Active Ability details for Call Wyvern  

Thank god they changed this.

Call Wyvern is now a 20 minute ability, but it can only be used by Main-job DRG. This means you can't call a wyvern with DRG as a subjob.

If you dismiss your wyvern at full health, it still resets the 20 minute timer, but if you dismiss it below 100% it's the same as if it had died.

However, if you change your job or subjob (and then go back to main DRG) it immediatly resets your Call Wyvern Timer to 0, so you can use it again, even though you will still lose your wyvern if you change jobs/subjob while its called.

You can zone and your wyvern will not leave. If you zone into a town, you will not have your wyvern, but when you leave the town, it will be there. (As long as you did not change job/subjob or exit on a Chocobo).

If you get on a Chocobo, your wyvern will leave.

If you use your new 2-hour Ability, Spirit Surge, your dragon will leave, but you will gain the following:
-HP Bonus (Amt. depends on level; up to +~300)
-HP Absorbed from your wyvern
-TP Absorbed from your wyvern
-STR Bonus (Amt. depends on level; up to +16)
-Special Effects added to Jump Abilities (but using your 2HR does not reset your Jump Ability Timers)
:Jump will Lower the target's Def
:High Jump will drain TP based on the amount of damage High Jump does
:Super Jump will shed 99.9% of the DRG's hate and 50% of the person closest to the DRG, standing behind the DRG from the point-of-view of the target. (Sort of like a reverse-Trick Attack).

You will not be able to use Call Wyvern while Spirit Surge is in effect, even if the timer is reset.

Wyvern Breath Attacks *can* MB, if you can time it right. It's rather difficult to do, though.

Wyvern Jobs:
-Defensive(Sub WHM, RDM, BLM, or SMN):
Will cure Status Effects (Paralyze, Blind, or Poison) from the DRG or the DRG's party member when a Weaponskill is used.
Will use Healing Breath (strength depends on level and wyvern's HP) when a spell is cast and the DRG or one of the DRG's party members is below 33% HP. (DRG AF Helm raises limit to 50%)
The wyvern will cure party memebers, but if the DRG meets the conditions, healing the DRG takes priority over party members, even if the party member's HP is lower than the DRG's.
-Balanced(Sub PLD, DRK, BRD, or NIN):
Will use Offensive Breaths when a Weaponskill is used.
Will use Healing Breath (strength depends on level and wyvern's HP) when a spell is cast and the DRG is below 25% HP. (DRG AF Helm raises limit to 40%)
A Balanced Wyvern will *only* heal the DRG, not party memebers.
-Offensive(sub anything else):
Will use Offensive Breaths when a Weaponskill is used. Has a higher chance of using the enemy's elemental weakness than a Balanced Wyvern does.
Does nothing when a spell is cast(You shouldn't have any, anyway).

Edited, Wed Mar 22 02:52:16 2006

i dont personally have drg yet so i was wonderin how this is gonna work w/ drg as a sub, would u be able to summon the wyvern now w/ it subbed?

read what it says up there they changed it to 20 mins. DRG has a new 2hr ability

If you dismiss your wyvern is it the same as if he dies..or can you call him again before the 2hours has passed?

Of course, as a DRG, I'm not incredibly pleased with the lack of abilities and traits and everything else that seems to "gimp" us... And, of course, I've tried to think of other abilities we could have in place of or in addition to what we do have... And, one of my thoughts was to make Call Wyvern a sort-of 15 minute ability... you call your dragon and the ability goes to 15:00:00 but... doesn't start counting down. You can have your dragon out as long as you want... and if you Dismiss at full health, timer automatically goes back to 0... but, if he/she dies or you lose him/her by some other way (Choco, Job Change, Temp Log, you die, dismiss at less that full health) you HAVE to wait 15 minutes to call him/her again. Which, can be better or worse than the 2 hour timer depending on how long you keep him/her alive in the first place. My favorite idea for a 2 hr was this:

Dragoon Spirit (See FFT/FFTA): Grants Reraise for 0 EXP lost. (Or, if not 0, have it grant Reraise/Reraise II/etc depending on level)

Would be great for DRG/WHMs especially in dire situations... Situation goes awry? Hit 2 HR for instant reraise (will only last 1 HR like other reraises), and, if you die, you can raise the WHM or whatever, if they didn't have Reraise up for some reason.

