Final Fantasy 14 Reveals Patch 7.55 Update Notes

Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.55 is now live, bringing new endgame activities for level 100 players to participate in. The 7.55 update for Final Fantasy 14 is the third patch of the 7.5 update series that started back in late April.

Final Fantasy 14‘s Patch 7.55 arrives nearly two months after the previous Patch 7.51 update was launched. The main draw of Patch 7.51 saw Final Fantasy 14 players take on Kefka Palazzo, the iconic antagonist from Final Fantasy 6, in a high-end raid challenge called Dancing Mad (Ultimate). Patch 7.51 also added Auxesia as the final Cosmic Exploration planet for crafters and gatherers to dive into. A few bug fixes were also included with the 7.51 update.

Final Fantasy 14’s 7.55 Update Takes Players Back to the Occult Crescent

Now, Final Fantasy 14’s 7.55 content update has three key features for players of all kinds to dive into. The 7.55 update requires downloading approximately 1.3 GB of data. Final Fantasy 14’s largest piece of new content from this update is the Occult Crescent: North Horn field operation zone. As a follow-up zone to the Occult Crescent: South Horn introduced in Patch 7.25, the North Horn will include new Phantom Jobs for players to utilize while exploring every corner of the Occult Crescent. Based on iconic and powerful Jobs from past Final Fantasy titles, these new Phantom Jobs include Phantom Dragoon and Phantom Necromancer. The final upgrade for the Phantom relic weapons is also available with Patch 7.55. Upon reaching the final step of the process, players may select which secondary stats that their weapon of choice can be imbued with. The available stat choices will depend on each individual Job.

Another big draw of the Occult Crescent: North Horn is the addition of a public dungeon called Forked Tower: Magic. Unlike the Forked Tower: Blood in the South Horn, the North Horn’s tower will have two difficulty options for players to pick from. Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida said that Forked Tower: Magic will have Normal and Extreme difficulty options thanks to player feedback. With the addition of a normal difficulty option, Final Fantasy 14 players should overall have an easier time clearing Forked Tower: Magic than its predecessor. Time will tell how many players will dive into the Extreme variant of Forked Tower: Magic between now and the launch of Evercold in January 2027.

Patch 7.55 also introduced the next chapter of the popular Hildibrand quest series. The gentlemanly inspector’s escapades through the Dawntrail expansion reached its climax with the 7.55 update. Additionally, players who have achieved the maximum reputation level with the Mamool Ja, the Yok Huy, and the Pelupelu allied societies of Tural can undertake a capstone quest that ties each society together.

The next Final Fantasy 14 content update, Patch 7.56, will go live on Tuesday, September 8. Along with more main story content that will serve as a bridge toward Evercold, the 7.56 update will introduce the Beastmaster Limited Job. An update to the Manderville Gold Saucer, which is part of a collaboration with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series, will be available starting Wednesday, October 28.

Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.55 Notes (July 28, 2026)

Playable Content

Quests

New sidequests have been added.

Occult Crescent: North Horn

Eight Quests, starting with “Occult Reunion”

• Job: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Location: Tuliyollal (X:17.2 Y:11.8)
• NPC: Expedition Messenger
• Players must first complete the quest “Mysteries Abide.”

Phantom Weapons

Five Quests, starting with “Under No Illusion”

• Job: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Location: The Phantom Village (X:6.6 Y:7.1)
• NPC: Lydirceil
• Players must first complete the quest “A Phantom Reborn.”

Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures

Quest: “Detecting a Lead”

• Job: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Location: Solution Nine (X:17.0 Y:18.3)
• NPC: Hardiboiled
• Players must first complete the quest “AMeteorites and Meteor-wrongs.”

Quest: “???”

• Job: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Location: ???
• NPC: ???
• Players must first complete the quest “Detecting a Lead.”

New allied society quests have been added.

