Dark Knight Quest Line Ffxiv

Introduction

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The pious Ishgardian clergy guide the flock, and the devout knights protect the weak. Withal even the holiest of men succumb to the darkest of temptations.

None dare to administer justice to these sacrosanct elite residing exterior the reach of the law. Who, so, defends the feeble from the transgressions of those meant to guide and protect them?

A valiant few have up arms to defend the downtrodden, and non fifty-fifty the holy priests and knights tin can escape their judgment. Pariahs in their ain country, they are known past many as "dark knights."

These sentinels comport no shields declaring their allegiance. Instead, their greatswords act as beacons to guide the meek through darkness.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Dark Knight

Nighttime Knights are sentinels of justice who allowed darkness to embody their resolve. These nighttime, yet valiant knights bask in the darkness to empower themselves seeking to deliver justice and protection to the people of Ishgard.

General information

Social club

The Dark Knight'south advancement is through an NPC in The Forgotten Knight inn, located in The Pillars (x13, y8). This job starts at level 30.

Unlock

Dark Knight is a job introduced in Heavensward, featuring a dark-themed tank wielding a greatsword. It has a few requirements in order to be unlocked:

Equipment

The dark knight is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Fending." They use greatswords as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the dark knight:

Blacksmith — Greatswords.
Armorer — Fending armor.
Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Our Stop	l	Ishgardian Citizen	Dark Knight	1 Soul of the Dark Knight one Steel Claymore 1 Steel Cuirass ane Padded Velveteen Trousers
Ishgardian Justice	30	Fray	Flood of Darkness
The Voice in the Completeness	35	Fray	Blood Weapon
Heroic Reprise	40	Fray	Border of Darkness
Proclamation of Blood	45	Fray
Our Answer	50	Fray	Living Expressionless A Dark 24-hour interval'south Knight I	1 Dark Knight'south Armor Coffer
The Wages of Mercy	50	Unflinching Temple Knight
The Knight and the Maiden Fair	52	Sidurgu Orl	Salted World
Kindred Spirits	54	Sidurgu Orl	Plunge
Original Sins	56	Sidurgu Orl	Abyssal Drain
The Flame in the Abyss	58	Sidurgu Orl
Absolution	60	Sidurgu Orl	Carve and Spit A Dark Twenty-four hour period's Knight 2	i Chaos Armor Coffer
In Memories We Walked	60	Sidurgu Orl
The Widow and Her Honey	63	Sidurgu Orl
The Orphans and the Cleaved Blade	65	Sidurgu Orl
Nosotros Can Never Go Home	68	Myste
Our Compromise	70	Sidurgu Orl	The Blackest Night A Dark Solar day'south Knight III	one Abyss Armor Countinghouse
Our Closure	80	Sidurgu Orl	A Dark Day's Knight Iv	1 Battledance Materia VII i Savage Aim Materia Vii 1 Brutal Might Materia VII

