Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.4: Complete Update Guide – Deep Dungeon Protection, New Raids, and Major System Overhauls
Complete FF14 Patch 7.4 guide: Deep dungeon disconnect protection, AAC Heavyweight raids, glamour system overhaul, new trials, tomestone changes, and all quality-of-life updates arriving December 16, 2025.
Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.4 “Into the Mist” – Everything You Need to Know
Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.4 drops on December 16, 2025, bringing one of the most requested quality-of-life features in the game’s history: deep dungeon disconnect protection. But that’s just the beginning. This massive update includes new story content, raid tiers, a complete glamour system overhaul, and dozens of gameplay improvements.
Here’s your complete guide to everything coming in FF14 Patch 7.4.
Patch 7.4 Release Date and Maintenance
Maintenance Window: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
- 1:00 AM – 5:00 AM Eastern (5:00 AM – 9:00 AM GMT / 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM AEDT)
- Patch goes live immediately after maintenance ends
Important: Job balance updates for PVE and PVP will be announced during maintenance via a follow-up post from Square Enix.
Deep Dungeon Disconnect Protection: The Game-Changer
How the New System Works
After waves of DDoS attacks throughout fall 2025, producer Naoki Yoshida implemented player-requested changes to deep dungeons:
The 10-Minute Rule:
- If all party members disconnect (including solo players), your progress is saved
- You have 10 minutes to log back in and resume your run
- As long as everyone returns within the window, it won’t count as a wipe
Critical Exceptions:
- If a party member dies while others are disconnected, the run is still lost
- If all other party members disconnect while one or more are KO’d, it counts as a wipe
- Your character remains in the dungeon briefly after disconnecting—deaths during this time count
Why This Matters: Previously, any full-party disconnect meant starting over from a checkpoint floor, potentially losing hours of progress. This change respects players’ time and protects against server issues beyond their control.
New Main Scenario Content
Story Quests
Patch 7.4 serves as an interlude between Dawntrail and the next expansion:
- New main scenario quests begin with “Targeted Tragedy”
- Chronicles of a New Era (The Arcadion) quests start with “Dreams of Paradise”
- New Game+ chapters added: The Arcadion, Studium, and Wachumeqimeqi
Alpha and Omega Appearances
After completing post-Dawntrail MSQ and Omega: Beyond the Rift quests, Alpha and Omega will now appear in:
- Tuliyollal
- Solution Nine
- Urqopacha
- Kozama’uka
- Yak T’el
- Shaaloani
- Heritage Found
Fast Travel Updates
Direct teleport to the phantom village from Tuliyollal’s aetheryte after:
- Attuning to all Aethernet shards in Tuliyollal
- Completing “Unfamiliar Territory” quest
New Dungeons and Trials
Mistwake Dungeon
- Level requirement: 100
- Item level: 735 or higher
- Duty Support: Available from launch
- Added to Wondrous Tails objectives
Hell on Rails Trial
Normal Mode:
- Level 100
- Item level 745 or higher
Extreme Mode:
- Level 100
- Item level 760 or higher
- Added to Stone, Sky, Sea
Item Level Sync
The Underkeep and The Meso Terminal dungeons now have item level sync (760).
AAC Heavyweight Tier: New Raid Content
Normal Mode (Available December 16)
Requirements:
- Level 100
- Item level 745 or higher
Loot System Changes:
- Treasure coffers drop tokens instead of gear
- Trade tokens for gear of your choice with Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4)
- One token per week per duty
- Once you receive a token, you can’t roll on remaining tokens
- No weekly entry restriction—farm for practice as much as you want
Weekly Reset: Tuesday at 12:00 AM PST (8:00 AM GMT / 7:00 PM AEDT)
AAC Heavyweight M4 Weapon Rewards
- Complete M4 to earn one Heavy Holoblade per week
- Exchange with Hhihwi for Universal Tomestones 3.0
- Trade Universal Tomestones 3.0 for weapons
AAC Heavyweight Tier (Savage)
Delayed Release: Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 2:00 AM PST (10:00 AM GMT / 9:00 PM AEDT)
Item Level Requirements:
- M1 (Savage): 760
- M2 (Savage): 765
- M3 (Savage): 770
- M4 (Savage): 770
Loot System:
- Treasure coffers contain Grand Champion’s Coffers that transform into gear for your current job
- M4 coffers yield weapons
- AAC Illustrated: HW Edition drops from each floor
- Exchange AAC Illustrated with Hhihwi for gear
- One AAC Illustrated per floor per week on first clear
San d’Oria: The Second Walk Updates
Major changes to the Dawntrail Alliance Raid:
- Weekly coffer restriction removed
- Weekly Montiont Coin restriction removed
- Added to Wondrous Tails objectives
- Pilgrim’s Traverse challenge log rewards now temporarily stored in loot list if inventory is full
Allagan Tomestone System Overhaul
New Currency: Allagan Tomestones of Mnemonics
- Weekly cap: 450
- Maximum storage: 2,000
- Requirement: Level 100 with at least one Disciple of War or Magic
- Exchange: Speak with Zircon in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.5)
- Augmentation: Speak with Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.5 Y:13.6)
Allagan Tomestones of Mathematics
- Weekly cap removed
- Maximum storage remains 2,000
- All duties that gave Mathematics now give Mnemonics instead
Allagan Tomestones of Heliometry
- No longer obtainable
- All duties that gave Heliometry now give Mathematics instead
- Existing Heliometry can be exchanged for Mathematics with Auriana in Mor Dhona (X:22.7 Y:6.7)
Allagan Tomestones of Aesthetics
- Completely removed from the game
Allagan Tomestones of Poetics
- Still obtainable from duties up to level 90 and certain Duty Roulettes
- No changes
Glamour System: Complete Overhaul
This is one of the biggest quality-of-life updates in FF14 history.
