Astrologian (Final Fantasy XIV)

Astrologian is a job in Final Fantasy XIV, debuting in the first expansion, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. Like with other jobs introduced in the expansion, Astrologian has no base class and starts at level 30.

ProfileEdit

Astrologian is a healing job, like White Mages and Scholars.

StoryEdit

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Final Fantasy XIV: HeavenswardEdit

The Astrologian questline starts after agreeing to study Sharlayan astrology with Jannequinard de Durendaire. Jannequinard is expecting an important visitor from Sharlayan and asks the Adventurer to inquire with other students of the Atheneum Arcaneum on the visitor's whereabouts. A student has overheard Chief Astrologian Forlemort speaking with one of his aides regarding Sharlayan.

Jannequinard journeys south to Coerthas Central Highlands to ask his uncle himself. A series of unpredictable circumstances has forced the Sharlayan party to make a detour through the South Shroud. Jannequinard asks the Adventurer to journey to Quarrymill, meeting his retainer Quimperain along the way.

In Quarrymill, the Adventurer sees Professor Mace waylaid by bandits, and his granddaughter Leveva Byrde protected by Quimperain. The crystal housing the Soul of the Astrologian glows as the Adventurer arrives, prompting Mace to throw it so it won't be stolen by the bandits. The bandits then leave with Mace, planning to steal his wares. Leveva, noticing the thrown crystal, deduces that the Adventurer is the one her grandfather saw in a reading before they left Sharlayan. Leveva plans to rescue her grandfather, with the help of the Adventurer and Quimperain.

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Final Fantasy XIV: StormbloodEdit

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The Stormblood astrologian questline focuses on exploring the relationship between Sharlayan astrology and Hingan geomancy.

Spoilers end here.

EquipmentEdit

Astrologians use a new type of weapon called a star globe. The weapon is a floating globe with intricate celestial motifs and cards spinning around it. Astrologians channel the power of the stars through their star globe and divining deck in order to heal and support their allies, or bring space-warping destruction down to earth in order to inflict ruin upon their enemies.

Astrologians share the same gear with White Mages and Scholars. Their "Healing" gear increases their Mind stat.

Job GaugeEdit

The Job Gauge was introduced to players in 4.0 Stormblood. The Astrologian uses the Arcana Job Gauge.

The Arcana Gauge indicates which cards (arcana) are currently drawn. An arcanum is drawn by using the action Draw, and is placed in the middle of the gauge. Using the Draw command again executes the arcanum's corresponding action. Executing the action Royal Road command returns the currently drawn arcanum to the deck in exchange for enhancing the effect of the next arcanum drawn, shown above the gauge. Displayed on the gauge's left-hand side is the card added to the spread, done by the Spread command. Executing the action Minor Arcana command while an arcanum is drawn transforms the card into either the Lord of Crowns or the Lady of Crowns and places it to the right of the spread for later use.

AbilitiesEdit

All Astrologian spells cost MP to cast unless otherwise stated, however the MP cost varies as players level up, and on the spell in question.

