Dragoon starter guide
Dragoon starter route: role identity, unlock notes, gear basics, and source links for current Final Fantasy XIV job information.
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- Dragoon at a glance
- Unlock and early route
- Gear and equipment
- Role basics
- Current-patch caution
Dragoon at a glance
Dragoon (DRG) is a Disciple of War job unlockable at level 30 as an upgrade from the Lancer class and is a Melee DPS job.
- Role: Melee DPS
- First Appearance: *Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn* (Patch 2.0)
- Unlock Level: 30
- Armor: Maiming
Unlock and early route
Guild: The Lancers' Guild is in Old Gridania. Guild: Lancers must specialize into Dragoon once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and Proof of Might.
- Keep the job quest tracker current while leveling.
- Use the official job guide for the current action list.
- Do not treat opener or rotation advice as final unless it is current-patch reviewed.
Gear and equipment
The dragoon is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Maiming" (shared with Reaper) while using accessories "of Slaying" (shared with Reaper, Monk, and Samurai). Dragoons use polearms as weapons.
- Prioritize item level while leveling.
- At endgame, check role gear names and materia priorities against current resources.
Role basics
Dragoon belongs to the Melee DPS role. Learn the role responsibility first, then refine job-specific optimization after you understand encounter movement and cooldown timing.
- Tanks lead pulls, position enemies, and plan mitigation before incoming damage.
- Healers balance recovery, mitigation, and damage uptime.
- DPS jobs focus on uptime, burst windows, party buffs, and avoiding avoidable damage.
Current-patch caution
Job Gauge: Dragon Gauge True Thrust -> Lance Barrage -> Heavens' Thrust -> Fang and Claw -> Drakesbane -> Full Thrust -> Vorpal Thrust -> Raiden Thrust True Thrust -> Spiral Blow -> Chaotic Spring -> Wheeling Thrust -> Drakesbane -> Chaos Thrust -> Disembowel -> Raiden Thrust Doom Spike -> Sonic Thrust -> Coerthan Torment -> Draconian Fury Note that while Fang and Claw, Wheeling Thrust, and Drakesbane have no combo bonuses, in practice they can be thought of as such.
- Use the official job guide for live action names, levels, and tooltips.
- Use expert community resources for high-end rotations only after checking their patch date.
- Treat this page as a starter guide and source hub, not a Savage optimization sheet.
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