Red Mage Job Guide

Red Mage is a Magical Ranged DPS job that you unlock at Level 50 in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood 4.0 (FF14). Read on about how to unlock and use the Red Mage job, its skills and gauges, and a general overview here!

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Patch 7.05 Changes

Latest Red Mage Buffs in Patch 7.05

In Dawntrail Patch 7.05, Red Mage has received a potency increase for Contre Sixte, Enchanged Reprise, Verthunder III, and Veraero III.

The effect duration of Magicked Sword has also increased from 15 seconds to 30 seconds.
All 7.05 Job Changes

How to Unlock Red Mage

Accept the Red Mage Job Quest: Taking the Red, in Ul'dah

Red Mage Job Quest Map Location
Role	Magical Ranged DPS (Casting)
Initial Class	None
Unlock Conditions	Quest Name: Taking the Red Job Requirements: Lv. 50+ Disciple of War/Disciple of Magic NPC: Distraught Lass Ul'dah: Steps of Thal (X:14.1 Y:11.7)

To become a Red Mage, you must complete the quest Taking the Red, which can be accepted by reaching level 50 or above in any Disciple of War/Disciple of Magic job.

Red Mage Skills and Abilities Guide

Use Red Mage's Dualcast to Your Advantage

Dualcast	Upon casting any spell, your next spell can be immediately used with no casting time. Using any other non-ability action will cancel this effect

Dualcast is a trait exclusive to Red Mage that acts similarly to Swiftcast. Dualcast allows Red Mage to cast two consecutive spells in a row, maximizing damage output in little time.

Dualcast can be used for Healing and Resurrection

Vercure	Restores target's HP. Paired with Dualcast, you can recover a decent amount of HP during emergencies.
Verraise	Resurrects target to a weakened state. Dualcast will cut the long casting time on Verraise. Keep in mind, constantly using Verraise will deplete a lot of MP.

Red Mage has the ability to cast healing spells such as Vercure and Verraise even as a DPS. This allows them to act as reserve healers in critical situations.

However, healing is not the priority for Red Mage. Red Mages do not have strong cure potency bonuses, and healing drains a lot of MP which could have been better used for attack spells. Red Mage's healing should be for emergencies only.

Balancing White & Black Mana

Red Mage can wield both White Mana (White) and Black Mana(Blue) which is shown on the Balance Gauge above.

Using spells will increase either Black or White Mana. However, if the gap between the Black and White Mana gets too big (a difference of 31 or more), it will be harder to increase the smaller amount of mana. This is why it is highly recommended to alternate between different spells to increase the balance gauge.

Red Mage Single Target Spells

Since it has a short casting time, start your single target combo with Jolt. Jolt can also be weaved in between spells for consecutive spell casting.

Spell	Mana Increase	Effects
Jolt	+2 White Mana +2 Black Mana	Unaspected damage with a potency of 170.
Veraero	+6 White Mana	Wind damage with a potency of 360. 50% chance to proc Verstone Ready.
Verstone	+5 White Mana	Earth damage with a potency of 380. Requires Verstone Ready
Verthunder	+6 Black Mana	Lightning damage with a potency of 360. 50% chance to proc Verfire Ready.
Verfire	+5 Black Mana	Fire damage with a potency of 380. Requires Verfire Ready

Red Mage AOE Spells

Since they have shorter casting time, start your AOE combo with Veraero II or Verthunder II.

Spell	Mana Increase	Effects
Scatter	+3 White Mana +3 Black Mana	AOE unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to target and all nearby enemies.
Veraero II	+7 White Mana	AOE wind damage with a potency of 140 to target and all nearby enemies.
Verthunder II	+7 Black Mana	AOE lightning damage with a potency of 140 to target and all nearby enemies.

Red Mage Spell Procs

Verstone and Verfire are spells that have a 50% probability of activating when casting Veraero or Verthunder respectively.

Verthunder	→ 50% probability of activating	Verfire
Veraero		Verstone

Using Acceleration will give a 100% guarantee of casting Verstone or Verfire.

