Pictomancer (Final Fantasy XIV)

(ピクトマンサー, Pikutomansā?) Abbreviation: PCT
Classification
Type	Disciple of Magic
Role	Magic Ranged DPS
Starting city	Gridania
Job master(s)	Kupopo
Abilities
Primary attribute	Intelligence
Arms	Brush
More information
Recurring appearance

The pictomancer [ˈpɪk.təˌmæn.sər, ˈpɪk.toʊ-] is a disciple of magic job in Final Fantasy XIV. It is available as part of the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail expansion, and unlocks upon acquiring the expansion, having a disciple of war or magic at level 80 and clearing its initial job quest in Gridania. The job begins at level 80 and has no associated class.

Profile

An Elezen pictomancer.

Though the Fifth Astral Era is most famously associated with the War of the Magi, a wealth of lesser-known legends were forged in that bygone age. Among them is the tale of Archon Relm, an itinerant artist and mage who relinquished her traditional staff for a magicked brush. With it, she would render abstract images to life, establishing an entirely new school of magic in so doing. Masters of this arcane discipline follow in the Archon's footsteps, wielding vibrant hues of aether to invoke all manner of fantastical beasts, weapons, and landscapes from their mind's eye─for the source of a pictomancer's power lies not in their artistic skill, but the richness of their imagination, with which they strive to paint a brighter future.Dawntrail promotional site

Pictomancer is a magical ranged DPS class with some support abilities. Unlike other magic ranged DPS that have support abilities, they do not have access to any spells that can cure incapacitation.

Story

History

Pictomancy was an esoteric art passed down by a legendary member of the Twelve Archons from the Fifth Astral Era, Relm [ˈrɛlm], who helped the needy during the War of the Magi. This job works in the medium of mixed aether, wielding a specialized brush to render their imaginings reality.

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

Krile Baldesion became a pictomancer shortly before traveling to Tural, after she grew tired of always needing to stay behind when her friends went into danger.

Equipment

Pictomancers wield a brush and palette. Their armor is primarily made up of "casting" gear, armor with low physical defense and high magic defense that they share with other magical DPS classes.

The primary attribute for pictomancers is intelligence, which boosts their attack magic potency, and should always be prioritized over other attributes. As a DPS discipline, they draw the most benefit from the critical hit, direct hit, spell speed, and determination secondary attributes, which all improve their damage dealing capabilities in some way.

