The latest expansion for FFXIV has arrived, and players can now sink their teeth into Dawntrail. This expansion introduces two new jobs for players to experiment with. One of the jobs is named Pictomancer, and they are a Magical Ranged DPS class that uses magic to summon colorful and artistic attacks on the opponent. Unfortunately, it isn’t as simple as just owning the new expansion. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to unlock Pictomancer in FFXIV.
How to Unlock Pictomancer in FFXIV
First and foremost, you’ll need to meet two preliminary requirements.
- Have a Combat Class or Job at level 80
- Own the Dawntrail expansion
Now that you have the preliminary requirements, you can focus on unlocking the job quests to progress through the game.
Head to Old Gridania and speak with Cheerless Hearer at (X:8.0 Y: 10.3). You’ll then accept a quest called The Joy of Pictomancy, which will take you to the Gridania Aetheryte Plaza.
There, you’ll have to wait for a moogle to show up. Converse with the moogle and head to the Adventurer’s Guild, the Carline Canopy.
Watch the cutscene and speak to the moogle again, giving you the Pictomancer weapon, a Soul Crystal, and a Gear Coffer.
That’s everything you need to know about how to unlock Pictomancer in FFXIV. Now that you have unlocked the Pictomancer job, you can have fun creating an artistic storm and taking out the enemies that you encounter in Tural.
The Pictomancer uses fire and ice magic, but the main property that makes the PIctomancer so unique is its ability to create motifs. Doing so will give you specific buffs or create special attacks. For example, a motif called Wings allows you to create a pair of windborne wings that attack the first enemy with a potency of 1000 but then deal 60% potency to the nearby enemies.
For a brand-new class added to such a late-game expansion, Pictomancer’s rotation is highly accessible and perfect for those who may have tried out the Thaumaturge or Black Mage in the past.
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