Red Mage (Final Fantasy XIV)

(赤魔道士, Akamadōshi?, lit. Red Sorcerer) Abbreviation: RDM (赤, Aka?, lit. Red)
Classification
Type	Disciple of Magic
Role	Magic Ranged DPS
Starting city	Ul'dah
Job master(s)	X'rhun Tia
Abilities
Primary attribute	Intelligence
Arms	Rapiers
More information
Recurring appearance

The red mage is a disciple of magic job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced in the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood expansion. Red mage does not have a base class, and starts at level 50. They are classed as magical ranged DPS.

Due to the game following the traditional MMO trinity, the Final Fantasy XIV incarnation of red mage only has access to two restorative spells: Vercure and Verraise. Despite this, they remain the offensive job best suited for emergency healing and (via Dualcast) the best job overall for reviving incapacitated allies.

Profile

On the eastern edge of Abalathia's Spine lies the mountainous region of Gyr Abania.

It is in these elevated lands that people took shelter, when a burning star guided them away from the Sixth Umbral Calamity's treacherous floodwaters. The survivors gathered from near and far, and amongst them were refugees of the sorcerous cities of Mhach and Amdapor.

These sworn enemies buried their history for the sake of the future, and cast aside their vestments of black and white. Upon the remnants of their arts a new discipline was built, and the first red mages stepped forward with rapiers in hand to fight back against the rising tides of destruction.Lodestone

Red mage is a hybrid of ranged magical/melee DPS achieved via high-speed movements and precise positioning. In battle, red mages use rapiers for melee strikes and red magic for ranged attacks. They deal massive damage by linking multiple spells with Dualcast and following them up with melee attacks. They also function as an emergency healers of sorts, with healing spells and revives that are assisted by Dualcast. Beginning in Stormblood, Alisaie Leveilleur changes job to red mage.

Red mages have to balance white and black mana, in order to enter their enhanced melee and casting phase.

While in gameplay for player characters the job itself features limited healing abilities, the discipline itself is not limited as such, with Alisaie being able to act as healer during certain duties.

Story

Before Final Fantasy XIV

Red mages were founded by combined school of magicks of white and black magic after the 6th Umbral Calamity brought about by the War of the Magi, during which the abuses of white and black mages led to an imbalance of ambient aether, causing a colossal flood. In an effort to avoid such tragedies, red mages combined both schools, using internal aether to avoid causing ambient damage. Taking see in Gyr Abania, the Crimson Duelists were eventually hunted down by the mad king Theodoric's forces, as they were a threat to the increasingly paranoid king's crown. A few scattered remnants survived, among them X'rhun Tia.

Stormblood

The Warrior of Light meets X'rhun Tia in Ul'dah. He asks them if they're interested in red magick and he means to demonstrate his abilities in Camp Drybone. Instead they're ambushed by a group of assassins. Thrusting the red mage soul crystal to the Warrior, they face the assassins and emerge victorious.

Equipment

An elezen red mage with the Aeneas and estoqueur's set.

Red mages wield rapiers as their weapons alongside a magical focus, which they can combine with the blade to form a staff for their spells. Their armor is primarily made up of "casting" gear, armor with low physical defense and high magic defense that they share with other magical ranged DPS classes.

The primary attribute for red mages 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.

Lists of red mage equipment
Red mage's Arms
Head Body Hands Waist Legs Feet	Earrings Necklaces Bracelets Rings Soul Crystal

Job Gauge

Balance Gauge

More Black Mana

More White Mana

The Job Gauge was introduced to players in 4.0 Stormblood. The red mage uses the Balance Gauge.

The Balance Guage indicates the current amount of the two types of mana, White and Black (shown in the gauge as blue). Job actions associated with white magick such as Veraero and Verstone will add white mana to the left side of the gauge, while actions associated with black magick such as Verthunder and Verfire will add black mana to the gauge. There are multiple actions that will add a specific amount of both. The goal is to keep the mana balanced as it rises up the gauge.

If one type of mana grows faster than the other, the gauge becomes difficult to balance out and players will not be able to use enchanted versions of the Riposte, Zwerchhau, Redoublement, or Moulinet melee weaponskills until the gauge is back in balance. Once enchanted, these skill deal additional damage and have reduced recast times. As long as the gauge stays properly balanced and above 30 points of mana, the crystal at the top will be red; if unbalanced, the crystal will have the color of the higher mana type. Using the enchanted weaponskills will remove mana from the gauge, starting the cycle over.

