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How to Unlock All Blue Mage Spells in FFXIV (Updated for Patch 6.45)

Gordon Bicker

Published: Jul 18, 2023 08:09 am

Final Fantasy XIV has plenty of jobs to level up and Blue Mages are without a doubt one of the most efficient classes in terms of versatility, especially if you learn all of their spells. There is plenty of reason to go on the hunt for each spell but I know that it will take a very long time. Thankfully, this article will take you through how to unlock every single Blue Mage spell in Final Fantasy XIV.

How to Unlock Blue Mage Spells in Final Fantasy XIV

In order to start unlocking Blue Mage spells you will have to of course first unlock Blue Mage as a job. You will be able to start the unlock quest when you are at least level 50 on one main job class. The starting location of the Unlock Quest is found at (X:10, Y:11) and given by the Yellowjacket in the plaza of Limsa Lominsa.

When you have obtained the Blue Mage job after the quest, you will be able to learn spells by watching enemies cast particular spells/being in their area. You will also have to defeat the enemy after they cast the spell fully in order to get the chance of learning the spell.

Unlock Requirement for Every Blue Mage Spell in Final Fantasy XIV

I would recommend keeping this page up while you are looking for each of the spells so you have an easy reference of each location for the spells. I have split the spells into their respective star ranks so it’s much easier for you to find those you are looking for the most. This is instead of having to trawl through an entire page of spells in one table — pick and search for them as you like!

In order to keep spells even easier for you to find, I have also listed the quickest ways to find each spell in terms of enemies. There are sometimes a few extra enemies where you can get the spell but the enemies listed are the quickest to reach. However, if you run into the spell you are looking for through another enemy you can unlock it from them too.

These lists have been written by way of my own in-game experience along with research from the Final Fantasy XIV Wiki and FFXIV Collect due to the sheer number of spells.

One Star Blue Mage Spells

There are plenty of excellent rank one Blue Mage spells to collect such as Ice Spikes, Loom, and Choco Meteor. Most of your time looking for the rank one spells will be spent in various open-world regions, and I know you will find plenty of gorgeous views along the way.

Within the table, there is a column labeled “Minimum Level Required to Learn” and this just means what level you need to be to acquire the spell. However, for those spells which mention “Level one”, sometimes you could tag along with friends to see an enemy use a spell in a high-level area when you are still of a lower level, and still learn the spell. I wouldn’t recommend that but it is an option for you.

Spell	Enemy(s) to Learn the Spell From	Minimum Level Required to Learn	Related Location/Situation	Coordinates	Miscellaneous Unlock Requirement
Water Cannon	N/A	Level one	N/A	N/A	Automatically unlocked
Triple Trident	Gyorai Quickstrike (Elite Mark) Ebisu Catfish	Level one	Yanxia	(X: 28.0, Y: 7.0) if looking for the Catfish.	Can be unlocked via the Elite Mark enemy along with the Catfish.
Ultravibration	Kongamato	Level one	The Peaks (Gyr Abania)	(X: 11.0, Y: 25.0)	N/A
Mind Blast	Galvanth the Dominator	16	Tam-Tara Deepcroft Dungeon	N/A	N/A
Flying Sardine	Apkallu	Level one	Eastern La Noscea	(X: 27.0, Y: 35.0)	N/A
Moon Flute	N/A	50	N/A	N/A	Complete 10 stages in Masked Carnivale. You will need to start “The Real Folk Blues” unlock quest in Ul’dah from level 50 as a Blue Mage.
Self-Destruct	Glide Bomb Blasting Cap Arena Cherry Bomb	Level one	Western Thanalan Copperbell Mines (Dungeon) N/A	(X: 27, Y: 16) N/A N/A	Stage eight of Masked Carnivale.
Ice Spikes	Trickster Imp Vandalous Imp	12	Central Shroud Eastern Thanalan	(X: 28, Y: 24) (X: 15, Y: 19)	N/A
Loom	Dantalion	50	Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Acorn Bomb	Treant Sapling	12	North Shroud, Central Shroud, or the East Shroud.	Can be found in the Central Shroud at (X: 27, Y: 15)	N/A
Blood Drain	Chigoe Sun Bat Cave Bat	Level five	Central Shroud Central Thanalan Lower La Noscea	(X: 25, Y:19) (X: 26, Y: 18) (X: 27, Y: 16)	N/A
Frog Legs	Poroggo	Level one	The Dravanian Hinterlands	(X: 12, Y: 34)	N/A
Chirp	Stolas	Level one	The Dravanian Hinterlands	N/A	The Stolas is a Rank A Elite Mark.
Cactguard	Sabotender Guardia	50	Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Avail	Queen Hawk	60	Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum	N/A	N/A
Feculent Flood	Tokkapchi	70	Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Choco Meteor	Courser Chocobo	53	The Dravanian Forelands	(X: 37, Y: 23)	N/A
Aetherial Spark	Luminare	Level one	The Lochs	N/A	Rank A Elite Mark
Devour	Decaying Gourmand	50	Lost City of Amdapor	N/A	N/A

