Reaper (Final Fantasy XIV)

(リーパー, Rīpā?) Abbreviation: RPR (リ, Ri?)
Classification
Type	Disciple of War
Role	Melee DPS
Starting city	Ul'dah
Job master(s)	Drusilla
Abilities
Primary attribute	Strength
Arms	Two-Handed Scythe

The reaper is a melee DPS discipline of war job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced in the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker expansion. Armed with a scythe as their weapon of choice, reapers have the ability to channel and host voidsent avatars to aid them in combat. They have no base class and start at level 70.

Profile

The Garleans' forebears were once humble farmers who made their home among the sun-drenched fields of southern Ilsabard. That was, until they were driven from this paradise by invaders wielding arcane magicks. Forced north into the frigid mountains, the survivors sought a means to tap into the reservoir of aether otherwise closed to them. A daring few found their answer within the void, binding themselves to its creatures to gain verboten power─power fed by the souls of the slain. Once more they took up their scythes, this time to reap a crimson harvest.Lodestone

Reapers utilize weaponskills to absorb souls from their enemies to fuel their enhanced weaponskills, which are then used to fuse the reapers with their voidsent avatar to access the Enshrouded form, allowing access to even more devastating combos. In Endwalker, Zenos Galvus changes his job to reaper.

The reapers have an order known as the Lemures in Ul'dah led by Drusilla. Lemures means "spirits of the dead" in the Garlean tongue. They keep their identity as Garleans secret and serve as swords for hire for the people of Ul'dah, as well as hunting voidsent. They also protect Garlean refugees who have grown sick of the Empire's evil and fled to Eorzea, whom they refer to as their family. In the early days of the Empire, they originally served a role not too dissimilar from the dark knights of Ishgard as shadow assailants against corrupt individuals with power.

History

Before Endwalker

The Garleans originally lived as humble farmers on the bountiful region of southern Ilsabard. The region was contested heavily between the Ilsabardian nations and eight hundred years ago, the Garleans were chased from their warm home into the frigid regions of northern Ilsabard. In this harsh region they lived in miserable conditions, forcing the farmers to take their gathering sickle as weapon and allying with voidsent to transcend their inability to use magic. Thus the reapers were born.

After Garlemald as a nation was established, reapers began training in the village of Lapis Manalis and served in the army of the Garlean Republic. After Emperor Solus rose to power the reapers were a special unit that aimed to assassinate the Empire's adversaries, be it from other nations or their own people, before conflict happens. The advent of magitek made reapers obsolete, and when some were discovered to be insurrectionists against the Emperor, the tradition was outlawed entirely.

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

The Warrior of Light met with a member of the Lemures in Ul'dah, where they learned that the Lemures were turncoat Garleans that aimed to live humbly among the Eorzean population. Arriving in the Lemure Headquarters in Steps of Nald, they met Drusilla Varus, the leader of Lemures, who asked the Warrior to help protect their new life in Eorzea by becoming a mercenary and hunting down voidsent. The Warrior agreed and Drusilla gave them the reaper soul stone.

Drusilla, accompanied by her informant, Arnegis, led the Warrior into Cutter's Cry to train them in the way of reaper. After the Warrior culled a chimera there, Drusilla was satisfied of their prowess and they returned to the headquarters.

Drusilla called the Warrior back to the headquarters to help hunt a voidsent that had been terrorizing the Black Shroud. The Warrior baited the voidsent in North Shroud, but it was not Drusilla's target and they were forced to return to Ul'dah.

Sometime later, the Lemures were surprised to learn that Arnegis was killed by a voidsent. After informing his widow, Drusilla asked the Warrior to meet her in northern Thanalan where Drusilla explained that her true goal was to slay Orcus, the voidsent who killed her family and had been stalking her ever since. Orcus appeared, and revealed he was Drusilla's grandfather. Seeing the Warrior, he became interested in their soul and threatened to consume them after they were ripe as a reaper before leaving.

