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.