Zeid

Who is Zeid?

Zeid is a mysterious Galka warrior who walks a dark path in search of the Shadow Lord. A central figure in the Bastok and Zilart storylines, he wields forbidden dark magic alongside his greatsword, driven by a troubled past and an unshakable resolve. Despite his grim demeanor, Zeid fights to protect Vana'diel from the forces of darkness.

What They Do

Role	Melee DD
Main Job	Dark Knight (DRK)
Sub Job	None
Expansion	Bastok / Rise of the Zilart
Login Points Cost	100 points (Set 1)

Key Abilities

• Stun — Zeid's signature reactive ability. Highest-priority gambit: he casts Stun when the enemy starts readying a weapon skill or TP move, interrupting it before it lands. This is party-saving against dangerous boss moves.
• Last Resort — a big boost to Zeid's attack power at the cost of reduced defense. The signature Dark Knight trade-off.
• Souleater — converts Zeid's own HP into extra damage on every melee swing. His attacks hit significantly harder, but his health drains while it's active.
• Nether Void — bonus dark magic potency and draining power on the next Drain or Absorb.
• Drain — cast automatically below 50% HP. Steals HP from the target, self-heal.
• Absorb ACC / Absorb TP — strips the enemy's accuracy or TP and grants it to Zeid. Tactical, on cooldown.
• Aspir — automatic below 30% MP. Drains enemy MP into his own pool so he can keep casting.

Understanding Dark Knight

Dark Knight is a melee job that mixes physical attacks with dark magic. The core idea is sacrificing your own safety for more damage. Last Resort lowers your defense to raise your attack, and Souleater burns your HP for extra damage. Zeid wraps that melee kit in a full dark-magic toolkit (Drain, Absorb, Stun, Aspir) that keeps him self-sustaining on longer fights.

Tier Upgrades

Zeid is a tier-upgradeable trust. Upgrading keeps his hybrid Dark Knight identity intact: more multi-attack, stronger weapon skills, and better Drain/Aspir sustain.

Tier	Unlocks
Base	Reactive Stun, Last Resort, Souleater, Nether Void, Drain family, Absorb-ACC, Absorb-TP, and Aspir.
Tier I	+10 Double Attack, +15 Weapon Skill Damage, +15 Drain/Aspir Potency.
Tier II	+20 Double Attack total, +30 Weapon Skill Damage total, +30 Drain/Aspir Potency total.
Tier III (MAX)	+30 Double Attack total, +45 Weapon Skill Damage total, +50 Drain/Aspir Potency total, +30 Attack.

Upgrade Requirements

These are the exact items and extra gates checked by the upgrade NPC. Trust currency is stored on your character, not in inventory.

Tier	Currency	Trade Item	Extra Requirement
Tier I	5 Trust Stones	1x Chaos Cuirass (DRK AF body; item ID 12645)	None
Tier II	10 Trust Gems	1x Sulevia's Platemail (Ambuscade body; item ID 25745)	None
Tier III (MAX)	5 Trust Jewels	1x Apocalypse 119 (Relic Scythe; item ID 20880)	DRK level 99+

When to Use Zeid

Zeid is the hybrid Dark Knight pick — you get Stun as a reactive interrupt, dark-magic self-sustain (Drain, Aspir), enemy-stat stealing (Absorbs), and a solid melee burst (Last Resort + Souleater). Prefer base Zeid when you want the full dark-magic utility, the reactive Stun against tough enemy TP moves, or when you're fighting a mob where MP/HP self-sustain matters.

If you want a pure-melee version that skips the spells and stacks JA cooldowns more aggressively, see Zeid II instead. Both are Set 1 Login Points trusts, so there's no rush to replace one with the other — they serve different roles.

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