Drusilla then explained that Orcus was formerly Rullus Varus, the best soldier of reaper unit of Garlemald. As Solus zos Galvus expanded the Empire's territory aggressively, Rullus decided to assassinate the first emperor as he had feared Solus would bring the Empire's downfall. Solus was not human and Rullus was defeated. A broken Rullus wanted more power, and in that moment of weakness, his voidsent avatar consumed and transformed him into Orcus. He slaughtered his own family and Drusilla was the only survivor, albeit at the cost of her own voidsent avatar, which was consumed by Orcus.

The Warrior was asked to inquire the member of Lemures about Orcus's appearance as he had been hunting Drusilla's underlings. After saving a couple from Orcus's voidsent, the Warrior returned to the headquarters where Orcus appeared yet again and kidnapped Drusilla to stoke the Warrior's wrath.

The next day, a letter written with Drusilla's blood arrived in the headquarters. Orcus challenged the Warrior into a duel in the Stone Vigil. Grabbing Drusilla's scythe, they departed. During the duel between the Warrior of Light and Orcus, Orcus empowered himself. While he was gloating, the Warrior threw Drusilla's scythe back to her and they fought Orcus together. He was defeated and Drusilla finally killed him.

Back at Lemures headquarters, Drusilla and the order finally accepted the Warrior as their own family member.

Equipment

Reapers wield scythes for weapons. Their armor is primarily made up of "maiming" gear like dragoons, while they use "slaying" accessories like most melee DPS classes.

Their primary attribute is strength, which boosts their physical attack potency, and should always be prioritized over other attributes. As DPS disciplines, they draw the most benefit from the critical hit, direct hit, skill speed, and determination secondary attributes, which all improve their damage-dealing capabilities in some way.

Relic Weapon and Artifact Armor

Shadowbringers

The Demon Slicer weapon and Harvester's Artifact Armor set can be obtained from Grenoldt in The Tempest after finishing the Physical DPS Role Quest, "Courage Born from Fear" and achieving level 80.

Endwalker

The death sickle and reaper's armor set can be obtained from Varsarudh at Old Sharlayan after finishing the main scenario quest A Bold Decision. They are equippable at level 89, and dyeable after completing the melee DPS role quest To Calmer Seas.

The reaper's Manderville weapon is the Manderville scythe, which is upgradeable to the Mandervillous Zaghnal.

Dawntrail

The Vendetta and the assassin's set can be obtained from Mewazunte in Tuliyollal after finishing the main scenario quest In Pursuit of Sphene. They are equippable at level 99, and dyeable after completing the melee DPS role quest A Hunter True.

Job Gauge

The reaper uses Soul Gauge and Shroud Gauge.

The Soul Gauge indicates the number of Souls the reaper has accumulated. Souls are accumulated upon executing certain weaponskills and by defeating enemies who fall under the effects of Death's Design from the action Shadow of Death. Souls can be used to execute Blood Stalk, Grim Swathe (acquired at level 55), and Gluttony (acquired at level 76).

The Shroud Gauge indicates the number of Shrouds the reaper has accumulated. Shrouds are acquired by executing certain weaponskills, and can be used to execute Enshroud (acquired at level 80).

When the reaper executes Enshroud, they will become the medium for their voidsent avatar. The duration of Enshroud and the stacks of Lemure Shroud are then displayed on the Shroud Gauge. Lemure Shroud stacks can be used to execute several actions, such as Void Reaping and Communio (acquired at level 90).

Upon learning the trait Enhanced Shroud on level 86, Void Shroud will be gained when stacks of Lemure Shroud are used. These can be used to execute several actions, such as Lemure's Slice and Lemure's Scythe.

