Post by SinSiew Dragonhunter on Sept 24, 2013 15:58:07 GMT
“In the hands of a skilled practitioner, thaumaturgy can be a force of terrifying destruction. At the heart of this school of magic lies the ability to call forth and command the latent aether within oneself through deep introspection.
To then mold that aether into sorcery, the thaumaturge makes use of a scepter or staff, within which is housed a medium—a natural stone imbued with magical properties. Thus armed, the thaumaturge is capable of wreaking considerable havoc via ruinous spells and curses.”
—Game Description
Thaumaturge is a Disciple of Magic class that specializes in destructive magic of Fire, Blizzard and Thunder. The Thaumaturge's Guild is in the desert city of Ul'dah. If you choose thaumaturge as your first class, you will start off in the city of Ul'dah. At level 30, the thaumaturge can acquire the job Black Mage if they also have the archer class at level 15.
Play Style
Armed with scepters and staves, thaumaturges can wreck havoc with their spells and curses. Thaumaturge is a ranged damage dealing class with powerful AoE spells and strong crowd control abilities. The most important stat for the thaumaturge is intelligence, which increases attack magic potency.
So what about Black Mage?
How do I become a Black Mage in ARR?
You need to be a Thaumatuge (30) and Archer (15) First! If you’ve met these requirements, you can return to the Thaumaturge Guild in Ul’dah to get your quest to obtain the “Soul of the Black Mage”. In FFXIV ARR, becoming a job is as simple as equipping the required Soul.
What’s the Black Mage playstyle?
Black Mages still use the Umbral Ice / Astral Fire mechanic. The five skills unlocked are mainly for utility. Convert gives you a deeper mana pool, allowing for longer burst sequences with Astral Fire. Apocatastasis and Manawall are nice defensive skills to have (Manawall being extremely useful in both PvE and PvP). Freeze is a great AoE CC.
Ultimately, only Flare “changes” your playstyle a bit. It basically functions as a second Transpose, giving you three stacks of Astral Fire immediately.
What are good Black Mage stats?
You’re still going to want as much INT as you can get. The only other remotely useful primary stats are PIE and VIT. Regarding secondary stats, I’d think CRITICAL CHANCE is slightly better than SPELL SPEED. The idea is you want to maximize the damage out of every fire spell you cast, and not run out of mana even quicker with a faster cast time.
What are the Black Mage Traits?
As of now, there are no advanced job specific traits. You inherit all Thaumaturge traits you’ve already learned.
What are the Black Mage Skills?
Aside from the skills below, you may use any skill you’ve learned as an Thaumaturge. Bards also have access to some Pugilist and Archer skills.
How many cross-class skills can I use?
When choosing advanced job, the amount of cross-class skills you may equip decrease to a total of 5 (as compared to 10)
Do I have to level up Black Mage separately?
No, your EXP in Black Mage rises as you level up your Thaumaturge class.
To then mold that aether into sorcery, the thaumaturge makes use of a scepter or staff, within which is housed a medium—a natural stone imbued with magical properties. Thus armed, the thaumaturge is capable of wreaking considerable havoc via ruinous spells and curses.”
—Game Description
Thaumaturge is a Disciple of Magic class that specializes in destructive magic of Fire, Blizzard and Thunder. The Thaumaturge's Guild is in the desert city of Ul'dah. If you choose thaumaturge as your first class, you will start off in the city of Ul'dah. At level 30, the thaumaturge can acquire the job Black Mage if they also have the archer class at level 15.
Play Style
Armed with scepters and staves, thaumaturges can wreck havoc with their spells and curses. Thaumaturge is a ranged damage dealing class with powerful AoE spells and strong crowd control abilities. The most important stat for the thaumaturge is intelligence, which increases attack magic potency.
What’s the best Thaumaturge race?
Elezen Duskwight, or Lalafell Dunefolk.
What’s the best Thaumaturge god?
You might as well pick Azeyma or Nald’thal.
What are the best crafting and gathering jobs for Thaumaturge?
Weaver, Goldsmith, and Botanist (Mining).
What advanced jobs require Thaumaturge?
Black Mage, Summoner
What’s good Thaumaturge stats build?
Mostly INT(Increases Magic Damage), PIE for increased maximum mana. THM’s – having the smallest lifebar in the game, VIT (HP Pool)
Elezen Duskwight, or Lalafell Dunefolk.
What’s the best Thaumaturge god?
You might as well pick Azeyma or Nald’thal.
What are the best crafting and gathering jobs for Thaumaturge?
Weaver, Goldsmith, and Botanist (Mining).
What advanced jobs require Thaumaturge?
Black Mage, Summoner
What’s good Thaumaturge stats build?
Mostly INT(Increases Magic Damage), PIE for increased maximum mana. THM’s – having the smallest lifebar in the game, VIT (HP Pool)
So what about Black Mage?
How do I become a Black Mage in ARR?
You need to be a Thaumatuge (30) and Archer (15) First! If you’ve met these requirements, you can return to the Thaumaturge Guild in Ul’dah to get your quest to obtain the “Soul of the Black Mage”. In FFXIV ARR, becoming a job is as simple as equipping the required Soul.
What’s the Black Mage playstyle?
Black Mages still use the Umbral Ice / Astral Fire mechanic. The five skills unlocked are mainly for utility. Convert gives you a deeper mana pool, allowing for longer burst sequences with Astral Fire. Apocatastasis and Manawall are nice defensive skills to have (Manawall being extremely useful in both PvE and PvP). Freeze is a great AoE CC.
Ultimately, only Flare “changes” your playstyle a bit. It basically functions as a second Transpose, giving you three stacks of Astral Fire immediately.
What are good Black Mage stats?
You’re still going to want as much INT as you can get. The only other remotely useful primary stats are PIE and VIT. Regarding secondary stats, I’d think CRITICAL CHANCE is slightly better than SPELL SPEED. The idea is you want to maximize the damage out of every fire spell you cast, and not run out of mana even quicker with a faster cast time.
What are the Black Mage Traits?
As of now, there are no advanced job specific traits. You inherit all Thaumaturge traits you’ve already learned.
What are the Black Mage Skills?
Aside from the skills below, you may use any skill you’ve learned as an Thaumaturge. Bards also have access to some Pugilist and Archer skills.
How many cross-class skills can I use?
When choosing advanced job, the amount of cross-class skills you may equip decrease to a total of 5 (as compared to 10)
Do I have to level up Black Mage separately?
No, your EXP in Black Mage rises as you level up your Thaumaturge class.