Pictomancer Lv. 100 Rotation Guide

This is a guide for the Pictomancer's Lv. 100 Skill Rotation in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail (FF14). Read on to learn about the Pictomancer's best Lv. 100 opener and skill rotation, and how to use the Pictomancer in Dawntrail!

Pictomancer Patch Updates

Patch 7.01 Pictomancer Rotation Changes

As of Dawntrail Patch 7.01, you can no longer manually clear buffs when using Subtractive Palette or Aetherhues. Our job rotations have been adjusted to accommodate the changes implemented during this patch.

Pictomancer Lv. 100 Skill Rotation

Pictomancer Opener

Prepare Motifs Before Battle
Pom Motif	Hammer Motif	Starry Sky Motif

Before the start of the fight, prepare the motifs shown above. After which, cast Rainbow Drip to start the rotation. Keep in mind that Rainbow Drip takes 4 seconds to cast, so you can start casting 4 seconds before the battle begins.

1	2	3	4
Rainbow Drip 4s before start	Striking Muse	Holy in White	Tincture of Intelligence
5	6	7	8
Pom Muse	Wing Motif	Starry Muse Grants Starstruck	Hammer Stamp
9	10	11	12
Winged Muse	Hammer Brush	Mog of the Ages	Polishing Hammer
13	14	15	16
Subtractive Palette	Blizzard in Cyan	Stone in Yellow	Thunder in Magenta
17	18	19	-
Comet in Black	Star Prism	Rainbow Drip	End of Starstruck Effect
20	21	22	23
Holy in White	Swiftcast	Claw Motif	Clawed Muse
-
End of Tincture Effect

Stand in Starry Muse's Circle for Faster Casting & GCD

When Starry Muse is cast, a circle will appear on the ground and the Pictomancer gains 5 stacks of Hyperphantasia.

Standing in the circle will allow you to spend Hyperphantasia to reduce the casting time on spells. Once you have used all stacks of Hyperphantasia, Rainbow Drip can be instantly cast with no countdown.

Pictomancer Skill Rotation Between Bursts

While In Between Bursts, Don't Let The Palette Gauge Overflow

In between bursts, you are allowed to use any abilities as long as the Palette Gauge doesn't overcharge. If you need to move positions, Holy in White can be cast instantly so you don't lose damage uptime.

Pictomancer Burst Preparation

Have Drawings on ALL Canvases	Have At Least 1 Black Paint
Creature Canvas should have either Wings or Fangs	After casting Subtractive Palette, use your enchanted color spells only and reserve Comet in Black for burst.

Pictomancer 2-Minute Burst Rotation

Start your burst by casting Swiftcast on your first color spell to keep your GCD from falling behind when you cast Starry Muse. After casting Starry Muse, be prepared to cast 9 Spells in quick succession to maximize on the damage buff.

Use in Advance	1	2	3
Striking Muse	Swiftcast	Color Magic	Starry Muse As soon as possible
4	5	6	7
Hammer Stamp	Winged Muse or Fanged Muse	Hammer Brush	Mog of the Ages or Retribution of the Madeen
8	9	10	11
Polishing Hammer	Comet in Black	Subtractive Palette	Comet in Black
12	13	14	15
Stone in Yellow	Thunder in Magenta	Star Prism	Rainbow Drip

Color Magic

Basic Color Spells
Fire in Red	Aero in Green	Water in Blue
Do not use enchanted color spells at the start.

You can use Fire in Red, Aero in Green, Water in Blue, or their AoE counterparts before casting Starry Muse. Do not complete the full skill combo since this will affect the GCD.

You can also cast Holy in White if you have more than 1 stack of White Paint. You need to reserve 1 White Paint for Subtractive Palette so you could cast Comet in Black.

Do not cast enchanted color spells at the start of the burst because it will require you to use Subtractive Palette. Using Subtractive Palette will use up your palette gauge and take away your black paint. Only use Subtractive Palette for your burst.

Creature Skills Are Interchangeable

5		7
Winged Muse	→	Mog of the Ages
Fanged Muse	→	Retribution of the Madeen

Your creature canvas may vary depending on how you prepare each rotation. Winged Muse can be switched with Fanged Muse, subsequently switching Mog of the Ages to Retribution of the Madeen. Regardless of which creature muse you use, they will still have the same effect in the rotation.

Use Comet in Black Before and After Subtractive Palette

Make sure to use Comet in Black before casting Subtractive Palette. If you use Subtractive Palette prematurely, you will lose the black paint, and you will not be able to cast Comet in Black two times in a row.

Pictomancer AoE Skill Rotation

Basic AoE Combo
Fire II in Red	→	Aero II in Green	→	Water II in Blue
Enhanced AoE Combo
Blizzard II in Cyan	→	Stone II in Yellow	→	Thunder II in Magenta

Pictomancer's Lv. 100 AoE skill rotation is the same as Pictomancer's Lv 90 skill rotation. When there are are 4 or more enemies, use the enhanced AoE color magic combo.

Lv. 90 - 100 Pictomancer Job Actions

Job Action	Features
Rainbow Drip	Lv. 92 A powerful spell with a long casting time Used as an opener at the start of battle Can be immediately cast after consuming 5 stacks of Hypherphantasia from Starry Muse
Claw Motif	Lv. 96 Paints a Claw Can be drawn outside of battle
Clawed Muse	Lv. 96 Can only be executed when there is a Claw on the Creature Canvas
Maw Motif	Lv. 96 Paints a set of Fangs Can be drawn outside of battle
Fanged Muse	Lv. 96 Can only be executed when there are Fangs on the Creature Canvas Upon using Fanged Muse, Mog of the Ages will transform into Retribution of the Madeen
Retribution of the Madeen	Lv. 96 Can be executed after Fanged Muse Similar to Mog of the Ages but more powerful
Star Prism	Lv. 100 Powerful burst Needs Starstruck to activate Starstruck can be gained by using Starry Muse

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Tanks
PLD			WAR			DRK			GNB
Melee Physical DPS
DRG				MNK				NIN
SAM				RPR				VPR
Ranged Physical DPS
BRD				MCH				DNC
Ranged Magic DPS
BLM			SMN			RDM			PCT
Healers
WHM			SCH			AST			SGE