Machinist (Final Fantasy XIV)

Machinist is a job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced in the game's first expansion pack, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. As with the other three Ishgard jobs, Machinist has no base class and begins at level 30.

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The job is a mobile, ranged DPS class using guns as their main weapon. Machinists focus on dealing ranged damage using a combination of firearms enhanced with various attachments and can deploy mechanical turrets to help them on the battlefield.

StoryEdit

HeavenswardEdit

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StormbloodEdit

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EquipmentEdit

Machinists are defined by wielding guns, typically in the form of pistols, muskets or shotguns. Their abilities involve various attachments to their firearm, along with turrets.

As their main stat is Dexterity, they equip "Aiming" gear. This means that their equipment is largely shared with Bards, while their accessories are shared with Bards and Ninjas

Job GaugeEdit

The Job Gauge was introduced to players in 4.0 Stormblood. The Machinist uses the Ammunition Guage and the Heat Gauge.

The Ammunition Gauge indicates the number of rounds of special ammunition currently loaded in a machinist's firearm. Special ammunition can be loaded to any firearm by executing the action Reload.

The Heat Gauge─indicating a firearm's temperature─is displayed upon execution of the action Gauss Barrel. When the gauge reaches 100, the firearm becomes overheated. While overheated, a firearm will deal additional damage, but will soon become too hot to use. At this time, the Gauss Barrel is automatically removed and cannot be reattached until it cools.

Upon learning the trait Shot Mastery at level 64, maintaining a high firearm temperature will render the actions Split Shot, Slug Shot, and Clean Shot heated, increasing their damage.