Abilities

Job Actions

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Radius
Riposte	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	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.
Enchanted Riposte	1	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	–	3y	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 280 ( 340). 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.
Jolt	2	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 2 Upgrades to Jolt II.
Verthunder	4	Spell	5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	–
	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 300 ( 360). Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verfire Ready Duration: 30s Action changes to Verflare under the effect of 3 Mana Stacks. Upgrades to Verthunder III.
Corps-a-corps	6	Ability	Instant	35s	–	25y	–
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.
Veraero	10	Spell	5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	–
	Deals wind damage with a potency of 300 ( 360). Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verstone Ready Duration: 30s Action changes to Verholy under the effect of 3 Mana Stacks. Upgrades to Veraero III.
Scatter	15	Spell	5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	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 Upgrades to Impact.
Verthunder II	18	Spell	2s	2.5s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 100 ( 120, 140) to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 7 Action changes to Verflare under the effect of 3 Mana Stacks.
Veraero II	22	Spell	2s	2.5s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals wind damage with a potency of 100 ( 120, 140) to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 7 Action changes to Verholy under the effect of 3 Mana Stacks.
Verfire	26	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y	–
	Deals fire damage with a potency of 260 ( 300, 340, 380). Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 5 Can only be executed while Verfire Ready is active.
Verstone	30	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y	–
	Deals earth damage with a potency of 260 ( 300, 340, 380). Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 5 Can only be executed while Verstone Ready is active.
Zwerchhau	35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	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.
Enchanted Zwerchhau	35	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	–	3y	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150 ( 190). Combo Action: Riposte or Enchanted Riposte Combo Potency: 340 ( 380) 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.
Displacement	40	Ability	Instant	35s	–	5y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 ( 180). Additional Effect: 15-yalm backstep Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound. Shares a recast timer with Engagement.
Engagement	40	Ability	Instant	35s	–	3y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 ( 180). Maximum Charges: 2 Shares a recast timer with Displacement.
Fleche	45	Ability	Instant	25s	–	25y	–
	Deals an attack with a potency of 460 ( 480).
Redoublement	50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	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.
Enchanted Redoublement	50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	–	3y	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 130 ( 170). Combo Action: Enchanted Zwerchhau Combo Potency: 500 ( 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.
Acceleration	50	Ability	Instant	55s	–	–	–
	Ensures the next Verthunder, Veraero ( Verthunder III, Veraero III), or Scatter ( Impact) can be cast immediately. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Increases the potency of Scatter ( Impact) by 50 Additional Effect: Ensures Verthunder and Veraero ( Verthunder III and Veraero III) trigger Verfire Ready or Verstone Ready respectively Additional Effect: Grants Grand Impact Ready Duration: 30s Maximum Charges: 2
Moulinet	52	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	8y	8y cone
	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.
Enchanted Moulinet	52	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	–	8y	8y cone
	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. Action changes to Enchanted Moulinet Deux upon execution.
Enchanted Moulinet Deux	52	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	–	8y	8y cone
	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. Action changes to Enchanted Moulinet Trois upon execution.
Enchanted Moulinet Trois	52	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	–	8y	8y cone
	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.
Vercure	54	Spell	2s	2.5s	500 MP	30y	–
	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 350
Contre Sixte	56	Ability	Instant	45s ( 35s)	–	25y	6y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 380 ( 420) to target and all enemies nearby it.
Embolden	58	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–	30y radius
	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 Action optionally changes to Vice of Thorns upon execution.
Manafication	60	Ability	Instant	120s ( 110s)	–	–	–
	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 5 ( 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. Action changes to Prefulgence under the effect of Prefulgence Ready.
Jolt II	62	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 280. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 2 Action changes to Scorch after execution of either Verflare or Verholy. Upgrades to Jolt III.
Verraise	64	Spell	10s	2.5s	2400 MP	30y	–
	Resurrects target to a weakened state.
Impact	66	Spell	5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 200 ( 210) to target and all enemies nearby it. Acceleration Potency: 250 (( 260) Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 3 Action changes to Scorch after execution of either Verflare or Verholy. Action changes to Grand Impact under the effect of Grand Impact Ready.
Verflare	68	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals fire damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 ( 650) for the first enemy, and 55% 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 ( Verthunder III) and Verthunder II change to Verflare when requirements for execution are met.
Verholy	70	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y	–
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 ( 650) for the first enemy, and 55% 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 ( Veraero III) and Veraero II change to Verflare when requirements for execution are met.
Reprise	76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	3y	–
	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.
Enchanted Reprise	76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	–	25y	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 290 ( 340, 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.
Scorch	80	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 680 ( 750) for the first enemy, and 55% 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 II ( Jolt III) and Impact change to Scorch when requirements for execution are met. Action changes to Resolution upon execution after reaching level 90.
Verthunder III	82	Spell	5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	–
	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 380 ( 440). Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verfire Ready Duration: 30s Action changes to Verflare under the effect of 3 Mana Stacks.
Veraero III	82	Spell	5s	2.5s	300 MP	25y	–
	Deals wind damage with a potency of 380 ( 440). Additional Effect: Increases White Mana by 6 Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verstone Ready Duration: 30s Action changes to Verholy under the effect of 3 Mana Stacks.
Jolt III	84	Spell	2s	2.5s	200 MP	25y	–
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 360. Additional Effect: Increases both Black Mana and White Mana by 2 Action changes to Scorch after execution of either Verflare or Verholy. Action changes to Grand Impact under the effect of Grand Impact Ready.
Magick Barrier	86	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–	30y radius
	Reduces magic damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%, while increasing HP recovered by healing actions by 5%. Duration: 10s
Resolution	90	Spell	Instant	2.5s	400 MP	25y	25y line
	Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 750 ( 850) for the first enemy, and 55% 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	92	Ability	Instant	1s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 900 for the first enemy, and 55% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Thorned Flourish.
Grand Impact	96	Spell	5s	2.5s	400 MP	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 55% 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	100	Ability	Instant	1s	–	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,200 for the first enemy, and 55% 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.

