Blue Mage is a job in Final Fantasy XIV introduced in version 4.5. It is described to be a "Limited Job" not associated with any class, and can only learn actions/abilities from enemies. Blue Mages have a lower level cap than other jobs, originally only reaching a maximum level of 50 on release, which was raised to 60 in patch 5.15 and set to increase further to 70 in patch 5.4.
To unlock the job, the player needs to be level 50 in at least one Disciple of War or Magic class.
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
Though described as a solo job, the Blue Mage's solo gameplay is oriented towards the Masked Carnivale, a single-player combat-puzzle event exclusive to Blue Mages. For all other content available to them, a Blue Mage will work best in a party. They can only participate in instanced duties as members of a pre-formed party. They're forbidden from Duty Roulette, PvP, Deep Dungeon, and similar other content with matchmade player queues or a level-cap above 60. Displayed skills include traditional abilities, such as 1000 Needles, and the ability to copy skills from primals, such as Shiva's ice bow.
A Blue Mage, assuming most or all skills are learned, does not have any set rotation of skills to use, and due to the individually weak potencies of their main attack and supplementary attacks (such as the starting spell Water Cannon, or Glower), it is in their best interest to learn skills such as Off-guard and Peculiar Light to maximize their output. They are set apart from full jobs by the contextual and powerful nature of their various learned skills: Ram's Voice and the Northerlies spell (combined with Dropsy from Aqua Breath) can be used to completely freeze enemies for long durations, White Wind can be used as a full-party full heal, and there are various instant-death or HP percentage-based skills which can be used on a wide array of foes. Aetherial Mimicry, introduced in version 5.15, can be used to seamlessly fill any of the three roles, and skills obtained from primals are some of the most powerful available to a Blue Mage.
Overall Blue Mage is an excellently self-sufficient job, and their ability to pin down enemies for long periods, use any learned skill in any dungeon regardless of level-sync, and deliver very situational but very heavy damage alongside buffs and healing gives them a support role when placed alongside other jobs in a party. Their usefulness is almost entirely determined by how many skills they know or what skills they know, however, due to Blue Mage only starting with one spell and only learning skills through their own adventuring. As well, their limited ability to revive (only accessible with Angel Whisper and on a five-minute cooldown) hampers their ability to function as a healer, though for actual healing they are extremely powerful.
Equipment[edit | edit source]

A hyuran blue mage with the the Spirit of the Whalaqee and Magus's artifact armor.
Blue mages wield canes as their weapons. Due to scaling much more sharply with Intelligence than other disciplines, blue mage weapons have no bonus attributes beyond materia slots on some of them, making their choice of weapon more a matter of taste or of materia slots than a piece of gear to upgrade. Their armor is primarily made up of "Casting" gear, armor with low physical defense and high magic defense that they share with other magical DPS classes.
The primary attribute for blue mages is intelligence, which boosts their attack magic potency, and should always be prioritized over other attributes. As a DPS discipline, they draw the most benefit from the critical hit, direct hit, spell speed, and determination secondary attributes, which all improve their damage dealing capabilities in some way.