Equipment Restrictions Removed
Class/Job Requirements:
- Glamour any equipment regardless of class or job
- Weapons and tools must still match type (e.g., dark knight arms with dark knight arms)
- Equipment displays regardless of your current class, job, or level
Level Requirements:
- Glamour equipment regardless of level
- No more “you must be level X to display this glamour”
Note: Race, gender, and Grand Company restrictions still apply.
Outfit Glamour Updates
Partial Outfit Support:
- No longer need complete sets to create outfit glamours
- Glamour prisms consumed based on number of pieces added
- Add missing pieces to existing outfits via “Add Missing Outfit Gear” option
Visual Indicators:
- Piece count now displayed on each outfit set
- Orange number: All possible pieces stored
- White number: Some pieces missing
New Job-Specific Glamours: Additional outfit glamours added for gear from before Patch 7.1, including job-specific, race-specific, and miscellaneous fashion items.
Quality-of-Life Improvements
- Glamour prism count displayed when casting or dispelling glamours
- Equipment already glamoured that wasn’t displaying in 7.38 or earlier may now appear
Two Dye Channels Added
Multiple items now support dual dye channels:
- Anima weapons
- PVP armor
- Feast reward replicas (starting with Patch 7.4)
- Other cosmetic items
Strategy Board and Command Panel: New Features for Raiders
Strategy Board
Perfect for coordinating challenging content:
- Create visual raid strategies using icons, symbols, and markers
- Display during duties to reference mid-fight
- Share with party members and other players
- Access via Party > Strategy Board in main menu
Command Panel
A new interface for organizing rarely-used actions:
- Four panels with 25 slots each (100 total slots)
- Register any action or command that works on hotbars
- Assign to L3/R3 (left/right thumb-click) on gamepad
- Access via Actions & Traits menu > Extras tab
Perfect For:
- Emotes
- Crafting macros
- Gear sets
- Seasonal actions
- Anything you need access to but don’t use constantly
Echo System Changes
Trials Now Offering Echo
If all party members are KO’d, you’ll receive Echo in:
The Ageless Necropolis:
- 10% boost per restart
- Maximum 50% (after 5 restarts)
- Must battle for at least 3 minutes to qualify
The Minstrel’s Ballad: Necron’s Embrace:
- 5% boost per restart
- Maximum 25% (after 5 restarts)
- Must battle for at least 3 minutes to qualify
Duty Support: New “Willful” Status
When using Duty Support or Trust system:
Willful Status Effect:
- Granted after being incapacitated and rechallenging a boss
- Prevents one lethal hit, leaving you at 1 HP
- Temporarily immobilizes you and triggers “Will to Live” (healing to full HP)
- Stacks up to 5 times based on number of KOs
- Removed upon defeating the boss
Duties with Will to Live Healing:
- The Mothercrystal
- Worqor Lar Dor
- Everkeep
- The Ageless Necropolis
Duties with Willful Status from Start:
- The Bowl of Embers
- The Navel
- The Howling Eye
- The Porta Decumana
Dungeon Adjustments and Duty Support Expansion
New Duty Support Added
Three dungeons now support NPC parties:
- Dzemael Darkhold
- Aurum Vale
- Mistwake
Dzemael Darkhold Changes
- Dungeon mechanics adjusted
- Monster positioning adjusted
- Boss battles reworked:
- All-seeing Eye
- Taulurd
- Batraal
The Aurum Vale Changes
- Dungeon mechanics adjusted
- Monster positioning adjusted
- Boss battles reworked:
- Locksmith
- Coincounter
- Miser’s Mistress
These notoriously difficult leveling dungeons should now be more accessible for new players.