But... then I was thinking, "But... if the dragon isn't our 2 HR... that would mean other jobs could have a dragon with a /DRG..." And... I'm not sure what the implications of THAT would be...

Why do people have anything against Dragoons!?! Positive things: Great damage. Great 2hr (Other 2hrs last for like 30 seconds or less, how can Call Wyvern be a bad 2hr?). Wyvern do breaths on your weapon skills causing massive damage (or healing). And last: the coolest damn AF gear in the game! I'm sure there are more positive things, but I can't come up with any right now. Negative things: You tell me!!! What the hell makes most people hate Dragoons!?!

Edited, Sat Mar 12 13:45:35 2005

i wish the DRG 2 hour was your wyvern turning into a bahamut :]

This is horrible....
I am a 58 DRG and i always have my 2hr or my wyvern out. at level 25 you learn spirit link to transfer your HP to your wyvern. All you have to do is this: Before you get on a chocobo or change jobs or temperarily logout make sure you use spirit link or fully heal your wyvern and dismiss. Then you have your 2HR back. The wyvern doesn't seem to do much damage but lets look at it this way. People think the RNG 2hr is an awsome attack and a great 2HR. Well lets say Eagle Eye Shot does 500 DMG. My wyvern hits for 12-16 Dmg almost twice as fast as me the entire battle which really adds up. Concidering I can outdamage a DRK by myself I think this is pretty good, and unlike Eagle Ee Shot DRG's don't have to wait 2HRs to use it again, its always there. Please people...stop this madness your giving us DRG's a bad name :p

This can not be right. I love dragoon the most in my life(except for missing all the time), and the 2-hr 4 me sukks the most. i use up dragons by the hour and i think they should change it from 2-hr to 30 min. they should give drg a better 2-hr like u could jump in the air and throw ur spear down on the mob and do major damage or maybe make ur dragon do maga-flare like bahamut would do.

Edited, Mon Oct 18 19:32:59 2004

i want to know if u use ur two hour and then go into a city...will its go away and ull have to wait for your two hour to come back. or will it appear when u go out to fight things?

Ok, you are saying this is the worst 2 hour. Dude every other 2 hour in the game lasts for like 30 secs, at least you can have a beast fight along side you till death.....oh and the worst 2 hour is ninja : /

I'm an elvaan WHM [go figure] and once I get to level thirty I'm heading to find someone to help me fight that damn dragon, so I can have a... wait... that's my wyvern!?!? It looks like it was just hatched! And it doesn't grow... So at level 50 I'll still have this midget tailgating me? Ugh... He better breathe fire like the molten pits of hell to compensate for the lame size. And I can't name him myself, but I can give him sh*tty names like George and Rover?? Damn you Suare Enix, DAMN YOU!!!

summon wyvern is a 2hr ability

now u wont lose the 2hr ability if u dismiss it when the wyvern is at 100% life

does the Wyvern regenerate after it dies?(I know this is a stupid question)

Nope not at all. And he was not serious about the high jump and riding the dragon. And no you can only have one pet at a time. And no you can't take the dragon in town or so. And yes if you go intown and come out again the dragon is waiting for you.

I'm a tarutaru, my Wyvern is as big as I am! Why can't I ride him? And why then can't I use my High Jump, which puts me i don't know how many times my height into the air, to get up that freaking cliff in N Gustaberg to get to Bastok instead of having to run around...

eh, not that I don't mind the walk...

(you also lose the dragon if you temp log) And I also lost mine after completing a quest... I'm a little daft and it took me a few hours to notice it was gone, hehe.

Could you summon the dragon, then change dragoon to subjob and keep the dragon?

ok here is a question for ya .... is it possible to be a draggon as a support job and be a dark night or something else as a main job like.. if i was a dark night .. beable to summon a wyvern to fight along my side ??? well .. if someone knows the answer to this question please im me @ camon017 (screenname) or jblume@twcny.rr.com
thank you
-ryan