Puppetmaster

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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.

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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
  • Repair Effect
  • Deus Ex Automata Recast
  • Tactical Switch
  • Cooldown Effect
  • 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

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


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

Puppetmaster Guides

Advanced PUP Guides