Puppetmaster

Puppetmaster
Abbreviation:	PUP
Expansion Pack:	Treasures of Aht Urhgan
How to Unlock:	No Strings Attached
Page Contents:	Abilities Skills Merits Equipment Guides

Available after completing the No Strings Attached quest, these wandering performers entertain crowds and confound their enemies with a customizable puppet known as an "Automaton." This puppet uses different frames, maneuvers and attachments to do a variety of different tasks. Puppetmasters (PUP) can also fall back on Hand-to-Hand fighting skills that utilize the flexible movements of their art.

Horizon Changes

Job Abilities

Level	Name
01	Overdrive
01	Activate
05	Deus Ex Automata
15	Repair
30	Maintenance
75 (Merit)	Role Reversal
75 (Merit)	Ventriloquy
79	Tactical Switch
95	Cooldown
96	Heady Artifice

Job Traits

Level	Name
10	Resist Slow
15	Resist Amnesia *
20	Evasion Bonus
25	Martial Arts
40	Evasion Bonus II
50	Martial Arts II
50	Resist Slow II
60	Evasion Bonus III
70	Resist Slow III
75	Martial Arts III
75 (Merit)	Fine-Tuning
75 (Merit)	Optimization
78	Stout Servant
80	Evasion Bonus IV
80	Tactical Guard
85	Critical Defense Bonus
86	Martial Arts IV
88	Stout Servant II
90	Tactical Guard II
97	Martial Arts V
98	Stout Servant III

Group 1 Merits

Level	Name
75 (Merit)	Repair Effect
75 (Merit)	Automaton Skills
75 (Merit)	Maintenance Recast
75 (Merit)	Activate Recast
75 (Merit)	Repair Recast

* Additional tiers exist but need confirmation.

The Automaton

Pet Commands Level Command 01  Deploy 01  Deactivate 10  Retrieve Pet Emotes /bow /hurray /point /goodbye /shocked /joy /panic /blush /surprised /cheer /clap /salute /wave /dance /dance1 /dance2 /dance3 /dance4 See Automaton/Emotes for video demonstrations.

Pet Maneuvers Level Command 01  Dark Maneuver 01  Earth Maneuver 01  Fire Maneuver 01  Ice Maneuver 01  Light Maneuver 01  Thunder Maneuver 01  Water Maneuver 01  Wind Maneuver See Maneuvers for more detail.

