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With then many classes and jobs in Final Fantasy 14 to try out and level upward, it'll be a long time before y'all run out of things to do. As the game grows bigger through its consistent updates and expansion packs, equally does its roster of classes to use.

In social club to employ these classes and jobs, you must complete a short side quest. These are spread out through the earth and some accept specific level requirements. This guide will item every way to unlock the classes in Final Fantasy fourteen.

Updated December 3, 2021 by Ryan Bamsey: With the release of the hotly awaited Endwalker expansion, we've added details on how to unlock the ii newest jobs to be added to the game, Reaper and Sage!

Starting Classes

During character creation, you lot volition be prompted to choose a discipline. This will gear up your initial grade and your starting location for the main quest of the game. Don't worry though, it isn't long before you tin can start picking up new classes and experimenting, though y'all may wish to choose a starting metropolis that has multiple classes of interest to you.

Class Role Starting City Job Upgrade
Gladiator Tank Ul'dah Paladin
Marauder Tank Limsa Lominsa Warrior
Arcanist Magical DPS Limsa Lominsa Summoner, Scholar
Archer Ranged DPS Gridania Bard
Lancer Physical DPS Gridania Dragoon
Pugilist Physical DPS Ul'dah Monk
Thaumaturge Magical DPS Ul'dah Black Mage
Conjurer Healer Gridania White Mage

A Realm Reborn Classes/Jobs

The following classes are unlocked just past completing a quest at the relevant guild once yous've hit Level 10 in your first form. These quests are very unproblematic introductory missions that will innovate you lot to the form at hand and give you some insight as to the various characters who will play roles in that form's quests. They volition reward you with basic weapons and unlock that class's Hunting Log.

Each basic grade can as well be upgraded into a Job through the employ of a Soul Crystal. These are all rewarded by simple quests once you accept hit Level 30 in the prerequisite class. That is not the only requirement though — you must likewise have completed the Main Story Quest Sylph-direction, which is an early Level 20 quest. If y'all tin can't seem to unlock a chore despite being Level thirty, cheque that you've reached that bespeak in the storyline.

Gladiator/Paladin

Final Fantasy 14 Gladiator Paladin
  • Role: Tank
  • Weapon: Sword & Shield

In social club to become a Gladiator, you must complete the Fashion of the Gladiator, which tin can be constitute in Ul'dah. Talk to Lulutsu on the Steps of Thal at (X:9, Y:11) to brainstorm the quest and say "Yep" when asked if you desire to bring together the Gladiator's Club.

The final step in the quest is to speak to Start Sword Mylla, who volition give y'all your first sword and begin the Gladiator quest chain.

In one case you accept completed the Gladiator questline, which ends with the quest The Rematch, you may take the quest to become a Paladin. It's chosen Paladin'due south Pledge and is started by Lulutsu at the Gladiator's Lodge again. This quest involves speaking to a Paladin named Jenlyns on the Hustings Strip and completing some tasks for him. These volition include some gainsay, followed by a small fetch quest. Once you lot have the Soul of the Paladin, equip it to access your new abilities.

Marauder/Warrior

Final Fantasy 14 Marauder Warrior
  • Role: Tank
  • Weapon: Greataxe

Yous can begin the quest to become a Marauder in Limsa Lominsa. It is chosen Manner of the Marauder and begins in the Marauder's Guild, which tin exist institute to the north of the Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks at (10:xi, Y:6).

It's a simple quest that involves confirming that you lot wish to be a Marauder and and then introducing yourself to Axemaster Wyrnzoen, who volition give you the rest of the Marauder quests.

Upon completion of Bringing Downward the Mountain at the stop of the Marauder questline, you lot tin can take on Pride and Duty (Will Accept Yous from the Mountain). This quest will advantage y'all with the Soul of the Warrior and unlock its Job. The quest involves traveling to Costa del Sol and eventually leads to you coming together Curious Gorge, who will get your new mentor in the globe of Warriors.

Arcanist/Summoner

Final Fantasy 14 Arcanist Summoner
  • Function: Magical DPS
  • Weapon: Arcanist Books

The quest Way of the Arcanist begins in Limsa Lominsa and is started by talking to Murie, who can be establish at the Arcanist'south Guild on the Lower Decks at (10:4, Y:11).

As with all of the basic class acquisition quests, this quest requires you to go talk to the order'due south leader. In this instance, information technology's Thubyrgeim — a Roegadyn who can be found nearby. She will requite you your start Arcanist weapon and be the person who gives y'all your Arcanist quests.

