In the hope that would-be adventurers can experience all that FFXIV has to offer, we are pleased to announce the latest Free Login Campaign.

Follow the Trail to the Heavens! In Patch 7.5, you can face Enuo in the Unmaking, take a stroll through Windurst: The Third Walk in the FINAL FANTASY XI alliance raid crossover, and leap into battle in Archeia Harmonias, an all-new arena for Crystalline Conflict.

A host of other additions and adjustments will make your time in Eorzea more streamlined and enjoyable, including increased furnishing placement limits, the consolidation of dyes, and additional pieces of gear that can now be converted to outfit glamour or stored in the armoire.

With the introduction of Patch 7.5, the Shadowbringers expansion can now be played as part of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Starter Edition. The expansion will be automatically registered to your account if you already own the Starter Edition, so why not take this opportunity to jump into the adventure?

If you or any of your friends are currently taking a break from your adventures, you won’t want to miss out on this limited-time event!

Visit the Free Login Campaign website for details.

The Patch 7.5 special site has been updated with details on the Occult Crescent: North Horn; Archeia Harmonias, the new Crystalline Conflict arena; Auxesia, the new cosmic exploration star; and a new ocean fishing route.

A wealth of other new information is also available, including screenshots of the upcoming alliance raid, Windurst: The Third Walk, associated rewards, and a sneak peek at the phantom weapon enhancement quests.

View the special site.

The season of ardor and affection is come again, and as per custom, cities and residential areas the realm over are set to be festooned with romantic decorations. In Gridania, the emissaries of love, Astrid de Valentione and Emilie, are preparing a spread of sumptuous cakes─provided their mammet-assisted supply chain doesn't encounter any unexpected issues...

Read on for details.

The next Letter from the Producer LIVE will bring you the latest gameplay and information on Patch 7.4─Into the Mist, scheduled to release on Tuesday, 16 December!

Letter from the Producer LIVE XC

Date & Time

Friday, 5 December 2025 at 11:00 (GMT) / 22:00 (AEDT)
* Starting time is subject to change.

Where to Watch

• YouTube Live
• Niconico Live
• Twitch

Show Details

• Patch 7.4 Part 2
• Miscellaneous Updates

We're delighted to announce that Collector's Edition Digital Upgrades are on sale for 50% off! Don't miss out on this limited-time opportunity to upgrade your game with amazing FINAL FANTASY-themed minions, mounts, and more at a discount!

Sale Period

Until Monday, 8 December 2025 at 7:00 (GMT) / 18:00 (AEDT)

Sale Items

• All Collector's Edition Digital Upgrades

Bonus In-game Items

* Click images to enlarge.

A Realm Reborn Collector's Edition

• Heavensward Collector's Edition

• Stormblood Collector's Edition

• Shadowbringers Collector's Edition

• Endwalker Collector's Edition

• Dawntrail Collector's Edition

* During the sale, the price displayed on the Mog Station already has the discount applied.

Visit the Service Account Status page of the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station to confirm which Collector's Editions you have registered.

Visit the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station to upgrade.

In early October 2025, MONSTER HUNTER WILDS comes to FFXIV! The fearsome Guardian Arkveld will make its stormy descent into the world of FINAL FANTASY XIV in this action-packed crossover!

FINAL FANTASY XIV celebrates its 12th anniversary on Wednesday, 27 August. Join us for the Rising as the realm commemorates another year of grand adventure!

Read on for details.

This week, we’re completing part two of revising mission rewards by improving the baseline stats of the items you receive when completing some of the original mission chains.

These include Sandworm, Scorpion, Black Wolf and Caveworm Armor, weapons and tools.

We’ve also got a few new Great Hunts freebies from our Art team for you to download and use.

This Week: Better Boss Items

This week, we’re making substantial improvements to a range of mission rewards, specifically the gear you earn for a few missions that have been around since the early days of Icarus.

Through the course of 185 weeks of updates and expansions, new gear has scaled in all applicable categories to leave a lot of the original gear lagging behind and being unviable for use outside of display only.

This, realistically, doesn’t make completing these mission chains very rewarding, something that we wanted to address so that all the in-game content feels enjoyable and worth your investment.

