Machinist Job Changes and Updates — Dawntrail 7.0

Listed below is all known information about the changes to the Machinist job in Dawntrail. Please note that Square Enix has significantly overhauled jobs between showing them in the Producer Live Letter, Mediatour, and action trailer. All of the listed information is thus subject to change.

Machinist Media Tour Changes

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Tactician	Ability	Effectiveness increased from 10% to 15%.
Barrel Stabilizer	Ability	Reworked, no longer grants you 50 heat. Instead it now gives you a buff that allows you to use Hypercharge for free, and a buff called "Full Metal Machinist" that changes the Barrel Stabilizer button into a new action "Full Metal Field"
Full Metal Field	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Can only be used when under the effect of "Full Metal Machinist" which is granted by Barrel Stabilizer. This GCD has a range of 25y, a radius of 5y, and deals a critical direct hit to all enemies within the radius with a potency of 700, with 50% less for enemies other than the main target. The damage of this ability is increased by critical hit rate and direct hit rate buffs.
Drill	Weaponskill	Now can hold two charges.
Second Wind	Ability	Has its curing potency increased.
Heat Blast	Weaponskill	Has its potency increased to 220, has a new animation, and is renamed to Blazing Shot.
Chain Saw	Weaponskill	Grants a buff called "Excavator Ready" that allows the usage of Excavator, this also changes the Chain Saw button into the button of Excavator.
Excavator	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Deals 600 potency worth of damage in a radius of 5y around the target, reducing to 65% for any additional targets, this action like the original Chain Saw also grants 20 battery on use, and it can only be used when under the effect of "Excavator Ready" which is granted by Chain Saw.
Gauss Round	Ability	Increased to 160 potency and now cleaves around the target similar to Ricochet. It also has a new animation and is renamed to Double Check.
Ricochet	Ability	Increased to 160 potency, has a new animation, and is renamed to Checkmate.

This leads us to use the following opener and burst window. Summoning Automaton Queen at 60 battery in the opener and utilizing the 10x Heat Blast technique from the optimization guide for higher raid buff and tincture contribution. Please note that the following images are temporary; the GCD Barrel Stabilizer will be replaced by Full Metal Field, the second Chain Saw GCD will be replaced by Excavator, Heat Blast will be replaced by Blazing Shot, Gauss Round will be replaced by Double Check, Ricochet will be replaced by Checkmate.

Listed below is a showcase from the Job Actions Trailer featuring a collection of battle actions for Machinist.

In Endwalker, Machinist iterates on the full rework it received last expansion. It gains upgrades to existing skills and an extra charge of Reassemble. Its capstone action is a new gadget that deals heavy damage in a line AoE.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Tactician	Ability	Area of effect radius increased from 20 to 30 yalms.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Gauss Round	Ability	Potency increased from 120 to 130.
Hypercharge	Ability	Now grants 5 stacks of Overheated. Effect duration has been increased from 8 to 10 seconds.
Wildfire	Ability	The effect of Wildfire can now be stacked a maximum of 6 times.
Ricochet	Ability	Potency increased from 120 to 130.
Heated Slug Shot	Weaponskill	Combo potency increased from 280 to 300.
Heated Clean Shot	Weaponskill	Combo potency increased from 360 to 380.
Marksman's Mastery	Passive	The increase of potency for Heated Clean Shot is increased from 110 to 120.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Heat Blast	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 180 to 200.
Drill	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 580 to 600.
Air Anchor	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 580 to 600.
Chain Saw	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 580 to 600.
Wildfire	Ability	Increased the potency for each landed weaponskill from 220 to 240.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Rook Autoturret	Ability	Uptime duration now fixed to 9 seconds. Base potency reduced from 70 to 35. Potency now increases to a maximum of 75 for exceeding battery.
Rook Overdrive	Ability	Base potency reduced from 320 to 160. Potency now increases to a maximum of 320 for exceeding battery.
Rook Overload	Ability	Base potency reduced from 320 to 160. Potency now increases to a maximum of 320 for exceeding battery.
Automaton Queen	Ability	Uptime duration now fixed to 12 seconds. Base potency increases as battery exceeds the summon requirement of 50. Queen will now always attack the first target the player attacks after she has been summoned.
Roller Dash	Ability	Potency increases as battery exceeds the summon requirement of 50. Up from a minimum of 240 to a maximum of 480.
Arm Punch	Ability	Potency increases as battery exceeds the summon requirement of 50. Up from a minimum of 120 to a maximum of 240.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Wildfire	Ability	Increased the potency for each landed weaponskill from 200 to 220.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Heat Blast	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 170 to 180.
Drill	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 570 to 580.
Air Anchor	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 570 to 580.
Chain Saw	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 570 to 580.
Wildfire	Ability	Increased the potency for each landed weaponskill from 150 to 200.
Crowned Collider	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 750 to 780.
Pile Bunker	Weaponskill	Potency increased from 650 to 680.

1. Split Shot potency changed from 180 to 140.
2. Slug Shot potency changed from 260 to 210.
3. Hot Shot potency changed from 300 to 240.
4. Spread Shot potency changed from 180 to 140.
5. Clean Shot potency changed from 340 to 270.
6. Heat Blast potency changed from 220 to 170.
7. Auto Crossbow potency changed from 180 to 140.
8. Heated Split Shot potency changed from 220 to 200.
9. Drill potency changed from 700 to 550.
10. Heated Slug Shot potency changed from 100 to 120, and the combo potency was changed from 330 to 280.
11. Heated Clean Shot potency changed from 100 to 110, and the combo potency was changed from 440 to 360.
12. Bioblaster potency changed from 60 to 50, and the potency for damage over time was changed from 60 to 50.
13. Air Anchor potency changed from 700 to 550.
14. Arm Punch potency changed from 150 to 120.
15. Roller Dash potency changed from 300 to 240.

1. Scattergun delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to all enemies in a cone before you and increases Heat Gauge by 10.
2. Chain Saw delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 550 for the first enemy, and 65% less for all remaining enemies. It also increases the Battery Gauge by 20. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.

1. Reassemble now has 2 maximum charges.
2. Gauss Round potency changed from 150 to 120.
3. Rook Autoturret potency changed from 80 to 70.
4. Rook Overdrive potency changed from 400 to 320.
5. Rook Overload potency changed from 400 to 320.
6. Wildfire potency changed from 200 to 150.
7. Ricochet potency changed from 150 to 120.
8. Tactician recast time changed from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.
9. Flamethrower potency changed from 100 to 80.
10. Queen Overdrive potency changed from 800 to 650.
11. Pile Bunker potency changed from 800 to 650.

1. Crowned Collider delivers an attack with a potency of 750. The potency increases as Battery Gauge exceeds required cost at time of deployment. The Automaton Queen shuts down after execution. If this action is not used manually while the Automaton Queen is active, it will be triggered automatically immediately before shutting down.

1. Enhanced Wildfire potency changed from 200 to 150.

1. Spread Shot Mastery upgrades Spread Shot to Scattergun.
2. Enhanced Reassemble allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Reassemble and has 2 maximum charges.
3. Marksman's Mastery increases the potency of Heated Split Shot to 200, Heated Slug Shot to 120, and Heated Clean Shot to 110.
4. Queen's Gambit: after executing Pile Bunker, the Automaton Queen will also execute Crowned Collider.
5. Enhanced Tactician reduces Tactician recast time to 90 seconds.