AbilitiesEdit

Job ActionsEdit

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	TP Cost	Range	Radius
Split Shot	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160. Additional Effect: 50% chance of increasing next Slug Shot potency by 100 or Heated Slug Shot potency by 130. Duration: 10s Ammunition Effect: Increases current Split Shot potency by 25 Ammunition Effect: 100% chance of increasing next Slug Shot potency Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Slug Shot	2	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Split Shot Bonus Potency: 200. Additional Effect: 50% chance of increasing next Clean Shot potency by 140 or Heated Clean Shot by 170. Duration: 10s Ammunition Effect: Increases current Slug Shot potency by 25 Ammunition Effect: 100% chance of increasing next Clean Shot potency Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Reload	4	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Loads firearm with three rounds of special ammunition. One round of ammunition is used each time a weaponskill is executed, increasing that weaponskill's potency. Ammunition use may also increase the rate at which a weaponskill's additional effect is triggered as well as lower the accompanying Heat Gauge increase. No more than three rounds can be loaded at one time.
Heartbreak	6	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240. Can only be executed when target's HP is below 20%.
Reassemble	10	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Next weaponskill will result in a critical hit. If the next action is an area of effect attack, only the first enemy hit will be ensured critical damage. Duration: 20s
Blank	15	Ability	Instant	30s	—	5y	—
	Deals a 15-yalm knockback.
Spread Shot	18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	120	12y	12y
	Deliver an attack with a potency of 80 to all enemies in a cone before you. Ammunition Effect: Increases Spread Shot potency by 25 Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Quick Reload	26	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Replenishes your ammunition by 1.
Hot Shot	30 (Complete the quest Master of Marksmanship)	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	60	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. Additional Effect: Increases physical damage dealt by 8%. Duration: 60s Ammunition Effect: Increases current Hot Shot potency by 25 Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Rapid Fire	30	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Reduces weaponskill recast timer to 1.5s. Effect ends upon executing 3 weaponskills. Duration: 15s
Clean Shot	35 (Complete the quest Always the Last Place You Look)	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Slug Shot Bonus Potency: 240 Ammunition Effect: Increases current Clean Shot potency by 25 Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Wildfire	38	Ability	Instant	60s	—	25y	—
	Covers target's body in a slow-burning pitch. For the next 10 seconds, 25% of most damage you inflict upon the target is compiled, then dealt at the end of the effect's duration.
Rook Autoturret	40 (Complete the quest Rook Before You Reap)	Ability	Instant	10s	—	25y	—
	Deploys a single-target battle turret which will deliver auto-attacks with a potency of 80 to its master's target. Using a weaponskill will cause turret to change targets. Hypercharge Potency: 160. Hypercharge Effect:: Increases target’s damage taken by 6%. Duration: 10s. Shares a recast timer with Bishop Autoturret.
Turret Retrieval	40 (Complete the quest Rook Before You Reap)	Ability	Instant	5s	—	—	—
	Removes an autoturret from the battlefield.
Bishop Autoturret	50 (Complete the quest The Power of a Tourney)	Ability	Instant	10s	—	25y	—
	Deploys an area of effect battle turret which will deliver auto-attacks to enemies within range with a potency of 60 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. Hypercharge Potency: 90 Hypercharge Effect: Increases target’s damage taken by 6% Duration: 10s. Shares a recast timer with Rook Autoturret.
Gauss Barrel	52 (Complete the quest Pushing the Brume)	Ability	Instant	2s	—	—	—
	Equips your current firearm with a gauss barrel, increasing damage dealt by 5%. While barrel is equipped, your weapon's Heat Gauge will increase each time a weaponskill is executed. When the Heat Gauge reaches 100%, your weapon will become Overheated and damage dealt will be increased by 20%. Duration: 10s Gauss Barrel effect ends automatically once weapon is no longer Overheated and cannot be applied again for 10s.
Remove Barrel	52 (Complete the quest Pushing the Brume)	Ability	Instant	10s	—	—	—
	Removes Gauss Barrel from your weapon.
Gauss Round	54 (Complete the quest A Joye-ful Reunion)	Ability	Instant	15s	—	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with potency of 200.
Dismantle	56 (Complete the quest Wheels of Justice)	Ability	Instant	60s	—	25y	—
	Lowers target's damage dealt by 5% Duration: 10s
Hypercharge	58 (Complete the quest Taking the Fall)	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Overcharges your autoturret, increasing its normal attack potency. Duration: 20s Can only be executed while a turret is deployed.
Ricochet	60 (Complete the quest Rise of the Machinists)	Ability	Instant	60s	—	25y	5y
	Deals damage to all nearby enemies with a potency of 300 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.
Cooldown	62	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 if Heat Gauge is under 50, 230 if the gauge is 50 or over. Ammunition Effect: Increases Cooldown potency by 25 Additional Effect: Reduces Heat Gauge by 25
Heated Split Shot	64	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 190. Additional Effect: 50% chance of increasing next Slug Shot potency by 100 or Heated Slug Shot by 130 Duration: 10s Ammunition Effect: Increases current Heated Split Shot potency by 25 Ammunition Effect: 100% chance of increasing next Slug Shot or Heated Slug Shot potency Additional Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Heated Slug Shot	64	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Split Shot Bonus Potency: 230 Additional Effect: 50% chance of increasing next Clean Shot potency by 140 or Heated Clean Shot by 17 Duration: 10s Ammunition Effect: Increases current Heated Slug Shot potency by 25 Ammunition Effect: 100% chance of increasing next Clean Shot or Heated Clean Shot potency Additional Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Heated Clean Shot	64	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Slug Shot Bonus Potency: 270 Ammunition Effect: Increases current Heated Clean Shot potency by 25 Additional Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Barrel Stabilizer	66	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Sets Heat Gauge to 50. Can only be executed when in combat, your weapon is not Overheated, and a Gauss Barrel is attached.
Rook Overdrive	68	Ability	Instant	120s	—	25y	—
	Sends deployed Rook Autoturret into overdrive. While in overdrive, the autoturret will launch a powerful attack, damaging the unit. The autoturret is removed from the battlefield after execution for repairs and cannot be deployed for 30s. ※Action changes to Bishop Overdrive while Bishop Autoturret is deployed.
Rook Overload	68	Ability	Instant	Instant	—	40y	—
	Rook Autoturret under the effect of Rook Overdrive delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Autoturret is removed from the battlefield after execution.
Bishop Overdrive	68	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Sends deployed Bishop Autoturret into overdrive. While in overdrive, the autoturret will launch a powerful attack, damaging the unit. The autoturret is removed from the battlefield after execution for repairs and cannot be deployed for 30s.
Bishop Overload	68	Ability	Instant	Instant	—	—	6y
	Bishop Autoturret under the effect of Bishop Overdrive deals damage with a potency of 600 to all nearby enemies. Autoturret is removed from the battlefield after execution.
Flamethrower	70 (Complete the quest The Mongrel and the Knight)	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	8y
	Delivers damage over time to all enemies in a cone before you. Potency: 60 Duration: 10s Heat Gauge gradually increases by 20 while Flamethrower is active. Heat Gauge not affected when used outside battle. Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Cancels auto-attack upon execution.

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. Machinist shares the same role actions with Bard, as both as classified as Physical Ranged DPS.

