Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Class Guide: Marauder

After a very lengthy development cycle, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has finally been released. As FF fans already know, the original release of the game wasn’t what people were expecting, releasing to the public with many bugs and incomplete features that would have required an excessive amount of work to fix. Square Enix reps stated that the game tarnished the Final Fantasy brand, requiring a complete reworking of the game’s mechanics in moving forward, to try and help fans forget about the original FF XIV launch.

Fast forward to present day, with the game seeing a relaunch, and A Realm Reborn has been a smashing success. So much so in fact, Square Enix had to stop the sale of digital copies of the game to try and improve the servers, which were unable to handle the huge number of log-ins closer to the game’s launch.

If you are just now starting to get into the world of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, you may be interested in our guides for the game. We will be taking an in-depth look at all the races found in the game, as well as analyzing the playable classes and offering some tips that may make your life in Eorzea a bit easier.

In the previous guides, we have taken a look at the five races living in Eorzea. When creating a character, you can choose whatever race and clan you desire. While this choice won’t be limiting your development overall, every race has their pro’s and con’s.

In Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn there are four different Disciplines, with each one covering specific aspects of combats or crafting.

Disciples of War are specialized in dealing physical damage; Disciples of Magic are specialized in magic; Disciples of the Hand deal with crafting and Disciples of the Land deal with harvesting and materials collecting.

In The Class Guides we will be taking an in-depth look at all the available classes. Mastering your main class will allow you to choose a Job which will make your development even more specific in certain fields. In A Realm Reborn you can never stop improving and, with our guidance, you’ll become one of Eorzea’s top warriors.

Marauder

Marauder is the class to choose if you want to play as a tank. They can equip the heaviest type of armor and wield greataxes to deal massive amounts of damage as well as draw the enemies’ attention during battle-

Skills

1 – Heavy Swing
2 – Foresight
4 – Skull Sunder
6 – Fracture
8 – Bloodbath
10 – Brutal Swing
12 – Overpower
15 – Tomahawk
18 – Maim
22 – Berserk
26 – Mercy Stroke
30 – Butcher’s Block
34 – Thrill Of Battle
38 – Storm’s Path
42 – Holmgan
46 – Vengeance
50 – Storm’s Eye

Traits

8 – Enhanced Vitality (Marauder)
Increases vitality by 2.

14 – Enhanced Foresight
Shortens Foresight recast time to 90 seconds.

16 – Enhanced Vitality II (Marauder)
Increases vitality by 4.

20 – Bloodshower
Extends Bloodbath duration to 30 seconds.

24 – Enhanced Vitality III (Marauder)
Increases vitality by 6.

28 – Enhanced Fracture
Extends Fracture duration to 30 seconds.

32 – Enhanced Brutal Swing
Extends Brutal Swing duration to 5 seconds.

36 – Enhanced Berserk
Extends Berserk duration to 20 seconds.

40 – Enhanced Mercy Stroke
Shortens Mercy Stroke recast time to 60 seconds.

44 – Enhanced Thrill of Battle
Improves the HP increase granted by Thrill of Battle to 20%.

50 – Enhanced Maim
Extends Maim duration to 24 seconds.