Abilities

Job Actions

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Radius
Fire in Red	1	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	–
	Deals fire damage with a potency of 250 ( 310, 380, 420, 490). Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues Duration: 30s Cannot be executed while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. Action changes to Aero in Green under the effect of Aetherhues.
Aero in Green	5	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	–
	Deals wind damage with a potency of 280 ( 350, 420, 460, 530). Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues II Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Aetherhues and not under the effect of Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Fire in Red changes to Aero in Green when requirements for execution are met. Action changes to Water in Blue under the effect of Aetherhues II.
Tempera Coat	10	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–	–
	Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage totaling 20% of maximum HP. Duration: 10s Reduces the recast time of Tempera Coat by 60 seconds when barrier is completely absorbed. Action optionally changes to Tempera Grassa upon execution.
Water in Blue	15	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	–
	Deals water damage with a potency of 320 ( 390, 460, 500, 570). Additional Effect: Increases Palette Gauge by 25 Additional Effect: Grants White Paint Maximum Stacks: 5 Can only be executed while under the effect of Aetherhues II and not under the effect of Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Aero in Green changes to Water in Blue when requirements for execution are met.
Smudge	20	Ability	Instant	20s	–	–	–
	Quickly dash 15 yalms forward. Additional Effect: Increases movement speed Duration: 5s Cannot be executed while bound.
Fire II in Red	25	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals fire damage with a potency of 120 ( 150, 180). Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues Duration: 30s Cannot be executed while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. Action changes to Aero II in Green under the effect of Aetherhues.
Creature Motif	30	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a creature motif. This action changes when placed on the hotbar in the order of Pom Motif, Wing Motif, ( Claw Motif, and Maw Motif) when executed in succession. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.
Living Muse	30	Ability	Instant	40s	–	–	–
	Render your depiction of a creature to life. This action changes to Pom Muse, Winged Muse, ( Clawed Muse, or Fanged Muse) based on your current motif. Maximum Charges: 2 ( 3) Can only be executed when a Creature Motif is depicted on the Creature Canvas.
Mog of the Ages	30	Ability	Instant	30s	–	25y	25y line
	Render your moogle portrait to life, dealing unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 500 ( 800, 1,000) for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while Moogle Portrait is active. Action changes to Retribution of the Madeen under the effect of Madeen Portrait.
Pom Motif	30	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a pom. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. The Creature Canvas must be empty to execute this action. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Creature Motif changes to Pom Motif when requirements for execution are met.
Wing Motif	30	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a pair of wings. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. The Creature Canvas must be empty to execute this action. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Creature Motif changes to Wing Motif when requirements for execution are met.
Pom Muse	30	Ability	Instant	40s	–	25y	5y radius
	Render a rain of poms, dealing unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 400 ( 700, 800) for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Adds Depiction of Pom to the Creature Canvas Maximum Charges: 2 ( 3) Can only be executed while a pom is painted on the Creature Canvas. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Living Muse changes to Pom Muse when requirements for execution are met.
Winged Muse	30	Ability	Instant	40s	–	25y	5y radius
	Render a pair of windborne wings, dealing unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 400 ( 700, 800) for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Adds Depiction of Wings to the Creature Canvas Also paints a Moogle Portrait when Depiction of Pom and Depiction of Wings are rendered on the Creature Canvas Maximum Charges: 2 ( 3) Can only be executed while a pair of wings is painted on the Creature Canvas. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Living Muse changes to Winged Muse when requirements for execution are met.
Aero II in Green	35	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals wind damage with a potency of 140 ( 170, 200). Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues II Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of AetherhuesCannot be executed while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Fire II in Red changes to Aero II in Green when requirements for execution are met. Action changes to Water II in Blue under the effect of Aetherhues II.