Actions

Job Actions

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Slice	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260 ( 320, 420). Additional Effect: Increases Soul Gauge by 10
Waxing Slice	5	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 160, 260). Combo Action: Slice Combo Potency: 340 ( 400, 500) Combo Bonus: Increases Soul Gauge by 10
Shadow of Death	10	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240 ( 300). Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Death's Design, increasing damage you deal target by 10% Duration: 30s Extends duration of Death's Design by 30s to a maximum of 60s. Additional Effect: Increases Soul Gauge by 10 if target is KO'd before effect expires
Harpe	15	Spell	1.3s	2.5s	–	25y	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 200 ( 300). Combo Bonus: Increases Soul Gauge by 10
Hell's Ingress	20	Ability	Instant	20s	–	–	–
	Quickly dash 15 yalms forward. Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Harpe Enhanced Harpe Effect: Next Harpe can be cast immediately and will reduce recast timer of Hell's Ingress by 5s upon execution Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Leaves behind a Hellsgate at point of origin, and grants Threshold to self Duration: 10s Cannot be executed while bound. Shares a recast timer with Hell's Egress. Action changes to Regress after execution of Hell's Egress.
Hell's Egress	20	Ability	Instant	20s	–	–	–
	Quickly dash 15 yalms backwards. Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Harpe Enhanced Harpe Effect: Next Harpe can be cast immediately and will reduce recast timer of Hell's Egress by 5s upon execution Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Leaves behind a Hellsgate at point of origin, and grants Threshold to self Duration: 10s Cannot be executed while bound. Shares a recast timer with Hell's Ingress. Action changes to Regress after execution of Hell's Ingress.
Spinning Scythe	25	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	–	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 ( 140) to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Soul Gauge by 10
Infernal Slice	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 180, 280). Combo Action: Waxing Slice Combo Potency: 420 ( 500, 600) Combo Bonus: Increases Soul Gauge by 10
Whorl of Death	35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	–	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 80 ( 100) to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Death's Design, increasing damage you deal target by 10% Duration: 30s Extends duration of Death's Design by 30s to a maximum of 60s. Additional Effect: Increases Soul Gauge by 10 if target is KO'd before effect expires
Arcane Crest	40	Ability	Instant	30s	–	–	–
	Grants Crest of Time Borrowed to self, creating a barrier that nullifies damage totaling up to 10% of maximum HP. Duration: 5s Grants Crest of Time Returned to self and nearby party members within a radius of 15 yalms when barrier is completely absorbed. Crest of Time Returned Effect: Gradually restores HP Cure Potency: 50 Duration: 15s
Nightmare Scythe	45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	–	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 120) to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Spinning Scythe Combo Potency: 160 ( 180) Combo Bonus: Increases Soul Gauge by 10
Blood Stalk	50	Ability	Instant	1s	–	3y	–
	Summons your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 340. Additional Effect: Grants Soul Reaver Duration: 30s Stack count will be reduced to 1 when already under the effect of Soul Reaver. Effect cannot be stacked with Executioner. Soul Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with all avatar attacks except Gluttony. Action changes to Lemure's Slice while under the effect of Enshrouded. Action changes to Unveiled Gibbet under the effect of Enhanced Gibbet. Action changes to Unveiled Gallows under the effect of Enhanced Gallows.
Grim Swathe	55	Ability	Instant	1s	–	8y	8y cone
	Summons your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 140 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants Soul Reaver Duration: 30s Stack count will be reduced to 1 when already under the effect of Soul Reaver. Effect cannot be stacked with Executioner. Soul Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with all avatar attacks except Gluttony. Action changes to Lemure's Scythe while under the effect of Enshrouded.
Soul Slice	60	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 460 ( 520). Additional Effect: Increases Soul Gauge by 50 Maximum Charges: 2 Shares a recast timer with Soul Scythe. Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes.
Soul Scythe	65	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	–	–	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Soul Gauge by 50 Maximum Charges: 2 Shares a recast timer with Soul Slice. Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes.
Gibbet	70	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400 ( 500). 460 ( 560) when executed from a target's flank. Enhanced Gibbet Potency: 460 ( 560) Flank Enhanced Potency: 520 ( 620) Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Gallows Duration: 60s The action Blood Stalk changes to Unveiled Gallows while under the effect of Enhanced Gallows. Additional Effect: Increases Shroud Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of Soul Reaver. Action changes to Void Reaping while under the effect of Enshrouded. Action changes to Executioner's Gibbet while under the effect of Executioner.
Gallows	70	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400 ( 500). 460 ( 560) when executed from a target's rear. Enhanced Gallows Potency: 460 ( 560) Flank Enhanced Potency: 520 ( 620) Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Gibbet Duration: 60s The action Blood Stalk changes to Unveiled Gibbet while under the effect of Enhanced Gibbet. Additional Effect: Increases Shroud Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of Soul Reaver. Action changes to Cross Reaping while under the effect of Enshrouded. Action changes to Executioner's Gallows while under the effect of Executioner.
Guillotine	70	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Shroud Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of Soul Reaver. Action changes to Grim Reaping while under the effect of Enshrouded. Action changes to Executioner's Guillotine while under the effect of Executioner.
Unveiled Gibbet	70	Ability	Instant	1s	–	3y	–
	Summons your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 400 ( 440). Additional Effect: Grants Soul Reaver Duration: 30s Stack count will be reduced to 1 when already under the effect of Soul Reaver. Effect cannot be stacked with Executioner. Soul Gauge Cost: 50 Can only be executed while under the effect of Enhanced Gibbet. Shares a recast timer with all avatar attacks except Gluttony. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Blood Stalk changes to Unveiled Gibbet when under the effect of Enhanced Gibbet.
Unveiled Gallows	70	Ability	Instant	1s	–	3y	–
	Summons your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 400 ( 440). Additional Effect: Grants Soul Reaver Duration: 30s Stack count will be reduced to 1 when already under the effect of Soul Reaver. Effect cannot be stacked with Executioner. Soul Gauge Cost: 50 Can only be executed while under the effect of Enhanced Gallows. Shares a recast timer with all avatar attacks except Gluttony. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Blood Stalk changes to Unveiled Gallows when under the effect of Enhanced Gallows.