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Abilities[edit | edit source]
Spellbook[edit | edit source]
Spell | No. | Rank | Type | Duty/Enemy Level | How to Obtain |
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Water Cannon | 1 | ā | Default | Default | |
Flame Thrower | 2 | ā ā ā ā | Dungeon | 50 | Gobmachine G-VI from level 50 Dungeon Brayflox's Longstop (Hard) Einhander and Magitek Gunship from level 50 Dungeon The Keeper of the Lake |
Aqua Breath | 3 | ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Ultros from level 50 Trial The Dragon's Neck Leviathan from level 50 Trial The Whorleater (Hard) Ultros from Stage 20 Masked Carnivale Miss Typhon |
Flying Frenzy | 4 | ā ā ā | Dungeon | 50 | Zu from level 50 Dungeon Pharos Sirius |
Drill Cannons | 5 | ā ā | Open World Dungeon |
46 | Level 46 Abandoned Vanguard in Reverse Engineering FATE in Northern Thanalan Level 50 Magitek Vanguard H-2 in Northern Thanalan (x16,y15) |
High Voltage | 6 | ā ā ā ā | Raid | 50 | ADS from level 50 Raid The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 1 The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 2 Bestial Node from Stage 15 Masked Carnivale The Me Nobody Nodes |
Loom | 7 | ā | Open World Dungeon |
50 | Level 50 Flame Sergeant Dalvag in Northern Thanalan (Rank B Elite Mark) Dantalion in ievel 50 Dungeon Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) Baalzephon from Lost City of Ampador |
Final Sting | 8 | ā ā | Open World Dungeon |
13 | Level 13 Killer Wespe in Middle La Noscea (x15,y15) Temple Bee (Trash Before & After 1st Boss) from The Sunken Temple of Qarn |
Song of Torment | 9 | ā ā | Dungeon | 50 | Siren from level 50 Dungeon Pharos Sirius |
Glower | 10 | ā ā ā ā | Dungeon | 47 | Coincounter from level 47 Dungeon The Aurum Vale |
Plaincracker | 11 | ā ā | Open World Dungeon |
50 | Level 28 Clay Golems in North Shroud Level 29 Sandstone Golems from Southern Thanalan Level 34 Basalt Golem in Outer La Noscea Gogmagolem from level 50 Dungeon Copperbell Mines (Hard) Azulmagia from Stage 25 Masked Carnivale Dirty Rotten Azulmagia |
Bristle | 12 | ā ā | Open World | 20 | Level 20 - 21 Wild Boar in East Shroud (x18,y24) |
White Wind | 13 | ā ā ā | Spells Learned | Learn 10 Blue Magic Spells | |
Level 5 Petrify | 14 | ā ā | Dungeon | 50 | Manor Sentry from level 28 Dungeon Haukke Manor (During Final Boss battle only) Manor Sentry from level 50 Dungeon Haukke Manor (Hard) |
Sharpened Knife | 15 | ā ā ā ā | Open World Dungeon |
50 | Marberry - Rank A Elite Mark in Upper La Noscea Tonberry King from level 50 Dungeon The Wanderer's Palace |
Ice Spikes | 16 | ā | Open World | 9 | Level 9 Trickster Imp in Central Shroud (x27,y24) Azulmagia from Stage 25 Masked Carnivale - Dirty Rotten Azulmagia |
Blood Drain | 17 | ā | Open World Dungeon |
7 | Level 7 Cave Bat in Lower La Noscea (x27,y16) Level 5-7 Chigoe in Central Shroud (x25.5, y21.1) Level 14 Sun Bat in Central Thanalan (x26,y18) Barbastelle - Rank B Elite Mark in Lower La Noscea Attic Bat (Trash before 1st Boss) from Haukke Manor Level 38 Sand Bat in Cutter's Cry |
Acorn Bomb | 18 | ā | Open World | 12 | Level 12 - 17 Treant Sapling in North Shroud (x27,y28) Level 12 - 17 Treant Sapling in Central Shroud (x27,y15) Level 14 Treant Sapling in East Shroud (x13,y25) |
Bomb Toss | 19 | ā ā | Open World | 5 | Level 5 - 7 Goblin Fisher and Goblin Gambler in Middle La Noscea (x23,y21) Level 58 Goblin Glider and Goblin Brandisher in The Dravanian Hinterlands (x29,y23) |
