Blue mage is one of the most unique classes to ever grace an MMORPG. Essentially, you learn all of your spells by copying the abilities of monsters while on your adventures. This can create some incredibly diverse and interesting gameplay, with the added extra fun of running around and collecting them all.
Playing Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XI was one of my favorite pastimes, and I’m glad they added it to XIV.
This FFXIV Blue Mage spell guide is to be used as a quick reference on how to obtain said spells. The in-game UI will show which spells you have unlocked, but gives no indication on how to get them.
Spell list
| Spell Name | Spell Location | Aquire Info | Rank | Type | Damage |
| Water Cannon | Starter | Starter Spell | 1 | Magic | Water |
| Flamethrower | Brayflox(Hard), Keeper Of the Lake | Brayflox Final Boss, Keeper of the lakes bosses 1 and 2 | 4 | Magic | Fire |
| Aqua Breath | The Dragons Neck Masked Carnival 20(Miss Typhoon) The Whorleater(Hard) | Ultros, frontal cone used throughout the fight, Masked Carnival 20 acts 2 and 3 also feature this move. Whorleater(Hard), Leviathan uses this move during the fight, might do it on Extreme as well, haven’t tested yet. | 4 | Magic | Water |
| Flying Frenzy | Pharos Sirus | Boss 2, kill eggs to give it enrage stacks, it’s the belly flop | 3 | Physical | Blunt |
| Drill Cannon | Northern Thanalan(Ceruleum Processing Plant) Brayflox(Hard) | Open world mob uses ability at 60%, Brayflox(Hard) 2nd boss | 2 | Physical | Piercing |
| High Voltage | Binding Coil Turn 1 Binding Coil Turn 2 | Turn 1, First mob, first ability used. Turn 2 ADS also use this and they are vunerable to tail screw for potential solo farming. | 4 | Magic | Lightning |
| Loom | Northern Thanalan(Ceruleum Processing Plant) Tam-Tara(Hard) | Flame Sergeant Dalvag in Northern Thanalan its hisTeleport move Mobs between bosses 1 and 2 in Tam-Tara(Hard) | 1 | Magic | N/A |
| Final Sting | Middle La Noscea (Summerford Farms) The Sunken Temple of Qarn | Killer Wespes in Middle La Noscea, Final sting is the suicide move they use at low hp, so get them to low hp then wait for cast. Adds in Sunken Temple cast this throught the dungeon, naimly 1st boss spawns them | 2 | Physical | Piercing |
| Song Of Torment | Pharos Sirus | Last boss, casts throught the fight | 2 | Magic | N/A |
| Glower | Aurum Vale | 2nd Boss, frontal eye beam | 4 | Magic | Lightning |
| Plaincracker | Copperbell Mines(Hard) Outer La Noscea(Camp Overlook) North Shroud(Fallgourd Float) Southern Thanalan(Little Ala Mhigo) | Copperbell Mines(Hard) 2nd Boss Outer La Noscea, Floating City of Nym, the Golems in the canyon North Shroud, there are golems to be found at Finders Bluff, Southern Thanalan, Golems can be found around the entrance to The Sunken Temple of Qarn, above The Ring of Ash. | 2 | Magic | Earth |
| Bristle | East Shroud( Hawthorne Hut) | Boars in the bramble patch, its the boost they cast on themselfs before attacking, watch their buffs. | 2 | Magic | N/A |
| White Wind | Ul’dah | Totem for 10 spells learned | 3 | Magic | N/A |
| Lvl 5 Petrify | Haukke Manor | Manor Sentry that is spawned during lass boss, get the boss to 20% she spawns adds, kill both handmaidens, get the sentry to 20% and he’ll start casting it, kill him, if you dont learn it self destruct and repeat boss. | 2 | Magic | N/A |
| Sharpened Knife | Wanderer’s Palace | Last boss, buff he cast on himself then uses and ability, wait for after the ability has cast and the buff goes away. | 4 | Physical | Piercing |
| Ice Spikes | Central Shroud(Bentbranch Meadows) | The imps in spirithold to the east, its a buff they cast. | 1 | Magic | Ice |
| Blood Drain | Lower La Noscea | The bats at Blind Iron Mines Most world bats will use this skill incase you enounter any out and about. | 1 | Magic | N/A |
| Acorn Bomb | North Shroud(Fallgourd Float) | Mob only casts the ability once, multiple spawns around Blessed Bud and near Yellow Serpent Gate | 1 | Magic | N/A |
| Bomb Toss | Middle La Noscea(Summerford Farms) | Goblin Gamblers in the Goblin camp near the river at Rogues River | 2 | Magic | Fire |
| Off-Guard | Ul’dah | Totem for 5 spells learned | 2 | Magic | N/A |
| Self Destruct | Western Thanalan(Horizon) Haukke Manor Halatali(Hard) Hatali(Normal) | Western Thanalan outside Copperbell Mines, suicide ability same rules as Final Sting Haukke Manor, the Lady’s Candles adds during the last boss fight, Halatali(Hard) used by bombs near the start of dungeon. Hatali(Normal) also has bomb mobs. In general most bomb mobs you find will use this ability. | 1 | Magic | Fire |
| Transfusion | Ul’dah | Totem for 20 spells learned | 2 | Magic | N/A |
| Faze | Eastern La Noscea(Costa del Sol) Lower La Noscea(Moraby Dry Docks) | Quillen camp along the western wall, or do the fate that spawns just south of Costa, near Gullperch Tower, Lower La Noscea, there are level 13 Quillens around The Salt Strand that you can also get this from. | 3 | Magic | N/A |
