Category:Dark Magic

Overview

Dark Magic is a general category of darkness elemental black magic spells which focus on absorbing from an enemy enhance the caster, including Absorb Spells and Drain/Aspir Spells.

Additionally, there are several other Dark Magic spells with varying effects. As the masters of dark magic, Dark Knights have access to nearly all dark magic spells, with subsets of these spells available to Black Mage, Scholar, Geomancer, and Red Mage.

Dark Magic skill determines the accuracy, potency of some but not all, and spell interruption rate of Dark Magic spells. Dark Magic does nothing for the potency of Absorb spells, but does affect accuracy and duration.

Dark Magic Skill caps by job

*B+ skill rating for SCH is with Dark Arts active.

Dark Magic spells

The elemental attribute of all Dark Magic spells is Darkness , with the exception of Stun which is Lightning .

Spell	BLM	DRK	GEO	RDM	SCH
Absorb-ACC	999	61	999	999	999
Absorb-AGI	999	37	999	999	999
Absorb-Attri	999	91	999	999	999
Absorb-CHR	999	33	999	999	999
Absorb-DEX	999	41	999	999	999
Absorb-INT	999	39	999	999	999
Absorb-MND	999	31	999	999	999
Absorb-STR	999	43	999	999	999
Absorb-TP	999	45	999	999	999
Absorb-VIT	999	35	999	999	999
Aspir	25	20	30	999	36
Aspir II	83	78	90	999	97
Aspir III	99 (JP)	999	99 (JP)	999	999
Bio	10	15	999	10	999
Bio II	35	40	999	36	999
Bio III	999	999	999	75	999
Death	99 (JP)	999	999	999	999
Drain	12	10	15	999	21
Drain II	999	62	999	999	999
Drain III	999	99 (JP)	999	999	999
Dread Spikes	999	71	999	999	999
Endark	999	85	999	999	999
Endark II	999	99 (JP)	999	999	999
Kaustra	999	999	999	999	5
Klimaform	999	999	999	999	46
Stun	45	37	999	999	999
Tractor	25	32	999	999	999

Equipment Bonuses

• Dark magic bonuses on equipment fall into one of three categories:
  • Dark magic skill bonuses: Directly adds to the player's dark magic skill (see table below)
  • Dark magic casting time reduction: Reduces casting time of all spells classified as dark magic by the percentage listed, stacks with other forms of casting time reduction such as Dark Arts and Fast Cast
    • The DRK head equipment Fallen's Burgeonet (9%) and Fallen's Burgeonet +1 (10%) are the only two pieces of gear with this statistic.
  • Spell-specific bonuses: Many specific types of dark magic spells (Absorb spells, Drain/Aspir spells) are further enhanced by individual pieces of equipment such as Vicious Mufflers or Hirudinea Earring.

