The strategy of the lancers is to outrange and fluster opponents with their long, two–handed polearms, peppering them with a barrage of thrusting attacks. They are trained with a number of weapons, giving a diversity to their attacks that makes them extremely versatile combatants.
In former times, the longspear saw the most widespread use, due in great part to the influence of the proud lancer legions of Ala Mhigo. Since then, the guild has greatly expanded its armories to include a variety of weaponry, such as the throwing javelin.
Below is a list of current actions and traits for the Lancer class.
By completting quests the Lancer can become a Dragoon.
As a Lancer you should be focusing on STR as this increases melee attack power.
Lancer Actions
Actions are skills that the Lancer can equip to their bar and select to use at any time as long as their timer is available. Actions used in a combo will generate additional damage and effects. All Lancer actions are exclusive to that job.| Name | Level | Cast | Recast | MP | TP | Range | Radius | ||
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 | True Thrust | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 230 . | |||||||||
 | Vorpal Thrust | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 . Combo Action: True Thrust or Raiden Thrust Combo Potency: 280 |
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 | Impulse Drive | 6 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. | |||||||||
 | Life Surge | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Ensures critical damage for first weaponskill used while Life Surge is active. Duration: 5s Increases damage dealt when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. Effect cannot be applied to damage over time. Additional Effect: Absorbs a portion of damage dealt as HP Maximum Charges: 2 |
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 | Heavy Thrust | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. 190 when executed from a target’s flank. F201F8F201F9Additional Effect:0101 Increases damage dealt by 10% F201F8F201F9Duration:0101 30s |
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 | Piercing Talon | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 20y | 0y | |
| Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 150. | |||||||||
 | Disembowel | 18 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 . Combo Action: True Thrust or Raiden Thrust Combo Potency: 250 Combo Bonus: Grants Power Surge Power Surge Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10% Duration: 30s |
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 | Full Thrust | 26 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Vorpal Thrust Combo Potency: 380 |
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 | Lance Charge | 30 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Increases damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 20s |
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 | Doom Spike | 42 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 160 | 10y | 10y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 135 to all enemies in a straight line before you. | |||||||||
 | Chaos Thrust | 50 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. 140 when executed from a target’s rear. Combo Action: Disembowel Combo Potency: 220 Rear Combo Potency: 260 Combo Bonus: Damage over time Potency: 40 Duration: 24s |
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Lancer Traits
Traits are not actions and can not be equipped to your bar. They are earned as you level up and are always active. As a result they require 0 cast time and have a 0 MP and TP cost. They are also all exclusive to the Lancer class and its job Dragoon.| Name | Level | ||
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Enhanced Feint | 14 | |
| Extends Slow duration inflicted by Feint to 20 seconds. | |||
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Enhanced Strength | 20 | |
| Increases strength by 8. | |||
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Keener Flurry | 20 | |
| Extends Keen Flurry duration to 30 seconds. | |||
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Enhanced Leg Sweep | 28 | |
| Shortens Leg Sweep recast time to 20 seconds. | |||
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Enhanced Life Surge | 32 | |
| Shortens Life Surge recast time to 50 seconds. | |||
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Exhilarate | 36 | |
| Increases the TP restored by Invigorate to 500. | |||
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Enhanced Strength II | 40 | |
| Increases strength by 16. | |||
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Heavier Thrust | 40 | |
| Extends Heavy Thrust duration to 15 seconds. | |||
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Enhanced Blood for Blood | 44 | |
| Improves Blood for Blood damage increase to 30%. Lowers damage taken to 15%. | |||
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Exenterate | 48 | |
| Extends Disembowel duration to 30 seconds. | |||
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Enhanced Strength III | 60 | |
| Increases strength by 24. | |||
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Enhanced Strength III | 60 | |
| Increases strength by 24. | |||
Lancer Shared PvP Actions
The following is a list of PvP actions which are shared across all classes and jobs. These can only be used in PvP areas and you are limited to selecting two of them.| Name | Cast | Recast | MP | TP | Range | Radius | |||
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Aetheric Siphon | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25y | 0y | ||
| Activates the instrument. | |||||||||
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Anti-gravity Gimbal | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Simulates the spell Levitate using Nero tol Scaeva’s odd contraption. | |||||||||
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Bolt | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s |
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| Chimatsuri | 4.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8y | 0y | |||
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Concentrate | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s |
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Deflect | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 4y | ||
| Scatters potentially harmful aether. | |||||||||
| Doom Of The Living | 4.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8y | 0y | |||
| Dragonsong Dive | 4.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8y | 0y | |||
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Enliven | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Restores 50% of maximum TP. | |||||||||
| Final Heaven | 4.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8y | 0y | |||
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 9,000. | |||||||||
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Muse | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Restores 25% of maximum MP. | |||||||||
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Purify | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from target. Can be used regardless of own status affliction. | |||||||||
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Recuperate | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Restores 25% of maximum HP. | |||||||||
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Safeguard | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s |
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Smoke Screen | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 20y | ||
| Throw an incendiary device that creates a blanket of smoke temporarily granting you the Stealth status. | |||||||||
| Ungarmax | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14y | 20y | |||
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Vril | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Use the aetheric residue lingering on your body to temporarily disguise yourself as one of Lakshmi’s loyal dreamers. | |||||||||
Lancer Shared PvP Traits
The following is a list of PvP traits which are shared across all classes and jobs. These can only be used in PvP areas and you are limited to selecting three of them.| Name | Description | |
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Decreased Damage Taken | Decreases damage taken by 3%. |
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Decreased Recast Time | Decreases recast time of additional actions by 20%. |
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Increased Action Speed | Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%. |
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Increased Damage Dealt | Increases damage dealt by 3%. |
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Increased Healing Potency | Increases spell-based HP restoration by 5%. |
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Increased HP | Increases maximum HP by 5%. |
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Increased MP Regeneration | Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%. |
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Increased Resistance Duration | Increases duration of resistances by 50%. |
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Increased TP Regeneration | Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%. |