Candy Cane

Acquired: BLU (actions)
Level: 1
Type: Spell
Index: 120 (Page 8)
Rank: ★★
Damage Type: Magical
Aspect: None
MP Cost: 400
Casting: 1s

Recast: 90s (GCD)
Range: 25y
Radius: 5y

AoE Type: Targeted Circle
Targeting: Enemy
Patch: 6.45

Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 250 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Additional Effect: Lowers strength and dexterity attributes of target by 10%
Duration: 10s
Additional Effect: Restores 10% of maximum MP
Shares a recast timer with Magic Hammer.

— In-game description

Candy Cane is an action unlocked at level 1. It is available for Blue Mage.

Related actions

Magic Hammer

Flavor Text

Loosely based upon Aenc Thon's technique, which saw him wallop foes with a candy cane, this spell sweetens any duel with a rain of confections. The Fuath leader, for one, would not be averse to mages thus spreading the love.

Acquisition

Duties

Enemy	Level	Location
Aenc Thon, Lord of the Lingering Gaze	73	Dohn Mheg

Acquisition Tips

Candy Cane is the tankbuster casted by Aenc Thon. It is recommended to mitigate the damage from it.

Tips

Inflicts a debuff called Candy Cane.
Restores 1,000 MP because MP is capped at 10,000, outside of exceptionally rare status effects that change the maximum amount of MP.
The mitigation effects are similar to Feint, which reduces physical damage. Unlike Feint however, it does not reduce magic damage, akin to how Feint behaved before its change in Endwalker.
In addition to when the mitigation is needed, use this sparingly alongside Lucid Dreaming to maximize on restoring MP.

History

Patch 6.45 (2023-07-17): Added.