Other Notes Each time you gain a level on Puppetmaster be sure you Deactivate and Activate your automaton so its new level stats will take effect. Deactivating your automaton while it has full HP will reset the Activate timer to zero. This will also refill the automaton's MP. Your automaton will be automatically deactivated when entering an area or battlefield with an imposed Level Restriction or Confrontation status, at the beginning of a Besieged battle, when renting a Chocobo or, when you join a Level Sync party if it is not already at or below the Sync level. When level restriction results in a puppetmaster's automaton being deactivated in a state of full or nearly full health, the ability Activate will become immediately usable. Your automaton will not Deactivate if you re-sync to the same level since its level is still capped until reactivated. An Animator must be equipped to perform Maneuvers. If you drop your starting Animator, Iruki-Waraki will sell you a new one for 10,000 gil. Before being able to use an attachment, you must first trade the attachment to Tateeya in Aht Urhgan Whitegate to have it placed in the Automaton's inventory. Automaton attachments must be equipped on your automaton to receive the effects of the attachments when using elemental maneuvers. Maneuvers will grant a bonus to the Automaton's stat associated with that element. The Soulsoother Head can cast cures, regens and status removal spells on all members of the Puppetmaster's party. (The automaton and master will always have priority over other members.) In Salvage all pet's stats are locked with the master's. This means if your HP is locked, for example, your pet's HP is locked as well. Using a cell to remove a lock also removes the lock from the pet. This includes all cells- For PUP, the automaton will not be able to cast spells if your magic is locked. (However, the automaton needs no equipment to shoot and a ranged cell is not needed for ranged attacks.) In Abyssea, the automaton receives the effects of any atmas on the master. However it does not receive the effects of cruor buffs. If you log off with your automaton active, it will still be active the next time you log-in. Automatons can now acquire the Subtle Blow trait. Capacity Point/Job Points Each time you increase the level of a Job point category, it takes one more for the next time to increase it. I.E. tier 1 = 1 Job Point, tier 2 takes 2 JP, etc... up to a maximum of 20 increases. (For the Math freaks: It would take 210 Job Points spent to cap out any one category for 20/20) Overdrive Effect Increases automatons' attributes while under the effects of Overdrive. Increases attributes by 3. Automaton Max HP and MP Bonus Increases the maximum HP and MP of automatons. Increases maximum HP by 10 and MP by 5. Heady Artifice Effect Increases the potency of the various head-related abilities. Harlequin Head: Increase physical accuracy by 2. Valoredge Head: Increase static enmity by 100. Sharpshot Head: Increase damage by 3 percent. Stormwaker Head: Increase magic damage by 2. Soulsoother Head: Increase amount of MP recovered by 1 percent. Spiritreaver Head: Increase magic damage by 5. Activate Effect Decreases the Automaton's burden when Activate or Deus Ex Automata is used. Decrease Burden by 1. Repair Effect Gradually restores Automaton's MP when Repair is used. Amount of MP recovered depends on the item used. Automaton Oil: +5 Automaton Oil +1: +10 Automaton Oil +2: +15 Automaton Oil +3: +20 Deus Ex Automata Recast Reduces the recast time of Deus Ex Automata. Reduce recast time by 1 second. Tactical Switch Increases TP of the Automaton's master when using Tactical Switch. Increase TP by 20. Cooldown Effect Reduces the Automaton's burden when using Cooldown. Reduce burden by 1. Deactivate Effect Relaxes the requirement for reducing Deactivate's cooldown based on the automaton's remaining HP. Reduce the requirement by 1 percent of remaining HP. Martial Arts Effect Reduces attack delay for hand-to-hand attacks. Reduce attack delay by 2.

See Also Automaton Puppetmaster: Upgrading Your Automaton Automaton Attachments Automaton Names Automaton Magic Skill Automaton Weapon Skills Pup Solo Skillchain Harlequin Head / Harlequin Frame Sharpshot Head / Sharpshot Frame Stormwaker Head / Stormwaker Frame Valoredge Head / Valoredge Frame Soulsoother Head Spiritreaver Head Gifts Each time you spend Job Points on a tier improvement, you are awarded Gifts appropriately. These Gifts are meant to be bestowed on those players that dedicate their time to that job. Gifts earned on one job cannot be used by another job if they change jobs. 5: Physical Attack bonus :Increases physical and ranged attack by 6 5: Capacity Point Bonus :Increases acquired CP by 5%. 10: Physical Evasion Bonus :Increases physical evasion by 8. 20: Physical Accuracy Bonus :Increases physical and ranged accuracy by 7. 25: Capacity Point Bonus :Increases acquired CP by 7%. 30: Magic Evasion Bonus :Increases magic evasion by 5. 50: Superior 1 :Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 1 (Su1). 55: Capacity Point Bonus :Increases acquired CP by 9%. 60: Automaton Phys. Atk. and Def. Bonus :Increases automaton physical attack, ranged attack, and physical defense by 15. 80: Automaton Phys. Acc. and Eva. Bonus :Increases automaton physical accuracy, ranged accuracy, and physical evasion by 10. 95: Capacity Point Bonus :Increases acquired CP by 11% 100: Superior 2 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 2 (Su2). 100: Automaton Elemental Capacity Bonus Increases the automaton's elemental capacity for attachments by 2. 125: Automaton Mag. Acc. and Def. Bonus Increases automaton magic attack and magic defense by 5. 145: Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired CP by 13%. 150: Automaton Mag. Acc. and Eva. Bonus Increases automaton magic accuracy and evasion by 10. 180: Physical Attack Bonus Increases physical and ranged attack by 9. 205: Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired CP by 15% 210: Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 12. 245: Physical Accuracy Bonus Increase physical and ranged accuracy by 11. 275: Capacity Point Bonus Increase acquired CP by 17%. 280: Magic Evasion Bonus 320: Magic Accuracy Bonus 355: Capacity Point Bonus 360: Automaton Physical Attack and Defense Bonus 405: Automaton Physical Accuracy and Evasion Bonus 445: Capacity Point Bonus 450: Automaton Magic Attack and Defense Bonus 500: Automaton Magic Accuracy and Evasion Bonus 545: Capacity Point Bonus 550: Martial Arts Effect 605: Physical Attack Bonus 655: Capacity Point Bonus 660: Physical Evasion Bonus 720: Physical Accuracy Bonus 775: Capacity Point Bonus 780: Magic Evasion Bonus 845: Magic Accuracy Bonus 905: Capacity Point Bonus 910: Automaton Physical Attack and Defense Bonus 980: Automaton Physical Accuracy and Evasion Bonus 1045: Capacity Point Bonus 1050: Automaton Magic Attack and Defense Bonus 1125: Automaton Magic Accuracy and Evasion Bonus 1195: Capacity Point Bonus 1200: Automaton Elemental Capacity Bonus 1280: Physical Attack Bonus 1355: Capacity Point Bonus 1360: Physical Evasion Bonus 1445: Physical Accuracy Bonus 1530: Magic Evasion Bonus 1620: Magic Accuracy Bonus 1710: Automaton Physical Attack and Defense Bonus 1805: Automaton Physical Accuracy and Evasion Bonus 1900: Automaton Magic Attack and Defense Bonus 2000: Automaton Magic Accuracy and Evasion Bonus 2100: Template:StarMaster!

