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White Mage is a healer job in Final Fantasy XIV that uses an array of healing spells to aid their allies in combat.They can be unlocked by obtaining your job stone as a Level 30 or higher Conjurer, after completing the requiredclass quests.
1.
What is White Mage's Playstyle?
White Mage (WHM) is the bread and butter JRPG healer job. White Mage focuses on usingholy aetheric energy to mend wounds and smite foes while boasting very high up-frontpotency on both its main damage and main healing spells, in addition to generating a resource knownas "Lilies" to gain access to more powerful tools.
White Mage's playstyle revolves around reacting to damage and using as many toolsas possible to recover the party's health with up-front healing power. The job plays a bitslower-paced and is very comfortable at an entry-level, making it quite accessible to pickup and get going. The main core fundamentals of healer are very much attainable with theno-nonsense kit of White Mage, teaching players how to handle content as a healer role inFFXIV without having to worry too much about other kit gimmicks. However, at a high level,White Mage can still perform very well in the trained hands, utilizing lilies and rawstopping power to muscle through content effectively and efficiently.
It is also worth noting that compared to other healers, White Mage has the mostissues with maintaining its MP - a resource required to cast spells - above a levelthat lets it continually string casts together. Good White Mages will be able to makeuse of their kit properly, as well as gear themselves accordingly for content, to let thisconcern be as benign as possible.
2.
White Mage Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
- Easily accessible job mechanics.
- High potency rebate on select GCD healing spells via lilies.
- Reliable and immediate damage and healing spells.
Weaknesses
- No raid utility.
3.
How do you Unlock White Mage?
White Mage is available to all players of the game no matter what expansionthey have purchased up to and how late in the game they have reached. The only prerequisite isthat the player character has unlocked Conjurer from Old Gridania (x6.5, y11.0), hasreached level 30 on it, and completed all the basic class quests up to level 30. Afterward,the player will automatically be able to speak to E-Sumi-Yan from the Conjurer's Guild to unlockWhite Mage and begin its job quests.
4.
White Mage Gauge
The Healing Gauge displays all currently acquired Lilies, used tocast Afflatus Solace and Afflatus Rapture, and the currentprogress towards growing the Blood Lily, used to cast Afflatus Misery.
4.1.
Progress Towards Lilies
Acquiring a Lily requires the player to be in combat. Every 20 seconds in combat, one Lilywill bloom on the Healing Gauge. We can see our progress towards acquiring a Lily with a blue linethat traces the white vine of the gauge, growing from the stem to the top.
After having acquired a Lily, the gauge will bloom one blue flower from the white vine, indicatingone usage of Afflatus Solace or Afflatus Rapture is ready.We can hold up to three of these Lilies at a time before the gauge stops progressing towards bloominga new Lily.
4.1.1.
Blood Lilies
Every time a Lily is consumed to cast Afflatus Solace or Afflatus Rapture, the blood Lily will begin to be nourished and blossom. Thisis indicated near the bottom/stem of the gauge, as a red crystalline bud will begin to appear.
After three Lilies are consumed, the Blood Lily will fully flourish, indicating one castof Afflatus Misery is ready. This cast will consume the Blood Lily.
5.
White Mage Video Resources
If you would prefer to watch a video that provides an overview of White Mage,feel free to give the video below a watch. The video was provided by Julia Care, amember of the community on The Balance Discord server.
6.
