Summary
- Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.25 introduces the Occult Crescent field operation zone, along with a new chapter in the Hildibrand quest chain and the Mamool Ja allied society quests.
- The new patch also made some slight adjustments to improve the AoE damage output of the Ninja, Bard, Machinist, and Summoner Jobs.
- The game's Make It Rain Campaign is underway until June 11.
On May 27, Final Fantasy 14 released Patch 7.25, which introduced the highly anticipated Occult Crescent field operation zone for combat-focused players to enjoy. Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.25 also included the Mamool Ja allied society quests, the next chapter of the Hildibrand saga, and some minor buffs to improve the area-of-effect (AoE) damage output of four Jobs.
Final Fantasy 14's newest field operation zone takes players to the Occult Crescent, a mysterious arcane island located between Limsa Lominsa and Tural. The island draws heavy inspiration from Final Fantasy 14's War of the Magi, as well as Final Fantasy 5' s Job system. The Occult Crescent: South Horn is also where players will unlock the Phantom Relic Weapons, which can be used in endgame content. Players looking to uncover the mysteries of the Occult Crescent must first complete the main scenario quest "Dawntrail" and seek out the Expedition Messenger in Tuliyollal's eastern docks. Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.25 requires approximately 1.5 GB of additional storage space.
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However, Final Fantasy 14's newest update has more than just combat-oriented activities for players to enjoy. Patch 7.25 also added the next chapter to the fan-favorite Hildibrand quest chain, with players continuing their search for the missing inspector in the futuristic metropolis of Solution Nine. Final Fantasy 14's 7.25 update also added the Mamool Ja allied society quests for Gatherers to use as a way to level up Miner, Botanist, or Fisher from level 90 to 100. However, unlocking the Mamool Ja societal quests requires completing the "Aiming High" and "Lost and Powerless" side quest chains in the jungles of Yak T'el. The new Final Fantasy 14 patch also made some slight adjustments to improve the area-of-effect (AoE) damage output of the Ninja, Bard, Machinist, and Summoner Jobs. The changes were made in response to the second battle of the Arcadion Cruiserweight (Savage) raid tier, which requires players to handle multiple enemies at once.
Although Final Fantasy 14's Patch 7.25 brought some highly-requested features within a year of Dawntrail' s launch, players began expressing concerns about the update beforehand. Between certain pieces of armor not appearing on Viera or Hrothgar characters, and lingering questions about Job balance and server stability following the update, it remains to be seen how many problems Patch 7.25 will address.
Final Fantasy 14's newest update runs alongside the ongoing Make It Rain Campaign, which runs until June 11. With Patch 7.3 planned to launch later this summer, only time will tell how Final Fantasy 14 can keep the momentum going.
Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.25 Notes (May 27, 2025)
Patch 7.25 navigates uncharted waters as players explore the Occult Crescent: South Horn, a new large-scale encounter for Disciples of War and Magic.
This update also introduces upgradeable phantom weapons, Mamool Ja allied society quests, and the continuation of the Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures.
Quests
New side story quests have been added.
- Occult Crescent: South Horn (starts with "One Last Hurrah" in Tuliyollal)
- Phantom Weapons (starts with "Arcane Artistry" at The Phantom Village)
- Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures (starts with "Wizened Testimony" at Solution Nine)
- Mamool Ja Allied Society Quests (starts with "Cultivating Hope" at Yak T'el)
Miscellaneous
New furnishings and orchestrion rolls have been added.
New Triple Triad cards and NPC opponents have been added.
Entries for the Occult Crescent have been added to the Challenge Log under the "Field Operations" category.
A new hairstyle inspired by an FFXIV Hairstyle Design Contest entry is now available.
A new emote (/twirl) has been added.
PVE Job Changes
In Patch 7.25, we reviewed the balance of offensive capabilities within the DPS role during the AAC Cruiserweight M2 (Savage) phase in which multiple enemies spawn, and made adjustments to actions accordingly. For jobs exhibiting lower area of effect damage output, we have increased potencies and diminished or completely removed potency reductions when engaging multiple foes.
PVP Job Changes
Overall match tempo has improved following adjustments made to Guard in Patch 7.18 and area of effect attacks centered around the player in Patch 7.2.
Despite this, there is still a tendency for combat to reach a deadlock in higher tiers and during sophisticated team play.
To better enable individual players to break such deadlocks, we have made a number of adjustments to KO capabilities and area of effect attack potencies.
Furthermore, we have enhanced PvP role actions experiencing low usage rates in order to expand players' options on the battlefield.
Warrior
We adjusted Fell Cleave and the status Thrill of Battle in order to boost warrior's durability and enable more consistent performance after executing their limit break, Primal Scream.
Dark Knight
We increased the potency of dark knight's limit break, Eventide, to improve its offensive utility.