Job ActionsEdit

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius
Malefic	1	Spell	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150.
Benefic	2	Spell	2s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	30y	—
	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 400 Additional Effect: 15% chance next Benefic II will restore critical HP Duration: 15s
Combust	4	Spell	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 40 Duration: 18s
Lightspeed	6	Ability	Instant	150s	—	—
	Reduces MP cost for spells by 25% and cast times for spells by 2.5 seconds while reducing attack magic potency by 25%. Duration: 10s
Helios	10	Spell	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	15y
	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 300
Ascend	12	Spell	8s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	30y	—
	Resurrects target to a weakened state.
Essential Dignity	15	Ability	Instant	40s	30y	—
	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 400 Potency increases the lower the target's HP.
Benefic II	26	Spell	2s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	30y	—
	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 650
Draw	30	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—
	Draw a card (arcanum) from your divining deck. Execute command again to use the arcanum drawn. Only one arcanum can be drawn at a time. Duration: 30s Recast timer cooldown will begin once the drawn arcanum is read, or the Draw timer expires.
Undraw	30	Ability	Instant	3s	—	—
	Return the currently drawn arcanum back to the deck.
Diurnal Sect	30 (Complete the quest "Fortune Favours the Bole")	Ability	Instant	5s	—	—
	Increases healing magic potency by 10% and adds Regen to certain actions. Also reduces enmity generation. Cannot be used with Nocturnal Sect. Shares a recast timer with Nocturnal Sect. Effect cannot be removed during battle. Effect ends upon reuse.
Aspected Benefic	34	Spell	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	30y	—
	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 190 Diurnal Sect Effect: Regen Cure Potency: 140 Duration: 18s Effect cannot be stacked. Nocturnal Sect Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 250% the amount of HP restored Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with Adloquium.
Royal Road	35 (Complete the quest "Hanging in the Balance")	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—
	Return the currently drawn arcanum back to your deck to enhance the effect of the next card. Bole and Balance: 150% potency Arrow and Spear: Doubled duration Ewer and Spire: 50% potency, extends effect to nearby targets.
Empty Road	35 (Complete the quest "Hanging in the Balance")	Ability	Instant	3s	—	—
	Cancel the stored Royal Road effect.
Spread	40 (Complete the quest "A Lesson in Patience")	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—
	Add the currently drawn arcanum to your spread where it is kept indefinitely. Execute again to use the card. Recast timer cooldown will begin once the held card is read.
Undraw Spread	40 (Complete the quest "A Lesson in Patience")	Ability	Instant	3s	—	—
	Return the arcanum currently in your spread back to your deck.
Aspected Helios	42	Spell	3s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	15y
	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 200 Diurnal Sect Effect: Regen Diurnal Sect Cure Potency: 40 Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked. Nocturnal Sect Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 150% of the amount of HP restored Duration: 30sNocturnal Sect Cure Potency: 150 Effect cannot be stacked with Adloquium.
Redraw	45 (Complete the quest "Ewer Right")	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—
	Draw a different arcanum from your deck.
Combust II	46	Spell	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 45 Duration: 30s
Nocturnal Sect	50 (Complete the quest "Loved by the Sun")	Ability	Instant	5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	—
	Increases healing magic potency by 15% while adding a damage nullifying barrier to certain actions. Also reduces enmity generation. Cannot be used with Diurnal Sect. Shares a recast timer with Diurnal Sect. Effect cannot be removed during battle. Effect ends upon reuse.
Synastry	50 (Complete the quest "Spearheading Initiatives")	Ability	Instant	90s	30y	—
	Generate an aetheric bond with target party member. Each time you cast a single-target healing spell on yourself or a party member, the party member with which you have the bond will also recover HP equaling 40% of the original spell. Duration: 20s
Gravity	52 (Complete the quest "Empty Nest")	Spell	3s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	25y	5y
	Deals unaspected damage to a target and enemies near it with a potency of 200 for the first enemy, 10% less for the second, 20% less for the third, 30% less for the fourth, 40% less for the fifth, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Malefic II	54 (Complete the quest "Conviction")	Spell	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 180.
Time Dilation	56 (Complete the quest "Feather in the Cap")	Ability	Instant	90s	30y	—
	Extends the duration of beneficial effects you cast on a party member by 15 seconds.
Collective Unconscious	58 (Complete the quest "Trumped")	Ability	Instant	90s	—	7y
	Creates a wheel of fortune around the caster, granting Regen and 10% damage reduction for any party member who enters. Can only be executed when a Sect is active. Auto-attack ends upon execution. Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Cure Potency: 15 Duration: 15s Damage Reduction Duration: 18s
Celestial Opposition	60 (Complete the quest "The Hands of Fate")	Ability	Instant	120s	—	2y
	Stuns all nearby enemies. Duration: 4s Also extends duration of beneficial effects cast on self and party members by 10 seconds.
Earthly Star	62	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—
	Deploys an Earthly Star and grants the effect of Earthly Dominance. Duration: 10s Executing Stellar Detonation while under the effect of Earthly Dominance creates a Stellar Burst dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies. Also restores HP of self and nearby party members. Cure Potency: 540 After 10s, Earthly Dominance effect is changed to Giant Dominance Duration: 10s Waiting 10s or executing Stellar Detonation while under the effect of Giant Dominance creates a Stellar Explosion dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 200 to all nearby enemies. Also restores HP of self and nearby party members. Cure Potency: 720
Stellar Detonation	62	Ability	Instant	5s	—	—
	While under the effect of Earthly Dominance, detonates the currently deployed Earthly Star creating a Stellar Burst that deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP of self and nearby party members Cure Potency: 540 While under the effect of Giant Dominance, detonates the currently deployed Earthly Star creating a Stellar Explosion that deals unaspected damage with a potency of 200 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP of self and nearby party members Cure Potency: 720
Malefic III	64	Spell	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 220.
Minor Arcana	66	Ability	Instant	5s	—	—
	Converts currently drawn arcanum into either Lord of Crowns or Lady of Crowns. Execute command again to use the arcanum drawn. Recast time begins after the arcanum takes effect.
Sleeve Draw	70 (Complete the quest "Foxfire")	Ability	Instant	12s	—	—
	Executes Draw, Royal Road, Spread, and Minor Arcana in succession. Will not overwrite currently saved arcanum.

