They usually contradict. This also increases your general damage and threat to enemies since while you can dish out high DPS and have a meaty health bar at the same time. Oath Mastery: Increases Oath Gauge by 5 each time an auto attack lands while under the effect of Sword Oath, or an attack is blocked while under the effect of Shield Oath. 7. The people I meet in DF regularly have very strong opinions on whether I should be in Shield Oath or Sword Oath. 1.0k votes, 244 comments. Nothing is worse than seeing ascii art with the text Brothers in Arms with d***s crossing each other. If you're in Sword Oath you get +5 for every auto-attack that lands. Sword Oath «S.O» Formed-Active Members. Since deactivation of an oath doesn't proc GCD, "Sword Oath" is activated. But, this shouldn't be the case. Restores MP when using Riot Blade or Spirits Within. 16. the sword oath has a number 1-100 and i'm wondering what is it used for? A community for fans of Square Enix's popular MMORPG "Final Fantasy XIV Online", also … You see, all this time, I've been comparing Sword Oath to a Non-Oath Paladin. (Which is generally the default oath in late game situations.) Upon learning the trait Oath Mastery, the symbol which indicates the use of Iron Will will change to also display the Oath Gauge. Another ascii art some friends use are variations of sword/shield oath flag bearing cats. If "Shield Oath" is up, the first command deactivates it. Sword Oath will not proc due to the GCD. Iron Will increases enmity gained from using other actions. Sword Oath, however, became much more powerful. But, after that, it all seems to get fuzzy. If no oaths are up, "Shield Oath" will by default be applied. For that comparison, Sword Oath is really weak, and feels very underwhelming. I need more fun. Hello! たまねぎは剥いてもたまねぎです(｡´・ω-)b. Oath Gauge in PvE. Cannot be used with Sword Oath. Free Company Name «Company Tag». Reputation Some healer's tell me to never leave Shield in light parties, others want me in Sword for nearly everything. If you're in Shield Oath you get +5 gauge for every time you block damage. Effect ends upon reuse. Shield Oath Type: Spell Range: 0y Radius: 0y Cast: Instant Recast: 2.50s MP: 115 Affinity: PLD Description Reduces damage taken by 20%, while reducing damage dealt by 15% and increasing enmity. Iron Will increases enmity gained from using other actions. Company Slogan. 438k members in the ffxiv community. 58: Chivalry: Restores MP when using Riot Blade or Spirits Within. Oath Gauge Upon learning the action Iron Will (at level 10), a symbol will appear on the screen indicating when it is in effect. I love ASCII art FFXIV related macros. That gauge will fill up in one of two ways. and also, when is the best time to use combo enmity or combo damage?? Some stuff seems pretty obvious: Sword for OT DPS, Shield for initial hate grabs and tank swaps. Oath Gauge is Paladin's Job Gauge. Upon learning the trait Oath Mastery (at Level 35), the symbol which indicates the use of Iron Will will change to also display the Oath … Finally, if "Sword Oath" is up, number 1 happens. The removal of Sword Oath as an Offensive stance has led a new version of Sword Oath: a stacking buff generated by their Royal Authority combo that is consumed by their new ability Atonement. Instead, we should be comparing Sword Oath to Shield Oath directly. The Sword Oath lets you generate 5 Oath Gauges and you will also get to have an additional 75 potency damage after each auto you do. Rank. Upon learning the action Iron Will, a symbol will appear on the screen indicating when it is in effect.