Final Fantasy XI: Beastmaster Guide

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Take a walk on the wild side!
This guide took me a very long time to get together and it has been a very long time coming. There's a lot to break down, a lot to explain and a lot to demonstrate. Beastmaster is probably the rarest job in the game right now, largely because it's still got the persistent image of being a solo job only.
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Timestamps
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0:00 - Introduction & Overview
1:35 - Strengths and Weaknesses
6:43 - Merits
7:31 - Mechanics: Ecosystems
9:29 - Mechanics: Charmed Pets
10:21 - Mechanics: Familiar Pets
11:31 - Mechanics: Pet Commands
13:42 - Abilities
17:22 - Abilities: Killer Instinct Explained
21:42 - Pets: Fluffy Bredo
22:53 - Pets: Swooping Zhivago
24:21 - Pets: Generous Arthur
26:32 - Pets: Energized Sefina
27:42 - Pets: Daring Roland
30:09 - Landing Pet Debuffs
32:12 - Pets: Jovial Edwin
33:30 - Pets: Rhyming Shizuna (Managing the Rage effect)
36:32 - Pets: Vivacious Gaston
38:45 - Pets: Vivacious Vickie (Counter Build)
41:36 - Pets: Bouncing Bertha
42:29 - Pets: Sultry Patrice
44:03 - Pets: Fatso Fargann
46:00 - The FFXIAH Beastmaster Community
46:55 - M & P's Market
48:02 - Tandem Blow Explained
50:03 - Beastmaster Weapon Skills
53:08 - Pet Skillchains
53:59 - Nukumi Gausape
55:15 - Founder's Breastplate
55:40 - Killer Math
58:22 - Beastmaster's Synergy With Other DPS
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@SplitFinn 3 жыл бұрын

I've got some credits to give out here! The image you see for the thumbnail and during the overview is fanart by TacticAngel. www.deviantart.com/tacticangel/art/Final-Fantasy-XI-Beastmaster-98081324 The various, and epic, pictures you see of the various pets throughout the video are from Falkirk of the FFXIAH forums. Falkirk is responsible for one of, if not, the best guide on the site. www.ffxiah.com/player/Quetzalcoatl/Falkirk www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/45830/killer-instinct-the-beastmaster-compendium/ My Equipment Sets... TP: www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/381006 Decimation: www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/381008 Mistral / Calamity: www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/381007 Cloudsplitter / Primal Rend: www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/381016

@Greynth 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just come back to the game after 7 years away and stumbled across your channel. What a gold mine! Requesting THF next!

@cd-jk4rh 3 жыл бұрын

welcome back! amazing game

@Greynth 3 жыл бұрын

@@cd-jk4rh Thanks! Super overwhelmed with all the new stuff, but I have a game plan at least.

@cd-jk4rh 3 жыл бұрын

@@Greynth www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Quickstart_1-119_Guide start here :)

@Laj_93 3 жыл бұрын

The wait is finally over my heart

@drakewarnock1239 3 жыл бұрын

This is a hell of a guide. Your videos are already some of the best, most useful resources to learning how to play the game and you've outdone yourself here.

@DarkCT 3 жыл бұрын

I was a BST player off and on for so long. it is SO much different now with how the jug interactions have climbed. im from an era where you'd swap between depending. this is such an impressive guide, and I LOVE your guides in general. your so impressive at this! I hope to see more from you in the future, currently wondering your thoughts on summoner, but I will be patient to see what comes next.

@RadicalDreamer1231 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always a treat. Thank you for this lengthy one.

@Eric-lp9yj 3 жыл бұрын

BST Was my first job to 75 back in 2005~2006 it was a small tight nit family back then, not many people had the patience for it. Anytime I see anything about BST it brings back so many memories....

@wackantheduck6883 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for the SMN guide, I always thought pet jobs were by far the coolest

@TheHomicidalTendency Жыл бұрын

ffxi has one of if not the best pet class implementation in any rpg game to date. They really could mimick it and make an offline game entirely based around summoner or bst. It would a modern game say on Unreal eng 5 with ffxi like pet system would be amazing.

@bluntx123 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHomicidalTendency Good to know...