Gunbreaker
As gunbreaker's usage and win rates are somewhat high compared to other tanks, we reduced the duration of the Heavy effect applied by Fated Brand in order to achieve a better balance.
Monk
After a series of incremental adjustments, monk now boasts stellar win rates, especially in higher tiers.
Considering the difficulty faced by opposing players, we have made adjustments to transfer the weight of monk's offense from their limit break, Meteodrive, to Phantom Rush.
Samurai
To improve playability, we increased the barrier potency of Ogi Namikiri and Kaeshi: Namikiri.
Reaper
In order to boost reaper's offensive capabilities, we have increased the potency of the area of effect attacks Communio and Perfectio.
Viper
In previous adjustments, we increased viper's combat capabilities to match other melee DPS jobs. Given the improvements made to other jobs this time, we have adjusted Uncoiled Fury to more easily achieve KOs by ensuring its potency for the main target does not decrease, even if multiple targets are struck.
Bard
To supplement bard's lower defense and support ease of movement, we added a new effect to the Warden's Paean, increased the action's effect duration, and reduced the recast time of Repelling Shot. Furthermore, we increased the potency of Harmonic Arrow to boost KO potential, as there was also room to improve bard's offensive capabilities.
Machinist
We have increased the duration of Bioblaster and both the potency and barrier strength of Aether Mortar to facilitate aggressive offensive and defensive performance, especially near the tactical crystal.
Dancer
To address dancer's generally underperforming offensive output, we have increased the potency of Starfall Dance, Saber Dance, and Dance of the Dawn.
Black Mage
As black mage's limit break, Soul Resonance, has a limited impact on matches compared to other jobs, we have increased both its stacks and the potency of Flare Star and Frost Star.
Summoner
Following on from previous adjustments, we have enhanced actions relevant to two variations of limit break and adjusted the barrier potency of Radiant Aegis, thereby boosting summoner's offensive and defensive capabilities.
Pictomancer
We have reduced recast times for each action in order to expand pictomancer's options on the battlefield. Furthermore, to address the job's somewhat lacking offense, we have increased the potency of two actions that require previous steps to execute, Mog of the Ages and Retribution of the Madeen.
White Mage
As white mage currently boasts high usage and win rates, we have adjusted the amount of damage absorbed by Protect, granted by Seraph Strike, to achieve a better balance with other healing jobs.
Sage
Sage's limit break, Mesotes, is not performing as well as it once did, so we have increased Lype's damage over time effect.
Crystalline Conflict
Season Fourteen will end, and Season Fifteen 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).
Season Fifteen will be held on the Primal, Materia, Gaia, and Light data centers.
The following adjustments have been made to Borderland Ruins (Secure):
- Tactical points required for victory have been reduced from 3,000 to 2,400.
- Tactical points earned for defeating interceptor drones have been reduced from 15 to 10.
- Tactical points earned for defeating interceptor drones α have been reduced from 45 to 30.
- Tactical points earned for defeating interceptor command systems have been reduced from 30 to 24.
- Tactical points earned for defeating interceptor nodes have been reduced from 225 to 150.
- HP of interceptor nodes have been reduced from 1,800,000 to 1,500,000.
- Tactical points earned for knocking out players of opposing teams have been reduced from 15 to 10.
- Tactical points lost when being knocked out have been reduced from 15 to 10.
Item and System Updates
New items have been added. (Items added in Patch 7.25 will be listed at a later date.)
Several item names have been changed.
The progress required to complete Cosmic Exploration projects has been reduced.
The difficulty, maximum quality, and rewards for certain missions in Cosmic Exploration have been adjusted.
During cosmic exploration, on-screen text will now inform players that gathering points are not being displayed when a stellar mission is accepted without an active status of Prospect or Triangulate.
New miner and botanist gathering points have been added.
New items have been added to gathering points.
The following adjustments have been made to fishing holes in Yak T'el:
The level of Ankledeep and Bitterbark Cenote has been reduced from 95 to 94.
The level of Cenote Moxutural and Cenote Jayunja has been reduced from 96 to 94.
New mounts, minions, facewear, and accessories have been added.
In order to reduce server congestion, we will be implementing multiple field instances for Tuliyollal, Yak T'el, and the area newly added in Patch 7.25.
The number of multiple field instances implemented in Patch 7.21 for Sinus Ardorum has been reduced from 5 to 3.
The division of Mare Lamentorum into multiple instances, added to alleviate congestion in Patch 7.21, will be removed.
The actions "Phantom Action I, II, III, IV, and V" have been added under Duties in the Actions & Traits window.
New achievements, titles, portratit accents, and adventurer plate accents have been added.
Additions have been made to the auto-translation dictionary.
New music, sound effects, trophies (PS5) and achievements (Xbox Series X/S) have been added.
Resolved Issues
The following issues have been addressed.
- An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein specific NPCs were displayed incorrectly under certain conditions.