| Flying Sardine | Eastern La Noscea(Costa del Sol) | Apkallu’s, near the road just south of Gullperch Tower, they throw Tactical Salmons at you. | 1 | Physical | Piercing |
| Snort | The Dragons Neck Masked Carnival 20(Miss Typhoon) | Typoon frontal cone, used at the end of the fight after the spin phase in Dragons Neck. Used all the time during Masked Carnival 20, Acts 1 and 3, | 4 | Magic | Wind |
| 4-Tonze Weight | The Dragons Neck | Ultros, drops big weights, used during P2, below 80% hp. | 4 | Physical | Blunt |
| The Look | Amdapor Keep Mor Dhona(Revenants Toll) | Amdapor Keep, last boss, Mor Dhona leve at Saint Coinach’s Find, the leve Necrologos spawns a Denizen of the Dark as the last boss who uses this ability often. | 2 | Magic | N/A |
| Bad Breath | Central Shroud(Bentbranch Meadows) Aurum Vale Mor Dhona(Revenets Toll) | Central Shroud, used by the Morbols around Hopeseed Pond, Aurum Vale, Morbols again throught the dungeon. Mor Dhona, Morbols around The Tangle use this ability, as will most other morbols that you find anywhere else. | 3 | Magic | N/A |
| Diamondback | Stone Vigil(Hard) Steps of Faith | Stone Vigil(Hard), 2nd boss, make sure not to stun the cast with the canons. Steps of Faith, big turtle ads spawn after the first gate goes down, If you don’t learn it, everyone needs to leave the instance while dead since you can’t leave an instance while you’re in combat and you can rez for free so a wipe doesn’t mean you fail. | 4 | Magic | N/A |
| Mighty Guard | Ul’dah | Totem for 10 spells learned | 4 | Magic | N/A |
| Sticky Tongue | Western Thanalan(Horizon) Central Thanalan(Black Brush Station) | Giant Toads use this when you agro them outside of melee range. Central Thanalan found at The Unholy Heir, Western Thanalan found at Parata’s Peace. | 4 | Physical | Blunt |
| Toad Oil | Western Thanalan(Horizon) | Buff the toad applies to self when you are in melee range, Giggling Gigantoad found at Parata’s Peace | 3 | Magic | N/A |
| The Rams Voice | Cutters Cry Masked Carnival 21(Chimera on a Hot Tin Roof) Masked Carnival 25(Dirty Rotten Azulmagia) A Relic Reborn: The Chimera | One of two main abilities all Chimeras Use, STAND OUT, Cutters Cry Last Boss Carnival 21, Act 2 Carnival 25, Acts 1,2,3 Chimera Trial, used throughout. | 2 | Magic | Ice |
| The Dragon’s Voice | Cutters Cry Masked Carnival 21(Chimera on a Hot Tin Roof) Masked Carnival 25(Dirty Rotten Azulmagia) A Relic Reborn: The Chimera | One of two main abilities all Chimeras Use, STAND IN, Cutters Cry Last Boss Carnival 21, Act 2 Carnival 25, Acts 1,2,3 Chimera Trial, used throughout. | 2 | Magic | Lightning |
| Missile | Battle In the Big Keep | Enkindu uses this during the first fight, get her to ~60% and she should use it, usually after people are turned to chickens, crosshair marker. | 4 | Magic | N/A |
| 1000 Needles | Southern Thanalan(Little Ala Mhigo) | Used by Sabontender Bailaors just South of Little Ala Mhigo, there is also a Leve you can take here called Flower Power. | 4 | Physical | Piercing |
| Ink Jet | Sastasha(Hard) | Final Boss Kraken uses this throughout the fight. | 3 | Magic | N/A |
| Fire Angon | Wanderer’s Palace(Hard) | First Boss uses this after he has thrown out the spears. | 3 | Magic | Fire |
| Moon Flute | Ul’dah | Totem for clearning 10 different fights in Masked Carnival. | 1 | Magic | N/A |
| Tail Screw | Sastasha(Hard) The Peaks(Ala Ghanna) | Sastasha(Hard) first boss, Crag Claws mobs found in The Slow Wash, get a lvl70 friends to tank the mobs for you as they are lvl61 and will one-shot you. | 1 | Magic | N/A |
| Mind Blast | Tam-Tara | Final boss, he uses this throughout the fight. | 1 | Magic | N/A |
| Doom | Ul’dah | Totem for clearning 20 different fights in Masked Carnival. | 4 | Magic | N/A |
| Perculiar Light | Mor Dhona(Revenants Toll) | Used by Lentic Mudpuppies at The Tangle | 2 | Magic | N/A |
| Feather Rain | The Howling Eye(Extreme) | This is the feathers that fall from the sky and leave a dot when Garuda teleports, Available only in Extreme. | 5 | Magic | Wind |
| Eruption | The Bowl of Embers(Hard) The Bowl of Embers(Extreme) | This is an aoe Ifrit casts on the floor that explodes, you can get this on both Hard and Extreme, maybe normal as well, not confirmed yet though. | 5 | Magic | Fire |
| Mountain Buster | The Navel(Hard) The Navel(Extreme) | Titan uses this throughout the fight, can be gotten on both Hard and Extreme. | 5 | Magic | Earth |
| Shock Strike | The Striking Tree(Hard) The Striking Tree(Extreme) | This is the aoe Ramuh uses on tanks throughout the fight. Can be gotten on both Hard and Extreme | 5 | Magic | Lightning |
| Glass Dance | Akh Afah Amphitheatre(Extreme) | Only used in bow form, available from phase p3(70%-0%), large aoe infront of Shiva, available only in Extreme. | 5 | Magic | Ice |
| Veil of the Whorl | The Whorleater(Hard) The Whorleater(Extreme) | This is the shield that he spawns on himself when the tail comes up, can be obtained in both Hard and Extreme. | 5 | Magic | Water |
