Dragoon

Lore

"Of all the things that are symbolic of the nation of Ishgard, few are more recognized than the dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes.
Taking to the firmament as though it were an extension of the land, they descend upon the enemy with every onze of their bodies behind the blow. It is this penetrative power that characterizes the dragoon." — Game Description

General Information

Dragoon is a polearm-wielding job that specializes in lances, leaps, and a piercing style of combat. They evolve from the class lancer. It is a melee damage dealing class specializing in single target dps. Dragoons have all the abilities and traits of Lancers. The most important stat for the dragoon is strength, which increases attack power. The level of your Dragoon is equivalent to that of your Lancer.

Requirements

Level 30 Lancer
Completion of Eye of the Dragon

Trainer Locations

NPC	Location	Description
Ywain	Old Gridania (x14,y5)	Job Start for ARR
Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands (x25,y28)	Job Trainer for 30-50
Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands (x25,y28)	Job Start for Heavensward
Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands (x25,y28)	Job Trainer for 52-60
Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands (x25.8,y28.3)	Job Start for Stormblood

Actions

Dragoons use all the Lancer Actions in addition to having their own unique actions for their Job:

As of Final Fantasy XIV's 4.0 expansion Stormblood. There are changes in the skill set available for Dragoon/Lancer, the list of abilities lost are as follows:

Feint
Leg Sweep is a part of the Role Actions.
Invigorate is part of the Role Actions.
Keen Flurry
Phlebotomize
Power Surge
Ring of Thorns

Action	Level	TP Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
Jump	30	0	Instant	30s	20y	0y	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 200 (300 Surged). Returns you to your original position after the attack is made. Cannot be executed while bound.
Elusive Jump	35	0	Instant	180s	15y	0y	Executes a jump to a location 15y behind you, while removing any Heavy or Bind effects. Additional Effect: Reduces enmity.
Spineshatter Dive	40	0	Instant	60s	20y	0y	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 170 (255 Surged). Additional Effect: Stun for 2s. Cannot be executed while bound.
Dragonfire Dive	50	0	Instant	120s	20y	5y	Delivers a jumping fire-based attack with a potency of 250 to all nearby enemies. Cannot be executed while bound.
Battle Litany	52	0	Instant	180s	0y	15y	Increases critical hit rate of self and party members by 15%. Duration 20s.
Blood of the Dragon	54	0	Instant	60s	0y	0y	Increases potency of Jump and Spineshatter Dive by 30% for 15s. Additional Effect: Grants Sharper Fang and Claw or Enhanced Wheeling Thrust for 10s when completing a combo with Chaos Thrust or Full Thrust. These two effects end upon reuse of Blood of the Dragon or using any skill that is not Fang and Claw or Wheeling Thrust.
Fang and Claw	56	60	Instant	2.5s	0y	0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. 290 when executed from a target's flank. Can only be executed while under the effect of both Blood of the Dragon and Sharper Fang and Claw. Additional Effect: Extends Blood of the Dragon duration by 15s to a maximum of 30s.
Wheeling Thrust	58	60	Instant	2.5s	0y	0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. 290 when executed from a target's rear. Can only be executed while under the effect of both Blood of the Dragon and Enhanced Wheeling Thrust. Additional Effect: Extends Blood of the Dragon duration by 15s to a maximum of 30s.
Geirskogul	60	0	Instant	10s	15y	15y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Can only be executed when under the effect of Blood of the Dragon. Additional Effect: Reduces the duration of Blood of the Dragon by 10s.

Role Actions

As of patch 4.0, cross-class actions have been removed in favor of role actions shared by all classes performing a given role. Below are the role actions for this job:

Melee
Action	Icon	Level	Description
Second Wind		8	Instantly restores HP with a base potency of 450, modified by attack power.
Arms Length		12	Creates a barrier delivering Slow +30% to any attackers.
Leg Sweep		16	Attack that stuns the target.
Diversion		20	Reduces enmity generation.
Invigorate		24	Instantly restores 400 TP.
Bloodbath		32	Converts 25% of physical dealt into HP.
Goad		36	Refreshes TP of a single party member.
Feint		40	Attack that adds Slow +20% to the target.
Crutch		44	Removes Bind and Heavy from a party member.
True North		48	Nullifies direction requirements.

