Talk:The Voracious Resurgence Mission 11-2

2024-10-20T21:42:12Z

Mavii: /* BLU/DRG + GEO/WHM */

*Chaos is highly susceptible to Sudden Lunge and will outright prevent the phase change where the two npcs turn into fetters and the other ghosts start to trickle in. You can just kill him without that ever happening.
:*Just tested this and while sudden lunge does work very well, it doesn't appear that you can skip phase 2. Our BLU kept the boss stun locked during the first phase and we quickly got him down to 1%, at which point he took 0 damage from all attacks, even from Prime weapons. About 5-10 seconds later, he healed and phase 2 started. [[User:Beaven|Beaven]] ([[User talk:Beaven|talk]])

:*This might not be true any more after the June 2023 update. The update notes say "The issue in The Voracious Resurgence wherein certain NPC and monster behavior could be skipped during the final battle."--14:02, 12 June 2023 (edit) (undo)
Zarchery

== DUO PLD + PUP ==

We both used DNC sub jobs for haste and self healing since chaos absorbs all the mp.

Trusts: Arciela II Iroha II were a must. All rest, Whms and rdms (you can resummon trust even if you have hate or engaged)
Apply physical damage on Chaos normally until he enters into his second phase.

At that moment:

PLD: hold Chaos while the PUP takes care of the fetters (make sure to hold him away from fetters as much as possible so PUP doesnt recieve AOE dmg from him),

PUP:
AUTOMATON: Valoredge (head and frame). Will need 3-4 oils and Light Maneuver x1 to keep your pet alive. Also used fire and wind maneuver.
Your Automaton + Iroha II and Arciela II are the main source of damage to kill fetters asap.
They will do skillchain + mb so, they will be death fast.
Also used Shijin spiral as main ws to add dmg to the job.

If the Healing trusts die re-summon, any mage who can heal is fine to get by. If Iroha II and Arciela II die, try to re summon them or any good Heavy DD that you think can do enought dps to make this done faster.

After killing all fetters, engage Chaos to send Iroha and Arciela to do some dps. Pop PUP SP x2 and continue like this until Chaos finally dies. -- 17:13, 23 June 2024 (edit) (undo)
Diosax

== SOLO BLU ==

BLU/RUN ML31 with Caliburnus and Malignance set. Used Selh'teus, Arciela, Cornelia, Sylvie(U), Monberaux. Used Evasion and Magic Evasion food (Serving of popotoes con queso). Fully buffed with barthunder, barparalyse and Lux rune. I used the Caliburnus sword for the whole fight and still doing 30-35k Savage Blade WS. Tried to keep all buff at first but he dispel a lot and ended up simply keeping HasteII, Cocoon, Tusk, Barthunder and Nature at least. White Wind kit was needed a couple of time to avoid trust dying too fast, because they did a lot !! I recalled at least 2-3 time each trust. Sudden Lunge do buy some time, Magic Hammer landed with limited MP return (500MP) but still Selh'teus and Monberaux was keeping my MP at proper level. Used a couple of remedy to remove silence. Should have set and try Silent Storm on this one. Always tried to get back Monberaux, Selh'teus or Arciela in priority for help on heal and focus on damage. Challenging fight and I got down to red HP 2-3 times. --[[User:LordAttilas|LordAttilas]] ([[User talk:LordAttilas|talk]]) 10:44, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

== BLU/DRG + GEO/WHM ==
2box, both ML21, mostly pre-Omen gear with a few updates. GEO used Vex+Frailty, entrusted Fury at start of phase 2, helped clear fetters but otherwise mostly bubbles/erase/-na/occasional curaga. BLU used Erratic Flutter, N.Meditation, Magic Fruit, Blank Gaze, Sweeping Gouge, Diffusion+MG at start of phase 2, and occasionally Magic Barrier. Might've gone DNC+BRD if I'd understood the fight better to start. Cornelia, Selh'teus, Arciela, Apururu. Misc notes:
*Tank/main DD should fight with their back to the broken steps behind where Chaos spawns to mitigate knockback (conal?) and avoid fetter -meva aura. Anyone not taking hate fights from behind and can avoid some AoE from this position + clears fetters. Hybrid gear is helpful to mitigate faster spells/TP moves.
*Casts all Absorb spells, various debuff -gas, -ga IV, Impact, Meteor (second phase), Mighty Guard, and the hybrid elemental BLU abilities. Uses Chainspell. Meva+resist gear works well to mitigate debuffs. Repeated stuns had reduced duration but never saw a resist.
*Full dispel does wipe food
*Fetter -DT may stack, positions are predetermined
*Chaos may clear one or more debuffs on certain/any TP move use? Noted Sweeping Gouge wearing early aligned with TP move usage on a couple uses.
*Black Sanctus is an unremovable 5? count Doom that ticks down by 1 each subsequent time he uses it. NPCs will tank application/one count of it for you. Possibly used on a timer if you don't kill fast enough to trigger scripted HP% use.
*Trusts with AoE HP/MP restore abilities make contending with constant AoE damage + whatever ability reduces MP significantly easier. Arciela also nice for para, addle, dispel. Don't have Monberaux but probably works well here.

Two DDs or DD+BRD/COR should make short work of him with the right trusts and is significantly faster than solo DD due to the fetters. Chaos doesn't have much HP, dies very quickly with fetters down and would explode to anyone with even moderately upgraded Odyssey gear. More messy than difficult, but could get unlucky with debuffs and AoE damage. EP is not lost on death so there's no meaningful penalty for failure, just head back and try again.

Aside: both characters swapped off Prime weapons to fight Garazu-Horeizu. I noted an absurdly long Sleep debuff active when they exited the first BC. Primes are not required while fighting him but there's definitely something in that fight that intends for you to have them equipped. [[User:Mavii|Mavii]] ([[User talk:Mavii|talk]]) 19:04, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Talk:The Voracious Resurgence Mission 11-2

2024-10-20T19:05:02Z

Mavii:

*Chaos is highly susceptible to Sudden Lunge and will outright prevent the phase change where the two npcs turn into fetters and the other ghosts start to trickle in. You can just kill him without that ever happening.
:*Just tested this and while sudden lunge does work very well, it doesn't appear that you can skip phase 2. Our BLU kept the boss stun locked during the first phase and we quickly got him down to 1%, at which point he took 0 damage from all attacks, even from Prime weapons. About 5-10 seconds later, he healed and phase 2 started. [[User:Beaven|Beaven]] ([[User talk:Beaven|talk]])

:*This might not be true any more after the June 2023 update. The update notes say "The issue in The Voracious Resurgence wherein certain NPC and monster behavior could be skipped during the final battle."--14:02, 12 June 2023 (edit) (undo)
Zarchery

== DUO PLD + PUP ==

We both used DNC sub jobs for haste and self healing since chaos absorbs all the mp.

Trusts: Arciela II Iroha II were a must. All rest, Whms and rdms (you can resummon trust even if you have hate or engaged)
Apply physical damage on Chaos normally until he enters into his second phase.

At that moment:

PLD: hold Chaos while the PUP takes care of the fetters (make sure to hold him away from fetters as much as possible so PUP doesnt recieve AOE dmg from him),

PUP:
AUTOMATON: Valoredge (head and frame). Will need 3-4 oils and Light Maneuver x1 to keep your pet alive. Also used fire and wind maneuver.
Your Automaton + Iroha II and Arciela II are the main source of damage to kill fetters asap.
They will do skillchain + mb so, they will be death fast.
Also used Shijin spiral as main ws to add dmg to the job.

If the Healing trusts die re-summon, any mage who can heal is fine to get by. If Iroha II and Arciela II die, try to re summon them or any good Heavy DD that you think can do enought dps to make this done faster.

After killing all fetters, engage Chaos to send Iroha and Arciela to do some dps. Pop PUP SP x2 and continue like this until Chaos finally dies. -- 17:13, 23 June 2024 (edit) (undo)
Diosax

== SOLO BLU ==

BLU/RUN ML31 with Caliburnus and Malignance set. Used Selh'teus, Arciela, Cornelia, Sylvie(U), Monberaux. Used Evasion and Magic Evasion food (Serving of popotoes con queso). Fully buffed with barthunder, barparalyse and Lux rune. I used the Caliburnus sword for the whole fight and still doing 30-35k Savage Blade WS. Tried to keep all buff at first but he dispel a lot and ended up simply keeping HasteII, Cocoon, Tusk, Barthunder and Nature at least. White Wind kit was needed a couple of time to avoid trust dying too fast, because they did a lot !! I recalled at least 2-3 time each trust. Sudden Lunge do buy some time, Magic Hammer landed with limited MP return (500MP) but still Selh'teus and Monberaux was keeping my MP at proper level. Used a couple of remedy to remove silence. Should have set and try Silent Storm on this one. Always tried to get back Monberaux, Selh'teus or Arciela in priority for help on heal and focus on damage. Challenging fight and I got down to red HP 2-3 times. --[[User:LordAttilas|LordAttilas]] ([[User talk:LordAttilas|talk]]) 10:44, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

== BLU/DRG + GEO/WHM ==
2box, both ML21, mostly pre-Omen gear with a few updates. GEO used Vex+Frailty, entrusted Fury at start of phase 2, helped clear fetters but otherwise mostly bubbles/erase/-na/occasional curaga. BLU used Erratic Flutter, N.Meditation, Magic Fruit, Blank Gaze, Sweeping Gouge, Diffusion+MG at start of phase 2, and occasionally Magic Barrier. Might've gone DNC+BRD if I'd understood the fight better to start. Cornelia, Selh'teus, Arciela, Apururu. Misc notes:
*Tank/main DD should fight with their back to the broken steps behind where Chaos spawns to mitigate knockback (conal?) and avoid fetter -meva aura. Anyone not taking hate fights from behind and can avoid some AoE from this position + clears fetters. Hybrid gear is helpful to mitigate faster spells/TP moves.
*Casts all Absorb spells, various debuff -gas, -ga IV, Impact, Meteor (second phase), Mighty Guard, and the hybrid elemental BLU abilities. Uses Chainspell. Meva+resist gear works well to mitigate debuffs. Repeated stuns had reduced duration but never saw a resist.
*Full dispel does wipe food
*Fetter -DT may stack, positions are predetermined
*Chaos may clear one or more debuffs on certain/any TP move use? Noted Sweeping Gouge wearing early aligned with TP move usage on a couple uses.
*Black Sanctus is an unremovable 5? count Doom that ticks down by 1 each subsequent time he uses it. NPCs will tank application/one count of it for you. Possibly used on a timer if you don't kill fast enough to trigger scripted HP% use.
*Trusts with AoE HP/MP restore abilities make contending with constant AoE damage + whatever ability reduces MP significantly easier. Arciela also nice for para, addle, dispel. Don't have Monberaux but probably works well here.

Two DDs or DD+BRD/COR should make short work of him with the right trusts and is significantly faster than solo DD due to the fetters. Chaos doesn't have much HP, dies very quickly with fetters down and would explode to anyone with even moderately upgraded Odyssey gear. More messy than difficult, but could get unlucky with debuffs and AoE damage. EP is not lost on death so there's no meaningful penalty for failure, just head back and try again.

Aside: both characters swapped off Prime weapons to fight Garazu-Horeizu. I noted an absurdly long Sleep debuff active when they exited the first BC. Primes are not required to fight him but there's definitely something in that fight that intends for you to have them equipped. [[User:Mavii|Mavii]] ([[User talk:Mavii|talk]]) 19:04, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Community Blue Mage Guide

2024-10-19T16:45:55Z

Mavii: /* Blue Magic Sets */

{{Collaborative Guide}}
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==Latest Updates==
*Filling in preliminary information and fundamentals so as to have a solid base to read and pull from that matches up with other Community Job Guides.--[[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]]) 11:18, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

==General Information==
*Write about the job here, if we even need another BLU guide at this point. lol
**'''Apparently, we do...''' [[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]]) 19:15, 21 November 2023
**As an aside, this Community Guide will try not to retread territory covered in formerly ''Out of the BLU'' & ''The Beast Within''.--[[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]])
*One of the three Advanced Jobs introduced in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion.
*One of the first genuine "hybrid" classes introduced outside of the main and original set of Advanced Jobs.
*One of the most versatile jobs in the game. Able to create and utilize various Job Traits through combination of set spells.

===Roles===
*All of them.
**As mentioned above, Blue Mage is one the most versatile jobs in the game due to its ability to set various and multiple tiers of job traits through spell selection. This allows a BLU to take on multiple roles (gear dependent) with varying levels of success (Content dependent). Your mileage may vary, but BLU is capable of assuming the role(s) of:
***Physical Damage Dealer, Magic Damage Dealer, Healer, Debuff & Support, Off Tank.

==Food & Medicines==
===Food===
'''Accuracy Options:'''
* [[File:Sublime Sushi icon.png|link=Sublime Sushi]] '''[[Sublime Sushi]]'''
* '''Stats:''' HP+40, MP+20, STR+6, DEX+7, MND-3, CHR+6 '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+10% (Max. 100)''', "Resist Slow" +1.
** One of the best accuracy-based foods in the game.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Grape Daifuku icon.png|link=Grape Daifuku]] '''[[Grape Daifuku]]'''
* '''Stats:''' HP+20, STR+2, VIT+3, '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+10% (Max. 80)''', '''Attack / Ranged Attack+10% (Max. 50)''', "Magic Attack. Bonus " +3. Mirrored Pet Stats.
** If Sublime Sushi is the best accuracy-based, Grape Daifuku comes in as a close second. Adding moderate attack in exchange for a small loss of accuracy.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 4,000 gil, 48,000 a stack.

* [[File:Seafood Gratin icon.png|link=Seafood Gratin]] '''[[Seafood Gratin]]'''
* '''Stats:''' DEX+7, MND+7, '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+20% (Max. 70)''', Evasion / '''Magic Evasion+12% (Max. 60)'''.
** An honorable mention. A step down in accuracy, however, Seafood Gratin exchanges the further accuracy loss for a significant boost in magic evasion. (Which becomes a much bigger dealer in mid to late-endgame content.)
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Oden icon.png|link=Oden]] '''[[Oden]]'''
* '''Stats:''' DEX+5, INT+5, '''Accuracy / Magic Accuracy+15% (Max. 70)'''.
** Another honorable mention. Again, a step down in accuracy, however, Oden exchanges the further accuracy loss for an equal increase in Magic Accuracy.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

'''Attack Options:'''
* [[File:Red Curry Bun icon.png|link=Red Curry Bun]] '''[[Red Curry Bun]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Attack / Ranger Attack+23% (Max. 150)''', Demon Killer +4.
** One of the oldest attack foods in the game. Tried and true (if you have the accuracy to use it of course).
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 7,000 gil, 84,000 a stack.

* [[File:Popo._con_Queso_icon.png|link=Popo. Con Queso]] '''[[Popo. Con Queso]]'''
* '''Stats:''' STR+5, MND+5, '''Attack / Ranged Attack+20% (Max. 130)''', Evasion / '''Magic Evasion+12% (Max. 60)'''.
** Honorable mention. Introduced around the same time as the above Seafood Gratin ''(serves as the attack food version)''.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

'''Specialty Options:'''
* [[File:Marine Stewpot icon.png|link=Marine Stewpot]] '''[[Marine Stewpot]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''HP+90, Accuracy/R. Accuracy/M. Accuracy +90, ''' Mirrored Pet Stats, -20 each.
** '''Group Food''' ''(~6 Party members within 10 yalms).''
** A highly desired food choice--particularly in endgame content and scenarios. '''Only exists as singles and does not stack.''' As mentioned in the above description, a Marine Stewpot will work on ''up to an entire party'' as long as each member is within 10 yalms of the person using it.
** '''Any party member with an existing food effect on will not receive the effect of the stewpot.'''
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Riverfin Soup icon.png|link=Riverfin Soup]] '''[[Riverfin Soup]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy +14% (Max. 90), Attack / Ranged Attack +18% (Cap: 80)''', Amorph Killer +5
** Honorable mention. Slightly stronger version of Daifuku. '''Only exists as singles and does not stack.'''
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Gyudon icon.png|link=Gyudon]] '''[[Gyudon]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Double Attack"+5%, Weapon skill damage +5%'''
** Introduced September '22. Largely speaks for itself. No addtional stats, so make sure you can actually hit something if you're going to use it.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Popoto Gratin icon.png|link=Popoto Gratin]] '''[[Popoto Gratin]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Double Attack+5%, Store TP+5'''!!!
** Honorable mention. Very interesting food with a duration of 5 minutes but stacks to 99. Great for short battles.
*** NPC purchasable only. Available for purchase during [[The Green Festival]] in Lower Jeuno.

'''Defensive Options'''
* [[File:Om. Sandwich icon.png|link=Om. Sandwich]] '''[[Om. Sandwich]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''HP+11% (Max. 150)''', VIT+7, MND+7, '''Accuracy+11% (Max. 80)''', '''DEF+11% (Max. 120)''', '''Enmity+4'''.
** Introduced in [[The Voracious Resurgence]] mission-line. Comparable to [[Miso Ramen]] in HP and Defense; exchanging Magic Evasion and Magic Defense Bonus for accuracy and '''enmity+'''.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

===Medicines===
* [[File:Echo Drops icon.png|link=Echo Drops]] '''[[Echo Drops]]'''
** Useful for when silenced and no one else can (or is able to) Silena you. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 700 Gil.

* [[File:Remedy icon.png|link=Remedy]] '''[[Remedy]]'''
** Useful for curing most debuffs curable with -na spells (ie: Paralyna). You can receive 12 a month for free from ambuscade. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 3,000 Gil.

* [[File:Reraiser icon.png|link=Reraiser]] '''[[Reraiser]]''' / [[File:Hi-Reraiser icon.png|link= Hi-Reraiser]] '''[[Hi-Reraiser]]'''
** Nothing wrong with keeping extra sources of Reraise in your pocket. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1,000 and 1,500 Gil.

* [[File:Holy Water icon.png|link=Holy Water]] '''[[Holy Water]]'''
** Extremely useful to have, especially when spell priority or universal cool downs from back=line supports are bottle necked... Keep them stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1,000 Gil.

* [[File:Panacea icon.png|link=Panacea]] '''[[Panacea]]'''
** Sometimes you are overwhelmed with a number of debuffs (like an [[Impact]]) that need [[Erase]] and this is much faster than waiting on a support to erase them. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 20,000 Gil.