Two Star Blue Mage Spells

Final Sting is a two-star rank Blue Mage spell, and it is one of the most powerful Blue Mage spells you can unlock. Many will be on the lookout for this spell so it is listed first and foremost in the table. Other spells in the list shouldn’t be neglected though as there are still plenty of other two-rank spells worth the effort required to gain them.

Spell	Enemy(s) to Learn the Spell From	Minimum Level Required to Learn	Related Location/Situation	Coordinates	Miscellaneous Unlock Requirement
Final Sting	Killer Wespe	Level one	Middle La Noscea	(X: 15, Y: 15)	N/A
Blaze	Alte Roite	70	Deltascape V1.0	N/A	N/A
Drill Cannons	Magitek Vanguard H-2	Level one	Northern Thanalan	(X: 16, Y: 15)	N/A
Plain Cracker	Sandstone Golem	Level one	Southern Thanalan	(X: 24, Y: 13)
Song of Torment	Siren Aglaope	50	Pharos Sirius II Mheg	N/A N/A	N/A Rank S Elite Mark
Bristle	Wild Boar	Level one	East Shroud	(X: 18, Y: 24)	N/A
Level 5 Petrify	Manor Sentry	28	Haukke Manor	N/A	N/A
Off-Guard	N/A	Level one	N/A	N/A	Learn five spells in total.
The Look	Anantaboga	Level one	Amdapor Keep	N/A	N/A
Bomb Toss	Goblin Fisher and Goblin Gambler	Level one	Middle La Noscea	(X: 24, Y: 21)	N/A

Peculiar Light	Lentic Mudpuppy	45	Mor Dhona	(X: 13, Y: 10)	N/A
The Dragon’s Voice	Chimera	38	Cutter’s Cry	N/A	N/A
The Ram’s Voice	Chimera	38	Cutter’s Cry	N/A	N/A
Transfusion	N/A	Level one	N/A	N/A	Learn 20 spells in total.
Kaltstrahl	Jagd Doll	60	Alexander — The Cuff of Father	N/A	N/A
Electrogenesis	Conodont	50	Sea of Clouds	(X: 26, Y: 33)	N/A
Alpine Draft	Griffin	51	Sea of Clouds	(X: 36, Y: 9)	N/A
Malediction of Water	Sai Taisui	70	The Swallow’s Compass	N/A	N/A
Tingle	Ebisu Catfish	Level one	Yanxia	(X: 28, Y: 7)	N/A
Exuviation	Wamoura	50	Lost City of Amdapor	N/A	N/A

Stotram	Lakshmi	67	Emanation	N/A	N/A
Launcher	Armored Weapon	60	Baelsar’s Wall	N/A	N/A
White Knight’s Tour	White Knight	57	The Vault	N/A	N/A
Black Knight’s Tour	Black Knight	57	The Vault	N/A	N/A
Eerie Soundwave	Arioch	50	Lost City of Amdapor	N/A	N/A
Magic Hammer	Apanda	60	The Great Gubal Library (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Revenge Blast	N/A	50	N/A	N/A	Learn 50 spells in total.
Saintly Beam	Phantom Train	70	Sigmascape V1.0	N/A	N/A
The Rose of Destruction	Ivon Coeurlfist	70	The Temple of The Fist	N/A	N/A
Basic Instinct	Master Coeurl	Level one	Upper La Noscea	(X: 8, Y: 21)	N/A

Three Star Blue Mage Spells

The three star Blue Mage spells have plenty of versatility and it is worthwhile going on the journey for all of these. A few more of the spells in this category just require you to learn a lot of spells so if you have already been working through obtaining the spells above then this will take less time for you. Otherwise, I recommend just moving on to other lists if you have not met the requirement for some of the learned spell amounts.

