Sq. Enix lately dropped the second a part of its bulletins for Closing Fantasy XIV Patch 7.4, which is able to arrive on December 16. This patch will begin the brand new story main into the 8.x growth that will likely be introduced throughout Fanfest 2026. As well as, ths can be the primary most important patch by which Savage has been delayed to keep away from the vacation interval, as an alternative dropping in early January for raiders.
To start with, I’d like to offer an enormous shout out to the FFXIV Reddit Discord, who did a reside translation of the occasion and allowed me to jot down about it and digest the information because it was introduced reside. You may take a look at the trailer under.
Approaching patch day is the story, new tomes to grind (Mnemonics), the conventional model of the eight-man raid (Savage is dropping later as talked about earlier), and likewise new crafted gear will likely be accessible. This gear will assist with Savage development, although the delay may also permit folks to get a couple of further items of tome gear earlier than the launch of Savage.
It’s Time To Go Into The Mist.
The brand new dungeon for the patch known as Mistwake, which sorts of jogs my memory of Lindblum. You unlock the dungeon as all the time from engaged on the MSQ, and the gear will assist some gamers make amends for levelling up in the event that they haven’t been placing within the time currently. The dungeon will function responsibility assist; this implies you may take it on with AI companion relatively than teaming with different gamers. This may also help with studying the mechanics or just if you happen to’re nervous about enjoying with different folks. There’s a new buff additionally being added with 7.4 for responsibility assist; beforehand, if you happen to died, you’d simply lose the struggle. Now if you happen to die, you get a buff, and although the primary time it’s going to reset, the buff will stack and provide you with further lives primarily based on what number of occasions you wipe to the struggle.
The trial, Hell on Rails (Regular/Excessive), may also be dropping with the patch; earlier trials will unlock from enjoying the patch story. The conventional model will likely be unlocked this fashion, with the acute needing to go to an NPC to unlock them. The trial appears to be a really memory-intensive struggle, and you’re going to get two totems for finishing it. Totems can be utilized to buy gear, or ultimately you should buy the mount later down the road.
The Warrior Of Mild With The Metal Chair
The brand new raid, Arcadion Heavyweight tier (Regular/Savage), may also be dropping, although Savage, as talked about, will likely be out later. This present raid tier could be very impressed by wrestling, and we’ll see extra of this with this patch. We didn’t actually see an enormous quantity of knowledge on the raid, however that is regular because the workforce don’t wish to spoil something for gamers who’re experiencing it for the primary time
This would be the final of the eight-man raid collection, because it wraps up within the 7.4 patch. As such, except Sq. Enix announce a brand new final for 7.5, this may be the final main patch for fairly a while for raiders if they’re solely that sort of content material. The accompanying music monitor is being labored on by Tyler Smith and Tom Morello, and the lyrics had been penned by Caleb Shomo; the monitor known as Every thing Burns. The monitor will likely be out December 17, 2025, as a separate buy outdoors the sport.
The unreal model of Tsukuyomi will likely be dropping too; that is content material that lets you do earlier trials for a weekly reward. The trial is scaled as much as the present ilvl or near it. This lets you expertise mechanics you may be too sturdy for. Nonetheless, I’d personally prefer to see the workforce preserve the unreal model of the struggle within the recreation; at the moment, as soon as the brand new patch is out, the earlier unreal is eliminated.
Rise Up And Take The Enemy Base
The PvP, as all the time, will likely be getting a brand new collection cross (battle cross), and the season will likely be resetting, however the massive information is the actual fact we will likely be getting a brand new map for the frontlines mode. It is a large-scale battlefield by which you’ve got completely different aims relying on which rule is in impact. I actually am not nice at this mode, however I’m completely happy to see new PvP content material being added to the sport. The brand new map known as Worqor Chirteh.
For commendation crystals, Sq. Enix will likely be including reproduction gear awarded for ranked seasons 1 and a couple of of the Feast, with a special color palette (Previous gear may also be up to date to function two dye channels; nevertheless, to make them appear distinctive, the color sections will likely be completely different on the unique armour.)
Worqor Chirteh (Triumph) has new guidelines; on this mode, you’re rewarded for occurring the offensive, reducing down the competitors as you declare triumphs throughout the sector. Triumphs can’t be retaken by different groups and don’t should be defended, so go on the offensive always. Climate additionally appears to have an effect on the movement of battle throughout this match.
To extend your workforce’s tactical ranking, it’s essential to defeat enemies or declare strategic areas (triumphs) that seem across the area. Claiming triumphs is finished by standing in a circle to lift your workforce’s flag; as soon as all of the circles have a flag planted inside them, the triumph is claimed. You additionally don’t want a number of folks in the identical circle. Break up up and declare as many triumphs as potential!
Climate modifications embrace snow, inflicting capricious snow spirits to seem; they’ll create frosty obstacles and bless you with a robust barrier. One other climate change is auroras. Mystical power fills the realm, growing the speed of restrict gauges, and higher-ranking triumphs usually tend to seem, so it is a good time to counterattack and reverse the percentages.
Huge Deep Dungeon Adjustments
At the moment if you’re disconnected whereas soloing the deep dungeon, you’ll lose immediately, however with this replace it will change. For those who log in inside 10 minutes as both solo or in a gaggle, then you may resume your development, supplied that the group when you had been offline has not been killed. That is large, as folks have been pissed off attributable to a whole lot of DDoS assaults which have triggered folks to wipe of their solo runs.
