A brand-new Final Fantasy 14 update is available to download and install right now on PC and PS4. Skip to the end of this guide to read through the complete list of FF14 5.05 update patch notes. Before then, however, you can learn a little more about its noteworthy additions, fixes, and changes thanks to our Final Fantasy 14 version 5.05 update highlights below. Read through this guide so you don’t find yourself in the dark about the game’s latest update. There’s plenty to get on with here, so if you don’t mind us, let’s begin.
FF14 5.05 Update Patch Notes | Highlights
As stated above, there is a lot of new additions, fixes, and changes to be discovered in this new Final Fantasy 14 update. Primarily, however, the 5.05 update brings with it the Savage version of the Eden’s Gate raid. You’ll also find new Lyhe Ghiah dungeons to play through, new Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria, and more. Time to get your notebook out, it’s about to begin.
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New Playable Content
One of the major new additions to Final Fantasy 14 in the 5.05 update is the Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah. Available only to those who have upgraded to Shadowbringers, these new dungeons can be taken on in an attempt to earn priceless treasures. You can only take part in the Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah after you have found and opened treasure coffers from zonureskin treasure maps.
On top of the new Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah, you can also now take part in the Savage version of the Eden’s Gate raid. You must be at least a Disciple of War or Magic level 80 to take part, and two or more of the same job isn’t allowed. You also must have completed the “The Next Piece of the Puzzle” quest and speak to Lewrey in Amh Araeng. Completing the Savage Eden’s Gate raid will earn you an Endengrace coffer.
On top of everything explained above, there are plenty of other new additions and changes, too. You’ll find new items, housing, mounts, recipes, and more. Read through the complete Final Fantasy 14 5.05 update patch notes below to discover it all.
FF14 5.05 Update Patch Notes
Read through the complete list of FF14 5.05 update patch notes below, courtesy of Square Enix. As a reminder, 2.X requires A Realm Reborn, 3.X requires Heavensward, 4.X requires Stormblood, and 5.X requires Shadowbringers:
Playable Content
Quests
2.X
- As a result of recent balance changes, the actions required to complete the monk job quest “Return of the Monk” have been adjusted.
Treasure Hunt
5.X
- The Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah have been added
- The Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah, a special instance similar to the Aquapolis and the Lost Canals of Uznair, can be accessed after finding and opening treasure coffers obtained from zonureskin treasure maps. Here, players will have the chance to test their luck and obtain priceless treasures.
Free Company
2.X 5.X
- New Craftable items have been added to the company workshop
2.X
Housing
2.X 5.X
- New furnishings have been added
2.X
- New orchestrion rolls have been added
Battle System
2.X 3.X 4.X 5.X
PvE actions and traits have been adjusted as follows
- Pugilist/Monk
- Opo-Opo Form | Effect duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
- Raptor Form | Effect duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
- Coeurl Form | Effect duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
- Mantra | Radius increased from 7 to 15 yalms.
- Form Shift | The coeurl form bonus “Extends Greased Lightning duration to maximum” has been added.
- Meditation | The additional effect “Opens all five chakra when used outside of combat.” has been added.
- Riddle of Earth | Earth’s Reply bonus now nullifies all action direction requirements.
- Riddle of Fire | The effect “increases weaponskill recast time by 15%” has been removed. | Damage increase reduced from 30% to 25%.
- The Forbidden Chakra | The condition “Can only be executed while in combat” has been added.
- Enlightenment | The condition “Can only be executed while in combat” has been added.
- Rogue/Ninja
- Gust Slash | Combo potency increased from 250 to 300.
- Samurai
- Meikyo Shisui | Recast time reduced from 60 to 55 seconds.
- Meditate | Effect duration increased from 30 to 45 seconds.
- Tsubame-gaeshi | Cast time has been made instant.
- Kaeshi: Higanbana | Cast time has been made instant.
- Kaeshi: Goken | Cast time has been made instant.
- Kaeshi: Setsugekka | Cast time has been made instant.
- Shoha | Potency has been changed from 50/100/200/300/500 to 100/300/400/450/500.
