Final Fantasy 14: Complete Guide To Playing Gunbreaker
Gunbreaker is one of Final Fantasy 14’s three tank classes. Added in the Shadowbringers expansion, the Gunbreaker class gives players the chance to wield the gunblade - a bladed weapon that can also fire magic shells for huge amounts of damage. This class utilises this power to provide incredible defense as the tank in party compositions.
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This stylish and exciting job can be easy to learn but hard to master, with a wide range of combo possibilities, defensive skills, and a huge range of utility in its kit. It’s also surprisingly accessible for those learning to tank for the first time and can be the perfect place to learn the fundamentals of tanking in Final Fantasy 14.
As with other classes added in expansion content, this class cannot be played from the beginning of the game. In order to unlock Gunbreaker, you must first have reached level 60 with any Disciple of War job and have paid for the Shadowbringers expansion.
After you’ve fulfilled these requirements, Gunbreaker can be unlocked by talking to the NPC God’s Quiver Bow in Central Shroud (X:19, Y:28). This will start the first Job Quest and after completion, unlock the Gunbreaker class, a set of Gunbreaker armour, and the Job Stone item. From this point onwards, the Gunbreaker Job Quests will continue with the NPC Radovan in a variety of locations (see ‘Job Quests’ section below).
As a tank class, the primary objective of Gunbreaker is to draw the attention (‘aggro’) of all enemies the party faces and take the majority of damage from these enemies. Simultaneously, the tank should also be dealing damage and utilising its defensive and self-healing skills to mitigate the amount of damage done
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