ArcanaEdit

Action	Type	Cast	Recast
The Balance	Ability	Instant	30s
	Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 10%. Duration: 30s
The Bole	Ability	Instant	30s
	Reduces damage taken by a party member or self by 20%. Duration: 30s
The Arrow	Ability	Instant	30s
	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay of a party member or self by 10%. Duration: 30s
The Spear	Ability	Instant	20s
	Increases critical hit rate for a party member or self by 10%. Duration: 30s
The Ewer	Ability	Instant	15s
	Gradually restores own MP or the MP of a target party member. Potency: 50 Duration: 30s
The Spire	Ability	Instant	15s
	Gradually restores own TP or the TP of a target party member. Duration: 30s
Lord of Crowns	Ability	Instant	5s
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300. Can only execute while Lord of Crowns is drawn. Effect is unchanged by Royal Road.
Lady of Crowns	Ability	Instant	5s
	Restores target party member's HP. Cure Potency: 500 Can only execute while Lady of Crowns is drawn. Effect is unchanged by Royal Road.

Role ActionsEdit

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. Jobs can select and use up to five role actions, while classes can select and use up to ten. Astrologian shares the same role actions with White Mage and Scholar, as they are classified as Healers.

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius	Role Affinity
Cleric Stance	8	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—
	Increases attack magic potency by 5%. Duration: 15s
Break	12	Spell	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 50. Additional Effect: Heavy +20% Duration: 20s
Protect	16	Spell	3s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	30y	—
	Increases the physical and magic defense of target and all party members nearby target. Duration: 30m
Esuna	20	Spell	1s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Spell Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	30y	—
	Removes a single detrimental effect from target.
Lucid Dreaming	24	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—
	Reduces enmity by half. Additional Effect: Refresh Refresh Potency: 80 Duration: 21s
Swiftcast	32	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—
	Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s
Eye for an Eye	36	Ability	Instant	180	25y	—
	Erects a magicked barrier around a single party member or pet. Duration: 20s Barrier Effect: 20% chance that when barrier is struck, the striker will deal 10% less damage Duration: 10s
Largesse	40	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—
	Increases healing magic potency by 20%. Duration: 20s
Surecast	44	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—
	Spells can be cast without interruption. Additional Effect: Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 5s
Rescue	48	Ability	Instant	150	30y	—
	Instantly draw target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.

Job TraitsEdit

Name	Level	Description
Enhanced Mind	20	Increases mind by 8.
Magick and Mend	20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Enhanced Benefic	36	Grants a 15% chance that your next Benefic II will restore critical HP. Duration: 15s
Enhanced Mind II	40	Increases mind by 16.
Magick and Mend II	40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Combust Mastery	46	Upgrades Combust to Combust II.
Malefic Mastery	54 (Complete the quest "Conviction")	Upgrades Malefic to Malefic II.
Enhanced Mind III	60	Increases mind by 24.
Malefic Mastery II	64	Upgrades Malefic II to Malefic III.
Hyper Lightspeed	68	Reduces Lightspeed recast time by 10 seconds upon executing Essential Dignity.