Off-guard | 20 | ā ā | Spells Learned | Learn 5 Blue Magic Spells | |
Self-destruct | 21 | ā | Open World Dungeon |
12 | Level 12 Glide Bomb in Western Thanalan (x27,y16) Blasting Cap and Flambeau from level 17 Dungeon Copperbell Mines Gas Bomb from level 20 Dungeon Halatali Shrapnel (Trash) from Cutter's Cry Arena Cherry Bomb from Stage 8 Masked Carnivale - The Bomb-edy of Errors |
Transfusion | 22 | ā ā | Spells Learned | Learn 20 Blue Magic Spells | |
Faze | 23 | ā ā ā | Open World | 6 | Level 6 Qiqirn Gullroaster in Survivor Rats FATE in Central Thanalan Level 9 Qiqirn Shellsweeper in Central Thanalan (x16,y19) Level 30 Qiqirn Gullroaster in Careless Whiskers FATE in Eastern La Noscea Level 32 Qiqirn Gullroaster in Eastern La Noscea (x26,y32) |
Flying Sardine | 24 | ā | Open World | 30 | Level 30 Apkallu in Eastern La Noscea (x27,y35) |
Snort | 25 | ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Typhon from level 50 Trial The Dragon's Neck Typhon from Stage 20 Masked Carnivale Miss Typhon |
4-tonze Weight | 26 | ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Ultros from level 50 Trial The Dragon's Neck |
The Look | 27 | ā ā | Open World Dungeon Raid |
50 | Denizen of the Dark from level 45 Levequest Necrologos: The Liminal One in Mor Dhona (x29,y12) Anantaboga from level 50 Dungeon Amdapor Keep Valefor from Labyrinth of the Ancients |
Bad Breath | 28 | ā ā ā | Open World | 31 | Level 31 Stroper in Central Shroud (x18,y21) Level 31 Heliostroper in Central Shroud (x15,y21)Level 24 Stroper in South Shroud (x20,y28) Reflective Rebekkah from Stage 19 Masked Carnivale - On a Clear Day You Can Smell Forever |
Diamondback | 29 | ā ā ā ā | Dungeon Trial |
50 | Cuca Fera from level 50 Dungeon The Stone Vigil (Hard) Horde Armored Dragon from level 50 Trial The Steps of Faith |
Mighty Guard | 30 | ā ā ā ā | Spells Learned | Learn 10 Blue Magic Spells | |
Sticky Tongue | 31 | ā ā ā ā | Open World | 4 | Level 4 Rivertoad in Lower La Noscea (x25,y23) Level 14 Toxic Toad in Central Thanalan (x27,y19) Level 22 Laughing Gigantoad in Western Thanalan (x15y7) |
Toad Oil | 32 | ā ā ā | Open World | 24 | Level 24 Giggling Gigantoad in Western Thanalan (x15,y7) |
The Ram's Voice | 33 | ā ā | Dungeon Open World Trial Raid |
38 | Chimera from level 38 Dungeon Cutter's Cry From Level 50 Trial A Relic Reborn: Chimera Gorgimera from level 49 FATE Go, Go, Gorgimera Azulmagia from Stage 25 Masked Carnivale Dirty Rotten Azulmagia Shadowcourt Hound from Dun Scaith |
The Dragon's Voice | 34 | ā ā | Dungeon Open World Trial Raid |
38 | Chimera from level 38 Dungeon Cutter's Cry From Level 50 Trial A Relic Reborn: Chimera Gorgimera from level 49 FATE Go, Go, Gorgimera Azulmagia from Stage 25 Masked Carnivale Dirty Rotten Azulmagia Shadowcourt Hound from Dun Scaith |
Missile | 35 | ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Enkidu from level 50 Trial Battle in the Big Keep |
1000 Needles | 36 | ā ā ā ā | Open World Dungeon |
24 | Level 24 Sabotender Bailaor in Flower Power Levequest in Southern Thanalan (x24,y10) Level 26 Sabotender Bailaor in Southern Thanalan (x16,y15) Sabotender Desertor in level 38 Dungeon Cutter's Cry |
Ink Jet | 37 | ā ā ā | Dungeon | 50 | Kraken from level 50 Dungeon Sastasha (Hard) |
Fire Angon | 38 | ā ā ā | Dungeon | 50 | Frumious Koheel Ja from level 50 Dungeon The Wanderer's Palace (Hard) |
