Welcome to the Dragoon guide! This resource is designed to assist you in mastering the Dragoon job in Final Fantasy XIV, providing core strategies, essential tips, and a detailed breakdown of your rotation.

Note: This guide isn't focused on advanced dungeons, trials, or raids; those will be left to their own specific guides. Instead, this guide introduces some foundational strategies for your job in FFXIV.

The goal is to help you grasp the mindset behind your job and to offer some useful approaches as you level.

These video resources from experienced players and content creators will provide additional perspectives on the Dragoon playstyle.

The Dragoon is a powerful melee DPS job known as the "King of the Heavens" in Final Fantasy XIV. This job excels at delivering devastating attacks while maintaining mobility through jumps and powerful AoE attacks. Dragoons are a popular choice for both single-target and multi-target encounters, and they are a valuable asset to any team.

Jump Management: Make sure to use Jump efficiently. It’s a powerful offensive tool, and you can also use Elusive Jump to reposition yourself during combat.

Life Surge: Use Life Surge to maximize your damage output and negate a portion of incoming damage, but manage your charges wisely.

Dragon's Flight: Use Dragonfire Dive to gain Dragon's Flight, a powerful buff that significantly boosts your damage output.

Draconian Fire: The Draconian Fire buff allows you to use powerful attacks. Maintain uptime on this buff by using the correct combos and weaving in abilities such as Draconian Fury and Raiden Thrust.

Managing Nastrond: Make sure to use Nastrond to capitalize on the Nastrond Ready stacks granted by Geirskogul.

The Firstminds' Focus: This is your secondary resource, and it can be spent on Wyrmwind Thrust. Managing this resource effectively will boost your overall damage output.

The Dragoon’s rotation is focused on utilizing specific skills efficiently to maximize damage output and support allies. The focus is on single-target and multi-target abilities, with a special emphasis on Jump and Dragon's Flight management.

• Begin your rotation with True Thrust → Vorpal Thrust .

• Use Full Thrust as it becomes available.

• Use Disembowel followed by Chaos Thrust to generate a DoT, maintaining uptime.

• Use Fang and Claw and then Wheeling Thrust to trigger Draconian Fire.

• While Draconian Fire is active, use Raiden Thrust as your main combo attack, followed by Draconian Fury .

• When you have enough Firstminds’ Focus to use Wyrmwind Thrust you will want to weave it in with the Heaven’s Thrust combo.

• For 3+ targets, use Sonic Thrust followed by Coerthan Torment to deal significant damage to multiple targets.

• Use Jump to reposition yourself and gain Dive Ready when you need to.

• Use Wyrmwind Thrust to spend Firstminds’ Focus when you have enough to use it.

• Use Geirskogul on cooldown.

• When you have enough stacks of Nastrond Ready, use Nastrond for increased damage.

• Use Dragonfire Dive to gain Dragon's Flight, which will increase your overall damage output.

• Use Rise of the Dragon while Dragon's Flight is active to deliver a powerful AoE attack to enemies.

• Use Stardiver while Life of the Dragon is active to deliver a powerful AoE attack to enemies.

• Use Starcross to deliver a powerful single-target attack and gain a buff.

• Use Jump to reposition yourself or gain Dive Ready.

• Use Elusive Jump to reposition yourself quickly when needed.

• Use Life Surge to increase your damage output and absorb a portion of incoming damage. Be sure to conserve your Life Surge charges as they are limited.

• Use High Jump on cooldown for single-target damage.

• Use Mirage Dive to evade attacks.

• Maximize Dragon's Flight Uptime: Dragon's Flight significantly increases your damage output, so keep it active whenever possible. Use your Dragonfire Dive to refresh it on cooldown.

• Manage Firstminds' Focus: Firstminds' Focus is your secondary resource. Use it effectively for Wyrmwind Thrust to maximize your damage output.

• Position Yourself for Maximum Damage: The Dragoon's rear attacks deal increased damage. Use repositioning abilities like Jump or Elusive Jump to maximize your damage output.

• Avoid Overcapping Blood: When you use an ability that generates Blood, you will want to make sure you're using Bloodspiller frequently enough to avoid overcapping. This is crucial for maximizing damage output.

• Use Your Cooldowns Strategically: The Dragoon has a variety of cooldowns that can be used strategically in combination with raid buffs for maximum impact. For example, using Dragonfire Dive, Stardiver, and Starcross during a raid buff phase.