Sage Job Guide for FFXIV — Dawntrail 7.0
Sage is a healing job in Final Fantasy XIV that was introduced in the Endwalker expansion and uses their nouliths to channel aether, shielding their allies and attacking their foes. They can only be played after completing the required quest in Limsa Lominsa, after reaching Level 70 on another job and owning the Endwalker expansion.
What is Sage's Playstyle?
Sage (SGE) is a barrier healer with a mechanically interactive kit and an extreme focus on preventative healing with its many sources of shielding and mitigation.
Kardia allows Sage to passively heal their "partnered" party member each time they cast a damage spell, placing an even larger focus on high GCD uptime. With this passive healing and their focus on preventative measures, Sage is an incredibly powerful healer while the run is going well. With a little planning, its powerful abilities can effortlessly trivialize many healing checks.
However, this clear strength is balanced out by its relativey low recovery potential. The fact that it struggles to recover from bad situations further emphasizes its identity as a preventative healer. It is both incredibly important and highly rewarding to take advantage of your greatest strength—the ability to make sure the party never gets into a bad situation in the first place.
Sage Strengths and Weaknesses
- Very high personal damage.
- Many options for movement.
- Huge arsenal of free oGCD healing options.
- No raid buff.
- Loses quite a bit of DPS when all movement options are exhausted.
- Does not have as many fallback healing options when oGCDs and resources are exhausted.
How do you Unlock Sage?
To unlock Sage, you must own the Endwalker expansion and have at least one combat job at level 70 or above. The unlock quest can be found at Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (x9.4, y12.9). Speak with the Sharlayan Maiden to accept the quest "Sage's Path." Upon completion, you will unlock Sage, which begins at level 70.
Sage's Job Gauges
Eukrasia Gauge
The Eukrasia Gauge lights up when Eukrasia is active, signaling that the next cast of Dosis, Diagnosis, or Prognosis will be modified to its Eukrasian variant: Eukrasian Dosis, Eukrasian Diagnosis, or Eukrasian Prognosis, respectively.
Addersgall Gauge
At level 45 and above, you gain one charge of Addersgall every 20 seconds (both in and out of combat). The charges are displayed at the top of the Addersgall Gauge. The bar acts as a timer for your next charge of Addersgall. These charges are used to cast many of Sage's off-global-cooldown (oGCD) heals: Druochole, Ixochole, Taurochole, and Kerachole.
Addersting
At level 66 and above, you gain one Addersting charge when the shield from Eukrasian Diagnosis is broken by damage. These charges are displayed in the three spaces at the bottom of the gauge. Each charge can be used to cast Toxikon/ Toxikon II.
Sage Video Resources
If you would prefer to watch a video that provides an overview of Sage, feel free to give the video below a watch. The video was provided by Julia Care, a member of the community on The Balance Discord server.
Sage Actions
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Dosis Lv. 1 |
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MP Cost: 300.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 |
Diagnosis Lv. 2 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 450 |
Kardia Lv. 4 |
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Grants self the effect of Kardia and a selected party member or self the effect of Kardion, restoring HP after landing certain magic attacks. Cure Potency: 170 |
Prognosis Lv. 10 |
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MP Cost: 800.0 Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 300 |
Egeiro Lv. 12 |
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MP Cost: 2400.0 Resurrects target to a weakened state. |
Physis Lv. 20 |
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Gradually restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 100 Duration: 15s |
Phlegma Lv. 26 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 400 for the first enemy, and 30% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Maximum Charges: 2 Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes. |
Eukrasia Lv. 30 |
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Augments certain offensive and healing magic actions. Dosis III is upgraded to Eukrasian Dosis III. Dyskrasia II is upgraded to Eukrasian Dyskrasia. Diagnosis is upgraded to Eukrasian Diagnosis. Prognosis is upgraded to Eukrasian Prognosis II. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. |
Eukrasian Diagnosis Lv. 30 |
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Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 300 Additional Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 180% of the amount of HP restored. When critical HP is restored, also grants Differential Diagnosis, nullifying damage equaling 180% the amount of HP restored. Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with Eukrasian Prognosis or scholar's Galvanize. Can only be executed while under the effect of Eukrasia. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Diagnosis changes to Eukrasian Diagnosis when requirements for execution are met. |
Eukrasian Dosis Lv. 30 |
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Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 40 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Can only be executed while under the effect of Eukrasia. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Dosis changes to Eukrasian Dosis when requirements for execution are met. |
Eukrasian Prognosis Lv. 30 |
