Self-destruct
Self-destruct
“Deals fire damage with a potency of 1,500 to all nearby enemies while incapacitating self.
Additional Effect: Potency is increased to 1,800 when you are under the effect of Toad Oil
Additional Effect: Inflicts Brush with Death on self
Duration: 600s
Effect will not be removed upon revival or further incapacitation.
Cannot be executed while under the effect of Brush with Death.— In-game description
Self-destruct is an action unlocked at level 1. It is available for Blue Mage.
Related actions
Flavor Text
Credited as the source of the “bomb” voidsent family's name, Self-destruct, when used by blue mages, converts the entirety of its caster's energy into fire-aspected aether to cause an explosion. The application of oil has been observed to make it more effective─though likely also more painful.
| Enemy | Level | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Cherry Bomb | 50 |  Bomb-edy of Errors
|
| Blasting Cap | 17 |  Copperbell Mines
|
| Bomb Baronet | 30 |  Long Live the Queen
|
| Bomb Char | 35 | Long Live the Queen
|
| Bomb Servitor | 35 | Long Live the Queen
|
| Bright Balloon | 29 | North Shroud (17.5,27.1) |
| Echo of Qitana | 75 | The Qitana Ravel
|
| Flambeau | 50 | Copperbell Mines (Hard)
|
| Gas Bomb | 20 | Halatali
|
| Glide Bomb | 12 | Western Thanalan (27,17) |
| Lady's Candle | 28 | Haukke Manor
|
| Shrapnel | 38 | Cutter's Cry
|
Tips
Acquisition Tips
- Be sure to wait until the enemy uses Self-Destruct to kill itself. Do NOT kill it beforehand, only tag it (i.e, hit it at least once).
- To enter the guildhest
Long Live the Queen as a blue mage, the duty must be entered with a full pre-made light party of 4 players. This can be done via the Party Finder. This is because Guildhests cannot be unsynced. (The guildhest may be entered with any group composition and with up to 4 blue mages. It is recommend to take 1 Tank, 1 Healer and 2 DPS; however, this is not a requirement to enter.)
Other Tips
- This spell will incapacitate (i.e. KO) the user on execution. They will need to be resurrected after the cast.
- Since this spell KOs the user, it will lower Gear Durability by 2% upon execution.
- This spell can also be used as a pseudo-teleport to the player's
Return point, as players are sent there upon being KO'd, and players can use this spell to KO themselves on command.
- If using this method, it is recommended to equip just a low-level cane (such as
Rainmaker) and no gear, to avoid spending gil on repairs. The cane itself does not need to be repaired.
- If using this method, it is recommended to equip just a low-level cane (such as
- Using this spell is the only method of incapacitating oneself in safe zones. Therefore, it can be used to trivialize some Sightseeing Log entries that require completing a jumping puzzle, most notably Stormblood entry 53 in Kugane on top of the lamp post. A Blue Mage that KOs themselves with this spell can be resurrected by a player on top of the lamp post, which will teleport them to the vista without having to complete the jumping puzzle.
History
Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29):
- Potency has been increased from 900 to 1,500.
- Potency when you are under the effect of Toad Oil has been increased from 1,200 to 1,800.
- Player will now be inflicted with the Brush with Death status after use.
- This action cannot be executed when under the effect of Brush with Death.
Patch 4.5 (2019-01-08): Added.