Quest: “Touring Tural”

• Job: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Location: Tuliyollal (X:8.8 Y:13.3)
• NPC: Zelihali
• Players must first complete the allied society quests “Partners in Pel,” “The Pride of Mamook,” and “With High Spirits.”

Quest: “???”

• Job: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Location: ???
• NPC: ???
• Players must first complete the allied society quest “Touring Tural.”

New chapters have been added to New Game+ (Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures). The final quest of each chapter must be completed before it can be unlocked.

Housing

Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest 2025 have been added.

New furnishings and orchestrion rolls have been added.

Miscellaneous

A new Hairstyle inspired by an FFXIV Hairstyle Design Contest 2023 entry is now available.

New emotes (/lookback and /navigate) have been added.

Battle System

The drop rate for Wings of Mist in Hell on Rails (Extreme) has been increased.

They can also be purchased in exchange for 99 Runaway Totems from Uah’shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5).

The drop rate for Wings of Nihility in the Unmaking (Extreme) has been increased.

When undertaking the duty Dancing Mad (Ultimate), in order to improve the visibility of Celestriad, elemental icons displayed during this mechanic will be positioned higher, and their size will be increased.

The Occult Crescent: North Horn has been added.

The Occult Crescent is an instanced encounter wherein players explore an island enveloped in a magical ward, participating in large-scale battles and challenging skirmishes with their fellow explorers.

This update introduces a new field area, allowing players to explore the northern regions of the Occult Crescent, the Forked Tower: Magic, and the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme). New phantom jobs and an elemental weakness system have also been added. Navigate through these uncharted lands, face its dangers head-on, and uncover the myriad mysteries that lie in wait.

• Level Requirement: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Item Level Requirement: Average Item Level 690 or above
• Item Level Sync: 700
• Party Size: Eight players
• Time Limit: 180 minutes

Requirements

Quest: “Occult Reunion”

• Job: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Location: Tuliyollal (X:17.2 Y:11.8)
• NPC: Expedition Messenger
• Players must first complete the quest “Mysteries Abide.”

Players may proceed with this quest even if they have not cleared the Forked Tower: Blood.

Entering the Occult Crescent

Players can enter the Occult Crescent by speaking with Jeffroy in the phantom village (X:4.5 Y:6.6). If entering as a party, the leader must speak with Jeffroy. Teleportation to the phantom village will become available via Aethernet after attuning to all Aethernet shards in Tuliyollal and completing the quest “Unfamiliar Territory.”

Changing Classes and Jobs

You may change between Disciple of War and Magic classes and jobs that are at level 100. Note, however, that you cannot change classes or jobs during combat or under certain other conditions.

Exploration

Mounts

Players are free to ride mounts at any time after entering the Occult Crescent, but they cannot fly. Additionally, mount speed will be increased one level from the outset. Players may increase their speed another level by using the North Horn riding map, which can be acquired within the duty.

Occult Return

While on the Occult Crescent, the action Return will be replaced by Occult Return. Using this action will return players to the base camp.

Aethernet

Aethernet shards are scattered throughout the Occult Crescent. Attuning to them will facilitate faster travel throughout the island.

Knowledge Crystals

These mysterious crystals erected around the Occult Crescent hold a special power. Knowledge crystals resonate with certain phantom actions, granting players and their party members corresponding effects, such as reduced vulnerability against certain types of attacks, increased movement speed, and more.

Character Progress

Knowledge

Players accrue knowledge─akin to experience points─by completing quests and defeating enemies that inhabit the isle.

Knowledge Level

This is the leveling system specific to the Occult Crescent. Your knowledge level can be increased by accumulating sufficient knowledge. Engaging foes with a knowledge level higher than your own will reduce damage dealt and increase damage received, but will garner more knowledge upon victory.

