Limited job · Launches with patch 7.56 · September 8, 2026
Beastmaster
FFXIV's second limited job. Weaken wild beasts, catch them, and fill the Master's Bestiary: around 50 to collect, three at your side, one in the field at a time.
The Bestiary
Opens September 8
Per-beast pages land here at launch: where each beast roams, how to weaken it safely, and the actions it grants. The page anatomy is already built; the beasts just need to arrive.
What's confirmed
- Melee DPS with a one-handed axe and shield. Starts at level 1, caps at 50.
- Capture loop: weaken a beast in the open world, use Catch, then finish the fight.
- Up to 50 beasts, each with its own actions, an auto-attack element, and a passive.
- Assign three to battlehorn slots and swap between them mid-fight.
- Beasts come in small, medium, and large variants.
Crucible of the Unbroken
Beastmaster's answer to the Masked Carnivale, with a different shape: a solo, node-based series of combat challenges across multiple difficulties, leaderboards on the top one. Rewards include gear upgrades, weapon glamours, and beast glamours. Elemental and physical damage types matter, so expect loadout puzzles.
Unlock requirements
- Own the Dawntrail expansion
- Level 50 on any Disciple of War or Magic
- The Ultimate Weapon complete
- Unlock quest NPC and location: announced at launch
Limited-job rules apply
Like Blue Mage: no Duty Finder matchmaking, no PvP, no deep dungeons, no Ultimates, and a big experience bonus from open-world enemies. Solo play is the design target, and all 50 beasts are catchable solo.
Sources: the official patch 7.5 special site and Letter from the Producer LIVE coverage. Details can shift before launch; this page updates on September 8 with the full bestiary.