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Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 100 Additional Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 320% of the amount of HP restored Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with those of Eukrasian Diagnosis or scholar's Galvanize. Can only be executed while under the effect of Eukrasia. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Prognosis changes to Eukrasian Prognosis when requirements for execution are met. |
Soteria Lv. 35 |
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Grants 4 stacks of Soteria, each stack increasing the cure potency of Kardion effects granted by you by 70%. Duration: 15s |
Icarus Lv. 40 |
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Rush to a targeted enemy's or party member's location. Unable to cast if bound. |
Druochole Lv. 45 |
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Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 600 Additional Effect: Restores 7% of maximum MP Addersgall Cost: 1 |
Dyskrasia Lv. 46 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 160 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 |
Kerachole Lv. 50 |
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Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%. Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Taurochole. Additional Effect: Regen Cure Potency: 100 Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Restores 7% of maximum MP Addersgall Cost: 1 |
Ixochole Lv. 52 |
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Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 400 Additional Effect: Restores 7% of maximum MP Addersgall Cost: 1 |
Zoe Lv. 56 |
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Increases healing magic potency of your next healing spell by 50%. Duration: 30s |
Pepsis Lv. 58 |
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Restores own HP and the HP of nearby party members by removing Eukrasian Diagnosis and Eukrasian Prognosis effects granted by you. Eukrasian Diagnosis Cure Potency: 450 Eukrasian Prognosis Cure Potency: 350 Targets not under the effect of Eukrasian Diagnosis or Eukrasian Prognosis will not be healed. |
Physis II Lv. 60 |
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Gradually restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 130 Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Increases HP recovered by healing actions by 10% Duration: 15s |
Taurochole Lv. 62 |
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Restores own or target party member's HP. Cure Potency: 700 Additional Effect: Reduces target's damage taken by 10% Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with Kerachole. Additional Effect: Restores 7% of maximum MP Addersgall Cost: 1 |
Toxikon Lv. 66 |
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Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 300 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Addersting Cost: 1 |
Haima Lv. 70 |
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Erects a magicked barrier around self or target party member that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 300 potency. Additional Effect: Grants 5 stacks of Haimatinon Duration: 15s When the barrier is completely absorbed, a stack of Haimatinon is consumed and a new barrier is applied. When the effect duration expires, a healing effect is then applied. Cure Potency: 150 per remaining stack of Haimatinon |
Dosis II Lv. 72 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 320. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 |
Eukrasian Dosis II Lv. 72 |
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Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 60 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Can only be executed while under the effect of Eukrasia. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Dosis II changes to Eukrasian Dosis II when requirements for execution are met. |
Phlegma II Lv. 72 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 490 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Maximum Charges: 2 Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes. |
Rhizomata Lv. 74 |
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Grants 1 stack of Addersgall. |
Holos Lv. 76 |
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Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 300 Additional Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling the amount of HP restored Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10% Duration: 20s |
Panhaima Lv. 80 |
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Erects a magicked barrier around self and all party members near you that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 200 potency. Additional Effect: Grants 5 stacks of Panhaimatinon Duration: 15s When the barrier is completely absorbed, a stack of Panhaimatinon is consumed and a new barrier is applied. When the effect duration expires, a healing effect is then applied. Cure Potency: 100 per remaining stack of Panhaimatinon |
Dosis III Lv. 82 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 360. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 |
Dyskrasia II Lv. 82 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 |
Eukrasian Dosis III Lv. 82 |
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Deals unaspected damage over time. Potency: 75 Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with Eukrasian Dyskrasia. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Can only be executed while under the effect of Eukrasia. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Dosis III changes to Eukrasian Dosis III when requirements for execution are met. |
Eukrasian Dyskrasia Lv. 82 |
