Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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New? Got too many skills? Made the mistake of using a level skip and have no idea what anything does? Just hate reading? Try this guide out!

This guide seeks to teach new Black Mages how to Black Mage properly, without getting too deep into optimization. I'll be showing off and explaining some openers but not delving too much deeper beyond that and general skill usage. Endgame is a long way away and there's lots to learn along the way. Start slow and work your way up one skill at a time! Then, graduate to more advanced guides.

General DPSing Guide: youtu.be/QV7gLorSweo
Mage Role Actions Guide: youtu.be/Hj7PpuSvCH4
Guide to my HUD: youtu.be/GgXOHas9GyY
Dictionary of Terms: youtu.be/Oi8-myAY-Uc

Opener images: imgur.com/a/8vnjBhN

Dawntrail 1-100 Guides Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoXER4idrFLZTFHQXlLzGIwGgNti_yKiS

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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Playstyle Summary: 1:54
L1, 2. Aspect Mastery, Blizzard, and Fire: 2:32
L4. Transpose: 4:35
L6. Thunder: 5:33
Role Actions: 7:00
L12: Blizzard II: 7:19
Role Action: 8:18
L15. Scathe: 8:22
Role Action: 9:32
L18. Fire II: 9:36
L20. Maim and Mend: 10:05
L20. Aspect Mastery II: 10:17
L26. Thunder II: 10:43
L30. Manaward: 11:39
Job Requirements: 12:21
L30. Manafont: 12:36
L35. Aspect Mastery III: 13:04
L35. Fire III and Blizzard III: 13:55
L35. Umbral Soul: 15:12
L35. Rotations and Opener: 15:47
L40. Maim and Mend II: 18:19
L40. Freeze: 18:32
L42. Firestarter: 19:07
Role Action: 19:55
L45. Thunder Mastery and Thunder III: 19:59
L50. Aetherial Manipulation: 20:18
L50. Flare: 21:23
L50. AoE Opener: 22:33
L52. Ley Lines: 24:23
L56. Enochian: 25:45
L58. Umbral Heart and Blizzard IV: 25:56
L58. AoE Rotation: 27:57
L60. Fire IV: 28:41
L60. Opener: 29:28
L62. Between the Lines: 30:35
L64. Thunder Mastery II and Thunder IV: 31:10
L66. Triplecast: 31:35
L70. Enhanced Enochian: 32:27
L70. Foul: 32:59
L70. Opener: 33:55
L72. Despair: 34:17
L78. Enhanced Enochian II: 34:48
L80. Enhanced Polyglot and Enhanced Foul: 34:57
L80. Xenoglossy: 35:35
L80. Opener: 36:26
L82. Aspect Mastery IV, High Fire II, and High Blizzard II: 37:16
L84. Enhanced Manafont: 37:29
L86. Enhancecd Enochian III: 37:56
L86. Amplifier: 38:01
L90. Aspect Mastery V and Paradox: 38:34
L90. Opener: 40:40
L92. Thunder Mastery III, High Thunder, and High Thunder II: 42:02
L96. Retrace: 42:44
L98. Enhanced Enochian IV: 43:40
L98. Enhanced Polyglot II: 43:45
L100. Enhanced Astral Fire and Flare Star: 43:59
L100. Opener: 45:26
L100. AoE Opener: 49:48
Outro: 51:24

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