List of black mage actions

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Blizzard	THM		1	Spell	400	2.5s	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 180. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice or removes Astral Fire Duration: 15s
Fire	THM		2	Spell	800	2.5s	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 180. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire or removes Umbral Ice Duration: 15s Additional Effect: 40% chance next Fire III will cost no MP and have no casting time Duration: 30s
Transpose	THM		4	Ability		Instant	5s	0y 0y	Swaps Astral Fire with a single Umbral Ice or Umbral Ice with a single Astral Fire.
Thunder	THM		6	Spell		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Lightning damage over time Potency: 45 Duration: 24s Additional Effect: Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences. Thunderhead Duration: 30s Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Blizzard II	THM		12	Spell	800	3s	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 80 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice or removes Astral Fire Duration: 15s
Scathe	THM	1	15	Spell	800	Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: 20% chance potency will double
Fire II	THM		18	Spell	1,500	3s	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 80 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire or removes Umbral Ice Duration: 15s
Thunder II	THM		26	Spell		Instant	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 60 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Lightning damage over time Potency: 30 Duration: 18s Additional Effect: Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences. Thunderhead Duration: 30s Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Manaward	THM	1	30	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Creates a barrier that nullifies damage totaling up to 30% of maximum HP. Duration: 20s
Manafont	BLM	1	30	Ability		Instant	100s	0y 0y	Fully restores MP. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants Thunderhead Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants 3 Umbral Hearts Umbral Heart Bonus: Nullifies Astral Fire's MP cost increase for Fire spells Additional Effect: Grants Paradox Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.
Fire III	THM		35	Spell	2,000	3.5s	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 280. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III and removes Umbral Ice Duration: 15s
Blizzard III	BLM	1	35	Spell	800	3.5s	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 280. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice III and removes Astral Fire Duration: 15s
Umbral Soul	BLM		35	Spell		Instant	2.5s	0y 0y	Grants Umbral Ice and 1 Umbral Heart. Additional Effect: Halts the expiration of Umbral Ice Umbral Heart Bonus: Nullifies Astral Fire's MP cost increase for Fire spells and reduces MP cost for Flare by one-third Additional Effect: Restores an amount of MP commensurate with your stacks of Umbral Ice Umbral Ice I: 2,500 MP Umbral Ice II: 5,500 MP Umbral Ice III: 10,000 MP Grants Umbral Ice III and 3 Umbral Hearts, and also restores 10,000 MP when used while outside of combat. Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice.
Freeze	BLM	1	40	Spell	1,000	2.8s	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Grants 3 Umbral Hearts Umbral Heart Bonus: Nullifies Astral Fire's MP cost increase for Fire spells and reduces MP cost for Flare by one-third Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice.
Thunder III	BLM	1	45	Spell		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 120. Additional Effect: Lightning damage over time Potency: 50 Duration: 27s Additional Effect: Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences. Thunderhead Duration: 30 Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Aetherial Manipulation	THM		50	Ability		Instant	10s	25y 0y	Rush to a target party member's side. Unable to cast if bound.
Flare	BLM	1	50	Spell	10,000	3s	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals fire damage to a target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 240 for the first enemy, and 30% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants 3 stacks of Astral Soul Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.
Ley Lines	BLM	1	52	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 3y	Connects naturally occurring ley lines to create a circle of power which, while standing within it, reduces spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 15%. Duration: 30s Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while under the effect of Ley Lines.
Blizzard IV	BLM	1	58	Spell	800	2.5s	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 320. Additional Effect: Grants 3 Umbral Hearts Umbral Heart Bonus: Nullifies Astral Fire's MP cost increase for Fire spells and reduces MP cost for Flare by one-third Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice.
Fire IV	BLM	1	60	Spell	800	2.8s	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 320. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Soul Effect ends when Astral Fire expires. Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.
Between the Lines	BLM		62	Ability		Instant	3s	25y 0y	Move instantly to Ley Lines drawn by you. Cannot be executed while bound.
Thunder IV	BLM		64	Spell		Instant	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 80 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Lightning damage over time Potency: 35 Duration: 21s Additional Effect: Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences. Thunderhead Duration: 30 Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Triplecast	BLM		66	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 0y	The next three spells will require no cast time. Duration: 15s Maximum Charges: 2
Foul	BLM	1	70	Spell		Instant	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Polyglot Cost: 1
Despair	BLM		72	Spell	All	Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 350. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III Duration: 15s Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.
Xenoglossy	BLM		80	Spell		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 880. Polyglot Cost: 1
High Fire II	BLM		82	Spell	1,500	3s	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III and removes Umbral Ice Duration: 15s
High Blizzard II	BLM		82	Spell	800	3s	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it. Grants Umbral Ice III and removes Astral Fire Duration: 15s
Amplifier	BLM		86	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Grants Polyglot. Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice.
Paradox	BLM		90	Spell	1,600	Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 520. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants Firestarter Firestarter Effect: Next Fire III will require no time to cast and cost no MP Duration: 30s Umbral Ice Bonus: Requires no MP to cast and grants Umbral Ice Duration: 15s Can only be executed while under the effect of Paradox. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Fire and Blizzard change to Paradox when requirements for execution are met.
High Thunder	BLM		92	Spell		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: Lightning damage over time Potency: 60 Duration: 30s Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences. Thunderhead Duration: 30s Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
High Thunder II	BLM		92	Spell		Instant	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Lightning damage over time Potency: 40 Duration: 24s Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences. Thunderhead Duration: 30s Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Retrace	BLM	1	96	Ability		Instant	40s	0y 3y	Weave ley lines anew, setting your circle of power at a new location. Can only be executed while under the effect of Ley Lines.
Flare Star	BLM		100	Spell		3s	2.5s	25y 5y	Deals fire damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 400 for the first enemy, and 65% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed when the Astral Gauge is full.

