation, Sacred Soil and Energy Drain.
• Cost of Aetherflow stack can be nullified using Recitation, but only for Indomitability and Excogitation

Faerie gauge:

• Every skill which requires Aetherflow stack to execute also grants 10 Fae Aether, but only under condition that any of your Faerie is also currently summoned.
• Fae Aether is used by Aetherpact, which continuously drains the gauge.

Astrologian

Arcana gauge:

• Using   Astral Draw or   Umbral Draw will each draw four cards, which are displayed on this gauge.
• The actions   Play I,   Play II,   Play III, and   Minor Arcana will turn into the currently drawn cards. Using them will consume the card, causing it to disappear from the gauge.

Sage

Eukrasia:

• Indicates whether you are able to execute special Eukrasian abilities. For example, without Eukrasia active, Diagnosis has only weak healing effect. With Eukrasia active, it changes to Eukrasian Diagnosis, which additionally erects barrier on target.

Addersgall Gauge:

• Addersgall charges passively every 30 seconds, with maximum of 3 stacks. Additionaly, one stack can be gained from ability Rhizomata. Addersgall can be used for healing abilities. Each of those abilities additionally restore 700 MP, meaning that usage of this gauge helps with regaining mana.
• Addersting stack is gained whenever barrier created by Eukrasian Diagnosis is destroyed. Addersting can be used to execute Toxikon and Toxikon II.

Melee DPS

Monk

Master's gauge:

• Tracks how many Beast Chakra the monk has obtained (up to 3).
• Tracks whether Lunar Nadi and Solar Nadi are ontained
• When Beast Chakra are full, can use attacks from   Masterful Blitz depending on how many unique Beast Chakra are obtained.
• When both the Lunar and Solar Nadi are obtained, can use   Tornado Kick (upgrades to   Phantom Rush).

Chakra gauge:

• Tracks how many Chakra the monk has obtained (up to 5).
• When full, can be used on strong attacks such as   The Forbidden Chakra.

Dragoon

Dragon Gauge:

• Tracks stacks of the First Brood's Gaze, which is gained by executing   High Jump (  Jump on lower levels), followed by   Mirage Dive. Once the First Brood's Gaze reaches its maximum level, the Dragoon can execute   Geirskogul to gain Life of the Dragon. While under the this effect, Geirskogul changes to more potent   Nastrond, which can be used every 10 seconds.
• Once the trait   Lance Mastery IV is learned, will track Firstminds' Focus, a stackable resource that is obtained by using   Raiden Thrust or   Draconian Fury. When Firstminds' Focus is maximal (2 stacks), the user can execute   Wyrmwind Thrust.

Ninja

Ninki Gauge:

• Charged by executing weaponskills and by ability Meisui. Can be used for Hellfrog Medium, Bhavacakra, and Bunshin.

Huton gauge:

• Tracks remaining time of Huton. You gain buff by executing Huton mudra and then upkeep it using Armor Crush for single target, or Hakke Mujinsatsu for AoE. Huraijin should be used only as last resort.

Samurai

Kenki gauge:

• Kenki gauge is gained through executing most regular weaponskills or with ability Ikishoten. Kenki can be spent for Hissatsu abilities.
• Meditation gauge requires 3 Meditation stacks in order to execute Shoha or Shoha II. Meditation stacks can be gained by executing Iaijutsu moves, Ogi Namikiri or by ability Meditation.

Sen gauge:

• Tracks the three Sen (Setsu, Getsu, and Ka) that Samurai can acquire by executing combos ending with weaponskills Yukikaze, Gekko and Kasha respectively. Sen allows you to execute Iaijutsu actions. Type of actions depends on current amount of Sen - single Sen for Higanbana, 2 Sen for Tenka Goken and 3 Sen for Midare Setsugekka.

Reaper

Soul Gauge and Shroud Gauge:

• When you learn the trait Soul Gauge, the Soul Gauge will be displayed, indicating the number of Souls you have accumulated. Souls are accumulated upon executing certain weaponskills and by defeating enemies who fall under the effects of Death's Design from the action Shadow of Death. Souls can be used to execute Blood Stalk, Grim Swathe (acquired at level 55), and Gluttony (acquired at level 76).
• Upon learning the trait Shroud Gauge, the Shroud Gauge will be displayed, indicating the number of Shrouds you have accumulated. Shrouds are acquired by executing certain weaponskills, and can be used to execute Enshroud.