White Mage Actions
Action Name |
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| Effect |
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Stone Lv. 1 |
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| MP Cost: 200.0 Deals earth damage with a potency of 140. |
Cure Lv. 2 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Restores target's HP.Cure Potency: 500Additional Effect: 15% chance next Cure II will cost no MPDuration: 15s |
Aero Lv. 4 |
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| MP Cost: 200.0 Deals wind damage with a potency of 50.Additional Effect: Wind damage over timePotency: 30Duration: 30s |
Medica Lv. 10 |
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| MP Cost: 900.0 Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.Cure Potency: 400 |
Raise Lv. 12 |
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| MP Cost: 2400.0 Resurrects target to a weakened state. |
Stone II Lv. 18 |
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| MP Cost: 200.0 Deals earth damage with a potency of 190. |
Cure II Lv. 30 |
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| MP Cost: 1000.0 Restores target's HP.Cure Potency: 800 |
Presence of Mind Lv. 30 |
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| Reduces spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 20%.Duration: 15s |
Regen Lv. 35 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Grants healing over time effect to target.Cure Potency: 250Duration: 18s |
Cure III Lv. 40 |
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| MP Cost: 1500.0 Restores own or target party member's HP and all party members nearby target.Cure Potency: 600 |
Holy Lv. 45 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies.Additional Effect: StunDuration: 4s |
Aero II Lv. 46 |
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| MP Cost: 200.0 Deals wind damage with a potency of 50.Additional Effect: Wind damage over timePotency: 50Duration: 30s |
Benediction Lv. 50 |
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| Restores all of a target's HP. |
Medica II Lv. 50 |
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| MP Cost: 1000.0 Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.Cure Potency: 250Additional Effect: RegenCure Potency: 150Duration: 15s |
Afflatus Solace Lv. 52 |
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| Restores target's HP.Cure Potency: 800Additional Effect: Nourishes the Blood LilyHealing Gauge Cost: 1 Lily |
Asylum Lv. 52 |
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| Envelops a designated area in a veil of succor, granting healing over time to self and any party members who enter.Cure Potency: 100Duration: 24s Additional Effect: Increases HP recovery via healing actions on party members in the designated area by 10% |
Stone III Lv. 54 |
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| MP Cost: 300.0 Deals earth damage with a potency of 220. |
Assize Lv. 56 |
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| Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 400 to all nearby enemies.Additional Effect: Restores own HP and the HP of nearby party membersCure Potency: 400Additional Effect: Restores 5% of maximum MP |
Thin Air Lv. 58 |
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| Next action is executed without MP cost.Duration: 12sMaximum Charges: 2 |
Tetragrammaton Lv. 60 |
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| Restores target's HP.Cure Potency: 700 |
Stone IV Lv. 64 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Deals earth damage with a potency of 260. |
Divine Benison Lv. 66 |
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| Creates a barrier around self or target party member that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 500 potency.Duration: 15sMaximum Charges: 2 |
Plenary Indulgence Lv. 70 |
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| Grants Confession to self and nearby party members.Upon receiving HP recovery via Medica, Medica II, Cure III, or Afflatus Rapture cast by self, Confession triggers an additional healing effect.Cure Potency: 200Duration: 10s |
Dia Lv. 72 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 65.Additional Effect: Unaspected damage over timePotency: 65Duration: 30s |
Glare Lv. 72 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 290. |
Afflatus Misery Lv. 74 |
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| Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,240 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.Can only be executed when the Blood Lily is in full bloom. |
Afflatus Rapture Lv. 76 |
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| Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.Cure Potency: 400Additional Effect: Nourishes the Blood LilyHealing Gauge Cost: 1 Lily |
Temperance Lv. 80 |
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| Increases healing magic potency by 20%, while reducing damage taken by self and all party members within a radius of 50 yalms by 10%.Duration: 20s |
Glare III Lv. 82 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 310. |
Holy III Lv. 82 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies.Additional Effect: StunDuration: 4s |
Aquaveil Lv. 86 |
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| Reduces damage taken by a party member or self by 15%.Duration: 8s |
Liturgy of the Bell Lv. 90 |
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| Places a healing blossom at the designated location and grants 5 stacks of Liturgy of the Bell to self.Duration: 20sTaking damage will expend 1 stack of Liturgy of the Bell to heal self and all party members within a radius of 20 yalms.Cure Potency: 400The effect of this action can only be triggered once per second.Any remaining stacks of Liturgy of the Bell will trigger an additional healing effect when time expires or upon executing this action a second time.Cure Potency: 200 for every remaining stack of Liturgy of the BellThis action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. |
7.
Role Actions
Action Name |
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| Effect |
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Repose Lv. 8 |
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| MP Cost: 600.0 Afflicts target with Sleep.Duration: 30sCancels auto-attack upon execution. |
Esuna Lv. 10 |
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| MP Cost: 400.0 Removes a single detrimental effect from target. |
Lucid Dreaming Lv. 14 |
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| Gradually restores own MP.Potency: 55Duration: 21s |
Swiftcast Lv. 18 |
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| Next spell is cast immediately.Duration: 10s |
Surecast Lv. 44 |
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| Spells can be cast without interruption.Additional Effect: Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effectsDuration: 6s |
Rescue Lv. 48 |
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| Instantly draws target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements. |
8.
