Role action

Role actions are abilities in Final Fantasy XIV. Introduced in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, they become available to players based on their current discipline's role rather than the discipline itself. They contain certain abilities considered to be essential for each role to perform effectively, replacing the cross-class additional actions that required players to level multiple classes to unlock essential abilities. Role actions are not disabled during level-synced content.

See also: Additional action

Roles

The abilities available as role actions are determined by the player's current role, with disciplines divided into roles as seen on the table below. Some role actions are shared between different roles.

Role	Classes	Jobs	Role	Classes	Jobs
Tank	Gladiator Marauder	Paladin Warrior Dark Knight Gunbreaker	Healer	Conjurer	White Mage Scholar Astrologian Sage

Role	Classes	Jobs	Role	Classes	Jobs	Role	Classes	Jobs
Melee DPS	Pugilist Lancer Rogue	Monk Dragoon Ninja Samurai Reaper	Physical Ranged DPS	Archer	Bard Machinist Dancer	Magic Ranged DPS	Thaumaturge Arcanist	Black Mage Summoner Red Mage Blue Mage

Tank

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area	Role Affinity
Rampart	8	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Duration: 20s
Low Blow	12	Ability	Instant	25s	—	3y	—
	Stuns target. Duration: 5s
Provoke	15	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity.
Interject	18	Ability	Instant	30s	—	3y	—
	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Reprisal	22	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	5y radius
	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%. Duration: 10s
Arm's Length	32	Ability	Instant	120s	—	–	–
	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
Shirk	48	Ability	Instant	120s	—	25y	—
	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

Healer

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area	Role Affinity
Repose	8	Spell	2.5s (Base value; The higher the player's Spell Speed, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; The higher the player's Spell Speed, the lower the recast time will be)	600	30y	—
	Afflicts target with Sleep Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution.
Esuna	10	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)	400	30y	—
	Removes a single detrimental effect from target.
Swiftcast	18	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s
Lucid Dreaming	24	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Gradually restores own MP. Potency: 50 Duration: 21s
Surecast	44	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Spells can be cast without interruption. Additional Effect: Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 6s
Rescue	48	Ability	Instant	120s	—	30y	—
	Instantly draws target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.

Melee DPS

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area	Role Affinity
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500
Leg Sweep	10	Ability	Instant	40s	—	3y	–
	Stuns target. Duration: 3s
Bloodbath	12	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s
Feint	22	Ability	Instant	90s	—	10y	—
	Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. Duration: 10s
Arm's Length	32	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
True North	50	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	—
	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2

Physical Ranged DPS

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area	Role Affinity
Leg Graze	6	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500
Foot Graze	10	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken.
Peloton	20	Ability	Instant	5s	—	—	30y radius
	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.
Head Graze	24	Ability	Instant	30s	25y	—	—
	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Arm's Length	32	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s

Magic Ranged DPS

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area	Role Affinity
Addle	8	Ability	Instant	90s	—	25y	—
	Lowers target's intelligence and mind by 10%. Duration: 10s
Sleep	10	Spell	2.5s	2.5s	800 MP	30y	5y
	Puts target and all nearby enemies to sleep. Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution.
Swiftcast	18	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s
Lucid Dreaming	24	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Gradually restores own MP. Potency: 50 Duration: 21s
Surecast	44	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Spells can be cast without interruption. Additional Effect: Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 6s

Removed role actions

The following role actions have been removed. Removed abilities will still appear on the hotbar, their icon greyed out icon with a red strikethrough. They will have no effect and must be removed by the player. The given statistics represent their last form before their removal.

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area	Role Affinity
Cleric Stance	8	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Increases attack magic potency by 5%. Duration: 15s Removed in patch 5.0.
Break	12	Spell	2.5s(Base value; The higher the player's Spell Speed, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s(Base value; The higher the player's Spell Speed, the lower the cast time will be)	0(Current datamined value; ability was removed before current MP system was introduced and actual MP cost may vary.)	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 50. Additional Effect: Heavy +20% Duration: 20s Removed in patch 5.0.
Drain	12	Spell	2.5s(Base value; The higher the player's Spell Speed, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s(Base value; The higher the player's Spell Speed, the lower the cast time will be)	500(Current datamined value; ability was removed before current MP system was introduced and actual MP cost may vary.)	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 80. Additional Effect: Absorbs a portion of damage dealt as HP Removed in patch 5.0.
Protect	16	Spell	3s(Base value; The higher the player's Spell Speed, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s(Base value; The higher the player's Spell Speed, the lower the cast time will be)	0(Current datamined value; ability was removed before current MP system was introduced and actual MP cost may vary.)	30y	15y radius
	Increases the physical and magic defense of target and all party members nearby target. Duration: 30m Removed in patch 5.0.
Convalescence	20	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Increases own HP recovery via healing magic by 20%. Duration: 20s Removed in patch 5.0.
Diversion	20	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Reduces enmity generation. Duration: 30s Removed in patch 5.0.
Anticipation	24	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Increases parry rate by 30%. Duration: 20s Removed in patch 5.0.
Invigorate	24	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores 400 TP. Removed in patch 5.0.
Tactician	32	Ability	Instant	180s	—	—	20y radius
	Gradually restores own TP and the TP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity Removed in patch 5.0. A new Machinist action called Tactician was introduced in 5.0 but has a different effect.
Awareness	36	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Nullifies chance of suffering critical damage. Duration: 25s Removed in patch 5.0.
Goad	36	Ability	Instant	180s	—	30y	—
	Refreshes TP of a single party member. Duration: 30s Removed in patch 5.0.
Refresh	36	Ability	Instant	180s	—	—	20y radius
	Gradually restores own MP and the MP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity Removed in patch 5.0.
Mana Shift	36	Ability	Instant	120s	—	30y	—
	Transfers up to 20% of own maximum MP to target party member. Removed in patch 5.0.
Eye for an Eye	36	Ability	Instant	180s	—	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 Removed in patch 5.0.
Apocatastasis	40	Ability	Instant	90s	—	30y	—
	Reduces a party member's magic vulnerability by 20%. Duration: 10s Removed in patch 5.0.
Largesse	40	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Increases healing magic potency by 20%. Duration: 20s Removed in patch 5.0.
Ultimatum	44	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	5y radius
	Provoke nearby enemies, placing yourself at the top of their enmity list. Removed in patch 5.0.
Crutch	44	Ability	Instant	90s	—	30y	—
	Removes Bind and Heavy from target party member other than self. Removed in patch 5.0.
Arm Graze	48	Ability	Instant	25s	—	25y	—
	Stuns target. Duration: 2s Removed in patch 5.0.
Palisade	48	Ability	Instant	150s	—	30y	—
	Reduces physical damage taken by a party member by 20%. Duration: 10s Removed in patch 5.0.
Erase	48	Ability	Instant	90s	—	30y	—
	Removes a single damage over time effect from target party member other than self. Additional Effect: Restores target's HP Cure Potency: 200 Removed in patch 5.0.