Machinist (Final Fantasy XIV)

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Template:Sideicon Template:FFXIV Discipline Machinist (機工士, Kikō-shi?), 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. Template:See Also

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The war with Dravania rages on. Brutal and unrelenting. With no end in sight, the Holy See grows desperate. As her dragoons lay down their lives in defense of their home, Ishgard turns to technology to protect her sons and daughters. Great cannons and ballistae now line the city walls, plucking dragons from the sky.

Following the example of Cid Garlond, who has demonstrated the potency of magitek, the Skysteel Manufactory works tirelessly on the development of advanced armaments. As new and devastating weapons are brought to the fray, a new class of champion arises to wield them ― the machinist.

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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.

Story

Heavensward

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Equipment

Main article: List_of_Final_Fantasy_XIV_weapons/Machinist

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 Gauge

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

Ammunition 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.

Heat Gauge

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.

Abilities

Actions

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	TP Cost	Range	Radius	Class (Job) Affinity
Split Shot Icon.	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	25y	0y	MCH
	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 Icon.	2	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	60	25y	?y	MCH
	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 Icon.	4	Ability	Instant	30s	0	0y	0y	MCH
	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 Icon.	6	Ability	Instant	30s	0	25y	0y	MCH
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240. Can only be executed when target's HP is below 20%.
Reassemble Icon.	10	Ability	Instant	60s	0	0y	0y	MCH
	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 Icon.	15	Ability	Instant	30s	0	5y	0y	MCH
	Deals a 15-yalm knockback.
Spread Shot Icon.	18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	130	8y	3y	MCH
	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 Icon.	26	Ability	Instant	15s	0	0y	0y	MCH
	Replenishes your ammunition by 1.
Hot Shot Icon.	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)	70	25y	0y	MCH
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. Additional Effect: Increases physical damage dealt by 8%. Duration: 30s Ammunition Effect: Increases current Hot Shot potency by 25 Gauss Barrel Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5
Rapid Fire Icon.	30	Ability	Instant	60s	0	0y	0y	MCH
	Reduces weaponskill recast timer to 1.5s. Effect ends upon executing 3 weaponskills. Duration: 15s
Clean Shot Icon.	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)	60	25y	0y	MCH
	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 Icon.	38	Ability	Instant	60s	0	25y	0y	MCH
	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 Icon.	40 (Complete the quest Rook Before You Reap)	Ability	Instant	10s	0	25y	7y	MCH
	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 5%. Duration: 10s. Shares a recast timer with Bishop Autoturret.
Turret Retrieval Icon.	40 (Complete the quest Rook Before You Reap)	Ability	Instant	5s	0	0y	0y	MCH
	Removes an autoturret from the battlefield.
Bishop Autoturret Icon.	50 (Complete the quest The Power of a Tourney)	Ability	Instant	10s	0	25y	7y	MCH
	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 5% Duration: 10s. Shares a recast timer with Rook Autoturret.
Gauss Barrel Icon.	52 (Complete the quest Pushing the Brume)	Ability	Instant	10s	0	0y	0y	MCH
	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.
Remove Barrel Icon.	52 (Complete the quest Pushing the Brume)	Ability	Instant	10s	0	0y	0y	MCH
	Removes Gauss Barrel from your weapon.
Gauss Round Icon.	54 (Complete the quest A Joye-ful Reunion)	Ability	Instant	15s	9	25y	0y	MCH
	Delivers an attack with potency of 200.
Dismantle Icon.	56 (Complete the quest Wheels of Justice)	Ability	Instant	90s	0	25y	0y	MCH
	Lowers target's damage dealt by 5% Duration: 10s
Hypercharge Icon.	58 (Complete the quest Taking the Fall)	Ability	Instant	120s	0	0y	0y	MCH
	Overcharges your autoturret, increasing its normal attack potency. Duration: 20s Can only be executed while a turret is deployed.
Ricochet Icon.	60 (Complete the quest Rise of the Machinists)	Ability	Instant	60s	0	?y	2y	MCH
	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 Icon.	62	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	0	?y	0y	MCH
	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
Barrel_ Stabilizer Icon.	66	Ability	Instant	60	0	?y	0y	MCH
	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 Icon.	68	Ability	Instant	120s	0	?y	0y	MCH
	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.
Bishop Overdrive Icon.	68	Ability	Instant	120s	0	?y	0y	MCH
	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.
Flamethrower Icon.	70 (Complete the quest The Mongrel and the Knight)	Ability	Instant	60s	0	?y	0y	MCH
	Delivers damage over time to all enemies in a cone before you. Potency: 60 Duration: 10s Heat Gauge gradually increases 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.
Heated Split Shot Icon.	‐	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	0	?y	0y	MCH
	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 Icon.	‐	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	0	?y	0y	MCH
	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 Icon.	‐	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	0	?y	0y	MCH
	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
Rook Overload Icon.	‐	Ability	Instant	‐	0	?y	?y	MCH
	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 Overload Icon.	‐	Ability	Instant	‐	0	?y	?y	MCH
	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.