* [[File:Vile Elixir icon.png|link=Vile Elixir]] '''[[Vile Elixir]]''' / [[File:Vile Elixir +1 icon.png|link=Vile Elixir +1]] '''[[Vile Elixir +1]]'''
** You never know when these might come in handy. Even for other party members... Great for putting in a bazaar for back-line supports when in a pinch as well! A single [[Vile Elixir]] or HQ can save you in those situations. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]]; 20,000 Gil for NQ. 40.000 Gil for HQ.
*** Often cheaper to buy off the Auction House.
*** A number of NM's and various content drop these for free as well.

* [[File: Coalition Ether icon.png]] '''[[Coalition Ether]]'''
** Honorable mention for when you need MP in a pinch. Has a one second usage time for a quick 150MP and no medicated status to boot.
*** Purchased from [[Ujlei Zelekko]] in the Pioneers Coalition in Easter Adoulin.

* [[File:Antacid icon.png|link=Antacid]] '''[[Antacid]]'''
** Great for switching food on the fly when the situation calls for it. Keep a few, just in case.
***Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1.000 Gil.

* [[File:El. Pachira Fruit icon.png|link=El. Pachira Fruit]] '''[[El. Pachira Fruit]]'''
* '''Effect:''' 1hp/tick Poison Effect for 2 minutes.
** Perhaps you aren't engaged and can't swap to a particular piece of equipment with a damage over time effect. Poisoning yourself is a good option. Keeps you awake when you know the mobs you are fighting will spam sleep. Keep a few on hand.
*** Purchased from the [[Ghemi Sinterilo]] for 154 Gil in [[Kazham]].

==Abilities, Traits, Merits, and Job Points==
===Abilities and Traits===
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Given BLU's ability to set their own traits via spell selection/allocation, it's not feasible to list every trait possible in this section. Please use the link below to the Blue Mage Job Traits page linking this page to gain a grasp of all the settable traits and (just as importantly) '''how those Job Traits can be set.'''

https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Blue_Mage_Job_Traits

BLU gains two specific Job Traits through accumulated Merit Points at Level 75+: [[Assimilation]] and [[Enchainment]]. Please note the following Merit Points section for a better explanation of what those Merit Traits do and recommendations for investing merits.

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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="2"|[[Job Traits]]
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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" width="20%"|Lvl.
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" |Name
|-
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| '''75'''{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| [[Assimilation]]
|-
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| '''75'''{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| [[Enchainment]]
|-
|}
|width="10px"|

|valign="top" width="64%"|

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! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" colspan="4"|[[Job Ability]]
|-
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="8%" |Lvl.
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="12%" |Name
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="30%" |Enhancing Equipment
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="50%" |Notes
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''1'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Azure Lore]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Bazubands icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Bazubands]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Bazubands description.png|link=Luhlaza Bazubands]]</span></span>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Powers up Blue Magic and gives spells the ability to skillchain and magic burst without Chain Affinity or Burst Affinity for the duration. Mostly used now as a way to quickly fire off or extend a long multi-step skillchain.
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''25'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Burst Affinity]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashi. Basmak +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashi. Basmak +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashi. Basmak +3 description.png|link=Hashi. Basmak +3]]</span></span>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Increases magical Blue Magic damage and allows it to magic burst.
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''40'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Chain Affinity]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashishin Kavuk +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashishin Kavuk +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashishin Kavuk +3 description.png|link=Hashishin Kavuk +3]]</span></span>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Increases physical blue magic damage, but more importantly allows it to skillchain. Sometimes used to start or extend skillchains with spells such as [[Thrashing Assault]] (Fusion) or [[Sinker Drill]] (Gravitation).
|-

|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''75''' <sup>{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Convergence]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Keffiyeh icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Keffiyeh]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Keffiyeh description.png|link=Luhlaza Keffiyeh]]</span></span>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Merit ability. Makes one magical spell single-target and increases its magic accuracy and damage.
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''75''' <sup>{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Diffusion]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Charuqs icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Charuqs]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Charuqs description.png|link=Luhlaza Charuqs]]</span></span>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Merit ability. Makes one self-target buff into an AoE spell.
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''83'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Efflux]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashishin Tayt +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashishin Tayt +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashishin Tayt +3 description.png|link=Hashishin Tayt +3]]</span></span> | [[File:Rosmerta's Cape icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Rosmerta's Cape]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Rosmerta's Cape description.png|link=Rosmerta's Cape]]</span></span>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Adds a TP Bonus effect to one spell. Mostly used now for extended debuff duration on spells where debuff duration varies with TP.
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''95'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Unbridled Learning]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"|
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Allows use of one powerful spell only accessible while the ability is active.
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''95'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Unbridled Wisdom]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"|
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Allows use of multiple Unbridled Learning spells for the duration of the ability.
|-
|}
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|}

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===Merits===
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{| style="width: 100%; max-width: 1600px; text-align: center;" class="wikitable R-Highlight-Orange mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="2"
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="3"|Group 1
|-
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="10%"|Name
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Description
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="60%"|Notes
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Chain Affinity]] Recast
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Shorten recast time by 4 seconds.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Beneficial only if using Chain Affinity on/near cooldown. Potentially useful for repeated multi-step Light skillchains, though strictly limited in use by JA cooldown with or without merits.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Burst Affinity]] Recast
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Shorten recast time by 4 seconds.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Beneficial only if using Burst Affinity on/near cooldown. Offers some quality of life while cleaving if unable to consistently one-shot targets. BLU rarely seeks to self-Magic Burst in current content, but this does enable doing so more frequently.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Monster Correlation
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase monster family related effects by 1.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Only carries any benefit whatsoever if fighting a specific monster or family while relying heavily on a spell with favorable correlation, and may carry a negative penalty in the opposite case. Some families and thus spells have no such correlation at all, such as the level 99 spells from hybrid elementals. Given the extremely limited use of blue magic spells for damage and niche value within that niche, this category is not recommended.
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Physical Potency
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase the potency of physical blue magic spells by 2.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Adds a modest attack multiplier (2/128 or 1.5625% per merit) to physical blue magic spells. +7.8125% at full merits.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Magical Accuracy
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase the accuracy of magical blue magic spells by 2.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This trait helps not only increases the accuracy of Magical Blue Magic spells but also the additional effects of Physical Blue Magic spells.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="3"| Monster Correlation is best left unmerited, but none of the remaining options in this category are particularly impactful. BLUs can merit different options as best fits their situation or a particular encounter. Magic Accuracy is a safe general-purpose merit. Consider Physical Potency as a second option unless you anticipate using CA or BA on cooldown.
|}

{| style="width: 100%; max-width: 1600px; text-align: center;" class="wikitable R-Highlight-Orange mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="2"
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="3"|Group 2
|-
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="10%"|Name
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Description
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="60%"|Notes
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Convergence]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increases the power of your next magical blue magic spell. Limits area of effect to single target.<br/>Recast: 10min. Increase magic damage by 5% and magic accuracy by 5 per merit.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Wanting to restrict an AoE spell to single-target is extremely rare these days, and the need to fully merit to get the most out of the damage/macc bonuses is too restrictive given other options in this category.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Diffusion]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Grants the effect of your next support blue magic spell to party members within range.<br/>Recast: 10 min. Increase duration by 5% per merit.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Vital to BLU's light support capabilities. Many of BLU's best buffs such as Mighty Guard are self-target. Diffusion lets BLU buff the rest of their party with one such spell, albeit on a 10 minute timer. Extra duration from full merits is useful both for group and solo play.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Enchainment]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Grants a TP bonus to [[Chain Affinity]]. Increase TP bonus by 100 per merit.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Chain Affinity itself is primarily a skillchain enabler, and any extra damage or debuff duration from +500 TP simply doesn't compare to other options in this category.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Assimilation]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increases maximum blue magic points. Increase blue magic point maximum by 1 per merit.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5 more set points for just 22 merit points. Always beneficial.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="3"| In contrast to Group 1, BLU's Group 2 merits are clear-cut: 5/5 Assimilation and Diffusion. 1/5 Convergence has on rare occasions seen use for the single-target effect, but is not relevant to modern content and is not recommended for a default merit configuration.
|}

===Job Points===
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{| style="background:#ccebfe; text-align: center;" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="2" width="100%"
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="3"|[[Job Points]]
|-
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="20%"|Name
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Description
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="50%"|Notes on Effects
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Azure Lore]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage of Physical Blue Magic while under the effects of Azure Lore.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage by 1% for a total of +20% Physical Blue Magic damage while Azure Lore is active.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Wisdom]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Enhances the potency of Conserve MP while under the effects of Unbridled Wisdom.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Enhances potency by 3% for a total of 60% Conserve MP while Unbridled Wisdom is active.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[:Category:Blue Magic#Setting Blue Magic|Blue Magic Point]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the maximum number of Blue Magic set points.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Blue Magic set points by 1 for a total of 20.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Burst Affinity]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magical Blue Magic damage while under the effects of Burst Affinity.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage by 2% for a total of +40% Magical Blue Magic damage while Burst Affinity is active.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Chain Affinity]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic Skillchain damage while under the effects of Chain Affinity.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic Skillchain damage by 1% for a total of +20% while Chain Affinity is active.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Physical Blue Magic Effect Accuracy
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the accuracy of the additional effect of Physical Blue Magic.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic spell's additional effect accuracy by 1% for a total of +20%.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Learning]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the damage dealt by Blue Magic usable under the effects of Unbridled Learning.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Unbridled ''direct'' spell damage by 1% for a total of +20% while Unbridled Learning is active.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Learning]] Effect II
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the effect duration of Blue Magic usable under the effects of Unbridled Learning that affects party members.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Unbridled spell buff duration (self target and party) effect duration by 1% for a total of +20% duration.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Efflux]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the TP bonus from Physical Blue Magic spells under the effect of Efflux.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases TP bonus by 10 for a total of +200 TP Bonus while Efflux is active.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Magic Accuracy]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magic Accuracy.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magic Accuracy by 1 for a total of +20 Magic Accuracy.<br/>Magical Blue Magic and Physical Blue Magic Additional Effect.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="3"| Prioritize Blue Magic Point Bonus and Unbridled Learning Effect II first, then Magic Accuracy Bonus and Physical Blue Magic Effect Accuracy, then the remaining categories as desired.
|}

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! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" colspan="2"|[[Job Point|Cumulative Job Point Bonuses]]
|-
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Gift
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" colspan="1" width="70%"|Cumulative Bonus
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Capacity Point Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 320%
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Physical Defense Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 70
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Physical Attack Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 70
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Physical Evasion Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 36
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Physical Accuracy Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 36
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Magic Defense Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 36
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Magic Attack Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 36
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Magic Evasion Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 36
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Magic Accuracy Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 36
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Blue Magic Skill
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| 36
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Superior Equipment
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Enables the player to equip items marked Superior 1 (Su1) through Superior 5 (Su5).
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Job Trait Bonus
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Increases job traits gained from equipped blue magic by 2. Does not affect Gilfinder, Double Attack, or Auto Refresh.
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Blue Magic Effect
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Attributes that affect the potency of blue magic spells are considered to be 5% higher when casting blue magic spells.
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| ★Master!
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| Grants the designation "Master Magus." Decreases the recast time of one-hour abilities by 15 minutes.
|}

==Support Jobs==
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|width="100%"| [[File:Fighter's Mask icon.png|link=]] '''[[Warrior]]'''
|-
|valign=top|
:A sub job for those beginning their Physical Damage Dealer journey into Blue Mage. Used for [[Berserk]] and WAR's native [[Double Attack]] trait.
|}
{|style=" text-align: Left; flex: 1 0 20em; margin: 0;" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%
|width="100%"| [[File:Peltast's Mezail icon.png|link=]] '''[[Dragoon]]'''
|-
|valign=top|
:Dragoon may seem like an odd reference at first, however, once your gear, spells choices, and experience in physical dps reaches a certain threshold Dragoon becomes the next logical choice. Used for DRG's special Weapon Skill Damage trait and High Jump for shedding Enmity in lengthier fights (or those dropping high damage out the gate).
|}
{|style=" text-align: Left; flex: 1 0 20em; margin: 0;" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%
|width="100%"| [[File:Maculele Tiara icon.png|link=]] '''[[Dancer]]'''
|-
|valign=top|
:Dancer is more likely to be a soloing and Physical DD sub job choice. It may at first seem counterintuitive to use TP for Job Abilities but it offers a reasonably low-level access to the [[Dual Wield]] trait, minor Sambas, and more importantly Spectral Jig. Likely to be the sub job choice for leveling to 99 as well.
|}
{|style=" text-align: Left; flex: 1 0 20em; margin: 0;" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%
|width="100%"| [[File:Estq. Chappel icon.png|link=]] '''[[Red Mage]]'''
|-
|valign=top|
:Red Mage also aligns with soloing but leans towards Magical DD applications. RDM provides access spells like [[Phalanx]], the "Spikes" line, and Enspells. RDM also offers native access to Fast cast and a moderate [[Magic Defense Bonus]].
|}
{|style=" text-align: Left; flex: 1 0 20em; margin: 0;" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%
|width="100%"| [[File:Erilaz Galea icon.png|link=]] '''[[Rune Fencer]]'''
|-
|valign=top|
: A utility subjob choice in the case of soloing and/or low-manning purposes, aimed specifically for survival against magic damage and status effects. Offers quite a bit in terms of enmity tools when in an off-tank or even main tank scenario.
* '''Abilities''': Sub-menus (see below)--
** '''Rune Enchantment''': Ignus, Gellus, Flabra, Tellus, Sulpor, Unda, Lux, Tenebrae.
** '''Effusions''': Swordplay, Swipe & Lunge.
** '''Wards''': Vallation, Pflug, ''Valiance (ML5).''
** '''Traits''': Tenacity III.
** '''Enhancing Magic''': Barspells (self), Protect II, Shell II, Regen II, ''Stoneskin (ML 5).''
** '''Divine Magic''': Flash
|}
</div>

===Notes on Tanking as main job BLU===
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Whether you're tanking or simply playing defensively because the enemy has turned towards you or it simply has nasty AoE damage, Blue Mage is a in a unique position with its suite of spells accessible as a main job versus other jobs as a sub. That said, there are two points to keep in mind in these scenarios when they occur: 1) Mitigating incoming damage and negative status effects through defensive measures; and 2) Maintaining a high(er) level of enmity over other party and/or alliance members to keep them safe. Please see below.

====Defenses, Enmity, & Tanking====
<big>'''Layering Defenses'''</big><br>
*As mentioned above, the key to mitigating damage and negative statuses is through layering defenses against them.
:*On the physical side, the two most basic values to keep in mind are Vitality, Physical Defense rating. Defense rating is further enhanced by stats such as Physical Damage Taken -% (PDT-%) gear and its more advanced form Damage Taken -% (DT-%) gear.

:*On the magical side, it starts with the the stats of Intelligence, Mind, Magic Defense and Magic Evasion. Magic Defense is further enhanced by magic damage taken -% (MDT-%) gear and its more advanced form Damage Taken -% gear (which covers bother Physical and Magical damage, but also the less often seen Breathe damage).

:*As mentioned previously, BLU has a entire suite of not only defense minded magic spells but Job Traits which can be set through spell set selection prior to or in the midst of combat. This by no means an exhaustive list but please keep some of these below spells in mind..
:**'''Usable Spells:''' [[Cocoon]], increases Physical Defense rating by 50%; [[Occultation]], creates multiple blink shadows; [[Magic Barrier]], absorbs direct magic damage; [[Barrier Tusk]], a -15% damage taken spell (calculated after gear cut); [[Saline Coat]], a three minute Magic defense buff which degrades over time.
:**'''Traits through Spell Selection:''' [[Defense Bonus]], [[Magic Defense Bonus]], [[Evasion Bonus]], [[Magic Evasion Bonus]]★ (BLU is the only job in the game that gets this as a trait), [[Inquartata]]★ & [[Tenacity]]★ (hallmarks of Rune Fencer), as well as [[Counter]] (just a quick remind that Counter has an accuracy check).

<big>'''Managing Enmity'''</big><br>
*Enmity itself can be divided into two specific measurable types: '''Cumulative Enmity and Volatile Enmity. '''

:*Cumulative Enmity is largely static and typically builds slower than its counterpart. Cumulative Enmity is reduced by outside actions such as taking damage and getting debuffed (negative status effects).

:*Volatile Enmity is more fluid in that it builds quickly--typically (but not always) at a rate of three times that of Cumulative Enmity. However, Volatile Enmity natively reduces overtime. '''Approximately 60 Volatile Enmity per second.'''

*''Please see Enmity Table section below for the measurable caps on both types of enmity.''

*Enmity in general can be split across three categories: '''Curing, Damage, and Actions'''. The first two are fairly self-explanatory but here is a direct link for further explanation: [[Enmity#Enmity_Gain|Damage and Cure Enmity Gain]]. Please see below for Actions.

:*Virtually every player action in the game generates enmity. Although most don't do much, "enmity actions" would be actions with notable enmity value(s) attached. ''(Such as Flash or Provoke)''

*Enmity also has a general range limit. Which should be kept in mind for tanking purposes, such as when kiting a mob.
**The maximum range for registering a Spell or Ability's Enmity with/against a given foe is 25 yalms.

<big>'''Enmity Table'''</big>
*As per the Enmity page:
:*The cap enmity is 60,000 total (30,000 each of Cumulative '''(CE)''' and Volatile Enmity '''(VE)''').
:*If multiple players have enmity on a monster ''(on the hate list)'', the monster will target the player on the hate list with the highest combined enmity values.
:*In the case of multiple players having identical enmity values ''(being at enmity cap for example)'', a monster will target the player that acted most recently.