Moon Flute | 39 | ā | The Masked Carnivale | Clear 10 Stages in The Masked Carnivale. | |
Tail Screw | 40 | ā ā ā ā | Dungeon Open World Raid |
50 | Karlabos from level 50 Dungeon Sastasha (Hard) Level 61 Crag Claw in The Peaks (x25,y11) Clay Claw from Alexander - The Arm of the Father Pterygotus - Rank B Elite Mark in The Dravanian Hinterlands |
Mind Blast | 41 | ā | Dungeon Raid |
16 | Galvanth the Dominator from level 16 Dungeon The Tam-Tara Deepcroft Blaster (Phase 3) from Alexander - The Burden of the Son |
Doom | 42 | ā ā ā ā | The Masked Carnivale | Clear 20 Stages in The Masked Carnivale. | |
Peculiar Light | 43 | ā ā | Open World | 45 | Level 45 Lentic Mudpuppy in Mor Dhona (x13,y10) |
Feather Rain | 44 | ā ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Garuda from level 50 Trial The Howling Eye (Extreme) |
Eruption | 45 | ā ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Ifrit from level 20 Trial The Bowl of Embers Ifrit from level 50 Trial The Bowl of Embers (Hard) Ifrit from level 50 Trial The Bowl of Embers (Extreme) |
Mountain Buster | 46 | ā ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Titan from level 50 trial The Navel (Hard) Titan from level 50 Trial The Navel (Extreme) |
Shock Strike | 47 | ā ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Ramuh from level 50 Trial The Striking Tree (Hard) Ramuh from level 50 Trial The Striking Tree (Extreme) |
Glass Dance | 48 | ā ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Shiva from level 50 Trial Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme) |
Veil of the Whorl | 49 | ā ā ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Leviathan from Level 50 Trial The Whorleater (Hard) Leviathan from level 50 Trial The Whorleater (Extreme) |
Alpine Draft | 50 | ā ā | Dungeon Open World |
51 | Opinicus (Last Boss) from The Dusk Vigil Level 59 Griffin in The Sea of Clouds (x36,y9) |
Protean Wave | 51 | ā ā ā | Raid | 60 | Living Liquid (Last Boss) from Alexander - The Arm of the Father Shikigami of the Undertow (Both the boss and the adds) from Stage 29 Masked Carnivale - Red, Fraught, and Blue Salt and Light - Rank S Elite Mark in The Lochs |
Northerlies | 52 | ā ā ā ā | Open World | 51 | Level 51 Lone Yeti in Coerthas Western Highlands (x20,y31) Level 56 Slate Yeti in Coerthas Western Highlands (x17,y27) |
Electrogenesis | 53 | ā ā | Open World | 50 | Level 50 Conodont in The Sea of Clouds (x26,y33) |
Kalstrahl | 54 | ā ā | Raid | 60 | Faust (1st Boss) Strum Doll (1st Boss Adds) from Alexander - The Fist of the Father Strum Doll from Alexander - The Cuff of the Father |
Abyssal Transfixion | 55 | ā ā ā ā | Open World Dungeon |
50 | Arch Demon in Necrologos: His Treasure Forhelen - Level 58 Levequest in Foundation (x10,y10) Ash (2nd Boss) from Haukke Manor (Hard) Everlasting Bibliotaph (Last Boss) from The Great Gubal Library (Must fail the 3 dot stacking mechanic) |
Chirp | 56 | ā | Open World | 50 | Level 50 Paissa in The Sea of Clouds (x19,y35) Stolas - Rank A Elite Mark in The Dravanian Hinterlands |
Eerie Soundwave | 57 | ā ā | Trial Open World Dungeon |
50 | Enkidu from Phase 1 of Battle in the Big Keep Level Empuse in 59 Azys Lla (x29,y12) Arioch (2nd Boss) from The Lost City of Amdapor |
Pom Cure | 58 | ā ā ā | Trial | 50 | Furryfoot Kupli Kipp from Thornmarch (Hard) (WHM Moogle) |
