Patch 7.5 Content Overview for Dawntrail

Dawntrail's fifth major content update, Patch 7.5 Trail to the Heavens, was announced during Live Letter 91. It will be released in two parts with the first part being released on April 28, 2026 and the second part released in early September 2026. While Live Letter 90 and 91 contained most of the information about Patch 7.5, there will be new reveals that include information about the patch at the North American Final Fantasy Fanfest. Here's all we know about Patch 7.5 so far, and stay tuned for more information!

Full dates for the Patch 7.5 release schedule have not been announced yet, but the content delivery schedule we know of is as follows.

1. Patch 7.5 will be released on April 28, 2026. It includes the MSQ and its associated trial and dungeon, the final wing of the Return to Ivalice Alliance Raid series, and all miscellaneous or quality-of-life updates.
2. The Ultimate raid does not have a concrete release date, but is usually released either two weeks after the patch or in Patch 7.51 in early June. More information will be revealed at the Fanfest.
3. Patch 7.55 will be released in late July 2026. This will likely have the Occult Crescent update as well as the Limited Job, Beastmaster.
4. Patch 7.56 will be released in early September 2026. This patch will have the final MSQ of Dawntrail,

Patch 7.5 introduces the final updates to content released in Dawntrail, a new Limited Job, and several miscellaneous quality-of-life changes. The developers have focused on cleaning up tech debt from A Realm Reborn, and many quality-of-life changes seek to decrease inventory clutter and make UIs more smooth.

The developers will continue to add Duty Support for dungeons not featured in the main scenario. Patch 7.5 will introduce changes and Duty Support for both the Dusk Vigil and Shisui of the Violet Tides.

Further updates to the Occult Crescent Field Operations zone will be made in Patch 7.5 and beyond. The North Horn zone will be added, and with it comes a new raid called Forked Tower: Magic. Several new phantom jobs will be added, including Black Mage, Dragoon, White Mage, Ninja, SummSoner, Blue Mage, Red Mage, and Necromancer. In addition, Phantom Weapons will be able to be upgraded to item level 790, and eventually item level 795.

Cosmic Exploration will receive further updates, including a new planet, Auxesia, as well as upgrades to Cosmic Tools. New rewards and recipes will be added.

The furniture placement limit of houses have been increased by 50% for indoor furnishings and 100% for outdoor furnishings. House decorators will enjoy this change, as different housing items are often combined to create a new look. An increase in the limit will give them more items to play with.

There are over 100 dyes in the game taking up precious inventory space. The devs have changed the backend system and will consolidate them into three types of dyes: the original 85 dyes from A Realm Reborn, the 9 dyes released with Ishgardian Restoration, and the 11 dyes released with Cosmic Exploration. The new system will allow players to use any of the dyes in the set if they have the new consolidated dye item. However, the special dyes will remain individual, including the popular Jet Black and Pure White dyes.

When Patch 7.5 is released, current dyes that will be consolidated will no longer be able to be used. You will be able to trade in dyes for the new consolidated dyes at a Calamity Salvager NPC.

The major change to armoires and the glamour dresser coming in Patch 7.5 is that all dungeon gear released after Heavensward can be stored as outfit glamours. In addition, individual pieces of gear can be removed from outfit glamours. This updates takes us one step closer to modernizing the glamour log.

A new Ocean Fishing route, Thavnair, will be released. Ocean Fishing is a relaxing way to earn gatherers' scrips and level up the Fisher job. A new route will contain new fish and new titled achievements.

Quality-of-life updates are generally shown in the Live Letter immediately preceding the patch and fully expanded on once the patch notes are live. Here are some miscellaneous updates we're aware of so far.

1. The Sightseeing Log has a few updates, including telling players the emote required to complete a log entry when nearing it. The system will also tell players if conditions have not been met.
2. While players are on standby in the crafting menu, they can now switch jobs, consume potions and food, and do other UI-related actions.
3. Two new UI themes have been added: Clear Pink and Clear Grey.
4. Companion Chocobos will have more animations and react to certain emotes.

No PvE changes were discussed in the 7.5 Live Letters. We will have to wait until the patch to see if there will be any adjustments. All jobs are fairly balanced at the moment, though Ultimates generally favour jobs with burst damage profiles due to downtime.

Several new duties will be released in Dawntrail with Patch 7.5. As always, one dungeon, one trial, and one Extreme trial will be released immediately. This patch will also feature an Alliance Raid and an Unreal Trial.

Patch 7.5 will have new main scenario quests. As Dawntrail's post-MSQ story has already finished, the new MSQ will lead us right into the new expansion.

Hildibrand sidequests will be released in Patch 7.5. These will expand on quests released previously, so complete them beforehand if you want to jump into these immediately.

One new endgame dungeon will be released in Patch 7.5. The Clyteum is an unexplored Garlean factory.

One new trial and one Unreal trial will be released in Patch 7.5. The trial features the enemy Enuo, originally from Final Fantasy V. The Unreal trial for this patch will be Shinryu's Domain, another Stormblood-era fight. Written tips and guides on the trials will be released on our Trials hub after the patch is live, so take a look if you are interested in conquering these duties!

The final wing of the Alliance Raid crossover, Echoes of Vana'diel will be released in Patch 7.5. Windurst: The Third Walk is the final Alliance Raid, and players will be able to fight the famous caster Shantotto! In addition, an Ultimate Raid will be released in Patch 7.5, with nothing known about it except a teaser at the very end of the patch trailer. Kefka makes his return, but he was originally summoned by Omega...so why has he been summoned once more?

To keep up with endgame raids in Dawntrail, visit our Dawntrail Raid hub below.

As FFXIV is a vertical progression MMO, new and improved gear can be acquired in the patch. Patch 7.4 does not feature an increased item level, but will ease up on restrictions on acquiring gear so players can more easily acquire best-in-slot items for Ultimate raids and the expansion. Learn more about how to gear up from our Dawntrail gearing guide. You can also find best-in-slot gear lists on each of our job guides!

With the release of Patch 7.5, PvP Series 11 will begin and Series 10 will end. A new Crystalline Conflict map will be released: Archeia Harmonias is inside a library and features special glyphs and panels for teams to capture and use. Balance updates will continue for PvP versions of jobs.