PVP Updates: Season 18 and Series 10
Frontline: New Map
Worqor Chirteh (Triumph):
- Ancient Yok Huy battlefield
- Three teams of 24 players
- Dynamic weather and snow spirits
- Environmental effects impact gameplay
- Added to Wondrous Tails
Crystalline Conflict Updates
Series 10:
- Runs from Patch 7.4 to 7.5
- Previous Series 9 rewards claimable until end of Series 10
- Claim via PvP Profile > Series Malmstones > Previous Series
Bayside Battleground Fix:
- Swift Sprint now granted at starting point even if opponent pushed past your checkpoint
Ranked Season 18
Season Transition:
- Season 17 ends, Season 18 begins
- Start 5 risers lower than Season 17 finish
- Omega/Ultima players start in Crystal tier with 100 Crystal Credit
- Bronze 3 (0 risers) and unranked players unchanged
Top Player Rewards:
- Top 300 (NA/EU/JP data centers) receive vouchers
- Top 100 (Oceania) receive vouchers
- Bronze tier and higher can claim rewards from Seasonal Quartermaster at Wolves’ Den Pier
Data Centers: Gaia, Primal, Chaos, Materia
PVP Rewards
- Feast reward replicas now available for Trophy Crystals with two dye channels
- New items available for Commendation Crystals
- Previous PvP Series rewards available for Trophy Crystals
Unreal Trial: Tsukuyomi’s Pain
Replaces: The Wreath of Snakes (Unreal)
Faux Hollows Changes:
- New trial available
- New items for Faux Leaves
- Wreath of Snakes no longer counts toward achievements after 7.4
Wings of the Knighthood:
- Drop rate increased
- Can now be purchased for 99 Knight Totems from Uah’shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5)
Crafting and Gathering Updates
Crafting Quality-of-Life
Trial Synthesis Improvements:
- Adjust starting quality
- Set condition to always normal
- Settings window reopens after completion
Quick Synthesis:
- Option to synthesize only NQ items
Materia Extraction:
- Confirmation prompt removed
Repair System:
- New option to repair all equipped items, Armoury Chest, and inventory simultaneously
Gathering Changes
New Content:
- New gathering points added and adjusted
- New fish added
- Aethernet shards added to Sinus Ardorum and Phaenna
- Patch 7.41 will add shards to Oizys
Quality-of-Life:
- Change bait while mounted (Fishing)
- Precision Hookset and Powerful Hookset visual effects only show for susceptible fish
- Reduced immobile time after gathering
Desynthesis
- Level cap increased from 750 to 770
- Option to receive only NQ items when desynthesizing
Treasure Hunting and Submersibles
Treasure Map Updates
Adjusted rewards for:
- Loboskin Treasure Maps
- Br’aaxskin Treasure Maps
- Gargantuaskin Treasure Maps
- Cenote Ja Ja Gural
- Vault Oneiron
Subaquatic Voyages
New Content:
- New nautical maps
- New areas
- New items
- Maximum submersible rank increased: 135 → 140
Variant and Criterion Dungeon Updates
Occult Crescent: South Horn
New Phantom Jobs:
- Phantom Mystic Knight
- Phantom Gladiator
- Phantom Dancer
New Accessories:
- Bonus effects active only on Occult Crescent
- Increased parameters and action potency
- Found in critical encounters, treasure coffers, persistent pots, and happy bunnies
New Items:
- Available from expedition antiquarian (X:38.1 Y:7.0)
- New field treasure coffer rewards
New Variant Action
Variant Eagle Eye Shot:
- Ranged attack with 150 potency
- Scales with item level
- Available in all variant dungeons
Menu Changes
- “Variant Dungeons” tab → “Variant”
- “Criterion Dungeons” tab → “Advanced/Criterion”
- Window alerts when record entries are available
Gold Saucer Updates
New GATE Schedule
Every hour on the hour:
- Air Force One (The Cieldalaes) – NEW STAGE
- Cliffhanger
- Leap of Faith (1 of 3 courses)
20 minutes past the hour:
- Any Way the Wind Blows
- The Slice Is Right
- Air Force One (The Gold Saucer)
40 minutes past the hour:
- The Slice Is Right
- Leap of Faith (1 of 3 courses)
- Air Force One (The Cieldalaes)
Other Gold Saucer Content
- New prizes for MGP
- New Triple Triad cards
- New character voices for Doman Mahjong
Housing and Furnishings
New Items:
- FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest winners added
- Additional furnishings
- New orchestrion rolls
- New aquarium fish
- New seed for flowerpots
Wondrous Tails Changes
New Duties Added:
- Mistwake
- San d’Oria: The Second Walk
- Worqor Chirteh (Triumph)
Prize Adjustments:
- Khloe’s Gold Certificate of Commendation rewards updated
- Khloe’s Silver Certificate of Commendation rewards updated
Character Customization
Viera and Hrothgar Updates
- New hairstyles added
- More headgear compatibility: Several items now display properly
- Viera ear toggle: Some headgear allows showing/hiding ears
Portrait System
- New portrait accents
- New poses
- Group pose additions and adjustments
New Emotes and Changes
New Emote:
- /carrybook
Renamed Emotes:
- Cheer On → Cheer On: Blue
- Cheer Wave → Cheer Wave: Yellow
- Cheer Jump → Cheer Jump: Red
Torch Icon: New icon shows if emote works while holding torch fashion accessory
Mounts and Minions
- New mounts added
- New chocobo barding
- New facewear (green mark on recently obtained items)
- New minions
Retainer and Free Company Updates
Retainer Ventures
- New exploration ventures added
- New items obtainable from quick exploration ventures
Stellar Missions (Islands)
Gold Count System:
- Consecutive gold star ranks (Class A or higher) build your count
- Gold count progresses 1 → 5
- Reach Super Star status at 5
- 2+ golds unlock reward bonuses
System and UI Improvements
Theme Settings
New color options:
- Clear White
- Clear Green
Access via System Configuration > Theme Settings
Gamepad/Controller Updates
Smoother D-Pad Navigation:
- Directional button cursor movement improved
Command Panel Hotkeys:
- Assign to L3 or R3
- Configure via System Configuration > Gamepad Settings > Button Configuration
Visual Accessibility (Console)
PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S:
- Visual alerts adjustable
- Color filtering settings added
Duty Recorder
- Recordable duties changed
Graphical Updates
NPC Visual Improvements
Enhanced Quality:
- Face model quality improved
- Texture resolution increased
- Material qualities enhanced for faces and gear
- Graphical details improved for several gear pieces
Server Congestion Management
Multiple Field Instances
Active Instancing:
- Solution Nine
- Living Memory
- Newly added Patch 7.4 areas
Removed Instancing:
- Il Mheg
- Urqopacha
- Shaaloani
Instancing will be removed when congestion subsides.
Achievements and Titles
- New achievements and titles added
- Certain duties now count toward achievements
- The Wreath of Snakes (Unreal) no longer counts after 7.4
Items and Recipes
New Items
- New items and recipes added (full list coming later)
- Quetzalli gear now purchasable for Sacks of Nuts from Ryubool Ja in Tuliyollal (X:13.9 Y:13.4)
Item Changes
Seasonal Event Names:
- Advertisement poster names adjusted to include original release year
Crafted Gear Exchange:
- HQ gear can no longer be submitted in NQ Gear menu (prevents incorrect token rewards)
Item Restrictions Loosened:
- Certain items now eligible for sale, desynthesis, expert deliveries, or materia extraction
Starlight Celebration 2025
Event Dates: December 17-31 Location: Gridania
Rewards:
- 6 new emotes
- 4 new housing items
Join the Christmas-themed festivities the day after Patch 7.4 launches!
Pre-Maintenance Checklist
Before maintenance begins early Tuesday, December 16:
✅ Grab free Fantasia from moogle in Old Gridania ✅ Complete Moogle Treasure Trove objectives (ends when maintenance starts) ✅ Finish any weekly lockouts you want to clear ✅ Prepare for new content (stock up on food, potions, etc.) ✅ Clear inventory space for new items
Coming in Future Patches
Content delayed to Patch 7.41 and beyond:
- Hildibrand quests
- The Merchant’s Tale variant dungeon
- Oizys Aethernet shards (Patch 7.41)
- Additional features throughout early 2026
Final Thoughts
Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.4 is shaping up to be one of the most significant quality-of-life updates in the game’s history. The deep dungeon disconnect protection alone addresses years of player frustration, but combined with the glamour system overhaul, new raid content, and dozens of smaller improvements, this patch shows Square Enix is listening to feedback and prioritizing player experience.
Whether you’re a hardcore raider eyeing the new Savage tier, a glamour enthusiast excited about unrestricted equipment displays, or a casual player who just wants their deep dungeon progress protected, Patch 7.4 has something for everyone.
See you in Eorzea on December 16!
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