Despair

 

Despair

Acquired

 BLM (actions)

Level

72

Type

Spell

MP Cost

All

Casting

Instant

Recast

2.5s (GCD)

Range

25y

Targeting

Enemy

Patch

5.0

“

Deals fire damage with a potency of 350.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire III
Can only be executed while under the effect of Astral Fire.

— In-game description

Despair is an action unlocked at level 72. It is available for Black Mage.

Related traits

•   Enhanced Astral Fire (Lv. 100) - Grants a stack of Astral Soul upon landing Fire IV or Flare.

Notes

• Requires at least 800 MP to cast, but consumes all MP.
• Does not consume Umbral Hearts, and does not receive an MP cost discount from them.
• Cast time is 2s prior to learning the   Enhanced Astral Fire trait.

History

• Patch 7.2 (2025-03-25): Cast time before learning Enhanced Astral Fire has been reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
• Patch 7.1 (2024-11-12): The trait Enhanced Astral Fire will now make the cast time instant.
• Patch 7.05 (2024-07-30): Potency has been increased from 340 to 350.
• Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07):
  • Potency has been changed from 380 to 340.
  • Execution requirement has been changed from both Enochian and Astral Fire to only Astral Fire.
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02): Added.