Puppetmaster

Job Overview

Available after completing the No Strings Attached quest, these wandering performers entertain crowds and confound their enemies with a customizable puppet known as an "automaton." This puppet uses different frames, maneuvers and attachments to do a variety of different tasks. Puppetmasters (PUP) can also fall back on Hand-to-Hand fighting skills that utilize the flexible movements of their art. Table of Contents: Abilities • Traits • Merits • The Automaton • Combat Skills Artifact Equipment • Puppetmaster Guides

Job Abilities Level  Name 01  Overdrive 01  Activate 05  Deus Ex Automata 15  Repair 30  Maintenance 75 (Merit)  Role Reversal 75 (Merit)  Ventriloquy 79  Tactical Switch 95  Cooldown

Job Traits Level  Name 10  Resist Slow 15  Resist Amnesia * 20  Evasion Bonus 25  Martial Arts 40  Evasion Bonus II 50  Martial Arts II 50  Resist Slow II 60  Evasion Bonus III 70  Resist Slow III 75  Martial Arts III 75 (Merit)  Fine-Tuning 75 (Merit)  Optimization 78  Stout Servant 80  Evasion Bonus IV 80  Tactical Guard 85  Critical Defense Bonus 86  Martial Arts IV 88  Stout Servant II 97  Martial Arts V

Group 1 Merits Level  Name 75 (Merit)  Automaton Magic Skill 75 (Merit)  Automaton Melee Skill 75 (Merit)  Automaton Ranged Skill 75 (Merit)  Activate Recast 75 (Merit)  Repair Recast

* Additional tiers exist but need confirmation.

The Automaton

Pet Commands Level  Command 01  Deploy 01  Deactivate 10  Retrieve Pet Emotes /bow /hurray /point /goodbye /shocked /joy /panic /blush /surprised /cheer /clap /salute /wave /dance /dance1 /dance2 /dance3 /dance4 See Automaton/Emotes for video demonstrations.

Pet Maneuvers Level  Command 01  Dark Maneuver 01  Earth Maneuver 01  Fire Maneuver 01  Ice Maneuver 01  Light Maneuver 01  Thunder Maneuver 01  Water Maneuver 01  Wind Maneuver See Maneuvers for more detail. Automaton Job Traits Level  Command  Subtle Blow  Subtle Blow II  Subtle Blow III

Other Notes Each time you gain a level on Puppetmaster ensure you Deactivate and Activate your automaton so its new level stats will take effect. Deactivating your automaton while it has full HP will reset the Activate timer to zero. This will also refill the automaton's MP. Your automaton will be automatically deactivated when entering an area or battlefield with an imposed Level Restriction or Confrontation status, at the beginning of a Besieged battle, when renting a Chocobo or, when you join a Level Sync party if it is not already at or below the Sync level. When level restriction results in a puppetmaster's automaton being deactivated in a state of full or nearly full health, the ability Activate will become immediately usable. Your automaton will not Deactivate if you re-sync to the same level since its level is still capped until reactivated. An Animator must be equipped to perform Maneuvers. If you drop your starting Animator, Iruki-Waraki will sell you a new one for 10,000 gil. Before being able to use an attachment, you must first trade the attachment to Tateeya in Aht Urhgan Whitegate to have it placed in the Automaton's inventory. Automaton attachments must be equipped on your automaton to receive the effects of the attachments when using elemental maneuvers. Maneuvers will grant a bonus to the Automaton's stat associated with that element. The Soulsoother Head can cast cures, regens and status removal spells on all members of the Puppetmaster's party. (The automaton and master will always have priority over other members.) In Salvage all pet's stats are locked with the master's. This means if your HP is locked, for example, your pet's HP is locked as well. Using a cell to remove a lock also removes the lock from the pet. This includes all cells- For PUP, the automaton will not be able to cast spells if your magic is locked. (However, the automaton needs no equipment to shoot and a ranged cell is not needed for ranged attacks.) In Abyssea, the automaton will receive the effects of any atmas on the master, however it will not receive the effects of the standard cruor buffs. If you log-off with your automaton activated, it will still be active the next time you log-in.

See Also Automaton Puppetmaster: Upgrading Your Automaton Automaton Attachments Automaton Names Automaton Magic Skill Automaton Weapon Skills Pup Solo Skillchain Harlequin Head / Harlequin Frame Sharpshot Head / Sharpshot Frame Stormwaker Head / Stormwaker Frame Valoredge Head / Valoredge Frame Soulsoother Head Spiritreaver Head

Combat Skill Ratings

Puppetmaster

Skill	Skill Ranking	Cap at Level 1	Cap at Level 45	Cap at Level 90
Hand-to-Hand	B+	5	132	341
Dagger	C-	5	128	305
Club	D	4	122	280
Throwing	C+	5	128	315
Evasion	B	5	128	335
Guard	B-	5	128	325
Parrying	D	4	122	280

See Puppetmaster Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of Weapon Skill limits.