Accumulating knowledge is essential for accessing the Forked Towers, which require a specific knowledge level to enter. An increased knowledge level will also make it easier to engage high-level enemies. Current knowledge level is displayed via the Occult Crescent HUD and the experience bar. With the release of Patch 7.55, the knowledge level cap has been raised from 20 to 40. Although your knowledge level will be synced to 20 while on the Occult Crescent: South Horn, you can still accumulate knowledge in the area.

Incapacitation Penalty

If your knowledge level is above 5, falling in battle on the Occult Crescent can incur a penalty. If you are incapacitated and return to base camp without being revived, or if you leave the instance while incapacitated, you will lose a portion of your knowledge. Should your knowledge fall below zero, your knowledge level will also decrease. The amount of knowledge lost depends on your current knowledge level.

Phantom Jobs

Phantom jobs are supplemental jobs that can be acquired in addition to your main job. Selecting a phantom job will grant access to specific phantom actions. Phantom job progression is governed by your phantom job level, which is increased by accruing phantom EXP. Defeating enemies and completing encounters upon the isle will garner phantom EXP for your current phantom job.

Acquiring sufficient phantom EXP will increase your phantom job level, unlocking new phantom actions and phantom traits in the process. Upon reaching a phantom job’s maximum level, you will receive the Phantom Mastery status, which grants increased damage dealt and other helpful effects, and remains active even should you change to another phantom job. The more jobs you master, the more powerful your Phantom Mastery effects become.

The exception to this is the first phantom job available to you, Phantom Freelancer. Freelancers do not gain experience through traditional means. Instead, it levels up with every additional phantom job you master.

Phantom Actions

Phantom actions are special actions available while on the Occult Crescent. Different phantom jobs have access to a variety of offensive, restorative, and supplemental phantom actions. Phantom actions can be executed and toggled using the following methods:

Phantom Action Panel

Upon acquisition, phantom actions are registered to the phantom action panel, from which they can be selected for execution. When using a gamepad, press RT + Right Thumb-click (R2 + R3) to execute the currently selected phantom action. If multiple phantom actions are available to use, pressing LT + Right Thumb-click (L2 + R3) will rotate the phantom action panel, allowing you to toggle between different phantom actions.

The phantom action panel can also be controlled using the duty actions found under the Duties tab in the Actions & Traits window.

• Duty Action I: Execute Phantom Action
• Duty Action II: Select Phantom Action

The following settings are accessible by hovering your cursor over the phantom actions displayed in the Phantom Job window:

• Assign to Default Phantom Action Slot
  • Assigns the selected phantom action to the default slot on the phantom action panel.
• Hide from Phantom Action Panel / Display in Phantom Action Panel
  • Hides or displays the selected phantom action in the phantom action panel. Actions assigned to the default phantom action slot cannot be hidden.

Set to Hotbar (Gamepad Only)

The following settings are accessible via the Phantom Job window:

• Phantom Action Rotation (Clockwise / Counterclockwise)
• Reset After Execution
  • When enabled, resets the phantom action panel after executing actions.
• Gamepad Input
  • Select which combination of inputs are used to select and execute phantom actions.

Executing Phantom Actions via the Hotbar

Phantom actions can be executed via the hotbar just like other actions. To do so, simply register the phantom action icons found under the Duties tab in Actions & Traits to your hotbar.

Phantom Actions I-V are automatically switched to their respective phantom actions while on the Occult Crescent. They can be dragged and dropped to the hotbar, or registered via the subcommand menu.

Acquiring Phantom Jobs

New phantom jobs can be acquired using items called “soul shards.” These crystalline objects can be purchased from a vendor on the isle, or found in critical encounters. Outside of combat and certain specific conditions, phantom jobs can be changed at any time by selecting Phantom Job Details on the Occult Crescent HUD, selecting Change Phantom Job, and then choosing your desired phantom job from the Phantom Job Repertoire window.

With the release of Patch 7.55, new phantom jobs, including Phantom Black Mage and Phantom Blue Mage, have been added.

