Dragoon Job Changes and Updates — Dawntrail 7.0

In Dawntrail, Dragoon has been left quite similar in actual playstyle to how it functioned in Endwalker. Some skills were removed, others were added, but the overall feel and gameplay loop remain largely the same. If you enjoyed Dragoon in Endwalker, you will continue to find joy in the Job in Dawntrail. In addition to receiving new follow-up actions similar to Mirage Dive for both Dragonfire Dive (Rise of the Dragon) and Stardiver (Starcross), we also received brand new visual updates to both Vorpal Thrust and Disembowel called Lance Barrage and Spiral Blow, respectively.

• Drakesbane is our new fifth hit to both combos. It will replace both Fang and Claw and Wheeling Thrust on the hotbar after hitting either one as the fourth hit of the combo. It lacks a positional and is learned at level 64 - yes, 64 - instead of the original trait at that level which had the weird wording for our fifth hit.
• Winged Glide replaces Spineshatter Dive entirely. It's an enemy-targeted gap-closer which deals no damage. Spineshatter Dive no longer exists.
• Lance Barrage is a direct upgrade to Vorpal Thrust. It will automatically replace the skill once it is learned at level 96.
• Spiral Blow is a direct upgrade to Disembowel. It applies Power Surge as well and will replace the older skill when it is learned at level 96.
• Rise of the Dragon is a brand new follow-up skill to Dragonfire Dive. When pressing Dragonfire Dive, you will gain a new buff that lasts until you execute Rise of the Dragon.
• Starcross is a brand new follow-up skill to Stardiver. When pressing Stardiver, you will gain a buff that lasts until you use Starcross. Starcross is, strangely, a melee-range action, and it does not share Stardiver's excessively long animation lock. As such, you can double weave with it, thankfully.
• Battle Litany now has a 20s duration, up from 15s.
• Various skills received potency adjustments.
• Dragon Sight no longer exists.

• Life of the Dragon now is executed automatically on pressing Geirskogul. There is no more Dragon's Gaze to build up. On pressing Geirskogul, you will receive 3 stacks of a buff that will each allow you to execute one Nastrond over the duration of your Life cycle. Nastrond now has a 2 second recast, allowing you to execute these quite rapidly - once per gcd spin. In addition, our new Life of the Dragon also increases all damage dealt by 15% for its full duration.
• At level 64, instead of being a weirdly-worded Fang and Claw and Wheeling Thrust, we now just learn Drakesbane, which is the fifth hit of both combos, now, all the time.
• Like all Melee, we receive a boost to Second Wind and Feint to increase the power of both - 800 potency heal for the former, 15 second duration for the latter.
• Other than that, everything else is merely traits referencing our new skills or simply increasing potencies of actions we know.

As stated above, Dragoon's overall gameplay loop is changing very slightly. We now use Geirskogul only every 60s because of its new cooldown, and every time we enter Life of the Dragon we also gain a large - 15% - damage increase. We traded out Spineshatter Dive and Dragon Sight for the two new follow-up actions and a third cast of Nastrond in the 20 second burst window, so the overall number of actions pressed in our even-minute burst remains identical to what it was in Endwalker. Previous level caps - 70, 80, and 90, received a reduction in button presses, because the two follow-up actions are learned after level 90. Level 70, however, now has the same full 3 Nastrond in burst windows, the same as current, which is good news for any UCOB or UWU raiders stepping into those fights in Dawntrail.

Using Geirskogul before or after Chaotic Spring is currently a matter of much debate. In this opener, I have it placed before, because the math I have done on an extrapolated rotation indicates that this opener sims higher, if you keep everything on cooldown going forward.

After the opener, during the cooldown phase, we will be utilizing one High Jump and one Mirage Dive, and any Wyrmwind Thrust that we need to use to avoid over-capping the gauge before the next buff window at around 60s. You will always maintain the same 10 Weaponskills in a row, never deviating under normal circumstances. When buffs come up, you press them when available - delaying only when you have full knowledge of your fight/phase timing and know that such a delay would net you gains in the moment and cost you nothing additional down the line.

