Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 Class/Employment Adjustments for PvP

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The Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 class/job adjustments for PvP are arguably more in-depth than the PvE tweaks, so all you brawlers take note. The quickest summary of the changes is as follows: DPS has been made deadlier, tanks tougher, and healers more annoying. A full list of Patch 5.3 class/job tweaks for PvP are as follows:


Patch 5.3 Class/Job Adjustments for PvP

Shared tank actions

action Adjustment
Reprisals Target damage reduction increased from 10% to 20%.

Shared Range DPS Actions

action Adjustment
Focus Recast time reduced from 30 to 15 seconds.

Shared Magic DPS Actions

action Adjustment
Drain Maximum power increased from 1800 to 2400.
Rotten Target damage reduction increased from 20% to 40%.
Swiftcast Recast time reduced from 30 to 15 seconds.
Manaward Recast time reduced from 45 to 30 seconds.
Etheric Burst Reduced recast time from 60 to 45 seconds.

Shared healer actions

action Adjustment
Harmonization Reduced recast time from 60 to 30 seconds.
Help The effect now ignores knockback resistance and can no longer be avoided by debuffs.
The additional effect “Removes the Holmgang effect from the target” has been added.

Paladin

action Adjustment
I confess The additional effect now also reduces the target's healing power by 10%.
sacred ground Reduced recast time from 90 to 60 seconds.
The duration of the effect has been reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
testudo Reduced recast time from 60 to 45 seconds.

warrior

action Adjustment
heavy swing The additional effect “Increases the beast's gauge by 10” has been added.
Shake Reduced recast time from 60 to 45 seconds.
chaotic cyclone Target damage increase increased from 5% to 10%.

Black Knight

action Adjustment
shadow edge Reduced target's HP recovered by healing actions from 20% to 10%.
The duration of the effect reducing the target's HP recovered by healing actions has been increased from 6 seconds to 10 seconds.
Flood of Shadow The duration of the effect reducing the target's HP recovered by healing actions has been increased from 6 seconds to 10 seconds.
dark missionary Reduced recast time from 60 to 45 seconds.

arms breaker

action Adjustment
where shock The additional effect “Removes all regeneration and barrier effects from targets” has been removed.
“Heavy +50%” draw power bonus has been added.
The Draw Fortitude “Bind” bonus has been added.
Love at first sight The additional effect “Extends the duration of Fast Draw to the maximum” has been removed.
The additional effect “Increases the power of the next weapon destruction by 50%” has been added.
Squeaky Fang The additional effect “Gives a quick draw, reducing weapon refit time by 5%” has been removed.
The additional effect “Absorbs 100% of damage dealt as HP” has been added.
wild claw The additional effect “Gives a quick draw, reducing weapon refit time by 5%” has been removed.
The additional effect “Absorbs 100% of damage dealt as HP” has been added.
villain greenhouse The additional effect “Gives a quick draw, reducing weapon refit time by 5%” has been removed.
The additional effect “Absorbs 100% of damage dealt as HP” has been added.
Burst Strike The additional effect “Gives a quick draw, reducing weapon refit time by 5%” has been removed.
Fate circle The additional effect “Gives a quick draw, reducing weapon refit time by 5%” has been removed.

The following has been added to Gunbreaker:




action Effet
Draw and join Affects the target with a detrimental effect while granting itself a beneficial effect.
If the target is a melee DPS or tank, increases the target's damage taken by 10% while reducing your damage taken by 10%.
If the target is a DPS or ranged healer, reduces the target's damage dealt and healing power by 10% while increasing your damage dealt and healing power by 10%.
Previously acquired beneficial effects are overwritten on use.
Duration of detrimental effect: 10s
Duration of beneficial effect: 60 s

Moine

action Adjustment
Riddle of the Earth Barrier strength increased from 2 healing power to 000 healing power.
Tornado Kick Potency increased from 1 to 800.
The Forbidden Chakra Potency increased from 1 to 800.

Samurai

action Adjustment
Hissatsu: Chiten Potency increased from 1 to 000.

Bard

action Adjustment
Quick nock Power increased from 600 to 800.
Empyrean Arrow Power increased from 800 to 1000.
Knockback Shot Power increased from 400 to 800.

Machinist

action Adjustment
Spread shot Power increased from 600 to 800.
automatic crossbow Potency increased from 1 to 400.
Ricochet Power increased from 600 to 800.
Fire Damage portion compiled increased from 25% to 33%.
Bioblaster Potency increased from 1 to 400.
Vide Power increased from 600 to 800.
air anchor Potency increased from 1 to 600.

Black Magus

action Adjustment
Feu MP cost increased from 0 to 1000.
Astral Fire damage increase increased from 10% to 20%.
Snow storm Umbral Ice spell cast and recast time reduction changed from 10% to 20%.
Fire IV MP cost reduced from 2500 to 2000.
To burst MP cost reduced from 5000 to 4000.
Astral Fire damage increase increased from 10% to 20%.
Freeze Umbral Ice spell cast and recast time reduction changed from 10% to 20%.
Thunder Casting time has been made instantaneous.
Thunder II Casting time has been made instantaneous.
Xenoglossia Potency reduced from 3200 to 2400.
fault Potency reduced from 2 to 400.
Casting time has been made instantaneous.
Enochian The time it takes to acquire Polyglot has been reduced from 30 seconds to 15 seconds.
night wing Reduced recast time from 60 to 45 seconds.

Summoner

action Adjustment
Explosion Casting time reduced from 2 seconds to 1,5 seconds.
Suppurate Power increased from 800 to 1000.
Painflare Reduced recast time from 60 to 45 seconds.

Learned

action Adjustment
Biolyse Reduced target's HP recovered by healing actions from 20% to 15%.
dissipation Healing power increase changed from 50% to 40%.

Astrologer

action Adjustment
Combust III The additional effect “Extends weapon cast and recast time by 10%, as well as spell cast time and target recast time” has been changed to “Reduces damage dealt and potency healing of the target by 10%.
Divination Reduced recast time from 90 to 60 seconds.



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