Phantom Blue Mage

The newly added Phantom Blue Mage gains new actions not from increasing in level, but by learning from enemies. To acquire an ability, you must witness your foe perform that ability before defeating it. The actions you can learn are listed on the phantom job window under Phantom Traits.

Enemy Elemental Weaknesses

The hostile creatures of the Occult Crescent have elemental weaknesses and take greater damage from attacks of that element.

EXP Chains

Under certain conditions, consecutively defeating enemies within a set time period will yield a bonus to knowledge, phantom experience, and rewards accrued. The bonus yielded increases incrementally up until chain 30, beyond which the bonus is capped. EXP chains occur upon defeating an enemy whose knowledge level exceeds your own, but the exact threshold will change depending on party size.

During solo play, the threshold is based on your own knowledge level. While in a balanced party, the threshold is based on the party’s average knowledge level. The exact thresholds are as follows:

• Solo: 2 levels higher
• 2 players: 3 levels higher
• 3 or 4 players: 4 or 5 levels higher
• 5 or 6 players: 6 or 7 levels higher
• 7 or 8 players: 7 or 8 levels higher

Enemies that can generate an EXP chain upon defeat are indicated with a special icon.

Parties

Unlike normal instanced duties, you may form, disband, or leave a party at any time on the Occult Crescent. You may also change your online status to Looking for Party. Note that if you enter the Occult Crescent with a party and decide to leave the party while exploring, you will be returned to the previously formed party upon exiting the instance.

Balanced Parties

A party formed on the Occult Crescent will be considered balanced when all members of the party are within 3 knowledge levels of each other.In balanced parties, your knowledge level is adjusted to the average level of all party members, and enemies defeated award increased phantom experience.

Knowledge Level Sync

Enabling this setting will adjust the knowledge level of all members three or more levels higher than the member whose knowledge level is lowest, creating a balanced party. Warriors of Light are encouraged to make use of this feature as needed when playing in a group and aiming for chain bonuses. A warning icon will display at the top of the Occult Crescent interface when your party is not balanced. The party leader may press the level sync icon at the top of the Occult Crescent interface to toggle knowledge level sync on or off.

Encounters on the Occult Crescent

While exploring the isle, players can participate in FATEs and critical encounters. Neither FATEs nor critical encounters are affected by your knowledge level.

FATEs

FATEs are combat encounters that occur around the isle. Players may join FATEs by going to the indicated location on the map, even after an encounter has started.

Critical Encounters

Critical encounters are large-scale battles wherein up to 72 players band together to take on powerful opponents. Certain critical encounters can only be triggered by defeating monsters on the isle. To participate, players must go to the location indicated on their map before the critical encounter begins and remain in the designated area. Please note that players may not join after a critical encounter has already begun.

Persistent Pots, Plentiful Treasure

Some FATEs on the Occult Crescent will task you with defending magic pots from hostile creatures. Those who contribute to the successful completion of these FATEs will discover a persistent pot NPC following them afterwards. Should a large number of players participate in one of these FATEs, players will instead be selected at random to have a persistent pot follow them.

Players being followed by a persistent pot will be granted the status “Cache Me if You Can.” In exchange for sips of elixir, these soulkin will offer hints as to the location of hidden treasure. Follow the hints and use your elixir at the correct location to reveal a concealed coffer. On rare occasions, the “Cache Me if You Can” status may persist even after finding treasure, allowing you to pursue further spoils.

The hunt for treasure will end when you discover all available spoils, you join a critical encounter while being followed by a persistent pot, you are incapacitated, or the persistent pot is incapacitated. Note that leaving the Occult Crescent or logging out of the game will also prematurely conclude your treasure pursuits.

Occult Record

Information concerning the Occult Crescent discovered during your expedition is compiled in the Occult Record. Entries will be added to the record as you progress through the story, discover notes in the course of your expedition, and after you access certain areas of the isle. Following the introduction of the Occult Crescent: North Horn, new entries in the Occult Record have been added. They can be accessed under Collection in the Duty section of the main menu. Complete quests on the Occult Crescent: South Horn to unlock the Occult Record.

