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

Puppetmaster is a pet job available after completing No Strings Attached. Puppetmasters fight alongside a customizable Automaton, using different heads, frames, maneuvers, and attachments to adapt the automaton's role in battle.

Puppetmasters can also fight with Hand-to-Hand weapons, but their defining strength is controlling and supporting their automaton.

Job Abilities

Level	Name
1	Overdrive
1	Activate
15	Repair
75 (Merit)	Role Reversal
75 (Merit)	Ventriloquy

Job Traits

Level	Name
10	Resist Slow
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

Pet Commands

Level	Command
1	Deploy
1	Deactivate
10	Retrieve

Maneuvers

Level	Command
1	Dark Maneuver
1	Earth Maneuver
1	Fire Maneuver
1	Ice Maneuver
1	Light Maneuver
1	Thunder Maneuver
1	Water Maneuver
1	Wind Maneuver

See Maneuvers for more detail.

Automaton

The Automaton is the Puppetmaster's companion. It is customized through heads, frames, and attachments.

Component	Purpose
Heads	Influence the automaton's behavior, magic use, and role.
Frames	Determine the automaton's base combat style and skill ratings.
Attachments	Add special behaviors, defensive tools, offensive tools, and maneuver-based effects.
Maneuvers	Temporarily enhance elemental attachment effects and influence automaton behavior.

An Animator must be equipped to issue maneuvers and direct the automaton effectively.

Automaton Frames

Frame / Head	General Role	Notes
Harlequin Head / Harlequin Frame	Balanced starter automaton	Initial automaton setup.
Valoredge Head / Valoredge Frame	Melee / defensive automaton	Focuses on close-range combat.
Sharpshot Head / Sharpshot Frame	Ranged automaton	Focuses on ranged attacks.
Stormwaker Head / Stormwaker Frame	Magic automaton	Uses magic and supports caster-style automaton setups.
Soulsoother Head	Healing-focused magic head	Used with Stormwaker Frame.
Spiritreaver Head	Offensive magic head	Used with Stormwaker Frame.

See Puppetmaster: Upgrading Your Automaton for automaton frame and head acquisition.

Animator

Item	Level	Notes
Animator	1	Starting animator.
Turbo Animator	40	Artifact weapon.
Animator +1	71	Upgraded animator.

If the starting Animator is lost, Iruki-Waraki can sell a replacement for 10,000 gil.

Merits

Group 1

Merit	Effect
Automaton Melee Skill	Increases automaton melee skill.
Automaton Ranged Skill	Increases automaton ranged skill.
Automaton Magic Skill	Increases automaton magic skill.
Activate Recast	Reduces Activate recast.
Repair Recast	Reduces Repair recast.

Group 2

Merit	Effect
Role Reversal	Swaps the master's current HP with the automaton's current HP.
Ventriloquy	Swaps enmity between the master and automaton.
Fine-Tuning	Improves automaton accuracy, ranged accuracy, evasion, and magic defense.
Optimization	Improves automaton attack, defense, and magic attack.

Combat Skill Ratings

Melee Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Hand-to-Hand	B	109	250
Dagger	C−	105	220
Club	D	101	210

Ranged Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Throwing	C+	105	230

Defensive Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Guarding	B−	109	240
Evasion	B	109	250
Parrying	D	101	210

Skill Caps

Level	Hand-to-Hand	Dagger	Club	Throwing	Guarding	Evasion	Parrying
1	5	5	4	5	5	5	4
2	7	7	6	7	7	7	6
3	10	10	9	10	10	10	9
4	13	13	12	13	13	13	12
5	16	16	14	16	16	16	14
6	19	19	17	19	19	19	17
7	22	21	20	21	22	22	20
8	25	24	22	24	25	25	22
9	28	27	25	27	28	28	25
10	31	30	28	30	31	31	28
11	34	33	31	33	34	34	31
12	36	35	33	35	36	36	33
13	39	38	36	38	39	39	36
14	42	41	39	41	42	42	39
15	45	44	41	44	45	45	41
16	48	47	44	47	48	48	44
17	51	49	47	49	51	51	47
18	54	52	49	52	54	54	49
19	57	55	52	55	57	57	52
20	60	58	55	58	60	60	55
21	63	61	58	61	63	63	58
22	65	63	60	63	65	65	60
23	68	66	63	66	68	68	63
24	71	69	66	69	71	71	66
25	74	72	68	72	74	74	68
26	77	75	71	75	77	77	71
27	80	77	74	77	80	80	74
28	83	80	76	80	83	83	76
29	86	83	79	83	86	86	79
30	89	86	82	86	89	89	82
31	92	89	85	89	92	92	85
32	94	91	87	91	94	94	87
33	97	94	90	94	97	97	90
34	100	97	93	97	100	100	93
35	103	100	95	100	103	103	95
36	106	103	98	103	106	106	98
37	109	105	101	105	109	109	101
38	112	108	103	108	112	112	103
39	115	111	106	111	115	115	106
40	118	114	109	114	118	118	109
41	121	117	112	117	121	121	112
42	123	119	114	119	123	123	114
43	126	122	117	122	126	126	117
44	129	125	120	125	129	129	120
45	132	128	122	128	132	132	122
46	135	130	125	130	135	135	125
47	138	133	128	133	138	138	128
48	141	136	130	136	141	141	130
49	144	139	133	139	144	144	133
50	147	142	136	142	147	147	136
51	151	146	140	146	151	151	140
52	156	151	145	151	156	156	145
53	161	156	150	156	161	161	150
54	166	161	154	161	166	166	154
55	171	166	159	166	171	171	159
56	176	170	164	170	176	176	164
57	181	175	168	175	181	181	168
58	186	180	173	180	186	186	173
59	191	185	178	185	191	191	178
60	196	190	183	190	196	196	183
61	199	192	184	192	198	199	184
62	202	194	186	195	201	202	186
63	205	196	188	197	204	205	188
64	208	198	190	200	206	208	190
65	212	200	192	202	209	212	192
66	215	202	194	205	212	215	194
67	218	204	195	207	214	218	195
68	221	206	197	210	217	221	197
69	225	208	199	212	220	225	199
70	228	210	201	215	223	228	201
71	232	212	202	218	226	232	202
72	236	214	204	221	229	236	204
73	241	216	206	224	233	241	206
74	245	218	208	227	236	245	208
75	250	220	210	230	240	250	210

See Puppetmaster Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown.

Automaton Skill Ratings

Automaton Setup	Melee	Ranged	Magic
Harlequin Head / Harlequin Frame	B-	B-	B-
Valoredge Head / Valoredge Frame	A-	—	—
Sharpshot Head / Sharpshot Frame	C+	A-	—
Stormwaker Head / Stormwaker Frame	C+	—	A-
Soulsoother Head / Stormwaker Frame	C+	—	A+
Spiritreaver Head / Stormwaker Frame	C+	—	A+

Basic Automaton Notes

• Automaton level and stats update when the automaton is activated.
• Deactivating and reactivating after leveling Puppetmaster updates the automaton's level-based stats.
• Deactivate may reset the Activate timer if the automaton is at full HP.
• Up to three maneuvers may be active at once.
• Repeated use of maneuvers can cause Overload.
• Attachments must be installed before they can be equipped to the automaton.