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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="3"|Blue Magic Enmity Table
|-
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="20%"|Spell
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Cumulative Enmity Value
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="50%"|Volatile Enmity Value
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Blank Gaze]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Fantod]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Jettatura]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1020
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Temporal Shift]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1020
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Actinic Burst]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1080
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Exuviation]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|'''640 (per party member)'''
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|'''640 (per party member)'''
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Sheep Song]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Stinking Gas]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Soporific]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Geist Wall]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Cold Wave]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
|-
|}

<big>'''Tips Regarding Enmity Spells'''</big>
:*MP Cost, Casting time, Casting as well as AoE Range are all considerations for what spells you choose.
:*Fantod has a faster Casting Time and MP Cost over Blank Gaze. Consider Blank Gaze to be more of a /BLU Enmity spell.
:*Actinic Burst & Temporal Shift are both full AoE magic spells verses Jettatura's conal fan effect.
:**MP Cost in order would be Actinic Burst (24MP), Jettaura (37MP), followed by Temporal Shift (48MP).
:*Since Fantod and Exuviation are single-target self-buff spells, both can be granted to party members via Diffusion for additional Enmity gain.
:**Although Exuviation is '''obviously''' the better choice at twice the Enmity as Fantod.
:*Of the five lower AoE spells available, Sheep Song has the lowest MP Cost (22MP), followed in order by Soporific (24MP), Cold Wave (37), Stinking Gas (44MP), and Geist Wall (46MP).
:**Stinking Gas has the longest casting time at 4 seconds compared to 3 seconds for the others.
:**Geist Wall has the shortest recast time (30 sec), followed by Stinking Gas (37s), Sheep Song & Cold Wave (60s), and Soporific (90s).

==Weapons & Weaponskills==

===Weapons===
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====Swords====

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=====[[File:Tokko Sword icon.png|link=]] Beginner Swords=====
These are your immediate priority if you're a fresh level 99 with no resources, and will tide you over while obtaining weapons from the next tier.
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{{imgpop|[[File:Eminent Scimitar icon.png|link=Eminent Scimitar]]|Eminent Scimitar description.png|link=Eminent Scimitar}} {{imgpop|[[Eminent Scimitar]]|Eminent Scimitar description.png|link=Eminent Scimitar}}: Sparks sword. Item level 117 so you'll want to upgrade out of it quickly, but it's cheap and you can swing with it while you farm up other options. Latent is active under 1000 TP and during weaponskills.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 7000 [[Sparks]] from Records of Eminence NPCs.
{{imgpop|[[File:Homestead Blade icon.png|link=Homestead Blade]]|Homestead Blade description.png|link=Homestead Blade}} {{imgpop|[[Homestead Blade]]|Homestead Blade description.png|link=Homestead Blade}}: Another easy to obtain weapon if you have some Bayld to spare.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 3000 Bayld from [[Craggy Bluff]].
{{imgpop|[[File:Voluspa Sword icon.png|link=Voluspa Sword]]|Voluspa Sword description.png|link=Voluspa Sword}} {{imgpop|[[Voluspa Sword]]|Voluspa Sword description.png|link=Voluspa Sword}}: You have weapons now! Go swing at a dragon and then talk to Zurim. You can get a fair bit of use out of this while farming Domain Invasion for Escha rewards, even after upgrading into the next tier of weapons.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 80 Domain Points from [[Zurim]].
{{imgpop|[[File:Tokko Sword icon.png|link=Tokko Sword]]|Tokko Sword description.png|link=Tokko Sword}} {{imgpop|[[Tokko Sword]]|Tokko Sword description.png|link=Tokko Sword}}: Unremarkable in its base form, but this is the starting weapon for {{imgpop|[[File:Naegling icon.png|link=Naegling]]|Naegling description.png|link=Naegling}}{{imgpop|[[Naegling]]|Naegling description.png|link=Naegling}}. Pick it up sooner than later so you can start upgrading it.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 1500 Total Hallmarks reward from [[Gorpa-Masorpa]]. See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
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=====[[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=]] Intermediate Swords=====
BLUs with some basic gear under their belt can obtain these weapons through Domain Invasion and Ambuscade.
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{{imgpop|[[File:Iris icon.png|link=Iris]]|Iris description.png|link=Iris}} {{imgpop|[[Iris]]|Iris description.png|link=Iris}}: Easily obtained through Domain Invasion. Sports a -7% Blue Magic casting time effect and can be further powered up through augmentation.
*Cost / How to Obtain:
**Chance drop from [[Yilan]] in Escha - Ru'an.
**Purchase from [[Zurim]] for 200 Domain points.
{{imgpop|[[File:Colada icon.png|link=Colada]]|Colada description.png|link=Colada}} {{imgpop|[[Colada]]|Colada description.png|link=Colada}}: Somewhat more expensive Domain Invasion option, but with greater potential. Subject to Oseem's wild ride of augmentations, but a well augmented Colada is a solid mainhand that can later serve as an offhand as you upgrade into better weapons. Can reaugment for niche stats like Enhancing Duration or Phalanx after upgrading out of it as a melee weapon.
*Cost / How to Obtain:
**Chance drop from [[Ironside]] in Reisenjima.
**Purchase from [[Zurim]] for 800 Domain points.
{{imgpop|[[File:Eletta Sword icon.png|link=Eletta Sword]]|Eletta Sword description.png|link=Eletta Sword}} {{imgpop|[[Eletta Sword]]|Eletta Sword description.png|link=Eletta Sword}} / {{imgpop|[[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=Kaja Sword]]|Kaja Sword description.png|link=Kaja Sword}}{{imgpop|[[Kaja Sword]]|Kaja Sword description.png|link=Kaja Sword}}: Third and fourth stages of the Ambuscade sword. Takes some effort to upgrade, but Eletta Sword is competitive with an upgraded Iris and Kaja Sword is a well-rounded mainhand that compares favorably with augmented Colada.
*See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
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=====[[File:Naegling icon.png|link=]] Advanced Swords=====
BLU's endgame swords of choice.
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{{imgpop|[[File:Naegling icon.png|link=Naegling]]|Naegling description.png|link=Naegling}}{{imgpop|[[Naegling]]|Naegling description.png|link=Naegling}}: Very powerful Ambuscade Weapon, this is BLU's non-ultimate mainhand of choice for most melee-friendly content. Naegling possesses two special effects when used in the main hand:
*Savage Blade damage+15%
*Attack during all weapon skills increased by 1% per buff on the player
In addition to its well rounded melee stats, Naegling is a serviceable magic weapon and may be useful during cleaves for access to Sanguine Blade.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 16,250 Hallmarks to upgrade from a base [[Tokko Sword]] to Kaja Sword. 26,250 Hallmarks and one [[:Category:Pulse_Panoplia#Weapons|Pulse Weapon<sup>'''‡'''</sup>]] to fully upgrade to Naegling.
{{imgpop|[[File:Thibron icon.png|link=Thibron]]|Thibron description.png|link=Thibron}} {{imgpop|[[Thibron]]|Thibron description.png|link=Thibron}}: One of the easiest (though mundane to complete) swords for Blue Mage. Thibron in its completed form grants a +1,000 TP Bonus to any weapon skill when equipped. Your preferred offhand for Savage Blade, Expiacion, Black Halo, and Judgement.<br>Thibron is a non-Item Level weapon and thus has much lower accuracy than other recommended swords, but at this point you should be working towards gear with sufficient accuracy to support this weapon along with stronger +Weapon Skill Damage gear for the aforementioned weaponskills.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Completion of a series of battle related quests from [[Trial of the Magians]]. See [[:Category:Trial of the Magians Swords|Magian Sword Trials]]
{{imgpop|[[File:Zantetsuken icon.png|link=Zantetsuken]]|Zantetsuken description.png|link=Zantetsuken}} {{imgpop|[[Zantetsuken]]|Zantetsuken description.png|link=Zantetsuken}}: Your offhand of choice when accuracy is an issue with Thibron.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from [[A Stygian Pact]] High Tier Mission Battle.
{{imgpop|[[File:Sakpata's Sword icon.png|link=Sakpata's Sword]]|Sakpata's Sword description.png|link=Sakpata's Sword}} {{imgpop|[[Sakpata's Sword]]|Sakpata's Sword description.png|link=Sakpata's Sword}}: Excellent utility weapon for solo/lowman play, debuffs, and even cleaving. Respectable melee stats with a generous helping of accuracy and attack, defensive stats with Damage Taken-10% and Phalanx received+5, good magic accuracy/damage stats, Fast Cast+10%, and Refresh+3. Can surpass Zantetsuken as an offhand if in need of further accuracy and attack.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Purchasable from the [[Pilgrim Moogle]] in Rabao after successfully defeating the Atonement 3 NM [[Kalunga]] in Sheol: Gaol of [[Odyssey]].
{{imgpop|[[File:Tanmogayi +1 icon.png|link=Tanmogayi +1]]|Tanmogayi +1 description.png|link=Tanmogayi +1}} {{imgpop|[[Tanmogayi +1]]|Tanmogayi +1 description.png|link=Tanmogayi +1}}: Honorable mention. Used to be a solid mainhand, with the highest base damage of any sword BLU can equip, but is less common post-Naegling. Has the greatest accuracy bonus of any weapon in this category when fully augmented, so it may still have use if you're desperate for accuracy. Critical Hit Rate+4% pairs well with Chant du Cygne.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from [[Sarama]] UNM, augmented with [[Lustreless Wing]].
{{imgpop|[[File:Zomorrodnegar icon.png|link=Zomorrodnegar]]|Zomorrodnegar description.png|link=Zomorrodnegar}} {{imgpop|[[Zomorrodnegar]]|Zomorrodnegar description.png|link=Zomorrodnegar}}: BLU's Divergence weapon. Offers three augment paths, making it into a mini-Empyrean (Path A), a mini-Mythic (Path B), or a utility Job Ability cool down reduction tool (Path C). Path B is most useful for limiting TP feed with Subtle Blow II+25, but incurs steep tradeoffs by swapping out any of BLU's superior mainhands. Niche at best and difficult to justify given the significant investment required.
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=====[[File:Tizona icon.png|link=]] Ultimate Swords=====
This category includes some of the best swords BLU can wear, but requires greater investment than any of the previous categories. Descriptions herein refer to each weapon's fully upgraded form.
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{{imgpop|[[File:Tizona icon.png|link=Tizona]]|Tizona description.png|link=Tizona}}{{imgpop|[[Tizona]]|Tizona description.png|link=Tizona}}: BLU's Mythic weapon. Among the ultimate weapons, few are as transformational to their job as Tizona. Tizona passively converts a portion of melee damage to MP, giving BLU nigh infinite MP on anything it can melee. Its level 3 aftermath of Occasionally Attacks Twice or Thrice (2~3x) yields incredible damage and TP gain.
*Tizona's associated weapon skill is [[Expiacion]]. Fully upgraded Tizona grants a 49.5% damage boost to Expiacion, pushing its WS damage beyond even Naegling's Savage Blades.
{{imgpop|[[File:Almace icon.png|link=Almace]]|Almace description.png|link=Almace}}{{imgpop|[[Almace]]|Almace description.png|link=Almace}}: The Empyrean sword. Mainhand Almace comes with DEX+70 when fully augmented to boost accuracy, crit rate, and [[Chant du Cygne]] damage alongside the CDC+10% damage augment. CDC also grants Almace an occasionally deals triple damage aftermath for enhanced melee damage.
*CDC is no longer sword's go-to weaponskill for most content, limiting Almace's appeal. While self-Light skillchains are beneficial in lowman/solo situations provided WS wall isn't a factor, Tizona's Damage->MP tends to shine there as well and Almace doesn't outpace Tizona's damage unless maintaining AM3 is an issue. R15 augments only add 5 base damage vs Tizona's +18, putting mainhand Almace further behind. While Almace was once also a great offhand, it has fallen out of use with the introduction of other weapons and increasing prominence of Thibron.
{{imgpop|[[File:Sequence icon.png|link=Sequence]]|Sequence description.png|link=Sequence}} {{imgpop|[[Sequence]]|Sequence description.png|link=Sequence}}: The Aeonic sword. Sequence's main appeal is the ability to multi-step Darkness and Umbra skillchains. Its Store TP+10 carries over when used offhand, but the TP Bonus+500 does not.
*Sequence's associated weaponskill is [[Requiescat]], which gains the Darkness skillchain property when using Sequence and can then make Umbra skillchains. Unfortunately Requiescat deals very poor damage and R15 Sequence only boosts Requiescat damage by 10%, limiting Sequence's potential.
{{imgpop|[[File:Caliburnus (Level 119 III) icon.png|link=Caliburnus (Level 119 III)]]|Caliburnus (Level 119 III) description.png|link=Caliburnus (Level 119 III)}} {{imgpop|[[Caliburnus (Level 119 III)|Caliburnus]]|Caliburnus (Level 119 III) description.png|link=Caliburnus (Level 119 III)}}: The Prime sword. Reminiscent of Sakpata's Sword in many ways and fits into a similar utility niche. The two share healthy -DT, +Refresh, and magic accuracy/damage bonuses, and can be paired together to capitalize on both. Caliburnus has even greater base damage, accuracy, and attack, plus an ODD/OTD effect on melee hits depending on upgrade stage. While Tizona already fills many mainhand utility applications for BLU, Caliburnus has some upsides for disengaged situations, unique skillchain options, burst damage when maintaining AM3 is impractical, and even as an offhand to Tizona. Most of its stats are retained offhand, though you lose Imperator and the ODD/OTD effect.
*Caliburnus' associated weaponskill is [[Imperator]], which is a damage varies with TP WS similar to Savage Blade and Expiacion. It grants a +PDL aftermath with potency varying by Prime stage and TP. While its Distortion property is shared with Expiacion and Chant du Cygne, it also possesses Detonation and Compression properties that enable additional skillchain possibilities:
**Imperator>Savage Blade/Expiacion will skillchain indefinitely, alternating Detonation and Scission. This is more easily maintained with Expiacion, albeit for slightly less potential damage, since a drop into Expiacion>Imperator will still create Detonation rather than Distortion.
**Imperator>Imperator creates Gravitation, which Caliburnus can then follow with >Imperator/Expiacion/CDC (Darkness) or >Savage Blade (Fragmentation)>Expiacion/Imperator/CDC (Distortion).
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====[[File:Maxentius icon.png|link=]] Clubs====
BLU's selection of clubs is limited, but they have a niche for blunt melee damage and for maximum damage while nuking. There are some options beyond those shown, but they aren't worth going out of one's way for.
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{{imgpop|[[File:Nibiru Cudgel icon.png|link=Nibiru Cudgel]]|Nibiru Cudgel description.png|link=Nibiru Cudgel}} {{imgpop|[[Nibiru Cudgel]]|Nibiru Cudgel description.png|link=Nibiru Cudgel}}: Recommended first target for club use. Quality nuking club that is reasonably easy to obtain and upgrade.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from T2 NM [[Kamohoalii]] in Escha - Zi'Tah.
{{imgpop|[[File:Kaja Rod icon.png|link=Kaja Rod]]|Kaja Rod description.png|link=Kaja Rod}}{{imgpop|[[Kaja Rod]]|Kaja Rod description.png|link=Kaja Rod}} / {{imgpop|[[File:Maxentius icon.png|link=Maxentius]]|Maxentius description.png|link=Maxentius}}{{imgpop|[[Maxentius]]|Maxentius description.png|link=Maxentius}}: The club equivalent to Kaja Sword / Naegling, respectively, greatly boosting Black Halo damage. Your preferred mainhand for blunt melee as well as a great nuking weapon.
*See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
{{imgpop|[[File:Bunzi's Rod icon.png|link=Bunzi's Rod]]|Bunzi's Rod description.png|link=Bunzi's Rod}} {{imgpop|[[Bunzi's Rod]]|Bunzi's Rod description.png|link=Bunzi's Rod}}: Strongest magic damage club BLU can wear. Gets even stronger with augments.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Purchase from the [[Pilgrim Moogle]] in Rabao after successfully defeating the Atonement 3 NM [[Mboze]] in Sheol: Gaol of [[Odyssey]].
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===Weaponskills===
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====Sword Weaponskills====
*[[Savage Blade]]: Learnable at 240 Sword Skill '''minimum''' via the Weapon Skill Quest [[Old Wounds]].
:*Damage+15% when used with {{imgpop|[[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=Kaja Sword]]|Kaja Sword description.png|link=Kaja Sword}}{{imgpop|[[Kaja Sword]]|Kaja Sword description.png|link=Kaja Sword}} & {{imgpop|[[File:Naegling icon.png|link=Naegling]]|Naegling description.png|link=Naegling}}{{imgpop|[[Naegling]]|Naegling description.png|link=Naegling}} from Ambuscade.
:*Scales well with fTP and TP overflow.

*[[Expiacion]]: Obtainable at Lvl 75 '''minimum'''.
:*Unlocked by completing [[Unlocking a Myth]] quest and while mainhanding {{imgpop|[[File:Tizona icon.png|link=Tizona]]|Tizona description.png|link=Tizona}}{{imgpop|[[Tizona]]|Tizona description.png|link=Tizona}}.
:*Gains up to +49.5% damage from a fully upgraded Tizona.

*[[Chant du Cygne]]: Obtainable at Lvl 85 '''minimum'''.
:*Prior to unlocking weapon skill is accessible when main hand is equipped with {{imgpop|[[File:Almace icon.png|link=Almace]]|Almace description.png|link=Almace}}{{imgpop|[[Almace]]|Almace description.png|link=Almace}}.
:*Unlocked after completing [[Kupofried's Sword Moogle Magic]] quest.
:*Damage+10% when used with R15 Almace.

*[[Sanguine Blade]]: Learned at 300 Sword Skill.
:*Restores HP based off damage dealt and TP value.
:*Falls under Magic Weapon Skills, so will never miss. Has an attached dINT stat.
:*Heavily influenced by MAB as well as Darkness affinity accessories.
:*Retains a static fTP value but the "drain" effect scales with TP (50% to 160%).

*[[Requiescat]]: Learnable at 357 Sword Skill '''minimum'''. Requires Merit Points to unlock. Please see [[File:Merit Point-Icon.png|link=Merit#Weapon_Skill_Merit_Points]].
:*5 hit WS with fTP transfer.
:*Deals Non-Elemental damage.
:*Attack power varies with TP, with an attack penalty below 3000 TP.
:*Rarely used except to break through a specialty damage shield or extend a skillchain.
:*Damage+10% when used with R15 {{imgpop|[[File:Sequence icon.png|link=Sequence]]|Sequence description.png|link=Sequence}} {{imgpop|[[Sequence]]|Sequence description.png|link=Sequence}}

====Club Weaponskills====
*[[Judgment]]: Learnable at 200 Club Skill '''minimum'''.
:*Scales extremely well with TP, similar to Savage Blade and Expiacion.
:*Great for situations where slashing damage may not be feasible or blunt damage is far more exploitable.

