FFXIV Update 7.25 Patch Notes (FF14 1.000.315) for May 27, 2025

[Final Fantasy XIV] FFXIV patch 7.25 hotfix is available to download on PC, PS4, and PS5(1.000.315) players. According to the official FFXIV 7.25 patch notes, the latest update introduces the Occult Crescent: South Horn, a new instanced zone with Phantom Jobs, knowledge-based progression, and large-scale encounters. Side story quests and Mamool Ja allied society content expand narrative and gathering gameplay. Today’s FF14 update 11.14 also includes various bug fixes and changes.

[Final Fantasy 14] FFXIV 1.000.315 Patch Notes (FF14 7.25) – May 27, 2025

Patch 7.25 Summary – Final Fantasy XIV

Patch Summary – Highlights

• New Side Story Questline: Occult Crescent: South Horn introduced with level 100 quests.

• Instanced Exploration: The Occult Crescent brings knowledge-based progression, Phantom Jobs, and massive encounters.

• Job Adjustments: Potency changes and AoE damage tweaks for Ninja, Bard, Machinist, and Summoner.

• Mamool Ja Allied Society: New gathering-focused quests with daily progression and new currency.

• Triple Triad Expansion & New Content: New furnishings, emote, hairstyle, orchestrion rolls, and Triple Triad cards/NPCs.

Patch Notes

New Questline: Occult Crescent – South Horn

Side Story Quests (Level 100, Disciple of War or Magic)

• One Last Hurrah

  • Unlocks in Tuliyollal (X:17.1 Y:11.8) from Expedition Messenger

  • Prerequisite: “Dawntrail” MSQ

• The Phantom Village → Unfamiliar Territory → New Job, Old Tricks

  • Chain quests located in The Phantom Village and South Horn.

  • Sequential prerequisites.

• Follow-up Quests (Locked/Hidden)

  • Additional entries unlock progressively.

  • Require completion of prior quests and Occult Record unlocks.

Phantom Weapons Quests

• Arcane Artistry → Forging the Phantasmal

  • Located in The Phantom Village (X:6.6 Y:7.1), offered by Lydirceil.

  • Requires “Unfamiliar Territory” completion.

Further Hildibrand Adventures

• Wizened Testimony

  • Location: Solution Nine (X:18.5 Y:13.6) from Nashu Mhakaracca.

  • Prerequisites: “Crossroads” MSQ & “The Case of the Displaced Inspector”.

Mamool Ja Allied Society

Main Questline (Level 90, Disciple of the Land)

• Cultivating Hope

  • Yak T’el (X:35.6 Y:32.0), offered by Gotoll Ja.

  • Prerequisites: “Dawntrail” MSQ & sidequest “One Forest”.

Quest Sync & Daily Quests

• Automatic level adjustment based on current job.

• Class/job lock-in applies once quest accepted.

• Unlocks Mamool Ja nanook currency and vendor access.

The Occult Crescent: South Horn (Instanced Content)

Entry Requirements

• Level 100, Item Level 690+

• Unlocks after “Unfamiliar Territory” via Archive in The Phantom Village.

Key Features

• 8-player entry, 180-minute limit.

• Mounts allowed, flying restricted.

• Unique HUD and Knowledge System: progress through “knowledge levels”.

Phantom Jobs

• Supplemental roles with exclusive abilities.

• Unlock via quests and soul shards.

• Level independently with Phantom EXP.

• Mastery bonuses upon max level.

FATEs & Critical Encounters

• Massive 72-player battles.

• Critical Encounters unlock Forked Towers.

Forked Tower: Blood

• High-end challenge unlocked at Knowledge Lv. 20.

• Requires sanguine ciphers.

• Limited resurrection and unique rules.

Occult Crescent Currencies

• Enlightenment Silver/Gold Pieces: Trade for exclusive items.

New Job Adjustments

Ninja

• Phantom Kamaitachi, Kunai’s Bane, Tenri Jindo: No longer reduced after 1st target.

• Hollow Nozuchi: Potency up to 70.

Bard

• AoE reduction improved to 50% across several actions.

• Shadowbite, Barrage: Potency increases.

Machinist

• Significant AoE potency reduction changes (e.g., Ricochet, Chain Saw).

Summoner

• Deathflare, Akh Morn, Revelation, Sunflare, Exodus: AoE damage now reduced by 50% instead of 60%.

Additional Content

Housing

• New furnishings available.

Orchestrion Rolls

• New music tracks added.

Manderville Gold Saucer

• New Triple Triad cards and NPC opponents.

Character Customization

• New hairstyle (from 2023 Design Contest).

• New emote added.

Challenge Log

• Occult Crescent now listed under Field Operations.

Bug Fixes

• The following issues have been addressed.
  • An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein specific NPCs were displayed incorrectly under certain conditions.
  • An issue when speaking with Scanningway during cosmic exploration wherein dialogue relevant to the player’s contribution in the previous ranking period was erroneously displayed.
  • An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein Godgyth’s shop did not include patrician’s bottoms among its wares.
  • An issue when undertaking stellar missions as a gatherer in cosmic exploration wherein closing the stellar reduction window before displaying the automatic aetherial reduction window would cause automatic aetherial reduction to become inoperable.
  • An issue when participating in cosmic exploration mech ops wherein effect duration was displayed for the status Ground Support.
  • An issue when participating in cosmic exploration mech ops as ground support wherein leaving and rejoining caused the field scanner to become inaccessible.
  • An issue wherein Stellar Return and warp loaders’ special actions were affected by battle effects settings.
  • An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein the lunar credit bonus granted by cosmic tools occasionally did not function correctly.
  • An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein the 5% lunar credit bonus for certain levels of cosmic tool was not adequately accrued.
  • An issue when playing cosmic exploration wherein the days displayed on the Starward Standings stela changed with incorrect timing.
    * This was a display-only issue and did not affect the calculation of player contributions.
  • An issue wherein traveling to and within Sinus Ardorum would cause equipped fashion accessories to be removed.
  • An issue wherein executing the scholar PvP action Expedient directly after Adloquium would cause the additional effect Recitation to be consumed.
  • An issue wherein queuing the sage PvP action Phlegma III after executing Toxikon would occasionally deactivate Toxikon’s 10% increase to a target’s damage.
  • An issue when playing as a Miqo’te wherein equipping certain headgear would cause graphics in the ears and back of the head to display incorrectly.
  • An issue wherein changing certain body gear would result in incorrect graphics.
  • An issue wherein the evoker’s waistclout and augmented evoker’s waistclout were partially colored incorrectly.
  • An issue when using the vacuum suit and high mobility vacuum suit mounts wherein the pet hotbar would automatically replace hotbar 1 even when this setting was disabled in the Hotbar Settings tab of the Character Configuration menu.
  • An issue when playing as a Lalafell wherein graphics were incorrectly displayed when using the Sit emote under certain conditions.
    * In addressing this issue, certain graphics for the following gear have been adjusted:
    Red Summer Pareo / Red Summer Maro / Sea Breeze Summer Pareo / Blue Summer Maro / Coeurl Beach Pareo / Coeurl Beach Maro / Coeurl Beach Tanga / Southern Seas Tanga / Antiquated Seventh Heaven Bottoms / Rathalos Coil [F] / Augmented Rathalos Coil [F] / Scion Liberator’s Pantalettes

Previously, a big FFXIV update 6.3 added two new jobs, reaper and sage, an increased level cap of 90, the new male Viera race, and so much more. Unfortunately, since the last major patch, players are facing a long list of bug fixes and gameplay changes.

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