Spell	Enemy to Learn the Spell From	Minimum Level Required to Learn	Related Location/Situation	Coordinates	Miscellaneous Unlock Requirement
Flying Frenzy	Zu	50	Pharos Sirius	N/A	N/A
Ink Jet	Kraken	50	Sastasha (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Protean Wave	Living Liquid	60	Alexander — The Arm of Father	N/A	N/A
Pom Cure	Furryfoot Kupli Kipp	50	Thornmarch (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Reflux	Cloud Wyvern	50	The Churning Mists	(X: 24, Y: 31)	N/A
Whistle	Jhammel	56	The Peaks	(X: 26, Y: 30)	N/A
Angel’s Snack	N/A	70	Whalaquee Totem	N/A	Be a Level 70 Blue Mage.
Fire Angon	Fruminoius Koheel Ja	50	The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Faze	Qiqirn Shellsweeper	Level one	Central Thanalan	(X: 15, Y: 19)	N/A
Bad Breath	Stroper (or Morbols)	Level one	Central Shroud	(X: 12, Y: 23)	N/A
White Wind	N/A	Level one	N/A	N/A	Learn a total of ten spells.
Toad Oil	Giggling Gigantoad	Level one	Western Thanalan	(X: 15, Y: 7)	N/A
Condensed Libra	Mechanoscribe	60	The Great Gubal Library (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Tatami-Gaeshi	Dojun-maru (non-boss enemies)	70	Kugane Castle	N/A	N/A
Matra Magic	N/A	70	N/A	N/A	Learn a total of 100 spells.
Dragon Force	N/A	70	N/A	N/A	Learn a total of 100 spells.

Four Star Blue Mage Spells

After you have concluded your search for the majority of three star spells, you may want to aim for acquiring some of the four star spells before any of the five star ones. However, no matter what you decide to go for first, you won’t need to feel limited thanks to how diverse the spells all are. Keep pushing onwards with the spell search and you will be one of the best Blue Mages in Eorzea!

Spell	Enemy to Learn the Spell From	Minimum Level Required to Learn	Related Location/Situation	Coordinates	Miscellaneous Unlock Requirement
Aqua Breath	Leviathan	50	The Whorleater	N/A	N/A
Sharpened Knife	Tonberry King	50	The Wanderer’s Palace	N/A	N/A
4-Tonze Weight	Ultros	50	The Dragon’s Neck	N/A	N/A
Mighty Guard	N/A	Level one	N/A	N/A	Learn a total of ten spells.
Missile	Enkidu (or Guardian)	50	Battle in the Big Keep (Sigmascape V3.0 if looking for the Guardian)	N/A	N/A
1000 Needles	Sabotender Bailaor	Level one	Southern Thanalan	(X: 16, Y: 14)	N/A
Diamondback	Cuca Fera	50	The Stone Vigil (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Sticky Tongue	Toxic Toad	Level one	Central Thanalan	(X: 26, Y: 19)	N/A
Snort	Typhon	50	The Dragon’s Neck	N/A	N/A
Glower	Coincounter	47	The Aurum Vale	N/A	N/A

High Voltage	ADS	50	Binding Coil of Bahamut T1	N/A	N/A
Flame Thrower	Magitek Gunship	50	The Keeper of the Lake	N/A	N/A
Northerlies	Yeti	50	Snowcloak	N/A	N/A
Tail Screw	Karlabos	50	Sastasha (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Doom	N/A	50	N/A	N/A	You must complete 20 stages in the Masked Carnivale for this spell.
Sonic Boom	Zu	50	Pharos Sirius	N/A	N/A
Level 5 Death	Page 64	59	The Great Gubal Library	N/A	N/A
Abyssal Transfixion	Ash	58	Haukke Manor (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Gobskin	Alexandrian Hider	60	Alexander — The Breath of the Creator	N/A	N/A
Angel Whisper	N/A	60	N/A	N/A	You must complete 30 stages in the Masked Carnivale for this spell.
Perpetual Ray	The Manipulator	60	Alexander — The Burden of the Father	N/A	N/A
Aetheric Mimicry	Ghrah Luminary (non-boss enemies)	60	Pharos Sirius (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Chelonian Gate	Genbu	70	Hell’s Lid	N/A	N/A
Mustard Bomb	Omega	70	Alphascape V3.0	N/A	N/A
Cold Fog	Mist Dragon Heads	70	The Burn	N/A	N/A
Peripheral Synthesis	Omega	70	Alphascape V3.0	N/A	N/A
Hydro Pull	Kelpie	70	The Drowned City of Skalla	N/A	N/A

Five Star Blue Mage Spells

Finally, there are the five-star Blue Mage spells to find which are of course tied to some of the more difficult trials, dungeons, and so forth. However, having five-star spells is going to be a necessity for any player who mains a Blue Mage. They can add that extra bit of spice to your gameplay style and will add some fresh elements to your spell-casting.

