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Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.4 Heads Into the Mist in December

by Alex Fuller · Published October 31, 2025 · Updated October 31, 2025

Square Enix held its latest Letter from the Producer presentation for MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. During the presentation, viewable in full below, Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida revealed the game’s latest major update. The Patch 7.4 update, titled “Into the Mist”, will release on December 16, 2025. Contents in the update include:

New Main Scenario Quests
New Dungeon: Mistwake
New Trial: Hell on Rails, which will include both Normal and Extreme modes
New Raid Tier: The Arcadion: Heavyweight, which will include both Normal and Savage modes (Savage difficulty will be available on January 6, 2026)
New Variant Dungeon: Merchant’s Tale, as well as new difficulty levels and play style possibility updates
New Unreal Trial: Tsukuyomi’s Pain (Unreal): Level 100 version of the Trial against Tsukuyomi
Duty Support Additions: Dzemael Darkhold and Aurum Vale
Occult Crescent Update: Three new Phantom Jobs (Mystic Knight, Dancer, and Gladiator) and additional accessories
Phantom Weapon Updates
Cosmic Exploration: New planet Oizys (available in Patch 7.41), as well as new rewards and system updates
Further Cosmic Tool Enhancement
Glamour System Updates: Removal of level, class, and job restrictions on gear for glamour purposes (though weapons and tools can only be equipped by the corresponding class)
PvP Updates: The start of PvP Series 10, existing action adjustments, and new Frontline map: Worqor Chirteh
Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
Other Miscellaneous Updates: Gold Saucer updates, New UI colour themes (Clear White, Clear Green), strategy panel UI, new “Quick Panel” UI, and more.

Taking place after the events of Endwalker, and marking the start of a major new story arc for the game, Dawntrail sees the Warrior of Light’s help requested for Tural’s contested rite of succession. The expansion adds two new Jobs: melee DPS role Viper and ranged DPS role Pictomancer. It also includes a new level cap of 100, new dungeons, new locations, new side content, and more. Those looking to read more about Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail can check out RPGamer’s review of its PlayStation 5 version.