@glove98 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the work you do Rua! Been looking forward to this one

@vincesanti 3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking how long it had been since the last video. Worth the wait! I’ve been on the fence about working on Dnc or Bst, but I think this video has tipped the scale towards Bst. Great guide as usual

@Zimmer9951 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rua, you have given me a reason to go back BST with this very detailed video

@erickg2521 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much for all the effort you put into this. Just came back to the game and haven't played bst since 75 days so this was not only very informative but also very encouraging. Thanks again!

@mattc4857 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Love your content. I have taken up BST myself as a "side project" of sorts for now... Looking forward to using this knowledge.

@Raziel_Hijikata 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this job guide was super cool learning about Beastmaster in the modern game

@chiefsampson411 2 жыл бұрын

Just returned to the game after 9 years off. Thank you so much for this guide it is fantastic :)

@dyingsanity3252 Жыл бұрын

I do enjoy rewatching your old guides. 😁 After empy +2; I look forward to all the updated guides. 😉

@imJGott 3 жыл бұрын

Saw the time stamp (1hr) and this is gonna be good!

@RubenWillems1 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one Rua! Glad to see this video and hopefully inspires more BSTs to take up the axe. We are a dying breed even though - as the video shows - we can be extremely useful! Cu on Asura! Baz

@PaladinHideka 3 жыл бұрын

i just finished my Aymur, and it is night and day for BST. your TP Gen is through the roof, and your pet is almost always at 3k TP at any given time. and primal hits really damn hard if you have full nyame.

@SplitFinn 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve dragged feet on getting any mythic, if I ever did make one it’d be Aymur

@PaladinHideka 3 жыл бұрын

@@SplitFinn its my second, terpsichore was my first, but it left a bad taste in my mouth for how poorly it performs in anything but low to solo content. i almost didnt sink the time into aymur, but it was absolutely worth it. it hits like a dumptruck with primal rend, and the TP is just unreal.

@gotseoul123 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Rua! You're the best.

@happy_camper 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome resource.. Thanks for making this!

@jacobusher2227 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent guide!! However there is 2 things I would like to add to it. 1)Sultry Patrice can easily be used to pull in places like dynamis and odyssey farming runs; as long as what you are pulling is not casting magic on it. Allowing you to add a heavy dps in the tank slot. 2)Rhyming Shizuna's sheep song can be used to sleep in dynamis(wave 1 and 2) and odyssey if your group does not have a dedicated sleeping job like brd/rdm/blm or if your sleepers are weak/dead.

@BigGreenRapist 3 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for a new Rua video :)

@puncherdavis9727 2 жыл бұрын

Your video is awesome your explanations are enunciated clear precise and on point can't thank you enough for taking the time to make this guide God bless

@ricardoekek7886 3 жыл бұрын

just a quick note there is a 100 job points gift for BST which reduce ready/sic recast for another 5 secs, so the total cap on merits/gift/equip is -20 secs not 15. nice video as always, I think odyssey is where BST shines the most even if we still lacking on the dps department(SE need fix the axe weapon skills so we stop relying on the ambu axe ) they can boosts the dmg/survavility of the whole group.

@hiflyer000 2 жыл бұрын

As an old school BST who hasn't played in years this was a great summation of where the job is now, and I have to say I'm truly disappointed that they've basically abandoned the Charming aspect of the job. I also think SE wasted a fantastic opportunity to make a BST a legit tanking class back when 6 man grouping in exp camps was still a thing. I've often thought of coming back just to give the old school 1-75 journey one more go, but that time has probably passed for me. I did it several times both solo and duo and it was one of the best memories I have of the game.

@georganatoly6646 2 жыл бұрын

wow, bst have come a long way, it's really great to see its capabilities and utilities expanded and matured to such a degree, when the guide first started I was a little worried I wouldn't like the kinds or degree of the changes but I think the devs did a good job in how they designed bst's updated identity by leaving behind some things and leaning into and expanding other core unique aspects of the job, really surprising they were willing to change/expand it to such a degree in the first place -- kudos on the video!

@SorenKisamora 3 жыл бұрын

Man this was Lovely to Watch. While WHM was always my Main Love in 11 I eventually got into BST when I wanted to do Solo Content and because our Shell had another Dedicated WHM that was willing to trade Duties with me on occasion so that I could go Experience things. Though that was pre range Nerf, as I haven't played since the Middle of the Adoulin Era. Still All the knowledge i needed for pet placement and Monster Correlation is why its the Reason I still consider coming back here and there. Well that, and to use Guttler once again. I do Miss that Murderous Axe...