- Machinist
- Reassemble | Recast time reduced from 60 to 55 seconds.
- Arcanist/Summoner
- Summon | Recast time reduced from 10 to 3 seconds.
- Summon II | Recast time reduced from 10 to 3 seconds.
- Summon III | Recast time reduced from 10 to 3 seconds.
- Bio | The delay before the detrimental status is applied has been reduced.
- Bio II | The delay before the detrimental status is applied has been reduced.
- Bio III | The delay before the detrimental status is applied has been reduced.
- Tri-disaster | The delay before the detrimental status is applied has been reduced.
- Red Mage
- Jolt | MP cost has been reduced from 300 to 200.
- Verthunder | MP cost has been reduced from 400 to 300.
- Veraero | MP cost has been reduced from 400 to 300.
- Verfire | MP cost has been reduced from 300 to 200.
- Verstone | MP cost has been reduced from 300 to 200.
- Jolt II | MP cost has been reduced from 300 to 200.
- Verflare | MP cost has been reduced from 500 to 400.
- Verholy | MP cost has been reduced from 500 to 400.
- Scorch | MP cost has been reduced from 500 to 400.
- Enchanted Reprise | Potency increased from 220 to 250. | Mana requirements changed from 10 Black Mana and 10 White | Mana to 5 Black Mana and 5 White Mana.
- Scholar
- Art of War | Potency increased from 150 to 160.
- Broil Mastery | Effect changed from “increases the potency of Ruin II to 160” to “increases the potency of Ruin II and Art of War to 160.”
- Succor | Cast time is reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
- Astrologian
- Gravity | Potency increased from 130 to 140. | Cast time is reduced from 2.5 to 1.5 seconds.
- Helios | Cast time is reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
- Aspected Helios | Cast time is reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds. | Healing potency has been increased from 100 to 200. | Barrier’s damage nullification reduced from 250% to 125%.
- Lightspeed | Recast time reduced from 120 to 90 seconds.
- Hyper Lightspeed | Effect changed from “Reduces Lightspeed recast time by 10 seconds upon executing Essential Dignity” to “Reduces Lightspeed recast time to 90 seconds.”
- Celestial Opposition | Recast time reduced from 120 to 60 seconds. | Healing potency has been increased from 100 to 200. | Barrier’s damage nullification reduced from 150% to 125%. | Regen potency increased from 60 to 100. | Effect Radius has been increased from 10 to 15 yalms.
- Horoscope | Healing potency during Horoscope increased from 100 to 200. | Horoscope Helios effect duration increased from 20 to 30 seconds.
- Divination | Recast time reduced from 180 to 120 seconds. | Damage increase effect changed from 2%/4%/6% to 4%/5%/6%.
- Sleeve | Draw Effect changed. Before: Resets the recast timer of Draw and grants two stacks of Sleeve Draw. Duration: 30s | Sleeve Draw Effect: Reduces the recast timer of Draw to 3 seconds. Consumes a stack of Sleeve Draw each time an arcanum is drawn. | After: Draws a card (arcanum) from your divining deck and grants two stacks of Sleeve Draw. Duration: 30s | Sleeve Draw Effect: Using your drawn arcanum consumes a stack of Sleeve Draw and draws another card.
- Celestial Intersection | Healing potency has been increased from 150 to 200. | Barrier’s damage nullification reduced from 250% to 200%. | Regen potency increased from 80 to 150.
2.X 3.X 4.X
New actions have been added
- Samurai
- Level 68: Hagakure
- Scholar
- Level 45: Energy Drain
2.X
Healing actions performed outside of combat no longer build the limit gauge.
5.X
The raid dungeon Eden’s Gate (Savage) has been added.
- Players can only register to enter Eden’s Gate (Savage) via the Raid Finder. * Item level restrictions do not apply when registering as a full party.