Water II in Blue	45	Spell	1.5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals water damage with a potency of 170 ( 190, 220). Additional Effect: Increases Palette Gauge by 25 Additional Effect: Grants White Paint Maximum Stacks: 5 Can only be executed while under the effect of Aetherhues II and not under the effect of Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Aero II in Green changes to Water II in Blue when requirements for execution are met.
Weapon Motif	50	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a weapon motif. This action changes to Hammer Motif when placed on the hotbar. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.
Steel Muse	50	Ability	Instant	60s	–	–	–
	Render your depiction of a weapon to life. This action changes to Striking Muse based on your current motif. Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be executed in combat and when a Weapon Motif is depicted on the Weapon Canvas.
Hammer Stamp	50	Spell	Instant	2.5s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage as a critical direct hit with a potency of 300 ( 420, 500, 540, 560) for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Hammer Time. Action changes to Hammer Brush upon execution.
Hammer Motif	50	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a hammer. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. Cannot be executed while under the effect of Hammer Time. The Weapon Canvas must be empty to execute this action. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Weapon Motif changes to Hammer Motif when requirements for execution are met.
Striking Muse	50	Ability	Instant	60s	–	–	–
	Render a mighty hammer, granting three stacks of Hammer Time. Duration: 30s Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be executed while in combat and when a hammer is painted on the Weapon Canvas. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Steel Muse changes to Striking Muse when requirements for execution are met.
Blizzard in Cyan	60	Spell	2.3s	3.3s	400 MP	25y	–
	Deals ice damage with a potency of 560 ( 680, 750, 860). Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. Action changes to Stone in Yellow under the effect of Aetherhues.
Blizzard II in Cyan	60	Spell	2.3s	3.3s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals ice damage with a potency of 270 ( 330, 360). Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. Action changes to Stone II in Yellow under the effect of Aetherhues.
Subtractive Palette	60	Ability	Instant	1s	–	–	–
	Grants 3 stacks of Subtractive Palette. Additional Effect: Grants Monochrome Tones Monochrome Tones Effect: Converts one stack of White Paint into Black Paint Cannot be cast while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. Palette Gauge Cost: 50
Stone in Yellow	60	Spell	2.3s	3.3s	400 MP	25y	–
	Deals earth damage with a potency of 600 ( 720, 790, 900). Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues II Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Aetherhues and Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Blizzard in Cyan changes to Stone in Yellow when requirements for execution are met. Action changes to Thunder in Magenta under the effect of Aetherhues II.
Thunder in Magenta	60	Spell	2.3s	3.3s	400 MP	25y	–
	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 640 ( 760, 830, 940). Additional Effect: Grants White Paint Maximum Stacks: 5 Can only be executed while under the effect of Aetherhues II and Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Stone in Yellow changes to Thunder in Magenta when requirements for execution are met.
Stone II in Yellow	60	Spell	2.3s	3.3s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals earth damage with a potency of 290 ( 350, 380). Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues II Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Aetherhues and Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Blizzard II in Cyan changes to Stone II in Yellow when requirements for execution are met. Action changes to Thunder II in Magenta under the effect of Aetherhues II.
Thunder II in Magenta	60	Spell	2.3s	3.3s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 310 ( 370, 400). Additional Effect: Grants White Paint Maximum Stacks: 5 Can only be executed while under the effect of Aetherhues II and Subtractive Palette. When standing within the bounds of Starry Muse, consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Stone II in Yellow changes to Thunder II in Magenta when requirements for execution are met.
Landscape Motif	70	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a landscape motif. This action changes to Starry Sky Motif when placed on the hotbar. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.
Scenic Muse	70	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–	–
	Render your depiction of a landscape to life. This action changes to Starry Muse based on your current motif. Can only be executed in combat and when a Landscape Motif is depicted on the Landscape Canvas.
Starry Sky Motif	70	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a starry sky. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. Cannot be executed while under the effect of Starry Muse. The Landscape Canvas must be empty to execute this action. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Landscape Motif changes to Starry Sky Motif when requirements for execution are met.
Starry Muse	70	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–	30y radius
