[locus]

That's right! Depending on what you equip, your BLU will learn different job traits, which you can easily check in your status screen!

I'd like to make a post collecting a list of all these traits as we find them, so this is as good a thread as any.

Update: Removed some rumourific information after extended testing. Japanese BBSes are full of rumour. Added level info.

Killers:
Beast Killer: Sprout smack(4) + Wild oats(4) or 1000 needles (62)
Undead Killer: Smite of Rage(34) + Bludgeon(18)
Lizard Killer: Claw cyclone(20) + Foot kick(1)
Plantoid killer: Power Attack(4) + Mandible bite(44)

Clear Mind

Clear Mind:
Here's how clear mind works - Equip as many of the following skills as you can:
Poison Breath (22)
Soporific (24)
Venom Shell (42)
Awful eye (46)
F(ilamented). Hold (52)
Maelstrom (61)
Feather Tickle (64)
Sandspray (66)
Warm Up (68)
Lowing (71)

Strength of Clear mind depends on how many of those skills you have equipped.
2 skills: Clear mind 1 (hmp+3)
4 skills: Clear mind 2 (hmp+6)
6 skills: Clear mind 3 (hmp+9)
8 skills: Clear mind 4 (hmp+12)

Combat Oriented

Defense Bonus (+10 def):
Choose at least 2 of the following:
Grand slam (30)
Terror Touch (40)
Saline Coat (72)
Vertical Cleave (75)

Attack Bonus(+10 atk):
Choose at least 2 of the following:
Battle Dance (12)
Uppercut (38)
Death Scissors (60)
Spinal Cleave (63)
Temporal Shift (73)

Accuracy Bonus(+10 acc):
Frenetic Rip (63)
Dismemberment (72)

Evasion Bonus(+10 eva):
Screwdriver (26)
Hysteric Barrage (69)

Store TP:
Sickle Slash(48) + Tail Slap (69)

Rapid Shot:
Choose 2 of the following:
Feather Storm (12)
Jet Stream (38)
Hydro Shot (63)
(What exactly is the point of this?)

Mgc Atk Bonus(+20 Mab):
Equip two of:
Cursed Sphere(18)
Sound Blast(32)
Eyes on Me(61)
Memento Mori(62)
Heat Breath (71)
Reactor Cool (74)

Magic Def Bonus(+10 Mdb):
Ice Break(50) + Magnetite Cloud (46)

Resist traits:

Resist Sleep:
Choose 2 out of the following: Pollen(1), Yawn(58), Magic Fruit(64)

Miscellany

Auto Refresh:
Stinking Gas (44): 1 Point
Frightful Roar (50): 2 Points
Selfdestruct (50): 2 Points
Cold Wave (52): 1 Point
Light of Penance (58): 2 Points
Voracious Trunk (64): 3 Points
Actinic Burst (74): 4 Points
Plasma Charge (75): 4 Points

Autorefresh requires 8 or more points from the above.


Conserve MP:
Fire Spit(68) + Chaotic Eye (34)
Frost Breath (66) + Chaotic Eye (34)

Auto Regen:
Healing Breeze(16) + Sheep song(16)

Max MP boost(+10 mp Max):
Choose at least 2 of the following:
Metallic Body (8)
Mysterious light (40)
Hecatomb Wave (54)

Max HP boost:
Choose at least 2 of the following:
Flying Hip Press(58)
Body Press(62)
Frypan(63)

Add your discoveries below and I'll update the list~!

[Macht]

Man, if it turns out that BLU can use certain abilities and depending how they function as subs I might be so tempted to try doing RNG/BLU

Just got to learn more and see how MP does with it...

[forster]

Holy crap thats awesome !

[x1ang]

lol darn and i was suggesting that BRDs should get something like this a whiles back... xD

[locus]

Updated info:
Any 2 Physical attacks from 1 monster tree: Killer effect of the tree that is weak to it.
Clear Mind: Soporific + Poison breath <- very important!

Have fun!

[Taskmage]

This is great info, locus. Keep up the good work!

I can see this info really expanding how blue mage is used, especially as a subjob.

[Rai-Jin]

ya BLU could be very good alone just the Head Butt (does Stun).

[forster]

Extremely chuffed with Auto Regen, cant wait to see if there is an Auto Refresh :D

Double Post Edited:
Just posted over on Alla:

grand slam + terror touch = defense bonus

Mysterious light + metallic body = Max MP boost

[Spyke]

Battle Dance + Uppercut = Attack Bonus

Jet Stream + Feather Storm = Rapid Shot

Sound Blast + Cursed Sphere = Mgk Atk Bonus

[Darkhound]

Excuse my ignorance, but how does this work? I will start leveling my blue mage tonight and i was wondering what do you mean by all thoes abilities giving special atributes...

Thanks in advance,
DH

[Balodoth]

Has anyone checked to see if you can have conflicting killer traits? I don't see why not, but I figure we should at least check it. . . And here's hoping BLU can eventually open up the Empty Killer ability.

[LadyPeorth]

Originally Posted by Darkhound

Excuse my ignorance, but how does this work? I will start leveling my blue mage tonight and i was wondering what do you mean by all thoes abilities giving special atributes...

Thanks in advance,
DH

You equip the spells and they give you the traits.

For example: Equipping Sprout Smack and Wild Oats will give you the Beast Killer trait.

[Darkhound]

Thanks for your reply..... i now completely understand! I guess i will have to learn what is what.. plantoid.. arcana.. etc.. i dont know that very well..

Any info on that?

[Taskmage]

For the most part it's pretty obvious. Mandies are plantoid, tigers are beasts, etc.

Arcana are weapons and anything mechanically animated like dolls.

There are some tricky ones. Bats count as birds because they fly, but flies count as vermin because they're insects. Pugils count as aquan, but sea monks are amorpha. Worms are also amorpha.

Check out the ffxiclopedia bestiary. They've got all the mob classes sorted out there.

[Atma]

Woops, didn't see these were posted.