FFXIV Endwalker’s second new job is the scythe-wielding reaper [Update]

Tonight during the unveiled Final Fantasy XIV Keynote on the Digital Fan Festivalthe reaper that deals melee damage will join the previously announced healing sage as the second new job introduced this fall‘s Endwalker Extension. To update: The release date is November 23rd and playable Bunny Boys are included.

It’s not a necromancer, it’s not a Knight Templar, it’s not really something players have guessed ahead of today’s event. The Reaper is a brand new job that it was created for Final Fantasy XIV, a close-range melee DPS with the ability to summon and channel a powerful Void Avatar in combat. You can see how it all works out in the Reaper debut video below.

As tradition shows with new jobs, the game manufacturer Naoki Yoshida entered the stage in Reaper garb. This guy.

Like the wise man, the Reaper job starts at level 70 and has no class requirements. As long as you have completed all of the previous expansion, you should be able to harvest well once the new job starts with Endwalker this autumn.

Update 10.55 p.m.: The expansion has a release date of November 23rd, and both Viera and Hrothgar are on the way. Rabbit boys will debut with the release of the expansion, and burly cat-girls at a later date.