Evercold

Future Content

• The subject of this article is currently in development, and is not yet available to players. It is expected to be released in January 2027.
• All content is according to the wiki's guidelines on upcoming content and subject to change as development progresses.

See also: Dawntrail

Introduction

Evercold (considered version 8.0 of the game) is the sixth expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, after Dawntrail. It will be released on January 2027.

Features

Jobs

• New jobs: ??? (Tank) and ??? (Physical Ranged DPS)
  • First job will be revealed in the European Fan Festival
• Level cap increase to 110

Job Action System

• New job action system: Reborn Mode and Evolved Mode for all pre-Evercold jobs, with unique actions in each mode
  • Reborn Mode: Similar to how jobs play in Dawntrail; will continue to receive updates
  • Evolved Mode: A new system that emphasizes job individuality
    • Different job rotations
    • Fewer button inputs
    • Basic combos have been consolidated into one button
    • Similar actions (e.g. similar effects or AoE versions) have been merged.
    • Shortened recast times and increased potencies to make up for removed actions.
    • Actions may have different effects based on the target or the distance from the target(e.g. paladin will use Holy Spirit when targeting an enemy but Clemency when targeting an ally. Shield Bash is used at melee range and become Shield Lob from ranged.).
    • Role action consolidation and adjustments.
      • For example, Provoke and Shirk are now consolidated into one action (Scales of Enmity) that becomes Provoke whe used on an enemy and Shirk when used on an ally. Scales of Enmity also has 2 charges.
      • Low Blow will be removed and its stun effect added to Interject.
    • Paladin receives counterattacks that become available after mitigating attacks with certain actions.
  • Players may freely toggle between the two modes outside of battle.
  • Job levels and gear are shared per mode.
  • Evolved Mode available on unlock of the job.
  • All content can be cleared with either mode, although Evolved Mode is advertised to be slightly stronger.
  • All jobs released from Evercold onwards will only have Evolved Mode.
  • Not available for Limited Jobs
• Overaching battle system changes
  • Removing or reworking most party synergy (i.e. raid buff) actions that constrained job rotations to a "2 minute meta." Applies to both Reborn and Evolved modes.
  • Adjusting action acquisition levels, with the goal of having the core rotation by level 50, to improve lower level job gameplay. After level 50, actions will primarily be enhanced with extra effects or derivative actions on the same button. Applies to Evolved mode.
  • Defining main and off tank roles in Evolved mode.
    • Main tank: specialized in taking direct damage and countering enemy attacks. Assigned to paladin and the tank added in patch 8.0
    • Off tank: specialized at reducing damage dealt to allies and reducing enemy damage. Assigned to warrior, dark knight, and gunbreaker.
    • Similar to the pure/barrier healer split, the main/off tank split is mostly relevant in high-end content such as savage and ultimate raids, and is less important in normal-difficulty content.

World

• New Locations - The Fourth

Content

• New Dungeons
• New 8-player Raid: ???
  • To be revealed at Berlin 2026 Fan Festival
• New Ultimate Raid: ???
• New Alliance Raid: Ghosts of Desire
  • A crossover with the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series

Feature Updates

• PvP updates
• Duty Support update
  • To be revealed at Berlin 2026 Fan Festival
  • Possible support to allow mixed player and NPC parties in dungeons instead of needing to use Duty Support solo
• Armoury System update
  • Players will be able to reflect their highest item level on all jobs (does not include materia melds)
• Improved character creation options
  • Color picker for eye, hair, and skin tone
  • Improved customization of eyes and lips
  • Addition of eye shadow feature
  • Face paint layering
  • Ability to toggle on/off select parts of gear pieces
• Improved public fields (i.e. overworld zones)
• Improved quests and quality-of-life features
  • More details to be revealed at Berlin 2026 Fan Festival
• Systems updates to treasure hunts, FATEs, and the Hunt
• Free Trial expanded to Shadowbringers (level 80) prior to launch
• Adjusted progression routes for 24-person raids

New Features

• Adventurer Activity, a weekly activity system tied to character progression.
  • Designed to provide flexibility to players by substituting the daily-based system with a week-based system.
  • Offers new ways to increase item level
  • Replaces the 450 weekly capped Allagan Tomestones.
  • Earn weekly activity points by completing various missions, which include duties, quests, FATEs, PvPs, obtainining collectables, and more.
  • It is not a battle pass.
  • Potential weekly rollover if there are unearned points from last week's cap.
  • More details to be revealed at Tokyo 2026 Fan Festival
• Introduction of Seasons in PvE
  • Each season is two major patches long, beginning with an even-numbered patch.
  • Seasons are identical to the current item level increase cycle.
• Character action skins
  • More details to be revealed at Berlin 2026 Fan Festival
• A third difficulty level for 8-person raids between normal and savage
  • More details to be revealed at Berlin 2026 Fan Festival
• New types of battle content

System Requirement Changes

• Possible discontinuation of Playstation 4 support after patch 8.3

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