Puppetmaster

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Puppetmaster

Puppetmaster
Abbreviation	PUP
Japanese	からくり士 (か)
Japanese Romaji	Karakurishi (Ka)
French	Marionnettiste
German	Puppenmeister
Expansion Pack	Treasures of Aht Urhgan
Quest	No Strings Attached

Abilities and Traits

Job Traits
Lvl.	Name
10	Resist Slow I
15	Resist Amnesia I
20	Evasion Bonus I
25	Martial Arts I
35	Resist Amnesia II
40	Evasion Bonus II
45	Damage Limit+ I
▼ Sub-Job accessible with a Master Leveled job only ▼
50	Resist Slow II
50	Martial Arts II
55	Resist Amnesia III
▼ Main Job Only ▼
60	Evasion Bonus III
60	Smite I
70	Resist Slow III
75	Martial Arts III
75	Fine-Tuning
75	Optimization
75	Resist Amnesia IV
76	Evasion Bonus IV
78	Stout Servant I
80	Tactical Guard I
81	Resist Slow IV
85	Crit. Def. Bonus I
86	Martial Arts IV
88	Stout Servant II
90	Tactical Guard II
90	Damage Limit+ II
95	Resist Amnesia V
95	Crit. Def. Bonus II
97	Martial Arts V
98	Stout Servant III

Job Ability
Lvl.	Name
1	Overdrive
5	Deus Ex Automata
▼ Sub-Job Accessible ▼
1	Activate
15	Repair
▼ Main Job Only ▼
30	Maintenance
75	Ventriloquy
75	Role Reversal
79	Tactical Switch
95	Cooldown
96	Heady Artifice

Pet Command
Lvl.	Name
▼ Sub-Job Accessible ▼
1	Deactivate
1	Deploy
1	Dark Maneuver
1	Light Maneuver
1	Earth Maneuver
1	Wind Maneuver
1	Fire Maneuver
1	Ice Maneuver
1	Thunder Maneuver
1	Water Maneuver
10	Retrieve

Puppet Frame Creation

At level 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 Puppetmaster may unlock a new Automaton.

• See Puppet Frame Creation for more information.

Combat Skills

Combat Skills

Combat

Skill	Rank	49	99	★ML50
Hand-to-Hand	A+	150	424	474
Dagger	C-	139	368	418
Club	D	133	334	384
Throwing	C+	139	378	428

Defensive

Skill	Rank	49	99	★ML50
Evasion	B	144	398	448
Guard	B	144	398	448
Parrying	D	133	334	384

No innate magic skills.

See Also: Level-by-level Skill Cap Chart

Automaton Skills
These are the basic frame combos for each automaton head. For a more detailed description of automaton combat skills, see the Automaton page.
Harlequin Head/frame Skill Rank 49 99 Melee B- 144 388 Ranged B- 144 388 Magic B- 144 388 Valoredge Head/Frame Skill Rank 49 99 Melee A 150 417 Sharpshot Head/Frame Skill Rank 49 99 Melee C+ 139 378 Ranged A 150 417 Stormwaker Head/Frame Skill Rank 49 99 Melee C+ 139 378 Magic A 150 417 Soulsoother Head/Stormwaker Frame Skill Rank 49 99 Melee C 139 373 Magic A+ 150 424 Spiritreaver Head/Stormwaker Frame Skill Rank 49 99 Melee C 139 373 Magic A+ 150 424

Automaton Skills listed above increase by 1 skill per ★ML, totalling +50 at ★ML⁵⁰.

Merits

Merits
Group 1 Name Description Automaton Skills Adjust valoredge, sharpshot, and stormwaker automaton skills by 2 points. Maintenance Recast Shorten recast time by 3 seconds. Repair Effect Increase amount of HP restored by 2%. Activate Recast Shorten recast time by 40 seconds. Repair Recast Shorten recast time by 3 seconds.
Group 2 Name Description Role Reversal Swaps HP of master and automaton. Recast: 2min. Supplement HP granted by 5%. Ventriloquy Swaps the enmity of master and automaton for target. Recast: 1min. Increase higher enmity value and decrease lower value by 5% each. Fine-Tuning Grants a bonus to your automaton's accuracy, ranged accuracy, evasion, and magic defense. Increase accuracy by 5, ranged accuracy by 5, evasion by 5, and magic defense by 5. Optimization Grants a bonus to your automaton's attack, defense, and magic attack. Increase attack by 5%, defense by 5%, and magic attack by 5.