The gear updates are as follows:

Caveworm Gear

• Knife Durability 2500 → 7500
• Spear Durability 5000 → 8000
• Spear Crit Damage 10 → 15%
• Arrow Crit Damage 10 → 15%

Caveworm Gear has received buffs for the Knife, Spear and Arrows. Knife Durability has the most significant improvement, tripling to 7500, making it viable as a multi-purpose tool that won’t wear out as quickly.

Sandworm Gear

• T2 → T3
• Knife Damage 65 → 75
• Knife Yield 175 → 225%
• Knife Durability 5000 → 22000
• Spear Damage 60 → 75
• Spear Durability 15000 → 25000
• Spear Crit Damage 10 → 25%
• Bow Damage 50 → 75%
• Bow Durability 8500 → 15000
• Arrow Damage 60 → 85
• Arrow Break Chance 20 → 15%
• Arrow Crit Damage 10 → 20%

Sandworm Gear was one of the biggest culprits of being severely underpowered for the time investment required to collect it. As such, damage, durability, yield and more have been buffed fo the Knife, Spear, Bow and Arrows.

Blackwolf Gear

• T2 → T3
• Knife Damage 55 → 70
• Knife Yield 175 → 225%
• Knife Durability 2500 → 22000
• Arrow Damage 20 → 75
• Arrow Break Chance 90 → 15%

The Blackwolf Knife was in need of a large durability boost, and it got it. We’ve given it an 8.8x boost to 22,000 durability, and a small increase to damage and yield also. Blackwolf Arrows have also received a massive buff. Damage has increased 3.75x and break chance has decreased 75% from 90% to 15%.

Sandworm and Scorpion Armor

• T2 → T3
• Minor resistance increases across the board
• No longer use fiber
• Sandworm armor uses bone instead
• Scorpion armor uses cured leather instead
• Sandworm armor added 20% poison resist to base armor and 25% health regeneration in the desert to armor set

Sandworm and Scorpion Armor have received improvements, but also some recipe changes to make them more in-line with higher tier armor sets.

Neither set will use fiber in the recipe anymore, replaced by bone for the Sandworm Armor and Cured Leather for the Scorpion Armor.

Extra Content: Great Hunts Concept Art Wallpapers

In the lead up to Great Hunts, we wanted to share some of the amazing work coming out from the team, in a slightly different style than we’ve done before.

We’ve grabbed three high-resolution concept art pieces from our Art Director and formatted them for desktop screensavers, so you can download them and get excited for the expansion alongside us.

If you’d like to see more of this from us in the future, let us know in the comments.

Click here to download the wallpapers

Next Week: Small Pouches

Next week, we’re adding three new variations of our small pouches, in Red, Green and Blue.

These can be crafted at Tier 2, hold six items, and will effectively reduce the amount of inventory space your resources take up.

Get ready for The Unending Journey's next episode on Friday, 27 June! Join the EU Community team as we tackle some brand-new challenges!

For this episode, we'll be doing a recap of the Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXXVII before heading to the Occult Crescent for a grand expedition!

Put on your best glamour and join us for some screenshots at the Tuliyollal Aetheryte Plaza on Ragnarok (Chaos DC)!

Read on for details.

The Make It Rain Campaign returns, giving thrill-seekers the chance to earn 50% more MGP, the Overreact emote, and the King Elmer III Triple Triad card! Join the festivities and lay claim to these royal rewards!

Read on for details.

The special site for Patch 7.1─Crossroads is now live! Get a look at the patch artwork, logo, and a tease of the content coming your way!

Be sure to visit regularly as we'll be keeping you updated on the latest information about the patch until its release.

View the special site.

We are pleased to announce that FINAL FANTASY XIV will be at gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Germany, and will welcome adventurers from all over the world! We have some surprises in store, so be sure to pop by!

Read on for details.

Get ready to embark on a refreshing new adventure with the FINAL FANTASY XIV x Gong cha partnership, bringing a taste of Eorzea to tea lovers through a limited-time range of FFXIV-inspired teas and a chance to earn the adorable Porxie King Mount.

Read on for details.

We are pleased to present the patch notes for Patch 7.01, which introduces the new raid series, the Arcadion, and an assortment of new items.

* Additional features will be implemented in future updates:
The Arcadion (Savage) and the treasure hunt dungeon Cenote Ja Ja Gural are scheduled to be released in Patch 7.05.

Read the patch notes.

* Updated July 16, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. (PDT)