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Deals unaspected damage over time to all nearby enemies. Potency: 40 Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with Eukrasian Dosis III. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Can only be executed while under the effect of Eukrasia. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Dyskrasia II changes to Eukrasian Dyskrasia when requirements for execution are met. |
Phlegma III Lv. 82 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Maximum Charges: 2 Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes. |
Toxikon II Lv. 82 |
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Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 360 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Addersting Cost: 1 |
Krasis Lv. 86 |
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Increases HP recovery via healing actions for a party member or self by 20%. Duration: 10s |
Pneuma Lv. 90 |
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MP Cost: 700.0 Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 360 for the first enemy, and 40% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Restores own HP and the HP of all party members within a radius of 20 yalms Cure Potency: 600 Additional Effect: Restores HP to targets under the effect of Kardion granted by you Cure Potency: 170 Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes. |
Psyche Lv. 92 |
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Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. |
Eukrasian Prognosis II Lv. 96 |
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Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 100 Additional Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 360% of the amount of HP restored Duration: 30s Effect cannot be stacked with those of Eukrasian Diagnosis or scholar's Galvanize. Can only be executed while under the effect of Eukrasia. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Prognosis changes to Eukrasian Prognosis II when requirements for execution are met. |
Philosophia Lv. 100 |
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Increases healing magic potency by 20%. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Grants self and nearby party members the effect of Eudaimonia, restoring HP after landing spells Cure Potency: 150 Duration: 20s |
Role Actions
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Repose Lv. 8 |
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MP Cost: 600.0 Afflicts target with Sleep. Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. |
Esuna Lv. 10 |
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MP Cost: 400.0 Removes a single detrimental effect from target. |
Lucid Dreaming Lv. 14 |
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Gradually restores own MP. Potency: 55 Duration: 21s |
Swiftcast Lv. 18 |
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Next spell is cast immediately. Duration: 10s |
Surecast Lv. 44 |
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Spells can be cast without interruption. Additional Effect: Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 6s |
Rescue Lv. 48 |
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Instantly draws target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements. |
Pneuma Lv. 90 |
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Sage Traits
Action Name | Acquired | Effect |
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Maim and Mend | Lv. 20 |
Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%. |
Maim and Mend II | Lv. 40 |
Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%. |
Addersgall | Lv. 45 |
Grants 1 stack of Addersgall automatically every twenty seconds. Maximum Stacks: 3 Can be charged outside of combat. |
Somanoutic Oath | Lv. 54 |
Increases the potency of Dosis to 250, Phlegma to 330, and Eukrasian Dosis to 35. |
Physis Mastery | Lv. 60 |
Upgrades Physis to Physis II. |
Somanoutic Oath II | Lv. 64 |
Increases the potency of Dosis to 300, Phlegma to 400, and Eukrasian Dosis to 40. |
Addersting | Lv. 66 |
Grants 1 stack of Addersting when the barrier granted by Eukrasian Diagnosis to any party member or the barrier granted by Eukrasian Prognosis to self is completely absorbed. Maximum Stacks: 3 |
Offensive Magic Mastery | Lv. 72 |
Upgrades Dosis to Dosis II, Phlegma to Phlegma II, and Eukrasian Dosis to Eukrasian Dosis II. Also increases the potency of Toxikon to 300. |
Enhanced Kerachole | Lv. 78 |
Adds an additional effect to Kerachole that grants healing over time. |
Offensive Magic Mastery II | Lv. 82 |
Upgrades Dosis II to Dosis III, Phlegma II to Phlegma III, Eukrasian Dosis II to Eukrasian Dosis III, Dyskrasia to Dyskrasia II, and Toxikon to Toxikon II. |
Enhanced Healing Magic | Lv. 85 |
Increases the healing potency of Diagnosis to 450 and Kardia to 170. Also increases the strength of barriers granted by Eukrasian Diagnosis to 180% the amount of HP restored, and Eukrasian Prognosis to 320% the amount of HP restored. |
Enhanced Zoe | Lv. 88 |
Reduces Zoe recast time to 90 seconds. |
Enhanced Soteria | Lv. 94 |
Reduces Soteria recast time to 60 seconds. |
Magick Mastery | Lv. 94 |
Increases the potency of Dosis III to 360, Toxikon II to 360, and Pneuma to 360. |
Enhanced Swiftcast | Lv. 94 |
Reduces Swiftcast recast time to 40 seconds. |
Eukrasian Prognosis Mastery | Lv. 96 |
Upgrades Eukrasian Prognosis to Eukrasian Prognosis II. |
Enhanced Physis II | Lv. 98 |
Extends the duration of the effect increasing HP recovered by healing actions to 15 seconds. |
Sage Lore
The nation of Sharlayan is the cradle of knowledge, and the Studium its foremost institution of learning. Yet more so than its incomparable library and formidable assemblage of Archons, this prestigious academy is famed for blending traditionally distinct fields to produce revolutionary new disciplines.
