Light Arts

Job Ability Information Job Scholar Type Level   Level Obtained 10 Description Optimizes white magic capability while lowering black magic proficiency. Grants a bonus to divine, enhancing, and healing magic. Duration 02:00:00 Recast 00:01:00 Cumulative Enmity 1 Volatile Enmity 80 Command /ja "Light Arts" <me>  Category Light Arts Effect Ranks Available 20 Effect of each Rank Increase effect duration of Regen spells by 3 seconds.

Notes

• Along with Dark Arts, Light Arts is one of two grimoires available to scholars. Once activated, Light Arts cannot be removed except by zoning, dying, or applying Dark Arts.
• Grants a bonus to Divine Magic, Healing Magic, Enfeebling Magic, and Enhancing Magic. The bonus is equivalent to the amount required to bring the skill ranking to a B+ grade. Magic skills that are above this rating will not be enhanced. Bonuses from merits are not included in this calculation. This also applies when subbed, skill will raise to a B+ rank for the level of your MAIN job.
• Reduces casting costs of light magic spells by 10% (rounded down, spells with casting cost of 9 MP or less are not affected). The MP cost of black magic spells is increased by 20% (rounded up).
• Cuts effective casting time and recast of white magic spells by 10%.
• Increases casting time and recast of black magic spells by 20%.
• Provides a level-dependent bonus to the Regen line of spells.
  • This applies to Scholar as a main job only.
  • For all Regen spells, the potency bonus (in HP/tick) is: +floor( (Level - 10)/10 ) × 3
  • The duration bonus is twice the potency bonus in seconds: +floor( (Level - 10)/10 ) × 6
    • At level 50-59: +12 HP/tick, +24 seconds
    • At level 70-79: +18 HP/tick, +36 seconds
    • At level 90-99: +24 HP/tick, +48 seconds
  • Tabula Rasa provides an improved bonus to Regen spells which overwrites the Light Arts effect, so Regen spells will instead have a +36 HP/tick potency bonus and +72 seconds duration regardless of level or Light Arts/Dark Arts.
• Recast timer can be reduced by up to 10 seconds with scholar-specific Grimoire Recast merits (2 seconds per merit).
• There is no recast timer while Tabula Rasa is in effect.

 

Equipment Modifying Ability...
Equipment Piece	Modifier
Scholar's Pants	Gives a 15 Skill bonus to Divine, Healing, Enfeebling, and Enhancing Magic.
Scholar's Pants +1	Gives a 15 Skill bonus to Divine, Healing, Enfeebling, and Enhancing Magic.
Scholar's Loafers	Casting time and recast -5% when Celerity/Accession is not active
Scholar's Loafers +1	Casting time and recast -5% when Celerity/Accession is not active
Argute Mortarboard	Casting time and recast -5% when Celerity/Accession is not active
Argute Mortarboard +1	Casting time and recast -5% when Celerity/Accession is not active
Argute Mortarboard +2	Casting time and recast -10% when Celerity/Accession is not active
Academic's Pants	Gives an 18 Skill bonus to Divine, Healing, Enfeebling, and Enhancing Magic.
Academic's Loafers	Casting time and recast -8% when Celerity/Accession is not active
Savant's Attire Set +2	Sometimes causes a Quick Magic (instant cast, no recast) proc. This only occurs for spells which are aligned to the currently active grimoire,
Arbatel Attire Set	Sometimes causes a Quick Magic (instant cast, no recast) proc. This only occurs for spells which are aligned to the currently active grimoire,
Arbatel Attire Set +1	Sometimes causes a Quick Magic (instant cast, no recast) proc. This only occurs for spells which are aligned to the currently active grimoire.
Arbatel Attire Set +2	Sometimes causes a Quick Magic (instant cast, no recast) proc. This only occurs for spells which are aligned to the currently active grimoire.
Arbatel Attire Set +3	Sometimes causes a Quick Magic (instant cast, no recast) proc. This only occurs for spells which are aligned to the currently active grimoire.

References

• (BG Forum) Regen Spells and their Enhancements http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/109412-Regen-Spells-amp-Light-Arts?p=5067176
• (Official FFXI Forum) [dev1029] Job Adjustments http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/15845