PvP Actions

Action	Type	Cost	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
True Thrust (PvP)	weaponskill	-	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack with a potency of 750. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Vorpal Thrust (PvP)	weaponskill	-	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: True Thrust Combo Potency: 1,250 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Full Thrust (PvP)	weaponskill	-	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Vorpal Thrust Combo Potency: 1,750 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fang and Claw (PvP)	weaponskill	-	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Full Thrust Combo Potency: 1,250 Combo Bonus: Strengthens the gaze on your Dragon Gauge by 1 Combo Bonus: Extends Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon duration by 15s to a maximum of 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of either Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Impulse Dive (PvP)	weaponskill	-	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Disembowel (PvP)	weaponskill	-	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Impulse Dive Combo Potency: 1,000 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Chaos Thrust (PvP)	weaponskill	-	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Disembowel Combo Potency: 1,250 Combo Bonus: Damage over time Potency: 200 Duration: 18s Combo Bonus: Increases damage you deal target by 10% Duration: 18s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Wheeling Thrust (PvP)	weaponskill	-	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Chaos Thrust Combo Potency: 1,250 Combo Bonus: Strengthens the gaze on your Dragon Gauge by 1 Combo Bonus: Extends Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon duration by 15s to a maximum of 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of either Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Piercing Talon (PvP)	weaponskill	200 TP	2.3s	??	??	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 500. Potency increases up to 400% the lower the target's HP.
Skewer (PvP)	ability	-	60s	??	??	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Reduces target's attack magic and healing magic potency by 20% Duration: 6s
Jump (PvP)	ability	400 TP	5s	??	??	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 1,250. Returns you to your original position after the attack is made. Additional Effect: Strengthens the gaze on your Dragon Gauge by 1 if under the effect of Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon Cannot be executed while bound.
Spineshatter Dive (PvP)	ability	-	15s	??	??	Delivers a jumping attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: Strengthens the gaze on your Dragon Gauge by 1 if under the effect of Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon Cannot be executed while bound.
Elusive Jump (PvP)	ability	-	30s	??	??	Executes a jump to a location 15 yalms behind you, while removing any Heavy or Bind effects.
Battle Litany (PvP)	ability	-	120s	??	??	Increases critical hit rate of self and nearby party members by 10%. Duration: 10s
Blood of the Dragon (PvP)	ability	-	10s	??	??	Increases potency of Jump and Spineshatter Dive by 50%. Duration: 15s ※Action changes to Geirskogul while under the effect of Blood of the Dragon. ※Action changes to Nastrond while under the effect of Life of the Dragon.
Geirskogul (PvP)	ability	Dragon's Eye (4 units)	10s	??	??	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 2,000 for the first enemy, 25% less for the second, 50% less for the third, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Removes Blood of the Dragon status and all eyes from your Dragon Gauge. Additional Effect: Grants Life of the Dragon Life of the Dragon Bonus: Increases potency of Jump and Spineshatter Dive by 50% Duration: 15s Can only be executed while under the effect of Blood of the Dragon and under the full gaze of the first brood. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Nastrond (PvP)	ability	Dragon's Eye (4 units)	10s	??	??	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 3,000 for the first enemy, 25% less for the second, 50% less for the third, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Removes Life of the Dragon status and all eyes from your Dragon Gauge. Additional Effect: Grants Blood of the Dragon Blood of the Dragon Bonus: Increases potency of Jump and Spineshatter Dive by 50% Duration: 15s Can only be executed while under the effect of Life of the Dragon and under the full gaze of the first brood. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Quests

Quest	Level	NPC	Zone	Coordinates	EXP	Reward
Eye of the Dragon	30	Ywain	Old Gridania	(x14,y5)	7410	,
Lance of Fury	35	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	9020
Unfading Skies	40	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	11270
Double Dragoon	45	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	12420	, , ,
Fatal Seduction	45	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	12420
Into the Dragon's Maw	50	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	0	,
A Relic Reborn (Gae Bolg)	50	Gerolt	North Shroud	(x30,y20)	0
Sky's the Limit	50	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	24000	None
Days of Azure	52	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	26400
Heart of Justice	52	Heustienne	Coerthas Western Highlands	(x26,y20)	26400	None
Sworn Upon a Lance	54	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	31200
Dragoon's Errand	56	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	36000
Sanguine Dragoon	58	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	40800
Dragoon's Fate	60	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25,y28)	0
Friends Through Eternity	60	Alberic	Coerthas Central Highlands	(x25.8,y28.3)	0	-NA-

Job Gauge

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

Dragon Gauge is Dragoon's Job Gauge.

Dragon Gauge

Upon learning the action Geirskogul at Lv. 60, you will be able to view the Dragon Gauge. This timer indicates the duration of Blood of the Dragon, which increases damage dealt by 10%. Using Geirskogul grants Blood of the Dragon.

Upon learning the trait Life of the Dragon at Lv. 70, this timer will now indicate the duration of Life of the Dragon, which increases damage dealt by 15%. Using Geirskogul will instead grant Life of the Dragon, and allows for the execution of more powerful actions such as Nastrond and Stardiver (acquired at level 80).

Available after learning Lance Mastery III at Lv. 90, using Raiden Thrust or Draconian Fury will sharpen the Firstmind's Focus, up to a maximum of 2 units. Once their focus is fully sharpened, you can execute Wyrmwind Thrust.