![]() ![]() The gear types are fairly straightforward outside of the different types for melee DPS. Check out our crafting and gathering guides if you’re interested in those areas! Healing gear - All healer jobs (White Mage, Scholar, Astrologian, and Sage).Īdditionally, all Crafting gear can be equipped by all crafter jobs, and all Gathering gear can be equipped by all gatherer jobs.Casting gear - All ranged magical DPS jobs (Summoner, Black Mage, Red Mage, and Blue Mage).Aiming gear - All ranged physical DPS jobs (Bard, Machinist, and Dancer).Fending gear - All tank jobs (Warrior, Paladin, Dark Knight, and Gunbreaker).It’s important to learn this, as you will often earn gear as a reward during the MSQ and need to select the right pieces for your job. Pieces of gear will display what jobs they can be equipped for, but they also have naming conventions to help you identify them at a quick glance. There are plenty of exceptions to this, but most multi-job gear is for glamour - we’ll talk about that later. Most gear in FFXIV is locked to specific jobs. Click to Expand | Looks like I’ve got some cool new bling to equip! / Square Enix via HGG Types of Gear What’s the point of raiding if it doesn’t give you obnoxiously cool looking gear? / Square Enix Don’t forget to check in every now and then to ensure you have the best possible gear equipped. This button is trustworthy! It will always equip the best possible gear set for your job. When you press this, it will display your currently equipped gear and show you if there are any better pieces available for you to equip. It displays a blue silhouette of a person with a sword and shield. The Recommended Gear button is located at the top left corner of the character preview window under the Character menu. Click to Expand | Square Enix via HGG / Joni Crawford You may find that some casters auto-equip shields at low levels when using wands, but they are unable to do this when they switch to using staffs at higher levels. Note that, as of right now, Paladins are the only job that utilize offhand weapon slots for their shields. They have a dedicated slot in the bottom of the right column. Additionally, you equip soul crystals (often referred to as “job stones”) in the same place that you equip the rest of your gear. You can switch between jobs by equipping different types of weapons. Gear goes in the left column, accessories and off-hand weapons go in the right column, and your weapon is equipped in a special slot where your class/job name is displayed. These gear slots are accessible via the Character menu. Even if you aren’t a beginner, you may learn a thing or two by reviewing the basics! Equipping Gear Click to Expand | Square Enix via HGG / Joni CrawfordĮach job utilizes three types of gear: weapons, armor, and accessories. Gearing Basicsīefore we jump straight to Level 90 gearing, there are some important elements of FFXIV’s gear system that we should cover. Looking for more FFXIV tips and tricks? View all our Final Fantasy Online guides. No matter where you’re at in the game, this FFXIV gearing guide is here to help! Maybe you’ve just hit endgame and want to know how to suit yourself up at max level. Are you a Final Fantasy XIV player who has found themselves wondering what to wear? Maybe you’re just starting out and you’re confused about how the gearing system works.
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