Limit Breaks (PvE)

See also: Limit Break

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Skyshard	Magical Ranged DPS	1	Limit Break Level 1		2s	Instant	25y 5y	Deals 60% the damage of Braver to all enemies in a circular area.
Starstorm	Magical Ranged DPS	1	Limit Break Level 2		3s	Instant	25y 10y	Deals 130% the damage of Braver to all enemies in a circular area.
Meteor	THM	1	Limit Break Level 3		4.5s	Instant	25y 15y	Deals 210% the damage of Braver to all enemies in a circular area.

Magic Ranged DPS role actions (PvE)

See also: Role actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Addle	Magical Ranged DPS	8	Ability		Instant	90s	25y 0y	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 5% and magic damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 15s
Sleep	Magical Ranged DPS	10	Spell	800	2.5s	2.5s	30y 5y	Puts target and all nearby enemies to sleep. Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution.
Lucid Dreaming	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	14	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 0y	Gradually restores own MP. Potency: 55 Duration: 21s
Swiftcast	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	18	Ability		Instant	40s	0y 0y	Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s
Surecast	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	44	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Spells can be cast without interruption. Additional Effect: Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 6s

PvP actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Fire (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		1.32s	2.2s	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 6,000. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Umbral Ice. Additional Effect: Grants Paradox Duration: 15s ※Action changes to Fire III upon execution.
Blizzard (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	2.2s	25y 0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 4,500. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Astral Fire. Additional Effect: Grants Paradox Duration: 15s ※Action changes to Blizzard III upon execution.
Burst (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	20s	0y 5y	Deals lightning damage to all nearby enemies with a potency of 12,000. Additional Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 12,000 potency. Duration: 10s This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Paradox (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	2.2s	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 9,000. Additional Effect: Increases your stacks of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice to maximum Duration: 15s Can only be executed while under the effect of Paradox. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Xenoglossy (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	16s	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 12,000. Additional Effect: Absorbs 50% of damage dealt as HP Potency is reduced to 8,000 when your HP is below 50%, but absorbs 200% of damage dealt as HP. Maximum Charges: 2 This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Lethargy (PvP)	BLM		30	Ability		Instant	16s	25y 0y	Lowers target's damage dealt by 25%. Duration: 4s Additional Effect: Heavy +75% Duration: 4s
Aetherial Manipulation (PvP)	BLM		30	Ability		Instant	8s	25y 0y	Rush to a targeted enemy's or party member's location. Cannot be executed while bound.
Elemental Weave (PvP)	BLM		30	Ability		Instant	20s	0y 0y	Changes to Wreath of Fire while under the effect of Astral Fire, or Wreath of Ice while under the effect of Umbral Ice.
Fire III (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		1.32s	2.2s	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 8,000. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire II Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Umbral Ice. Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire. ※Action changes to Fire IV upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fire IV (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		1.32s	2.2s	25y 0y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 10,000. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Umbral Ice. Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire II ※Action changes to High Fire II upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
High Fire II (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		1.32s	2.2s	25y 5y	Deals fire damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 12,000 for the first enemy, and 8,000 for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Umbral Ice Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire III. ※Action changes to Fire III upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Flare (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		1.32s	2.2s	25y 5y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Umbral Ice. Can only be executed while under the effect of Soul Resonance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Blizzard III (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	2.2s	25y 0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 6,000. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice II Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Umbral Fire. Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Ice. ※Action changes to Blizzard IV upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Blizzard IV (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	2.2s	25y 0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 7,500. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice III Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Astral Fire. Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice II. ※Action changes to High Blizzard II upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
High Blizzard II (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	2.2s	25y 5y	Deals ice damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 9,000 for the first enemy, and 6,000 for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Astral Fire. Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice III. ※Action changes to Blizzard III upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Freeze (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	2.2s	25y 5y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 9,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice III Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Astral Fire. Can only be executed while under the effect of Soul Resonance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Wreath of Fire (PvP)	BLM		30	Ability		Instant	20s	0y 0y	Grants Wreath of Fire. Wreath of Fire Effect: Deals additional fire damage with a potency of 4,500 to target and all enemies within 5 yalms when casting spells Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage. Duration: 10s Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Wreath of Ice (PvP)	BLM		30	Ability		Instant	20s	0y 0y	Grants Wreath of Ice. Wreath of Ice Effect: Reduces damage taken by 20% and delivers an ice attack with a potency of 3,000 every time you suffer damage Duration: 10s Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Flare Star (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		1.32s	2.2s	25y 5y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 18,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 4,000 Duration: 9s Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire and Elemental Star. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Frost Star (PvP)	BLM		30	Spell		Instant	2.2s	25y 5y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Deep Freeze Deep Freeze Effect: Target is temporarily unable to act Duration: 3s Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice and Elemental Star. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Limit Break (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Soul Resonance (PvP)	BLM	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	0y 0y	Grants 5 stacks of Soul Resonance, upgrading Fire to Flare and Blizzard to Freeze. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Elemental Star Elemental Star Effect: Action changes to Flare Star while under the effect of Astral Fire, or Frost Star while under the effect of Umbral Ice Duration: 30s Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 60s

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.

See also

• List of thaumaturge actions

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