Black Mage

Black Mage

"In days long past, there existed an occult 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

Black Mage Concept Art

Black Mage is a job that specializes in devastate their enemies through the use of black magic. Black Mage evolves from the class thaumaturge. They are ranged damage dealers with powerful AoE spells and crowd controls. Black Mages 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 atack magic potency. The level of your Black Mage is equivalent to that of your Thaumaturge.

Requirements

• Level 30 Thaumaturge
• Level 15 Archer

Actions

Main article: Black Mage Actions

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

Action	Icon	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 20 and binding enemies that enter for 15s. Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice for 10s or removes Astral Fire.
Apocatastasis		40	0	Instant	120s	30y	0y	Increases a party member's fire, ice and lightning resistances by 30% 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 two physical attacks for 60s.
Flare		50	100% MP	4s	2.5s	25y	9y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 260 to a target and enemies near it. Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III for 10s or removes Umbral Ice.

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

Quests

Level	Quest	Quest-Giver	Rewards
30	Taking the Black	Yayake - Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (x7,y12)	Unlocks Black Mage, Convert
35	You'll Never Go Back	Lalai - Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (x12,y13)	Freeze
40	International Relations	Lalai - Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (x12,y13)	Apocatastasis
45	The Voidgate Breathes Gloomy	Kazagg Chah - Eastern Thanalan (x28,y21)	Manawall
45	The Blood Must Flow	Kazagg Chah - Eastern Thanalan (x28,y21)	Wizard's Gloves, Wizard's Tonban Wizard's Crakows, Wizard's Petasos
50	Always Bet on Black	Kazagg Chah - Eastern Thanalan (x28,y21)	Flare, Wizard's Coat
50	A Relic Reborn	Gerolt - North Shroud (x30,y20)	Stardust Rod (Relic Weapon)