Dawntrail saw major changes to many of the classes in Final Fantasy XIV, with all the changes now live, here are the best classes to pick in Square Enix’s MMORPG. There are plenty of classes to choose from in Final Fantasy XIV , whether that be a stalwart Paladin, a sneaky Ninja, or even a blessed White Mage. Of course, not all classes are made equal, with each one offering unique traits that may make them more sought after by players.
It’s worth noting that every class in Final Fantasy XIV is viable, and you can clear any content on any job. However, these are the classes that have benefitted the most from the Dawntrail changes and still proceed to be great tools for any party. Tanks Released in Shadowbringers, Gunbreaker is the heavy hitting flashy tank job of your dreams.
Complete with a gunblade, Gunbreakers deal fantastic amounts of damage thanks to their various combos and expenditure of cartridges, which they build up in their on two three combo. Then they use up all of this with moves like Double Down and their Lionheart combo under their No Mercy damage buff to dish out immense amounts of damage. The main issue for Gunbreaker is that with single heavy-hitting abilities like Double Down, there’s a pretty big gap for damage if you do or don’t critically hit.
That and if you’re optimizing your damage, fitting all of your big hitting buttons into your No Mercy window, you don’t have much room for error, making it punishing to mess up. Related: Gunbreaker does.