During burst windows, you will follow a relatively simple sort of priority system. After double weaving Lance Charge with Geirskogul, your next few open GCD windows should prioritize, in order, Battle Litany, High Jump and Dragonfire Dive, as seen in the opener. One in each GCD. Your next priority should be fore-planning to make sure you land Life Surge on your Heavens' Thrust or Drakesbane actions. They have the same potency, now, so which one you hit is irrelevant. After you know where your Life Surges will be placed, you can then settle in your Nastrond and the new follow-ups, utilizing Stardiver in the first open space that doesn't need a Life Surge. An example of what the buff window at 2 minutes looks like under normal circumstances in full uptime is provided below:

• Drakesbane → Lance Charge + Geirskogul
• Raiden Thrust → Battle Litany
• Spiral Blow → High Jump + Mirage Dive
• Chaotic Spring → Dragonfire Dive + Wyrmwind Thrust
• Wheeling Thrust → Nastrond + Life Surge
• Drakesbane → Stardiver
• Raiden Thrust → Rise of the Dragon + Nastrond
• Lance Barrage → Nastrond + Starcross
• Heavens' Thrust

The 2-minute window doesn't line up well to get two Life Surges into it unfortunately, but the idea of how to set it up should still be quite apparent from the way the buttons lay out here. If you had a second one, you might move that third Nastrond to after Battle Litany or delay it one gcd to make room for Life Surge on that Heavens' Thrust.

In Endwalker, Dragoon's Blood of the Dragon has been turned into a passive trait and it has received visual and potency upgrades to both its combo enders. Its capstone action is a powerful ability accessed by building a new gauge, the Firstminds' Focus.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Jump	Ability	Can now be executed while bound. To improve the functionality of this action, Jump will no longer affect the character's position as recognized by the server. The camera will no longer follow your character when executing Jump.
Battle Litany	Ability	Effect radius has been increased from 15 to 30 yalms.
Dragon Sight	Ability	Now nullifies action direction requirements (Positionals) for self.
High Jump	Ability	Can now be executed while bound. To improve the functionality of this action, High Jump will no longer affect the character's position as recognized by the server. The camera will no longer follow your character when executing High Jump.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Life Surge	Ability	Recast time has been reduced from 45 to 40 seconds.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Jump	Ability	This action will no longer be replaced by Mirage Dive while under the effect of Dive Ready.
High Jump	Ability	This action will no longer be replaced by Mirage Dive while under the effect of Dive Ready.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Jump	Ability	When Jump changes to Mirage Dive, there will now be a small input delay to prevent the unintended execution of Mirage Dive.
High Jump	Ability	When High Jump changes to Mirage Dive, there will now be a small input delay to prevent the unintended execution of Mirage Dive.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Jump	Ability	Action animation has been shortened. Action now changes to Mirage Dive while under the effect of Mirage Dive Ready.
High Jump	Ability	Action animation has been shortened. Action now changes to Mirage Dive while under the effect of Mirage Dive Ready.
Elusive Jump	Ability	Action animation has been shortened.
Spineshatter Dive	Ability	Action animation has been shortened.
Dragonfire Dive	Ability	Action animation has been shortened.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Dragon Sight	Ability	Target party member is no longer required to remain within 12y in order to receive the effects of Left Eye. The channeling animation between the dragoon and their target has been removed.
Raiden Thrust	Weaponskill	Potency has been increased from 260 to 280.
Stardiver	Ability	Base potency has been increased from 500 to 620.
Heavens' Thrust	Weaponskill	Combo potency has been increased from 430 to 480.
Chaotic Spring	Weaponskill	Combo potency has been increased from 240 to 260. Rear combo potency has been increased from 280 to 300.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Wyrmwind Thrust	Ability	Potency has been increased from 370 to 420.
Geirskogul	Ability	Potency has been increased from 250 to 260.
Nastrond	Ability	Potency has been increased from 350 to 360.

