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Job Overview

Dragoon


Available after completing The Holy Crest.
With their lances in hand and their faithful wyvern by their sides, Dragoons (DRG) surprise their enemies with their extraordinary jumping abilities.
Dragoons are melee damage dealers excelling at the use of the polearm. The wyvern is also a mainstay of the Dragoon job. The wyvern can provide many different kinds of breath attacks according to the support job the Dragoon is currently using.


Table of Contents:

AbilitiesTraitsMeritsWyvernWyvern Abilities
Combat SkillsArtifact EquipmentDragoon Guides



Job Abilities

Level  Name
01  Spirit Surge
01  Call Wyvern
05  Ancient Circle
10  Jump
25  Spirit Link
35  High Jump
50  Super Jump
65  Spirit Bond
75 (Merit)  Deep Breathing
75 (Merit)  Angon
77  Spirit Jump
85  Soul Jump
87  Dragon Breaker
96  Fly High (Ability)

Job Traits

Level  Name
10  Attack Bonus
20  Strafe
25  Dragon Killer
30  Accuracy Bonus
40  Strafe II
45  Conserve TP
45  WS Damage Boost
50  Accuracy Bonus II
55  WS Damage Boost 2
60  Strafe III
65  WS Damage Boost 3
75 (Merit)  Empathy
75 (Merit)  Strafe Effect
75  WS Damage Boost 4
78  Accuracy Bonus III
80  Strafe IV
85  Critical Defense Bonus
85  WS Damage Boost 5
90  Dragon Killer II
91  Attack bonus II
95  WS Damage Boost 6

Group 1 Merits

Level  Name
Merit  Ancient Circle Recast
Merit  Jump Recast
Merit  High Jump Recast
Merit  Super Jump Recast
Merit  Spirit Link Recast

Pet Commands

Level  Name
1  Dismiss
90  Smiting Breath
90  Restoring Breath
95  Steady Wing

Dragoon's Wyvern

Your support job choice affects the behavior of your Wyvern. There are three types of behavior — Offensive, Defensive, and Multipurpose.

Offensive Wyvern

If you have any of the following support jobs, your Wyvern will be an Offensive Wyvern. This means it will use an Elemental Breath attack against the enemy. The Elemental Breath is triggered by the use of a Weapon Skill.

Defensive Wyvern

If you have any of the following support jobs, your Wyvern will be a Defensive Wyvern. It will use Healing Breath after you cast a spell while any party member (including yourself) is lower than 1/3 HP (the Drachen Armet increases this threshold to 1/2 HP). The base/ceiling amount of HP restored is based on the Wyvern's max HP, the amount of total HP restored is based on the Wyvern's TP at the time Healing Breath is triggered. 300% Wyvern TP will restore the maximum amount of HP to either you or a party member, while 0%-7% Wyvern TP will only restore the base amount HP, from Healing Breath. The base and ceiling amount that can be restored will rise as you and your Wyvern level up, usually around 3 HP each level. It will remove status effects upon the use of a Weapon Skill, and will either use a status Remove Breath or a Healing Breath when your HP is at 1/4 or below.

*Summoner gives the Wyvern defensive behavior, but is unable to trigger Healing Breath. This subjob combination can only perform Remove Breath.

Multipurpose Wyvern

If you have any of the following support jobs, your Wyvern will be a Multipurpose Wyvern. The Wyvern will use both Elemental Breath attacks and Healing Breath effects. Unlike a Defensive Wyvern, the Multipurpose Wyvern cannot heal party members or remove status effects. The threshold for Healing Breath is also lower, with the Dragoon needing to be below 1/4 of their max HP (1/3 with the Drachen Armet equipped).

