Astrologian (AST) Actions, Traits and PvP Actions

Ever has man coveted knowledge, and none more so than that of his fate. Thus did he labor to master the skill of foresight – but initial efforts bore little fruit. That is, until he looked to the stars above, which foretell the coming seasons, and learned to read the heavens. Though this gift is known today as astrology, the people of Sharlayan saw fit to not only read the stars but to write their movements as well. By attuning their ethereal energies to that of constellations, they learned to wield magicks with heretofore unseen properties.

Thus was astromancy born – a new form of magick which grants its users power over fate. Employing a star globe and divining deck in their miraculous deeds, fortune always smiles upon these masters of arcana.

Astrologian was added at the start of the Stormblood expansion and begins at level 50. The job also has no corresponding class so all abilities earned are on the job itself. In order to become an Astrologian you must complete the following quest.

For each quest you complete, you will be rewarded with a new ability, while the latter quests will also reward you with artifact (AF) armour that is shown in the screenshot above.

Introduction to Astrologian

Astrologian is a healing job with no associated class. Its role is to restore the HP of party members that take damage from monsters, cure bad status effects from party members and to revive fallen members of the party upon death. The Astrologian can also deal damage with Holy, Aero and Stone but this should be seen as secondary to everything else.

Astrologian Attributes

As a Astrologian your main attribute is Mind (MND) as this increases healing magic potency. You should be focusing on equipment with this stat. For secondary stats you should be focusing on the likes of Spell Speed, Direct Hit Rate, Determination and Critical Hit Rate in addition to simply boosting MND.

Spell Speed and Critical Hit Rate are self explanatory in what they do. For the other two, Determination is used to boost the damage dealt by all attacks and the amount of HP recovered when healed while Direct Hit Rate is Stormblood’s replacement for Accuracy. Instead of a simple hit or miss effect that Accuracy could give, having low Direct Hit Rate for a fight will reduce damage dealt so it is important to improve this stat.

Astrologian Stances

Astrologian have two stances. These are called Diurnal Sect and Nocturnal Sect and the difference is that one is a healing stance similar to a WHM while the other makes use of barriers like a SCH. You can switch between them, but only outside of combat.

Depending on which stance you are in the effects of your spells will differ so it will be important to learn when best to use each stance.

Astrologian Cards

Cards will play a role for the Astrologian’s play style as you will be able to draw cards at random that give you one of the following effects.