Black Mage Job Changes and Updates — Dawntrail 7.1
On this page, you will find any job changes and skill updates for Black Mage in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Patch 7.1).
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1.
Black Mage Job Action Changes in Dawntrail
7.1 Changes
| Skill Name | Category | Changes |
|---|---|---|
 Flare |
Spell | Cast time has been reduced from 4 to 3 seconds. |
 Despair |
Spell | The trait Enhanced Astral Fire will now make the cast time instant. |
 Ley Lines |
Ability | Now a charged action with a maximum of 2 charges. |
| Enhanced Enochian IV | Trait | Effect potency has been reduced from 33% to 32%. |
7.05 Changes
| Skill Name | Category | Changes |
|---|---|---|
 Thunder |
Spell | Potency has been reduced from 120 to 100. Damage over time potency has been increased from 40 to 45. |
 Umbral Soul |
Spell | The additional effect "Halts the expiration of Umbral Ice" has been added. Now grants Umbral Ice III, 3 Umbral Hearts, and restores 10,000 MP when used while outside of combat. |
 Thunder III |
Spell | Potency has been reduced from 160 to 120. Damage over time potency has been increased from 45 to 50. |
| Flare |
Spell | Reduced damage for all remaining enemies has been changed from 40% to 30%. |
 Blizzard IV |
Spell | Potency has been increased from 310 to 320. |
 Fire IV |
Spell | Potency has been increased from 310 to 320. |
| Despair |
Spell | Potency has been increased from 340 to 350. |
 High Thunder |
Spell | Potency has been reduced from 200 to 150. Damage over time potency has been increased from 55 to 60. |
 Paradox |
Spell | Potency has been increased from 500 to 520. The additional effects granting Astral Fire and Fire Starter now require players to be under the effect of Astral Fire. The Umbral Ice bonus "Requires no MP to cast and grants Umbral Ice" has been added with a duration of 15 seconds. |
| Enhanced Enochian III | Trait | Magic damage increase has been changed from 23% to 25%. |
| Aspect Mastery V | Trait | The Paradox marker can now also be made active after reaching Astral Fire III then swapping to the opposite element. |
| Enhanced Enochian IV | Trait | Magic damage increase has been changed from 30% to 33%. |
7.01 Changes
| Skill Name | Category | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| Umbral Soul |
Spell | Now acquired at level 35 (previously level 76). |
| Skill Name | Category | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder |
Spell | On-hit potency increased from 30 to 120. Damage over time potency increased from 35 to 40, duration from 21s to 24s. Cast time is now instant. Now can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, which is obtained by gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice either from neutral or swapping between the two. Thunderhead duration is 30s. Thundercloud has been removed. |
 Blizzard II |
Spell | Base potency decreased from 100 to 80. |
 Fire II |
Spell | Base potency decreased from 100 to 80. No longer grants Enhanced Flare. |
 Thunder II |
Spell | On-hit potency to target and all enemies near it increased from 50 to 60. Damage over time potency increased from 15 to 30. Cast time is now instant. Now can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, which is obtained by gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice either from neutral or swapping between the two. Thunderhead duration is 30s. Thundercloud has been removed. |
 Manafont |
Ability | Manafont has been completely revamped, and now fully restores MP, refreshes Astral Fire, grants Thunderhead, grants 3 Umbral Hearts, and grants Paradox. Cooldown reduced from 120s to 100s at level 84. Can only be used in Astral Fire. |
 Fire III |
Spell | Base potency increased from 260 to 280. |
 Blizzard III |
Spell | Base potency increased from 260 to 280. |
| Thunder III |
Spell | On-hit potency increased from 50 to 160. Damage over time potency increased from 35 to 45, duration decreased from 30s to 27s. Cast time is now instant. Now can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, which is obtained by gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice either from neutral or swapping between the two. Thunderhead duration is 30s. Thundercloud has been removed. |
| Flare |
Spell | Potency on primary target increased from 220 to 240. Enhanced Flare no longer exists. At level 100 via the new trait Enhanced Astral Fire, grants three stacks of Astral Soul to build towards the new level 100 action Flare Star. Astral Soul stacks expire when Astral Fire ends. |
| Sharpcast | Ability | This ability has been removed from the game. Thunder procs are now guaranteed via Thunderhead,  Firestarter procs are guaranteed via Paradox, but still 40% chance via
 Fire |
| Fire IV |
Spell | At level 100 via the new trait Enhanced Astral Fire, grants three stacks of Astral Soul to build towards the new level 100 action Flare Star. Astral Soul stacks expire when Astral Fire ends. |
 Thunder IV |
Spell | On-hit potency to target and all enemies near it increased from 50 to 80. Damage over time potency increased from 20 to 35, duration from 18s to 24s. Cast time is now instant. Now can only be cast while under the effect of Thunderhead, which is obtained by gaining Astral Fire or Umbral Ice either from neutral or swapping between the two. Thunderhead duration is 30s. Thundercloud has been removed. |
| Umbral Soul |
Spell | Now increases MP based on current number of stacks of Umbral Ice. Umbral Ice I: 2,500MP; Umbral Ice II: 5,000MP; Umbral Ice III: 10,000MP. |
 High Fire II |
Spell | Decreased potency from 140 to 120. No longer grants Enhanced Flare. |
 High Blizzard II |
Spell | Decreased potency from 140 to 120. |
| Paradox |
Spell | Cast time is now instant. Guarantees a Firestarter proc upon use. Can only be used while in Astral Fire. At level 100 via the new trait Enhanced Astral Fire, grants one stack of Astral
Soul to build towards the new level 100 action Flare Star. Astral Soul stacks expire when Astral Fire ends. |
| High Thunder (NEW!) | Spell | Upgraded version of Thunder III available at level 92. Instant cast, with an on-hit potency of 200, DoT potency of 55 lasting for 30s. Only usable while under the effect of Thunderhead. |
| High Thunder II (NEW!) | Spell | Upgraded version of Thunder IV available at level 92. Instant cast, with an on-hit potency of 100 to target and all enemies near it, DoT potency of 40 lasting for 24s. Only usable while under the
effect of Thunderhead. |
| Retrace (NEW!) | Ability | Available at level 96. Moves your Ley Lines to your current position. With a recast of 40s, it is only usable once per Ley Lines usage. |
| Flare Star (NEW!) | Spell | Available at level 100. Deals fire-aspected damage of 400 potency to target, and 60% of all nearby enemies. Can only be used with a full Astral Soul gauge (6 stacks). Cast time is 3s. |
2.
