FFXI Skill Cap Chart

Original Japanese version

Last modified on: 03/18/2007

Translated by Themanii
Original version by aushacho

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Changelog

(Note: YY/MM/DD)

■2007/03/18
Translated to English.

■2006/06/22
コルセアのスキルを修正
投擲 × ⇒ C (暫定)

■2006/05/29
青魔道士のスキルを修正
青魔法 A ⇒ A+

■2006/05/22
からくり士のスキルを修正

■2006/05/08
コルセアのスキルを修正

■2006/05/02
青魔道士のWS修得について修正

■2006/05/01
コルセア、からくり士のWS修得について修正

■2006/04/25
青魔道士、コルセア、からくり士のスキルを修正

■2006/04/18
青魔法スキルを追加。
青魔道士、コルセア、からくり士の所有スキルを修正(暫定)

■2006/04/18
青魔道士、コルセア、からくり士を追加。
所有スキルは予想に基づくものです。

Table of Contents

  1. Basics
  2. Skill cap formulas
  3. Skill by Job
  4. Skill by Level
  5. Weapon skill list

1. Basics

Each job has different caps for different skills, when your skill caps out the number turns blue.

The higher your skill, the more accurate and more effective you are with that weapon/magic/etc.


The different caps are categorized as A-F, with A having the highest cap.
(Levels 61 and higher have some of them divided further.)

If your subjob gives you a skill your main job doesn't have, it caps out at whatever level your subjob is currently.

Keep in mind that skill that require attacking the enemy will only rise if the enemy is the appropriate level.
Attempting to raise your skill on an enemy that's too weak or strong will not work.

How to raise your skills:

Melee skills
Hitting an enemy for more than 0 damage.
Shield Skill
Getting hit by attacks while facing the enemy.
Parrying and Guard Skills
Getting hit while facing the enemy with your weapon drawn.
Magic Skills, Singing skill, Instrument Skills
Casting spells and playing songs.
Summoning Magic
Summoning an avatar or using blood pacts.

Note: You cannot raise a skill if your main job does not possess it.
IE: a War/Whm cannot raise his healing skills by casting cure spells.

More Info:

Studio Gobli

Skill up info without javascript.

2. Skill cap formulas

These are the formulas for finding the cap for a specific level rank.
Each level range has their own set of formulas.
Each decimal is rounded down.

The formulas for LV61~70 were derived by sanjutsushi.

Rank Levels (1-50) Levels (51-60) Levels (61-70) Levels (71-75)
A+ ( Level - 1 ) × 3 + 6 ( Level - 50 ) × 5 + 153 ( Level - 60 ) × 4.85 + 203 ( Level - 70 ) × 5        + 251
A ( Level - 60 ) × 4.10 + 203 ( Level - 70 ) × 5        + 244
B+ ( Level - 1 ) × 2.9 + 5 ( Level - 50 ) × 4.9 + 147 ( Level - 60 ) × 3.70 + 196 ( Level - 70 ) × 3.70? + 233
B ( Level - 60 ) × 3.23 + 196 ( Level - 70 ) × 3.23? + 228
B- ( Level - 60 ) × 2.70 + 196 ( Level - 70 ) × 2.70? + 223
C+ ( Level - 1 ) × 2.8 + 5 ( Level - 50 ) × 4.8 + 142 ( Level - 60 ) × 2.50 + 190 ( Level - 70 ) × 3        + 215
C ( Level - 60 ) × 2.25 + 190 ( Level - 70 ) × 2.25? + 212
C- ( Level - 60 ) × 2.00 + 190 ( Level - 70 ) × 2.00? + 210
D ( Level - 1 ) × 2.7 + 4 ( Level - 50 ) × 4.7 + 136 ( Level - 60 ) × 1.85 + 183 ( Level - 70 ) × 1.85? + 201
E ( Level - 1 ) × 2.5 + 4 ( Level - 50 ) × 4.5 + 126 ( Level - 60 ) × 1.95 + 171 ( Level - 70 ) × 1.95? + 190
F ( Level - 1 ) × 2.3 + 4 ( Level - 50 ) × 4.3 + 116 ( Level - 60 ) × 2.05 + 159 ( Level - 70 ) × 2        + 179

Beyond level 61 the formulas become inaccurate.
This table contains caps that have been confirmed in-game.



3. Skill cap by job

Insert level to see what the skill cap is for that level.
Leave blank to see skill cap rank.

4. Skill cap by level

5. Weapon skill list

This table lists all the available weapon skills.
It also lists the earliest a job can obtain it (if at all.)
Not all weapon skills are available depending for all jobs.

EX skills require your main or sub to be one of the listed jobs.
SP skills can only be used by the main job listed.
Qu are quested skills.*

So a WAR/NIN wouldn't be able to use Raging Fists regardless of his current skill level.
but a WAR/MNK can assuming his skill is high enough.

*(Note: quested skills can only be used by the jobs that can quest them,
you cannot use them by artificially boosting your skill on a job that can't normally quest it.)

IE: A BRD cannot quest Savage Blade, if they merited their sword skill to 240+, they still would not be able to use it.

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