*[[Black Halo]]: Learnable at 230 Club Skill '''minimum''' via the Weapon Skill Quest [[Orastery Woes]].
:*The other club equivalent of Savage Blade, now with the requisite second hit and associated Ambuscade weapon.
:*Scales well with fTP and TP overflow.
:*{{imgpop|[[File:Kaja Rod icon.png|link=Kaja Rod]]|Kaja Rod description.png|link=Kaja Rod}}{{imgpop|[[Kaja Rod]]|Kaja Rod description.png|link=Kaja Rod}} & {{imgpop|[[File:Maxentius icon.png|link=Maxentius]]|Maxentius description.png|link=Maxentius}}{{imgpop|[[Maxentius]]|Maxentius description.png|link=Maxentius}} provide a 50% damage bonus.

*[[Realmrazer]]: Learnable at 357 Club Skill '''minimum'''. Requires Merit Points to unlock. Please see [[File:Merit Point-Icon.png|link=Merit#Weapon_Skill_Merit_Points]].
:*7-hit weapon skill with fTP transfer. Accuracy varies with TP.
:*Fusion skillchain property pairs well with Black Halo for Light skillchains.

==Equipment==
===Job Specific Equipment===
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====Artifact Armor====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Assimilator's Attire Set
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Keffiyeh +3
|Item= Assim. Keffiyeh +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Great macc piece but surpassed by AF3+3. Monster correlation is all but irrelevant.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Jubbah +3
|Item= Assim. Jubbah +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Good for skill-based spells like Occultation and Magic Barrier, particularly if it helps put you over an Occultation tier. Also a great body for single hit WS pre-Nyame.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Bazu. +3
|Item= Assim. Bazu. +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Only useful while learning spells, which doesn't justify the investment to upgrade.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Shalwar +3
|Item= Assim. Shalwar +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Maybe?
|Notes= Nice for any magic bursts, though lacking MAB. Also BLU's best -Interrupt legs, edging out Carmine Cuisses +1.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Charuqs +3
|Item= Assim. Charuqs +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Nice for Chain Affinity, but physical spells simply aren't very useful for damage.
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====Relic Equipment====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Luhlaza's Attire Set
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
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{{Guide JSE
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|Icon= Luh. Keffiyeh +3
|Item= Luh. Keffiyeh +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Low priority to fully upgrade. Good source of blue magic skill.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Jubbah +3
|Item= Luhlaza Jubbah +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= On paper this is a nice piece for recast reduction on debuffs like Reaving Wind, but it lost relevance with introduction of Hashishin +2/+3. BLU only needs 40% Fast Cast in traits and gear to cap blue magic recast reduction with capped gear+magic haste and Hashishin Bazubands +3. Other FC pieces fill the needed amount, and BLU has better precast body options that are also useful for other purposes.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luh. Bazubands +3
|Item= Luh. Bazubands +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Partial
|Notes= Consider upgrading at least far enough to unlock the Azure Lore duration bonus. Otherwise notable only for slightly more Subtle Blow than Adhemar +1 path D.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Shalwar +3
|Item= Luhlaza Shalwar +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Good single hit WS legs that remain relevant for magic WS even after upgrading Nyame.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Charuqs +3
|Item= Luhlaza Charuqs +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= At least partially upgrade for the Diffusion bonus, then complete as desired for additional blue magic skill.
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{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Divergence Neck Accessory
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
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{{Guide JSE
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|Icon= Mirage Stole +2
|Item= Mirage Stole +2
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Very useful JSE neck that fits into a wide variety of sets. Gains STR+25 DEX+25 Store TP+7 and Critical Hit Rate+5% when fully augmented.
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====Empyrean Armor====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Hashishin Attire Set
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
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|Icon= Hashishin Kavuk +3
|Item= Hashishin Kavuk +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Every Hashishin +2/+3 piece is great for debuffs and magical spells. The head is also very strong for all single hit WS.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashishin Mintan +3
|Item= Hashishin Mintan +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Your body of choice for idle, blue magic precast, debuffs, and nukes. The body, hands, and legs have a combined -35% damage taken, which combined with Ambuscade cape augments and any other available -DT keeps BLU incredibly sturdy even while casting.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Bazu. +3
|Item= Hashi. Bazu. +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Incredible for all blue magic spells thanks to the large chunk of recast reduction alongside large accuracy and damage bonuses.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashishin Tayt +3
|Item= Hashishin Tayt +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Adds a large chunk of blue magic skill alongside the other strong stats consistent throughout this set. Brings effective TP under Efflux to 2250 in combination with job points and Rosmerta's Cape.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Basmak +3
|Item= Hashi. Basmak +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Great nuking and debuff feet with huge bonuses to magic bursted nukes.
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{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Empyrean Armor Accessories
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Mavi Scarf
|Item= Mavi Scarf
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Replaced by Mirage Stole
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Mavi Tathlum
|Item= Mavi Tathlum
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Adds a few points of blue magic skill for Magic Barrier and Occultation.
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{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Earring +2
|Item= Hashi. Earring +2
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= All versions of the earring are useful. Augments add variable amounts of accuracy and magic accuracy (all versions), Double Attack (+1/+2), and STR and INT (+2).
}}
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===Equipment Sets===
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<big>'''Foreword'''</big>
<br/>Welcome! You've made it down to the equipment section (which is currently barren)! As mentioned above, Blue Mage is one of the most versatile jobs in the game and as such this carries forward into its equipment sets. Again, BLU is capable of assuming the role(s) of Physical Damage Dealer, Magic Damage Dealer, Healer, Debuff & Support, and Tank. Outside of those particular roles, you also have you "Idle" and "Defensive" sets to think about as well. That said, it gives much to think about/consider/juggle in terms of priority and what's "best". Will work on this as time permits.

====Melee Sets====

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=====TP Sets=====
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=====Weaponskill Sets=====
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====Idle & Defensive Sets====
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====Blue Magic Sets====
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=====Buffs=====
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=====Debuffs=====
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=====Healing=====
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=====Magical Blue Magic=====
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=====Physical Blue Magic=====
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Joyous Green

2024-10-19T03:38:11Z

Mavii: wrong nm

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|Notes=*Uses '''Upgrowth''' which will turn a single target into a mandragora costume.
**Equipment remains and you will continue fighting as a mandragora until the effect wears off.
**Prevents use of items.
*Attacks have Additional Effect with various status ailments.
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*1,800 Unity Accolades
|Rifts= (H-9), (I-6), (J-9)
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*{{tooltip|text=[[Joyous Green's Coffer]]|tooltip=[[File:Joyous's Coffer description.png]]}} ({{gdrop}})
:*{{tooltip|text=[[Joyous's Moss]]|tooltip=[[File:Joyous's Moss description.png]]}}
:*{{tooltip|text=[[Acuity Belt]]|tooltip=[[File:Acuity Belt description.png]]}}
:*{{tooltip|text=[[Acuity Belt +1]]|tooltip=[[File:Acuity Belt +1 description.png]]}}
:*{{tooltip|text=[[Canto Necklace]]|tooltip=[[File:Canto Necklace description.png]]}}
:*{{tooltip|text=[[Canto Necklace +1]]|tooltip=[[File:Canto Necklace +1 description.png]]}}
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==Ability Information==

[[Category:Unity Concord]]

User:Mavii

2024-10-16T23:21:32Z

Mavii:

2024-10-06T17:55:40Z

Mavii: /* Relic Equipment */

{{Collaborative Guide}}
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==Latest Updates==
*Filling in preliminary information and fundamentals so as to have a solid base to read and pull from that matches up with other Community Job Guides.--[[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]]) 11:18, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

==General Information==
*Write about the job here, if we even need another BLU guide at this point. lol
**'''Apparently, we do...''' [[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]]) 19:15, 21 November 2023
**As an aside, this Community Guide will try not to retread territory covered in formerly ''Out of the BLU'' & ''The Beast Within''.--[[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]])
*One of the three Advanced Jobs introduced in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion.
*One of the first genuine "hybrid" classes introduced outside of the main and original set of Advanced Jobs.
*One of the most versatile jobs in the game. Able to create and utilize various Job Traits through combination of set spells.

===Roles===
*All of them.
**As mentioned above, Blue Mage is one the most versatile jobs in the game due to its ability to set various and multiple tiers of job traits through spell selection. This allows a BLU to take on multiple roles (gear dependent) with varying levels of success (Content dependent). Your mileage may vary, but BLU is capable of assuming the role(s) of:
***Physical Damage Dealer, Magic Damage Dealer, Healer, Debuff & Support, Off Tank.

==Food & Medicines==
===Food===
'''Accuracy Options:'''
* [[File:Sublime Sushi icon.png|link=Sublime Sushi]] '''[[Sublime Sushi]]'''
* '''Stats:''' HP+40, MP+20, STR+6, DEX+7, MND-3, CHR+6 '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+10% (Max. 100)''', "Resist Slow" +1.
** One of the best accuracy-based foods in the game.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Grape Daifuku icon.png|link=Grape Daifuku]] '''[[Grape Daifuku]]'''
* '''Stats:''' HP+20, STR+2, VIT+3, '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+10% (Max. 80)''', '''Attack / Ranged Attack+10% (Max. 50)''', "Magic Attack. Bonus " +3. Mirrored Pet Stats.
** If Sublime Sushi is the best accuracy-based, Grape Daifuku comes in as a close second. Adding moderate attack in exchange for a small loss of accuracy.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 4,000 gil, 48,000 a stack.

* [[File:Seafood Gratin icon.png|link=Seafood Gratin]] '''[[Seafood Gratin]]'''
* '''Stats:''' DEX+7, MND+7, '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+20% (Max. 70)''', Evasion / '''Magic Evasion+12% (Max. 60)'''.
** An honorable mention. A step down in accuracy, however, Seafood Gratin exchanges the further accuracy loss for a significant boost in magic evasion. (Which becomes a much bigger dealer in mid to late-endgame content.)
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Oden icon.png|link=Oden]] '''[[Oden]]'''
* '''Stats:''' DEX+5, INT+5, '''Accuracy / Magic Accuracy+15% (Max. 70)'''.
** Another honorable mention. Again, a step down in accuracy, however, Oden exchanges the further accuracy loss for an equal increase in Magic Accuracy.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

'''Attack Options:'''
* [[File:Red Curry Bun icon.png|link=Red Curry Bun]] '''[[Red Curry Bun]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Attack / Ranger Attack+23% (Max. 150)''', Demon Killer +4.
** One of the oldest attack foods in the game. Tried and true (if you have the accuracy to use it of course).
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 7,000 gil, 84,000 a stack.

* [[File:Popo._con_Queso_icon.png|link=Popo. Con Queso]] '''[[Popo. Con Queso]]'''
* '''Stats:''' STR+5, MND+5, '''Attack / Ranged Attack+20% (Max. 130)''', Evasion / '''Magic Evasion+12% (Max. 60)'''.
** Honorable mention. Introduced around the same time as the above Seafood Gratin ''(serves as the attack food version)''.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

'''Specialty Options:'''
* [[File:Marine Stewpot icon.png|link=Marine Stewpot]] '''[[Marine Stewpot]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''HP+90, Accuracy/R. Accuracy/M. Accuracy +90, ''' Mirrored Pet Stats, -20 each.
** '''Group Food''' ''(~6 Party members within 10 yalms).''
** A highly desired food choice--particularly in endgame content and scenarios. '''Only exists as singles and does not stack.''' As mentioned in the above description, a Marine Stewpot will work on ''up to an entire party'' as long as each member is within 10 yalms of the person using it.
** '''Any party member with an existing food effect on will not receive the effect of the stewpot.'''
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Riverfin Soup icon.png|link=Riverfin Soup]] '''[[Riverfin Soup]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy +14% (Max. 90), Attack / Ranged Attack +18% (Cap: 80)''', Amorph Killer +5
** Honorable mention. Slightly stronger version of Daifuku. '''Only exists as singles and does not stack.'''
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Gyudon icon.png|link=Gyudon]] '''[[Gyudon]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Double Attack"+5%, Weapon skill damage +5%'''
** Introduced September '22. Largely speaks for itself. No addtional stats, so make sure you can actually hit something if you're going to use it.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Popoto Gratin icon.png|link=Popoto Gratin]] '''[[Popoto Gratin]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Double Attack+5%, Store TP+5'''!!!
** Honorable mention. Very interesting food with a duration of 5 minutes but stacks to 99. Great for short battles.
*** NPC purchasable only. Available for purchase during [[The Green Festival]] in Lower Jeuno.

'''Defensive Options'''
* [[File:Om. Sandwich icon.png|link=Om. Sandwich]] '''[[Om. Sandwich]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''HP+11% (Max. 150)''', VIT+7, MND+7, '''Accuracy+11% (Max. 80)''', '''DEF+11% (Max. 120)''', '''Enmity+4'''.
** Introduced in [[The Voracious Resurgence]] mission-line. Comparable to [[Miso Ramen]] in HP and Defense; exchanging Magic Evasion and Magic Defense Bonus for accuracy and '''enmity+'''.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

===Medicines===
* [[File:Echo Drops icon.png|link=Echo Drops]] '''[[Echo Drops]]'''
** Useful for when silenced and no one else can (or is able to) Silena you. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 700 Gil.

* [[File:Remedy icon.png|link=Remedy]] '''[[Remedy]]'''
** Useful for curing most debuffs curable with -na spells (ie: Paralyna). You can receive 12 a month for free from ambuscade. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 3,000 Gil.

* [[File:Reraiser icon.png|link=Reraiser]] '''[[Reraiser]]''' / [[File:Hi-Reraiser icon.png|link= Hi-Reraiser]] '''[[Hi-Reraiser]]'''
** Nothing wrong with keeping extra sources of Reraise in your pocket. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1,000 and 1,500 Gil.

* [[File:Holy Water icon.png|link=Holy Water]] '''[[Holy Water]]'''
** Extremely useful to have, especially when spell priority or universal cool downs from back=line supports are bottle necked... Keep them stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1,000 Gil.

* [[File:Panacea icon.png|link=Panacea]] '''[[Panacea]]'''
** Sometimes you are overwhelmed with a number of debuffs (like an [[Impact]]) that need [[Erase]] and this is much faster than waiting on a support to erase them. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 20,000 Gil.

* [[File:Vile Elixir icon.png|link=Vile Elixir]] '''[[Vile Elixir]]''' / [[File:Vile Elixir +1 icon.png|link=Vile Elixir +1]] '''[[Vile Elixir +1]]'''
** You never know when these might come in handy. Even for other party members... Great for putting in a bazaar for back-line supports when in a pinch as well! A single [[Vile Elixir]] or HQ can save you in those situations. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]]; 20,000 Gil for NQ. 40.000 Gil for HQ.
*** Often cheaper to buy off the Auction House.
*** A number of NM's and various content drop these for free as well.

* [[File: Coalition Ether icon.png]] '''[[Coalition Ether]]'''
** Honorable mention for when you need MP in a pinch. Has a one second usage time for a quick 150MP and no medicated status to boot.
*** Purchased from [[Ujlei Zelekko]] in the Pioneers Coalition in Easter Adoulin.

* [[File:Antacid icon.png|link=Antacid]] '''[[Antacid]]'''
** Great for switching food on the fly when the situation calls for it. Keep a few, just in case.
***Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1.000 Gil.

* [[File:El. Pachira Fruit icon.png|link=El. Pachira Fruit]] '''[[El. Pachira Fruit]]'''
* '''Effect:''' 1hp/tick Poison Effect for 2 minutes.
** Perhaps you aren't engaged and can't swap to a particular piece of equipment with a damage over time effect. Poisoning yourself is a good option. Keeps you awake when you know the mobs you are fighting will spam sleep. Keep a few on hand.
*** Purchased from the [[Ghemi Sinterilo]] for 154 Gil in [[Kazham]].

==Abilities, Traits, Merits, and Job Points==
===Abilities and Traits===
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Given BLU's ability to set their own traits via spell selection/allocation, it's not feasible to list every trait possible in this section. Please use the link below to the Blue Mage Job Traits page linking this page to gain a grasp of all the settable traits and (just as importantly) '''how those Job Traits can be set.'''

https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Blue_Mage_Job_Traits

Admittedly, BLU does gain two specific Job Traits through accumulated Merit Points at Level 75+. Those two traits would be [[Assimilation]] and [[Enchantment]]. These can be viewed below along side BLU's native Job Abilities. Please note the following Merit Points section below this for a better explanation of what those Merit Traits do and the significance of where/why to invest your Merits into them.