	Render a star streaming sky over a magicked landscape, increasing damage dealt by self and nearby party members by 5%. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Grants Subtractive Spectrum Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Inspiration and 5 stacks of Hyperphantasia Stacks of Hyperphantasia are consumed upon casting certain spells while under the effect of Inspiration. Duration: 30s Inspiration Effect: Reduces cast time and recast time of Star Prism and aetherhue spells by 25% while standing within the bounds of the magicked landscape Effect expires when all stacks of Hyperphantasia are consumed. Additional Effect: Grants Rainbow Bright upon consuming all 5 stacks of Hyperphantasia Duration: 30s Rainbow Bright Effect: Rainbow Drip can be cast immediately and has a reduced recast timer Additional Effect: Grants Starstruck Duration: 20s Can only be executed while a starry sky is painted on the Landscape Canvas. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Scenic Muse changes to Starry Muse when requirements for execution are met.
Holy in White	80	Spell	Instant	2.5s	300 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 460 ( 500, 570) for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of White Paint. Cannot be executed while under the effect of Monochrome Tones. White Paint Cost: 1 Consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available upon execution.
Hammer Brush	86	Spell	Instant	2.5s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage as a critical direct hit with a potency of 560 ( 580) for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Hammer Stamp Can only be executed while under the effect of Hammer Time. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Hammer Stamp changes to Hammer Brush when requirements for execution are met. Action changes to Polishing Hammer upon execution.
Polishing Hammer	86	Spell	Instant	2.5s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage as a critical direct hit with a potency of 580 ( 600) for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Hammer Brush Can only be executed while under the effect of Hammer Time. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Hammer Brush changes to Polishing Hammer when requirements for execution are met.
Tempera Grassa	88	Ability	Instant	1s	–	–	30y radius
	Removes Tempera Coat to create a barrier around self and all nearby party members that absorbs damage totaling 10% of maximum HP. Duration: 10s Reduces the recast time of Tempera Coat by 30 seconds when barrier is completely absorbed. Can only be executed when under the effect of Tempera Coat.
Comet in Black	90	Spell	Instant	3.3s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 830 ( 940) for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Black Paint and Monochrome Tones. Black Paint Cost: 1 Consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available upon execution. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.
Rainbow Drip	92	Spell	4s	6s	–	25y	25y line
	Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 1,000 for the first enemy, and 85% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants White Paint Maximum Stacks: 5 When Rainbow Bright is active, Rainbow Drip can be cast immediately and its recast timer is reduced. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.
Claw Motif	96	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a claw. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. The Creature Canvas must be empty to execute this action. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Creature Motif changes to Claw Motif when requirements for execution are met.
Maw Motif	96	Spell	3s	4s	–	–	–
	Paints a set of fangs. Cast immediately when used outside of combat. The Creature Canvas must be empty to execute this action. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Creature Motif changes to Maw Motif when requirements for execution are met.
Clawed Muse	96	Ability	Instant	40s	–	25y	5y radius
	Render a sharpened claw, dealing unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Adds Depiction of Claw to the Creature Canvas Maximum Charges: 3 Can only be executed while a claw is painted on the Creature Canvas. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Living Muse changes to Clawed Muse when requirements for execution are met.
Fanged Muse	96	Ability	Instant	40s	–	25y	5y radius
	Render a set of ferocious fangs, dealing unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Adds Depiction of Fangs to the Creature Canvas Also paints a Madeen Portrait when Depiction of Pom, Depiction of Wings, Depiction of Claw, and Depiction of Fangs are rendered on the Creature Canvas. All depictions are removed from the canvas upon execution. Maximum Charges: 3 Can only be executed while fangs are painted on the Creature Canvas. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Living Muse changes to Fanged Muse when requirements for execution are met.
Retribution of the Madeen	96	Ability	Instant	30s	–	25y	25y line
	Render your Madeen portrait to life, dealing unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 1,100 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while Madeen Portrait is active. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Mog of the Ages changes to Retribution of the Madeen when requirements for execution are met.
Star Prism	100	Spell	Instant	2.5s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 1,100 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP of all party members within 30 yalms of target Cure Potency: 400 Can only be executed while under the effect of Starstruck. Consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available upon execution.