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.
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 File:FFXIV Second Wind Icon.png	8	Ability	Instant	120s	0y	0y
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 Cure potency varies with current attack power.
Foot Graze File:FFXIV Foot Graze Icon.png	12	Ability	Instant	30s	?y	0y
	Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken.
Leg Graze File:FFXIV Leg Graze Icon.png	16	Ability	Instant	30s	?y	0y
	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s
Peloton File:FFXIV Peloton Icon.png	20	Ability	Instant	5s	0y	?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 File:FFXIV Invigorate Icon.png	24	Ability	Instant	120s	0y	0y
	Instantly restores 400 TP.
Tactician File:FFXIV Tactician Icon.png	32	Ability	Instant	180s	0y	?y
	Gradually restores own TP and the TP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity
Refresh File:FFXIV Refresh Icon.png	36	Ability	Instant	180s	0y	?y
	Gradually restores own MP and the MP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity
Head Graze File:FFXIV Head Graze Icon.png	40	Ability	Instant	30s	?y	0y
	Silences target. Duration: 1s
Arm Graze File:FFXIV Arm Graze Icon.png	44	Ability	Instant	25s	?y	0y
	Stuns target. Duration: 2s
Palisade File:FFXIV Palisade Icon.png	48	Ability	Instant	150s	0y	?y
	Reduces physical damage taken by a party member by 20%. Duration: 10s

Traits

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

PvP Actions

Job Actions

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost
Split Shot File:FFXIV Split Shot PVP Icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	0
	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.
Slug Shot File:FFXIV Slug Shot PVP Icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	0
	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 File:FFXIV Clean Shot PVP Icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	0
	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 File:FFXIV Hot Shot PVP Icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	0
	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 File:FFXIV Quick Reload PVP Icon.png	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 File:FFXIV Blank PVP Icon.png	Ability	Instant	10s	300 TP
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: 15-yalm knockback
Between the Eyes File:FFXIV Between The Eyes PVP Icon.png	Ability	Instant	30s	0
	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 File:FFXIV Leg Graze PVP Icon.png	Ability	Instant	30s	0
	Inflicts target with Heavy +50%. Duration: 3s
Wildfire File:FFXIV Wildfire PVP Icon.png	Ability	Instant	30s	0
	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.
Gauss Barrel File:FFXIV Gauss Barrel PVP Icon.png	Ability	Instant	10s	Oath: 20
	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.
Report File:FFXIV Report PVP Icon.png	Ability	Instant	120s	0
	Restores 25% of maximum MP and TP for self and all nearby party members.
Heated Split Shot	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	0
	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 File:FFXIV FFXIV Heated Slug Shot PVP Icon Icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	0
	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 File:FFXIV Heated Clean Shot PVP Icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	0
	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 File:FFXIV Cooldown PVP Icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	0
	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 File:FFXIV Stun Gun PVP Icon.png	Ability	Instant	60s	0
	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 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.

Action	Type	Cast	Recast
Recuperate File:FFXIV Recuperate Icon.png	Ability	Instant	60s
	Restores 25% of maximum HP.
Muse File:FFXIV Muse Icon.png	Ability	Instant	90s
	Restores 25% of maximum MP.
Enliven File:FFXIV Enliven Icon.png	Ability	Instant	90s
	Restores 50% of maximum TP.
Purify File:FFXIV Purify Icon.png	Ability	Instant	45s
	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from target. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.
Concentrate File:FFXIV Concentrate Icon.png	Ability	Instant	45s
	Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s
Safeguard File:FFXIV Safeguard Icon.png	Ability	Instant	90s
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s
Bolt File:FFXIV Bolt Icon pvp.png	Ability	Instant	45s
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s

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.

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

Gallery

Artwork.

MCH Soul Crystal.png

Machinist Soul Crystal.

In-game render.

From benchmark video.

From benchmark video.

Arms and Gear sets

Macha pet.

Artifact equipment from Stormblood.

Abilities

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