Reaper starter guide
Reaper starter route: role identity, unlock notes, gear basics, and source links for current Final Fantasy XIV job information.
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- Reaper at a glance
- Unlock and early route
- Gear and equipment
- Role basics
- Current-patch caution
Reaper at a glance
Reaper (RPR) is a Disciple of War job introduced in Endwalker (6.0) expansion and unlockable at level 70. It is a Melee DPS job and does not have a base class.
- Role: Melee DPS
- First Appearance: *Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker* (Patch 6.0)
- Unlock Level: 70
- Armor: Maiming
Unlock and early route
Guild: Lemures Headquarters functions as the Reaper job guild. Guild: It can be entered from Ul'dah - Steps of Thal. Unlock: Prerequisite: The player must have purchased the Endwalker expansion and be level 70 or higher Disciple of War or Magic Unlock: Quest: Speak to Flustered Attendant in Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (x12.8,y8.6) to obtain the quest The Killer Instinct.
- 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 Reaper is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Maiming" (shared with Dragoon) while using accessories "of Slaying" (shared with Dragoon, Monk, and Samurai). Reapers use war scythes as weapons.
- Prioritize item level while leveling.
- At endgame, check role gear names and materia priorities against current resources.
Role basics
Reaper 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: Soul Gauge and Shroud Gauge Job Gauge: Death Gauge Job Gauge: Soul Gauge and Shroud Gauge and Death Gauge are the Job Gauges of Reaper. Slice -> Waxing Slice -> Infernal Slice Spinning Scythe -> Nightmare Scythe
- 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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Sources
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