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Hard Slash	DRK		1	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a authority of 170.
Syphon Strike	DRK		ii	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120.
Unleash	DRK		half-dozen	Spell		Instant	two.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a authorisation of 120 to all nearby enemies.
Grit	DRK		10	Ability		Instant	3s	Significantly increases enmity generation. Result ends upon reuse.
Unmend	DRK		15	Spell		Instant	ii.5s	Deals unaspected harm with a potency of 150.
Souleater	DRK		26	Weaponskill		Instant	two.5s	Delivers an attack with a authority of 120.
Flood of Darkness	DRK	1	xxx	Ability	three,000	Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a straight line before you lot.
Blood Weapon	DRK	1	35	Ability		Instant	60s	Grants 5 stacks of Blood Weapon, each stack increasing Claret Gauge past 10 and restoring MP upon landing weaponskills or spells.
Shadow Wall	DRK		38	Ability		Instant	120s	Reduces damage taken by xxx%.
Stalwart Soul	DRK		40	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected harm with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Border of Darkness	DRK	i	40	Ability	3,000	Instant	1s	Deals unaspected impairment with a authorisation of 300.
Dark Mind	DRK		45	Power		Instant	60s	Reduces magic vulnerability past 20%.
Living Dead	DRK	ane	50	Ability		Instant	300s	Grants the effect of Living Dead. When HP is reduced to 0 while under the outcome of Living Dead, instead of becoming KO'd, your status will change to Walking Dead.
Salted World	DRK	i	52	Ability		Instant	90s	Creates a patch of salted earth at your feet, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 50 to whatsoever enemies who enter.
Plunge	DRK	one	54	Power		Instant	30s	Delivers a jumping attack with a say-so of 150.
Deep-sea Drain	DRK	1	56	Ability		Instant	60s	Deals unaspected impairment with a potency of 150 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Carve and Spit	DRK	1	60	Ability		Instant	60s	Delivers a threefold attack with a potency of 510.
Bloodspiller	DRK		62	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500.
Quietus	DRK		64	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a authority of 200 to all nearby enemies.
Delirium	DRK		68	Power		Instant	60s	Grants 3 stacks of Delirium, each stack allowing the execution of Quietus or Bloodspiller without Blackblood cost, restoring MP when landing either weaponskill.
The Blackest Night	DRK	one	70	Power	3,000	Instant	15s	Creates a barrier around target that absorbs harm totaling 25% of target's maximum HP.
Flood of Shadow	DRK		74	Ability	3,000	Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 160 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Edge of Shadow	DRK		74	Ability	3,000	Instant	1s	Deals unaspected harm with a potency of 460.
Nighttime Missionary	DRK		76	Ability		Instant	90s	Reduces magic impairment taken past self and nearby party members by x%.
Living Shadow	DRK		80	Ability		Instant	120s	Conjure a simulacrum of your darkside to fight aslope y'all.
Oblation	DRK		82	Ability		Instant	60s	Reduces damage taken by a party member or cocky by 10%.
Table salt and Darkness	DRK		86	Ability		Instant	20s	All enemies continuing in the corrupted patch of Salted Earth take additional unaspected harm with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Shadowbringer	DRK		xc	Ability		Instant	60s	Deals unaspected harm to all enemies in a directly line before you with a authority of 600 for the outset enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.

PvP actions

Activeness	Caused	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Clarification
Hard Slash (PvP)	DRK	xxx	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3000.
Syphon Strike (PvP)	DRK	30	Weaponskill	Instant	ii.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4000.
Souleater (PvP)	DRK	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a say-so of 5000.
Quietus (PvP)	DRK	64	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all nearby enemies.
Shadowbringer (PvP)	DRK	30	Instant	Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a authority of 6,000 to all enemies in a directly line before you.
Plunge (PvP)	DRK	30	Power	Instant	15s	Rushes target and delivers an assail with a potency of 2000.
The Blackest Nighttime (PvP)	DRK	30	Ability	Instant	15s	Creates a barrier around self or target political party member that absorbs equivilant to a heal of eight,000 potency.
Salted World (PvP)	DRK	30	Ability	Instant	30s	Instantly draws nearby enemies to your side, and creates a patch of salted world at your anxiety, dealing unaspected damage over time to any enemies inside.
Bloodspiller (PvP)	DRK	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	Delivers an assail with a potency of 4000.
Salt and Darkness (PvP)	DRK	30	Ability	Instant	10s	All enemies standing in the corrupted patch of Salted Globe have additional unaspected damage with a potency of 4000.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Blazon	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Standard-effect Elixir (PvP)	Whatsoever	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will exist interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	Whatsoever	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	Restores own HP.
Purify (PvP)	ANY	30	Power		Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Heavy, Demark, Silence, Half-asleep, Slumber, and Deep Freeze.
Guard (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Reduces damage taken past 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Demark, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects.
Dart (PvP)	ANY	xxx	Ability		Instant	i.5s	Increases movement speed. Upshot ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Limit Intermission (PvP)

Activeness	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Eventide (PvP)	DRK	thirty	Limit Break		Instant	10s	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a direct line before and behind you lot.