- Level Requirement | Disciple of War or Magic level 80 (Two or more of the same job is not permitted)
- Item Level Requirement | Eden’s Gate: Resurrection (Savage): Average Item Level 440
Eden’s Gate: Descent (Savage): Average Item Level 445
Eden’s Gate: Inundation (Savage): Average Item Level 450
Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage): Average Item Level 450 - Party Size | Eight players
- Time Limit | Eden’s Gate: Resurrection (Savage): 90 Minutes
Eden’s Gate: Descent (Savage): 90 Minutes
Eden’s Gate: Inundation (Savage): 90 Minutes
Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage): 120 Minutes
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Requirements
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To access Eden’s Gate (Savage), players must speak with Lewrey in Amh Araeng (X:26.8 Y:16.4) with a level 80 Disciple of War/Magic after completing the quest, “The Next Piece of the Puzzle.”
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Rewards
- Upon completing Eden’s Gate (Savage) duties, a treasure coffer will appear containing an Edengrace Coffer. Using this item transforms it into gear corresponding to the user’s current job. In addition, the coffers that appear upon completing Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage) yield weapons.* Unlike previous Savage raids, treasure coffers do not yield armor and accessories.
- Edengrace Weapon Coffer Weapons
- Edengrace Head Gear Coffer Head
- Edengrace Chest Gear Coffer Body
- Edengrace Hand Gear Coffer Hands
- Edengrace Leg Gear Coffer Legs
- Edengrace Foot Gear Coffer Feet
- Edengrace Waist Gear Coffer Waist
- Edengrace Earring Coffer Earrings
- Edengrace Necklace Coffer Necklace
- Edengrace Bracelet Coffer Bracelets
- Edengrace Ring Coffer Ring
- If your party contains players replaying an area prior to the weekly reset, the number of treasure coffers appearing upon completion will decrease. Furthermore, players will be ineligible for rewards from treasure coffers as well as Eden’s Gate apocrypha when replaying an area prior to the weekly reset.
* If there are one to four players in your party replaying an area, only a single treasure coffer will appear. If there are five to seven players in your party replaying an area, no treasure coffers will appear.By selecting “Duty Completion,” players will not be matched with those who have already completed the duty.
- Upon completing Eden’s Gate (Savage) duties, a treasure coffer will appear containing an Edengrace Coffer. Using this item transforms it into gear corresponding to the user’s current job. In addition, the coffers that appear upon completing Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage) yield weapons.* Unlike previous Savage raids, treasure coffers do not yield armor and accessories.
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Item Exchange
- In addition to gear, players will receive an Eden’s Gate apocrypha from each area, which can be exchanged for gear of your choosing.
* Players will only receive one Eden’s Gate apocrypha per area each week upon completing said area for the first time. By speaking with Ghul Gul in Amh Araeng (X:26.6 Y:16.4) or Yhal Yal in Eulmore (X:10.0 Y:11.5), players can exchange Eden’s Gate apocrypha from Eden’s Gate (Savage) for corresponding gear.- Weapons | The Book of Sepulture x 8
- Gladiator’s Arm | The Book of Sepulture x 5
- Shield | The Book of Sepulture x 3
- Head | The Book of Descent x 6
- Body | The Book of Sepulture x 8
- Hands | The Book of Descent x 6
- Waist | The Book of Resurrection
- Legs | The Book of Inundation x 8
- Feet | The Book of Descent x 6
- Accessories | The Book of Resurrection x 4
- Deepshadow Solvent | The Book of Inundation x 4
- Deepshadow Twine | The Book of Inundation x 4
- Deepshadow Coating | The Book of Descent x 4
- In addition to gear, players will receive an Eden’s Gate apocrypha from each area, which can be exchanged for gear of your choosing.
5.X
The following duties have been added to the Raid Finder:
- Eden’s Gate: Resurrection (Savage)
- Eden’s Gate: Inundation (Savage)
- Eden’s Gate: Descent (Savage)
- Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage)
5.X
- EXP gained by Trust NPCs has bee
- n increased.
- New elite marks have been added.
- Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria have been added
- Players can only obtain 450 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria per week, and carry a maximum of 2,000. Moreover, players can only receive Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria after reaching level 80 with at least one class or job.
* Speak with Aymark in Eulmore (X:10.2 Y:11.8) to exchange Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria for gear.
* Speak with Shee-Tatch in Eulmore (X:10.2 Y:12.0) to enhance gear received in exchange for Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria.