- An issue when speaking with Scanningway during cosmic exploration wherein dialogue relevant to the player's contribution in the previous ranking period was erroneously displayed.
- An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein Godgyth's shop did not include patrician's bottoms among its wares.
- An issue when undertaking stellar missions as a gatherer in cosmic exploration wherein closing the stellar reduction window before displaying the automatic aetherial reduction window would cause automatic aetherial reduction to become inoperable.
- An issue when participating in cosmic exploration mech ops wherein effect duration was displayed for the status Ground Support.
- An issue when participating in cosmic exploration mech ops as ground support wherein leaving and rejoining caused the field scanner to become inaccessible.
- An issue wherein Stellar Return and warp loaders' special actions were affected by battle effects settings.
- An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein the lunar credit bonus granted by cosmic tools occasionally did not function correctly.
- An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein the 5% lunar credit bonus for certain levels of cosmic tool was not adequately accrued.
- An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein the days displayed on the Starward Standings stela changed with incorrect timing. * This was a display-only issue and did not affect the calculation of player contributions.
- An issue wherein traveling to and within Sinus Ardorum would cause equipped fashion accessories to be removed.
- An issue wherein executing the scholar PvP action Expedient directly after Adloquium would cause the additional effect Recitation to be consumed.
- An issue wherein queuing the sage PvP action Phlegma III after executing Toxikon would occasionally deactivate Toxikon's 10% increase to a target's damage.
- An issue when playing as a Miqo'te wherein equipping certain headgear would cause graphics in the ears and back of the head to display incorrectly.
- An issue wherein changing certain body gear would result in incorrect graphics.
- An issue wherein the evoker's waistclout and augmented evoker's waistclout were partially colored incorrectly.
- An issue when using the vacuum suit and high mobility vacuum suit mounts wherein the pet hotbar would automatically replace hotbar 1 even when this setting was disabled in the Hotbar Settings tab of the Character Configuration menu.
- An issue when playing as a Lalafell wherein graphics were incorrectly displayed when using the Sit emote under certain conditions. * In addressing this issue, certain graphics for the following gear have been adjusted: Red Summer Pareo / Red Summer Maro / Sea Breeze Summer Pareo / Blue Summer Maro / Coeurl Beach Pareo / Coeurl Beach Maro / Coeurl Beach Tanga / Southern Seas Tanga / Antiquated Seventh Heaven Bottoms / Rathalos Coil [F] / Augmented Rathalos Coil [F] / Scion Liberator's Pantalettes
- Other various issues have also been addressed.
Known Issues
- An issue when playing on the Occult Crescent: South Horn as a Phantom Thief wherein the phantom action Vigilance does not apply the status Foreseen Offense under certain conditions.
- An issue when playing as certain phantom jobs on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein the effects for phantom actions may not display correctly.
- An issue when playing on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein Regen's normally hidden cure amount is displayed when the following jobs are under the effect of Battle High and take certain actions: Dark knight, when conjuring a simulacrum / Machinist, when deploying an Automaton Queen / Summoner, when summoning Carbuncle / Scholar, when summoning a faerie
- An issue when engaging the critical encounters "The Black Regiment" and "Company of Stone" on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein the limit gauge erroneously resets when the boss monster appears.
- An issue when engaging certain critical encounters on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein monster actions will cause the ground to shake even at a distance.
- An issue when entering the Forked Tower: Blood on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein the following message is not displayed: "If a player logs out or disconnects, then re-enters this duty, they will be incapacitated upon returning to battle."
- An issue when playing certain quests on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein the map icon indicating progress may not display correctly.
- An issue when checking quest icons on the map of the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein the tooltip for level requirement displays the knowledge level icon.
- An issue when changing to Phantom Freelancer on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein the previous phantom job's action panel is visible for a few seconds under certain conditions.
- An issue after acquiring five actions for a single phantom job on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein turning the action panel before leaving the duty will cause the action panel to appear in the turned state upon reentering, instead of being reset.
- An issue when playing on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein coffers placed indoors are still dampened by rain.
- An issue when playing on the Occult Crescent: South Horn wherein in-game text erroneously states that soul shards may be obtained from treasure chests. (English version only)
- An issue when playing the Mamool Ja society quests wherein the help text for certain fish is incorrect. (English version only)
- An issue when playing the Mamool Ja society quests wherein the icon indicating incomplete quest requirements appears on the minimap regardless of gathered items. * The icon in question is displayed only on the minimap.
- Other minor text issues have also been discovered.
- Released
- August 27, 2013
- ESRB
- T for Teen - Language, Mild Blood, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Square Enix
- Publisher(s)
- Square Enix
- Engine
- Originally the Crystal Tools engine, but currently it's a custom engine using parts of the Luminous Engine.
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Final Fantasy
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Playable
- PC Release Date
- August 27, 2013
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- MMORPG
