It shows the preferred layout of cross hotbar for players using controllers.
Main hotbar are set 1 or set 2.
Set 1 is for single enemy. Set2 is for multiple enemies.
| Left Side | Right Side | |
|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | Main Hotbar for Single Enemy | |
| Set 2 | Main Hotbar for Multiple Enemies | |
| Set 3 | [LT] & [RT] | [RT] double tap |
| Set 8 (common) | [LT] double tap | |
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Cross Hotbar Layouts
Actions not Placed
The action below is not placed.
- Repose
- Ruin II
- Emergency Tactics
- Pet actions excluding “Place” and “Heel”
Set 1: Main Hotbar for Single Enemy
Right Side [RT]

| Button | Action | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esuna | Spell | Remove a detrimental effect. | |
| Biolysis | Spell | Deal DoT to single enemy. | |
| Broil IV | Spell | Attack to single enemy. | |
| Aetherflow | Ability | Restore 20% of MP and gain Aetherflow effect. | |
| Energy Drain | Ability | Attack to single enemy. | |
| Chain Stratagem | Ability | Increase rate that the target takes critical hit. | |
| Aetherpact | Ability | Heal a target over time. | |
| Rescue | Ability | Draw a party member to your foot. |
Left Side [LT]

| Button | Action | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summon Seraph | Spell | Summon Seraph to fight at your side. | |
| Physick | Spell | Heal a party member or yourself. | |
| Adloquium | Spell | Heal a party member or yourself and deploy a barrier. | |
| Recitation | Spell | Allow specific actions to execute without consuming resources. | |
| Excogitation | Ability | Heal a party member or yourself when HP of the target reduce to less than 50%. | |
| Lustrate | Ability | Heal a party member or yourself. | |
| Protraction | Ability | Increase maximum HP for a party member or yourself. | |
| Resurrection | Spell | Resurrect a party member. |
Set 2: Main Hotbar for Multiple Enemies
Right Side [RT]

| Button | Action | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esuna | Spell | Same as set 1 | |
| Biolysis | Spell | Same as set 1 | |
| Art of War II | Spell | Attack to enemies around you. | |
| Aetherflow | Spell | Same as set 1 | |
| Energy Drain | Ability | Same as set 1 | |
| Chain Stratagem | Ability | Same as set 1 | |
| Aetherpact | Ability | Same as set 1 | |
| Rescue | Ability | Same as set 1 |
Left Side [LT]

| Button | Action | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summon Seraph | Spell | Same as set 1 | |
| Physick | Spell | Same as set 1 | |
| Adloquium | Spell | Same as set 1 | |
| Recitation | Spell | Same as set 1 | |
| Excogitation | Ability | Same as set 1 | |
| Lustrate | Ability | Same as set 1 | |
| Protraction | Ability | Same as set 1 | |
| Resurrection | Spell | Same as set 1 |
Set 3 Left Side: [LT] + [RT]

| Button | Action | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heel | Pet | Order pet to follow behind you. | |
| Fey Blessing | Ability | Heal party members around the faerie. | |
| Succor | Spell | Heal party members around you and deploy barriers. | |
| Place | Pet | Order pet to move to a specified location. | |
| Indomitability | Ability | Heal party members around you. | |
| Sacred Soil | Ability | Set up an area in which taken damages are reduced. | |
| Dissipation | Ability | Grant “Aetherflow” stacks and increase healing effect. But faerie will be away from you for a while. | |
| Summon Eos | Spell | Summon faerie. |
Set 3 Right Side: [RT] Double Tap

| Button | Action | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fey Illumination | Ability | Increase healing magic potency and deal guarding effect from magic to party members. | |
| Expedient | Ability | Increase movement speed and deal guarding effect to party members. | |
| Whispering Dawn | Ability | Heal party members over time. | |
| Surecast | Ability | Prevent moving effect. | |
| Swiftcast | Ability | Reduce recast time to zero for the next magic action. | |
| Lucid Dreaming | Ability | Restore your MP over time. | |
| Deployment Tactics | Ability | Expand the effect of “Galvanize” for the target to nearby party members. | |
| Grade 6 Tincture of Mind | Item | Increase your Mind. |
Set 8: [LT] Double Tap – Common Actions

| Button | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Limit Break | Heal party members. | |
| Return | Avoid any damage in 10s. | |
| Teleport | Reduce damage by nearby enemies in 10s. | |
| Sprint | Avoid moving effect in 6s. | |
| よろしく | 【Leg’s do it!】 | |
| おつかれ | 【Good game!】【Thank you.】 | |
| Target to Attack 1 | Mark a target. | |
| Mount | Ride a mount. |
HUD Setting

All actions are lined up to normal hotbar.
It’s useful for checking status of combo, recast and proc.
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| Tank | Paladin | Warrior | Dark Knight | Gunbreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healer | White Mage | Scholar | Astrologian | Sage | |
| Melee DPS | Monk | Dragoon | Ninja | Samurai | Reaper |
| Physical Ranged DPS | Bard | Machinist | Dancer | ||
| Magical Ranged DPS | Black Mage | Summoner | Red Mage | Blue Mage Lv80 |







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