FFXIV: Endwalker Dark Knight 1 to 90 Leveling Skills Guide

Patch 6.4: Dark Missionary range doubled
Patch 6.3: Attacks now list their damage type, Physical/Magical/Special. Dark Mind is so much easier to use now, as is Dark Missionary.
Grit now has a companion skill to better show it is a toggle.
Patch 6.2: Living Shadow slightly changed, no longer uses Quietus. Other potencies buffed to make up for it. Abyssal Drain up to 240 Potency.

New? Got too many skills? Made the mistake of using a level skip and have no idea what anything does? Just hate reading? Try this guide out!

This guide seeks to teach new Dark Knights how to Dark Knight properly, without getting too deep into optimization. I'll be showing off and explaining some openers but not delving too much deeper beyond that and general skill usage. Endgame is a long way away and there's lots to learn along the way. Start slow and work your way up one skill at a time! Then, graduate to more advanced guides.

General Tanking Guide:    • FFXIV: ABC - A Beginner's Guide to Tanks  
Tank Role Actions Guide:    • FFXIV: Endwalker Tank Role Actions Guide  
Guide to my HUD:    • Explaining My HUD and UI Setup (How t...  
Dictionary of Terms (if you need):    • Final Fantasy XIV Dictionary of Terms...  

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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Playstyle Summary: 1:47
Job Requirements: 2:24
Starting Role Actions: 2:46
L1. Tank Mastery: 3:05
L1, 2, 26. Hard Slash, Syphon Strike, and Souleater: 3:25
L6. Unleash: 4:12
L10. Grit: 5:11
L15. Unmend: 7:25
L30. Flood of Darkness: 8:30
Mini-Summary: 10:02
Role Action: Arm's Length: 10:18
L35. Blood Weapon: 10:27
L38. Shadow Wall: 11:15
L40. Stalwart Soul: 11:52
L40. Edge of Darkness: 12:24
L45. Dark Mind: 12:53
Role Action: Shirk: 14:00
L50. Living Dead: 14:05
L50. Opener: 17:47
L52. Salted Earth: 20:04
L54. Plunge: 21:05
L56. Abyssal Drain: 21:58
L60. Carve and Spit: 22:49
L60. Opener. 23:20
L62. Blackblood and Bloodspiller: 24:55
L64. Quietus: 25:43
L66. Enhanced Blackblood: 26:06
L68. Delirium: 26:38
L70. The Blackest Night: 27:57
L70. Opener: 31:01
L74. Darkside Mastery, Flood of Shadow, and Edge of Shadow: 34:46
L76. Dark Missionary: 35:27
L78. Enhanced Plunge: 36:27
L80. Living Shadow: 37:07
L80. Opener: 38:20
L82. Oblation: 39:23
L84. Enhanced Unmend: 40:17
L84. Melee Mastery: 40:48
L86. Salt and Darkness: 41:09
L88. Enhanced Living Shadow: 41:49
L90. Enhanced Living Shadow II and Shadowbringer: 42:05
L90. Opener: 43:08
Outro: 46:02

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