Death Gauge:

• When you learn the trait 'Shroud Gauge', the duration of Enshrouded and the stacks of 'Lemure Shroud' will be displayed. 'Lemure Shroud' stacks can be used to execute several actions such as Void Reaping and Communio (acquired at level 90).
• When you learn the trait Enhanced Shroud, Void Shroud will be gained when stacks of Lemure Shroud are used. These can be used to execute several actions such as Lemure's Slice and Lemure's Scythe.

Physical Ranged DPS

Bard

Song gauge:

• Appears whilst singing Mage's Ballad, Army's Paeon, or The Wanderer's Minuet, and displays a timer that tracks the remaining duration of the song.
• Series of musical notes or arrowheads appear when using Army's Paeon or The Wanderer's Minuet respectively. Whenever a Repertoire is triggered (which has random chance every 3 seconds), these symbols will light up, granting the following effects;
  • For each note of Army's Paeon that is lit up, the Bard's weaponskills and spells are cast faster and have shorter recast times, and auto attacks are faster.
  • For each note of The Wanderer's Minuet that is lit up, the potency of the new Pitch Perfect skill is increased.
  • For each note of Mage's Ballad that is lit up, recast time of both Bloodletter and Rain of Death reduces by 7.5 seconds.
• Upon learning the trait   Soul Voice, the Soul Voice Gauge will appear, tracking a 0-100 resource that increases every time Repertoire is triggered. At least 20 Soul Voice is required to use   Apex Arrow, which consumes all gauge upon execution. However, the potency of Apex Arrow is maximized if at least 80 Soul Voice is consumed.
• Upon learning the trait   Minstrel's Coda, the Coda Gauge will appear. Each time a different song is played, its corresponding Coda will be displayed. These are used to execute   Radiant Finale, which requires at least one unique Coda. The potency of Radiant Finale's buff is maximized if all three different Coda are active.

Machinist

Heat Gauge:

• Heat is a resource gained from a basic single-target or AoE combo. The action   Hypercharge requires 50 Heat to use.   Barrel Stabilizer will instantly increase Heat by 50.

Battery Gauge:

• Battery is a resource gained from successfully completing a single-target combo, using   Hot Shot /   Air Anchor, or   Chain Saw. The actions   Rook Autoturret and   Automaton Queen require at least 50 Battery to use and will consume all current Battery. The potency of Rook Autoturret or Automaton Queen's attacks will increase with higher Battery consumption.

Dancer

Step gauge:

• Displays specific dance moves that need to be executed in shown order to successfully complete dance (either Standard Step or Technical Step). If Dancer is currently not in dance mode, gauge shows remaining time of the Standard Finish.

Fourfold Feather:

• Tracks Esprit, which is used to execute Saber Dance.
• Tracks amount of Fourfold Feathers, which are used for Fan Dance and Fan Dance II.

Magical Ranged DPS

Black Mage

Elemental Gauge:

• Tracks level of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice.
• Tracks number of Umbral Hearts (3 gained by casting Blizzard IV or Freeze, 1 with each cast of Umbral Soul). Umbral Hearts reduce the cost of fire spells when in Astral Fire and are spent when casting fire spells (Flare instantly spends all remaining hearts). Losing Enochian removes all Umbral Hearts.
• Enochian timer and status. Enochian is activated whenever Astral Fire or Umbral Ice is entered and is lost when neither Astral Fire or Umbral Ice is active.
• Tracks number of Polyglots (spent to cast Foul or Xenoglossy). Polyglots are gained every 30 seconds Enochian is active or by using Amplifier.
• Tracks charge of Paradox.

Summoner

Aetherflow gauge:

• Tracks Aetherflow resource. Two stacks of Aetherflow are granted from using   Energy Drain (single target) or   Energy Siphon (AoE). One Aetherflow is required to execute the off-global cooldown attacks   Fester (single target) or   Painflare (AoE).

Trance gauge:

• The Trance Gauge has three functions. First, it tracks Arcanum, three different colored jewels. Each one is used to summon a different pet, which will perform a powerful AoE attack and augment the user's spells. Second, it tracks the current duration of   Aethercharge, which later upgrades to   Dreadwyrm Trance, and later still to the combat duration remaining for Demi-Bahamut after learning   Summon Bahamut. Finally, after learning   Summon Phoenix, the gauge will indicate whether the next Demi-Primal summon will be Demi-Bahamut or Demi-Phoenix.

Red Mage

Balance Gauge:

• Tracks current amount of black and white mana
• If the two manas are in great imbalance, crystal on top will start glowing with dominant element, making balancing manas harder.
• When both kinds of mana are charged up, certain melee attacks are Enchanted, and will deal significantly increased damage.
• After executing enchanted melee attack, you gain Mana stack. At 3 stacks, you are able to execute Verflare and Verholy.