White Mage Traits
Action Name | Acquired | Effect |
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Stone Mastery | Lv. 18 | Upgrades Stone to Stone II. |
Maim and Mend | Lv. 20 | Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%. |
Freecure | Lv. 32 | Grants a 15% chance that after casting Cure, the MP cost for your next Cure II will be 0. Duration: 15s |
Maim and Mend II | Lv. 40 | Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%. |
Aero Mastery | Lv. 46 | Upgrades Aero to Aero II. |
Secret of the Lily | Lv. 52 | Adds a Lily to your Healing Gauge for every 20 seconds you are engaged in combat, up to a maximum of 3. |
Stone Mastery II | Lv. 54 | Upgrades Stone II to Stone III. |
Stone Mastery III | Lv. 64 | Upgrades Stone III to Stone IV. |
Aero Mastery II | Lv. 72 | Upgrades Aero II to Dia. |
Stone Mastery IV | Lv. 72 | Upgrades Stone IV to Glare. |
Transcendent Afflatus | Lv. 74 | Adds a Blood Lily to the Healing Gauge that blooms after three uses of Afflatus Solace or Afflatus Rapture. |
Enhanced Asylum | Lv. 78 | Adds an additional effect to Asylum that increases HP recovery via healing actions by 10%. |
Glare Mastery | Lv. 82 | Upgrades Glare to Glare III. |
Holy Mastery | Lv. 82 | Upgrades Holy to Holy III. |
Enhanced Healing Magic | Lv. 85 | Increases the healing potency of Cure to 500, Medica to 400, Cure II to 800, Regen to 250, Cure III to 600, Medica II to 250, Medica II's Regen effect to 150, Afflatus Solace to 800, and Afflatus Rapture to 400. |
Enhanced Divine Benison | Lv. 88 | Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Divine Benison. Maximum Charges: 2 |
9.
White Mage Lore
White magic, the arcane art of succor, was conceived eras past that the world might know comfort.Alas, man began perverting its powers for self-gain, and by his wickedness brought about the SixthUmbral catastrophe. Although the art subsequently became forbidden, it is now in the midst of arevival at the hands of the Padjal, chosen of the elementals.
Those who would walk the path of the white mage are healers without peer, possessed of thepower to deliver comrades from the direst of afflictions—even the icy grip of death itself.
10.
Changelog
- 04 May 2024 (keybindings page): Page Added
- 29 Jan. 2024 (gear page): BiS Sets updated for 6.55 relics
- 14 Oct. 2023 (healing page): Updated for patch 6.5
- 14 Oct. 2023 (DPS rotation page): Updated for patch 6.5
- 14 Oct. 2023 (Leveling page): Updated for patch 6.5
- 14 Oct. 2023 (melding page): Updated for patch 6.5
- 14 Oct. 2023 (this page): Updated for patch 6.5
- 06 Oct. 2023 (gear page): TOP sets updated for 6.5 dungeon gear.
- 27 Jul. 2023 (gear page): DSR and TOP sets updated with 6.45 relic
- 10 Jul. 2023 (gear page): Formatting updated, prog, DSR, and old ultmate gear guides addded.
- 27 May 2023 (healing page): Updated for patch 6.4
- 27 May 2023 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.4, openers fixed.
- 27 May 2023 (Leveling page): Updated for Patch 6.4
- 27 May 2023 (gear page): Sets updated for patch 6.4, TOP sets adjusted to current standard.
- 27 May 2023 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.4
- 27 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.4
- 10 Jan. 2023 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.3
- 10 Jan. 2023 (Leveling page): Guide updated for Patch 6.3
- 10 Jan. 2023 (gear page): Sets updated for Patch 6.3, TOP prog sets added.
- 10 Jan. 2023 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.3
- 10 Jan. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.3
- 09 Jan. 2023 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.3
- 28 Aug. 2022 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.2
- 28 Aug. 2022 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.2
- 28 Aug. 2022 (Leveling page): Guide updated for Patch 6.2
- 28 Aug. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.2.
- 28 Aug. 2022 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.2
- 28 Aug. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.2
- 20 Apr. 2022 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.1
- 20 Apr. 2022 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.1
- 20 Apr. 2022 (gear page): Updated sets for 6.1 WHM changes.
- 20 Apr. 2022 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.1
- 20 Apr. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.1
- 11 Apr. 2022 (Leveling page): Guide updated for 6.1, minor adjustments to Afflatus Misery sections.
- 04 Apr. 2022 (healing page): Guide added.
- 03 Apr. 2022 (DPS rotation page): Guide added.
- 02 Apr. 2022 (Leveling page): Guide added.
- 14 Feb. 2022 (gear page): Guide added.
- 14 Feb. 2022 (melding page): Guide added.
- 14 Feb. 2022 (this page): Guide added.
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