Black Mage Skills Overview
Guide Info
Last Updated: 9 Aug, 2024
Patch Applicable: 7.05

Actions

IconActionLevelTypeMPCastingRecastDescription
Blizzard
Blizzard1Spell4002.5s2.5sDeals ice damage with a potency of 180.
Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice or Removes Astral Fire.
Duration:15s.
Fire
Fire2Spell8002.5s2.5sDeals fire damage with a potency of 180.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire or removes Umbral Ice
Duration: 15s
Additional Effect: 40% chance to grant Firestarter
Firestarter Effect: Next Fire III will cost no MP and have no cast time
Duration: 30s.
Transpose
Transpose4Ability-Instant5sSwaps Astral Fire with a single Umbral Ice or Umbral Ice with a single Astral Fire.
Thunder
Thunder6Spell-2.5s2.5sDeals lightning damage with a potency of 100.
Additional Effect: Deals lightning damage over time with a potency of 45 for 24s.
Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences.
Thunderhead Duration: 30s
Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Blizzard II
Blizzard II12Spell8003s2.5sDeals ice damage with a potency of 80 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice III and removes Astral Fire
Duration:15s.
Scathe
Scathe15Spell800Instant2.5sDeals unaspected damage with a potency of 100.
Additional Effect: 20% chance potency will double.
Fire II
Fire II18Spell1,5003s2.5sDeals fire damage with a potency of 80 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III and removes Umbral Ice
Duration: 15s
Thunder II
Thunder II26Spell-2.5s2.5sDeals lightning damage with a potency of 60 to target and all enemies near it.
Additional Effect: Deals Lightning damage over time with a potency of 30 for 18s.
Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences.
Thunderhead Duration: 30s
Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Manaward
Manaward30Ability-Instant120sCreates a barrier that nullifies damage totaling up to 30% of maximum HP.
Duration: 20s.
ManaFont
Manafont30Ability-Instant120sFully restores MP.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III
Duration: 15s
Additional Effect: Grants 3 Umbral Hearts
Umbral Heart Bonus: Nullifies Astral Fire’s MP cost increase for fire spells
Additional Effect: Grants Paradox
Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.
Fire III
Fire III35Spell2,0003.5s2.5sDeals fire damage with a potency of 280.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III and remove Umbral Ice
Duration:15s
Blizzard III
Blizzard III35Spell8003.5s2.5sDeals ice damage with a potency of 280.
Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice III and removes Astral Fire
Duration: 15s
Umbral Soul
Umbral Soul76Spell-Instant2.5sGrants Umbral Ice and 1 Umbral Heart.
Additional Effect: Halts the expiration of Umbral Ice.
Umbral Heart Bonus: Nullifies Astral Fire’s MP cost increase for Fire spells and reduces MP cost for Flare by one-third
Additional Effect: Restores an amount of MP commensurate with your stacks of Umbral Ice
Umbral Ice I: 2,500 MP
Umbral Ice II: 5,000 MP
Umbral Ice III: 10,000 MP
Grants Umbral Ice III, 3 Umbral Hearts, and 10,000 MP when used out of Combat.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral ice.
Freeze
Freeze40Spell1,0002.5s2.5sDeals ice damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies near it.
Additional Effect: Grants 3 Umbral Hearts
Umbral Heart Bonus: Nullifies Astral Fire’s MP cost increase for Fire spells and reduces MP cost for Flare by one-third
Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice.
Thunder III
Thunder III45Spell-2.5s2.5sDeals lightning damage with a potency of 120.
Additional Effect: Deals lightning damage over time with a potency of 50 for 27s.
Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences.
Thunderhead Duration: 30s
Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Aetherial Manipulation
Aetherial Manipulation50Ability-Instant10sRush to a target party member’s side.
Unable to cast if bound.
Flare
Flare50SpellAll4s2.5sDeals fire damage to a target and all enemies near it with a potency of 240 for the first enemy, and 30% less for all remaining enemies.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III
Duration:15s
Additional Effect: Grants 3 stacks of Astral Soul
Effect ends when Astral Fire expires.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.
Ley Lines
Ley Lines52Ability-Instant120sConnects with naturally occurring ley lines to create a circle of power which, while standing within it, reduces spell cast time, recast time and auto-attack delay by 15%
Blizzard IV
Blizzard IV58Spell8002.5s2.5sDeals ice damage with a potency of 320.
Additional Effect: Grants 3 Umbral Hearts
Umbral Heart Bonus: Nullifies Astral Fire’s MP cost increase for Fire spells and reduces MP cost for Flare by one-third
Can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice.
Fire IV
Fire IV60Spell8002.8s2.5sDeals fire damage with a potency of 320.
Additioanl Effect: Grants Astral Soul
Effect ends when Astral Fire expires.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.
Between the Lines
Between the Lines62Ability-Instant3sMove instantly to Ley Lines drawn by you.
Cannot be executed while bound.
Thunder IV
Thunder IV64Spell4002.5s2.5sDeals lightning damage with a potency of 80 to target and all enemies near it.
Additional Effect: Deals lightning damage over time with a potency of 35 for 21s.
Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences.
Thunderhead Duration: 30s
Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Triplecast
Triplecast66Ability-Instant60sThe next three spells will require no cast time. Can hold up to two charges.
Foul
Foul70Spell-Instant2.5sDeals unaspected damage to target and all enemies near it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Polyglot Cost: 1
Despair
Despair72SpellAll3s2.5sDeals fire damage with a potency of 350.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III
Duration: 15s
Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.
Xenoglossy
Xenoglossy80Spell-Instant2.5sDeals unaspected damage with a potency of 880. Polyglot Cost: 1
High Fire II
High Fire II82Spell15003s2.5sDeals fire damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III and removes Umbral Ice
Duration: 15s
High Blizzard II
High Blizzard II82Spell8003s2.5sDeals ice damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby.
Additional Effect: Grants Umbral Ice III and removes Astral Fire
Duration: 15s
Amplifier
Amplifier86Ability-Instant120sGrants Polyglot. Can only be used under the effect of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice.
Paradox
Paradox90Spell1600Instant2.5sDeals unaspected damage with a potency of 520.
Astral Fire Bonus: Grants Astral Fire
Duration:15s
Astral Fire Bonus: Grants Firestarter
Firestarter Effect: Next Fire III will require no time to cast and cost no MP
Duration: 30s
Umbral Ice Bonus: Requires no MP to cast and grants Umbral Ice
Duration:15s
Can only be executed while under the effect of Paradox.