Among these, perhaps the most distinguished is an altruistic art which draws upon the wisdom of aetherology, sorcery, and medicine. Dubbed somanoutics, the art seeks to heal and protect by manipulating corporeal aether through the use of nouliths, a flying array of foci. Practitioners are dedicated to the betterment of mankind, and for their wisdom and compassion, eventually came to be known simply as sages.
Changelog
- 08 Aug. 2024 (gear page): Updated for patch 7.05 with Savage gear.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (gear page): Updated for patch 7.05.
- 25 Jul. 2024 (healing page): Corrected an error.
- 10 Jul. 2024 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 7.0.
- 10 Jul. 2024 (Leveling page): Updated for Patch 7.0.
- 08 Jul. 2024 (healing page): Updated for Patch 7.0.
- 08 Jul. 2024 (gear page): Updated for patch 7.0.
- 08 Jul. 2024 (job changes): Updated for release changes.
- 08 Jul. 2024 (melding page): Updated for Patch 7.0.
- 16 May 2024 (job changes): Page added.
- 18 Apr. 2024 (keybindings page): Page added.
- 19 Jan. 2024 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.55.
- 19 Jan. 2024 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.55.
- 19 Jan. 2024 (Leveling page): Updated for Patch 6.55.
- 19 Jan. 2024 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.55.
- 19 Jan. 2024 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.55.
- 19 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.55.
- 13 Oct. 2023 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.5.
- 13 Oct. 2023 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.5.
- 13 Oct. 2023 (Leveling page): Updated for Patch 6.5.
- 13 Oct. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.5.
- 13 Oct. 2023 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.5.
- 13 Oct. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.5.
- 28 Sep. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.45.
- 07 Jun. 2023 (Leveling page): Reviewed for Patch 6.4.
- 07 Jun. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.4.
- 24 May 2023 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.4 - Increased range for Kerachole, Physis II, Holos, and Panhaima.
- 24 May 2023 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.4 - Eukrasian Dosis III potency increased from 70 to 75.
- 24 May 2023 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.4
- 24 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.4
- 13 Jan. 2023 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.3 - Eukrasian Prognosis can now grant a stack of Addersting.
- 13 Jan. 2023 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.3 - Phlegma III cooldown reduced to 40s.
- 13 Jan. 2023 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.3
- 13 Jan. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.3
- 10 Jan. 2023 (Leveling page): Updated for Patch 6.3.
- 10 Jan. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.3.
- 20 Sep. 2022 (Leveling page): Updated for 6.2 changes.
- 20 Sep. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.2.
- 29 Aug. 2022 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.2 - Added shield effect to Holos.
- 29 Aug. 2022 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.2
- 29 Aug. 2022 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.2
- 29 Aug. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.2
- 20 Apr. 2022 (healing page): Updated for Patch 6.1 - Soteria effect changed to 70% for 4 casts.
- 20 Apr. 2022 (DPS rotation page): Updated for Patch 6.1 - Removed mentions of 60s Trick Attack alignment for Phlegma III.
- 20 Apr. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Patch 6.1.
- 20 Apr. 2022 (melding page): Updated for Patch 6.1
- 20 Apr. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 6.1
- 11 Apr. 2022 (Leveling page): Updated for 6.1 changes.
- 17 Mar. 2022 (Leveling page): Guide added.
- 20 Feb. 2022 (healing page): Guide added.
- 20 Feb. 2022 (DPS rotation page): Guide added.
- 20 Feb. 2022 (gear page): Guide added.
- 20 Feb. 2022 (melding page): Guide added.
- 20 Feb. 2022 (this page): Guide added.
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Wynn Dohz is a healer main that has played since 4.4 and raided since 5.0. Originally playing White Mage and later Scholar, Wynn started maining Sage when it was introduced in 6.0. He writes many of the Balance guides for Sage, and can be reached via discord in Sage channels in The Balance Discord, or directly at xp#0001.
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