Arcane Circle	72	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–	30y radius
	Increases damage dealt by self and nearby party members by 3%. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Grants Circle of Sacrifice to self and nearby party members Duration: 5s Additional Effect: Grants Bloodsown Circle to self Duration: 6s Circle of Sacrifice Effect: When you or party members under this effect successfully land a weaponskill or ability, or cast a spell, the reaper who applied it may be granted a stack of Immortal Sacrifice, up to a maximum of 8 Duration: 30s Bloodsown Circle Effect: Allows you to accumulate stacks of Immortal Sacrifice from party members under the effect of your Circle of Sacrifice
Regress	74	Ability	Instant	1s	–	30y	–
	Move instantly to the Hellsgate left behind by you. Can only be executed while under the effect of Threshold. Cannot be executed while bound. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Hell's Ingress or Hell's Egress will change to Regress when requirements for execution are met.
Gluttony	76	Ability	Instant	60s	–	25y	5y radius
	Summons your avatar to deal unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 560 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants 2 stacks of Soul Reaver ( Executioner) Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with Soul Reaver. Soul Gauge Cost: 50 Action changes to Sacrificium while under the effect of Enshrouded and Oblatio.
Enshroud	80	Ability	Instant	5s	–	–	–
	Offers your flesh as a vessel to your avatar, gaining maximum stacks of Lemure Shroud. Duration: 30s Certain actions cannot be executed while playing host to your avatar. Additional Effect: Grants Oblatio Duration: 30s Shroud Gauge Cost: 50
Void Reaping	80	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 460 ( 580). Enhanced Void Reaping Potency: 520 ( 640) Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Cross Reaping Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Void Shroud Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes. Lemure Shroud Cost: 1 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. ※Gibbet changes to Void Reaping when requirements for execution are met.
Cross Reaping	80	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 460 ( 580). Enhanced Cross Reaping Potency: 520 ( 640) Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Void Reaping Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Void Shroud Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes. Lemure Shroud Cost: 1 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. ※Gallows changes to Cross Reaping when requirements for execution are met.
Grim Reaping	80	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	–	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants Void Shroud Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes. Lemure Shroud Cost: 1 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. ※Guillotine changes to Grim Reaping when requirements for execution are met.
Soulsow	82	Spell	5s	2.5s	–	–	–
	Grants Soulsow to self, changing the action to Harvest Moon. Cast time is instant when used outside of battle.
Harvest Moon	82	Spell	Instant	2.5s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 ( 800) for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Soul Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of Soulsow. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Soulsow changes to Harvest Moon when requirements for execution are met.
Lemure's Slice	86	Ability	Instant	1s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240 ( 280). Void Shroud Cost: 2 Shares a recast timer with Lemure's Scythe. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Blood Stalk changes to Lemure's Slice while under the effect of Enshrouded.
Lemure's Scythe	86	Ability	Instant	1s	–	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a cone before you. Void Shroud Cost: 2 Shares a recast timer with Lemure's Slice. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Grim Swathe changes to Lemure's Scythe while under the effect of Enshrouded.
Plentiful Harvest	88	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	15y	15y line
	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 720 for the first enemy, and 20% less for all remaining enemies. Immortal Sacrifice Cost: 1 stack Potency increases up to 1000 as stacks of Immortal Sacrifice exceed minimum cost. Additional Effect: Grants Ideal Host Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Perfectio Occulta Perfectio Occulta Effect: Grants Perfectio Parata upon executing Communio Duration: 30s Cannot be executed while under the effect of Bloodsown Circle. Consumes all stacks of Immortal Sacrifice upon execution.
Communio	90	Spell	1.3s	2.5s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,100 for the first enemy, and 20% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Perfectio Parata when executed while Perfectio Occulta is active Duration: 30s Enshrouded effect expires upon execution. Requires at least one stack of Lemure Shroud to execute. Action changes to Perfectio while under the effect of Perfectio Parata.
Sacrificium	92	Ability	Instant	1s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 20% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded and Oblatio. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Gluttony changes to Sacrificium when requirements for execution are met.
Executioner's Gibbet	96	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 700. 760 when executed from a target's flank. Enhanced Gibbet Potency: 760 Flank Enhanced Potency: 820 Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Gallows Duration: 60s The action Blood Stalk changes to Unveiled Gallows while under the effect of Enhanced Gallows. Additional Effect: Increases Shroud Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of Executioner. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Gibbet changes to Executioner's Gibbet when requirements for execution are met.
Executioner's Gallows	96	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 700. 760 when executed from a target's rear. Enhanced Gallows Potency: 760 Rear Enhanced Potency: 820 Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Gibbet Duration: 60s The action Blood Stalk changes to Unveiled Gibbet while under the effect of Enhanced Gibbet. Additional Effect: Increases Shroud Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of Executioner. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Gallows changes to Executioner's Gallows when requirements for execution are met.
Executioner's Guillotine	96	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Shroud Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of Executioner. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Guillotine changes to Executioner's Guillotine when requirements for execution are met.
Perfectio	100	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	25y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,300 for the first enemy, and 20% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Perfectio Parata. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Communio changes to Perfectio when requirements for execution are met.