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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" |Name
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|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| '''75'''{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| [[Assimilation]]
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|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| '''75'''{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| [[Enchainment]]
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! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" colspan="4"|[[Job Ability]]
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! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="20%" |Lvl.
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="30%" |Name
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="50%" |Noteworthy Equipment
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|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''1'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Azure Lore]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Bazubands icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Bazubands]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Bazubands description.png|link=Luhlaza Bazubands]]</span></span>
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|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''25'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Burst Affinity]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashi. Basmak +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashi. Basmak +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashi. Basmak +3 description.png|link=Hashi. Basmak +3]]</span></span>
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''40'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Chain Affinity]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashishin Kavuk +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashishin Kavuk +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashishin Kavuk +3 description.png|link=Hashishin Kavuk +3]]</span></span>
|-

|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''75''' <sup>{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Convergence]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Keffiyeh icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Keffiyeh]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Keffiyeh description.png|link=Luhlaza Keffiyeh]]</span></span>
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''75''' <sup>{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Diffusion]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Charuqs icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Charuqs]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Charuqs description.png|link=Luhlaza Charuqs]]</span></span>
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|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''83'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Efflux]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashishin Tayt +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashishin Tayt +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashishin Tayt +3 description.png|link=Hashishin Tayt +3]]</span></span> | [[File:Rosmerta's Cape icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Rosmerta's Cape]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Rosmerta's Cape description.png|link=Rosmerta's Cape]]</span></span>
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|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''95'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Unbridled Learning]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"|
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|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''95'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Unbridled Wisdom]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"|
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===Merits===
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|-
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="10%"|Name
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="35%"|Description
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="5%"|Level
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="50%"|Notes
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Chain Affinity]] Recast
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Shorten recast time by 4 seconds.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This ability no longer sees use in a modern context.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Burst Affinity]] Recast
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Shorten recast time by 4 seconds.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This ability has niche use for cleaving and Magical Blue Magic spike damage circumstances.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Monster Correlation
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase monster family related effects by 1.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This trait, while interesting no longer sees use in a modern context.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Physical Potency
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase the potency of physical blue magic spells by 2.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This trait no longer sees use in a modern context.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Magical Accuracy
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase the accuracy of magical blue magic spells by 2.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This trait helps not only increases the accuracy of Magical Blue Magic spells but also the additional effects of Physical Blue Magic spells.
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|-
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="10%"|Name
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="35%"|Description
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="5%"|Level
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="50%"|Notes
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Convergence]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increases the power of your next magical blue magic spell. Limits area of effect to single target.<br/>Recast: 10min. Increase magic attack by 5 and magic accuracy by 5.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Relic of another age. In the modern era where BLU is more valued for its quick AoE damage bursts, this isn't worth investing in.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Diffusion]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Grants the effect of your next support blue magic spell to party members within range.<br/>Recast: 10 min. Increase physical accuracy by 5% per merit.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| '''Highly desirable.''' BLU's suite of single-target support spells makes great use of this ability.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Enchainment]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Grants a TP bonus to [[Chain Affinity]]. Increase TP bonus by 100.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Another relic of a previous age. Combat is too fast to make proper use of Chain Affinity.
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Assimilation]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increases maximum blue magic points. Increase blue magic point maximum by 1.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| '''Highly desirable.''' One of the biggest Quality of Life merit investments every BLU invests in. Self explanitory.
|-
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===Job Points===
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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="3"|[[Job Points]]
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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Description
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Azure Lore]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage of Physical Blue Magic while under the effects of Azure Lore.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage by 1% for a total of +20% Physical Blue Magic damage while Azure Lore is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Wisdom]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Enhances the potency of Conserve MP while under the effects of Unbridled Wisdom.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Enhances potency by 3% for a total of 60% Conserve MP while Unbridled Wisdom is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[:Category:Blue Magic#Setting Blue Magic|Blue Magic Point]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the maximum number of Blue Magic set points.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Blue Magic set points by 1 for a total of 20.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Burst Affinity]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magical Blue Magic damage while under the effects of Burst Affinity.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage by 2% for a total of +40% Magical Blue Magic damage while Burst Affinity is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Chain Affinity]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic Skillchain damage while under the effects of Chain Affinity.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic Skillchain damage by 1% for a total of +20% while Chain Affinity is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Physical Blue Magic Effect Accuracy
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the accuracy of the additional effect of Physical Blue Magic.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic spell's additional effect accuracy by 1% for a total of +20%.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Learning]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the damage dealt by Blue Magic usable under the effects of Unbridled Learning.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Unbridled ''direct'' spell damage by 1% for a total of +20% while Unbridled Learning is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Learning]] Effect II
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the effect duration of Blue Magic usable under the effects of Unbridled Learning that affects party members.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Unbridled spell buff duration (self target and party) effect duration by 1% for a total of +20% duration.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Efflux]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the TP bonus from Physical Blue Magic spells under the effect of Efflux.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases TP bonus by 10 for a total of +200 TP Bonus while Efflux is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Magic Accuracy]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magic Accuracy.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magic Accuracy by 1 for a total of +20 Magic Accuracy.<br/>Magical Blue Magic and Physical Blue Magic Additional Effect.
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==Support Jobs==
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:A sub job for those beginning their Physical Damage Dealer journey into Blue Mage. Used for [[Berserk]] and WAR's native [[Double Attack]] trait.
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|width="100%"| [[File:Peltast's Mezail icon.png|link=]] '''[[Dragoon]]'''
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:Dragoon may seem like an odd reference at first, however, once your gear, spells choices, and experience in physical dps reaches a certain threshold Dragoon becomes the next logical choice. Used for DRG's special Weapon Skill Damage trait and High Jump for shedding Enmity in lengthier fights (or those dropping high damage out the gate).
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|width="100%"| [[File:Maculele Tiara icon.png|link=]] '''[[Dancer]]'''
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:Dancer is more likely to be a soloing and Physically DD sub job choice. It may at first seem counterintuitive to use TP for Job Abilities but it offers a reasonably low-level access to the [[Dual Wield]] trait, minor Sambas, and more importantly Spectral Jig. Likely to by the sub job choice for leveling to 99 as well.
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|width="100%"| [[File:Estq. Chappel icon.png|link=]] '''[[Red Mage]]'''
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:Red Mage also aligns with soloing but leans towards Magical DD applications. RDM provides access spells like [[Phalanx]], the "Spikes" line, and Enspells. RDM also offers native access to Fast cast and a moderate [[Magic Defense Bonus]].
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|width="100%"| [[File:Erilaz Galea icon.png|link=]] '''[[Rune Fencer]]'''
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: A utility subjob choice in the case of soloing and/or low-manning purposes, aimed specifically for survival against magic damage and status effects. Offers quite a bit in terms of enmity tools when in an off-tank or even main tank scenario.
* '''Abilities''': Sub-menus (see below)--
** '''Rune Enchantment''': Ignus, Gellus, Flabra, Tellus, Sulpor, Unda, Lux, Tenebrae.
** '''Effusions''': Swordplay, Swipe & Lunge.
** '''Wards''': Vallation, Pflug, ''Valiance (ML5).''
** '''Traits''': Tenacity III.
** '''Enhancing Magic''': Barspells (self), Protect II, Shell II, Regen II, ''Stoneskin (ML 5).''
** '''Divine Magic''': Flash
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===Notes on Tanking as main job BLU===
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Whether you're tanking or simply playing defensively because the enemy has turned towards you or it simply has nasty AoE damage, Blue Mage is a in a unique position with its suite of spells accessible as a main job versus other jobs as a sub. That said, there are two points to keep in mind in these scenarios when they occur: 1) Mitigating incoming damage and negative status effects through defensive measures; and 2) Maintaining a high(er) level of enmity over other party and/or alliance members to keep them safe. Please see below.

====Defenses, Enmity, & Tanking====
<big>'''Layering Defenses'''</big><br>
*As mentioned above, the key to mitigating damage and negative statuses is through layering defenses against them.
:*On the physical side, the two most basic values to keep in mind are Vitality, Physical Defense rating. Defense rating is further enhanced by stats such as Physical Damage Taken -% (PDT-%) gear and its more advanced form Damage Taken -% (DT-%) gear.

:*On the magical side, it starts with the the stats of Intelligence, Mind, Magic Defense and Magic Evasion. Magic Defense is further enhanced by magic damage taken -% (MDT-%) gear and its more advanced form Damage Taken -% gear (which covers bother Physical and Magical damage, but also the less often seen Breathe damage).

:*As mentioned previously, BLU has a entire suite of not only defense minded magic spells but Job Traits which can be set through spell set selection prior to or in the midst of combat. This by no means an exhaustive list but please keep some of these below spells in mind..
:**'''Usable Spells:''' [[Cocoon]], increases Physical Defense rating by 50%; [[Occultation]], creates multiple blink shadows; [[Magic Barrier]], absorbs direct magic damage; [[Barrier Tusk]], a -15% damage taken spell (calculated after gear cut); [[Saline Coat]], a three minute Magic defense buff which degrades over time.
:**'''Traits through Spell Selection:''' [[Defense Bonus]], [[Magic Defense Bonus]], [[Evasion Bonus]], [[Magic Evasion Bonus]]★ (BLU is the only job in the game that gets this as a trait), [[Inquartata]]★ & [[Tenacity]]★ (hallmarks of Rune Fencer), as well as [[Counter]] (just a quick remind that Counter has an accuracy check).

<big>'''Managing Enmity'''</big><br>
*Enmity itself can be divided into two specific measurable types: '''Cumulative Enmity and Volatile Enmity. '''

:*Cumulative Enmity is largely static and typically builds slower than its counterpart. Cumulative Enmity is reduced by outside actions such as taking damage and getting debuffed (negative status effects).

:*Volatile Enmity is more fluid in that it builds quickly--typically (but not always) at a rate of three times that of Cumulative Enmity. However, Volatile Enmity natively reduces overtime. '''Approximately 60 Volatile Enmity per second.'''

*''Please see Enmity Table section below for the measurable caps on both types of enmity.''

*Enmity in general can be split across three categories: '''Curing, Damage, and Actions'''. The first two are fairly self-explanatory but here is a direct link for further explanation: [[Enmity#Enmity_Gain|Damage and Cure Enmity Gain]]. Please see below for Actions.

:*Virtually every player action in the game generates enmity. Although most don't do much, "enmity actions" would be actions with notable enmity value(s) attached. ''(Such as Flash or Provoke)''

*Enmity also has a general range limit. Which should be kept in mind for tanking purposes, such as when kiting a mob.
**The maximum range for registering a Spell or Ability's Enmity with/against a given foe is 25 yalms.

<big>'''Enmity Table'''</big>
*As per the Enmity page:
:*The cap enmity is 60,000 total (30,000 each of Cumulative '''(CE)''' and Volatile Enmity '''(VE)''').
:*If multiple players have enmity on a monster ''(on the hate list)'', the monster will target the player on the hate list with the highest combined enmity values.
:*In the case of multiple players having identical enmity values ''(being at enmity cap for example)'', a monster will target the player that acted most recently.

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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="3"|Blue Magic Enmity Table
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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="20%"|Spell
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Cumulative Enmity Value
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="50%"|Volatile Enmity Value
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Blank Gaze]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Fantod]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Jettatura]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1020
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Temporal Shift]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1020
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Actinic Burst]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1080
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Exuviation]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|'''640 (per party member)'''
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|'''640 (per party member)'''
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Sheep Song]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Stinking Gas]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Soporific]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Geist Wall]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Cold Wave]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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<big>'''Tips Regarding Enmity Spells'''</big>
:*MP Cost, Casting time, Casting as well as AoE Range are all considerations for what spells you choose.
:*Fantod has a faster Casting Time and MP Cost over Blank Gaze. Consider Blank Gaze to be more of a /BLU Enmity spell.
:*Actinic Burst & Temporal Shift are both full AoE magic spells verses Jettatura's conal fan effect.
:**MP Cost in order would be Actinic Burst (24MP), Jettaura (37MP), followed by Temporal Shift (48MP).
:*Since Fantod and Exuviation are single-target self-buff spells, both can be granted to party members via Diffusion for additional Enmity gain.
:**Although Exuviation is '''obviously''' the better choice at twice the Enmity as Fantod.
:*Of the five lower AoE spells available, Sheep Song has the lowest MP Cost (22MP), followed in order by Soporific (24MP), Cold Wave (37), Stinking Gas (44MP), and Geist Wall (46MP).
:**Stinking Gas has the longest casting time at 4 seconds compared to 3 seconds for the others.
:**Geist Wall has the shortest recast time (30 sec), followed by Stinking Gas (37s), Sheep Song & Cold Wave (60s), and Soporific (90s).

==Weapons & Weaponskills==

===Weapons===
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====Swords====

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=====[[File:Tokko Sword icon.png|link=]] Beginner Swords=====
These are your immediate priority if you're a fresh level 99 with no resources, and will tide you over while obtaining weapons from the next tier.
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[[File:Eminent Scimitar icon.png|link=Eminent Scimitar]] [[Eminent Scimitar]]: Sparks sword. Item level 117 so you'll want to upgrade out of it quickly, but it's cheap and you can swing with it while you farm up other options. Latent is active under 1000 TP and during weaponskills.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 7000 [[Sparks]] from Records of Eminence NPCs.
[[File:Homestead Blade icon.png|link=Homestead Blade]] [[Homestead Blade]]: Another easy to obtain weapon if you have some Bayld to spare.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 3000 Bayld from [[Craggy Bluff]].
[[File:Voluspa Sword icon.png|link=Voluspa Sword]] [[Voluspa Sword]]: You have weapons now! Go swing at a dragon and then talk to Zurim. You'll probably get a fair bit of use out of this just from farming Domain Invasion for Escha rewards.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 80 Domain Points from [[Zurim]].
[[File:Tokko Sword icon.png|link=Tokko Sword]] [[Tokko Sword]]: Unremarkable in its base form, but this is the starting weapon for [[Naegling]]. Pick it up sooner than later so you can start upgrading it.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 1500 Total Hallmarks reward from [[Gorpa-Masorpa]]. See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
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=====[[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=]] Intermediate Swords=====
BLUs with some basic gear under their belt can obtain these weapons through Domain Invasion and Ambuscade.
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[[File:Iris icon.png|link=Iris]] [[Iris]]: Easily obtained through Domain Invasion. Sports a -7% Blue Magic casting time effect and can be further powered up through augmentation.
*Cost / How to Obtain:
**Chance drop from [[Yilan]] in Escha - Ru'an.
**Purchase from [[Zurim]] for 200 Domain points.
[[File:Colada icon.png|link=Colada]] [[Colada]]: Somewhat more expensive Domain Invasion option, but with greater potential. Subject to Oseem's wild ride of augmentations, but a well augmented Colada is a solid mainhand that can later serve as an offhand as you upgrade into better weapons. Can reaugment for niche stats like Enhancing Duration or Phalanx after upgrading out of it as a melee weapon.
*Cost / How to Obtain:
**Chance drop from [[Ironside]] in Reisenjima.
**Purchase from [[Zurim]] for 800 Domain points.
[[File:Eletta Sword icon.png|link=Eletta Sword]] [[Eletta Sword]] / [[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=Kaja Sword]] [[Kaja Sword]]: Third and fourth stages of the Ambuscade sword. Takes some effort to upgrade, but Eletta Sword is competitive with an upgraded Iris and Kaja Sword is a well-rounded mainhand that compares favorably with augmented Colada.
*See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
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=====[[File:Naegling icon.png|link=]] Advanced Swords=====
BLU's endgame swords of choice.
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[[File:Naegling icon.png|link=Naegling]] [[Naegling]]: Very powerful Ambuscade Weapon, this is BLU's non-ultimate mainhand of choice for most melee-friendly content. Naegling possesses two special effects when used in the main hand:
*Savage Blade damage+15%
*Attack during all weapon skills increased by 1% per buff on the player
In addition to its well rounded melee stats, Naegling is a serviceable magic weapon and may be useful during cleaves for access to Sanguine Blade.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 16,250 Hallmarks to upgrade from a base [[Tokko Sword]] to Kaja Sword. 26,250 Hallmarks and one [[:Category:Pulse_Panoplia#Weapons|Pulse Weapon<sup>'''‡'''</sup>]] to fully upgrade to Naegling.
[[File:Thibron icon.png|link=Thibron]] [[Thibron]]: One of the easiest (though mundane to complete) swords for Blue Mage. Thibron in its completed form grants a +1,000 TP Bonus to any weapon skill when equipped. Your preferred offhand for Savage Blade, Expiacion, Black Halo, and Judgement.<br>Thibron is a non-Item Level weapon and thus has much lower accuracy than other recommended swords, but at this point you should be working towards gear with sufficient accuracy to support this weapon along with stronger +Weapon Skill Damage gear for the aforementioned weaponskills.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Completion of a series of battle related quests from [[Trial of the Magians]]. See [[:Category:Trial of the Magians Swords|Magian Sword Trials]]
[[File:Zantetsuken icon.png|link=Zantetsuken]] [[Zantetsuken]]: Your offhand of choice when accuracy is an issue with Thibron.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from [[A Stygian Pact]] High Tier Mission Battle.
[[File:Sakpata's Sword icon.png|link=Sakpata's Sword]] [[Sakpata's Sword]]: Excellent utility weapon for solo/lowman play, debuffs, and even cleaving. Respectable melee stats with a generous helping of accuracy and attack, defensive stats with Damage Taken-10% and Phalanx received+5, good magic accuracy/damage stats, Fast Cast+10%, and Refresh+3. Can surpass Zantetsuken as an offhand if in need of further accuracy and attack.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Purchasable from the [[Pilgrim Moogle]] in Rabao after successfully defeating the Atonement 3 NM [[Kalunga]] in Sheol: Gaol of [[Odyssey]].
[[File:Tanmogayi +1 icon.png|link=Tanmogayi +1]] [[Tanmogayi +1]]: Honorable mention. Used to be a solid mainhand, with the highest base damage of any sword BLU can equip, but is less common post-Naegling. Has the greatest accuracy bonus of any weapon in this category when fully augmented, so it may still have use if you're desperate for accuracy. Critical Hit Rate+4% pairs well with Chant du Cygne.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from [[Sarama]] UNM, augmented with [[Lustreless Wing]].
[[File:Zomorrodnegar icon.png|link=Zomorrodnegar]] [[Zomorrodnegar]]: BLU's Divergence weapon. Offers three augment paths, making it into a mini-Empyrean (Path A), a mini-Mythic (Path B), or a utility Job Ability cool down reduction tool (Path C). Path B is most useful for limiting TP feed with Subtle Blow II+25, but incurs steep tradeoffs by swapping out any of BLU's superior mainhands. Niche at best and difficult to justify given the significant investment required.
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=====[[File:Tizona icon.png|link=]] Ultimate Swords=====
This category includes some of the best swords BLU can wear, but requires greater investment than any of the previous categories. Descriptions herein assume Item Level 119 (III) and R15 augments where applicable.
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[[File:Tizona icon.png|link=Tizona]] [[Tizona]]: BLU's Mythic weapon. Among the ultimate weapons, few are as transformational to their job as Tizona. Tizona passively converts a portion of melee damage to MP, giving BLU nigh infinite MP on anything it can melee. Its level 3 aftermath of Occasionally Attacks Twice or Thrice (2~3x) yields incredible damage and TP gain.
*Tizona's associated weapon skill is [[Expiacion]]. Fully upgraded Tizona grants a 49.5% damage boost to Expiacion, pushing its WS damage beyond even Naegling's Savage Blades.
[[File:Almace icon.png|link=Almace]] [[Almace]]: The Empyrean sword. Mainhand Almace comes with DEX+70 when fully augmented to boost accuracy, crit rate, and [[Chant du Cygne]] damage alongside the CDC+10% damage augment. CDC also grants Almace an occasionally deals triple damage aftermath for enhanced melee damage.
*CDC is no longer sword's go-to weaponskill for most content, limiting Almace's appeal. While self-Light skillchains are beneficial in lowman/solo situations provided WS wall isn't a factor, Tizona's Damage->MP tends to shine there as well and Almace doesn't outpace Tizona's damage unless maintaining AM3 is an issue. R15 augments only add 5 base damage vs Tizona's +18, putting mainhand Almace further behind. While Almace was once also a great offhand, it has fallen out of use with the introduction of other weapons and increasing prominence of Thibron.
[[File:Sequence icon.png|link=Sequence]] [[Sequence]]: The Aeonic sword. Sequence's main appeal is the ability to multi-step Darkness and Umbra skillchains. Its Store TP+10 carries over when used offhand, but the TP Bonus+500 does not.
*Sequence's associated weaponskill is [[Requiescat]], which gains the Darkness skillchain property when using Sequence and can then make Umbra skillchains. Unfortunately Requiescat deals very poor damage and R15 Sequence only boosts Requiescat damage by 10%, limiting Sequence's potential.
[[File:Caliburnus (Level 119 III) icon.png|link=Caliburnus (Level 119)]] [[Caliburnus (Level 119 III)|Caliburnus]]: The Prime sword. Reminiscent of Sakpata's Sword in many ways and fits into a similar utility niche. The two share healthy -DT, +Refresh, and magic accuracy/damage bonuses, and can be paired together to capitalize on both. Caliburnus has even greater base damage, accuracy, and attack, plus an ODD/OTD effect on melee hits depending on upgrade stage. While Tizona already fills many mainhand utility applications for BLU, Caliburnus has some upsides for disengaged situations, unique skillchain options, burst damage when maintaining AM3 is impractical, and even as an offhand to Tizona. Most of its stats are retained offhand, though you lose Imperator and the ODD/OTD effect.
*Caliburnus' associated weaponskill is [[Imperator]], which is a damage varies with TP WS similar to Savage Blade and Expiacion. It grants a +PDL aftermath with potency varying by Prime stage and TP. While its Distortion property is shared with Expiacion and Chant du Cygne, it also possesses Detonation and Compression properties that enable additional skillchain possibilities:
**Imperator>Savage Blade/Expiacion will skillchain indefinitely, alternating Detonation and Scission. This is more easily maintained with Expiacion, albeit for slightly less potential damage, since a drop into Expiacion>Imperator will still create Detonation rather than Distortion.
**Imperator>Imperator creates Gravitation, which Caliburnus can then follow with >Imperator/Expiacion/CDC (Darkness) or >Savage Blade (Fragmentation)>Expiacion/Imperator/CDC (Distortion).
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====[[File:Maxentius icon.png|link=]] Clubs====
BLU's selection of clubs is limited, but they have a niche for blunt melee damage and for maximum damage while nuking. There are some options beyond those shown, but they aren't worth going out of one's way for.
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[[File:Nibiru Cudgel icon.png|link=Nibiru Cudgel]] [[Nibiru Cudgel]]: Recommended first target for club use. Quality nuking club that is reasonably easy to obtain and upgrade.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from T2 NM [[Kamohoalii]] in Escha - Zi'Tah.
[[File:Kaja Rod icon.png|link=Kaja Rod]] [[Kaja Rod]] / [[File:Maxentius icon.png|link=Maxentius]] [[Maxentius]]: The club equivalent to Kaja Sword / Naegling, respectively, greatly boosting Black Halo damage. Your preferred mainhand for blunt melee as well as a great nuking weapon.
*See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
[[File:Bunzi's Rod icon.png|link=Bunzi's Rod]] [[Bunzi's Rod]]: Strongest magic damage club BLU can wear. Gets even stronger with augments.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Purchase from the [[Pilgrim Moogle]] in Rabao after successfully defeating the Atonement 3 NM [[Mboze]] in Sheol: Gaol of [[Odyssey]].
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===Weaponskills===
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====Sword Weaponskills====
*[[Savage Blade]]: Learnable at 240 Sword Skill '''minimum''' via the Weapon Skill Quest [[Old Wounds]].
:*Damage+15% when used with [[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=Kaja Sword]][[Kaja Sword]] & [[File:Naegling icon.png|link=Naegling]][[Naegling]] from Ambuscade.
:*Scales well with fTP and TP overflow.