Black Mage Trait Changes in Dawntrail
| Trait Name | Changes |
|---|---|
 Aspect Mastery |
Now details multipliers and effects of Astral Fire I and Umbral Ice I more specifically (note: EN tooltip is missing the 40% increased fire damage potency in Astral Fire I). Ice spells are now free in Umbral Ice I, and will grant 2,500 MP upon execution in this state. |
 Aspect Mastery II |
Now details multipliers and effects of Astral Fire II and Umbral Ice II more specifically. Ice spells will grant 5,000 MP upon execution in Umbral Ice II. |
| Thundercloud | This trait has been removed, replaced by Thundercloud |
 Aspect Mastery III |
Now details multipliers and effects of Astral Fire III and Umbral Ice III more specifically. Ice spells will grant 10,000 MP upon execution in Umbral Ice III. |
 Enochian |
Removed Enhanced Flare effect. |
| Enhanced Freeze | This trait has been removed, replaced by Umbral Heart trait. |
| Umbral Heart (NEW!) | Gives three Umbral Heart stacks upon casting Freeze or using Manafont. |
| Enhanced Sharpcast | This trait has been removed. |
| Enhanced Sharpcast II | This trait has been removed. |
 Aspect Mastery V |
Added: Paradox marker is lost upon expiration of Astral Fire.  Blizzard no longer changes to Paradox and Paradox marker is longer generated by swapping from Umbral Ice III
to Astral Fire. |
| Thunder Mastery III (NEW!) | Upgrades Thunder II to High Thunder and Thunder IV to High Thunder II at level 92. |
| Enhanced Swiftcast (NEW!) | Reduces  Swiftcast recast timer from 60s to 40s at level 94. |
| Enhanced Ley Lines (NEW!) | Enables usage of Retrace to reposition your Ley Lines once per usage at level 96. |
| Enhanced Polyglot II (NEW!) | Adds the ability to hold one more Polyglot stack at level 98. |
| Enhanced Addle (NEW!) | Increases  Addle duration to 15s at level 98. |
| Enhanced Astral Fire (NEW!) | Allows for generating Astral Soul stacks, one stack from each Fire IV and three from each Flare at level 100. With the maximum of 6 stacks, allows for the casting of Flare Star. |
3.
Caster Role Action in Dawntrail
| Skill Name | Category | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| Swiftcast |
Ability | Reduces Swiftcast recast timer from 60s to 40s via the new trait Enhanced Swiftcast at level 94. |
| Addle |
Ability | Duration extended to 15s via the new trait Enhanced Addle at level 98. |
3.1.
Black Mage's Dawntrail Opener
Listed below is a showcase from the Dawntrail Job Actions Trailer featuring a collection of battle actions for Black Mage.
4.
Changelog
- 21 Nov. 2024: Updated for Patch 7.1.
- 14 Jul. 2024: Updated for Dawntrail launch.
- 06 Jun. 2024: Job Actions and Traits from Media Tour added.
- 16 May 2024: Job Actions Trailer added.
- 19 Dec. 2021: Page added.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rika Vanih is a long-time FFXIV player, starting back mid A Realm Reborn, then maining Black Mage since mid-Heavensward. She has cleared all savage fights on the job since then, often within the first week or two for each raid tier, as well as all three ultimate fights. With a passion for helping others learn and improve, she is an active Black Mage mentor on the Balance Discord, more than willing to assist players new to the job, seasoned veterans looking to min-max, and everywhere in between. You can most easily find her there, on various other FFXIV-related discord servers, or directly via Discord DM at Rika Vanih#1340.
Tsutsumi Tsumi is a Black Mage main that has been raiding since Heavensward. He primarily enjoys progression and has consistently been clearing Savage week 1 since mid-Stormblood. He can be contacted for any questions regarding Black Mage through his dms on Discord by messaging The Scarlet Devil#2637.
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