Role Actions

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 ( 800)
Leg Sweep	10	Ability	Instant	40s	—	3y	–
	Stuns target. Duration: 3s
Bloodbath	12	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s
Feint	22	Ability	Instant	90s	—	10y	—
	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%. Duration: 10s ( 15s)
Arm's Length	32	Ability	Instant	120s	—	–	–
	Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: When you are struck by a physical attack, the striker will be afflicted with Slow +20% Duration: 15s
True North	50	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	—
	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2

Traits

Name	Level	Description
Soul Gauge	50	Allows for Soul Gauge accumulation upon the landing of certain weaponskills and magic actions, or defeating enemies under the effect of Death's Design.
Melee Mastery fka. Death Scythe Mastery	60	Increases the potency of Slice to 300, Waxing Slice to 140, Shadow of Death to 300, Harpe to 300, Spinning Scythe to 140, Infernal Slice to 140, Whorl of Death to 100, and Nightmare Scythe to 120.
Enhanced Avatar	70	Grants the effect of Soul Reaver upon successfully landing Blood Stalk or Grim Swathe. Duration: 30s Effect ends upon execution of any weaponskill or magic attack.
Hellsgate	74	Upon executing Hell's Ingress or Hell's Egress, leave behind a Hellsgate and grant Threshold to self. Duration: 10s Hell's Ingress changes to Regress after executing Hell's Egress, and vice versa.
Tempered Soul	78	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Soul Slice and Soul Scythe. Maximum Charges: 2
Shroud Gauge	80	Allows for Shroud Gauge accumulation upon the landing of Gibbet, Gallows, or Guillotine.
Enhanced Arcane Crest	84	Grants Crest of Time Returned to self and nearby party members, gradually restoring HP over time. This effect is only granted when the Crest of Time Borrowed barrier is completely absorbed. Cure Potency: 50 Duration: 15s
Melee Mastery II fka. Death Scythe Mastery II	84	Increases the potency of Slice to 320, Waxing Slice to 160, and Infernal Slice to 180.
Void Soul fka. Enhanced Shroud	86	Grants Void Shroud upon landing Void Reaping, Cross Reaping, or Grim Reaping.
Enhanced Arcane Circle	88	Grants Circle of Sacrifice to you and nearby party members upon executing Arcane Circle. Duration: 5s When you or party members under this effect successfully land a weaponskill or cast a spell, you may gain a stack of Immortal Sacrifice, up to a maximum of 8. Duration: 30s Also grants Bloodsown Circle to self, allowing you to receive stacks of Immortal Sacrifice from party members under the effect of your Circle of Sacrifice. Duration: 6s
Enhanced Enshroud	92	Grants Oblatio upon executing Enshroud. Duration: 30s
Melee Mastery III	94	Increases the potency of Slice to 420, Waxing Slice to 260, Infernal Slice to 280, Soul Slice to 520, Gibbet to 500, Gallows to 500, Unveiled Gibbet to 440, Unveiled Gallows to 440, Void Reaping to 540, Cross Reaping to 540, Harvest Moon to 800, and Lemure's Slice to 280.
Enhanced Gluttony	96	Grants 2 stacks of Executioner upon executing Gluttony. Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with Soul Reaver. Effect ends upon execution of any weaponskill or magic attack. Gibbet changes to Executioner's Gibbet, Gallows changes to Executioner's Gallows, and Guillotine changes to Executioner's Guillotine while under the effect of Executioner.
Enhanced Plentiful Harvest	100	Grants Perfectio Occulta upon executing Plentiful Harvest. Duration: 30s Perfectio Occulta changes to Perfectio Parata upon executing Communio. Effect of Perfectio Parata ends upon gaining the effect of Lemure Shroud.

Role Traits

Name	Level	Description
Enhanced Second Wind	94	Increases the healing potency of Second Wind to 800.
Enhanced Feint	98	Extends the duration of Feint to 15 seconds.

PvP Actions

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Slice	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Waxing Slice	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000. Combo Action: Slice ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Infernal Slice	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,000. Combo Action: Waxing Slice ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Harvest Moon	Spell	Instant	16s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Potency increases up to 12,000 as the target's HP decreases, reaching its maximum value when the target has 50% HP or less. Additional Effect: Absorbs 50% of damage dealt as HP Maximum Charges: 2 This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Plentiful Harvest	Weaponskill	Instant	60s	—	15y	15y line
