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| No level cap increase is complete without an accompanying arsenal of new job abilities, traits, and magic spells. Come the June version update, adventurers will find themselves empowered with myriad new ways to smite enemies and support comrades in battle. As the icing on this scrumptious cake of additions, performance-enhancing tweaks are also being whipped up for certain existing job abilities.

==The following job abilities will be added:==

[[Restraint]] ([[WAR]] Lv.77 Ability Delay: 10 min. Effect Duration: 5 min.) 
Enhances your weapon skill power with each normal attack you land, but prevents you from dealing critical hits.

[[Perfect Counter]] ([[MNK]] Lv.79 Ability Delay: 1 min. Effect Duration: 30 sec.) 
Allows you to counter the next attack directed at you.

[[Mana Wall]] ([[BLM]] Lv.76 Ability Delay: 10 min. Effect Duration: 5 min.) 
Allows you to take damage with MP.

[[Despoil]] ([[THF]] Lv.77 Ability delay: 5 min.) 
Steals items from an enemy while inflicting a status ailment upon it.

[[Divine Emblem]] ([[PLD]] Lv.78 Ability Delay: 10 min. Effect Duration: 1 min.) 
Enhances the accuracy of your next divine magic spell and increases enmity.

[[Nether Void]] ([[DRK]] Lv.78 Ability Delay: 5 min. Effect Duration: 1 min.) 
Increases the absorption of your next dark magic spell.

[[Double Shot]] ([[RNG]] Lv.79 Ability Delay: 3 min. Effect Duration: 90 sec.) 
Occasionally uses two units of ammunition to deal double damage.

[[Sengikori]] ([[SAM]] Lv.77 Ability Delay: 3 min. Effect Duration: 1 min.) 
Grants a bonus to skillchains and magic bursts initiated by your next weapon skill.

[[Futae]] ([[NIN]] Lv.77 Ability Delay: 3 min. Effect Duration: 1 min.) 
Grants a bonus to your next elemental ninjutsu by expending two ninja tools.

[[Spirit Jump]] ([[DRG]] Lv.77 Ability Delay: 90 sec.) 
Delivers a short jumping attack on a targeted enemy which suppresses enmity. Effect enhanced when wyvern is present.

[[Blood Pact: Rage]] "[[Holy Mist]]" ([[SMN]] Lv.76) 
Deals light elemental damage to an enemy.

[[Blood Pact: Rage]] "[[Lunar Bay]]" ([[SMN]] Lv.78) 
Deals darkness damage to an enemy.

[[Blood Pact: Rage]] "[[Night Terror]]" ([[SMN]] Lv.80) 
Deals darkness damage to an enemy.

[[Bolter's Roll]] ([[COR]] Lv.76) 
Increases movement speed for party members within area of effect.

[[Caster's Roll]] ([[COR]] Lv.79) 
Enhances "Fast Cast" effect for party members within area of effect.

[[Tactical Switch]] ([[PUP]] Lv.79 Ability Delay: 3 min.) 
Swaps TP of master and automaton.

[[Presto]] ([[DNC]] Lv.77 Ability Delay: 15 sec. Effect Duration: 30 sec.) 
Enhances the effect of your next step and grants you an additional finishing move.

[[Divine Waltz II]] ([[DNC]] Lv.78 Ability Delay: 20 sec.) 
Restores the HP of all party members within a small radius.

[[Climactic Flourish]] ([[DNC]] Lv.80 Ability Delay: 90 sec.) 
Allows you to deal critical hits. Requires at least one finishing move.

[[Libra]] ([[SCH]] Lv.76 Ability Delay: 1 min.) 
Examines the target's enmity level.

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==The following adjustments will be made to existing job abilities:==

[[Image:Image06-17-2010_1.jpg|right]]- [[Beastmaster]]s will be able to invoke the aid of six new creatures via the "[[Call Beast]]" ability by using the following items: 
Cunning Brain Broth / Lucky Carrot Broth / Deepbed Soil / Wool Grease / Vermihumus / Dancing Herbal Broth
 

- The level requirement for the [[samurai]] ability "[[Sekkanoki]]" will be reduced from 60 to 40. 
- When [[dragoon]]s use the "[[Spirit Link]]" ability, half of their wyvern's TP will be transferred to them. 
- If a [[corsair]]'s "[[Double-Up]]" ability produces a total of XI, the roll's effect duration will be extended by 10 minutes. 
- [[Dancer]]s will be able to perform the ability "Cure Waltz" on non-party members. 
- The "[[Dual Wield]]" job trait will become available to [[dancer]]s at level 20, with the degree of mastery increasing in stages thereafter.