In the meantime, the builders are additionally dropping a brand new Variant dungeon. This info was coated within the earlier reside letter, however the workforce will likely be altering the general construction of this method. They’re now including a sophisticated model of the dungeon, which is able to permit folks to practise and prepare for making an attempt the Criterion model of the dungeon. The 2 completely different variant variations will permit any get together to be arrange, however Criterion will likely be restricted to 1 tank, 1 healer and a couple of DPS. Variant dungeons are a type of story-based dungeon with completely different routes you may take; superior lets you struggle the bosses in any order, and Criterion is simply the three bosses in a set order. You do not want to beat all three bosses in Variant Dungeon Superior for the rewards, however you’re going to get a bonus room if you happen to do beat all of them. They’re including a brand new variant motion, Variant Eagle Eye Shot; not like different actions corresponding to Elevate and Treatment, this talent will be geared up by all three roles. This talent offers excessive harm to at least one enemy, so it will likely be good for DPS checks on bosses. Variant Elevate 2, which revives one ally, will solely be in Criterion Dungeons. Every participant can use this motion as soon as per boss encounter, that means it can’t be spammed.
Am I Fairly Now?
One of many largest modifications dropping with 7.4 is the brand new glamour system. This will likely be eradicating the lock on job gear in order that anybody can put on any armour, regardless of the job. So, if you happen to fancy it you generally is a Paladin in a full gown set or maybe a white mage in a full heavy armour set! However attributable to points with the animation system and the actual fact the whole lot would should be redone, there will likely be limits on the weapon system. You can not glamour completely different job weapons on completely different jobs – so no greatsword for Students, for instance. That is as a result of assault animations.
That is truly a response to the modding scene; initially they had been towards this concept, however they’ve seen how a lot the neighborhood needs this and have determined to incorporate the function within the recreation. It is a good instance of how a lot the corporate and workforce are listening to their followers.
Sure class/job gear, beginning gear and trend gear (apart from stage 1) will now be handled as outfit glamour. Particular person objects which are a part of an outfit glamour can now be transformed to an outfit glamour with out proudly owning the entire set. Outfit glamour lets you set the gear as one piece within the mirage dresser, that means it takes much less house. You solely have 800 slots, which appears like lots however will get stuffed quick relying on the kind of participant you’re.
High quality Of Life Adjustments
One other new function coming in 7.4 is a brand new non permanent sizzling bar that you could add something that you’d have on a traditional sizzling bar to, corresponding to job switching, mounts, emotes or different actions that may be cluttering up your present bar. This may be accessed at any time and lets you swap a lot sooner relatively than opening up the gear menu anytime you wish to swap (although I nonetheless marvel how it will work on a controller). The brand new panel has a number of alternative ways you may set it to open up, permitting for some good customisations. This function will also be used for job actions in particular fights or cases.
Sq. Enix can be including a method board, a brand new function permitting you to show a method diagram all through an obligation! Gamers can share and show the identical board inside a celebration; this implies just one individual must design it. That is primarily centered on raids; to arrange a method board, you may make it from scratch, make it from a preset or obtain it from a celebration member, or you may share the code from making it, permitting folks to repeat and paste codes from web sites, Discords or social media. It will actually be used in the course of the world’s first race, because the instrument appears actually helpful and can assist out with planning and studying mechanics on the fly, and also will be good for educating folks in get together finder attributable to sharing codes. As much as 50 methods will be saved; you may create folders that every retailer 10, so I’m going to guess this implies you’re restricted to 5 folders.
You may display share your technique board whereas enhancing it, permitting you to debate ways inside your get together. This could make the method of designing the boards simpler, as you may plan which location every participant will likely be in with them visually seeing it. I’m stunned they had been ready to do that. When sharing, it’s only a easy button press, after which it’s important to verify that you simply wish to share it with the get together. For the get together member, they may get a notification they’ll click on, after which it’s going to open up the structure design after they choose the notification. It appears you may zoom out and in on the board, plus motion completed by the unique designer will likely be tracked in actual time. They confirmed this by shifting some markers, and the shared participant was capable of see it because it occurred.
You will have tonnes of choices with the brand new technique board; you may set a number of completely different layers, completely different job icons and may place markers so you may visually present the place mechanics are sometimes occurring. All of it will hopefully permit for sooner development in savage and supreme content material. Moreover, Yoshi P talked about that in Japan, they only use DPS1-4, however for worldwide gamers, they use completely different markers primarily based on melee, ranged, or magical ranged. He additionally revealed you may apply this additionally on the board. The board could have completely different layouts primarily based on the sector form too.
Fanfest Particulars
In 2026, we could have Fanfest returning. Beforehand we had info on how you can get the tickets for NA fanfest however they’ve formally introduced the time and date that gamers will have the ability to buy tickets. You will have an energetic account however it is possible for you to to buy the EU tickets for Germany Fanfest on Friday February sixth 2026, the occasion itself is July 25-26 2026.
Abstract of particulars
Total, most of this info was coated in our earlier Reside Letter protection, however extra particulars got as we head in direction of the patch. Solely 10 extra reside letters till the one hundredth, which is loopy to see, and I do marvel if they may do one thing particular for this. Additionally, they talked about {that a} tonne of workers have turn out to be in poor health lately, so we at PSU want them the very best of well being and a swift restoration on the places of work.