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Fire and Blizzard change to Paradox when requirements for execution are met.
High Thunder
High Thunder92Spell-Instant2.5sDeals lightning damage with a potency of 150.
Additional Effect: Deals lightning damage over time with a potency of 60 for 30s.
Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences.
Thunderhead Duration: 30s
Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
High Thunder II
High Thunder II92Spell-Instant2.5sDeals lightning damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies near it.
Additional Effect: Deals lightning damage over time with a potency of 40 for 24s.
Can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, granted when gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice from an unaspected state, or changing between their influences.
Thunderhead Duration: 30s
Only one Thunder spell-induced damage over time effect per caster can be inflicted upon a single target.
Retrace
Retrace96Ability-Instant40sWeave ley lines anew, setting your circle of power at a new location.
Can only be executed while under the effect of Ley Lines.
Flare Star
Flare Star100Spell-3s2.5sDeals fire damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 400 for the first enemy, and 65% less for all remaining enemies.
Can only be executed when the Astral Soul gauge is full.

Magic Ranged DPS actions

IconActionLevelTypeMPCastingRecastDescription
Addle
Addle8Ability-Instant90sLowers the target’s physical damage dealt by 5% and magic damage dealt by 10% for fifteen seconds.
Sleep
Sleep10Spell8002.5s2.5sPuts target and all enemies nearby to sleep for 30 seconds. Cancels any auto-attacks when cast.
Lucid Dreaming
Lucid Dreaming14Ability-Instant60sGradually restores own MP.
Potency: 55 for 21s
Swiftcast
Swiftcast18Ability-Instant60sNext spell is cast immediately.
Duration: 10s
Surecast
Surecast44Ability-Instant120sSpells can be cast without interruption. Nullifies most incoming knockback and draw-in effects for 6s.
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