Acceleration	Ensures the next Verthunder, Veraero, or Impact can be cast immediately. Guarantees Verstone or Verfire

Using Red Mage's Riposte

Red Mage is equipped with a set of melee weaponskills which become enchanted by consuming Black and White Mana.

Weaponskill	Mana Cost	Effects
Enchanted Riposte	20 White Mana 20 Black Mana	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300.
Enchanted Zwerchhau	15 White Mana 15 Black Mana	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170.
Enchanted Redoublement	15 White Mana 15 Black Mana	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170.
Enchanted Moulinet	20 White Mana 20 Black Mana	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a cone before you.
NEWEnchanted Moulinet Deux	15 White Mana 15 Black Mana	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 140 to all enemies in a cone before you.
NEWEnchanted Moulinet Trois	15 White Mana 15 Black Mana	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Enchanted Reprise	5 White Mana 5 Black Mana	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 420.

Use Red Mage Weaponskill Combos to gain Mana Stacks

Starting Lv. 68, using enchanted weaponskills will grant 1 Mana Stack to the Mana Stack Gauge. Consuming 3 Mana Stacks will allow you to execute Verflare or Verholy which deal powerful AOE damage. At Lv. 80, you can continue the combo with Scorch then finish with Resolution at Lv. 90.

Single Target Combo	AOE Combo
Enchanted Riposte	Enchanted Moulinet
↓	↓
Enchanted Zwerchhau	Enchanted Moulinet Deux
↓	↓
Enchanted Redoublement	Enchanted Moulinet Trois
↓
Verflare or Verholy
↓
Scorch
↓
Resolution