Gobskin | 59 | ā ā ā ā | Raid | 60 | Slipkinx Steeljoints - Rank A Elite Mark in The Dravanian Hinterlands Alexandrian Hider & Alexandrian Slider from Alexander - The Breath of the Creator |
Magic Hammer | 60 | ā ā | Dungeon | 50 | Apanda (Trash) from The Great Gubal Library (Hard) Epilogi from Stage 24 Masked Carnivale - Amazing Technicolor Pit Fiends |
Avail | 61 | ā | Dungeon | 60 | Queen Hawk (2nd Boss) from Saint Mocianne's Arboretum |
Frog Legs | 62 | ā | Dungeon | 59 | Level 59 Poroggo in The Dravanian Hinterlands (x12,y34) |
Sonic Boom | 63 | ā ā ā ā | Dungeon Open World |
50 | Zu (2nd Boss) from Pharos Sirius Level 59 Anzu in The Sea of Clouds (x25,y6) |
Whistle | 64 | ā ā ā | Open World | 56 | Level 56 Dhamel in The Sea of Clouds (x16,y32) |
White Knight's Tour | 65 | ā ā ā | Dungeon | 57 | White Knight (Trash before and after 2nd Boss) from The Vault |
Black Knight's Tour | 66 | ā ā | Dungeon | 57 | Black Knight (Trash before and after 2nd Boss) from The Vault |
Level 5 Death | 67 | ā ā ā ā | Dungeon | 59 | Page 64 from The Great Gubal Library (Casts only when one party member is visible, more than 10 yards away) |
Launcher | 68 | ā ā | Dungeon | 60 | Armored Weapon from Baelsar's Wall |
Perpetual Ray | 69 | ā ā ā ā | Raid | 60 | The Manipulator from Alexander - The Burden of the Father Onslaughter from Alexander - The Burden of the Son |
Cactguard | 70 | ā | Dungeon | 50 | Sabotender Gaurdia from The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard) |
Revenge Blast | 71 | ā ā | Spells Learned | Learn 50 Blue Magic Spells | |
Angel Whisper | 72 | ā ā ā ā | The Masked Carnivale | Clear 30 Stages in The Masked Carnivale. | |
Exuviation | 73 | ā ā | Open World Dungeon |
50 | Wamoura (Trash before 1st Boss) from The Lost City of Amdapor Level 57-58 Abalathian Wamoura in The Sea of Clouds (10x,17y) |
Reflux | 74 | ā ā ā | Open World | 56 | Level 56 Cloud Wyver in The Churning Mists (x26,y28) |
Devour | 75 | ā | Dungeon Raid |
50 | The Decaying Gourmand (1st Boss) from The Lost City of Amdapor (Requires a buddy) Caduceus (Last Boss) from The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 1 Cerberus (3rd Boss) from World of Darkness |
Condensed Libra | 76 | ā ā ā | Dungeon | 50 | Mechanoscribe (Trash) from The Great Gubal Library (Hard) Arena Scribe from Stage 24 Masked Carnivale - Amazing Technicolor Pit Fiends |
Aetherial Mimicry | 77 | ā ā ā ā | Dungeon | 60 | Ghrah Luminary (1st Boss Adds) from Pharos Sirius (Hard) |
Surpanakha | 78 | ā ā ā ā ā | Trial | 60 | Ravana from Thok ast Thok (Hard) |
Quasar | 79 | ā ā ā ā ā | Trial | 60 | Sophia from Containment Bay P1T6 |
J kick | 80 | ā ā ā ā ā | Raid | 60 | Brute Justice (Last Phase) from Alexander - The Burden of the Son |
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The gameplay of Blue Mage was designed by the Lead Battle System Designer Tsuyoshi Yokozawa.
The outfit for both genders seen in the artworks resemble the original Blue Mage job from Final Fantasy V. Blue Mage's artifact "Magus" set has no world-importance, being a stage costume invented by the Coliseum in Ul'dah for use in the Masked Carnivale, a blue mage-specific set of attractions.
Blue Mage is the second class/job to be introduced in a patch and not with an expansion, Rogue/Ninja being the first. As of 5.15, Blue Mage is the only combat-based class/job to not have a Job Gauge.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
- Artworks and screenshots
- Abilities