FFXIV Patch 6.55 Notes: New Relic Weapons, Content, and More

FFXIV Patch 6.55 introduces a ton of new items, a new trial, side quest and MSQ updates, and even a new 'LopHop' dance emote. Check out all of the new changes in the 6.55 patch notes listed below!

New main scenario quests have been added.

After completing the "When One Door Closes..." quest, players will unlock a second Main Story Quest and, eventually, a third. The names of these follow-up quests have been kept secret to avoid spoilers.

New side story quests have been added.

Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures

After completing the "Of Duplicity and Duplication" quest, players will unlock a second Hildibrand side story quest. The name of this follow-up quest has been kept secret to avoid spoilers.

Manderville Weapons

Majestic Manderville Weapons are finally available in patch 6.55, signalling the end of the Hildibrand Relic Weapon quest chain. The final quest line begins with the quest shown below:

Tataru's Grand Endeavor

Patch 6.55 unlocks the latest chapter in the Tataru's Grand Endeavor quest chain, shown below:

Island Sanctuary

There is also a new Island Sanctuary quest, as shown below:

New tribal alliance quests have been added.

These quests are required to unlock the new 'LopHop' dance emote! There are 2 quests in total, the second of which will be unlock upon completing the quest below:

New chapters have been added to New Game+.

The final quest of each chapter must be completed before it can be unlocked.

Main Scenario Quests

• Endwalker - Part 3
• Endwalker - Part 4
  * To unlock Endwalker - Part 3 in New Game+, players must complete the final quest of Endwalker - Part 4.

Side Story Quests

• Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures
• Tataru's Grand Endeavor

FFXIV New Housing Items in 6.55:

• New furnishings have been added.
• Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added.
• Entries that did not win have also been selected to serve as new furnishings.

• New orchestrion rolls have been added.
• New prizes are available for purchase using MGP.
• New Triple Triad cards have been added.

Miscellaneous

• Players will now receive a pop-up message when an island sanctuary construction or renovation is completed.
• The message will display upon entering the island sanctuary and at periodic intervals during a visit.
• Thaleia has been added as an objective in Wondrous Tails.
• New emotes have been added.

FFXIV New Battle Content:

A new trial has been added.

The Gilded Araya

• Level Requirement: Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• Item Level Requirement: Average item level 625 or above
• Party Size: Eight players
• Time Limit: 60 minutes

The drop rate for the Lynx of Abyssal Grief Flute has been increased.

The drop rate for the Lynx of Fallen Shadow Flute has been further increased.

• They can also be purchased in exchange for totems from Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han (X:10.6 Y:10.0).

The Gilded Araya has been added to Duty Roulette: Trials.

The Gilded Araya has been added to Duty Roulette: Mentor.

FFXIV 6.55 PvP Changes:

The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:

Further explanations of PvP action changes and adjustments can be found in the job guide.

• Purify: Resilience will now be granted unconditionally

Paladin

• Holy Sheltron: The damage reduction of Knight's Resolve has been increased from 15% to 20%.

Monk

• Riddle of Earth: The duration of Earth Resonance has been reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.

Ninja

• Goka Mekkyaku: Area of effect radius has been increased from 5 to 6 yalms.

Reaper

• Tenebrae Lemurum: The duration of Enshrouded has been increased from 15 to 20 seconds.

Bard

• Silent Nocturne: Recast time has been increased from 20 to 30 seconds.
• Empyreal Arrow: Potency has been reduced from 4,000 to 3,000.
• The Warden's Paean: Recast time has been reduced from 30 to 25 seconds. Barrier duration has been reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.
• Blast Arrow: Potency has been increased from 8,000 to 10,000.

Dancer

• Honing Ovation: Attack and barrier potency granted by each stack of Acclaim has been increased from 1,000/2,000/3,000/4,000/5,000 to 2,000/3,000/4,000/5,000/6,000.

Black Mage

Maximum HP: Maximum HP has been raised from 48,000 to 49,500.

White Mage

• Miracle of Nature: Recast time has been increased from 30 to 45 seconds.

FFXIV Patch 6.55 Frontline Changes:

The following adjustments have been made to job damage output and limit gauge fill rates.

• Gunbreaker and Astrologian damage modifiers have been adjusted from 0% to -5%.
• Dragoon and Samurai damage modifiers have been adjusted from 0% to -10%.
• Dark Knight and Summoner damage modifiers have been adjusted from -10% to -15%.
• A +15 second modifier has been applied to the limit gauge fill rate for Dark Knight, Gunbreaker, and Summoner.

The following adjustments have been made to the Fields of Glory (Shatter):

• The number of large icebound tomeliths active at once has been increased from 1 to 2.
• The number of small icebound tomeliths active at once has been increased from 5 to 15.
• The time before the first small icebound tomelith activates has been increased from 5 to 420 seconds.
• The time for small icebound tomeliths to reactivate has been increased from 5 to 420 seconds.
• The data awarded for destroying large icebound tomeliths has been reduced from 250 to 200.
• The time for large icebound tomeliths to respawn has been reduced from 120 to 60 seconds.
• The time for small icebound tomeliths to respawn has been increased from 60 to 360 seconds.
• The maximum HP of large icebound tomeliths has been reduced from 4,000,000 to 3,000,000.
• The maximum HP of small icebound tomeliths has been reduced from 400,000 to 300,000.
• The data awarded for knocking out a rival player has been reduced from 10 to 5.

FFXIV Patch 6.55 New Items

New items have been added.

• Items added in Patch 6.55 will be listed at a later date.

New recipes have been added.

• Recipes added in Patch 6.55 will be listed at a later date.

New big fish have been added.

New mounts have been added.

New chocobo barding has been added.

A new fashion accessory has been added.

FFXIV Patch 6.55 System Changes

In order to prevent server congestion immediately after the release of Patch 6.55, we will be implementing multiple instances for Old Sharlayan.

• We will monitor server activity and remove this feature when congestion is determined to no longer be an issue.
• Specific instances can be selected when entering from a neighboring area or teleporting via aetheryte.

New achievements and titles have been added.

The following text commands have been added

• /lophop - Perform the Lop Hop

Additions have been made to the auto-translation dictionary.

Additions have been made to the PlayStation®4/PlayStation®5 auto-complete dictionary.

New trophies have been added. (PlayStation®5)

New music, sound effects, and voices have been added.