Description:
A simple collection of useful tips, tricks, and hidden features in Final Fantasy XIV that most players miss. This guide is spoiler-free and focused on helping both new and returning players discover quality-of-life tricks, hidden mechanics, and small things the game never explains well.

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• Customize your hotbars for each job. Save gear sets to instantly swap between classes.
  
• Adjust UI scale and window layouts for clarity. A clear HUD helps in dungeons and raids.
  
• Use macros for common actions, such as marking targets or combining abilities.
  
• Collapse or hide menus you don’t need to declutter your screen.

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• Learn the difference between GCD (global cooldown) and oGCD (off-global cooldown). Weave oGCD skills between GCD actions.
  
• Positionals matter. Some melee abilities deal more damage from the rear or flank.
  
• Buffs and debuffs often "snapshot" when applied. Timing skills inside party buffs increases your output.
  
• Do not forget role actions. Every role has shared abilities that are critical for survival.

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• Always complete your class and job quests. They unlock important skills and role mechanics.
  
• Some skills are gated behind specific levels or quests and are easy to miss if you skip them.
  
• DPS jobs benefit from "openers" (burst rotations) before settling into sustained combat.
  
• Crafters and gatherers share many abilities across classes. Unlock multiple to get the best toolkit.

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• Retainers are not just storage. Send them on ventures and use them to sell items on the market board.
  
• Always compare market board prices before listing. Check demand and avoid flooding the market.
  
• Some quests accept crafted or gathered items repeatedly for large XP gains.
  
• Use lower grade materials when appropriate. Do not always waste rare mats unless necessary.

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• Communication is key. Use party chat or markers in dungeons and trials.
  
• Tanks should lead pulls and mark kill orders.
  
• Healers should use cooldowns proactively, not only reactively.
  
• Do not be afraid to ask questions. Many players are happy to explain mechanics.

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• Read tooltips carefully. Many important details are hidden in ability descriptions.
  
• Try multiple jobs. You can play every role on one character, so experiment.
  
• Take breaks and enjoy the game at your own pace.
  
• Do not sell every item immediately. Many materials have later uses.

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7. Closing Notes
There are many more tips and secrets in FFXIV, but this should give you a strong foundation of things the game never clearly tells you.



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Description:
Learn the basics of Sage in FFXIV! Covers gauges, healing tools, DPS rotation, dungeon tips, and gearing. Perfect for new healers or players trying Sage for the first time.

Overview
• Role: Barrier Healer with strong free healing via Kardia
• Strengths:
 – Free passive healing
 – Flexible cooldowns (none longer than 3 minutes)
 – Has a gap closer (Icarus)
• Weaknesses:
 – Weak GCD heals compared to others
 – Harder to recover if mistakes are made
 – No raid-wide party buff

Gauges & Resources
• Phlegma – 2 charges, 45s recharge. Main burst damage tool.
• Addersgall – 3 charges, 20s recharge. Fuels oGCD heals and restores MP.
• Addersting – Up to 3 stacks. Gained when Eukrasian Diagnosis shield breaks, spent on Toxikon.

Core Healing Tools

Kardia
• Place on a party member (usually tank)
• Every offensive GCD heals them
• Can be swapped every 5s

Addersgall oGCD Heals
• Kerachole – AoE heal + 10% mitigation, 30s CD
• Ixochole – AoE heal, 30s CD
• Taurochole – Single target heal + mitigation, 45s CD
• Druochole – Single target heal, no CD

Other oGCD / Utility
• Physis II – AoE regen + boost to healing, 60s CD
• Haima / Panhaima – Single-target / AoE shields
• Holos – Heal + shield + mitigation
• Philosophia – 3 min raidwide buff, heals with each cast
• Icarus – Gap closer
• Soteria – Boosts Kardia healing
• Zoe – Buffs next GCD heal, best with Pneuma
• Pepsis – Converts shields into direct healing
• Rhizomata – Instantly gives an Addersgall charge
• Krasis – Boosts healing received on target

GCD Heals
• Diagnosis / Eukrasia Diagnosis – Single target heal (shield with Eukrasia)
• Prognosis / Eukrasia Prognosis – AoE heal (shield with Eukrasia)
• Use GCD heals only when oGCDs aren’t enough

Damage & Rotation
• Keep DoT active at all times
• Dosis is your filler spell
• Use Phlegma during raid buffs, don’t overcap charges
• Toxikon – Instant cast DPS, spend Addersting wisely
• Pneuma – Damage + AoE heal, use when group healing is needed
• Psyche – AoE heal, about once per minute

Dungeon / Leveling Tips
• Always keep Kardia on the tank
• Use Dyskrasia for AoE on trash packs
• Pre-pull with Eukrasian Diagnosis to gain Addersting stacks
• Prioritize oGCD heals, save GCD heals for emergencies

Gearing & Stats
• Priority: Critical Hit > Determination > Direct Hit
• Spell Speed is less important
• Little to no Piety needed (Sage has strong MP economy)

Description
Machinist is a fast-paced ranged physical DPS with strong burst potential and free movement. It uses a dual gauge system (Heat + Battery) and flexible burst windows to align with raid buffs.
Your goal: avoid overcapping gauges, manage cooldowns, and deliver burst during buffs.

Gauges & Core Systems

Heat & Battery Gauges
• Heat: used for Hypercharge (costs 50 Heat).
• Battery: used for summoning your Automaton Queen.
• Must accrue 50 in a gauge to use its respective ability.
• Avoid overcapping either gauge.

Two-Minute Loop & Rotational Philosophy
• The rotation is built around two-minute windows, often starting/ending with Wildfire.
• Between burst windows: use your combo GCDs (Heated Split Shot → Heated Slug Shot → Heated Clean Shot) to build gauge and maintain uptime.
• Use tools (Drill, Chain Saw, Air Anchor, Excavator, Full Metal Field) as soon as available, while balancing gauge use.

Battery Usage & Queen Summons
• Opener uses Queen as soon as 60 Battery.
• The “one-minute” Queen is used at ~90 Battery to help align the “two-minute” Queen summon after Air Anchor.
• Because of extra Battery gain from Excavator, you’ll often need to split battery usage across two Queens rather than one.
• Queen potency scales linearly with Battery at summon. Use as much Battery as possible without waste.

Variations, Ping, & <2.50 GCD Considerations
• If your GCD is faster than 2.50, you may need to adjust your rotation (don’t clip, shift tools).
• Wildfire & Drill no longer scale with skill speed; they might misalign with your GCD cycle. Handle this by adding filler GCDs or shifting placements.
• For high latency (“clipping”):
 – Use wired connections, lower graphics, or gaming VPNs.
 – Adjust rotation to reduce double Hypercharge windows or overly strict weaving.

Multi-Target / AoE Strategy
• Filler GCDs:
 – On 1–2 targets: use Heated Combo GCD
 – On 3+ targets: use Scattergun
• Hypercharge GCD:
 – Use Blazing Shot on smaller target counts
 – Use Auto Crossbow when many or some are out of range
• Flamethrower: effective when ≥2 targets or when gauge is unavailable (but don’t override stronger cooldowns)
• Bioblaster: useful in specific AoE windows (beats Drill on 3+, Air Anchor on 4+, but never beats Chain Saw/Excavator)

Gearing & Stat Priorities
• Stat priority: Weapon Damage > Dexterity > Critical Hit > Determination > Direct Hit > Skill Speed
• Determination is ranked above Direct Hit because both Reassemble and Wildfire scale with Determination, and Direct Hit contributes less in those contexts.
• Use the highest grade Dexterity potions available.
• Food, melds, and gearing details follow the same priority above.