Jobs & skills
Arcanist
A focused mage who turns long casts into powerful single-target damage.
- Role
- Single-target magic
- Weapon
- Rod
Playing an Arcanist
Aether Dart provides a steady attack while Aether Lance and Ruin spend SP for stronger hits. Aether Focus strengthens magic damage during a short burst window.
Intellect is your main damage attribute. Spirit supports costly casts; Vitality helps protect a fragile caster.
Your job grid
Open Aether Constellations from your character sheet to improve attributes and learn later abilities. Click connected nodes to plan your training; click a ranked node again to add another rank. Train the connected prerequisite ranks, then choose Apply to spend the points and learn your choices. Leveling alone does not learn these later skills.
Skills
| Skill | Learned through | SP | Cooldown | Cast | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aether Dart | Starting ability | 0 | 1 s | 0.3 s | Release an aether dart at a distant foe. |
| Aether Lance | Starting ability | 12 | 3 s | 0.85 s | Cast a powerful aether lance at one distant foe. |
| Aether Focus | Job grid · 2 points | 14 | 12 s | 0.45 s | Increase your magic damage by 30% for 6 seconds. |
| Ruin | Job grid · 3 points | 22 | 7 s | 1.2 s | Commit to a long cast for a devastating hit against one foe. |
In a party
Let the defender establish attention before committing to Ruin. Move clear of warnings, then use Aether Focus and your stronger spells during the boss’s exposed window.