The first of two new jobs for Dawntrail is here , and it ’s an XIV original concept .
The Melee DPS job confirmed to be for Dawntrail was revealed in the London Fanfest tonic . Interestingly enough , it ’s an original concept for a job , and not tied to an existing Final Fantasy class , the new and original FFXIV Viper job .
Each enlargement , there are always two new jobs tally for player to instantly peck up . At the Las Vegas Fan Festival , we were order they would be Melee DPS and Magical Ranged , but nothing more . Now ajob trailerhas miss , and it ’s not quite what everyone meditate . Here ’s what we roll in the hay so far about the FFXIV Viper job .

New Dawntrail Job: Viper
Viper is a dual - wielding task in which the player agitate with two sword blades at once . However , as demonstrate in the reveal trailer , they alsocombine into one bladefor a actual double - edged blade .
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As explained in the tonic , Viper is meant to be a dual - maintain alternative to Ninja . It is a dexterity - based DPS , meaning it will share Scouting gearset with Ninja , which is currently by itself in that turning point . The agency Viper was described in the Keynote , it sounds like it ’s a burst damage - focused playstyle of a Book of Job . It ’s also the job the Warrior of Light has in the trailer , and his getup is the artifact gear .
As per usual with new jobs , there is no prerequisite class . Viper will lead off at level 80 and the start city for the pursuance is Ul’dah this meter around .
Viper is a close - ranged scrap style passed down through the generations in Tural . In addition to compound their blades into one , they are capable of temporarily raise themselves with an air of big businessman . The fleet strikes of the treble sword are followed by the mighty blows of the combined arm to keep the enemy from getting a foothold .
So when Dawntrail drops , you may at last look cool as all perdition with dual - wielding swords . This make - young FFXIV Viper job is off to a not bad start .
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