Item	Level	Slot	Jobs	Skill
Archmage's Gloves +1	99	Hands	BLM	19
Archmage's Gloves	99	Hands	BLM	17
Geomancy Tunic +1	99	Body	GEO	17
Ignominy Burgeonet +1	99	Head	DRK	17
Spaekona's Tonban	99	Legs	BLM	17
Spaekona's Tonban +1	99	Legs	BLM	17
Spurrina Slops	99	Legs	BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO	16
Avesta Bangles	88	Hands	MNK WHM BLM RDM THF DRK BRD RNG SMN BLU COR PUP DNC SCH GEO RUN	15
Bale Flanchard +2	83	Legs	DRK	15
Diabolos's Ring	65	Rings	All jobs	15 (Darksday)
Geomancy Tunic	99	Body	GEO	15
Goetia Sabots +2	81	Feet	BLM	15
Ignominy Burgeonet	99	Head	DRK	15
Pedagogy Pants +1	99	Legs	SCH	15
Portent Pants	88	Legs	WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN BLU PUP SCH GEO RUN	15
Scholar's Gown	58	Body	SCH	15 ()
Scholar's Gown +1	74	Body	SCH	15 ()
Sorcerer's Gloves +2	90	Hands	BLM	15
Striga Crown	97	Head	BLM DRK SCH GEO	15
Wizard's Tonban	56	Legs	BLM	15
Wizard's Tonban +1	74	Legs	BLM	15
Fallen's Finger Gauntlets +1	99	Hands	DRK	14
Fallen's Flanchard +1	99	Legs	DRK	14
Adhara Manteel	99	Body	WHM BLM RDM SMN BLU	13
Auspex Slops	99	Legs	BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO	13
Fallen's Finger Gauntlets	99	Hands	DRK	12
Fallen's Flanchard	99	Legs	DRK	12
Pedagogy Pants	99	Legs	SCH	12
Sorcerer's Gloves +1	75	Hands	BLM	12
Blood Finger Gauntlets	73	Hands	RDM PLD DRK RNG DRG BLU COR RUN	11
Abyss Flanchard +2	90	Legs	DRK	10
Appetence Crown	88	Head	MNK WHM BLM RDM THF DRK BRD RNG SMN BLU COR PUP DNC SCH GEO RUN	10
Bale Flanchard +1	83	Legs	DRK	10
Crimson Finger Gauntlets	73	Hands	RDM PLD DRK RNG DRG BLU COR RUN	10
Goetia Sabots +1	81	Feet	BLM	10
Pavor Gauntlets	93	Hands	DRK	10
Sorcerer's Gloves	72	Hands	BLM	10
Void Scythe	99	Weapons	DRK	10
Abyss Gauntlets +2	90	Legs	DRK	9
Argute Pants +2	90	Legs	SCH	9
Khthonios Helm	88	Head	WAR BLM THF DRK BST RNG NIN DRG PUP DNC SCH	9
Bookworm's Cape	99	Back	SCH	8
Armada Celata	73	Head	WAR DRK BST	8 (max )
Zenith Crown +1	73	Head	WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN GEO	8 (max )
Adaman Celata	73	Head	WAR DRK BST	7 (max )
Abyss Flanchard +1	75	Legs	DRK	7
Abyss Gauntlets +1	75	Hands	DRK	7
Aesir Torque	75	Neck	All jobs	7 (Darksday: 10)
Argute Pants	73	Legs	SCH	7
Argute Pants +1	75	Legs	SCH	7
Dark Torque	65	Neck	All jobs	7
Fea's Pigaches	99	Feet	BLM RDM BLU SCH GEO	7
Woeborn	89	Weapons	DRK	7
Zenith Crown	73	Head	WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN GEO	7 (max )
Demon's Axe	62	Weapons	DRK WAR	6
Valkyrie's Clogs	75	Feet	WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN GEO	6 (max )
Valkyrie's Cuishes	75	Legs	WAR PLD DRK	6 (max )
Abyss Flanchard	73	Legs	DRK	5
Abyss Gauntlets	72	Hands	DRK	5
Abyssal Earring	72	Earrings	All jobs	5
Blackjack	69	Weapons	BLM BST DRK WAR	5
Casso Sash	93	Waist	All jobs	5
Chaos Burgeonet	60	Head	DRK	5
Chaos Burgeonet +1	74	Head	DRK	5
Charging Shield	63	Shields	DRK PLD	5
Demon's Harness	70	Body	DRK	5
Demon's Harness +1	70	Body	DRK	5
Genie Huaraches	73	Feet	BLM	5
Merciful Cape	73	Back	All jobs	5
Nashira Manteel	75	Body	BLM BLU RDM SMN WHM	5
Shadow Clogs	75	Feet	WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN GEO	5 (max )
Shadow Cuishes	75	Legs	WAR PLD DRK	5 (max )
Inferno Sabots +1	41	Feet	MNK WHM BLM RDM THF DRK BRD RNG SMN BLU COR PUP DNC SCH GEO RUN	5 (New Moon)
Killer Mantle	30	Back	All jobs	5 (DRK sub)
Igqira Huaraches	73	Feet	BLM	4
Augur's Gaiters	79	Feet	WHM BLM RDM BRD SMN SCH GEO	3
Dark Earring	35	Earrings	All jobs	3
Dusky Staff	40	Weapons	BLM	3
Caecus Grip	83	Grip	All jobs	3
Glamor Jupon	50	Body	RDM SCH	3
Inferno Sabots	41	Feet	MNK WHM BLM RDM THF DRK BRD RNG SMN BLU COR PUP DNC SCH GEO RUN	3 (New Moon)
Theta Sash	75	Waist	MNK WHM BLM RDM PLD BRD RNG SMN BLU PUP SCH GEO RUN	3 (Salvage)
Crimson Belt	60	Waist	All jobs	2 (Campaign: 20)