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius	Role Affinity
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 Cure potency varies with current attack power.
Foot Graze	12	Ability	Instant	30s	25y	—
	Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken.
Leg Graze	16	Ability	Instant	30s	25y	—
	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s
Peloton	20	Ability	Instant	5s	—	?y
	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members as long as they remain within distance. Duration: 30s Effect ends when enmity is generated. Cannot be used in battle.
Invigorate	24	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—
	Instantly restores 400 TP.
Tactician	32	Ability	Instant	180s	—	?y
	Gradually restores own TP and the TP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity
Refresh	36	Ability	Instant	180s	—	?y
	Gradually restores own MP and the MP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity
Head Graze	40	Ability	Instant	30s	25y	—
	Silences target. Duration: 1s
Arm Graze	44	Ability	Instant	25s	25y	—
	Stuns target. Duration: 2s
Palisade	48	Ability	Instant	150s	25y	—
	Reduces physical damage taken by a party member by 20%. Duration: 10s

Job TraitsEdit

Name	Level	Description
Enhanced Dexterity	20	Increases dexterity by 8.
Increased Action Damage	20	Increases base action damage and autoturret damage by 10%.
Enhanced Dexterity II	40	Increases dexterity by 16.
Increased Action Damage II	40	Increases base action damage and autoturret damage by 20%.
Enhanced Dexterity III	60	Increases dexterity by 24.
Shot Mastery	64	Split Shot, Slug Shot, and Clean Shot become Heated when your Heat Gauge is at 50 or higher.

PvP ActionsEdit

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost
Split Shot	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 750. Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5 ※Action changes to Heated Split Shot when executed while a Gauss Barrel is attached and the Heat Gauge is 50 or higher. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Split Shot	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Split Shot or Heated Split Shot Combo Potency: 1,000 Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5 ※Action changes to Heated Slug Shot when executed while a Gauss Barrel is attached and the Heat Gauge is 50 or higher. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Clean Shot	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Slug Shot or Heated Slug Shot Combo Potency: 1,250 Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5 ※Action changes to Heated Clean Shot when executed while a Gauss Barrel is attached and the Heat Gauge is 50 or higher. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Hot Shot	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 750. Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 25 Can only be used when Heat Gauge is below 50. ※Action changes to Cooldown while a Gauss Barrel is attached and the Heat Gauge is 50 or higher.
Quick Reload	Ability	Instant	1s	200 TP
	Replenishes your ammunition by 1 (up to a maximum of 3). Ammunition is used when executing weaponskills, increasing potency by 250, reducing recast time to 1.5s, and reducing Heat Gauge increase.
Blank	Ability	Instant	10s	300 TP
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: 15-yalm knockback
Between the Eyes	Ability	Instant	30s	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Potency is doubled if target is under the effect of Bind, Stun, or Sleep.
Leg Graze	Ability	Instant	30s	—
	Inflicts target with Heavy +50%. Duration: 3s
Wildfire	Ability	Instant	30s	—
	Covers target's body in a slow-burning pitch. For the next 7 seconds, 25% of most damage you inflict upon the target is compiled, then dealt at the end of the effect's duration.
Flamethrower	Ability	Instant	60s	Heat Gauge
	Delivers damage over time to all enemies in a cone before you. Potency: 250 Duration: 10s Gauss Barrel Effect: Heat Gauge gradually increases by 10 while Flamethrower is active. Heat Gauge not affected when used outside battle. Additional Effect: Fire damage over time, stacking up to 10 times. Potency: 250 Duration: 6s Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction).
Gauss Barrel	Ability	Instant	10s	—
	Equips your current firearm with a gauss barrel, increasing damage dealt by 5%. While barrel is equipped, your weapon's Heat Gauge will increase each time a weaponskill is executed. When the Heat Gauge reaches 100%, your weapon will become Overheated and damage dealt will be increased by 10%. Duration: 10s Gauss Barrel effect ends automatically once weapon is no longer Overheated and cannot be applied again for 10s. ※Action changes to Stun Gun when executed while a Gauss Barrel is attached.
Heated Split Shot	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 10 Can only be executed with a Gauss Barrel attached and while your Heat Gauge is 50 or higher. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Heated Slug Shot	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Split Shot or Heated Split Shot Combo Potency: 1,250 Additional Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 10 Can only be executed with a Gauss Barrel attached and while your Heat Gauge is 50 or higher. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Heated Clean Shot	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Split Shot or Heated Split Shot Combo Potency: 1,500 Additional Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 10 Can only be executed with a Gauss Barrel attached and while your Heat Gauge is 50 or higher. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Cooldown	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Reduces Heat Gauge by 10 Can only be executed with a Gauss Barrel attached and while your Heat Gauge is 50 or higher. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Stun Gun	Ability	Instant	60s	—
	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 1,000 for the first enemy, 25% less for the second, 50% less for the third, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Overheats Gauss Barrel upon execution. ※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

Machinists' Limit Breaks focus dealing powerful damage to enemies in a straight line in front of the player. Machinist shares the same Level 1 and Level 2 limit breaks as Bard.

Ability	Level	Description	Image
Big Shot	1	Deals damage in a line to enemies in front of player.
Desperado	2	Deals damage in a line to enemies in front of player.
Satellite Beam	3	Deals damage in a line to enemies in front of player.

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TriviaEdit

• Due to the Machinist profession being a recent invention in Eorzea, its Soul Crystal uniquely lacks memories for the Warrior of Light to draw from, instead requiring Stephanivien to modify and improve it.