Additional action

Additional actions, colloquially known as cross-class skills, were abilities in Final Fantasy XIV. They could be used by multiple disciplines with a limited amount of slots available, forcing players to choose which actions best suited their playstyle.

Starting in Stormblood, additional actions were effectively phased out, with Disciple of War and Magic actions being replaced with role actions and PvP-exclusive actions, many of which being existing abilities taken from various disciplines. Shadowbringers updated the role action layout, while Disciple of the Hand additional actions were removed in patch 5.1 and became core class skills. The patch 6.1 PvP revamp in Endwalker removed additional actions from PvP modes, and patch 6.3 reclassified Disciple of the Land additional actions as role actions.

Disciples of War and Magic[]

Prior to the release of Stormblood, Disciples of War and Magic had access to additional actions outside of PvP, as each class learned a handful of abilities that could then be used by other disciplines. With the release of Stormblood, additional actions for Disciples of War and Magic were replaced by role actions, while the current additional PvP action system was introduced to fill their role in PvP.

Prior to their removal, classes would unlock additional action slots every 5 levels and jobs every 10 levels, reaching a maximum of 10 and 5 slots respectively at level 50. Classes also had access to a greater variety of additional actions than jobs. This would grant classes greater versatility, though this rarely proved enough to justify their use over the more specialized jobs. Additional actions also frequently weren't as powerful when used by their non-native disciplines, as their source disciplines often had traits augmenting the action that did not carry over to other disciplines. On the other hand, certain actions, such as Thaumaturge’s Swiftcast or Archer’s Quelling Strikes, were considered obligatory to include for higher-end content where applicable, even if the player had otherwise no interest in levelling the class the action is gained from.

Ability	Source	Classes									Jobs
Savage Blade	Gladiator 4	—	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Flash	Gladiator 8	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Convalescence	Gladiator 10	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Provoke	Gladiator 22	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Awareness	Gladiator 34	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Foresight	Marauder 2	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Skull Sunder	Marauder 4	Y	—	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Fracture	Marauder 6	Y	—	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Bloodbath	Marauder 8	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Mercy Stroke	Marauder 26	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Cure	Conjurer 2	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Aero	Conjurer 4	N	N	—	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cleric Stance	Conjurer 6	N	N	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Protect	Conjurer 8	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Raise	Conjurer 12	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Stoneskin	Conjurer 34	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Featherfoot	Pugilist 4	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Second Wind	Pugilist 8	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Haymaker	Pugilist 10	Y	Y	N	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Internal Release	Pugilist 12	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Mantra	Pugilist 42	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Feint	Lancer 2	Y	Y	N	Y	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Keen Flurry	Lancer 6	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Invigorate	Lancer 22	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Blood for Blood	Lancer 34	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Shade Shift	Rogue 2	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	—	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	N	N	N	N
Goad	Rogue 18	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	N	N	N	N
Death Blossom	Rogue 42	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	N	N	N	N
Straight Shot	Archer 2	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	N	N	N
Raging Strikes	Archer 4	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	Y
Venomous Bite	Archer 6	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	N	N	N
Hawk's Eye	Archer 26	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	Y
Quelling Strikes	Archer 34	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	—	Y	Y	Y
Thunder (pre-2.1)	Thaumaturge 6	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	—	Y
Surecast	Thaumaturge 8	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	—	Y
Blizzard II	Thaumaturge 12	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	—	Y
Swiftcast	Thaumaturge 26	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	—	Y
Ruin	Arcanist 1	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	—	N	N	N	Y	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	—
Physick	Arcanist 4	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	N	N	N	Y	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	—
Virus	Arcanist 12	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	N	N	N	Y	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	—
Eye for an Eye	Arcanist 34	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	N	N	N	Y	—	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	—
Prospect	Miner 1	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lay of the Land	Miner 3	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lay of the Land II	Miner 5	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Truth of Mountains	Miner 46	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Triangulate	Botanist 1	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Arbor Call	Botanist 3	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Arbor Call II	Botanist 5	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Truth of Forests	Botanist 46	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

Disciples of the Hand[]

As with other classes, Disciples of the Hand gained additional action slots every five levels up to level 50 for a maximum of 10. They all granted and had access to a vast array of abilities to improve their crafting, and it was common for players to level all crafting disciplines to gain access to these skills. They also had access to the gatherer surveying skills, though crafters would rarely if ever find themselves in the field to utilize them.

A handful of crafting additional actions were removed in patch 5.0 before Disciples of the Hand lost access to additional actions entirely in patch 5.1 with the overhaul of the crafting system. Many additional actions were rolled into the crafting disciplines as class actions instead, being available by default without the need for slots or leveling other disciplines.