Combat Skill Ratings

Puppetmaster

Skill	Skill Ranking	Cap at Level 1	Cap at Level 49	Cap at Level 99
Hand-to-Hand	A+	6	150	424
Dagger	C-	5	139	368
Club	D	4	133	334
Throwing	C+	5	139	378
Evasion	B	5	144	398
Guard	B-	5	144	388
Parrying	D	4	133	334

See Puppetmaster Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of Weapon Skill limits.

Animators

The Animator is the integral part of communication between your character and the Automaton equipped in the Ranged slot of the player, you will not be able to do any "maneuvers" nor send any new commands to your Automaton. If you have already Deployed the automaton and sent it a command, then somehow had the Animator removed from your equipment slot (i.e. Iron Giant or Lamia TP move), the automaton will continue to do as it was told until you re-equip it and send new commands, or until the target is gone. It will still cast spells, and do TP moves without it equipped. It just won't do any 'newer' decisions until you tell it to.

• Note: The /ja Deploy will still work even if your Animator is not equipped; you will just not be able to do any Maneuvers to your robot pet.
  
  

Animator - Level 1
Turbo Animator - Level 40
Animator +1 - Level 71
Deluxe Animator - Level 87

Starting at level 99, the Animator's Item Level also determines the Automaton's base stats.

Forefront Animator - Item Level 106
Alternator - Item Level 113
Eminent Animator - Item Level 115
Magneto - Item Level 117
Animator Z - Item Level 119
Divinator - Item Level 119
Divinator II - Item Level 119
Animator P
Animator P +1
Animator P II
Animator P II +1

Automaton

• When combining heads and frames the combat skill is calculated by adding the head's skill rank modifier to the frames skill rank. Each skill rank modifier point increases the skill cap to the next skill bracket i.e. an E would become a D but a B- would become a B. For instance, combining the Valoredge Head with the Sharpshot Frame would increase the frames C+ skill rank by 1 resulting in a B- melee skill.

