Defiance

See also: Defiance in FFXIV Mobile

 

Defiance

Acquired

 MRD (actions)

Level

10

Type

Ability

Casting

Instant

Recast

2s

Targeting

Self

Patch

2.0

“

Significantly increases enmity generation.
Effect ends upon reuse.

— In-game description

Defiance is an action unlocked at level 10. It is available for Marauder / Warrior.

Related actions

•   Release Defiance

Notes

• This action is Marauder and Warrior's "tank stance" which should be active at all times in dungeons.
  • In a multiple tank scenario, such as 8 and 24-player content, the role actions   Provoke and   Shirk should be used to manage enmity.
• While active, the ability changes into   Release Defiance.

Gallery

• 
  Defiance animation.

Notes

• Patch 6.3 (2023-01-10):
  • Recast time has been reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
  • Now becomes   Release Defiance when used.
• Patch 6.1 (2022-04-12): Recast time has been reduced from 10 to 3 seconds.
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
  • Now acquired by the marauder class.
  • Now acquired at level 10 (previously level 30).
  • Removed the following: "Increases maximum HP by 25%, while reducing damage dealt by 20%. Increases own HP recovery via healing magic by 20%" and "Using certain actions while under the effect of Defiance will increase your Beast Gauge, increasing parry rate to a maximum of 10%. The Beast Gauge returns to 0 when Defiance ends. Cannot be used with Deliverance. Shares a recast timer with Deliverance."
• Patch 4.25 (2018-03-12): Fixed an issue wherein using this action followed by Inner Release guaranteed that Equilibrium restored critical HP.
• Patch 4.05 (2017-07-17): The Beast Gauge will no longer be halved when   Deliverance is executed while under the effect of Defiance.
• Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20):
  • Reduction to own damage dealt has been changed from 25% to 20%.
  • No longer increases chance to hit.
  • Wrath effects have been replaced with Beast Gauge effects while using Defiance.
• Patch 3.2 (2016-02-23): The amount of enmity generated has been increased.
• Patch 2.3 (2014-07-08): The effects of Defiance will not be lost upon incapacitation.
• Patch 2.1 (2013-12-17): While under the effect of Defiance, characters will now gain increased enmity, and HP recovered via curing magic is increased by 20%.
• Patch 2.0 (2013-08-27): Added.