One time you take reached Level 30 and completed the Arcanist questline (ending with Sinking Doesmaga), y'all can talk to Thubyrgeim to start the Austerities of Flame quest. This will take you to Gridania and innovate you to Y'mhitra, who will be your guide in the earth of being a Summoner. This quest unlocks the Summoner task.

Scholar

Final Fantasy 14 Scholar
  • Function: Healer
  • Weapon: Scholar Books

Scholar is unique in that you do not demand to have completed the prerequisite class'south questline in order to unlock it. It but requires the completion of Sylph-management and beingness Level 30. Once these prerequisites are met, yous tin can start the quest Forgotten just Not Gone at the Marauder's Club past speaking to Murie in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks at (10:4, Y:eleven).

This quest is similar most other job unlocking quests and simply introduces y'all to your new mentor (in this case, a Lalafell called Alka Zolka) and grants you your Soul Crystal.

Archer/Bard

Final Fantasy 14 Archer Bard
  • Role: Ranged DPS
  • Weapon: Bows

Style of the Archer is the quest that you'll demand to complete in guild to unlock the Archer Class. To begin it, only speak to Athelyna at the Archer'due south Lodge in New Gridania at (X:15, Y:12). When prompted, assert that y'all wish to be an Archer.

Yous volition then have to speak to the club master, Luciane. She will give you your showtime bow and and then take on the office of your quest giver for the Archer questline.

Upon completion of the Archer quest line with The One That Got Abroad, y'all can starting time the Bard quest line past talking to Luciane once more. This quest will have you meeting Jehantel in the South Shroud and acquiring the Soul of the Bard.

Lancer/Dragoon

Final Fantasy 14 Lancer Dragoon
  • Role: Physical DPS
  • Weapon: Polearms

In the Lancer's Guild in Old Gridania, you lot can detect Jillian at (X:14.1, Y:5.8). She can give you the Way of the Lancer quest that ends with y'all receiving your first spear and unlocking the task.

The quest introduces Guildmaster Ywain, the character who volition give you the remainder of the Lancer quests.

Once you accept finished all of the Lancer quests, ending with Proof of Might, you can begin Center of the Dragon by talking to Ywain. This quest unlocks the Dragoon job and introduces your next quest giver, Alberic.

Pugilist/Monk

Final Fantasy 14 Pugilist Monk
  • Part: Physical DPS
  • Weapon: Fists

The Pugilist's Guild can be institute in Ul'dah on the Steps of Nald. It'southward here that the Fashion of the Pugilist quest can be started by talking to Gagaruna at (10:9, Y:10). It'll involve signing upward to the guild by talking to Hamon, who will give you the rest of the Pugilist quests.

Once you accept completed the Level 30 quest Return of the Holyfist, y'all tin can talk to Gagaruna right subsequently to start the quest Blood brother from Some other Female parent. This quest unlocks the Monk job and introduces a new host of characters, including Erik — a scientist who will stay with you for many Monk quests.

Rogue/Ninja

Final Fantasy 14 Rogue Ninja
  • Function: Concrete DPS
  • Weapon: Daggers

It's not possible to begin the game as a Rogue just picking upwards the class works like whatsoever other in the base game. Speak to Lonwoerd who can be found on the Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks at (X:8.i, Y:xvi.ane) to outset the quest My First Daggers.

This quest sees you initiated into the Rogues' Guild and meeting its leader, Jacke.

At Level 30 and afterwards completing the Rogue questline, y'all may unlock the Ninja job. To do this, complete the quest Peasants past Day, Ninjas by Night, which can also be started by talking to Jacke.

Thaumaturge/Black Mage

Final Fantasy 14 Thaumaturge Black Mage
  • Part: Magical DPS
  • Weapon: Staves

Ul'dah is the home of the Thaumaturge's Guild and it'due south here that you can start the quest Style of the Thaumaturge. Beginning this quest by talking to Yayake in Steps of Nald at (X:7, Y:12) and confirming that you wish to bring together the guild, and complete information technology by meeting Cocobuki.

Once you have completed the final Thaumaturge quest Facing Your Demons, you lot can accept on Taking the Blackness by speaking to Yayake again. This quest will unlock the Blackness Mage job and get-go that job'south questline.

