FFXIV: My notes on patch 7.1 PvP changes
Reaper Updates
Skills
New | Old | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Slice / Waxing Slice / Infernal Slice Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000/6,000/7,000. | Weaponskill | 3,000/4,000/5,000 | 2.4s Recast |
Removed. | Soul Slice Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000. Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Immortal Sacrifice, up to a maximum of 8 Maximum Charges: 2 This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. | Weaponskill | |
Harvest Moon Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Potency increases up to 12,000 as the target’s HP decreases, reaching its maximum value when the target has 50% HP or less. Additional Effect: Absorbs 50% of damage dealt as HP Maximum Charges: 2 This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. | Spell | Harvest Moon Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 4,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Potency increases up to 8,000 as the target’s HP decreases, reaching its maximum value when the target has 50% HP or less. Additional Effect: Absorbs 100% of damage dealt as HP Can only be executed while under the effect of Soulsow. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Ability |
Plentiful Harvest Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Potency increases up to 24,000 based on your accumulated stacks of Immortal Sacrifice, gained by executing Executioner’s Guillotine, KOing enemies, or earning assists. Consumes all stacks of Immortal Sacrifice upon execution. Can only be executed while not under the effect of Enshrouded. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. | Weaponskill | Plentiful Harvest Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Potency increases up to 24,000 based on your accumulated stacks of Immortal Sacrifice, gained by executing Soul Slice, KOing enemies, or earning assists. Additional Effect: Gradually fills your limit gauge Duration: 15s Effect can only be activated while in combat. Consumes all stacks of Immortal Sacrifice upon execution. Can only be executed while not under the effect of Enshrouded. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. | Weaponskill |
Grim Swathe Summons your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants Executioner’s Guillotine Ready Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Heavy +75% Duration: 3s ※ Infernal Slice Combo changes to Executioner’s Guillotine upon execution. | Ability | Grim Swathe Summons your avatar to deliver an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants Soul Reaver Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Heavy +75% Duration: 3s ※ Infernal Slice Combo changes to Guillotine upon execution. | Ability |
Death Warrant Afflicts target with Death Warrant, causing you to compile damage you deal to that target. Action is changed to Fate Sealed for the duration of the effect. Deals damage when time expires or upon executing Fate Sealed. Duration: 8s Damage Potency: 2,000 plus 50% of compiled damage | Ability | Death Warrant Afflicts target with Death Warrant, causing you to compile damage you deal to that target. When effect duration expires, target takes 50% of compiled damage. Duration: 7s Additional Effect: Grants Soulsow Duration: 10s ※ Action changes to Harvest Moon upon execution. | Ability |
Hell’s Ingress Quickly dash 15 yalms forward. Additional Effect: Leaves behind a Hellsgate at point of origin, and grants Threshold to self Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Increases movement speed by 25% Duration: 5s Cannot be executed while bound. ※ Action changes to Regress upon execution. | Ability | Unchanged. | |
Arcane Crest Grants Crest of Time Borrowed to self, creating a barrier that nullifies damage equivalent to a heal of 12,000 potency. Duration: 10s Grants the Crest of Time Returned to self and nearby party members within a radius of 15 yalms when barrier is completely absorbed. Crest of Time Returned Effect: Gradually restores HP Cure Potency: 6,000 Duration: 6s | Ability | Arcane Crest Grants Crest of Time Borrowed to self, creating a barrier that nullifies damage equivalent to a heal of 12,000 potency. Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10% Duration: 10s Grants the Crest of Time Returned to self and nearby party members within a radius of 15 yalms when barrier is completely absorbed. Crest of Time Returned Effect: Gradually restores HP Cure Potency: 6,000 Duration: 6s | Ability |
Executioner’s Guillotine Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Immortal Sacrifice, up to a maximum of 8 Can only be executed while under the effect of Executioner’s Guillotine. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Weaponskill | Guillotine Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Can only be executed while under the effect of Soul Reaver. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Weaponskill |
Void Reaping Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Weaponskill | Void Reaping Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000. Additional Effect: Grants Ripe for Reaping Duration: 10s Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※ Infernal Slice Combo changes to Cross Reaping while under the effect of Ripe for Reaping. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Weaponskill |
Cross Reaping Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000. Combo Action: Void Reaping Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Weaponskill | Cross Reaping Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded and Ripe for Reaping. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Weaponskill |
Lemure’s Slice Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 3s Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Ability | Lemure’s Slice Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 3s Can only be executed while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Ability |
Fate Sealed Ends the effect of Death Warrant, dealing damage to the target. Damage Potency: 2,000 plus 50% of compiled damage Can only be executed while under the effect of Death Warrant. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Ability | Didn’t exist previously. | |
Regress Move instantly to the Hellsgate left behind by you. Cannot be executed while bound. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Ability | Unchanged. | |
Communio Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 15,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Grants Perfectio Parata Requires at least one stack of Enshrouded. Consumes all stacks of Enshrouded upon execution. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※ Action changes to Perfectio upon execution. | Spell | Communio Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 16,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Requires at least one stack of Enshrouded. Consumes all stacks of Enshrouded upon execution. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Spell |
Perfectio Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000 to target and all enemies nearby it, incapacitating foes whose HP is below 25%. Effect cannot be applied to players riding machina or non-player combatants. Can only be executed while under the effect of Perfectio Parata. ※ This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | Weaponskill | Didn’t exist previously. | |
Tenebrae Lemurum (Limit Break) Offers your flesh as a vessel to your avatar, gaining 5 stacks of Enshrouded. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Afflicts nearby enemies with Hysteria Hysteria Effect: Afflicted enemies are unable to act of their own free will Duration: 2s Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 60s Has no effect on players riding machina or non-player combatants. ※ Action changes to Communio while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※ Grim Swathe changes to Lemure’s Slice while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※ Infernal Slice Combo changes to Void Reaping while under the effect of Enshrouded. | Instant | Tenebrae Lemurum (Limit Break) Offers your flesh as a vessel to your avatar, gaining 5 stacks of Enshrouded. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Afflicts nearby enemies with Hysteria Hysteria Effect: Afflicted enemies are unable to act of their own free will Duration: 2s Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 75s Has no effect on players riding machina or non-player combatants. ※ Action changes to Communio while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※ Grim Swathe changes to Lemure’s Slice while under the effect of Enshrouded. ※ Infernal Slice Combo changes to Void Reaping while under the effect of Enshrouded. | Instant |
Game Modes
- Frontline: LB recharge nerfed by 15s