Spell	Enemy to Learn the Spell From	Minimum Level Required to Learn	Related Location/Situation	Coordinates	Miscellaneous Unlock Requirement
Glass Dance	Shiva	50	Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme)	N/A	N/A
Eruption	Ifrit	20	Bowl of Embers	N/A	N/A
Mountain Buster	Titan	50	The Navel (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Feather Rain	Garuda	50	The Howling Eye (Extreme)	N/A	N/A
Shock Strike	Ramuh	50	The Striking Tree (Hard)	N/A	N/A
J Kick	Brute Justice	60	Alexander, The Burden of the Son	N/A	N/A
Veil of the Whorl	Leviathan	50	The Whorleater (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Surpanakha	Ravana	53	Thok ast Thok (Hard)	N/A	N/A
Quasar	Sophia	60	Containment Bay P1T6	N/A	N/A
Phantom Flurry	Suzaku	70	Hell’s Kier	N/A	N/A
Nightbloom	Tsukuyomi	70	Castrum Fluminis	N/A	N/A
Both Ends	Qitian Dasheng	70	The Swallow’s Compass	N/A	N/A

All Patch 6.45 Final Fantasy XIV Blue Mage Spells

In patch 6.45, there has been new Blue Mage job unlock quests and spells added that will increase your learned spell number even more. I would recommend starting the general new Blue Mage unlock quests as soon as possible.

The first quest “And the Crowd Goes Mild” can be started in Ul’dah at the Steps of Thal (X:12.5 Y:13.0) given by Martyn. You will need to be at least level 70 as a Blue Mage to start the quest. Along with that, you need to have finished the “Reflections in Crystal” quest and “A Future in Blue”.

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These quests need to be completed in order, I have listed each quest below for you to follow along with including the specific locations of each quest.

And the Crowd Goes Mild — Blue Mage Level 70 | Ul’dah, Steps of Thal (X:12.5 Y:13.0) | Martyn
The Beard, the Myth, the Legend — Blue Mage Level 73 | Ul’dah, Steps of Thal (X:12.5 Y:13.0) | P’yandih
Gridania’s Most Wanted — Blue Mage Level 75 | Ul’dah, Steps of Thal (X:12.5 Y:13.0) | P’yandih
No Butts About It — Blue Mage Level 78 | Ul’dah, Steps of Thal (X:12.5 Y:13.0) | P’yandih
A New Gold Standard — Blue Mage Level 80 | Ul’dah, Steps of Thal (X:12.5 Y:13.0) | Martyn
The Brave and the Blue — Blue Mage Level 80 | Ul’dah, Steps of Thal (X:12.5 Y:13.0) | Martyn

Patch 6.45 Added Spells

Spell	Enemy to Learn Spell From	Rank	Related Location/Situation
Sea Shanty	Nixie	Five Star	Matoya’s Relict
Being Mortal	Titania	Five Star	The Dancing Plague
Apokalypsis	Therion	Five Star	Amaurot
Divination Rune	Titania	Four Star	The Dancing Plague
Dimensional Shift	Eden Prime	Four Star	Eden’s Gate: Resurrection
Wild Rage	Spectral Berserker	Four Star	The Heroes’ Gauntlet
Ruby Dynamics	The Ruby Weapon	Four Star	Cinder Drift
Breath of Magic	N/A	Three Star	Level 80 Blue Mage Whalaqee Totem
Force Field	N/A	Three Star	You have to learn 120 Blue Mage Spells.
Winged Reprobation	Innocence	Three Star	The Crown of The Immaculate

Deep Clean	Seeker of Solitude	Three Star	The Grand Cosmos
Conviction Marcato	Forgiven Obscenity	Three Star	Mt Gulg
Laser Eye	Eden’s Promise	Three Star	Eden’s Promise: Eternity
Mortal Flame	Lugus	Three Star	The Grand Cosmos
Candy Cane	Aenc Thon, Lord of the Lingering Gaze	Two Star	Dohn Mheg
Right Round	Greater Armadillo	Two Star	Malikah’s Well
Peat Pelt	Mudman	Two Star	Matoya’s Relict
Schiltron	Long-Tailed Armadillo	One Star	Amh Araeng
Rehydration	Slippery Armadillo	One Star	Amh Araeng
Goblin Punch	Hobgoblin	One Star	Kholusia

I must say, after you have learned all of the Blue Mage spells, you will certainly be hard-pressed to find enemies in the open world that can withstand the wrath of all of your spell-casting. Everything listed in the tables above is all you need to know about how to acquire each Blue Mage spell in Final Fantasy XIV.

Authors Note: I have been playing Final Fantasy XIV on my PlayStation 5 and have a deep interest in the community founded over the years.

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