It’s been almost a year sinceFinal Fantasy XIVreleased its last expansion,Shadowbringers, and while Square Enix does a great job of continually adding new and refreshing content to the game, players are already looking forward to the next thing they want: new classes. Though the majority of newjob classesare added because of a new expansion, there have been past classes added as part of patches, such as Rogue/Ninja and the limited job role Blue Mage.
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There’s plenty of classes that theFinal Fantasyfranchise has used over the years, many of which have yet to feature inFinal Fantasy XIV. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the classes that could be added to the MMORPG in the future.
10Psychic
Psychic has only ever appeared in one title,Final Fantasy X-2,where it was one of the optional dress spheres that players could collect. Despite not being a recurring class like other jobs in the series, Psychic does offer a unique role that could be expanded upon if it were included inFinal Fantasy XIV.
The characters utilize their psychic powers to be able to defy the law of physics while engaging in combat. This means thatYunaand company can float and fly around the battlefield while uniquely dealing damage to enemies.
9Mime
A job class that always seems to be forgotten about when it comes to theFinal Fantasyfranchise is Mime. It has no abilities of its own other than mimic, which allows the character to copy their comrades' abilities. This class first appeared inFinal Fantasy V, but it is probably best known fromFinal Fantasy VIas theoptional playable characterGogo was a Mime.
Gogo’s mimic ability allowed him to repeat the last action that party members performed and he was also able to equip three abilities of other party members in the main menu.
8Songstress
Probably one of the least likely classes to be added is the Songstress role, though stranger things have happened. This class appeared inFinal Fantasy X-2and though it’s commonly associated withYuna, both Paine and Rikku could also equip Songstress dress spheres too.
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The Songstress is a de-buffer, inflicting status ailments on enemies, though it didn’t have any real form of dealing damage. Still, it’s nice to imagine that inFinal Fantasy XIVyou could have a party with a Songstress, Bard, and a Dancer as if you had a little band going on.
7Berserker
The Berserker class first appeared inFinal Fantasy Vand has appeared in other titles in the franchise, but the only true Bersker was the optional playable character Umaro, fromFinal Fantasy VI. Berserkers are named after the Berserk status, which generally increases attack power and speed, but normally prevents the player from controlling the party members or, in some cases, lowers defense.
Berserkers tend to have much higher physical stats than many other job classes, and as their name suggests, will often fall into the Berserk status either intentionally or unintentionally, depending on the game.
6Puppetmaster
Puppetmaster has only ever been truly classified as a job role inFinal Fantasy XI, but the idea of a character controlling puppets in battle appeared multiple times in the franchise. The first instance of this happening was inFinal Fantasy IV, where the character Luca was able to control multiple living dolls that combine to create the Calcabrina boss.
Puppetmasters control automatons or dolls during battles, with the puppets being able to perform physical and magical attacks. Puppetmaster seems like a likely class to be added toFinal Fantasy XIVas it was one of the job roles in Square Enix’s previous MMORPG,Final Fantasy XI.Many elementsfromFinal Fantasy XIcarried over toFinal Fantasy XIV,such as races and gameplay features, as well as the puppets themselves in the form of NPCs, though they are known as mammets.
5Time Mage
The Time Mage role debuted inFinal Fantasy Vand has appeared in several titles since, but the character best known for this role is Ashe fromFinal Fantasy XII, though she is only a dedicated time mage in the spin-off titleFinal Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. However, the Time Battlemage role does feature in theZodiac Ageversionof the main game.
Time Mages traditionally utilize time magic such as Haste and Slow, though they also commonly use spells such as Gravity and Meteor too.
4Rune Fencer
The Rune Fencer class is also sometimes called the Mystic Knight or Spell Fencer class; it debuted inFinal Fantasy Vand has appeared in other titles since. Rune Fencers combine skilled swordsmanship with spellcasting, though it could be argued thatFinal Fantasy XIV’s Red Mage class has already adapted this into its role.
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Originally, Cloud fromFinal Fantasy VIIwas planned to be a Mystic Knight, additionally, the class is alluded to inFinal Fantasy IX, with Steiner essentially being able to fulfill the role as long asViviis in the party also.
3Gambler
The Gambler role sometimes goes by other names but is a class that relies on luck to cast buffs and debuffs, as well as performing attacks that can be very powerful if their luck if good. However, if their luck is bad, they can receive detrimental effects instead.
Gambler first appeared inFinal Fantasy VIwith Setzer representing the role; however, this was cut from the original North American Super Nintendo version but returned in later versions. Setzer’s Gambler outfit is actually available inFinal Fantasy XIValready, even though the class itself is currently not available. Another well-known example of this class comes under the name of Corsair inFinal Fantasy XI, where players use dice and cards to determine the efficiency of their buffs for other party members, whilst wielding Hexagun weapons.
2Geomancer
Geomancer, also sometimes known as an Elementalist, first appeared inFinal Fantasy IIIand has appeared in many titles since. The Geomancer’s weapon of choice is a bell, which they use to control elemental magicks. One of the Geomancer’s signature skills is Terrain, which allows them to perform special attacks based on the terrain of the current battlefield.
Geomancer was one of the last jobs added toFinal Fantasy XIas part of theSeekers of Adoulinexpansion. Geomancers are not currently a job role withinFinal Fantasy XIV, but they do feature in some way as part of the Astrologian storyline.
1Beastmaster
The Beastmaster role first appeared inFinal Fantasy Vand has appeared in many titles since, though it’s sometimes referred to by other names, such as the Trainer class. Beastmasters usually can charm monsters that they are then able to use in battles against their opponents.
Beastmaster was a popular job role inFinal Fantasy XI, with players being able to charm monsters in the open world, as well as summon special NPC monsters. Its inclusion in the previousMMORPGleads fans to believe that it is a likely contender to be added toFinal Fantasy XIV.
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