Scholar (Final Fantasy XIV)

The Scholar is a Job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced along with the Discipline of Magic Arcanist in A Realm Reborn. Players start as a Arcanist, and then may upgrade to Scholar using the Soul Crystal obtained from the quest Forgotten but Not Gone after Arcanist reaches level 30.

The player may also upgrade to the Summoner job using the Soul Crystal obtained from the quest Austerities of Flame after Arcanist reaches level 30. Both jobs are allowed to be unlocked on the same character. As Summoner is a more direct continuation from the Arcanist class, both being of the magic ranged DPS role instead of healer, Arcanist is covered on that page.

Profile
Scholars are accompanied by a fairy, which aids them in their duties. Unlike carbuncle or egi, fairies do not attack enemies. Their primary attribute is Mind and they share the "Healing" branch of equipment with Astrologians and White Mages.

Equipment
The Arcanist class weapon of choice is the Grimoire. While principally used to cast spells, auto-attacking uses them to bludgeon opponents. Starting at level 50, grimoires are divided between Summoners and Scholars, with healing-oriented "codex" books reserved for the latter.

In terms of late game armor and accessories, Scholars share "Healing" gear with Conjurers/White Mages and Astrologians.

Job Gauge
The Job Gauge was introduced to players in 4.0 Stormblood. Arcanist and both of its jobs use Aetherflow Gauge. In addition, the Scholar uses the Faerie Gauge.

The Aetherflow Gauge indicates how many Aetherflow stacks are available. Using the Aetherflow command grants a maximum of 3 stacks, depending on the player's level. A stack is consumed when executing certain actions such as Energy Drain.

The Scholar's Faerie Gauge indicates the current amount of fae aether within a faerie. Certain actions, such as Excogitation, allow the accumulation of fae aether. Maintaining an Aetherpact slowly consumes fae aether.

Abilities
All spells cost MP to use (unless stated otherwise), however, the MP cost varies depending on the level and class of the adventurer and the spell in question.

Pet-specific Actions

 * Eos


 * Selene

Role Actions
Role actions replaced cross-class actions with the release of patch 4.0. Role actions are abilities common to classes and jobs with the same role. Scholar shares the same role actions with with White Mage and Astrologian.

Additional PvP Actions
These actions are common to all jobs, and can only be used in PvP areas. The number of additional actions that can be set is limited to two.

PvP Traits
These traits are common to all jobs, and only take effect when in PvP areas. The number of PvP traits that can be set is limited to three.

Limit Break
Scholars' Limit Breaks focus on restoring the HP and MP of their allies. Scholars have the same Level 1 and Level 2 limit breaks as other Healers.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Scholar appears on a Water-elemental card.

Gallery

 * Artworks and screenshots

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