Job Points

Job Points
Job Point Category Description Effect per Tier Overdrive Effect Increases automatons' attributes while under the effects of Overdrive. Increases attributes by 5. Heady Artifice Effect Increases the potency of the various head-related abilities. Harlequin Head: Increase physical accuracy by 2. Valoredge Head: Increase static enmity by 100. Sharpshot Head: Increase damage by 3 percent. Stormwaker Head: Increase magic damage by 2. Soulsoother Head: Increase amount of MP recovered by 1 percent. Spiritreaver Head: Increase magic damage by 5. Automaton HP and MP Bonus Increases the maximum HP and MP of automatons. Increases maximum HP by 10 and MP by 5. Activate Effect Decreases the automaton's burden when Activate or Deus Ex Automata is used. Decrease burden by 1. Repair Effect Gradually restores automaton's MP when Repair is used. Amount of MP recovered depends on the item used. Automaton Oil: +5 Automaton Oil +1: +10 Automaton Oil +2: +15 Automaton Oil +3: +20 Deus Ex Automata Recast Reduces the recast time of Deus Ex Automata. Reduce recast time by 1 second. Tactical Switch Increases TP of automaton's master when using Tactical Switch. Increases TP by 20. Cooldown Effect Reduces automaton's burden when using Cooldown. Reduces burden by 1. Deactivate Effect Relaxes the requirement for reducing Dectivate's cooldown based on automaton's remaining HP. Reduces the requirement by 1 percent of remaining HP. Martial Arts Effect Reduces attack delay for hand-to-hand attacks. Reduces attack delay by 2.
Gift Description Required Total Job Points Spent Physical Attack Bonus Increases physical and ranged attack by 6. 5 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 5%. 5 Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 8. 10 Physical Accuracy Bonus Increases physical and ranged accuracy by 7. 20 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 7%. 25 Magic Evasion Bonus Increases magic evasion by 5. 30 Magic Accuracy Bonus Increases magic accuracy by 5. 45 Superior 1 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 1 (Su1). 50 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 9%. 55 Automaton Physical Attack and Defense Bonus Increases automaton physical attack, ranged attack, and physical defense by 15. 60 Automaton Physical Accuracy and Physical Evasion Bonus Increases automaton physical accuracy, ranged accuracy, and physical evasion by 10. 80 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 11%. 95 Automaton Elemental Capacity Bonus Increases the automaton's elemental capacity for attachments by 2. 100 Superior 2 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 2 (Su2). 100 Automaton Mag. Atk. and Def. Bonus Increases automaton magic attack and magic defense by 5. 125 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 13%. 145 Automaton Mag. Acc. and Eva. Bonus Increases automaton magic accuracy and evasion by 10. 150 Physical Attack Bonus Increases physical and ranged attack by 9. 180 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 15%. 205 Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 12. 210 Physical Accuracy Bonus Increases physical and ranged accuracy by 11. 245 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 17%. 275 Magic Evasion Bonus Increases magic evasion by 8. 280 Magic Accuracy Bonus Increases magic accuracy by 8. 320 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 19%. 355 Automaton Phys. Atk. and Def. Bonus Increases automaton physical attack, ranged attack, and physical defense by 23. 360 Automaton Phys. Acc. and Eva. Bonus Increases automaton physical accuracy, ranged accuracy, and physical evasion by 15. 405 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 21%. 445 Automaton Mag. Atk. and Def. Bonus Increases automaton magic attack and magic defense by 8. 450 Superior 3 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 3 (Su3). 500 Automaton Mag. Acc. and Eva. Bonus Increases automaton magic accuracy and evasion by 15. 500 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 23%. 545 Martial Arts Effect Decreases hand-to-hand delay by 5. 550 Physical Attack Bonus Increases attack and ranged attack by 12. 605 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 25%. 655 Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 16. 660 Physical Accuracy Bonus Increases physical accuracy and ranged accuracy by 14. 720 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 27%. 775 Magic Evasion Bonus Increases magic evasion by 10. 780 Magic Accuracy bonus Increases magic accuracy by 10. 845 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 29%. 905 Automation Phys. Atk. and Def. Bonus Increases automation physical attack, ranged attack, and physical defense by 30. 910 Automation Phys. Acc. and Eva. Bonus Increases automaton physical accuracy, ranged accuracy, and physical evasion by 20. 980 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 31%. 1045 Automation Mag. Atk. and Def. Bonus Increases automaton magic attack and magic defense by 10. 1050 Automation Mag. Acc. and Eva. Bonus Increases automaton magic accuracy and magic evasion by 20. 1125 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 33%. 1195 Superior 4 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 4 (Su4). 1200 Automation Elemental Capacity Bonus Increases the automation's elemental capacity bonus for attachments by 2. 1200 Physical Attack Bonus Increases physical and ranged attack by 15. 1280 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 35%. 1355 Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 20. 1360 Physical Accuracy Bonus Increases physical and ranged accuracy by 18. 1445 Magic Evasion Bonus Increases magic evasion by 13. 1530 Magic Accuracy Bonus Increases magic accuracy by 13. 1620 Automaton Phys. Atk. and Def. Bonus Increases automaton physical attack, ranged attack, and physical defense by 38. 1710 Automaton Phys. Acc. and Eva. Bonus Increases automaton physical accuracy, ranged accuracy, and physical evasion by 25. 1805 Automaton Mag. Atk. and Def. Bonus Increases automaton magic attack and magic defense by 13. 1900 Automaton Mag. Acc. and Eva. Bonus Increases automaton magic accuracy and evasion by 25. 2000 Superior 5 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 5 (Su5). 2100 ★Master! Grants the designation "Master Puppeteer." Decreases the recast time of one-hour abilities by 15 minutes. 2100

