Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.4 'The Dark Throne' Revealed (New Raids, Story, Dungeon, & More)

March 31, 2023 Omer Altay Comments

Final Fantasy XIV revealed its latest update today for Patch 6.4 titled 'The Dark Throne'. Details of the update were revealed in the 76th Letter from the Producer livestream and will include a new raid tier, story content, dungeons, and more. Patch 6.4 is set to launch towards end of May 2023.

The new raid tier, Anabaseios, will be the final set of raids for the Endwalker expansion. Given that the expansion's raid content is wrapping up, expect the next expansion to be announced in the near future!

Patch 6.4 Will Include the Following:

New Main Scenario Quests – The next chapter in the story of the Warrior of Light.
New Raid – Pandæmonium: Anabaseios - The final instalment of the Pandæmonium raid series.
New Dungeon – New challenges await in The Aetherfont.
New Trials - The Voidcast Dais - A challenging new battle at both Normal and Extreme difficulties.
New Unreal Trial – Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal)
New Side Story Quests – Tartaru’s Grand Endeavour continues.
Duty Support System Update – Support for a number of Stormblood™ main scenario dungeons (The Sirensong Sea, Bardam’s Mettle, Doma Castle, Castrum Abania and Ala Mhigo) will be added, meaning they can be completed alongside a party of NPC allies.
Ocean Fishing Update – Explore the new route towards Kugane!

Island Sanctuary Updates – A number of quality-of-life improvements including the ability to place outdoor housing furniture, new ranks, crops, animals, and more.
Player Versus Player Updates:
- Crystalline Conflict - PvP Series 4 begins alongside season 7 of Crystalline Conflict.
- Frontline – Adjustments made to the rules of The Fields of Glory (Shatter) and the inclusion of a new UI element, displaying the match time and score.
Miscellaneous Updates – Various updates including a new Allagan tomestone, Job icons will now be displayed in the chat log and on player nameplates, market board quality-of-life improvements, the ability to glamour Scholar faeries and more.

Yoshida also shared the first details of Patch 6.45 during the broadcast, including:

Blue Mage Update – Level cap raised to 80, new blue mage-exclusive gear, new enemies to challenge and more.
New Variant & Criterion Dungeon – Mount Rokkon – Three levels of difficulty: Normal, Criterion, and Criterion (Savage)
Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures