Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.4 “The Dark Throne” Announced for Late May 2023, Here’s What to Expect

Final Fantasy 14 patch 6.4 has been officially announced as “The Dark Throne” patch. The upcoming FF14 patch was revealed during a recent Producer Live Letter held earlier today. The patch will feature a new Savage raid tier, a new Criterion Dungeon, and a new currency, among other things.

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Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.4 What’s New:

You can find the full list of upcoming features below:

• New Main Scenario Quests – The next chapter in the story of the Warrior of Light.
• New Raid – Pandæmonium: Anabaseios – The final instalment of the Pandæmonium raid series.
• New Dungeon – New challenges await in The Aetherfont.
• New Trials – The Voidcast Dais – A challenging new battle at both Normal and Extreme difficulties.
• New Unreal Trial – Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal)
• New Side Story Quests – Tartaru’s Grand Endeavour continues.
• Duty Support System Update – Support for a number of Stormblood™ main scenario dungeons (The Sirensong Sea, Bardam’s Mettle, Doma Castle, Castrum Abania and Ala Mhigo) will be added, meaning they can be completed alongside a party of NPC allies.
• Ocean Fishing Update – Explore the new route towards Kugane!
• Island Sanctuary Updates – A number of quality-of-life improvements including the ability to place outdoor housing furniture, new ranks, crops, animals, and more.
• Player Versus Player Updates:
  • Crystalline Conflict – PvP Series 4 begins alongside season 7 of Crystalline Conflict.
  • Frontline – Adjustments made to the rules of The Fields of Glory (Shatter) and the inclusion of a new UI element, displaying the match time and score.
• Miscellaneous Updates – Various updates including a new Allagan tomestone, Job icons will now be displayed in the chat log and on player nameplates, market board quality-of-life improvements, the ability to glamour Scholar faeries and more.

Yoshida also shared the first details of Patch 6.45 during the broadcast, including:

• Blue Mage Update – Level cap raised to 80, new blue mage-exclusive gear, new enemies to challenge and more.
• New Variant & Criterion Dungeon – Mount Rokkon – Three levels of difficulty: Normal, Criterion, and Criterion (Savage)
• Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures  
• Weapon Enhancement Quests – Manderville Weapons
• Tool Enhancement Quests – Splendorous Tools

Aside from the usual content updates (Savage raids, Trials, etc.),  there are also a few noteworthy updates to systems such as Island Sanctuary, which will allow players to add outdoor furnishings. There will also be a new Criterion dungeon added to the game in Mount Rokkon.

Here’s the full livestream for those interested:

Final Fantasy 14’s 6.4 update is set to go live sometime in late May 2023.