PvP ActionsEdit

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost
Malefic III	Spell	1.3s	2.3s	500 MP
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 3s
Benefic	Spell	1.3s	2.3s	250 MP
	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 2,500 Additional Effect: Next spell is cast immediately Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Reduces Lightspeed recast time by 2.5s Additional effects activate when action is used on self or party member while in combat.
Benefic II	Spell	1.3s	2.3s	1000 MP
	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 5,000 Additional Effect: Reduces Lightspeed recast time by 2.5s Additional effect activates when action is used on self or party member while in combat.
Essential Dignity	Ability	Instant	10s	–
	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 2,000 Potency increases the lower the target's HP, up to a maximum of 300%.
Deorbit	Ability	Instant	45s	–
	Instantly draw target party member to your side. Will not execute when target is suffering certain detrimental effects.
Disable	Ability	Instant	30s	–
	Reduces the potency of target's attacks by 20%. Duration: 6s
Synastry	Ability	Instant	10s	–
	Generate an aetheric bond with target party member. Each time you cast a single-target healing spell on yourself or a party member, the party member with whom you have the bond will also recover HP equaling 25% of the original spell. Effect ends upon executing action on a different target.
Lightspeed	Ability	Instant	90s	–
	Allows for immediate casting of spells while reducing MP cost by 50%. Duration: 10s
Sleeve Draw	Ability	Instant	30s	–
	Executes Draw and Minor Arcana in succession. Execute command again to use the arcanum drawn. Only one arcanum can be drawn at a time. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Restores 1,000 MP Will not overwrite currently saved arcanum.
Minor Arcana	Ability	Instant	–	–
	Converts currently drawn arcanum into the Lord of Crowns when Balance or Spire, or the Lady of Crowns when Bole or Ewer. Execute command again to use the arcanum drawn.
The Balance	Ability	Instant	–	–
	Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 10%. Duration: 30s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
The Bole	Ability	Instant	–	–
	Reduces damage taken by a party member or self by 10%. Duration: 30s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
The Ewer	Ability	Instant	–	–
	Gradually restores MP of self or target party member. Potency: 200 Duration: 30s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
The Spire	Ability	Instant	–	–
	Gradually restores TP of self or target party member. Potency: 50 Duration: 30s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Lord of Crowns	Ability	Instant	–	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 1,000. Can only execute while Lord of Crowns is drawn. Additional Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing magic by 10% Additional Effect: Unaspected damage over time Potency: 250 Duration: 15s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Lady of Crowns	Ability	Instant	–	–
	Restores target party member's HP. Cure Potency: 2,500 Can only execute while Lady of Crowns is drawn. Additional Effect: Regen Cure Potency: 1,000 Duration: 15s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Additional PvP ActionsEdit

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.

Action	Type	Cast	Recast
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	45s
	Restores 25% of maximum HP.
Muse	Ability	Instant	90s
	Restores 25% of maximum MP.
Enliven	Ability	Instant	90s
	Restores 50% of maximum TP.
Purify	Ability	Instant	45s
	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from target. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.
Concentrate	Ability	Instant	45s
	Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s
Safeguard	Ability	Instant	90s
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s
Bolt	Ability	Instant	45s
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s

PvP TraitsEdit

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.

Traits	Effect
Increased HP	Increases maximum HP by 5%.
Increased Action Speed	Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%.
Increased Damage Dealt	Increases damage dealt by 3%.
Decreased Damage Taken	Decreases damage taken by 3%.
Increased Healing Potency	Increases spell-based HP restoration by 5%.
Decreased Recast Time	Decreases recast time of additional actions by 20%.
Increased Resistance Duration	Increases duration of resistances by 50%.
Increased MP Regeneration	Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%.
Increased TP Regeneration	Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%.

Limit BreakEdit

Astrologians' Limit Breaks focus on restoring the HP and MP of their allies. The amount of HP restored by each limit break is based on percentage and do not have a base potency. Astrologians have the same Level 1 and Level 2 limit breaks as other Healers.

Ability	Level	Description	Image
Healing Wind	1	Restores 25% of HP and MP of all nearby party members.
Breath of the Earth	2	Restores 60% of HP and MP of all nearby party members.
Astral Stasis	3	Restores 100% HP and MP of all nearby party members. Revives any KO'd allies in a weakened state.

GalleryEdit

Arms and Gear sets

Abilities

TriviaEdit

• Each of the cards of Astrologian's divining deck, except for Lord and Lady, represent the six constellations of Hydaelyn's night sky. The symbols of The Twelve can be seen on the cards. When Astrologian was released, the night sky was simultaneously updated to clearly display the constellations.
• Astrologian was originally planned to be Chemist. Due to balancing problems with the Mix command and the desire to implement an all-new weapon type, the idea was scrapped. Mixing items turned into drawing cards. The Stormblood expansion built upon this with the ability to turn standard buff cards into attack or heal cards, further echoing the use of Mix commands from other titles.