*[[Expiacion]]: Obtainable at Lvl 75 '''minimum'''.
:*Unlocked by completing [[Unlocking a Myth]] quest and while mainhanding [[File:Tizona icon.png|link=Tizona]][[Tizona]].
:*Gains up to +49.5% damage from a fully upgraded Tizona.

*[[Chant du Cygne]]: Obtainable at Lvl 85 '''minimum'''.
:*Prior to unlocking weapon skill is accessible when main hand is equipped with [[File:Almace icon.png|link=Almace]][[Almace]].
:*Unlocked after completing [[Kupofried's Sword Moogle Magic]] quest.
:*Damage+10% when used with R15 Almace.

*[[Sanguine Blade]]: Learned at 300 Sword Skill.
:*Restores HP based off damage dealt and TP value.
:*Falls under Magic Weapon Skills, so will never miss. Has an attached dINT stat.
:*Heavily influenced by MAB as well as Darkness affinity accessories.
:*Retains a static fTP value but the "drain" effect scales with TP (50% to 160%).

*[[Requiescat]]: Learnable at 357 Sword Skill '''minimum'''. Requires Merit Points to unlock. Please see [[File:Merit Point-Icon.png|link=Merit#Weapon_Skill_Merit_Points]].
:*Deals Non-Elemental damage.
:*Skill ability reads as "Attack power varies with TP", with an attack penalty below 3000 TP.
:**As such won't see much use outside of situations such as breaking through a specialty damage shield or extending a skillchain.
:*Damage+10% when used with R15 [[File:Sequence icon.png|link=Sequence]] [[Sequence]]

====Club Weaponskills====
*[[Judgment]]: Learnable at 200 Club Skill '''minimum'''.
:*Scales extremely well with TP, similar to Savage Blade and Expiacion.
:*Great for situations where slashing damage may not be feasible or blunt damage is far more exploitable.

*[[Black Halo]]: Learnable at 230 Club Skill '''minimum''' via the Weapon Skill Quest [[Orastery Woes]].
:*The other club equivalent of Savage Blade, now with the requisite second hit and associated Ambuscade weapon.
:*Scales well with fTP and TP overflow.
:*{{imgpop|[[File:Kaja Rod icon.png]]|Kaja Rod description.png|link=Kaja Rod}}{{imgpop|[[Kaja Rod]]|Kaja Rod description.png|link=Kaja Rod}} & {{imgpop|[[File:Maxentius icon.png]]|Maxentius description.png|link=Maxentius}}{{imgpop|[[Maxentius]]|Maxentius description.png|link=Maxentius}} provide a 50% damage bonus.

*[[Realmrazer]]: Learnable at 357 Club Skill '''minimum'''. Requires Merit Points to unlock. Please see [[File:Merit Point-Icon.png|link=Merit#Weapon_Skill_Merit_Points]].
:*7-hit weapon skill with fTP transfer. Accuracy varies with TP.
:*Fusion skillchain property pairs well with Black Halo for Light skillchains.

==Equipment==
===Job Specific Equipment===
<hr style="border-color: blue">
====Artifact Armor====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Assimilator's Attire Set
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Keffiyeh +3
|Item= Assim. Keffiyeh +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Great macc piece but surpassed by AF3+3. Monster correlation is all but irrelevant.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Jubbah +3
|Item= Assim. Jubbah +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Good for skill-based spells like Occultation and Magic Barrier, particularly if it helps put you over an Occultation tier. Also a great body for single hit WS pre-Nyame.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Bazu. +3
|Item= Assim. Bazu. +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Only useful while learning spells, which doesn't justify the investment to upgrade.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Shalwar +3
|Item= Assim. Shalwar +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Maybe?
|Notes= Nice for any magic bursts, though lacking MAB. Also BLU's best -Interrupt legs, edging out Carmine Cuisses +1.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Charuqs +3
|Item= Assim. Charuqs +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Nice for Chain Affinity, but physical spells simply aren't very useful for damage.
}}
}}

====Relic Equipment====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Luhlaza's Attire Set
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luh. Keffiyeh +3
|Item= Luh. Keffiyeh +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Low priority to fully upgrade. Good source of blue magic skill.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Jubbah +3
|Item= Luhlaza Jubbah +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= On paper this is a nice piece for recast reduction on debuffs like Reaving Wind, but it lost relevance with introduction of Hashishin +2/+3. BLU only needs 40% Fast Cast in traits and gear to cap blue magic recast reduction with capped gear+magic haste and Hashishin Bazubands +3. Other FC pieces fill the needed amount, and BLU has better precast body options that are also useful for other purposes.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luh. Bazubands +3
|Item= Luh. Bazubands +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Partial
|Notes= Consider upgrading at least far enough to unlock the Azure Lore duration bonus. Otherwise notable only for slightly more Subtle Blow than Adhemar +1 path D.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Shalwar +3
|Item= Luhlaza Shalwar +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Good single hit WS legs that remain relevant for magic WS even after upgrading Nyame.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Charuqs +3
|Item= Luhlaza Charuqs +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= At least partially upgrade for the Diffusion bonus, then complete as desired for additional blue magic skill.
}}

}}
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Divergence Neck Accessory
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Mirage Stole +2
|Item= Mirage Stole +2
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Very useful JSE neck that fits into a wide variety of sets. Gains STR+25 DEX+25 Store TP+7 and Critical Hit Rate+5% when fully augmented.
}}
}}

====Empyrean Armor====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Hashishin Attire Set
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashishin Kavuk +3
|Item= Hashishin Kavuk +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Every Hashishin +2/+3 piece is great for debuffs and magical spells. The head is also very strong for all single hit WS.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashishin Mintan +3
|Item= Hashishin Mintan +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Your body of choice for idle, blue magic precast, debuffs, and nukes. The body, hands, and legs have a combined -35% damage taken, which combined with Ambuscade cape augments and any other available -DT keeps BLU incredibly sturdy even while casting.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Bazu. +3
|Item= Hashi. Bazu. +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Incredible for all blue magic spells thanks to the large chunk of recast reduction alongside large accuracy and damage bonuses.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashishin Tayt +3
|Item= Hashishin Tayt +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Adds a large chunk of blue magic skill alongside the other strong stats consistent throughout this set.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Basmak +3
|Item= Hashi. Basmak +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Great nuking and debuff feet with huge bonuses to magic bursted nukes.
}}
}}
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Empyrean Armor Accessories
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Mavi Scarf
|Item= Mavi Scarf
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Replaced by Mirage Stole
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Mavi Tathlum
|Item= Mavi Tathlum
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Adds a few points of blue magic skill for Magic Barrier and Occultation.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Earring +2
|Item= Hashi. Earring +2
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= All versions of the earring are useful. Augments add variable amounts of accuracy and magic accuracy (all versions), Double Attack (+1/+2), and STR and INT (+2).
}}
}}

===Equipment Sets===
<hr style="border-color: blue">
<big>'''Foreword'''</big>
<br/>Welcome! You've made it down to the equipment section (which is currently barren)! As mentioned above, Blue Mage is one of the most versatile jobs in the game and as such this carries forward into its equipment sets. Again, BLU is capable of assuming the role(s) of Physical Damage Dealer, Magic Damage Dealer, Healer, Debuff & Support, and Tank. Outside of those particular roles, you also have you "Idle" and "Defensive" sets to think about as well. That said, it gives much to think about/consider/juggle in terms of priority and what's "best". Will work on this as time permits.

====Melee Sets====
=====TP Sets=====


=====Weaponskill Sets=====


====Defensive Sets====


====Blue Magic Sets====
=====Buffs=====


=====Debuffs=====


=====Healing=====


=====Physical Blue Magic=====


=====Magical Blue Magic=====


====Utility & Misc Sets====


[[Category:Job Guides]]

Community Blue Mage Guide

2024-10-05T22:26:46Z

Mavii: /* Club Weaponskills */ neat

{{Collaborative Guide}}
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==Latest Updates==
*Filling in preliminary information and fundamentals so as to have a solid base to read and pull from that matches up with other Community Job Guides.--[[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]]) 11:18, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

==General Information==
*Write about the job here, if we even need another BLU guide at this point. lol
**'''Apparently, we do...''' [[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]]) 19:15, 21 November 2023
**As an aside, this Community Guide will try not to retread territory covered in formerly ''Out of the BLU'' & ''The Beast Within''.--[[User:Brahmsz|Brahmsz]] ([[User talk:Brahmsz|talk]])
*One of the three Advanced Jobs introduced in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion.
*One of the first genuine "hybrid" classes introduced outside of the main and original set of Advanced Jobs.
*One of the most versatile jobs in the game. Able to create and utilize various Job Traits through combination of set spells.

===Roles===
*All of them.
**As mentioned above, Blue Mage is one the most versatile jobs in the game due to its ability to set various and multiple tiers of job traits through spell selection. This allows a BLU to take on multiple roles (gear dependent) with varying levels of success (Content dependent). Your mileage may vary, but BLU is capable of assuming the role(s) of:
***Physical Damage Dealer, Magic Damage Dealer, Healer, Debuff & Support, Off Tank.

==Food & Medicines==
===Food===
'''Accuracy Options:'''
* [[File:Sublime Sushi icon.png|link=Sublime Sushi]] '''[[Sublime Sushi]]'''
* '''Stats:''' HP+40, MP+20, STR+6, DEX+7, MND-3, CHR+6 '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+10% (Max. 100)''', "Resist Slow" +1.
** One of the best accuracy-based foods in the game.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Grape Daifuku icon.png|link=Grape Daifuku]] '''[[Grape Daifuku]]'''
* '''Stats:''' HP+20, STR+2, VIT+3, '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+10% (Max. 80)''', '''Attack / Ranged Attack+10% (Max. 50)''', "Magic Attack. Bonus " +3. Mirrored Pet Stats.
** If Sublime Sushi is the best accuracy-based, Grape Daifuku comes in as a close second. Adding moderate attack in exchange for a small loss of accuracy.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 4,000 gil, 48,000 a stack.

* [[File:Seafood Gratin icon.png|link=Seafood Gratin]] '''[[Seafood Gratin]]'''
* '''Stats:''' DEX+7, MND+7, '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+20% (Max. 70)''', Evasion / '''Magic Evasion+12% (Max. 60)'''.
** An honorable mention. A step down in accuracy, however, Seafood Gratin exchanges the further accuracy loss for a significant boost in magic evasion. (Which becomes a much bigger dealer in mid to late-endgame content.)
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Oden icon.png|link=Oden]] '''[[Oden]]'''
* '''Stats:''' DEX+5, INT+5, '''Accuracy / Magic Accuracy+15% (Max. 70)'''.
** Another honorable mention. Again, a step down in accuracy, however, Oden exchanges the further accuracy loss for an equal increase in Magic Accuracy.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

'''Attack Options:'''
* [[File:Red Curry Bun icon.png|link=Red Curry Bun]] '''[[Red Curry Bun]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Attack / Ranger Attack+23% (Max. 150)''', Demon Killer +4.
** One of the oldest attack foods in the game. Tried and true (if you have the accuracy to use it of course).
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 7,000 gil, 84,000 a stack.

* [[File:Popo._con_Queso_icon.png|link=Popo. Con Queso]] '''[[Popo. Con Queso]]'''
* '''Stats:''' STR+5, MND+5, '''Attack / Ranged Attack+20% (Max. 130)''', Evasion / '''Magic Evasion+12% (Max. 60)'''.
** Honorable mention. Introduced around the same time as the above Seafood Gratin ''(serves as the attack food version)''.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

'''Specialty Options:'''
* [[File:Marine Stewpot icon.png|link=Marine Stewpot]] '''[[Marine Stewpot]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''HP+90, Accuracy/R. Accuracy/M. Accuracy +90, ''' Mirrored Pet Stats, -20 each.
** '''Group Food''' ''(~6 Party members within 10 yalms).''
** A highly desired food choice--particularly in endgame content and scenarios. '''Only exists as singles and does not stack.''' As mentioned in the above description, a Marine Stewpot will work on ''up to an entire party'' as long as each member is within 10 yalms of the person using it.
** '''Any party member with an existing food effect on will not receive the effect of the stewpot.'''
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Riverfin Soup icon.png|link=Riverfin Soup]] '''[[Riverfin Soup]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy +14% (Max. 90), Attack / Ranged Attack +18% (Cap: 80)''', Amorph Killer +5
** Honorable mention. Slightly stronger version of Daifuku. '''Only exists as singles and does not stack.'''
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Gyudon icon.png|link=Gyudon]] '''[[Gyudon]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Double Attack"+5%, Weapon skill damage +5%'''
** Introduced September '22. Largely speaks for itself. No addtional stats, so make sure you can actually hit something if you're going to use it.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

* [[File:Popoto Gratin icon.png|link=Popoto Gratin]] '''[[Popoto Gratin]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''Double Attack+5%, Store TP+5'''!!!
** Honorable mention. Very interesting food with a duration of 5 minutes but stacks to 99. Great for short battles.
*** NPC purchasable only. Available for purchase during [[The Green Festival]] in Lower Jeuno.

'''Defensive Options'''
* [[File:Om. Sandwich icon.png|link=Om. Sandwich]] '''[[Om. Sandwich]]'''
* '''Stats:''' '''HP+11% (Max. 150)''', VIT+7, MND+7, '''Accuracy+11% (Max. 80)''', '''DEF+11% (Max. 120)''', '''Enmity+4'''.
** Introduced in [[The Voracious Resurgence]] mission-line. Comparable to [[Miso Ramen]] in HP and Defense; exchanging Magic Evasion and Magic Defense Bonus for accuracy and '''enmity+'''.
*** Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

===Medicines===
* [[File:Echo Drops icon.png|link=Echo Drops]] '''[[Echo Drops]]'''
** Useful for when silenced and no one else can (or is able to) Silena you. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 700 Gil.

* [[File:Remedy icon.png|link=Remedy]] '''[[Remedy]]'''
** Useful for curing most debuffs curable with -na spells (ie: Paralyna). You can receive 12 a month for free from ambuscade. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 3,000 Gil.

* [[File:Reraiser icon.png|link=Reraiser]] '''[[Reraiser]]''' / [[File:Hi-Reraiser icon.png|link= Hi-Reraiser]] '''[[Hi-Reraiser]]'''
** Nothing wrong with keeping extra sources of Reraise in your pocket. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1,000 and 1,500 Gil.