Automaton

• When combining heads and frames the combat skill is calculated by adding the head's skill rank modifier to the frames skill rank. Each skill rank modifier point increases the skill cap to the next skill bracket i.e. an E would become a D but a B- would become a B. For instance, combining the Valoredge Head with the Sharpshot Frame would increase the frames C+ skill rank by 1 resulting in a B- melee skill.

Harlequin Automaton  Skill Frame Skill Head Mod Total Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 45 Cap at Level 90  Melee B- 0 B- 5 132 325  Magic B- 0 B- 5 132 325  Ranged B- 0 B- 5 132 325

Valoredge Automaton  Skill Frame Skill Head Mod Total Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 45 Cap at Level 90  Melee B+ +1 A- 6 138 354  Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0  Ranged 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sharpshot Automaton  Skill Frame Skill Head Mod Total Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 45 Cap at Level 90  Melee C+ 0 C+ 5 128 315  Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0  Ranged B+ +1 A- 6 138 354

Stormwaker Automaton  Skill Frame Skill Head Mod Total Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 45 Cap at Level 90  Melee C +1 C+ 5 128 315  Magic B+ +1 A- 6 138 354  Ranged 0 0 0 0 0 0

Soulsoother Head/Spiritreaver Head

• The Soulsoother and Spiritreaver Head have a skill rank modifier of +2 magic skill, which when equipped with the Stormwaker Frame increases its skill cap to A+. Similarly when equipped to the Harlequin Frame the magic cap is raised from B- to B+.

Note: Automaton skills can be raised even when Puppetmaster is selected as a subjob, but will be limited to the level of the subjob as with other sub-skills.

Artifact Equipment

To see a side by side comparison of Artifact/Relic sets visit Puppetmaster Artifact/Relic Sets Comparison.

Artifact Set Level Artifact 30  Puppetry Torque 40  Turbo Animator 52  Puppetry Babouches 54  Puppetry Churidars 56  Puppetry Dastanas 58  Puppetry Tobe 60  Puppetry Taj Artifact Set +1 Level Artifact 74  Puppetry Taj +1 74  Puppetry Tobe +1 74  Puppetry Dastanas +1 74  Puppetry Babouches +1 74  Puppetry Churidars +1

Relic Set Level Relic 70  Pantin Cape 71  Pantin Babouches 72  Pantin Churidars 73  Pantin Dastanas 74  Pantin Tobe 75  Pantin Taj Relic Set +1 Level Relic 75  Pantin Taj +1 75  Pantin Tobe +1 75  Pantin Dastanas +1 75  Pantin Babouches +1 75  Pantin Churidars +1 Relic Set +2 Level Relic 90  Pantin Taj +2 90  Pantin Tobe +2 90  Pantin Dastanas +2 90  Pantin Babouches +2 90  Pantin Churidars +2

Empyrean Set (+1, +2) Level Item 80  Cirque Necklace 81  Cirque Scarpe / +1 / +2 83  Cirque Pantaloni / +1 / +2 84  Cirque Sash 85  Cirque Capello / +1 / +2 87  Cirque Guanti / +1 / +2 89  Cirque Farsetto / +1 / +2 90  Cirque Earring Ultimate Weapons Path Weapon Mythic  Kenkonken (75)/(80)/(85)/(90)/(95)/(99) Empyrean  Verethragna (80)/(85)/(90)/(95)/(99)

Puppetmaster Guides

Job Specific Equipment/Puppetmaster Puppet Master Solo guide by Stigmar of Asura (last updated 2010) Puppetmasters Guide to Vanadiel Puppetmaster: A History Puppetmaster guide by Zathone Puppetmaster: Support Jobs Puppetmaster: Macros Ideas Puppetmaster: Equipment Puppetmaster: Stormwaker Frame PUP Solo Skillchains

Puppetmaster: Guide by Guwhenivar for Solo Players Puppetmaster: Guide by Poof Puppetmaster: Guide by Scoda Puppetmaster: Guide by Zhecks - ON A BUDGET Puppetmaster: Understanding PUP Puppetmaster: EZ Automaton Guide How-to_Guide:_Puppetmaster How to keep Sharpshot frame skilled solo: Guide by Inouethebard Puppetmaster:Easy Magic Skill Up

In-depth PUP Guides

Resheph's Golden Salvage Guide for Puppetmasters Puppetmaster: Numbers Behind The Job by Auraeon Guarding with Tetsu - A Puppetmaster's Guide Achieving True Power Limit Break 5

Achieving True Power Guide by Elras Achieving True Power: Guide by Cordareo Soloing With Your Spiritreaver Frame Achieving True Power Guide by Mega

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