Paradox (PvP)

This article is about the PvP action. For the PvE action, see Paradox.

 

Paradox (PvP)

Acquired

 BLM (actions)

Level

30

Type

Spell

Casting

Instant

Recast

2.2s (GCD)

Range

25y

Targeting

Enemy

Patch

6.1

“

Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 9,000.
Additional Effect: Increases your stacks of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice to maximum
Duration: 15s
Can only be executed while under the effect of Paradox.
This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.

— In-game description

Paradox (PvP) is an action unlocked at level 30. It is available for Black Mage.

History

• Patch 7.2 (2025-03-25): The time between action execution and effect activation has been shortened.
• Patch 7.15 (2024-12-17): Potency has been increased from 6,000 to 9,000.
• Patch 7.11 (2024-11-26): Recast time has been reduced from 2.4 to 2.2 seconds.
• Patch 7.1 (2024-11-12):
  • Potency has been reduced from 8,000 to 6,000.
  • The additional effect "Increases target's stacks of Astral Warmth or Umbral Freeze to maximum" has been changed to "Increases your stacks of Astral Fire or Umbral Ice to maximum".
  • Recast time has been reduced from 15 to 2.4 seconds. However, now requires the effect of Paradox to execute.
• Patch 6.2 (2022-08-23): Fixed an issue wherein using this action did not refresh the duration of Astral Warmth or Umbral Freeze applied to a target.
• Patch 6.15 (2022-06-06): This action no longer has charges.
• Patch 6.11a (2022-05-23): Now a charged action with a maximum of 2 charges.
• Patch 6.1 (2022-04-12): Added.