* [[File:Holy Water icon.png|link=Holy Water]] '''[[Holy Water]]'''
** Extremely useful to have, especially when spell priority or universal cool downs from back=line supports are bottle necked... Keep them stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1,000 Gil.

* [[File:Panacea icon.png|link=Panacea]] '''[[Panacea]]'''
** Sometimes you are overwhelmed with a number of debuffs (like an [[Impact]]) that need [[Erase]] and this is much faster than waiting on a support to erase them. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 20,000 Gil.

* [[File:Vile Elixir icon.png|link=Vile Elixir]] '''[[Vile Elixir]]''' / [[File:Vile Elixir +1 icon.png|link=Vile Elixir +1]] '''[[Vile Elixir +1]]'''
** You never know when these might come in handy. Even for other party members... Great for putting in a bazaar for back-line supports when in a pinch as well! A single [[Vile Elixir]] or HQ can save you in those situations. Keep these stocked.
*** Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]]; 20,000 Gil for NQ. 40.000 Gil for HQ.
*** Often cheaper to buy off the Auction House.
*** A number of NM's and various content drop these for free as well.

* [[File: Coalition Ether icon.png]] '''[[Coalition Ether]]'''
** Honorable mention for when you need MP in a pinch. Has a one second usage time for a quick 150MP and no medicated status to boot.
*** Purchased from [[Ujlei Zelekko]] in the Pioneers Coalition in Easter Adoulin.

* [[File:Antacid icon.png|link=Antacid]] '''[[Antacid]]'''
** Great for switching food on the fly when the situation calls for it. Keep a few, just in case.
***Purchased from the [[Curio Moogle]] for 1.000 Gil.

* [[File:El. Pachira Fruit icon.png|link=El. Pachira Fruit]] '''[[El. Pachira Fruit]]'''
* '''Effect:''' 1hp/tick Poison Effect for 2 minutes.
** Perhaps you aren't engaged and can't swap to a particular piece of equipment with a damage over time effect. Poisoning yourself is a good option. Keeps you awake when you know the mobs you are fighting will spam sleep. Keep a few on hand.
*** Purchased from the [[Ghemi Sinterilo]] for 154 Gil in [[Kazham]].

==Abilities, Traits, Merits, and Job Points==
===Abilities and Traits===
<hr style="border-color: blue">
Given BLU's ability to set their own traits via spell selection/allocation, it's not feasible to list every trait possible in this section. Please use the link below to the Blue Mage Job Traits page linking this page to gain a grasp of all the settable traits and (just as importantly) '''how those Job Traits can be set.'''

https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Blue_Mage_Job_Traits

Admittedly, BLU does gain two specific Job Traits through accumulated Merit Points at Level 75+. Those two traits would be [[Assimilation]] and [[Enchantment]]. These can be viewed below along side BLU's native Job Abilities. Please note the following Merit Points section below this for a better explanation of what those Merit Traits do and the significance of where/why to invest your Merits into them.

{| border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" valign="top"
|valign="top" width="39%" |
{| style="background:#eef8fe; text-align: center;" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="2" width="100%"
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="2"|[[Job Traits]]
|-
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" width="20%"|Lvl.
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" |Name
|-
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| '''75'''{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| [[Assimilation]]
|-
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| '''75'''{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #59c1ff;"| [[Enchainment]]
|-
|}
|width="10px"|

|valign="top" width="59%"|

{| style="background:#ffdede; text-align: center;" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="2" width="100%"
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" colspan="4"|[[Job Ability]]
|-
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="20%" |Lvl.
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="30%" |Name
! style="background:#fbadad; border-color: #ee6a6a;" width="50%" |Noteworthy Equipment
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''1'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Azure Lore]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Bazubands icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Bazubands]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Bazubands description.png|link=Luhlaza Bazubands]]</span></span>
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''25'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Burst Affinity]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashi. Basmak +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashi. Basmak +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashi. Basmak +3 description.png|link=Hashi. Basmak +3]]</span></span>
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''40'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Chain Affinity]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashishin Kavuk +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashishin Kavuk +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashishin Kavuk +3 description.png|link=Hashishin Kavuk +3]]</span></span>
|-

|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''75''' <sup>{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Convergence]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Keffiyeh icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Keffiyeh]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Keffiyeh description.png|link=Luhlaza Keffiyeh]]</span></span>
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''75''' <sup>{{Merit Icon}}</sup>
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Diffusion]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Luhlaza Charuqs icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Luhlaza Charuqs]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Luhlaza Charuqs description.png|link=Luhlaza Charuqs]]</span></span>
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''83'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Efflux]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[File:Hashishin Tayt +3 icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Hashishin Tayt +3]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Hashishin Tayt +3 description.png|link=Hashishin Tayt +3]]</span></span> | [[File:Rosmerta's Cape icon.png|link=|20px]] <span class="has-image-popup">[[Rosmerta's Cape]]<span class="image-popup" style="z-index: 10;width: ??? px; padding: 1px; background-color: #; border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; text-align: center;">[[File:Rosmerta's Cape description.png|link=Rosmerta's Cape]]</span></span>
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''95'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Unbridled Learning]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"|
|-
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| '''95'''
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"| [[Unbridled Wisdom]]
|style="border-color: #ee6a6a;"|
|-
|}
|-
|}

<hr style="border-color: blue">

===Merits===
<hr style="border-color: blue">

{| style="width: 100%; max-width: 1600px; text-align: center;" class="wikitable R-Highlight-Orange mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="2"
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="4"|Group 1
|-
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="10%"|Name
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="35%"|Description
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="5%"|Level
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="50%"|Notes
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Chain Affinity]] Recast
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Shorten recast time by 4 seconds.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This ability no longer sees use in a modern context.
|-
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Burst Affinity]] Recast
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Shorten recast time by 4 seconds.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This ability has niche use for cleaving and Magical Blue Magic spike damage circumstances.
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Monster Correlation
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase monster family related effects by 1.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This trait, while interesting no longer sees use in a modern context.
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Physical Potency
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase the potency of physical blue magic spells by 2.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This trait no longer sees use in a modern context.
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Magical Accuracy
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increase the accuracy of magical blue magic spells by 2.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| This trait helps not only increases the accuracy of Magical Blue Magic spells but also the additional effects of Physical Blue Magic spells.
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! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="10%"|Name
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="35%"|Description
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="5%"|Level
! style="background:#fdc7a9; border-color: #fc8b4d;" colspan="1" width="50%"|Notes
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Convergence]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increases the power of your next magical blue magic spell. Limits area of effect to single target.<br/>Recast: 10min. Increase magic attack by 5 and magic accuracy by 5.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Relic of another age. In the modern era where BLU is more valued for its quick AoE damage bursts, this isn't worth investing in.
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Diffusion]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Grants the effect of your next support blue magic spell to party members within range.<br/>Recast: 10 min. Increase physical accuracy by 5% per merit.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| '''Highly desirable.''' BLU's suite of single-target support spells makes great use of this ability.
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Enchainment]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Grants a TP bonus to [[Chain Affinity]]. Increase TP bonus by 100.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 0/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Another relic of a previous age. Combat is too fast to make proper use of Chain Affinity.
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|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| [[Assimilation]]
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| Increases maximum blue magic points. Increase blue magic point maximum by 1.
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| 5/5
|style="background:#fde1d2; border-color: #fc8b4d;"| '''Highly desirable.''' One of the biggest Quality of Life merit investments every BLU invests in. Self explanitory.
|-
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===Job Points===
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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="3"|[[Job Points]]
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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="20%"|Name
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Description
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Azure Lore]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage of Physical Blue Magic while under the effects of Azure Lore.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage by 1% for a total of +20% Physical Blue Magic damage while Azure Lore is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Wisdom]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Enhances the potency of Conserve MP while under the effects of Unbridled Wisdom.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Enhances potency by 3% for a total of 60% Conserve MP while Unbridled Wisdom is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[:Category:Blue Magic#Setting Blue Magic|Blue Magic Point]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the maximum number of Blue Magic set points.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Blue Magic set points by 1 for a total of 20.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Burst Affinity]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magical Blue Magic damage while under the effects of Burst Affinity.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases damage by 2% for a total of +40% Magical Blue Magic damage while Burst Affinity is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Chain Affinity]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic Skillchain damage while under the effects of Chain Affinity.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic Skillchain damage by 1% for a total of +20% while Chain Affinity is active.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Physical Blue Magic Effect Accuracy
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the accuracy of the additional effect of Physical Blue Magic.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Physical Blue Magic spell's additional effect accuracy by 1% for a total of +20%.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Learning]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the damage dealt by Blue Magic usable under the effects of Unbridled Learning.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Unbridled ''direct'' spell damage by 1% for a total of +20% while Unbridled Learning is active.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Unbridled Learning]] Effect II
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the effect duration of Blue Magic usable under the effects of Unbridled Learning that affects party members.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Unbridled spell buff duration (self target and party) effect duration by 1% for a total of +20% duration.
|-
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Efflux]] Effect
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases the TP bonus from Physical Blue Magic spells under the effect of Efflux.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases TP bonus by 10 for a total of +200 TP Bonus while Efflux is active.
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Magic Accuracy]] Bonus
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magic Accuracy.
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|Increases Magic Accuracy by 1 for a total of +20 Magic Accuracy.<br/>Magical Blue Magic and Physical Blue Magic Additional Effect.
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==Support Jobs==
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|width="100%"| [[File:Fighter's Mask icon.png|link=]] '''[[Warrior]]'''
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:A sub job for those beginning their Physical Damage Dealer journey into Blue Mage. Used for [[Berserk]] and WAR's native [[Double Attack]] trait.
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|width="100%"| [[File:Peltast's Mezail icon.png|link=]] '''[[Dragoon]]'''
|-
|valign=top|
:Dragoon may seem like an odd reference at first, however, once your gear, spells choices, and experience in physical dps reaches a certain threshold Dragoon becomes the next logical choice. Used for DRG's special Weapon Skill Damage trait and High Jump for shedding Enmity in lengthier fights (or those dropping high damage out the gate).
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|width="100%"| [[File:Maculele Tiara icon.png|link=]] '''[[Dancer]]'''
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:Dancer is more likely to be a soloing and Physically DD sub job choice. It may at first seem counterintuitive to use TP for Job Abilities but it offers a reasonably low-level access to the [[Dual Wield]] trait, minor Sambas, and more importantly Spectral Jig. Likely to by the sub job choice for leveling to 99 as well.
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|width="100%"| [[File:Estq. Chappel icon.png|link=]] '''[[Red Mage]]'''
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|valign=top|
:Red Mage also aligns with soloing but leans towards Magical DD applications. RDM provides access spells like [[Phalanx]], the "Spikes" line, and Enspells. RDM also offers native access to Fast cast and a moderate [[Magic Defense Bonus]].
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|width="100%"| [[File:Erilaz Galea icon.png|link=]] '''[[Rune Fencer]]'''
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|valign=top|
: A utility subjob choice in the case of soloing and/or low-manning purposes, aimed specifically for survival against magic damage and status effects. Offers quite a bit in terms of enmity tools when in an off-tank or even main tank scenario.
* '''Abilities''': Sub-menus (see below)--
** '''Rune Enchantment''': Ignus, Gellus, Flabra, Tellus, Sulpor, Unda, Lux, Tenebrae.
** '''Effusions''': Swordplay, Swipe & Lunge.
** '''Wards''': Vallation, Pflug, ''Valiance (ML5).''
** '''Traits''': Tenacity III.
** '''Enhancing Magic''': Barspells (self), Protect II, Shell II, Regen II, ''Stoneskin (ML 5).''
** '''Divine Magic''': Flash
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===Notes on Tanking as main job BLU===
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Whether you're tanking or simply playing defensively because the enemy has turned towards you or it simply has nasty AoE damage, Blue Mage is a in a unique position with its suite of spells accessible as a main job versus other jobs as a sub. That said, there are two points to keep in mind in these scenarios when they occur: 1) Mitigating incoming damage and negative status effects through defensive measures; and 2) Maintaining a high(er) level of enmity over other party and/or alliance members to keep them safe. Please see below.

====Defenses, Enmity, & Tanking====
<big>'''Layering Defenses'''</big><br>
*As mentioned above, the key to mitigating damage and negative statuses is through layering defenses against them.
:*On the physical side, the two most basic values to keep in mind are Vitality, Physical Defense rating. Defense rating is further enhanced by stats such as Physical Damage Taken -% (PDT-%) gear and its more advanced form Damage Taken -% (DT-%) gear.

:*On the magical side, it starts with the the stats of Intelligence, Mind, Magic Defense and Magic Evasion. Magic Defense is further enhanced by magic damage taken -% (MDT-%) gear and its more advanced form Damage Taken -% gear (which covers bother Physical and Magical damage, but also the less often seen Breathe damage).

:*As mentioned previously, BLU has a entire suite of not only defense minded magic spells but Job Traits which can be set through spell set selection prior to or in the midst of combat. This by no means an exhaustive list but please keep some of these below spells in mind..
:**'''Usable Spells:''' [[Cocoon]], increases Physical Defense rating by 50%; [[Occultation]], creates multiple blink shadows; [[Magic Barrier]], absorbs direct magic damage; [[Barrier Tusk]], a -15% damage taken spell (calculated after gear cut); [[Saline Coat]], a three minute Magic defense buff which degrades over time.
:**'''Traits through Spell Selection:''' [[Defense Bonus]], [[Magic Defense Bonus]], [[Evasion Bonus]], [[Magic Evasion Bonus]]★ (BLU is the only job in the game that gets this as a trait), [[Inquartata]]★ & [[Tenacity]]★ (hallmarks of Rune Fencer), as well as [[Counter]] (just a quick remind that Counter has an accuracy check).

<big>'''Managing Enmity'''</big><br>
*Enmity itself can be divided into two specific measurable types: '''Cumulative Enmity and Volatile Enmity. '''

:*Cumulative Enmity is largely static and typically builds slower than its counterpart. Cumulative Enmity is reduced by outside actions such as taking damage and getting debuffed (negative status effects).

:*Volatile Enmity is more fluid in that it builds quickly--typically (but not always) at a rate of three times that of Cumulative Enmity. However, Volatile Enmity natively reduces overtime. '''Approximately 60 Volatile Enmity per second.'''

*''Please see Enmity Table section below for the measurable caps on both types of enmity.''

*Enmity in general can be split across three categories: '''Curing, Damage, and Actions'''. The first two are fairly self-explanatory but here is a direct link for further explanation: [[Enmity#Enmity_Gain|Damage and Cure Enmity Gain]]. Please see below for Actions.

:*Virtually every player action in the game generates enmity. Although most don't do much, "enmity actions" would be actions with notable enmity value(s) attached. ''(Such as Flash or Provoke)''

*Enmity also has a general range limit. Which should be kept in mind for tanking purposes, such as when kiting a mob.
**The maximum range for registering a Spell or Ability's Enmity with/against a given foe is 25 yalms.

<big>'''Enmity Table'''</big>
*As per the Enmity page:
:*The cap enmity is 60,000 total (30,000 each of Cumulative '''(CE)''' and Volatile Enmity '''(VE)''').
:*If multiple players have enmity on a monster ''(on the hate list)'', the monster will target the player on the hate list with the highest combined enmity values.
:*In the case of multiple players having identical enmity values ''(being at enmity cap for example)'', a monster will target the player that acted most recently.

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! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="20%"|Spell
! style="background:#ccebfe; border-color: #59c1ff;" colspan="1" width="30%"|Cumulative Enmity Value
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Blank Gaze]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Fantod]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Jettatura]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1020
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Temporal Shift]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1020
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Actinic Burst]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|180
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|1080
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Exuviation]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|'''640 (per party member)'''
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|'''640 (per party member)'''
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Sheep Song]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Stinking Gas]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Soporific]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Geist Wall]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|[[Cold Wave]]
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 CE
|style="background:#eef8fe; border-color: #59c1ff;"|320 VE
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<big>'''Tips Regarding Enmity Spells'''</big>
:*MP Cost, Casting time, Casting as well as AoE Range are all considerations for what spells you choose.
:*Fantod has a faster Casting Time and MP Cost over Blank Gaze. Consider Blank Gaze to be more of a /BLU Enmity spell.
:*Actinic Burst & Temporal Shift are both full AoE magic spells verses Jettatura's conal fan effect.
:**MP Cost in order would be Actinic Burst (24MP), Jettaura (37MP), followed by Temporal Shift (48MP).
:*Since Fantod and Exuviation are single-target self-buff spells, both can be granted to party members via Diffusion for additional Enmity gain.
:**Although Exuviation is '''obviously''' the better choice at twice the Enmity as Fantod.
:*Of the five lower AoE spells available, Sheep Song has the lowest MP Cost (22MP), followed in order by Soporific (24MP), Cold Wave (37), Stinking Gas (44MP), and Geist Wall (46MP).
:**Stinking Gas has the longest casting time at 4 seconds compared to 3 seconds for the others.
:**Geist Wall has the shortest recast time (30 sec), followed by Stinking Gas (37s), Sheep Song & Cold Wave (60s), and Soporific (90s).