Role Actions

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Addle	8	Ability	Instant	90s	—	25y	—
	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 5% and magic damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 10s ( 15s)
Sleep	10	Spell	2.5s	2.5s	800 MP	30y	5y radius
	Puts target and all nearby enemies to sleep. Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution.
Lucid Dreaming	14	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Gradually restores own MP. Potency: 55 Duration: 21s
Swiftcast	18	Ability	Instant	60s ( 40s)	—	—	—
	Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s
Surecast	44	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Spells can be cast without interruption. Additional Effect: Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 6s

Traits

Name	Level	Description
Maim and Mend	20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Maim and Mend II	40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Pictomancy Mastery	54	Increases the potency of Fire in Red to 310, Aero in Green to 350, Water in Blue to 390, Pom Muse to 700, Winged Muse to 700, Mog of the Ages to 800, and Hammer Stamp to 420.
Palette Gauge	60	Allows for Palette Gauge accumulation upon the landing of Water in Blue and Water II in Blue.
Pictomancy Mastery II	74	Increases the potency of Fire in Red to 380, Aero in Green to 420, Water in Blue to 460, Fire II in Red to 150, Aero II in Green to 170, Water II in Blue to 190, Hammer Stamp to 500, Blizzard in Cyan to 680, Stone in Yellow to 720, Thunder in Magenta to 760, Blizzard II in Cyan to 330, Stone II in Yellow to 350, and Thunder II in Magenta to 370.
Enhanced Artistry	80	Grants White Paint upon the landing of Water in Blue, Water II in Blue, Thunder in Magenta, and Thunder II in Magenta.
Enhanced Pictomancy	82	Grants 5 stacks of Hyperphantasia upon executing Starry Muse. Duration: 30s
Enhanced Smudge	84	Increases movement speed after executing Smudge. Duration: 5s
Pictomancy Mastery III	84	Increases the potency of Fire in Red to 420, Aero in Green to 460, Water in Blue to 500, Pom Muse to 800, Winged Muse to 800, Mog of the Ages to 1,000, Hammer Stamp to 540, Blizzard in Cyan to 750, Stone in Yellow to 790, Thunder in Magenta to 830, and Holy in White to 500.
Enhanced Pictomancy II	86	Hammer Stamp changes to Hammer Brush upon execution, which in turn changes to Polishing Hammer upon execution. Additionally allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Striking Muse. Maximum Charges: 2
Enhanced Tempera	88	Allows the execution of Tempera Grassa. Can only be executed while under the effect of Tempera Coat.
Enhanced Palette	90	Grants Monochrome Tones upon executing Subtractive Palette. Monochrome Tones Effect: Converts one stack of White Paint into Black Paint
Enhanced Pictomancy III	92	Grants Rainbow Bright upon consuming all stacks of Hyperphantasia. Stacks may be depleted by casting aetherhue spells. Duration: 30s
Pictomancy Mastery IV	94	Increases the potency of Fire in Red to 490, Aero in Green to 530, Water in Blue to 570, Fire II in Red to 180, Aero II in Green to 200, Water II in Blue to 220, Hammer Stamp to 560, Blizzard in Cyan to 860, Stone in Yellow to 900, Thunder in Magenta to 940, Blizzard II in Cyan to 360, Stone II in Yellow to 380, Thunder II in Magenta to 400, Holy in White to 570, Hammer Brush to 580, Polishing Hammer to 600, and Comet in Black to 940.
Enhanced Pictomancy IV	96	Allows a third charge of Living Muse. In addition, Claw Motif and Maw Motif may now be performed after executing Living Muse.
Enhanced Pictomancy V	100	Grants Starstruck upon executing Starry Muse. Duration: 20s

Role Traits

Name	Level	Description
Enhanced Swiftcast	94	Reduces Swiftcast recast time to 40 seconds.
Enhanced Addle	98	Extends the duration of Addle to 15 seconds.