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
Dualcast	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 a spell. Auto-attacks do not cancel effect. Duration: 15s
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%.
Enhanced Jolt	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	66	Upgrades Scatter to Impact.
Mana Stack	68	Adds a Mana Stack to your Balance Gauge upon landing Enchanted Riposte, Zwerchhau|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	72	Increases Displacement and Engagement potency to 180.
Red Magic Mastery fka Enhanced Contre Sixte	74	Reduces Contre Sixte recast timer to 35 seconds and increases potency of both Verthunder II and Veraero II to 120.
Enhanced Manafication	78	Reduces Manafication recast timer to 110 seconds and adds an additional effect that increases magic damage dealt by 5%.
Red Magic Mastery II	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	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	88	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Acceleration. Maximum Charges: 2
Enhanced Manafication II	90	Increases maximum stacks of Manafication to 6.
Enhanced Embolden	92	Grants Thorned Flourish upon executing Embolden. Duration: 30s
Enchanted Blade Mastery	94	Increases the potency of Enchanted Riposte to 340, Verfire to 380, Verstone to 380, Enchanted Zwerchhau to 190, Fleche to 480, Enchanted Redoublement to 190, Contre Sixte to 420, Verflare to 650, Verholy to 650, Enchanted Reprise to 420, Scorch to 750, Veraero III to 440, Verthunder III to 440, and Resolution to 850.
Enhanced Acceleration II	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	100	Grants Prefulgence Ready upon consuming all stacks of Manafication. Duration: 30s Manafication changes to Prefulgence while under the effect of Prefulgence Ready.