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Potency increases up to 24,000 based on your accumulated stacks of Immortal Sacrifice, gained by executing Executioner's Guillotine, KOing enemies, or earning assists. Consumes all stacks of Immortal Sacrifice upon execution. Can only be executed while not under the effect of Enshrouded. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Grim Swathe	Ability	Instant	12s	—	8y	8y cone
	Summons your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants Executioner's Guillotine Ready Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Heavy +75% Duration: 3s ※Infernal Slice Combo changes to Executioner's Guillotine upon execution.
Death Warrant	Ability	Instant	24s	—	25y	—
	Afflicts target with Death Warrant, causing you to compile damage you deal to that target. Action is changed to Fate Sealed for the duration of the effect. Deals damage when time expires or upon executing Fate Sealed. Duration: 8s Damage Potency: 2,000 plus 50% of compiled damage
Hell's Ingress	Ability	Instant	10s	—	—	—
	Quickly dash 15 yalms forward. Additional Effect: Leaves behind a Hellsgate at point of origin, and grants Threshold to self Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Increases movement speed Duration: 5s Cannot be executed while bound. ※Action changes to Regress upon execution.
Arcane Crest	Ability	Instant	20s	—	—	—
	Grants Crest of Time Borrowed to self, creating a barrier that nullifies damage equivalent to a heal of 12,000 potency. Duration: 10s Grants the Crest of Time Returned to self and nearby party members within a radius of 15 yalms when barrier is completely absorbed. Crest of Time Returned Effect: Gradually restores HP Cure Potency: 6,000 Duration: 6s
Executioner's Guillotine	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Immortal Sacrifice, up to a maximum of 8 Can only be executed while under the effect of Executioner's Guillotine. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Void Reaping	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Cross Reaping	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Lemure's Slice	Ability	Instant	20s	—	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 3s Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fate Sealed	Ability	Instant	2s	—	—	—
	Ends the effect of Death Warrant, dealing damage to the target. Damage Potency: 2,000 plus 50% of compiled damage Can only be executed while under the effect of Death Warrant. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Regress	Ability	Instant	1s	—	30y	—
	Move instantly to the Hellsgate left behind by you. Cannot be executed while bound. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Communio	Spell	1.32s	2.2s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 16,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Grants Perfectio Parata Requires at least one stack of Enshrouded. Consumes all stacks of Enshrouded upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Action changes to Perfectio upon execution.
Perfectio	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	25y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it, incapacitating foes whose HP is below 25%. Effect cannot be applied to players riding machina or non-player combatants. Can only be executed while under the effect of Perfectio Parata. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Tenebrae Lemurum	Limit Break	Instant	10s	—	—	10y radius
	Offers your flesh as a vessel to your avatar, gaining 5 stacks of Enshrouded. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Afflicts nearby enemies with Hysteria Hysteria Effect: Afflicted enemies are unable to act of their own free will Duration: 2s Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 60s Has no effect on players riding machina or non-player combatants. ※Action changes to Communio while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※Grim Swathe changes to Lemure's Slice while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※Infernal Slice Combo changes to Void Reaping while under the effect of Enshrouded.