Treasure Coffers

The Occult Crescent is teeming with treasure for the taking. These chests are only visible to you, so be sure to reap the spoils when you encounter one while exploring.Defeating monsters on the Occult Crescent and completing certain events may cause chests to appear somewhere on the isle.

Fortune Carrots

Treasure chests on the Occult Crescent sometimes hold a fortune carrot. With one in your possession, you may start to notice signs of happy bunnies nearby.

Occult Crescent Currencies

On the Occult Crescent: North Horn, there are two forms of currency: Enlightenment silver obols, primarily acquired from critical encounters and FATEs, and Enlightenment gold obols, primarily acquired from defeating enemies in the wild. Please note these currencies differ from those found on the Occult Crescent: South Horn.

Both can be traded to the expedition antiquarian on the North Horn (X:39.3 Y:38.6) for a variety of items. You can confirm the amount of these currencies in your possession at any time by viewing the Occult Crescent interface.

Occult Crescent Gear

Players can acquire gear on the North Horn imbued with special enhancements that only take effect when worn within Occult Crescent areas. You may also use items acquired on the North Horn to upgrade this gear up to three tiers.

Occult Crescent gear obtained on the South Horn may be exchanged for new gear of a commensurate tier on the North Horn. All upgrades and exchanges are carried out by the expedition armorer on the North Horn (X:39.5 Y:39.0).

The Forked Tower: Magic

The Forked Tower: Magic and the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme) are the greatest challenges to be found on the North Horn. Accessible upon reaching knowledge level 40 or greater, you may work together with up to 48 total players to overcome powerful foes and tricky battle mechanics with no restrictions on resurrection.

The Forked Tower: Magic may be unlocked by completing a certain quest available on the Occult Crescent: North Horn. Completion of the Forked Tower: Blood is not required to challenge the Forked Tower: Magic.

Entering the Forked Tower: Magic

Entrance is granted by an aetherial node that only appears during an Auroral Mirage. No ciphers are required for its activation, and a maximum of 48 players can be teleported. The appearance of the Auroral Mirage weather effect will be put on hold while a critical encounter is in progress. Should more than 48 players board the aetherial node, entrants will be randomly chosen.

When boarding the aetherial node as a party, all members will be selected or refused entry together. Furthermore, players who are members of a selected party but are not standing on the aetherial node, or have yet to unlock the Forked Tower: Magic, will not be transported. Those not selected will gain Forked Tower Priority for subsequent attempts, and players who have accumulated greater priority will then have a higher chance of being selected. Priority will reset upon successful entry to the Forked Tower: Magic.

Players who are not standing on the aetherial node or have yet to unlock the Forked Tower: Magic are not eligible to receive Forked Tower Priority.

Entering as an Alliance

When entering with an alliance of 24 members or more, you will always enter a new instance. Moreover, players who are not part of the alliance may not join.

If an alliance meets the entry requirements for the Forked Tower, the Auroral Mirage weather effect will begin five minutes after entering the Occult Crescent. Once the alliance completes entry into the tower, or ten minutes have passed, the weather will clear and the instance will no longer be considered occupied. If the alliance does not meet the entry requirements for the Forked Tower, the instance will only be considered occupied for five minutes after entering the Occult Crescent.

Changing Jobs

In the Forked Tower: Magic, you may freely change jobs and phantom jobs while outside of combat.

Abandoning Duty

Players will be transported back to the base camp and will not be permitted to reenter the tower under the following conditions:

Using Occult Return.

Players are incapacitated and elect to return to the starting point.

The Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme)

Those with a knowledge level of 40 may form an alliance party between 12 and 48 players to seek an even greater challenge. Utilizing multiple phantom jobs will be key to successful completion. The Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme) may be unlocked by completing a certain quest available on the Occult Crescent: North Horn.