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
Jolt III	Spell	1.44s	2.4ss	—	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000. Additional Effect: Grants Dualcast Duration: 15s ※Action changes to Grand Impact upon execution.
Enchanted Riposte	Weaponskill	Instant	16s	—	5y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 5,000. Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage. Additional Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 4,000 potency Duration: 6s ※Action changes to Enchanted Zwerchhau upon execution.
Resolution	Spell	Instant	20s	—	25y	25y line
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: Silence Duration: 2s This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Embolden	Ability	Instant	24s	—	—	30y radius
	Increases damage dealt by self and nearby party members by 8%, while reducing damage taken by 8%. Duration: 8s Additional Effect: Grants Prefulgence Ready Duration: 15s ※Action changes to Prefulgence upon execution.
Corps-a-corps	Ability	Instant	16s	—	25y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 3,000. Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Monomachy Monomachy Effect: Increases damage dealt to target by 10% while lowering damage taken from target by 10% Duration: 8s Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.
Displacement	Ability	Instant	16s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3,000. Additional Effect: 15-yalm backstep Additional Effect: Increases damage and healing potency of next spell cast by 15% Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.
Forte	Ability	Instant	20s	—	—	—
	Creates a barrier around self that reduces damage taken by 50% and absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 4,000 potency. Duration: 4s Grants Thorned Flourish when barrier is completely absorbed. Duration: 10s ※Action changes to Vice of Thorns while under the effect of Thorned Flourish.
Grand Impact	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 6,000 for the first enemy, and 4,000 for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Dualcast. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Enchanted Zwerchhau	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	—	5y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000. Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage. Combo Action: Enchanted Riposte Additional Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 4,000 potency Duration: 6s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Action changes to Enchanted Redoublement upon execution.
Enchanted Redoublement	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,000. Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage. Combo Action: Enchanted Zwerchhau Additional Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 4,000 potency Duration: 6s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Action changes to Scorch upon execution.
Scorch	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Combo Action: Enchanted Redoublement Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 4,000 Duration: 6s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Prefulgence	Spell	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 10,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Restores own HP Cure Potency: 10,000 Additional Effect: Restores HP of party members near target Cure Potency: 10,000 Can only be executed while under the effect of Prefulgence.
Vice of Thorns	Ability	Instant	1s	—	25y	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 4,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Can only be executed while under the effect of Thorned Flourish. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Southern Cross	Limit Break	Instant	10s	—	30y	15y cross
	Emblazons a grand cross on the ground beneath a party member or enemy, restoring HP of party members within range while damaging enemies. Cure Potency: 12,000 Damage Potency: 12,000 Targets standing at the cross's center will receive the effects of this action twice. Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 90s

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

Removed actions

The following actions are no longer usable. Removed actions will still appear on a hotbar, their icon greyed out icon with a red strikethrough. They will have no effect and must be removed by the player. The given statistics represent their last form before their removal.

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Tether	15	Ability	2.5s	2.5s	1200	30y	5y
	Binds target and all nearby enemies. Duration: 20s Removed in patch 5.0.

Limit Break

Main article: Limit Break (Final Fantasy XIV)

Red mages' limit breaks focus on dealing powerful damage to enemies in a circular area of effect. The damage dealt is determined by the combined weapon damage of all party members, thus, its damage is not based on the user's gear. Neither Dualcast nor the ability Swiftcast can be used to instantly cast a limit break. Red mages have the same Level 1 and Level 2 limit breaks as other magical ranged DPS.

Action	Description	Image
Skyshard	Delivers an attack to all enemies in the target area, dealing 0.6x the damage of Braver.
Starstorm	Delivers an attack to all enemies in the target area, dealing 1.3x the damage of Braver.
Vermilion Scourge	Delivers an attack to all enemies in the target area, dealing 2.1x the damage of Braver.

Gallery

Red mage render for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood.

Red mage casting.

Red mage sprite.

Victory pose.

The soul of the red mage.

Red mage's battle stance.

CG render by Visual Works.

Red mage artwork.

Arms and Gear sets

Chicken knife.

PvE actions

Jolt.

Enchanted Riposte.

Corps-a-corps.

Verthunder II.

Veraero II.

Verstone.

Displacement.

Redoublement.

Acceleration.

Enchanted Moulinet.

Enchanted Moulinet Trois.

Embolden.

Verraise.

Impact.

Verholy.

Reprise.

Scorch.

Verthunder III.

Magick Barrier.

Resolution.

Grand Impact (Part 1).

Prefulgence.

Riposte.

Verthunder.

Scatter.

Veraero.

Verfire.

Enchanted Zwerchhau.

Fleche.

Enchanted Redoublement.

Moulinet.

Enchanted Moulinet Deux.

Vercure.

Contre Sixte.

Manafication.

Jolt II.

Verflare.

Engagement.

Enchanted Reprise.

Veraero III.

Jolt III.

Vice of Thorns.

Grand Impact (Part 2).

Role Actions

Addle.

Swiftcast.

Surecast.

Sleep.

Lucid Dream.

PvP

Forte.

Southern Cross second part.

Southern Cross 1st part.

Etymology

The "Ver-" prefix on red mage's black and white spells comes from the word vermillion, describing a pigment and shade of red.