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
Bloodbath	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	—
	Increases damage dealt by 10%, and converts 100% of damage dealt into HP. Duration: 10s
Swift	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Increases movement speed by 100% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 4s Effect ends when riding a mount.
Smite	Ability	Instant	15s	—	10y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000. Potency increases up to 18,000 as the target's HP decreases, reaching its maximum value when the target has 25% HP or less. Recast time resets upon earning a kill or an assist.

Limit Break

Main article: Limit Break (Final Fantasy XIV)

Reapers' limit breaks focus on dealing powerful damage to a single target. Reapers have the same Level 1 and Level 2 limit breaks as other Melee DPS classes.

Action	Level	Description	Image
Braver	1	Delivers an attack to a single target.
Bladedance	2	Delivers an attack to a single target, dealing 2.2x the damage of Braver.
The End	3	Delivers an attack to a single target, dealing 3.5x the damage of Braver.

Gallery

Reaper render.

Zenos.

Naoki Yoshida dressed as a reaper during the 2021 Fan Fest.

Reaper screenshot.

Reaper screenshot.

A eeaper and her voidsent Avatar.

PvE actions

Slice.

Shadow of Death.

Hell's Ingress.

Spinning Scythe.

Whorl of Death.

Nightmare Scythe.

Grim Swathe.

Soul Scythe.

Gallows.

Unveiled Gibbet.

Arcane Circle.

Gluttony.

Void Reaping.

Grim Reaping.

Soulsow (finish).

Lemure's Slice.

Plentiful Harvest.

Sacrificium.

Executioner's Gallows.

Perfectio.

Waxing Slice.

Harpe.

Hell's Egress.

Infernal Slice.

Arcane Crest.

Blood Stalk.

Soul Slice.

Gibbet.

Guillotine.

Unveiled Gallows.

Regress.

Enshroud.

Cross Reaping.

Soulsow (cast).

Harvest Moon.

Lemure's Scythe.

Communio.

Executioner's Gibbet.

Executioner's Guillotine.

Role Actions

Second Wind.

Bloodbath.

Arm's Length.

Leg Sweep.

Feint.

True North.

PvP actions

Tenebrae Lemurum.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]The concept of death as a sentient entity has existed in many societies since the beginning of history. In English, Death is often given the name Grim Reaper and, from the 15th century onwards, came to be shown as a skeletal figure carrying a large scythe and clothed in a black cloak with a hood. In Japanese culture, the equivalent of the Grim Reaper is often the Shinigami, literally meaning "Death God".

Specifically, the reaper's armor set appears to be based on the Ankoù from Breton and various other Celtic lores, albeit without the signature reverse scythe.

The French and German names for the job—Faucheur and Schnitter respectively—also trace their origin to their respective stythe-wielding professions and are closely associated with the personification of death.