HEAD ‘INTO THE MIST’ ON 16TH DECEMBER WITH FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE PATCH 7.4, REVEALED TODAY

London (31^st October, 2025) – SQUARE ENIX today shared the first details on FINAL FANTASY™ XIV Online Patch 7.4: ‘Into the Mist’ and a release date of Tuesday 16^th December 2025 during the 89th Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast.

The Patch 7.4x series includes a number of new activities and updates for players to undertake, including new Main Scenario Quests, dungeon, trial, Arcadion raid series tier, Variant & Criterion Dungeon alongside additions to the Duty Support system, and updates to PvP, Gold Saucer, Occult Crescent, a new star for Cosmic Exploration and more.

An archive of the stream (Japanese audio only) can be viewed here.

Patch 7.4 brings a wealth of new updates and additions, including:

• New Main Scenario Quests　
• New Dungeon – Mistwake　
• New Trial – Hell on Rails - Includes both Normal and Extreme modes
• New Raid Tier – The Arcadion: Heavyweight – includes both Normal and Savage modes
  • Note: Savage difficulty will be released on Tuesday 6^th January 2026
• New Variant Dungeon – Merchant’s Tale – New difficulty levels have been added and updates made to playstyle possibilities
• New Unreal Trial – Tsukuyomi's Pain (Unreal): Take on Tsukuyomi, at level 100　
• Duty Support Additions – Support for the Dzemael Darkhold and Aurum Vale will be added
• Occult Crescent Update – 3 new Phantom Jobs (Mystic Knight, Dancer and Gladiator) and additional accessories with set bonuses included
• Phantom Weapon Updates
• Cosmic Exploration – New Planet – Oizys (Patch 7.41) – The latest planet for crafters and gatherers to explore, as well as new rewards and system updates
• Further Cosmic Tool Enhancement
• Glamour System Updates - Removal of level/class/job-restrictions on gear for glamour purposes, allowing players to glamour the appearance of gear regardless of previous role, class, and job restrictions.
  • Note: Please note that, due to the impact on animations, weapons and tools can only be equipped by the corresponding class
• PvP Updates – The start of PvP Series 10, existing action adjustments, and the addition of a new Frontline map added: Worqor Chirteh
• Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
• Miscellaneous Updates – Gold Saucer updates, New UI colour themes (Clear White, Clear Green), Strategy Panel UI, new “Quick Panel” UI, and more!
  
  

For more information, please visit the promotional site: https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/dawntrail/

Information on ticket sales for FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Anaheim, CA was also announced earlier this week. Between now through Sunday, 2^ndNovember 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST, FINAL FANTASY XIV players with active subscriptions who possess a North American Square Enix account can register for a chance to receive purchase priority ahead of general sales. After the application form closes, a drawing will be held and players who are selected will be contacted starting Monday, 10^th November 2025 to purchase tickets through Wednesday, 12^th November 2025. Any remaining tickets after the player-exclusive purchase period ends will be sold during the general sales period. For more information on ticket sales for FINAL FANTASY XIVFan Festival 2026 in Anaheim, visit: https://sqex.to/taBFf

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