1. True Thrust potency changed from 290 to 230, and the effect Raiden Thrust Ready is now called Draconian Fire with a new icon.
2. Vorpal Thrust potency changed from 140 to 130, while the combo potency changed from 350 to 280.
3. Piercing Talon range increased to 20 yalms from 15 yalms.
4. Disembowel potency changed from 150 to 140, combo potency changed from 320 to 250, and the effect Disembowel is now called Power Surge with a new icon.
5. Doom Spike potency changed from 170 to 110, and now changes to action Draconian Fury when under the effect of Draconian Fire.
6. Chaos Thrust combo bonus now always grants Enhanced Wheeling Thrust, and the duration of said buff changed from 10 seconds to 30 seconds.
7. Fang and Claw execution requirements were changed to not require Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon anymore, as those are now traits. The effect that extends Blood of the Dragon was also removed.
8. Wheeling Thrust execution requirements were changed to not require Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon anymore, as those are now traits. The effect that extends Blood of the Dragon was also removed.
9. Sonic Thrust now grants Power Surge for a duration of 30 seconds, the same as Disembowel. In addition, the effect that extends Blood of the Dragon was removed.
10. Coerthan Torment now grants the effect Draconian Fire for a duration of 30 seconds, the same as Fang and Claw or Wheeling Thrust. In addition, the effect that extends Blood of the Dragon has been removed.
11. Raiden Thrust potency changed from 330 to 260, and sharpens the Firstminds' Focus by 1 when the trait is unlocked at Level 90. It now requires the effect Draconian Fire ready to execute, which is functionally the same as Raiden Thrust Ready was previously.

1. Draconian Fury delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a straight line before you. It strengthens the Firstminds' Focus by 1, and can only be executed under the effect of Draconian Fire. It replaces Doom Spike when under the effect of Draconian Fire.
2. Heavens' Thrust delivers an attack with a potency of 100. It comboes off of Vorpal Thrust with a combo potency of 430, and grants Sharper Fang and Claw for a duration of 30 seconds It is an upgrade to Full Thrust.
3. Chaotic Spring delivers an attack with a potency of 100, 140 when executed from the target's rear. It comboes off of Disembowel with a combo potency of 240, 280 when executed from the target's rear, and inflicts a damage over time effect with a potency of 45 for 24 seconds. It also grants Sharper Wheeling Thrust for a duration of 30 seconds when comboed. It is an upgrade to Chaos Thrust.

1. Wyrmwind Thrust delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 370 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. It costs 2 Firstminds' Focus to use, which can be gained from using Raiden Thrust for single targets or Draconian Fury for multiple targets.

1. Life Surge now has two maximum charges.
2. Lance Charge effect potency changed from 15% to 10%, and the recast time changed from 90 seconds to 60 seconds.
3. Spineshatter Dive potency changed from 240 to 250, and now has two maximum charges.
4. Battle Litany duration changed from 20 seconds to 15 seconds, and the recast time changed from 180 seconds to 120 seconds.
5. Geirskogul potency changed from 300 to 250. It now deals 30% less potency for all remaining enemies, and no longer requires Blood of the Dragon to execute as it is now a trait.
6. Mirage Dive now always strengthens the gaze of your Dragon Gauge.
7. Nastrond potency changed from 400 to 350. It now deals 30% less potency for all remaining enemies.
8. Stardiver potency changed from 600 to 500.

1. Blood of the Dragon was changed from an ability to a trait. That means it is now active permanently once you learn it.

1. Lance Mastery potency gain changed from 110 to 100.
2. Lance Mastery II has been revamped. It now increases the potency of True Thrust to 230, Vorpal Thrust to 130, and Disembowel to 140. The Draconian Fire effect will be granted if Fang and Claw is executed following Wheeling Thrust or vice versa for a duration of 30 seconds. This effect ends upon execution of any melee weaponskill. True Thrust is upgraded to Raiden Thrust under the effect of Draconian Fire.
3. Life of the Dragon Mastery has the same effect previously, but was renamed from Blood of the Dragon Mastery.

1. Enhanced Coerthan Torment grants the effect of Draconian Fire after successfully completing a combo with Coerthan Torment. Doom Spike is upgraded to Draconian Fury under the effect of Draconian Fire.
2. Enhanced Spineshatter Dive grants a second charge of Spineshatter Dive.
3. Lance Mastery III upgrades Full Thrust to Heavens' Thrust and Chaos Thrust to Chaotic Spring.
4. Enhanced Life Surge grants a second charge of Life Surge.
5. Lance Mastery IV increases the potency of Geirskogul to 250 and Nastrond to 350. It allows for the sharpening of the Firstminds' Focus upon successfully landing Raiden Thrust or Draconian Fury, up to a maximum of 2 units.