- Players can only obtain 450 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria per week, and carry a maximum of 2,000. Moreover, players can only receive Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria after reaching level 80 with at least one class or job.
5.X
The number of Allagan tomestones received for completion of duty roulette has been adjusted.
- Duty Roulette: Expert | 60 Allagan tomestones of goetia
40 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria - Duty Roulette: Leveling | 100 Allagan tomestones of goetia
20 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria - Duty Roulette: Trials | 60 Allagan tomestones of goetia
15 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria - Duty Roulette: Main Scenario | 300 Allagan tomestones of poetics
100 Allagan tomestones of goetia
50 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria - Duty Roulette: Alliance Raids | 100 Allagan tomestones of poetics
100 Allagan tomestones of goetia
50 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria - Duty Roulette: Normal Raids | 80 Allagan tomestones of poetics
60 Allagan tomestones of goetia
20 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria - Duty Roulette: Mentor | 30 Allagan tomestones of goetia
10 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria - Duty Roulette: Frontline | 50 Allagan tomestones of goetia
20 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
PvP
2.X 3.X 4.X 5.X
PvP actions have been adjusted as follows:
- Paladin
- HP | HP has been increased from 17,500 to 20,000.
- Warrior
- HP | HP has been increased from 17,500 to 20,000.
- Dark Knight
- HP | HP has been increased from 17,500 to 20,000.
- Gunbreaker
- HP | HP has been increased from 17,500 to 20,000.
- Monk
- HP | HP has been increased from 15,000 to 17,500
- Dragoon
- HP | HP has been increased from 15,000 to 17,500
- Ninja
- HP | HP has been increased from 15,000 to 17,500
- Samurai
- HP | HP has been increased from 15,000 to 17,500
- Kaeshi: Higanbana Cast time has been made instant.
- Kaeshi: Goken Cast time has been made instant.
- Kaeshi: Setsugekka Cast time has been made instant.
The Feast
2.X
Heavy Medal and Light Medal have been removed
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The number of medals held by a player will no longer cause Heavy Medal or Light Medal to be applied.
Items
2.X 5.X
- New items have been added.
4.X 5.X
- New recipes have been added.
5.X
- New master recipes have been added.
2.X 5.X
- New mounts have been added.
2.X
- New minions have been added.
System
5.X
- New achievements and titles have been added.
- Another summoning bell has been added to the Crystarium (X:9.9 Y:8.3).
Resolved Issues
- An issue in the scholar job quest “A Safe Place to Hide” wherein the quest required that Lustrate be used outside of combat. However, due to recent changes, this is no longer possible, meaning that the quest could not be completed.
* A different action is now required to complete the quest. - An issue wherein certain machinist job quests could not be completed after reaching level 76, which upgrades Hot Shot to Air Anchor.
* A different action is now required to complete the quests. - An issue in the FATE “Attack on Highbridge: Denouement” wherein, under certain conditions, more than one Bertram would appear.
- An issue wherein changing the appearance of a Garuda-Egi to that of a Carbuncle would cause the effects for Wind Blade to be displayed incorrectly.
- An issue wherein the tooltips for the summoner PvE action Tri-disaster were incorrect.
* Only the tooltips have been changed. No changes have been made to the action itself. - An issue wherein the information regarding potency in the tooltips for the monk PvE action Tornado Kick was incorrect.
* Only the information regarding potency has been corrected. No changes have been made to the action itself. - An issue wherein the tooltips for the white mage PvP action Temperance were incorrect.
* Only the tooltips have been changed. No changes have been made to the action itself. - An issue wherein, under certain conditions, completing duties with one or more party members who have yet to complete the duty did not grant players Second Chances for Wondrous Tails.
- An issue in the Deep Dungeons wherein the player’s HP and attack power were incorrect.
- An issue wherein, under certain conditions, Viera hairstyles were no longer displayed after changing them with the aesthetician.
- An issue wherein the recommended number of players was displayed incorrectly for timeworn gliderskin maps.
- An issue wherein the effect for Reuse was not displayed in the crafting menu.