@SwordofAccension 8 ай бұрын

Wow i didn't know BST pets had so much utility! Massive debuffs and buffs. Pretty sick.

@DontHateMeCausImSexy 2 жыл бұрын

A one hour video from rua???? Oh boy!!!! *grabs popcorn*

@Lional 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Rua, could you tell me where you got that target cursor from? Also, amazing guide! I almost want to get my bst up and going again now. Just don't have the time for it right now, already have 3 jobs I'm trying to get done right now. But seriously, thank you for yet another awesome guide. When I came back, your guides definitely helped me get back into the swing of things!

@zone6gardening 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent guide, thank you! I'm an old school BST and haven't played with the newer pets yet so I'm pretty excited. What's your recording and editing setup?

@shosugimoto66 3 жыл бұрын

on the subject of fantod, couldn't it be possible to macro Fantod then using the Heel command to stop attacking? I've used this trick way back when using Faithful Falcorr in dynamis

@spottedcow5404 3 жыл бұрын

Familiar was pretty special for me - granted it was the one and only time. I was farming for my subligar so I can get that awesome Gaudy Harness…. running around level capped Sacarium at 40 trying to solo IT Fomor was super scary… decided why the heck not and pop charm on an IT spider and it actually worked… popped Familiar, “sic” it on a bst fomor and got it on the first drop. BST was my 3rd job to 75 and my second favorite.

@seabird6744 2 жыл бұрын

Long time Ago..... BST was my main..... then Jugs took over, and i Retired him .... for 7 years....but Now Time to wake up the Beast within me !

@beastman8269 3 жыл бұрын

Good video !

@beastmasterx7091 2 жыл бұрын

good memories

@LethinGabbins 3 жыл бұрын

I started playing bst just for fun as I've always had a soft spot for the job. Leveled it a bunch back in CoP days but stopped because I was super unfocused as a child. Anyways, absolutely love the job, and like most of the ffxi jobs, an absolute unique experience.

@user-di7jr6ox1c 5 ай бұрын

I find your vast soothing as hunting for games but I trust u more lol

@shawns.8495 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Rua, Just wondering where I can view the sets that you mentioned providing a link for? Thanks

@TonyGunz916 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t fantod be fixed with a lua? Interms of getting it off in time? My monk lua uses boost automatically if I use WS.

@zaydraco 2 жыл бұрын

Just one question... Do you need to keep the nukumi body and ankusa head all the time after applying killer instinct? Or is just for the moment you trigger the job ability?

@AndyPlaysGames 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Rua, can multiple BST stack Purulent Ooze while the timer is going for more than -10% max HP temporarily?

@SplitFinn 3 жыл бұрын

Nah afraid not

@Horadrius 3 жыл бұрын

What's a good pet to try and solo Plouton in Vagary?

@VacuumDweller 3 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to point out - using a Pet Food biscuit will only remove a certain set of ailments, that's true. However, using the item Pet Roborant will remove any ailment that the WHM spell Erase will remove. It's annoying to have to use the same ability twice with different items, but IMHO it can't be ignored if we're considering all options.

@courtneymabry264 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me what gearswap u are using

@NamesLynx 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ruau, not sure if you know this but figured I would mention; if you put a 0:00 timestamp in your description before all the others there will be visible timestamps on the actual play bar that progresses while the video plays. I wanted to use the timestamps but constantly referring to the description can become annoying lol.

@SplitFinn 2 жыл бұрын

I'll be sure to give it a go during my next vid! Edit: Scratch that, fixed this one.

@NamesLynx 2 жыл бұрын

@@SplitFinn Thanks a ton, friend!

@AndyPlaysGames 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Rua, it would be awesome if you could do a quick overview of your macro set up for BST. I assume you have a BST book, but I assume you don't have multiple books for BST since you have so many high lvl jobs. So, do you have one BST book and one macro page for each of your commonly used pets? Say a Fluffly page where most macros are the same just changed for each pet TP. Fluffly page, and Arthur page, or do you just utilize the /bstpet # mechanic and have it all in one or a few macros?