Conjurer/White Mage

Final Fantasy 14 Conjurer White Mage
  • Function: Healer
  • Weapon: Canes

Becoming a magical healer involves joining the Conjurer's Guild in Quondam Gridania. Speak to Madelle at (X:six, Y:eleven) to start Fashion of the Conjurer, which will take you lot meeting E-Sumi-Yan at Stillglade Fane. Once yous have your Weathered Cane, you tin switch to Conjurer and take on the course'south questline.

Once you have completed the Conjurer quests, you can accept on Seer Folly by talking to E-Sumi-Yan again. This quest will unlock the White Mage job and have you liaising with Raya-O-Senna, your erstwhile mentor's sister.

Blueish Mage

Final Fantasy 14 Blue Mage
  • Office: Variable depending on equipped spells
  • Weapon: Canes

Blue Mage is a Express Job, significant that information technology cannot partake in a great deal of the game simply notwithstanding. It's a unique job that learns its abilities by being striking by enemy attacks, collecting them upon victory.

To unlock this quest you lot must already have a job at Level 50. Once this has been accomplished, you lot can commencement the quest Out of the Blue on the Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks by talking to the Zealous Yellowjacket at (X:9.9, Y:11.0).

Out of the Blue will have you traipsing all over La Noscea in search of a Blue Mage chosen Martyn — upon completion, you will learn the Blue Mage job, a set of armor, a Rainmaker Cane, and your first Blueish Magic spell, H2o Cannon.

Heavensward Jobs

the vault dungeon in ishgard

Unlocking the Heavensward jobs has some more than requirements than the previous Jobs. Firstly, you must accept access to the Heavensward areas — this ways that you must have completed the A Realm Reborn storyline that ends with the quest Before the Dawn. All three Jobs are acquired from quests that begin in Ishgard and crave y'all to be Level 50, though the jobs themselves will start at Level thirty.

Dark Knight

Final Fantasy 14 Dark Knight
  • Role: Tank
  • Weapon: Greatsword

To unlock the Dark Knight chore you must showtime take on the very brusk quest A Dark Spectacle, which can be establish in The Pillars of Ishgard. This quest involves speaking to an Ishgardian Citizen at (X:13.two, Y:8.viii) and nothing more.

One time completed, talk to the citizen again to take on Our Terminate. This quest requires you to search for Temple Knights in the Brume to investigate a demonic warrior. This quest volition have you finding and unlocking the Soul of a Dark Knight, and then meeting your Dark Knight quest giver, Fray.

Machinist

Final Fantasy 14 Machinist
  • Role: Ranged DPS
  • Weapon: Firearms

In club to get a Machinist, you lot must consummate the quest Savior of Skysteel. This is begun in Foundation in Ishgard and is given past Stephanivien. She can exist found within the Skysteel Manufactory at (X:8, Y:10).

This quest involves a quick introduction to the Machinist'southward Guild and your starting time task — to help track down the guild'southward master of marksmanship somewhere in La Noscea. The quest will involve some gainsay, so exist wary of that.

Upon completion, you lot will have unlocked the Machinist chore and can first taking on the chore'south quests.

Astrologian

Final Fantasy 14 Astrologian
  • Part: Healer
  • Weapon: Star Globes

Speaking to Jannequinard at The Pillars at (X:15, Y:10) in Ishgard will let you outset the quest Stairway to the Heavens. This is the quest you need to consummate to unlock the Astrologian job.

This quest has you lot investigating the Sharlayan Astrologians who were supposed to go far at the Athaneum but haven't turned upwardly. You'll have to locate them in the Coerthas Central Highlands and save them from bandits — a confrontation that ends with you acquiring an Astrologian Soul Crystal.

Stormblood Jobs

Final Fantasy 14 Ala Ghiri

In order to unlock the two Jobs that were introduced with the Stormblood expansion, you lot must accept actually purchased the Stormblood expansion. In addition, yous must have reached Level 50 in a job already. These quests not merely provide you with a Soul Crystal and a beginner weapon, but also requite yous a Coffer full of appropriate armor for the job in question. These new jobs commencement at Level fifty.

Samurai

Final Fantasy 14 Samurai
  • Role: Physical DPS
  • Weapon: Katanas

On the Steps of Nald in Ul'dah, you can notice an Ul'dahn Citizen at (X:ix.2, Y:9.ane) who can give you the quest The Fashion of the Samurai.

This quest involves investigating reports of an elderly blade master and has y'all running around Ul'dah. It will end once you have been appraised by Musosai, who volition grant you the Samurai job.

