Dark Knight Job Changes in Endwalker Patch 6.0
This page includes all of the changes that were made to the Dark Knight job in the release patch of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Patch 6.0.
1.
Dark Knight Action Changes in Patch 6.0
In Endwalker, Dark Knight builds upon its rework in Shadowbringers. It has received new damaging abilities and defensive abilities. Its capstone action is the Shadowbringer itself, dealing massive damage to all enemies in a line.
2.
Dark Knight Weaponskill Changes in Patch 6.0
2.1.
Changes to Dark Knight Weaponskills
- Hard Slash potency changed from 200 to 170.
- Syphon Strike potency changed from 100 to 120, and combo potency changed from 300 to 260.
- Souleater potency changed from 100 to 120, and combo potency changed from 400 to 340.
- Bloodspiller potency changed from 600 to 500.
- Quietus potency changed from 210 to 200.
2.2.
New Dark Knight Weaponskills
Dark Knight did not receive any new weaponskills or spells.
2.3.
Changes to Dark Knight Spells
- Unleash potency changed from 150 to 120.
- Unmend range increased from 15 yalms to 20 yalms. Added the additional effect of reducing the recast time of Plunge by 5 seconds.
- Stalwart Soul combo potency changed from 160 to 140.
3.
Dark Knight Ability Changes in Patch 6.0
3.1.
Changes to Dark Knight Abilities
- Flood of Darkness potency changed from 250 to 130. Recast time changed from 2 seconds to 1 second.
- Edge of Darkness potency changed from 350 to 300. Recast time changed from 2 seconds to 1 second.
- Salted Earth is now always targeted at the Dark Knight's position, and changes to Salt and Darkness upon execution.
- Abyssal Drain potency changed from 200 to 150, and range increased from 15 yalms to 20 yalms. It now has an addition effect of restoring MP, and shares a recast timer with Carve and Spit.
- Carve and Spit potency changed from 450 to 510, and shares a recast timer with Abyssal Drain.
- Delirium has been adjusted. It now grants three stacks of Delirium, each stack allowing the execution of Quietus and Bloodspiller without Blackblood cost, restoring MP when landing either weaponskill. This has a duration of 15 seconds. The recast time changed from 90 seconds to 60 seconds.
- Flood of Shadow potency changed from 300 to 260. Recast time changed from 2 seconds to 1 second.
- Edge of Shadow potency changed from 500 to 460. Recast time changed from 2 seconds to 1 second.
- Living Shadow added additional effect: Simulacrum is able to execute Shadowbringer, delivering an attack to all enemies in a straight line before it with a potency of 450 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.
3.2.
New Dark Knight Abilities
- Oblation reduces damage taken by a party member or self by 10% for a duration of 10 seconds. It has two maximum charges.
- Salt and Darkness deals additional unaspected damage to all enemies standing in the corrupted patch of Salted Earth with a potency of 500 for the first enemy and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
- Shadowbringer deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 600 for the first enemy and 50% less for all remaining enemies. It has two maximum charges, and can only be executed while under the effect of Darkside.
4.
Removed Dark Knight Actions
No Dark Knight actions were removed.
5.
Dark Knight Trait Changes in Patch 6.0
5.1.
Changes to Dark Knight Traits
No existing Dark Knight traits received any adjustments.
5.2.
New Dark Knight Traits
- Enhanced Unmend reduces recast time of Plunge by 5 seconds when executing Unmend on most targets.
- Melee Mastery increases the potency of Hard Slash to 170, Syphon Strike to 120, and Souleater to 120.
- Enhanced Living Shadow increases the potency of attacks dealt by your simulacrum to 300.
- Enhanced Living Shadow II upgrades Flood of Shadow executed by your simulacrum to Shadowbringer, which delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before it with a potency of 450 for the first enemy and 25% less for all remaining enemies.
6.
Changelog
- 19 Dec. 2021: Page added.
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