PvP Actions

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Radius
Fire in Red	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	—
	Delivers fire damage with a potency of 5,000. Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues Duration: 15s Cannot be cast while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. ※Fire in Red changes to Aero in Green while under the effect of Aetherhues. ※Fire in Red changes to Water in Blue while under the effect of Aetherhues II. ※Fire in Red changes to Blizzard in Cyan while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. ※Fire in Red changes to Stone in Yellow while under the effect of Subtractive Palette and Aetherhues. ※Fire in Red changes to Thunder in Magenta while under the effect of Subtractive Palette and Aetherhues II.
Holy in White	Spell	Instant	16s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 9,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 12,000 Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be cast while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. Shares a recast timer with Comet in Black. ※Holy in White changes to Comet in Black while under the effect of Subtractive Palette.
Creature Motif	Spell	1.8s	2.8s	—	—	—
	Paints a creature motif. This action changes to Pom Motif, Wing Motif, Claw Motif, or Maw Motif based on your current creature sketch. The recast timer of this action is not affected by status effects.
Living Muse	Ability	Instant	16s	—	—	—
	Render your depiction of a creature to life. This action changes to Pom Muse, Winged Muse, Clawed Muse, or Fanged Muse based on your current motif. The recast timer of this action is not affected by status effects.
Mog of the Ages	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	25y line
	Render your moogle portrait to life, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 14,000 to all enemies in a straight line. Additional Effect: Silences target Duration: 2s Can only be cast while under the effect of Moogle Portrait. ※Moogle of the Ages changes to Retribution of the Madeen while under the effect of Madeen Portrait.
Smudge	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Quickly dash 15 yalms forward. Additional Effect: Increases movement speed by 25% Duration: 4s Additional Effect: Grants Quick Sketch Quick Sketch Effect: Next motif is rendered instantly Duration: 10s Cannot be executed while bound.
Tempera Coat	Ability	Instant	20s	—	—	—
	Grants Tempera Coat. Tempera Coat Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equivalent to a heal of 12,000 potency Duration: 10s Reduces the recast time of Tempera Coat by 5 seconds when barrier is completely absorbed. ※Tempera Coat changes to Tempera Grassa while under the effect of Tempera Coat.
Subtractive Palette	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Grants Subtractive Palette. Effect ends upon reuse.
Aero in Green	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	—
	Delivers wind damage with a potency of 6,000. Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues II Duration: 15s Can only be cast while under the effect of Aetherhues. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Water in Blue	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	—
	Delivers water damage with a potency of 7,000. Can only be cast while under the effect of Aetherhues II. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Blizzard in Cyan	Spell	1.44s	2.4s	—	25y	—
	Delivers ice damage with a potency of 7,000. Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues Duration: 15s Can only be cast while under the effect of Subtractive Palette. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Stone in Yellow	Spell	1.44s	2.4s	—	25y	—
	Delivers earth damage with a potency of 8,000. Additional Effect: Grants Aetherhues II Duration: 15s Can only be cast while under the effect of Subtractive Palette and Aetherhues. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Thunder in Magenta	Spell	1.44s	2.4s	—	25y	—
	Delivers lightning damage with a potency of 9,000. Can only be cast while under the effect of Subtractive Palette and Aetherhues II. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Comet in Black	Spell	Instant	16s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be cast while under the effect Subtractive Palette. Shares a recast timer with Holy in White. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Pom Motif	Spell	1.8s	2.8s	—	—	—
	Paints a pom, granting Pom Motif. Can only be cast while under the effect of Pom Sketch. The recast timer of this action is not affected by status effects. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Wing Motif	Spell	1.8s	2.8s	—	—	—
	Paints a pair of wings, granting Wing Motif. Can only be cast while under the effect of Wing Sketch. The recast timer of this action is not affected by status effects. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Claw Motif	Spell	1.8s	2.8s	—	—	—
	Paints a claw, granting Claw Motif. Can only be cast while under the effect of Claw Sketch. The recast timer of this action is not affected by status effects. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Maw Motif	Spell	1.8s	2.8s	—	—	—
	Paints a maw, granting Maw Motif. Can only be cast while under the effect of Maw Sketch. The recast timer of this action is not affected by status effects. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Pom Muse	Ability	Instant	15s	—	25y	5y radius
	Render a rain of poms, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases damage dealt and healing potency by 20% Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Wing Sketch Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be cast while under the effect of Pom Motif. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Winged Muse	Ability	Instant	15s	—	25y	5y radius
	Render a pair of windborne wings, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Reduces spell cast time and recast time by 20%, while also increasing movement speed by 25% Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Moogle Portrait Additional Effect: Grants Claw Sketch Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be cast while under the effect of Wing Motif. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Clawed Muse	Ability	Instant	15s	—	25y	5y radius
	Render a sharpened claw, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases target's damage taken by 10%, while reducing HP recovered by healing actions by 20% Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Maw Sketch Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be cast while under the effect of Claw Motif. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fanged Muse	Ability	Instant	15s	—	25y	5y radius
	Render a set of ferocious fangs, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 4,000 Duration: 12s Additional Effect: Grants Madeen Portrait Additional Effect: Grants Pom Sketch Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be cast while under the effect of Maw Motif. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Retribution of the Madeen	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	25y line
	Render your Madeen portrait to life, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 16,000 to all enemies in a straight line. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Can only be cast while under the effect of Madeen Portrait. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Tempera Grassa	Ability	Instant	2s	—	—	30y radius
	Ends the effect of Tempera Coat and grants Tempera Grassa to self and nearby party members. Tempera Grassa Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equivalent to a heal of 8,000 potency Duration: 10s Reduces the recast time of Tempera Coat by 5 seconds when barrier is completely absorbed. Can only be executed while under the effect of Tempera Coat. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Star Prism	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 16,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Restores HP of all party members within 30 yalms of target Cure Potency: 16,000 Additional Effect: Increases damage dealt by all party members within 30 yalms of target by 15% Duration: 15s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Advent of Chocobastion	Limit Break	Instant	10s	—	—	8y radius
	Render a fat chocobo, knocking back all enemies within range 15 yalms. Additional Effect: Creates a Chocobastion at your feet, reducing damage taken by 25% while increasing HP recovered by healing actions by 25% for self and all party members within the area Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants Starstruck Duration: 15s Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 105s ※Action changes to Star Prism upon execution.