==Weapons & Weaponskills==

===Weapons===
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====Swords====

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=====[[File:Tokko Sword icon.png|link=]] Beginner Swords=====
These are your immediate priority if you're a fresh level 99 with no resources, and will tide you over while obtaining weapons from the next tier.
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[[File:Eminent Scimitar icon.png|link=Eminent Scimitar]] [[Eminent Scimitar]]: Sparks sword. Item level 117 so you'll want to upgrade out of it quickly, but it's cheap and you can swing with it while you farm up other options. Latent is active under 1000 TP and during weaponskills.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 7000 [[Sparks]] from Records of Eminence NPCs.
[[File:Homestead Blade icon.png|link=Homestead Blade]] [[Homestead Blade]]: Another easy to obtain weapon if you have some Bayld to spare.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 3000 Bayld from [[Craggy Bluff]].
[[File:Voluspa Sword icon.png|link=Voluspa Sword]] [[Voluspa Sword]]: You have weapons now! Go swing at a dragon and then talk to Zurim. You'll probably get a fair bit of use out of this just from farming Domain Invasion for Escha rewards.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 80 Domain Points from [[Zurim]].
[[File:Tokko Sword icon.png|link=Tokko Sword]] [[Tokko Sword]]: Unremarkable in its base form, but this is the starting weapon for [[Naegling]]. Pick it up sooner than later so you can start upgrading it.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 1500 Total Hallmarks reward from [[Gorpa-Masorpa]]. See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
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=====[[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=]] Intermediate Swords=====
BLUs with some basic gear under their belt can obtain these weapons through Domain Invasion and Ambuscade.
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[[File:Iris icon.png|link=Iris]] [[Iris]]: Easily obtained through Domain Invasion. Sports a -7% Blue Magic casting time effect and can be further powered up through augmentation.
*Cost / How to Obtain:
**Chance drop from [[Yilan]] in Escha - Ru'an.
**Purchase from [[Zurim]] for 200 Domain points.
[[File:Colada icon.png|link=Colada]] [[Colada]]: Somewhat more expensive Domain Invasion option, but with greater potential. Subject to Oseem's wild ride of augmentations, but a well augmented Colada is a solid mainhand that can later serve as an offhand as you upgrade into better weapons. Can reaugment for niche stats like Enhancing Duration or Phalanx after upgrading out of it as a melee weapon.
*Cost / How to Obtain:
**Chance drop from [[Ironside]] in Reisenjima.
**Purchase from [[Zurim]] for 800 Domain points.
[[File:Eletta Sword icon.png|link=Eletta Sword]] [[Eletta Sword]] / [[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=Kaja Sword]] [[Kaja Sword]]: Third and fourth stages of the Ambuscade sword. Takes some effort to upgrade, but Eletta Sword is competitive with an upgraded Iris and Kaja Sword is a well-rounded mainhand that compares favorably with augmented Colada.
*See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
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=====[[File:Naegling icon.png|link=]] Advanced Swords=====
BLU's endgame swords of choice.
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[[File:Naegling icon.png|link=Naegling]] [[Naegling]]: Very powerful Ambuscade Weapon, this is BLU's non-ultimate mainhand of choice for most melee-friendly content. Naegling possesses two special effects when used in the main hand:
*Savage Blade damage+15%
*Attack during all weapon skills increased by 1% per buff on the player
In addition to its well rounded melee stats, Naegling is a serviceable magic weapon and may be useful during cleaves for access to Sanguine Blade.
*Cost / How to Obtain: 16,250 Hallmarks to upgrade from a base [[Tokko Sword]] to Kaja Sword. 26,250 Hallmarks and one [[:Category:Pulse_Panoplia#Weapons|Pulse Weapon<sup>'''‡'''</sup>]] to fully upgrade to Naegling.
[[File:Thibron icon.png|link=Thibron]] [[Thibron]]: One of the easiest (though mundane to complete) swords for Blue Mage. Thibron in its completed form grants a +1,000 TP Bonus to any weapon skill when equipped. Your preferred offhand for Savage Blade, Expiacion, Black Halo, and Judgement.<br>Thibron is a non-Item Level weapon and thus has much lower accuracy than other recommended swords, but at this point you should be working towards gear with sufficient accuracy to support this weapon along with stronger +Weapon Skill Damage gear for the aforementioned weaponskills.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Completion of a series of battle related quests from [[Trial of the Magians]]. See [[:Category:Trial of the Magians Swords|Magian Sword Trials]]
[[File:Zantetsuken icon.png|link=Zantetsuken]] [[Zantetsuken]]: Your offhand of choice when accuracy is an issue with Thibron.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from [[A Stygian Pact]] High Tier Mission Battle.
[[File:Sakpata's Sword icon.png|link=Sakpata's Sword]] [[Sakpata's Sword]]: Excellent utility weapon for solo/lowman play, debuffs, and even cleaving. Respectable melee stats with a generous helping of accuracy and attack, defensive stats with Damage Taken-10% and Phalanx received+5, good magic accuracy/damage stats, Fast Cast+10%, and Refresh+3. Can surpass Zantetsuken as an offhand if in need of further accuracy and attack.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Purchasable from the [[Pilgrim Moogle]] in Rabao after successfully defeating the Atonement 3 NM [[Kalunga]] in Sheol: Gaol of [[Odyssey]].
[[File:Tanmogayi +1 icon.png|link=Tanmogayi +1]] [[Tanmogayi +1]]: Honorable mention. Used to be a solid mainhand, with the highest base damage of any sword BLU can equip, but is less common post-Naegling. Has the greatest accuracy bonus of any weapon in this category when fully augmented, so it may still have use if you're desperate for accuracy. Critical Hit Rate+4% pairs well with Chant du Cygne.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from [[Sarama]] UNM, augmented with [[Lustreless Wing]].
[[File:Zomorrodnegar icon.png|link=Zomorrodnegar]] [[Zomorrodnegar]]: BLU's Divergence weapon. Offers three augment paths, making it into a mini-Empyrean (Path A), a mini-Mythic (Path B), or a utility Job Ability cool down reduction tool (Path C). Path B is most useful for limiting TP feed with Subtle Blow II+25, but incurs steep tradeoffs by swapping out any of BLU's superior mainhands. Niche at best and difficult to justify given the significant investment required.
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=====[[File:Tizona icon.png|link=]] Ultimate Swords=====
This category includes some of the best swords BLU can wear, but requires greater investment than any of the previous categories. Descriptions herein assume Item Level 119 (III) and R15 augments where applicable.
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[[File:Tizona icon.png|link=Tizona]] [[Tizona]]: BLU's Mythic weapon. Among the ultimate weapons, few are as transformational to their job as Tizona. Tizona passively converts a portion of melee damage to MP, giving BLU nigh infinite MP on anything it can melee. Its level 3 aftermath of Occasionally Attacks Twice or Thrice (2~3x) yields incredible damage and TP gain.
*Tizona's associated weapon skill is [[Expiacion]]. Fully upgraded Tizona grants a 49.5% damage boost to Expiacion, pushing its WS damage beyond even Naegling's Savage Blades.
[[File:Almace icon.png|link=Almace]] [[Almace]]: The Empyrean sword. Mainhand Almace comes with DEX+70 when fully augmented to boost accuracy, crit rate, and [[Chant du Cygne]] damage alongside the CDC+10% damage augment. CDC also grants Almace an occasionally deals triple damage aftermath for enhanced melee damage.
*CDC is no longer sword's go-to weaponskill for most content, limiting Almace's appeal. While self-Light skillchains are beneficial in lowman/solo situations provided WS wall isn't a factor, Tizona's Damage->MP tends to shine there as well and Almace doesn't outpace Tizona's damage unless maintaining AM3 is an issue. R15 augments only add 5 base damage vs Tizona's +18, putting mainhand Almace further behind. While Almace was once also a great offhand, it has fallen out of use with the introduction of other weapons and increasing prominence of Thibron.
[[File:Sequence icon.png|link=Sequence]] [[Sequence]]: The Aeonic sword. Sequence's main appeal is the ability to multi-step Darkness and Umbra skillchains. Its Store TP+10 carries over when used offhand, but the TP Bonus+500 does not.
*Sequence's associated weaponskill is [[Requiescat]], which gains the Darkness skillchain property when using Sequence and can then make Umbra skillchains. Unfortunately Requiescat deals very poor damage and R15 Sequence only boosts Requiescat damage by 10%, limiting Sequence's potential.
[[File:Caliburnus (Level 119 III) icon.png|link=Caliburnus (Level 119)]] [[Caliburnus (Level 119 III)|Caliburnus]]: The Prime sword. Reminiscent of Sakpata's Sword in many ways and fits into a similar utility niche. The two share healthy -DT, +Refresh, and magic accuracy/damage bonuses, and can be paired together to capitalize on both. Caliburnus has even greater base damage, accuracy, and attack, plus an ODD/OTD effect on melee hits depending on upgrade stage. While Tizona already fills many mainhand utility applications for BLU, Caliburnus has some upsides for disengaged situations, unique skillchain options, burst damage when maintaining AM3 is impractical, and even as an offhand to Tizona. Most of its stats are retained offhand, though you lose Imperator and the ODD/OTD effect.
*Caliburnus' associated weaponskill is [[Imperator]], which is a damage varies with TP WS similar to Savage Blade and Expiacion. It grants a +PDL aftermath with potency varying by Prime stage and TP. While its Distortion property is shared with Expiacion and Chant du Cygne, it also possesses Detonation and Compression properties that enable additional skillchain possibilities:
**Imperator>Savage Blade/Expiacion will skillchain indefinitely, alternating Detonation and Scission. This is more easily maintained with Expiacion, albeit for slightly less potential damage, since a drop into Expiacion>Imperator will still create Detonation rather than Distortion.
**Imperator>Imperator creates Gravitation, which Caliburnus can then follow with >Imperator/Expiacion/CDC (Darkness) or >Savage Blade (Fragmentation)>Expiacion/Imperator/CDC (Distortion).
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====[[File:Maxentius icon.png|link=]] Clubs====
BLU's selection of clubs is limited, but they have a niche for blunt melee damage and for maximum damage while nuking. There are some options beyond those shown, but they aren't worth going out of one's way for.
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[[File:Nibiru Cudgel icon.png|link=Nibiru Cudgel]] [[Nibiru Cudgel]]: Recommended first target for club use. Quality nuking club that is reasonably easy to obtain and upgrade.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Chance drop from T2 NM [[Kamohoalii]] in Escha - Zi'Tah.
[[File:Kaja Rod icon.png|link=Kaja Rod]] [[Kaja Rod]] / [[File:Maxentius icon.png|link=Maxentius]] [[Maxentius]]: The club equivalent to Kaja Sword / Naegling, respectively, greatly boosting Black Halo damage. Your preferred mainhand for blunt melee as well as a great nuking weapon.
*See [[:Category:Ambuscade#Ambuscade_Weapons|Ambuscade Weapons]]
[[File:Bunzi's Rod icon.png|link=Bunzi's Rod]] [[Bunzi's Rod]]: Strongest magic damage club BLU can wear. Gets even stronger with augments.
*Cost / How to Obtain: Purchase from the [[Pilgrim Moogle]] in Rabao after successfully defeating the Atonement 3 NM [[Mboze]] in Sheol: Gaol of [[Odyssey]].
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===Weaponskills===
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====Sword Weaponskills====
*[[Savage Blade]]: Learnable at 240 Sword Skill '''minimum''' via the Weapon Skill Quest [[Old Wounds]].
:*Damage+15% when used with [[File:Kaja Sword icon.png|link=Kaja Sword]][[Kaja Sword]] & [[File:Naegling icon.png|link=Naegling]][[Naegling]] from Ambuscade.
:*Scales well with fTP and TP overflow.

*[[Expiacion]]: Obtainable at Lvl 75 '''minimum'''.
:*Unlocked by completing [[Unlocking a Myth]] quest and while mainhanding [[File:Tizona icon.png|link=Tizona]][[Tizona]].
:*Gains up to +49.5% damage from a fully upgraded Tizona.

*[[Chant du Cygne]]: Obtainable at Lvl 85 '''minimum'''.
:*Prior to unlocking weapon skill is accessible when main hand is equipped with [[File:Almace icon.png|link=Almace]][[Almace]].
:*Unlocked after completing [[Kupofried's Sword Moogle Magic]] quest.
:*Damage+10% when used with R15 Almace.

*[[Sanguine Blade]]: Learned at 300 Sword Skill.
:*Restores HP based off damage dealt and TP value.
:*Falls under Magic Weapon Skills, so will never miss. Has an attached dINT stat.
:*Heavily influenced by MAB as well as Darkness affinity accessories.
:*Retains a static fTP value but the "drain" effect scales with TP (50% to 160%).

*[[Requiescat]]: Learnable at 357 Sword Skill '''minimum'''. Requires Merit Points to unlock. Please see [[File:Merit Point-Icon.png|link=Merit#Weapon_Skill_Merit_Points]].
:*Deals Non-Elemental damage.
:*Skill ability reads as "Attack power varies with TP", with an attack penalty below 3000 TP.
:**As such won't see much use outside of situations such as breaking through a specialty damage shield or extending a skillchain.
:*Damage+10% when used with R15 [[File:Sequence icon.png|link=Sequence]] [[Sequence]]

====Club Weaponskills====
*[[Judgment]]: Learnable at 200 Club Skill '''minimum'''.
:*Scales extremely well with TP, similar to Savage Blade and Expiacion.
:*Great for situations where slashing damage may not be feasible or blunt damage is far more exploitable.

*[[Black Halo]]: Learnable at 230 Club Skill '''minimum''' via the Weapon Skill Quest [[Orastery Woes]].
:*The other club equivalent of Savage Blade, now with the requisite second hit and associated Ambuscade weapon.
:*Scales well with fTP and TP overflow.
:*{{imgpop|[[File:Kaja Rod icon.png]]|Kaja Rod description.png|link=Kaja Rod}}{{imgpop|[[Kaja Rod]]|Kaja Rod description.png|link=Kaja Rod}} & {{imgpop|[[File:Maxentius icon.png]]|Maxentius description.png|link=Maxentius}}{{imgpop|[[Maxentius]]|Maxentius description.png|link=Maxentius}} provide a 50% damage bonus.

*[[Realmrazer]]: Learnable at 357 Club Skill '''minimum'''. Requires Merit Points to unlock. Please see [[File:Merit Point-Icon.png|link=Merit#Weapon_Skill_Merit_Points]].
:*7-hit weapon skill with fTP transfer. Accuracy varies with TP.
:*Fusion skillchain property pairs well with Black Halo for Light skillchains.

==Equipment==
===Job Specific Equipment===
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====Artifact Armor====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Assimilator's Attire Set
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Keffiyeh +3
|Item= Assim. Keffiyeh +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Great macc piece but surpassed by AF3+3. Monster correlation is all but irrelevant.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Jubbah +3
|Item= Assim. Jubbah +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Good for skill-based spells like Occultation and Magic Barrier, particularly if it helps put you over an Occultation tier. Also a great body for single hit WS pre-Nyame.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Bazu. +3
|Item= Assim. Bazu. +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Only useful while learning spells, which doesn't justify the investment to upgrade.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Shalwar +3
|Item= Assim. Shalwar +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Maybe?
|Notes= Nice for any magic bursts, though lacking MAB. Also BLU's best -Interrupt legs, edging out Carmine Cuisses +1.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Assim. Charuqs +3
|Item= Assim. Charuqs +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Nice for Chain Affinity, but physical spells simply aren't very useful for damage.
}}
}}

====Relic Equipment====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Luhlaza's Attire Set
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luh. Keffiyeh +3
|Item= Luh. Keffiyeh +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Low priority to fully upgrade. Good source of blue magic skill.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Jubbah +3
|Item= Luhlaza Jubbah +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= On paper this is a nice piece for recast reduction on debuffs like Reaving Wind, but it lost relevance with introduction of Hashishin +2/+3. BLU only needs 40% Fast Cast in traits and gear to cap blue magic recast reduction with capped gear+magic haste and Hashishin Bazubands +3. Other FC pieces fill the needed amount, and BLU has better precast body options that are also useful for other purposes.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luh. Bazubands +3
|Item= Luh. Bazubands +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= No
|Notes= Partial upgrade for the Azure Lore duration bonus, then leave it unless you want the added Subtle Blow.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Shalwar +3
|Item= Luhlaza Shalwar +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Good single hit WS legs that remain relevant for magic WS even after upgrading Nyame.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Luhlaza Charuqs +3
|Item= Luhlaza Charuqs +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= At least partially upgrade for the Diffusion bonus, then complete as desired for additional blue magic skill.
}}

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{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Divergence Neck Accessory
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Mirage Stole +2
|Item= Mirage Stole +2
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Very useful JSE neck that fits into a wide variety of sets. Gains STR+25 DEX+25 Store TP+7 and Critical Hit Rate+5% when fully augmented.
}}
}}

====Empyrean Armor====
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Hashishin Attire Set
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashishin Kavuk +3
|Item= Hashishin Kavuk +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Every Hashishin +2/+3 piece is great for debuffs and magical spells. The head is also very strong for all single hit WS.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashishin Mintan +3
|Item= Hashishin Mintan +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Your body of choice for idle, blue magic precast, debuffs, and nukes. The body, hands, and legs have a combined -35% damage taken, which combined with Ambuscade cape augments and any other available -DT keeps BLU incredibly sturdy even while casting.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Bazu. +3
|Item= Hashi. Bazu. +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Incredible for all blue magic spells thanks to the large chunk of recast reduction alongside large accuracy and damage bonuses.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashishin Tayt +3
|Item= Hashishin Tayt +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Adds a large chunk of blue magic skill alongside the other strong stats consistent throughout this set.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Basmak +3
|Item= Hashi. Basmak +3
|Augment=
|Upgrade= Yes
|Notes= Great nuking and debuff feet with huge bonuses to magic bursted nukes.
}}
}}
{{Guide JSE Table
|Name= Empyrean Armor Accessories
|Collapsed= Yes
|Border Color= black
|Guide JSE=
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Mavi Scarf
|Item= Mavi Scarf
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Replaced by Mirage Stole
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Mavi Tathlum
|Item= Mavi Tathlum
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= Adds a few points of blue magic skill for Magic Barrier and Occultation.
}}
{{Guide JSE
|Border Color= black
|Icon= Hashi. Earring +2
|Item= Hashi. Earring +2
|Augment=
|Upgrade= N/A
|Notes= All versions of the earring are useful. Augments add variable amounts of accuracy and magic accuracy (all versions), Double Attack (+1/+2), and STR and INT (+2).
}}
}}

===Equipment Sets===
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<big>'''Foreword'''</big>
<br/>Welcome! You've made it down to the equipment section (which is currently barren)! As mentioned above, Blue Mage is one of the most versatile jobs in the game and as such this carries forward into its equipment sets. Again, BLU is capable of assuming the role(s) of Physical Damage Dealer, Magic Damage Dealer, Healer, Debuff & Support, and Tank. Outside of those particular roles, you also have you "Idle" and "Defensive" sets to think about as well. That said, it gives much to think about/consider/juggle in terms of priority and what's "best". Will work on this as time permits.

====Melee Sets====
=====TP Sets=====


=====Weaponskill Sets=====


====Defensive Sets====


====Blue Magic Sets====
=====Buffs=====


=====Debuffs=====


=====Healing=====


=====Physical Blue Magic=====


=====Magical Blue Magic=====


====Utility & Misc Sets====


[[Category:Job Guides]]