Entering the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme)

Players can enter the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme) by speaking with Jeffroy in the phantom village (X:4.5 Y:6.6). A minimum of 12 entrants across three alliance parties are required to enter, and the party leader must speak with Jeffroy. While there are no player limits for each alliance party, the minimum requirement of three alliance parties must be fulfilled. All alliance members must be in the same phantom village instance to enter the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme).

When entering the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme), you will always enter a new instance. This newly created instance will be considered “occupied,” preventing entry by players that are not part of the three alliances. The Auroral Mirage weather effect will begin five minutes after entry.

Please note that unlike the Forked Tower: Magic, the instance will remain occupied until the duty is complete. Upon entering the instance, the time limit is set to 15 minutes, but additional time is added based on progress through the duty.

Resurrection Restrictions

While inside the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme), players will be subjected to a status effect that limits resurrection. Stacks of this effect are lost each time players are revived using certain phantom actions. After reaching 0 stacks, players can no longer be resurrected.

Changing Jobs

In the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme), you may only change jobs and phantom jobs at the start of the instance.

Abandoning Duty

Players will be transported back to the base camp and will not be permitted to reenter the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme) under the following conditions:

Using Occult Return.

Players are incapacitated and elect to return to the starting point.

Arcane Amulets

Arcane amulets are a special item that can be obtained while exploring the Forked Tower: Magic and the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme). They can be traded to the expedition antiquarian on the North Horn (X:39.3 Y:38.6) for a variety of items.

New Phantom Weapon quests have been added.

In Patch 7.55, players will be able to enhance phantom weapons to their maximum strength by completing these quests.

Requirements

Quest: “Under No Illusion”

• Job: Disciple of War or Magic at Level 100
• Location: The Phantom Village (X:6.6 Y:7.1)
• NPC: Lydirceil
• Players must first complete the quest “A Phantom Reborn.”

Enhancing Phantom Weapons

For the final steps of phantom weapon enhancement, players must participate in a variety of duties, and enhance their weapons a total of two stages. At the second stage of enhancement, players may select the desired attributes for their weapon.

Enhancing Additional Phantom Weapons

After enhancing one phantom weapon to the first stage, players may offer ecliptic arcanite to Dodokkuli in the phantom village (X:6.7 Y:7.1) in exchange for another phantom weapon that has already been enhanced to the first stage. Ecliptic arcanite may be obtained by trading Allagan tomestones of mathematics. Furthermore, once one phantom weapon has been enhanced to the second stage, every weapon thereafter can be enhanced to the same stage without expending any additional items.

Class/Job-specific Quests

Phantom weapon quests employ a system which will require players to proceed using the same class or job with which they accepted the quest.

PVP

The following adjustments have been made to PVP actions across all PVP game modes:

In Patch 7.5, we enhanced the shared actions Guard and Recuperate, and adjusted each job’s defensive measures to better suit the aggregate damage output during any given match. As these changes had a greater effect than anticipated on certain jobs, we have followed up with additional adjustments to achieve a better balance.

Paladin: Paladin’s limit break, Phalanx, was providing a greater advantage than predicted during lengthy matches, so we increased the required charge time from 120 to 135 seconds.

Dark Knight: Dark knight’s defense is largely dependent upon Salted Earth, which has a significant recast timer. To allow for more flexibility in combat, we have reduced the recast timer for Impalement from 16 to 14 seconds and increased the barrier potency for the Blackest Night from 8,000 to 10,000.

Dragoon: As dragoon currently maintains high usage and win rates in ranked matches, we have shortened the duration of the limit break Sky High by one second, and made adjustments to ensure that combining the effects of Guard and Horrid Roar no longer results in overly strong defense.

Ninja: We determined ninja to be relatively lacking in offensive capabilities, so we increased the potencies of Bunshin and Zesho Meppo by 1,000 and 500, respectively.

