Shield Oath - Final Fantasy XIV

Shield Oath
Final Fantasy XIV

Category Job

Type Spell

Cast Instant

Recast Global

MP Cost 10×

Reduces damage received by 20%, while lowering damage dealt by 20% and increasing enmity. Also increases chance to hit by 5%.
Cannot be used with Sword Oath.
Effect ends upon reuse.

Affinity PLD

Acquired Paladin Lv. 40

Quest Power Struggles

The increase in enmity granted by all actions taken under Shield Oath is a full ×2 multiplier.

Compare Shield Oath to other Abilities

r M m R Classes: Which can use Shield Oath – 1 shown

Jobs are special classes that must be unlocked and supplement base classes; extra jobs are unlocked at level 30 and have no base class Name	Abbreviation	Discipline of	Role	This column indicates the jobs associated with a class, or the base class associated with a job Job/Base Class	When combat classes are in a party, the party gains these bonuses based on which classes are present Party Bonus	The arm a character begins play with if they choose this class Starting Arm	A breakdown of each class's crafted gear by slot and level Gear Lists	The amount of bonus damage applied when playing as this class or job in PvP PvP Bonus Dmg.	An adjustment to physical vulnerability when playing as this class or job in PvP PvP Phys. Vuln.	An adjustment to magic vulnerability when playing as this class or job in PvP PvP Magic Vuln.

Jobs are special classes that must be unlocked and supplement base classes; extra jobs are unlocked at level 30 and have no base class Name	Abbreviation	Discipline of	Role	This column indicates the jobs associated with a class, or the base class associated with a job Job/Base Class	When combat classes are in a party, the party gains these bonuses based on which classes are present Party Bonus	The arm a character begins play with if they choose this class Starting Arm	A breakdown of each class's crafted gear by slot and level Gear Lists	The amount of bonus damage applied when playing as this class or job in PvP PvP Bonus Dmg.	An adjustment to physical vulnerability when playing as this class or job in PvP PvP Phys. Vuln.	An adjustment to magic vulnerability when playing as this class or job in PvP PvP Magic Vuln.
Paladin	PLD	War	Tank	Gladiator	Vitality	-	Paladin Gear List	+10%	−20%	−10%

r M m R Abilities: Related to Shield Oath – 1 shown

Shared abilities can be used by classes other than the one that learns them; quested abilities are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards; main commands are available to all characters Name	The class or job that learns this ability Class	The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level Level	Type	Range	Radius	The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast Cast	The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear Recast	Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost Cost	The classes and job that can assign this ability Affinity	Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar Category

Shared abilities can be used by classes other than the one that learns them; quested abilities are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards; main commands are available to all characters Name	The class or job that learns this ability Class	The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level Level	Type	Range	Radius	The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast Cast	The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear Recast	Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost Cost	The classes and job that can assign this ability Affinity	Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar Category
Sword Oath	Paladin	Q30	Spell	0y	0y	Instant	Global	10× MP	PLD	Job

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Shield Oath Final Fantasy XIV

Shield Oath
Final Fantasy XIV