Ability	Source
Rumination	Carpenter 15	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Brand of Wind (pre-5.0)	Carpenter 37	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Byregot's Blessing (pre-5.0)	Carpenter 50	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Name of the Wind (pre-5.0)	Carpenter 54	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ingenuity	Blacksmith 15	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Brand of Fire (pre-5.0)	Blacksmith 37	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ingenuity II	Blacksmith 50	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Name of Fire (pre-5.0)	Blacksmith 54	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Rapid Synthesis	Armorer 15	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Brand of Ice (pre-5.0)	Armorer 37	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Piece by Piece	Armorer 50	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Name of Ice (pre-5.0)	Armorer 54	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Manipulation	Goldsmith 15	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y
Flawless Synthesis	Goldsmith 37	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y
Innovation	Goldsmith 50	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y
Maker's Mark	Goldsmith 54	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y	Y
Waste Not	Leatherworker 15	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y
Brand of Earth (pre-5.0)	Leatherworker 37	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y
Waste Not II	Leatherworker 50	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y
Name of Earth (pre-5.0)	Leatherworker 54	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y	Y
Careful Synthesis	Weaver 15	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y
Brand of Lightning (pre-5.0)	Weaver 37	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y
Careful Synthesis II	Weaver 50	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y
Name of Lightning (pre-5.0)	Weaver 54	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y	Y
Tricks of the Trade	Alchemist 15	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y
Brand of Water (pre-5.0)	Alchemist 37	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y
Comfort Zone	Alchemist 50	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y
Name of Water (pre-5.0)	Alchemist 54	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—	Y
Hasty Touch	Culinarian 15	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—
Steady Hand II (pre-5.0)	Culinarian 37	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—
Reclaim	Culinarian 50	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—
Muscle Memory	Culinarian 54	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	—
Prospect	Miner 1	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Lay of the Land	Miner 3	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Lay of the Land II	Miner 5	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Truth of Mountains	Miner 46	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Triangulate	Botanist 1	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Arbor Call	Botanist 3	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Arbor Call II	Botanist 5	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Truth of Forests	Botanist 46	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Fathom	Fisher 61	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Shark Eye	Fisher 61	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Shark Eye II	Fisher 65	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Truth of Oceans	Fisher 65	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Disciples of the Land[]

While Disciple of the Land additional actions were reclassified as role actions, they are functionally unchanged. The only actions available are surveying abilities learned by other gathering disciplines. Disciples of the Land would previously gain an additional action slot every 5 levels to a maximum of 10 at level 50, despite only 8 actions being available to each discipline.

Ability	Source
Prospect	Miner 1	—	Y	Y
Lay of the Land	Miner 3	—	Y	Y
Lay of the Land II	Miner 5	—	Y	Y
Truth of Mountains	Miner 46	—	Y	Y
Triangulate	Botanist 1	Y	—	Y
Arbor Call	Botanist 3	Y	—	Y
Arbor Call II	Botanist 5	Y	—	Y
Truth of Forests	Botanist 46	Y	—	Y
Fathom	Fisher 61	Y	Y	—
Shark Eye	Fisher 61	Y	Y	—
Shark Eye II	Fisher 65	Y	Y	—
Truth of Oceans	Fisher 65	Y	Y	—

PvP actions[]

These actions were only available during PvP and were unique to each role, making them similar to role actions. Only two could be set at any given time, so players had to choose abilities which complemented their combat strategy. As with other PvP actions, characters gained access to all additional PvP actions for their role as soon as they reached level 30.

Tank	Healer	Melee DPS	Physical Ranged DPS	Magic Ranged DPS
Paladin Warrior Dark Knight Gunbreaker	White Mage Scholar Astrologian Sage	Monk Dragoon Ninja Samurai Reaper	Bard Machinist Dancer	Black Mage Summoner Red Mage

Tank[]

Ability	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Full Swing	Ability	Instant	30s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,200. Additional Effect: 15-yalm knockback
Weapon Throw	Ability	Instant	30s	—	15y	—
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 400. Additional Effect: 10-yalm draw-in
Reprisal	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	5y radius
	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 20%. Duration: 10s
Rampart	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Duration: 10s
Retaliation	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Counters all incoming attacks. Counter Potency: 800 Duration: 10s

Healer[]

Ability	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Repose	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Afflicts target with Sleep. Duration: 3s
Protect	Ability	Instant	45s	—	30y	—
	Reduces damage taken by a party member or self by 20%. Duration: 10s
Rescue	Ability	Instant	30s	—	30y	—
	Instantly draws target party member to your side. Additional Effect: Removes Holmgang effect from target Ignores target's knockback resistance.
Largesse	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	—
	Increases healing potency by 25%. Duration: 10s
Attunement	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 3,000 Potency increases up to 6,000 as your HP decreases. Additional Effect: Nullifies 99% of damage taken but prevents movement or use of other actions Duration: 3s

Melee DPS[]

Ability	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Feint	Ability	Instant	45s	—	15y	—
	Increases damage you deal target by 20%. Duration: 6s
Bloodbath	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Converts 100% of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 6s
Arm's Length	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 10%. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: When you are struck, the striker's damage dealt will be reduced by 10% Duration: 6s
Fetter Ward	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Grants immunity to Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Silence, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 10s
Backstep	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Jump 10 yalms back from current position. Cannot be executed while bound.

Physical Ranged DPS[]

Ability	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Leg Graze	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Afflicts target with Heavy +50%. Duration: 5s
Foot Graze	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Binds target. Duration: 3s
Concentrate	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Increases potency of next weaponskill by 50%. Duration: 5s
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	—
	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 3,000 Additional Effect: Removes Heavy, Bind, and Holmgang effects
Peloton	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	20y radius
	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members. Duration: 10s

Magic Ranged DPS[]

Ability	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Drain	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 600. Potency increases up to 2,400 as your HP decreases. Additional Effect: Absorbs 200% of damage dealt as HP
Addle	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Reduces the potency of target's attacks by 40%. Duration: 6s
Aetheric Burst	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	5y radius
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 1,200 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Lengthens weaponskill cast time and recast time as well as spell cast time and recast time by 20% Duration: 10s
Swiftcast	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 5s
Manaward	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 2,500 potency. Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Restores 2,500 MP when barrier is completely absorbed

Removed actions[]

The following actions were removed in previous patches prior to the PvP revamp.

Ability	Affinity	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Muse		Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Restores 25% of maximum MP. Removed in patch 5.0.
Enliven		Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Restores 50% of maximum TP. Removed in patch 5.0.
Safeguard		Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s Removed in patch 5.0.
Interject		Ability	Instant	45s	—	5y	—
	Silences target. Duration: 2s Removed in patch 5.1.
Blood for Blood		Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Increases damage dealt and damage suffered by 10%. Duration: 10s Removed in patch 5.1.