Final Fantasy XIV: Pictomancer Job Abilities (First Look)

The introduction of the Pictomancer job, heralded by Krile in the Dawntrail cinematic teaser, took most FFXIV players by surprise at Japan's Fanfest 2024. Pictomancer was first introduced in Final Fantasy 6 and hasn't been seen much since. So, here's everything we know so far pertaining to the Pictomancer's role and abilities.

Note: Keep in mind that the abilities discussed are speculative and based on teaser content. 

FFXIV: Pictomancer's Role

Pictomancer's will be joining the cast of damage-dealing casters alongside the likes of Summoners and Black Mages, using their unique spells to conjure weapons, monsters, and spells to blast their foes in colorful barrages of aether. If that wasn't cool enough, Pictomancer's will also tote some abilities similar to the supporting DPS roles of Bard and Dancer, able to inspire and buff their allies to make the most of burst windows during challenging encounters.

FFXIV: Pictomancer Abilities

Without exact ability tooltips to read from, we're free to speculate based on the Pictomancer gameplay screenshots we have so far. Here's every ability featured in the Pictomancer job gameplay teaser!

This one looks like the Pictomancer victory pose:

This 'kamehameha' beam (below) is actually fired from a Pictomancer-made moogle. Who would've thought?!

And that's all we have so far for the Pictomancer's abilities. Which is your favorite, and will you be maining a Pictomancer in Dawntrail? If so, make sure to check back with us on GameLeap often to catch all the latest FFXIV news in the lead-up to Dawntrail!