List of Red Mage Job Actions and Traits

Red Mage Job Actions

Action	Effect
Riposte Lv. 1 Weaponskill	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Action upgraded to Enchanted Riposte if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 20 or more.
Jolt Lv. 2 Spell	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 2
Verthunder Lv. 4 Spell	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 360. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verfire Ready Duration: 30s
Corps-a-corps Lv. 6 Ability	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.
Veraero Lv. 10 Spell	Deals wind damage with a potency of 360. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verstone Ready Duration: 30s
Scatter Lv. 15 Spell	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies nearby it. Acceleration Potency: 170 Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 3
Verthunder II Lv. 18 Spell	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 7
Veraero II Lv. 22 Spell	Deals wind damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 7
Verfire Lv. 26 Spell	Deals fire damage with a potency of 380. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 5 Can only be executed while Verfire Ready is active.
Verstone Lv. 30 Spell	Deals earth damage with a potency of 380. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 5 Can only be executed while Verstone Ready is active.
Zwerchhau Lv. 35 Weaponskill	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Riposte or Enchanted Riposte Combo Potency: 150 Action upgraded to Enchanted Zwerchhau if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 15 or more.
Displacement Lv. 40 Ability	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. Additional Effect: 15-yalm backstep Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound. Shares a recast timer with Engagement.
Engagement Lv. 40 Ability	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. Maximum Charges: 2 Shares a recast timer with Displacement.
Fleche Lv. 45 Ability	Delivers an attack with a potency of 480.
Redoublement Lv. 50 Weaponskill	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Zwerchhau or Enchanted Zwerchhau Combo Potency: 230 Action upgraded to Enchanted Redoublement if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 15 or more.
Acceleration Lv. 50 Ability	Ensures the next Verthunder III, Veraero III, or Impact can be cast immediately. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Increases the potency of Impact by 50 Additional Effect: Ensures Verthunder III and Veraero III trigger Verfire Ready or Verstone Ready respectively Additional Effect: Grants Grand Impact Ready Duration: 30s Maximum Charges: 2
Moulinet Lv. 52 Weaponskill	Delivers an attack with a potency of 60 to all enemies in a cone before you. Action upgraded to Enchanted Moulinet if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 20 or more.
Vercure Lv. 54 Spell	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 350
Contre Sixte Lv. 56 Ability	Delivers an attack with a potency of 420 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Embolden Lv. 58 Ability	Increases own magic damage dealt by 5% and damage dealt by nearby party members by 5%. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Grants Thorned Flourish Duration: 30s
Manafication Lv. 60 Ability	Grants 3 stacks of Magicked Swordplay, each stack allowing the use of Enchanted Riposte, Enchanted Zwerchhau, Enchanted Redoublement, Enchanted Moulinet, Enchanted Moulinet Deux, or Enchanted Moulinet Trois without cost. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants 6 stacks of Manafication Manafication Effect: Increases magic damage dealt by 5% Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Prefulgence Ready upon consuming 6 stacks of Manafication Duration: 30s All combos are canceled upon execution of Manafication. Can only be executed while in combat.
Jolt II Lv. 62 Spell	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 280. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 2
Verraise Lv. 64 Spell	Resurrects target to a weakened state.
Impact Lv. 66 Spell	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 210 to target and all enemies nearby it. Acceleration Potency: 260 Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 3
Verflare Lv. 68 Spell	Deals fire damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 620 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 11 Additional Effect: 20% chance of becoming Verfire Ready Duration: 30s Chance to become Verfire Ready increases to 100% if White Mana is higher than Black Mana at time of execution. Mana Stack Cost: 3 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Verthunder III and Verthunder II change to Verflare when requirements for execution are met.
Verholy Lv. 70 Spell	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 620 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 11 Additional Effect: 20% chance of becoming Verstone Ready Duration: 30s Chance to become Verstone Ready increases to 100% if Black Mana is higher than White Mana at time of execution. Mana Stack Cost: 3 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Veraero III and Veraero II change to Verholy when requirements for execution are met.
Reprise Lv. 76 Weaponskill	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Action upgraded to Enchanted Reprise if both Black Mana and White Mana are at 5 or more.
Scorch Lv. 80 Spell	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 700 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Verflare or Verholy Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 4 Can only be executed after successfully landing Verflare or Verholy as a combo action. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Jolt III and Impact change to Scorch when requirements for execution are met.
Verthunder III Lv. 82 Spell	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 440. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verfire Ready Duration: 30s
Veraero III Lv. 82 Spell	Deals wind damage with a potency of 440. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verstone Ready Duration: 30s
Jolt III Lv. 84 Spell	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 360. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 2
Magick Barrier Lv. 86 Ability	Reduces magic damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%, while increasing HP recovered by healing actions by 5%. Duration: 10s
Resolution Lv. 90 Spell	Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Scorch Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 4 Can only be executed after successfully landing Scorch as a combo action. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Scorch changes to Resolution when requirements for execution are met.
Vice of Thorns Lv. 92 Ability	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 700 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Thorned Flourish.
Grand Impact Lv. 96 Spell	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 3 Can only be executed while under the effect of Grand Impact Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Jolt III and Impact change to Grand Impact when requirements for execution are met.
Prefulgence Lv. 100 Ability	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 900 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Prefulgence Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Manafication changes to Prefulgence when requirements for execution are met.
Enchanted Riposte Lv. 1 Weaponskill	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300. Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 20 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 20 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Riposte changes to Enchanted Riposte when requirements for execution are met.
Enchanted Zwerchhau Lv. 35 Weaponskill	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170. Combo Action: Riposte or Enchanted Riposte Combo Potency: 360 Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 15 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 15 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Zwerchhau changes to Enchanted Zwerchhau when requirements for execution are met.
Enchanted Redoublement Lv. 50 Weaponskill	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170. Combo Action: Enchanted Zwerchhau Combo Potency: 540 Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 15 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 15 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Redoublement changes to Enchanted Redoublement when requirements for execution are met.
Enchanted Moulinet Lv. 52 Weaponskill	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 20 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 20 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Moulinet changes to Enchanted Moulinet when requirements for execution are met.
Enchanted Moulinet Deux Lv. 52 Weaponskill	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 140 to all enemies in a cone before you. Combo Action: Enchanted Moulinet Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 15 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 15 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Enchanted Moulinet changes to Enchanted Moulinet Deux when requirements for execution are met.
Enchanted Moulinet Trois Lv. 52 Weaponskill	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to all enemies in a cone before you. Combo Action: Enchanted Moulinet Deux Additional Effect: Grants a Mana Stack Balance Gauge Cost: 15 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 15 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Enchanted Moulinet Deux changes to Enchanted Moulinet Trois when requirements for execution are met.
Enchanted Reprise Lv. 76 Weaponskill	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 420. Balance Gauge Cost: 5 Black Mana Balance Gauge Cost: 5 White Mana ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Reprise changes to Enchanted Reprise when requirements for execution are met.