Harlequin Automaton  Skill Frame Skill Head Mod Total Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99  Melee B- 0 B- 5 144 388  Magic B- 0 B- 5 144 388  Ranged B- 0 B- 5 144 388

Valoredge Automaton  Skill Frame Skill Head Mod Total Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99  Melee B+ +1 A- 6 150 417  Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0  Ranged 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sharpshot Automaton  Skill Frame Skill Head Mod Total Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99  Melee C+ 0 C+ 5 139 378  Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0  Ranged B+ +1 A- 6 150 417

Stormwaker Automaton  Skill Frame Skill Head Mod Total Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99  Melee C +1 C+ 5 139 388  Magic B+ +1 A- 6 150 417  Ranged 0 0 0 0 0 0

Soulsoother Head/Spiritreaver Head

• The Soulsoother and Spiritreaver Head have a skill rank modifier of +2 magic skill, which when equipped with the Stormwaker Frame increases its skill cap to A+. Similarly when equipped to the Harlequin Frame the magic cap is raised from B- to B+.

Note: Automaton skills can be raised even when Puppetmaster is selected as a subjob, but will be limited to the level of the subjob as with other sub-skills.

With iLv 119 Animator skill cap is 434.

Artifact Equipment

To see a side by side comparison of Artifact/Relic sets visit Puppetmaster Artifact/Relic Sets Comparison.

To see a side by side comparison of Empyrean sets visit Cirque Sets Comparison.

Artifact Set Level Artifact 30  Puppetry Torque 40  Turbo Animator 52  Puppetry Churidars 54  Puppetry Babouches 56  Puppetry Dastanas 58  Puppetry Tobe 60  Puppetry Taj

Artifact Set +1 Level Artifact 74  Puppetry Taj +1 74  Puppetry Tobe +1 74  Puppetry Dastanas +1 74  Puppetry Churidars +1 74  Pup. Babouches +1

Relic Set Level Relic 70  Pantin Cape 71  Pantin Churidars 72  Pantin Babouches 73  Pantin Dastanas 74  Pantin Tobe 75  Pantin Taj

Relic Set +1 Level Relic 75  Pantin Taj +1 75  Pantin Tobe +1 75  Pantin Dastanas +1 75  Pantin Churidars +1 75  Pantin Babouches +1 Relic Set +2 Level Relic 90  Pantin Taj +2 90  Pantin Tobe +2 90  Pantin Dastanas +2 90  Pantin Churidars +2 90  Pantin Babouches +2

Relic/Mythic/Empyrean Weapons Level Weapon 75  Kenkonken (Mythic) 80  Kenkonken (Mythic)  Verethragna (Empyrean) 85  Kenkonken (Mythic)  Verethragna (Empyrean) 90  Kenkonken (Mythic)  Verethragna (Empyrean) 95  Kenkonken (Mythic)  Verethragna (Empyrean) 99  Kenkonken (Mythic)  Verethragna (Empyrean) 99-2  Kenkonken (Mythic)  Verethragna (Empyrean)

Empyrean Set (+1, +2) Level Item 80  Cirque Necklace 81  Cirque Scarpe / +1 / +2 83  Cirque Pantaloni / +1 / +2 84  Cirque Sash 85  Cirque Cappello / +1 / +2 87  Cirque Guanti / +1 / +2 89  Cirque Farsetto / +1 / +2 90  Cirque Earring

Reforged Armor /+1 /+2 /+3 Level 99 Item 99  Foire Taj /+1 /+2 /+3 99  Foire Tobe /+1 /+2 /+3 99  Foire Dastanas /+1 /+2 /+3 99  Foire Churidars/+1 /+2 /+3 99  Foire Babouches /+1 /+2 /+3 99  Dispersal Mantle

Reforged Relic Armor Level 99 Item 99  Pitre Taj / +1 99  Pitre Tobe / +1 99  Pitre Dastanas / +1 99  Pitre Churidars / +1 99  Pitre Babouches / +1 99  Contriver's Cape Reforged Empyrean Armor / +1 Level Relic 99  Karagoz capello / +1 99  Karagoz farsetto / +1 99  Karagoz guanti / +1 99  Karagoz pantaloni / +1 99  Karagoz scarpe / +1 99  Karagoz Mantle / +1

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