Black Mage Job Changes in Endwalker Patch 6.0

Last updated on Dec 21, 2021 at 03:00 by Alhena and Lyra 1 comment

This page includes all of the changes that were made to the Black Mage job in the release patch of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Patch 6.0.

1.

Black Mage Action Changes in Patch 6.0

In Endwalker, Black Mage has been given many quality-of-life changes to lessen the skill gap. Enochian has now been made a trait and Aspect Mastery is now acquired at Level 1, giving them some breathing room in keeping up their timers. Its capstone ability combines the power of Astral Fire and Umbral Ice to deal devastating damage.

2.

Black Mage Spell Changes in Patch 6.0

2.1.

Changes to Black Mage Spells

  1. Fire Icon Fire duration changed from 18 seconds to 30 seconds.
  2. Thunder Icon Thunder potency of damage over time changed from 40 to 35, duration of damage over time changed from 18 seconds to 21 seconds, and changed increased Thunder spell effect duration from 18 seconds to 40 seconds.
  3. Blizzard II Icon Blizzard II effect changed from "deals ice damage to all nearby enemies" to "deals ice damage to target and all enemies nearby it," range changed from 0 to 25, potency changed from 50 to 100, and cast time changed from 2 seconds to 3 seconds.
  4. Fire II Icon Fire II potency changed from 80 to 100, added "Astral Fire bonus: grants Enhanced Flare. The effect is canceled if Astral Fire ends."
  5. Thunder II Icon Thunder II potency changed from 30 to 50, potency of damage over time changed from 30 to 15, duration of damage over time changed from 12 seconds to 18 seconds, changed increased Thunder spell effect duration from 18 seconds to 40 seconds, and cast time changed from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
  6. Freeze Icon Freeze potency changed from 100 to 120, cast time changed from 2.5 seconds to 2.8 seconds, and added "can only be executed while under the effect of Umbral Ice."
  7. Thunder III Icon Thunder III potency changed from 70 to 50, potency of damage over time changed from 40 to 35, duration of damage over time changed from 24 seconds to 30 seconds, changed increased Thunder spell effect duration from 18 seconds to 40 seconds.
  8. Flare Icon Flare potency changed from 260 to 220, and added "Enhanced Flare Potency: 280." This spell now can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire and no longer removes Umbral Ice.
  9. Blizzard IV Icon Blizzard IV's execution requirement changed from both Enochian and Umbral Ice to only Umbral Ice, and the recast time changed from 2.8 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
  10. Fire IV Icon Fire IV's execution requirement changed from both Enochian and Astral Fire to only Astral Fire.
  11. Thunder IV Icon Thunder IV Potency for damage over time changed from 30 to 20, increased Thunder spell effect duration changed from 18 seconds to 40 seconds, cast time changed from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds, and MP cost changed from 800 to 400.
  12. Foul Icon Foul potency changed from 650 to 560, potency rate when attacking remaining enemies changed from 25% to 60%, and cast time changed from 2.5 seconds to instant.
  13. Despair Icon Despair potency changed from 380 to 340, and the execution requirement changed from both Enochian and Astral Fire to only Astral Fire.
  14. Umbral Soul Icon Umbral Soul execution requirement changed from both Enochian and Umbral Ice to only Umbral Ice.
  15. Xenoglossy Icon Xenoglossy potency changed from 750 to 660.
2.2.

New Black Mage Spells

  1. High Fire II Icon High Fire II deals fire damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it and grants Astral Fire III and removes Umbral Ice for 15 seconds. Astral Fire Bonus: grants Enhanced Flare. This effect is canceled if Astral Fire ends.
  2. High Blizzard II Icon High Blizzard II deals ice damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it for 15 seconds. Additional Effect: grants Umbral Ice III and removes Astral Fire.
  3. Paradox Icon Paradox deals unaspected damage with a potency of 500. Astral Fire Bonus: Refreshes the duration of Astral Fire and 40% chance to grant Firestarter for 15 seconds. Firestarter Effect: Next Fire III will require no time to cast and cost no MP for 30 seconds. Umbral Ice Bonus: Spell is cast immediately, requires no MP to cast, and refreshes the duration of Umbral Ice for 15 seconds. Can only be executed while under the effect of Paradox. This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
3.

Black Mage Ability Changes in Patch 6.0

3.1.

Changes to Black Mage Abilities

  1. Manafont Icon Manafont recast time changed from 180 seconds to 120 seconds.
  2. Ley Lines Icon Ley Lines recast time changed from 90 seconds to 120 seconds.
  3. Sharpcast Icon Sharpcast added Paradox effect, added 2 maximum charges, and duration changed from 15 seconds to 30 seconds.
  4. Triplecast Icon Triplecast now has 2 maximum charges.
3.2.

New Black Mage Abilities

  1. Amplifier Icon Amplifier grants Polyglot. This ability can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice.
4.

Removed Black Mage Actions

Sleep and Enochian were both removed in Patch 6.0.

5.

Black Mage Trait Changes in Patch 6.0

5.1.

Changes to Black Mage Traits

  1. Aspect Mastery's learning level changed from 72 to 1.
  2. Maim and Mend no longer "allows for the stacking of a third Astral Fire or Umbral Ice which reduces cast times for spells of the opposite element by half."
  3. Thundercloud duration changed from 18 seconds to 40 seconds.
  4. Maim and Mend II no longer "allows the stacking of a third Astral Fire or Umbral Ice."
  5. Firestarter duration changed from 18 seconds to 30 seconds.
  6. Enhanced Freeze's Umbral Hearts applied changed from 1 to 3.
5.2.

New Black Mage Traits

  1. Aspect Mastery II allows the stacking of a second Astral Fire and Umbral Ice.
  2. Aspect Mastery III allows the stacking of a third Astral Fire and Umbral Ice. Casting Fire II or Blizzard II grants maximum stacks of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice respectively.
  3. Enochian increases damage dealt by 5% while under the effect of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice. Upon successfully landing Fire II while under the effect of Astral Fire, grants Enhanced Flare. Enhanced Flare effect ends if Astral Fire is lost.
  4. Enhanced Foul allows for the immediate casting of Foul.
  5. Aspect Mastery IV upgrades Fire II and Blizzard II to High Fire II and High Blizzard II.
  6. Enhanced Manafont reduces Manafont recast time to 120 seconds.
  7. Enhanced Enochian III improves Enochian's magic damage increase to 20%.
  8. Enhanced Sharpcast II allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Sharpcast.
  9. Aspect Mastery V adds a Paradox marker to your Elemental Gauge. The marker is made active after reaching Astral Fire III then swapping to the opposite element. Conversely, the marker can also be made active after reaching Umbral Ice III and gaining 3 Umbral Hearts then swapping to the opposite element. Blizzard and Fire become Paradox when the Paradox marker is made active.
6.

Changelog

  • 19 Dec. 2021: Page added.
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