Tank actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Rampart	Tank	8	Power	Instant	90s	Reduces damage taken by 20%.
Depression Blow	Tank	12	Power	Instant	25s	Stuns target.
Provoke	Tank	15	Ability	Instant	30s	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target'southward enmity list while gaining additional enmity.
Interject	Tank	18	Ability	Instant	30s	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Reprisal	Tank	22	Ability	Instant	60s	Reduces harm dealt by nearby enemies by 10%.
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Concrete Ranged DPS Tank	32	Power	Instant	120s	Creates a barrier nullifying near knockback and draw-in effects.
Shirk	Tank	48	Power	Instant	120s	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Caused	Level	Consequence
Tank Mastery	GLA PLD MRD State of war DRK GNB	1	Reduces damage taken past 20%. Furthermore, grants a bonus to maximum HP is granted based on your vitality aspect, and a bonus to damage dealt based on your strength attribute.
Blackblood	DRK	62	Allows for Blood Gauge aggregating upon the landing of sure actions.
Enhanced Blackblood	DRK	66	Allows for Blood Estimate accumulation upon the landing of whatever weaponskill or spell while under the effect of Blood Weapon.
Darkside Mastery	DRK	74	Upgrades Flood of Darkness and Border of Darkness to Flood of Shadow and Border of Shadow respectively.
Enhanced Plunge	DRK	78	Allows the aggregating of charges for consecutive uses of Plunge.
Enhanced Unmend	DRK	84	Reduces recast fourth dimension of Plunge past 5 seconds when executing Unmend on most targets.
Melee Mastery	DRK	84	Increases the potency of Hard Slash to 170, Syphon Strike to 120, and Souleater to 120.
Enhanced Living Shadow	DRK	88	Increases the authorisation of attacks dealt by your simulacrum to 300.
Enhanced Living Shadow II	DRK	90	Upgrades Flood of Shadow executed by your simulacrum to Shadowbringer, which delivers an attack to all enemies in a directly line earlier it with a say-so of 450 for the get-go enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.

Combos

Performing actions in a certain order increases dominance and applies combo bonuses.

=> => = Recovers HP and MP while increasing the Blood Estimate.

=> = Hits multiple enemies while likewise restoring MP and increasing the Blood Judge.

Job mechanics

Blood & Darkside Guess is Nighttime Knight's Task Gauge.

Claret Gauge in PvE

Upon learning the activeness Dust, a symbol will appear on the screen indicating when it is in consequence. Grit increases enmity gained from using other actions.

Blood gauge pve1.png

Upon learning the trait Blackblood, the symbol which indicates the use of Grit will alter to also display the Blood Guess.

The Blood Gauge displays the amount of Blackblood a night knight has accumulated, which can exist used to execute several actions such every bit Bloodspiller (acquired at level 62) and Quietus (acquired at level 64).

Blood gauge pve2.png

Uncomplicated Way

Blood gauge pve simple mode1.png Grit (Active)

Darkside Estimate in PvE

Upon learning the activity Flood of Darkness, an boosted gauge will be displayed, indicating the remaining duration of Darkside.

Darkside increases harm dealt, and its elapsing can be extended by using deportment such every bit Flood of Darkness and Border of Darkness (acquired at level 40).

Darkside gauge pve1.png

Upon learning the activeness The Blackest Dark, an icon indicating the issue of Dark Arts will be displayed on the Darkside Gauge. Dark Arts is granted when the barrier created by the Blackest Night is completely captivated. It tin can then be used to execute Inundation of Darkness or Edge of Darkness without MP price.

Darkside gauge pve2.png

Upon learning the action Living Shadow, you can conjure a simulacrum to fight alongside you. Its duration volition exist displayed alongisde the Darkside Gauge.

Darkside gauge pve3.png

Elementary Way

Darkside gauge pve simple mode1.png Darkside

Darkside gauge pve simple mode2.png Dark Arts

Darkside gauge pve simple mode3.png Living Shadow

Claret Gauge in PvP

The Blood Gauge displays the amount of Blackblood a dark knight has accumulated, which can be used to execute Bloodspiller and Quietus.

Blood gauge pvp1.png

Simple Mode

Blood gauge pvp simple mode1.png

Darkside Gauge in PvP

The Darkside Gauge indicates the remaining duration of Darkside. This outcome is granted upon executing Border of Shadow, increasing damage dealt by Bloodspiller and Quietus, and adding an additional effect to Edge of Shadow.

Darkside gauge pvp1.png

When the barrier created by The Blackest Dark is completely absorbed, the Nighttime Arts effect will be activated. This effect tin be consumed instead of MP to execute Border of Shadow.

Darkside gauge pvp2.png