Job-Specific Equipment

Artifact Armor

Puppetry Attire Set		Puppetry Attire Set +1		Set Image
Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name
52	Puppetry Churidars	74	Puppetry Churidars +1
54	Puppetry Babouches	74	Puppetry Babouches +1
56	Puppetry Dastanas	74	Puppetry Dastanas +1
58	Puppetry Tobe	74	Puppetry Tobe +1
60	Puppetry Taj	74	Puppetry Taj +1

Foire Attire Set		Foire Attire Set +1		Foire Attire Set +2		Foire Attire Set +3
iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name
109	Foire Taj	119	Foire Taj +1	119	Foire Taj +2	119	Foire Taj +3
109	Foire Tobe	119	Foire Tobe +1	119	Foire Tobe +2	119	Foire Tobe +3
109	Foire Dastanas	119	Foire Dastanas +1	119	Foire Dastanas +2	119	Foire Dastanas +3
109	Foire Churidars	119	Foire Churidars +1	119	Foire Churidars +2	119	Foire Churidars +3
109	Foire Babouches	119	Foire Babouches +1	119	Foire Babouches +2	119	Foire Babouches +3
Animator
40	Turbo Animator

Relic Armor

Pantin Attire Set		Pantin Attire Set +1		Pantin Attire Set +2		Set Image
Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name
71	Pantin Churidars	75	Pantin Churidars +1	90	Pantin Churidars +2
72	Pantin Babouches	75	Pantin Babouches +1	90	Pantin Babouches +2
73	Pantin Dastanas	75	Pantin Dastanas +1	90	Pantin Dastanas +2
74	Pantin Tobe	75	Pantin Tobe +1	90	Pantin Tobe +2
75	Pantin Taj	75	Pantin Taj +1	90	Pantin Taj +2

Pitre Attire Set		Pitre Attire Set +1		Pitre Attire Set +2		Pitre Attire Set +3
iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name
109	Pitre Taj	119	Pitre Taj +1	119	Pitre Taj +2	119	Pitre Taj +3
109	Pitre Tobe	119	Pitre Tobe +1	119	Pitre Tobe +2	119	Pitre Tobe +3
109	Pitre Dastanas	119	Pitre Dastanas +1	119	Pitre Dastanas +2	119	Pitre Dastanas +3
109	Pitre Churidars	119	Pitre Churidars +1	119	Pitre Churidars +2	119	Pitre Churidars +3
109	Pitre Babouches	119	Pitre Babouches +1	119	Pitre Babouches +2	119	Pitre Babouches +3
Accessory
70	Pantin Cape
JSE Neck
99	Puppetmaster's Collar	99	Puppetmaster's Collar +1	99	Puppetmaster's Collar +2
Divergence Weapon
Su4 NQ	Pantin Fists	Su4 HQ	Pitre Fists	Su5	Xiucoatl

Empyrean Armor

Cirque Attire Set		Cirque Attire Set +1		Cirque Attire Set +2		Set Image
Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name
81	Cirque Scarpe	81	Cirque Scarpe +1	81	Cirque Scarpe +2
83	Cirque Pantaloni	83	Cirque Pantaloni +1	83	Cirque Pantaloni +2
85	Cirque Cappello	85	Cirque Cappello +1	85	Cirque Cappello +2
87	Cirque Guanti	87	Cirque Guanti +1	87	Cirque Guanti +2
89	Cirque Farsetto	89	Cirque Farsetto +1	89	Cirque Farsetto +2

Karagoz Attire Set		Karagoz Attire Set +1		Karagoz Attire Set +2		Karagoz Attire Set +3
iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name
109	Karagoz Cappello	119	Karagoz Cappello +1	119	Karagoz Cappello +2	119	Karagoz Cappello +3
109	Karagoz Farsetto	119	Karagoz Farsetto +1	119	Karagoz Farsetto +2	119	Karagoz Farsetto +3
109	Karagoz Guanti	119	Karagoz Guanti +1	119	Karagoz Guanti +2	119	Karagoz Guanti +3
109	Karagoz Pantaloni	119	Karagoz Pantaloni +1	119	Karagoz Pantaloni +2	119	Karagoz Pantaloni +3
109	Karagoz Scarpe	119	Karagoz Scarpe +1	119	Karagoz Scarpe +2	119	Karagoz Scarpe +3
Accessories
80	Cirque Necklace	84	Cirque Sash	90	Cirque Earring
99	Karagoz Earring	99	Karagoz Earring +1	99	Karagoz Earring +2

Guides

Current Guides:
String Theory - A Guide by Fabiano of Asura. String Theory, FFXIAH - Second post has updated gear for 2021/2022 Toy Theater: An Automaton Attachments Guide, FFXIAH All Jobs Gear Sets/Puppetmaster
ExpandVideo Guides: ExpandOutdated Guides: Community Puppetmaster Guide Animator's Workshop (v2), FFXIAH