Wyvern Abilities

Level Ability Wyvern Type Trigger
1 Subtle Blow All Always Active
1 Flame Breath Offensive or Multipurpose Any Weapon Skill
1 Frost Breath Offensive or Multipurpose Any Weapon Skill
1 Gust Breath Offensive or Multipurpose Any Weapon Skill
1 Hydro Breath Offensive or Multipurpose Any Weapon Skill
1 Lightning Breath Offensive or Multipurpose Any Weapon Skill
1 Sand Breath Offensive or Multipurpose Any Weapon Skill
1 Healing Breath I Defensive or Multipurpose Any Spell Cast
1 Remove Breath (Poison) Defensive Any Weapon Skill
10 Attack Bonus All Always Active
20 Healing Breath II Defensive or Multipurpose Any Spell Cast
20 Remove Breath (Blind) Defensive Any Weapon Skill
25 Dragon Killer All Always Active
30 Accuracy Bonus All Always Active
40 Healing Breath III Defensive or Multipurpose Any Spell Cast
40 Remove Breath (Paralysis) Defensive Any Weapon Skill
50 Accuracy Bonus II All Always Active
50 Super Climb All Super Jump
80 Healing Breath IV Defensive or Multipurpose Any Spell Cast
  • According to the chart its safe to assume the Wyvern gains all job traits the Dragoon possess.
    • Example: Accuracy Bonus III, Critical Defense Bonus, etc.Verification Needed
    • NOTE: This chart was made before the 6/7/2010 update so thats why Conserve TP is not listed.


Other Notes

Video demonstrations: Dragoon Wyvern/Emotes

  • Important note: In Salvage all pets' stats are locked with the master's. This means if your HP is locked, for example, your pet's HP is locked as well. Using a cell to remove a lock also removes the lock from the pet. In the case of DRG, the Wyvern will not be able to use breath abilities if abilities are locked, and its HP will be lower (and breaths weaker) if HP is locked.

Combat Skill Ratings

 Skill Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99
 Polearm A+ 6 150 424
 Staff B- 5 144 388
 Sword C- 5 139 368
 Club E 4 124 300
 Dagger E 4 124 300
 Parrying B- 5 144 388
 Evasion B 5 144 398

See Dragoon Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of Weapon Skill limits.

Artifact Equipment

To see a side by side comparison of Artifact/Relic sets visit Dragoon Artifact/Relic Sets Comparison.
To see a side by side comparison of Empyrean sets visit Lancer's Sets Comparison.

Artifact Set
Level Artifact
30  Drachen Torque
42  Peregrine
52  Drachen Brais
54  Drachen Greaves
56  D. Fgr Gauntlets
58  Drachen Mail
60  Drachen Armet
Artifact Set +1
Level Artifact
74  Drachen Brais +1
74  Drachen Greaves +1
74  D. Fgr Gauntlets +1
74  Drachen Mail +1
74  Drachen Armet +1
Relic/Mythic/Empyrean Weapons
Level Weapon
75  Gungnir (Relic)
 Ryunohige (Mythic)
80  Gungnir (Relic)
 Ryunohige (Mythic)
 Rhongomiant (Empyrean)
85  Gungnir (Relic)
 Ryunohige (Mythic)
 Rhongomiant (Empyrean)
90  Gungnir (Relic)
 Ryunohige (Mythic)
 Rhongomiant (Empyrean)
95  Gungnir (Relic)
 Ryunohige (Mythic)
 Rhongomiant (Empyrean)


Relic Set
Level Relic
70  Wyrm Belt
71  Wyrm Brais
72  Wyrm Greaves
73  W. Fgr Gauntlets
74  Wyrm Mail
75  Wyrm Armet
Relic Set +1
Level Relic
75  Wyrm Brais +1
75  Wyrm Greaves +1
75  Wyrm Finger Gauntlets +1
75  Wyrm Mail +1
75  Wyrm Armet +1

Relic Set +2
Level Relic
90  Wyrm Brais +2
90  Wyrm Greaves +2
90  Wyrm Finger Gauntlets +2
90  Wyrm Mail +2
90  Wyrm Armet +2
Empyrean Set / +1 / +2
Level Empyrean
80  Lancer's Torque
81  Lancer's Schynbalds / +1 / +2
83  Lancer's Cuissots / +1 / +2
84  Lancer's Pelerine
85  Lancer's Mezail / +1 / +2
87  Lancer's Vambraces / +1 / +2
89  Lancer's Plackart / +1 / +2
90  Lancer's Earring

Dragoon Guides

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