Machinist: Machinist is currently struggling to improve win rates in ranked matches across all tiers, so we have increased the potency of Scattergun from 8,000 to 10,000 to offer greater returns for risking close quarter combat. Furthermore, to improve performance in combat around the tactical crystal and other fixed areas, we have increased the potency and barrier absorption of Aether Mortar from 7,500 to 8,000.

Pictomancer: Between their limit break, Advent of Chocobastion, and the subsequent action Star Prism, pictomancer can provide ample offensive and defensive boons to nearby party members. To temper explosive firepower following the limit break, we have reverted the improvements to Star Prism’s damage increase effect made in Patch 7.3, from 15% to 10%.

White Mage: As white mage’s win rates are low, particularly in higher tiers, we have increased the barrier potency of Aquaveil from 8,000 to 10,000 to improve how they may withstand taking burst damage.

Crystalline Conflict

Season Twenty will end and Season Twenty-one will begin. When the season ends, the top 300 ranking players from the North American, European, and Japanese data centers, and the top 100 ranking players from the Oceanian data center will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service.

Players finishing in the Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Seasonal Quartermaster at the Wolves’ Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7). Tier rewards for Season Twenty must be claimed before the end of Season Twenty-one. Players will begin Season Twenty-one five risers lower than the rank at which they finished Season Twenty. Rising Stars will be reset to one.

Players that finished Season Twenty ranked in the Omega or Ultima tiers will begin Season Twenty-one in the Crystal tier with 100 Crystal Credits. Players who finish the season unranked or at Bronze 3 with zero risers will have no change to their ranking.

Season Twenty-one will be held in the following data centers:

• Japan: Elemental
• North America: Primal
• Europe: Light
• Oceania: Materia

Frontline

The following adjustments have been made to job damage output, damage taken, and limit gauge fill rates:

• Paladin: Limit Gauge Fill Rate increased by 15 seconds.
• Monk: Damage taken reduced by 5%.
• Dragoon: Damage dealt increased by 5%.
• Samurai: Damage taken reduced by 5%.
• Viper: Damage taken increased by 5% and damage dealt reduced by 5%.

Rating gained from knockouts and assists in accordance to the Battle High status of the opponent will be adjusted.

Rating Gained from Knockouts

• No Battle High: Before 6 / After 4
• Battle High I: Before 8 / After 6
• Battle High II: Before 10 / After 8
• Battle High III: Before 12 / After 12
• Battle High IV: Before 14 / After 16
• Battle High V: Before 16 / After 20

Rating Gained from Assists

• No Battle High: Before 3 / After 2
• Battle High I: Before 4 / After 3
• Battle High II: Before 5 / After 4
• Battle High III: Before 6 / After 6
• Battle High IV: Before 7 / After 8
• Battle High V: Before 8 / After 10

Items

New items and recipes have been added. Items and recipes added in Patch 7.55 will be listed at a later date.

The Magic Bucket item is no longer classified as untradeable.

When taking part in cosmic exploration on Auxesia, the name of items procured during artifact searches has been changed from “Voyagers’ records” to “ancient records.”

New fish have been added.

New mounts, minions, chocobo barding, facewear, and accessories have been added.

System

In order to prevent server congestion immediately after the release of Patch 7.55, we will be implementing multiple field instances for Heritage Found and the Phantom Village. We will monitor server activity and remove this feature when congestion is determined to no longer be an issue.

The division of Auxesia into multiple instances, added to alleviate congestion in Patch 7.51, will be removed.

New achievements and titles have been added.

New portrait accents and poses have been added.

New adventurer plate accents have been added.

New trophies (PS5) and achievements (Xbox Series X/S) have been added.

New music and sound effects have been added.

Resolved Issues

The following issues have been addressed.

