Final Fantasy XIV’s Evercold Expansion Adds Bastion as a New Tank Job

Square Enix has revealed Bastion, the first new job coming with Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion, Evercold. The job was shown during Fan Fest in Berlin and is built as a tank, with players wielding a pair of huge greatshields called skyltborg.

Bastion isn’t just a wall of metal, though. The reveal showed the job using its shields alongside heavy firepower, giving it a more aggressive look than the usual sword-and-board tank fantasy. Square Enix has not detailed its full rotation or job mechanics yet, so for now the takeaway is simple: Evercold’s first confirmed job is a tank with giant shields and guns.

The team also teased that a second new job is on the way, but that reveal is being saved for later. The source points toward a future Fan Fest reveal, though Square Enix hasn’t shared the full details yet.

Evercold itself is still roughly six months out, and the Berlin presentation included a few broader expansion details. Square Enix talked about changes to the story structure, expanded character customization, and Auto Content Balancing, a system meant to adjust dungeon difficulty around player levels depending on how players choose to tackle content.

The weekend also brought a look at Beastmaster and confirmation of a Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy VII crossover raid series for the new expansion. More specifics on Bastion, including its abilities and how it fits into the current tank lineup, should come closer to Evercold’s launch.