Warrior starter guide

Warrior at a glance

Warrior (WAR) is a Disciple of War job unlockable at level 30 as an upgrade from the Marauder class and is a Tank job.

• Role: Tank
• First Appearance: *Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn* (Patch 2.0)
• Unlock Level: 30
• Weapon: Greataxes
• Armor: Fending

Unlock and early route

Guild: The Marauders' Guild is in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks. Guild: Marauders must specialize into warrior once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and Pride and Duty (Will Take You from the Mountain).

• 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 warrior is a disciple of war and wears armor and accessories "of Fending." They use greataxes as weapons.

• Prioritize item level while leveling.
• At endgame, check role gear names and materia priorities against current resources.

Role basics

Warrior belongs to the Tank 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: Beast Gauge Heavy Swing -> Maim -> Storm's Path Heavy Swing -> Maim -> Storm's Eye Overpower -> Mythril Tempest

• 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.

Related on TJPedia

Wiki: WarriorGuides hub