Arcanist

"Adepts of the art of arcanum derive their might from symbols of power born of geometric techniques hailing from across the southern seas. Held within occult grimoires, these symbols lend shape to the arcanist's aether, thereby allowing him to produce myriad powerful spells.
Using the selfsame symbols to unlock the latent power contained within gemstones, arcanists are also able to summon forth the familiar known as Carbuncle to carry out their bidding." — Game Description

Arcanist Concept Art

Left: Arcanist with Carbuncle

Arcanist is a Disciple of Magic class capable of summoning carbuncle as his or her companion. Using books as their weapons, Arcanists specialize in damage over time or DoT spells. The Arcanist's Guild is in the marine city of Limsa Lominsa. If you choose arcanist as your first class, you will start off in the city of Limsa Lominsa. At level 30, Arcanist can acquire the jobs Summoner, the DPS, and Scholar, the healer.

Class Overview

The roots of arcanima can be traced back to the esoteric calculations practiced by the people of the south sea isles. It was their efforts to express the nature of aether in mathematical terms that gave rise to the exacting science that we practice today. These definitive formalas are represented by "arcane geometries"--patterns that allow arcanists to manipulate aetheric energy and produce specific effects. The ability to shape this energy also allow practitioners to manifest arcane entities known collectively as "Carbuncle." This is perhaps the most defining power attributed to the art of arcanima.

—Thubyrgeim

Play Style

The Arcanist is a class with powerful damage-over-time (DOT) and debuffing abilities. The emerald carbuncle, called forth by Summon, is a spell casting, damage dealing pet; while the topaz carbuncle, invoked by Summon II, is a mighty tanking pet. The most important stat for the arcanist is either intelligence or mind. This depends whether the player chooses to be a Summoner or Scholar respectively.

Hunting Log

Actions

Action	Level	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
Ruin	1	2.5s	2.5s	25y	0	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 80.
Bio	2	Instant	2.5s	25y	0	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 40 for 18s.
Summon	4	6.0s	2.5s	0	0	Summons a caster-type pet to fight by your side.
Physick	4	2.0s	2.5s	30y	0	Restores target's HP. Cure potency: 400
Aetherflow	6	Instant	60s	0	0	Restores 20% of maximum MP. Additional Effect: Aetherflow
Energy Drain	8	Instant	3.0s	25y	0	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: If under the effect of Aetherflow, absorbs 50% of damage dealt as HP and restores MP.
Miasma	10	2.5s	2.5s	25y	0	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 20. Additional Effect: Unaspected damage with potency of 35 for 24 seconds. Additional Effect: Disease for 24s. Symptoms: Reduces HP recovered by Cure spells by 50% and inflicts 40% Heavy.
Virus	12	Instant	90s	25y	0	Reduces target's STR and DEX by 15% for 10s.
Summon II	15	6.0s	2.5s	0	0	Summons a tank-type pet to fight at your side.
Sustain	18	1.0s	2.5s	30y	0	Continuously restores 8% of summon's HP over a period of 10s.
Resurrection	22	8.0s	2.5s	30y	0	Resurrects target to a weakened state.
Bio II	26	2.5s	2.5s	25y	0	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 35 over 30s.
Bane	30	Instant	10s	25y	8y	Spreads a target's Bio, Bio II, or Miasma to all nearby enemies. Duration: Time remaining on original effect. If the target is under the effect of Aetherflow, 15% chance that Bio, Bio II, or Miasma duration resets.
Eye for an Eye	34	Instant	180s	25y	0	Erects a magicked barrier around a single party member or pet for 30s. Barrier Effect: 20% chance that when barrier is struck, the striker will deal 10% less damage for 20s.
Ruin II	38	Instant	2.5s	25y	0	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 80. Additional Effect: Blind for 10s.
Rouse	42	Instant	90s	25y	0	Increases Cure magic potency and damage dealt by pet by 40%. While roused, pet will be immune to stun, sleep, bind, heavy, paralysis, and disease for 20s.
Miasma II	46	Instant	2.5s	0	5y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 20 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Unaspected damage over time with potency of 10 for 15s. Additional Effect: Disease for 15s. Symptoms: Reduces HP recovered by Cure spells by 50% and inflicts 40% Heavy.
Shadow Flare	50	3.0s	2.5s	25y	5y	Envelops a designated area in a veil of magicked shadows, dealing damage with a potency of 25 to any who enter for 30s. Additional Effect: 5% chance of sustained Slow

Pet Actions

Action	Level	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
Summon	4	6.0s	2.5s	0	0	Summons an caster-type pet to fight at your side.
Gust	4	1.0s	3.0s	25y	0	Deals wind damage with a potency of 90.
Backdraft	4	Instant	90s	5y	0	Deals wind damage with a potency of 80. Additional Effect: 15-yalm knockback
Downburst	20	3.0s	30s	25y	5y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 80 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Shining Emerald	40	Instant	60s	25y	0	Extends duration of damage over time effects already cast by master by 15s.