@peterbejune9433 3 жыл бұрын

What I found works for me is using a macro for “Jugs” which switches to a set of all of my most used jugs to equip them, then have “Call Beast” and “Beastial Loyalty” at the end filling the 0 slot, within both of those macros is a command to return to my main BST set for JA and WS. So jug to select pet, call bst or beastial loyalty to get pet out and return to main set

@peterbejune9433 3 жыл бұрын

Also I have a BeastReady macro that brings me to a set that has ready move 1-6, each one occupying a ready move. Within the BeastReady macro i have /bstpet which will state their ready moves and charge cost, you have to have a pet out for /bstpet to work :)

@williamblair9189 3 жыл бұрын

I second the request for your (someone's) BST macro overview. I'd appreciate any help getting my macros better organized/useful... If I can do it with SMN, then BST should (should) be easier, but I can't find a system that works well. Thanks.

@samanthagardener6163 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to have my character back but I lost the key gen thing after a break up would they even have my character was prob 10 years ago

@muhmoonsugar9305 3 жыл бұрын

holy fucking shit he's done it

@Terixofevermore Жыл бұрын

Would you recommend bst as a first job to 99?

@TonyGunz916 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@JohnSmith-se7pp 15 күн бұрын

What do you think of horizon 11 dood? If you don’t mind me asking

@madambutterfly1997 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to guess that the mechanics of Beastmaster are just that complex? Cuz if so then I completely understand why you've been putting off the guide

@Asmov 3 жыл бұрын

It's mostly because it's considered abit flawed and everyone has been expecting a rework, making a guide kind of wasted effort.

@rainydiaz Жыл бұрын

Ruaumoko, when or in what set should we be using gear with Pet Level +1? I'm interested in it because I want to raise Fatso Fargann's level in odys.

@99splashing77 11 ай бұрын

sortie gets a +1 level earring so easy to add to set and possible to get solo if you lack a party

@HoveKB 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I pick up on BST after I finish gearing Warrior.

@tintin6759 3 жыл бұрын

First comment: longed for this guide. Thanks for the video.

@michealwatts7469 3 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

@ryanburris6331 7 ай бұрын

What armor are you wearing at 50:48?

@SplitFinn 7 ай бұрын

Swellers Harness

@ryanburris6331 7 ай бұрын

@@SplitFinn thanks, and thanks for the video. It was great, watched it a couple times so far

@SuperSteve180 3 жыл бұрын

PLEASE do Summoner.

@lynkonline5997 2 ай бұрын

Thief and ranger can drop emnity also

@samanthagardener6163 3 жыл бұрын

And did the lu sheng quest

@monsutaman1 Жыл бұрын

Scythe BST/THF is unconventional carnage closing SCs.

@feyd9232 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, but they go a bit over my head as a new player. Any chance you'd make more of and "Idiots Guide" kinda thing for people who may be a little lost as to how the game actually works?

@samanthagardener6163 3 жыл бұрын

I got cooking and fish almost 100 and others 60s and I did it all legit sad to find out everyone else was fish botting

@Acot03 3 жыл бұрын

what setting makes your chat history show "x starts casting spell on x"?

@nicod686 2 жыл бұрын

Well I know what I’m coming back as.

@cd-jk4rh 3 жыл бұрын

i loved playing beast recently, but was such a pain to try and bring it to any content.

@SplitFinn 3 жыл бұрын

Hear you there. Partially why this guide took so long.

@Zyphxion 3 жыл бұрын

its been 84 years....

@Vaynthegreat 3 жыл бұрын

ohh thank god. lol. i have been waiting AGES. >.< lol. jk man. you rock.

@edwardb4730 2 жыл бұрын

all these amazing pets, yet they almost never sell the jugs on my server. I guess i need to bride a friend with cooking to give them a try.

@LuckySevenSamson 3 жыл бұрын

TIME TO GET SAVAGE

@sykosocial9 Ай бұрын

Best class in ff11

@adelaclos7508 2 жыл бұрын

Beastmaster in FFXIV when ?

@SplitFinn 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly surprised it’s not shown up there yet

@karamelapple8007 Жыл бұрын

Grimmfamily

@seabird6744 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly Bst aint bst any more, used to be..... now it is a summoner job....... only use Jugs, sadly

@KMartin1311 3 жыл бұрын

SE ruined BST with that distance nerf.

@PaladinHideka 3 жыл бұрын

i like it. it honestly feels better than old bst. the whole pet distance thing is total bs tho. They need to make it so charmed mobs are worth while when you can use them for sure. right now they're pathetic.