Goal of This Guide
This guide helps new Warriors of Light:
- Reach level **50**
- Finish the **A Realm Reborn** main scenario
- Understand their chosen job's basics
Step 1 – Pick a Role, Not a Job Forever
FFXIV lets you swap jobs freely, so first decide:
- **Tank** – leads the group, controls enemies.
- **Healer** – keeps everyone alive, adds DPS when safe.
- **DPS** – focuses on damage and mechanics.
Recommended Starter Jobs
- Tank: **Paladin** or **Warrior**
- Healer: **White Mage**
- DPS: **Dragoon**, **Bard**, or **Black Mage**
Step 2 – Prioritize the Main Scenario Quest (MSQ)
1. Follow the Meteor-icon quests – that's the MSQ.
2. Only pick side quests that unlock:
- Dungeons
- Features (Glamour, Gold Saucer, retainers)
- Roulettes
Efficient EXP Sources
- Daily **Leveling Roulette**
- Daily **Trial Roulette**
- **Hunting Log** up to rank 3
- Early **FATEs** when passing through zones
Step 3 – Job Quests & Rotations
Every 5 levels (up to 50), your job trainer gives a job quest:
- Grants key abilities and sometimes gear.
- Teaches you the basic rotation, like:
- Tank: 1–2–3 combo + mitigation
- Healer: Keep DoT up; fill GCD with damage between heals
- DPS: Maintain DoTs/buffs, use procs on cooldown
Lore – Your Job in the World
Each job line teaches something about Eorzea:
- Paladins and Warriors explore city-state militaries.
- Black Mage quests dig into forbidden magicks.
- White Mage quests explore the Elementals and Gridania's history.
Step 4 – First Trials & Dungeons
By level 50, you should:
- Have cleared **Ifrit, Titan, Garuda** story trials.
- Finished dungeons like **Brayflox, Stone Vigil, Dzemael**.
- Learned not to:
- Pull ahead of the tank
- Stand in obvious AoEs
- Ignore markers or stack mechanics
Once you finish "The Ultimate Weapon" and patch quests up to 2.55, you're ready for Heavensward, where the story and job complexity really take off.