Action	Level	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
Summon II	15	6.0s	2.5s	0	0	Summons a tank-type pet to fight at your side.
Shining Topaz	15	Instant	15s	0	4y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 70 to all nearby enemies.
Gouge	15	Instant	3s	3y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 70. Additional Effect: Increased enmity
Curl	20	Instant	120s	0	0	Decreases damage suffered by pet by 20% for 20s.
Storm	40	Instant	40s	3y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 60. Additional Effect: Stun for 2s.

General Commands

Action	Icon	Description
Away		Order pet to leave the battlefield.
Heel		Order pet to follow behind you.
Place		Order pet to move to a specific location.
Stay		Order pet to remain where it is.
Guard		Order pet to refrain from attacking until you attack or are attacked.
Steady		Order pet to refrain from attacking until ordered to do so.
Sic		Order pet to attack.
Obey		Order pet to attack, but refrain from using certain actions until ordered to do so.

Traits

Trait	Level	Description
Aetherdam	8	Allows the stacking of one Aetherflow.
Enhanced Intelligence	14	Increases Intelligence by 2.
Enhanced Intelligence II	16	Increases Intelligence by 4.
Maim and Mend	20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Aetherdam II	20	Allows the stacking of up to two Aetherflows.
Enhanced Pet Actions	24	20% chance of increasing spell speed by 20% for 8 seconds when pet deals critical damage.
Supervirus	28	Adds 15% Intelligence and mind enfeeblement to Virus for 12 seconds.
Enhanced Intelligence III	32	Increases Intelligence by 6.
Maim and Mend II	40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Aetherdam III	40	Allows the stacking of up to three Aetherflows.
Enhanced Eye for an Eye	44	Shortens Eye for an Eye cooldown to 120 seconds.
Enhanced Rouse	48	Shortens Rouse cooldown to 60 seconds.

Cross-Class Actions

Gladiator			Pugilist			Marauder
Action	Icon	Level	Action	Icon	Level	Action	Icon	Level
Convalescence		10	Featherfoot		4	Foresight		2
Provoke		22	Second Wind		8	Bloodbath		8
Awareness		34	Internal Release		12	Mercy Stroke		26
			Mantra		42

Lancer			Archer
Action	Icon	Level	Action	Icon	Level
Keen Flurry		6	Raging Strikes		4
Invigorate		22	Hawk's Eye		26
Blood for Blood		34	Quelling Strikes		34

Conjurer			Thaumaturge
Action	Icon	Level	Action	Icon	Level
Cure		2	Surecast		8
Aero		4	Blizzard II		12
Protect		8	Swiftcast		26
Raise		12
Stoneskin		34

Cross-Discipline Actions

Botanist			Miner
Action	Icon	Level	Action	Icon	Level
Triangulate		1	Prospect		1
Arbor Call		3	Lay of the Land		3
Arbor Call II		6	Lay of the Land II		6
Truth of Forests		46	Truth of Mountains		46

PvP Actions

Action	Description	Upgrade 1	Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Misty Veil	Reduces target's range by 20% for 15s. Range cannot be reduced to less than 3 yalms.	Enhanced Misty Veil: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.	Enhanced Misty Veil II: Extends duration to 20 seconds.	Enhanced Misty Veil III: Increases range reduction to 30%.
Wither	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Removes one beneficial status from target.	Enhanced Wither: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.
Aetheric Burst	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Decreases skill speed of target by 30% for 10s.	Enhanced Aetheric Burst: Shortens recast time to 150 seconds.	Enhanced Aetheric Burst II: Extends duration to 15 seconds.	Enhanced Aetheric Burst III: Increases skill speed reduction to 50%.
Equanimity	Allows casting without interruption by attacks for 10s.	Enhanced Equanimity: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.	Enhanced Equanimity II: Extends duration to 15 seconds.
Mana Draw	Restores 30% of maximum MP.	Enhanced Mana Draw: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.	Enhanced Mana Draw II: Increases MP recovery to 50%.
Purify	Removes all detrimental effects from self or ally. Can be used regardless of status affliction.	Enhanced Purify: Shortens recast time to 150 seconds.

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