Beastmaster Job Guide for FFXIV — Dawntrail 7.56

Beastmaster is a Limited job in Final Fantasy XIV that falls under the melee DPS role. Rather than learning new abilities while leveling up, Beastmaster captures wild beasts and trains them to fight alongside you in combat. Because it is classified as a Limited job, it has some restrictions on playing with others outlined below. Beastmaster wields a one-handed axe and shield and commands up to three tamed beasts simultaneously, using a colored gauge system called Instinctual Combos to amplify both its own attacks and those of its beasts.

• Limited jobs start at level 1 and have their own maximum level cap. Beastmaster's level cap is 50.
• Limited jobs are unable to use Duty Finder matchmaking. They can use the Duty Finder, but it must be with a pre-formed party.
• Limited jobs are unable to enter certain types of duties, such as Eureka, Squadron missions, Deep Dungeons, PvP, and Ultimate raids.
• Limited jobs gain significantly more experience from defeating enemies in the open world compared to other jobs. This bonus does not apply to enemies that are part of FATEs or inside duties. Note that this has not been confirmed for Beastmaster and may change.
• Limited jobs cannot be used to advance the Main Scenario Questline.

These restrictions mean that Beastmaster gameplay operates very independently from the rest of the game and is its own game-within-the-game. Beastmaster has its own exclusive content through the Crucible of the Unbroken, a solo challenge system with its own rewards and progression.

Strengths

• Highly versatile toolkit that changes based on captured beasts.
• Strong personal damage supplemented by beast abilities.
• Flexible beast swapping allows adapting to encounter mechanics.
• Free from non-Limited job combat restrictions.

Weaknesses

• Beholden to Limited job restrictions.
• Power depends heavily on which beasts have been captured and trained.
• Instinctual Combo system requires careful gauge management.

Beastmaster requires the Dawntrail expansion and can be unlocked once you have reached level 50 on a Disciple of War or Magic job and completed the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon." Once these requirements are met, the unlock quest becomes available. Completing it will reward you the Beastmaster job stone and allow you to play as Beastmaster starting at level 1.

From the tacticians of the former Republic of Landis to the griffin breeders of Ala Mhigo, the tradition of fighting alongside tamed beasts stretches across the length and breadth of Eorzea. Those who walk this path are known as beastmasters, warriors who do not merely command animals, but forge a bond of mutual trust with them, drawing on their instincts and strength in the heat of battle.