Charm

Charm (Status Effect) has an identical name. If an internal link incorrectly referred you to this page, please change the link to point directly to Charm (Status Effect).

Job Ability

Tames a monster to fight by your side.

Job: Beastmaster

Level: 1

Recast Time: 15 seconds

Duration: Varies - see table below for exact durations

Range: 18 yalms

Notes

The success rate of this ability is directly affected by Charisma, the player's level with Beastmaster as a main job (see below), and the target's level. The Gauge ability estimates success for target to be Charmed. Light Staff and Apollo's Staff grant an extra 10%/15% success rate, respectively. Charisma also increases the resistance against Charm (from a monster that uses Charm). Gear with Charm + does not affect the success rate of Charm, but increases the duration of the Charm. Each +1 to Charm increases the duration of charm by 5%; +20 Charm doubles the duration of charm. If Charm fails, the mob will engage in battle against you. Some mobs cannot be charmed. Using Charm on a mob that cannot be charmed will Bind the mob for a short period of time; it will then engage in battle against you. Charm cannot be used if the Beastmaster has an active pet. When Charm expires, the former pet will attack you unless you are at least 30' away; mobs that track by scent may track you unless you are under Deodorize effect.

Horizon Changes

None

Macro Syntax

/ja "Charm" <stnpc>

Restrictions

• Intelligent or unnatural beings tend to be immune to charm, while animals and natural monsters tend to be susceptible. However, there are exceptions.
• Charm cannot be used on an enemy that is in Call for Help status.
• Charm cannot be used on another Beastmaster's pet.
• Charm cannot be used on Arcana.
• Charm cannot be used on fished-up mobs.
• Charm cannot be used on mobs in Abyssea.

Beastmaster Support Job

When Beastmaster is set as a support job; Charm is affected by the main level of your Beastmaster job.

For example, if your Beastmaster job is level 40 and is set as a sub for a level 75 job, a monster that checks as Easy Prey will probably be very difficult to Charm. However, if your Beastmaster job is level 75, and if you set it as a support job to another level 75 job, an Easy Prey may be Charmed with ease.

Charm Duration

This varies with the difference between your level and the mob's, or dLVL. Particularly when charming Tough mobs, the exact level of the mob makes a significant difference (for example, charm lasts significantly longer on a level 76 mob than on a level 77).

Base charm duration depends on Player Charisma, and final charm duration can be increased by Charm +X gear.

Base Charm Duration (seconds) = floor(1.25 × CHR + 150 )

This is the Charm duration you will see against EM monsters without any Charm+ in equipment.

The Base Charm Duration is modified by the level difference between the player and their target.

dLvl = Player Level - Monster Level

Negative dLevel values correspond to monsters having a higher level than the charming BST (≥T). Positive dLevel values would correspond to monsters having a lower level than the charming BST (≤DC).

% Change applied to Charm Duration based on dLVL dLevel % Change ≤-6 4% (1/24) -5 8% (1/12) -4 12% (1/8) -3 16% (1/6) -2 33% (1/3) -1 66% (2/3) 0 100% +1 140% +2 180% +3 220% +4 260% +5 300% +6 340% +7 400% +8 500% ≥+9 600%

Every +1 Charm from gear adds 5% Charm duration. This bonus is applied separately from the dLevel bonus/penalty.

Charm Duration = Base Charm Duration × % Change × ( 1 + 0.05×(Charm +X in gear) )

Adapted from https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Charm_Duration