The next quest from Main Musosai acts as a sort of tutorial for the job, so consider taking that on right away.

Carmine Mage

Final Fantasy 14 Red Mage
  • Role: Magical DPS
  • Weapon: Rapiers

Also in Ul'dah, but this time on the Steps of Thal, is a Distraught Lass at (X:fourteen.1, Y:xi.7). Her quest is Taking the Scarlet and will unlock the Red Mage job.

Taking the Red has you meeting a Cherry-red Mage called 10'rhun Tia and witnessing his one thousand powers. Later getting to know him a fiddling, he will offer y'all the Red Mage Soul Crystal and become your newest job mentor.

Shadowbringers Jobs

Like to the Stormblood Jobs, the but requirement for the two Shadowbringers Jobs is that you lot take reached Level 60 in a different Job and purchased the Shadowbringers expansion. These Jobs start at Level 60 and come up with a Coffer of advisable equipment.

Gunbreaker

Final Fantasy 14 Gunbreaker
  • Role: Tank
  • Weapon: Gunblades

Yous tin can unlock the Gunbreaker job by starting the quest The Makings of a Gunbreaker in New Gridania. Speak to the Gods' Quiver Bow at (Ten:11.v, Y:11.nine) to start the quest.

This quest involves sorting out some highwaymen at the Brier Patch who have accosted some outlandish travelers. These travelers are your guides on the route to becoming a Gunbreaker — a Viera named Sophie and a Hrothgar named Radovan.

Dancer

Final Fantasy 14 Dancer
  • Role: Ranged DPS
  • Weapon: Chakrams

In one case you have unlocked the prerequisites, you tin become a Dancer past completing the quest Shall We Dance. This tin can be started by talking to an Eager Lominsan, who tin can be found on the Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks at (10:9.8, Y:12.0).

This quest has you lot learning of a troupe of dancers from Radz-at-Han and prompts you to become meet them. Yous volition be appraised by the leader of the troupe, Mistress Nashmeira, who will offer you the Soul of the Dancer in exchange for your assistance during their tour of Eorzea.

Endwalker Jobs

Endwalker

Matching upward with the previous expansion packs, unlocking the jobs added in the Endwalker expansion volition require you to exist Level 70 in one of your other jobs. Obviously, yous volition also demand to have purchased the Endwalker expansion. Completing these unlocking quests volition advantage yous with a shiny new Job Crystal and the appropriate equipment Coffers.

Reaper

FF14 Reaper job
  • Office: Concrete DPS
  • Weapon: Scythes

Once you have a Level lxx Job, you can accept on the quest The Killer Instinct past speaking to the Flustered Bellboy in Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X:12.eight, Y:8.6).

You can notice pace-by-stride instructions on how to consummate this quest with our in-depth guide to unlocking the Reaper.

Sage

FF14 Sage job
  • Role: Healer
  • Weapon: Nouliths

Once more, you tin can start this quest one time you have the Endwalker expansion and achieve level 70. Head to the Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (Ten:9.4, Y:12.ix) and speak to the Sharlayan Maiden there to get the Sage'south Path quest.

You can discover pace-by-pace instructions on how to consummate this quest with our in-depth guide to unlocking the Sage.

Disciples of Hand/Land

Final Fantasy 14 Weaver

Simply similar the combat classes and jobs, the crafting and gathering classes must exist unlocked individually also. These quests all involve heading to their corresponding guilds and joining up, rewarding y'all with the most basic tool of the trade for each one.

Beneath is a tabular array that details where each Class can be acquired.

Class City Location
Alchemist Ul'dah (Ten:eight, Y:13) - Steps of Thal
Armorer Lima Lominsa (Ten:10, Y:15) - Upper Decks
Blacksmith Lima Lominsa (10:x, Y:15) - Upper Decks
Botanist Gridania (Ten:6, Y:8) - Quondam Gridania
Carpenter Gridania (X:10, Y:12) - New Gridania
Culinarian Lima Lominsa (Ten:9, Y:eight) - Upper Decks
Fisher Limsa Lominsa (X:seven, Y:xiv) - Lower Decks
Goldsmith Ul'dah (X:10, Y:13) - Steps of Thal
Leatherworker Gridania (Ten:12, Y:7) - Former Gridania
Miner Ul'dah (X:11, Y:14) - Steps of Thal
Weaver Ul'dah (X:14, Y:13) - Steps of Thal

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