• An issue in cosmic exploration on Auxesia when viewing the Cosmic Class Tracker window wherein the cursor moved to a location where it normally would not, making it impossible to move the cursor within the window.
• An issue during ocean fishing wherein the status effect Fisher’s Intuition could not be triggered under certain conditions.
• An issue when playing Lord of Verminion wherein the parameters of the budvi minion were not correct.
• An issue when accessing New Game+ wherein players who used a Tales of Adventure item were able to access certain Endwalker role quest chapters, even when they did not meet the requirements to do so.
• An issue wherein the bottom portion of the reaper’s arm Grand Champion’s War Scythe could not be dyed.
• An issue when dyeing the arcanist’s arm Grimoire of Ascension wherein the pages of the book also changed color, which was not intended.
• An issue wherein the Veil of Eternal Innocence, Veil of Eternal Passion, and Veil of Eternal Devotion did not display correctly under certain conditions for the following races:
• Female Midlander / Female Highlander / Female Miqo’te/ Female Au Ra / Male Au Ra / Female Hrothgar / Female Roegadyn
• An issue when equipping the Cosmic Operator’s Cap as a Miqo’te or Viera wherein equipped earrings would not display together with the head gear.
• An issue wherein the furnishing Auxesian Tower Replica, available after earning the achievement Universal Acclaim, could not be repurchased from the Calamity salvager.
• An issue wherein being disconnected from the game while using group pose with soft focus enabled caused soft focus to remain active upon logging back in, even when group pose was no longer in use.
• Other minor text issues have also been addressed.
• Other various issues have also been addressed.

Known Issues

• An issue when undertaking certain side quests introduced in Patch 7.55 wherein, after changing to a class that cannot proceed with the quest, the quest icon in the duty list does not display correctly.
• An issue when participating in critical encounters on the Occult Crescent: North Horn wherein the attack indicator for the enemy action Dark Flare is smaller than the actual attack.
• An issue when playing on the Occult Crescent: North Horn wherein being attacked while under the effects of multiple attack-nullify buffs granted by following phantom actions would consume all such effects rather than a single one:
  • Shirahadori / Image / Occult Blink
• An issue when playing on the Occult Crescent: North Horn wherein enemies and pets can become stuck in the environment at certain locations. In the event you encounter this issue, moving your character should cause the enemy or pet to become unstuck as they follow you.
• An issue when undertaking the Forked Tower: Magic (Extreme) on the Occult Crescent: North Horn wherein erroneous markings appear on the area map.
• An issue when playing on the Occult Crescent: North Horn wherein the wrong sound effect for footsteps plays in certain locations.
• An issue when playing on the Occult Crescent wherein the use of certain phantom actions causes certain phantom weapons to stop displaying correctly.
• An issue wherein phantom weapons do not display correctly when changing Movement Physics under Graphics Settings to Simple or Off.
• An issue regarding a furnishing added in Patch 7.55 wherein the coloring of certain parts is incorrect.
• An issue when viewing character portraits on the Lodestone wherein certain phantom weapons do not display correctly.

The following issues when using touch screen functions on the Nintendo Switch 2 have been discovered:

• An issue when playing Air Force One at the Gold Saucer wherein shots are fired from the position where the crosshairs were immediately before you tapped, rather than from where you tapped.
• An issue when undertaking certain duties wherein the Active Time Maneuver gauge does not increase when tapped.
• An issue wherein the response time when moving your character in the Character or Portraits windows via touch controls is incorrect.
• An issue when using Performance mode wherein sounds are produced not when the screen is pressed but when a finger is lifted off the screen.
• An issue wherein opening the Nintendo Switch 2 Home menu while the software keyboard is open, selecting one of the options on the Home menu (such as Settings, Album, or My Page), then returning to the game and reopening the software keyboard causes the game to crash. To avoid this issue, we ask that you avoid opening the Home menu while the soft keyboard is open. In the event you encounter this issue, please restart the game via the Home menu.
• An issue wherein Japanese kanji conversion stops working while using a keyboard (Nintendo Switch 2 only).