PvP Common Actions

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Standard-issue Elixir	Ability	4.5s	5s	—	—	—
	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	1s	2000 MP	—	—
	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000
Purify	Ability	Instant	4s	2000 MP	—	—
	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Deep Freeze, and Miracle of Nature. Additional Effect: Grants Resilience Resilience Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify, as well as knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 2s Can be used even when under the effect of certain status afflictions.
Guard	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Movement speed is reduced by 50% for the duration of this effect. Effect ends upon reuse, using another action, or when the effect duration expires.
Sprint	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	—
	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

PvP Role Actions

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Comet	Spell	2.4s	45s	—	30y	10y radius
	Deals magic damage to enemies at the designated area with a potency of 20,000. You cannot move while casting, nor can you cancel the spell once cast.
Phantom Dart	Ability	Instant	15s	—	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 4,000. Additional Effect: Increases target's damage taken by 25% Duration: 5s
Rust	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	5y radius
	Reduces damage dealt and healing potency of target and all enemies nearby it by 33%. Duration: 10s

Limit Break

Main article: Limit Break (Final Fantasy XIV)

Pictomancer's limit breaks focus on dealing powerful damage to a multiple targets in a circular area of effect. Pictomancers have the same level 1 and level 2 limit breaks as other magical ranged DPS classes.

Ability	Level	Description	Image
Skyshard	1	Delivers an attack to all enemies in the target area, dealing 0.6x the damage of Braver.
Starstorm	2	Delivers an attack to all enemies in the target area, dealing 1.3x the damage of Braver.
Chromatic Fantasy	3	Delivers an attack to all enemies in the target area, dealing 2.1x the damage of Braver.

Behind the scenes

Pictomancer was first teased during the 2023 Las Vegas Fan Festival, where the game's producer-director Naoki Yoshida wore a graphic t-shirt with an image depicting the eponymous main characters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, who bear the name of famous Italian Renaissance artists.

The job was revealed properly during the 2024 Tokyo Fan Festival, where the full CG trailer showed Krile Maya Baldesion as a pictomancer, and details about the job were featured during the keynote speech at the festival.

The founder of pictomancy, the Archon Relm, is a direct reference to the character of the same name. The job's default gear is also patterned after her.

Gallery

PvE actions

Fire in Red.

Tempera Coat.

Smudge.

Mog of the Ages.

Wing Motif.

Winged Muse.

Water II in Blue.

Hammer Motif.

Blizzard in Cyan.

Subtractive Palette (part 1).

Stone in Yellow.

Stone II in Yellow.

Starry Sky Motif.

Holy in White.

Polishing Hammer (part 1).

Tempera Grassa.

Rainbow Drip (part 1).

Claw Motif.

Clawed Muse.

Retribution of the Madeen.

Aero in Green.

Water in Blue.

Fire II in Red.

Pom Motif.

Pom Muse.

Aero II in Green.

Hammer Stamp.

Striking Muse.

Blizzard II in Cyan.

Subtractive Palette (part 2).

Thunder in Magenta.

Thunder II in Magenta.

Starry Muse.

Hammer Brush.

Polishing Hammer (part 2).

Comet in Black.

Rainbow Drip (part 2).

Maw Motif.

Fanged Muse.

Star Prism.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Pictomancer is derived from the Latin adjective "picto", ablative of "pictus" meaning "decorated, painted, or portrayed"; coupled with the "-mancy" suffix, which in English refers to a form of magic, derived via Latin from the ancient Greek "manteia" meaning divination or the power to prophesy. Hence, a pictomancer is one who practices magic by way of portraying or painting something.

External links

• FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - New Job: Pictomancer - YouTube