Red Mage Job Traits

Action	Effect
Dualcast Lv. 1	Grants the effect of Dualcast upon casting any spell with a cast time. While under the effect of Dualcast, your next spell will require no time to cast. Effect is canceled upon execution of any action other than an ability. Auto-attacks do not cancel effect. Duration: 15s
Maim and Mend (RDM) Lv. 20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Maim and Mend II (RDM) Lv. 40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Enhanced Jolt Lv. 62	Upgrades Jolt to Jolt II. Also increases the potency of Verthunder and Veraero to 360, and the potency of Verfire and Verstone to 300.
Scatter Mastery Lv. 66	Upgrades Scatter to Impact.
Mana Stack Lv. 68	Adds a Mana Stack to your Balance Gauge upon landing Enchanted Riposte, Enchanted Zwerchhau, Enchanted Redoublement, Enchanted Moulinet, Enchanted Moulinet Deux, or Enchanted Moulinet Trois, up to a maximum of 3. Upon gaining 3 Mana Stacks, Verthunder and Verthunder II are upgraded to Verflare. Upon learning Verholy, gaining 3 Mana Stacks also upgrades Veraero and Veraero II to Verholy.
Enhanced Displacement Lv. 72	Increases Displacement and Engagement potency to 180.
Red Magic Mastery Lv. 74	Reduces Contre Sixte recast timer to 35 seconds and increases the potency of both Verthunder II and Veraero II to 120.
Enhanced Manafication Lv. 78	Reduces Manafication recast timer to 110 seconds and adds an additional effect that increases magic damage dealt by 5%.
Red Magic Mastery II Lv. 82	Upgrades Verthunder to Verthunder III and Veraero to Veraero III. Upon gaining 3 Mana Stacks, Verthunder III is upgraded to Verflare and Veraero III is upgraded to Verholy.
Red Magic Mastery III Lv. 84	Upgrades Jolt II to Jolt III. Also increases the potency of Enchanted Riposte to 280, Verthunder II to 140, Veraero II to 140, Verfire to 340, Verstone to 340, Enchanted Zwerchhau to 150, Enchanted Redoublement to 130, Impact to 210, and Enchanted Reprise to 340.
Enhanced Acceleration Lv. 88	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Acceleration. Maximum Charges: 2
Enhanced Manafication II Lv. 90	Increases maximum stacks of Manafication to 6.
Enhanced Embolden Lv. 92	Grants Thorned Flourish upon executing Embolden. Duration: 30s
Enchanted Blade Mastery Lv. 94	Increases the potency of Enchanted Riposte to 300, Verfire to 380, Verstone to 380, Enchanted Zwerchhau to 170, Fleche to 480, Enchanted Redoublement to 170, Contre Sixte to 420, Verflare to 620, Verholy to 620, Enchanted Reprise to 420, Scorch to 700, Veraero III to 440, Verthunder III to 440, and Resolution to 800.
Enhanced Acceleration II Lv. 96	Grants Grand Impact Ready upon executing Acceleration. Duration: 30s Jolt III and Impact change to Grand Impact while under the effect of Grand Impact Ready.
Enhanced Manafication III Lv. 100	Grants Prefulgence Ready upon consuming all stacks of Manafication. Duration: 30s Manafication changes to Prefulgence while under the effect of Prefulgence Ready.

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