BLMBlack Mage

On empty slots add PvP messages for Crystalline Conflict

I created my chotbars to be comfortable, practical, and aesthetic. Nearly all same/similar skills are in the same position across all jobs/roles while allowing for as little finger gymnastics as possible.

My XHB is split between chotbars 2(left) and 7(right)

2 is unique to each job while 7 is shared. Emote icons are (duh) my favorite emotesa and the magnifying glass is my job changer.

Aetherial Manipulation Macro for slots RT, RT Square(X), Cross(A), and Triangle(Y):

/action "Aetherial Manipulation" <t>
/action "Aetherial Manipulation" <X>

Replace "X" with party member list number. ex: /action "Aetherial Manipulation" <4>

This will always try to target your hard target first in case you want to use this as normal.

Single Target (L)

Mobs (R)

Macro1: Ley Lines/Between the Lines

Replace skill locations with Macros Refer to In-Game Macro commands

I have my hotbars set up so that pressing R1 toggles between hotbars 1 and 2, with hotbar 3 as the WXHB.

"1" icon is Aether Compass, "2" icon is Gysahl Greens.

Aetherial Manipulation is actually a macro that looks like this:

/merror off
/ac "Aetherial Manipulation" <t>
/ac "Aetherial Manipulation" <2>
/micon "Aetherial Manipulation"

This uses it on the currently targeted player, or if none is targeted, the second party member (normally a tank).

Sprint isn't on these hotbars because I have it in a macro bound to L3 instead. That macro looks like this:

/merror off
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/ac "Sprint"
/micon "Sprint"

The reason it's like this is because (so I'm told) Sprint doesn't queue like other actions, so repeating it a bunch in a macro makes it more reliable.

Fire II = Flare Star

Endwalker 90 Black Mage

L2 + DP: Ley Lines, Movement and Ice buffs

L2 + AB: Ice Spells and Unaspected

R2 + DP: Fire Buffs and Fire Finishers

R2 + AB: Fire and Thunder DoTs

Expanded XHB: Role Actions and Limit Break

BLM Layout 6.55 (Not 7.0-Able)
LT>RT remapped from Set 8 Left to Set 8 Right, only right half of Set 8 is used
Set 1 - Single Target ; Set 2 - AoE ; Set 8 - Utility

Current WIP for updated hotbars in 7.0, focusing on minimising swapping hotbars in combat and keeping visual clarity on relevant buff cooldowns and maximising consistency across all jobs. Bar 1 is for single target, and Bar 2 for AoE.

The Glamour Plate button is being used in place of the newly added skill as needed, and the dye represents potion. Sprint and LB are macroed to L3/R3 respectively.

Sharpcast will be Flare Star, Sprint is on a macro tying it to pressing in the Left Stick. Fire 1 and 3 are on the AoE crosshotbar to act as emergency movement buttons with the new instant fire paradox and guaranteed Firestarter. Blizzard 1 is on the bar in case of really low level sync

Jump is Flare Star

Waiting for the new action images to get added in to fully get this good

Make sure to change Double tap L2 to "Cross Hotbar 4 - Left" and Double tap R2 to "Cross Hotbar 4 - Right"

90 -> 100 changes:

• Sharpcast: has been removed
• High Thunder: upgrade to Thunder III (no change needed)
• High Thunder II: upgrade to Thunder IV (no change needed)
• Retrace: new movement tech, Action Change from Lay Lines (no change needed)
• Flare Star: new fire combo finisher action [PLACEHOLDER: 1]

Possible dawntrail setup including new moves and changes(current icons filling in)

Only for explore mode, duty support, and trusts.

Valen Bree

Secondary Caster

from bun boss video

The hotbar setup I built up after levelling THM into BLM (level 31 at time of creation).

Saving for reference

Crosshotbar for fire and ice phases with single target on the right and AOE rotation on the left side

BLM WXHB with ice and fire rotations on separate sides.

Brain

How I set up my crossbars as a black mage on steamdeck (Currently level ~65)

I try to play every classes/jobs, thus I tend to reuse same slots for same "functionality" across jobs.

Used the following link to add keybinds to the back triggers : https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/vdnmji/advanced_controller_tips_for_steam_deck/

||| L4 -> Target nearest enemy
||| R4 -> Cycle through enemies (nearest -> furthest)
||| L5 -> Sprint
||| R5 -> Inventory

||| L2 + L5 -> Mount
||| L2 + R5 -> Armour chest
||| R2 + R5 -> Chobo inventory

Black Mage Cross Hotbar setup based from Bun Boss FFXIV on Youtube as of Jul 14, 2022 (except expanded XHB which I regularly access).

I am a software engineer of over a decade and my hand stamina is not what it used to be. Double tapping the bumper or trigger to activate the WXHB may be viable for some, but it isn't for me. This is my attempt at mapping every job I play to the main & extended XHB only. Not only is it better for your hands, but it frees up UI screen real estate.

BLM could use some action consolidation in future but is otherwise relatively light on buttons, which makes this a little easier. I tried to organize oGCDs like Sharpcast, Swiftcast, and Amplifier to flow smoothly with either single- or multi-target fire & ice rotations accessible by simply pressing or releasing the opposite shoulder button.

Ley Lines is a macro - the first cast will place the Ley Lines and every reactivation while Ley Lines is on cooldown will cast Between the Lines: /ac "Between the Lines" /ac "Ley Lines" /micon "Ley Lines"

Under System Configuration > Gamepad Settings > Gamepad Customization > Button Configuration, set L3/R3 to "Execute Macro #98" and/or "Execute Macro #99" for an additional two physical buttons to map. I use one for a targeted limit break macro.

25/10/2023 - NEED TO TEST

New button consistencies for similar job actions

BLM

I'm a small streamer that loves FFXIV and many other things. The XHBs I publish are solely how I personally like to organize my Hotbars when on the controller! Feel free to use them if you too like them! Some are thrown together and some are planned out.

BLM as of 6.4

Redoing again

6.3

Sample Openers

Set blackmage EW

Trying to tentatively fix BLM on controller

Trying out a Fire/Ice split, with single and AoE on both,. Burst/finishers and movement/downtime tech on the bottom, Xeno on 1st bar for accessibility.

SUPER experimental idk