==Support jobs will be subject to the following ability restrictions:==

- The [[White Mage|white mage]] abilities "[[Afflatus Misery]]" and "[[Afflatus Solace]]" will be unavailable. 
- The [[ranger]] ability "[[Shadowbind]]" will receive a penalty to accuracy. 
- The [[ninja]] abilities "[[Innin]]" and "[[Yonin]]" will be unavailable. 
- The [[scholar]] abilities "[[Accession]]" or "[[Manifestation]]" will triple rather than double the recast time for associated spells.

==The following job traits will be added:==

*The jobs column indicates the level at which the trait will first be learned. The degree of mastery will increase in stages thereafter.
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| [[Crit. Atk. Bonus]]
| [[WAR]] Lv.78 [[THF]] Lv.78 [[DNC]] Lv.80
| Improves power of critical hits.
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| [[Crit. Def. Bonus]]
| [[PLD]] Lv.79 [[BRD]] Lv.80
| Improves defense against critical hits.
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| [[Tactical Parry]]
| [[NIN]] Lv.77 [[DNC]] Lv.77
| Grants bonus TP when parrying an attack.
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| [[Tactical Guard]]
| [[MNK]] Lv.77 
[[PUP]] Lv.80
| Grants bonus TP when guarding against an attack.
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| [[Shield Def. Bonus]]
| [[WAR]] Lv.80 [[PLD]] Lv.77
| Reduces damage taken when blocking an attack with a shield.
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| [[Stout Servant]]
|[[BST]] Lv.78 [[PUP]] Lv.78
|Reduces damage taken by pet.
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| [[True Shot]]
| [[RNG]] Lv.78
| Grants a damage bonus to ranged attacks performed at an appropriate distance.
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| [[Blood Boon]]
| [[SMN]] Lv.60
| Occasionally cuts down MP cost of Blood Pact abilities. Does not affect abilities that require Astral Flow.
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| [[Skillchain Bonus]]
| [[SAM]] Lv.78 [[DNC]] Lv.45
| Improves skillchain damage.
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| [[Fencer]]
| [[WAR]] Lv.45 [[BST]] Lv.80
|Increases rate of critical hits when wielding with the main hand only. Grants a TP bonus to weapon skills.
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| [[Conserve TP]]
| [[RNG]] Lv.80 [[DRG]] Lv.45 [[DNC]] Lv.77
| Occasionally cuts down TP cost of weapon skills.
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| [[Occult Acumen]]
|[[DRK]] Lv.45 [[SCH]] Lv.78
| Grants bonus TP when dealing damage with elemental or dark magic.
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| [[Mag. Burst Bonus]]
| [[BLM]] Lv.45 [[NIN]] Lv.80 [[SCH]] Lv.79
| Improves magic burst damage.
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| [[Divine Benison]]
| [[WHM]] Lv.50
| Quickens spellcasting for status ailment recovery magic. Grants a bonus to enmity reduction
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| [[Resist Amnesia]]
| [[BST]] Lv.15 [[COR]] Lv.30 [[PUP]] Lv.15
| Gives you a slight resistance against amnesia.
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==The following magic spells will be added:==

- White Magic 
[[Cure VI]]: [[WHM]] Lv.80 
[[Protect V]]: [[WHM]] Lv.76 / [[RDM]] Lv. 77 / [[SCH]] Lv.80 
[[Shell V]]: [[WHM]] Lv.76 
[[Baramnesia]]: [[RDM]] Lv.78 
[[Baramnesra]]: [[WHM]] Lv.78

- Black Magic 
[[Stone V]]: [[BLM]] Lv.77 / [[SCH]] Lv.79 ([[Addendum: Black]]) 
[[Water V]]: [[BLM]] Lv.80 
[[Aspir II]]: [[DRK]] Lv.78

- Songs 
[[Foe Requiem VII]]: [[BRD]] Lv.76 
[[Army's Paeon VI]]: [[BRD]] Lv.78 
[[Knight's Minne V]]: [[BRD]] Lv.80

- Ninjutsu 
[[Aisha: Ichi]]: [[NIN]] Lv.78 
*Uses the ninja tool "Soshi".

==More jobs will be able to learn the following spells:==

- White Magic 
[[Shell IV]]: [[PLD]] Lv.80 
[[Phalanx]]: [[PLD]] Lv.77 
[[Regen II]]: [[RDM]] Lv.76 

- Black Magic 
[[Stone III]]: [[DRK]] Lv.76 
[[Stone IV]]: [[RDM]] Lv.77 
[[Water III]]: [[DRK]] Lv.80 
[[Water IV]]: [[RDM]] Lv.80

==Several new blue magic spells will be added.==
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