Direct Hit Rate
Affects the rate at which your physical and magic attacks land Direct Hits, dealing 25% more damage than normal hits (this percentage of extra damage is fixed). The higher the value, the higher the frequency with which your hits will be direct. A direct hit is indicated by the flying text damage number being in a slightly-larger font.
When under an effect that increases the chance of a Direct Hit, actions that are guaranteed to deal a Direct Hit will deal increased damage, according to the Direct Hit Rate (as of Patch 6.2).
If an attack is both a Critical Hit and a Direct Hit, it is considered a Critical Direct Hit, and the damage boosts of the two effects are multiplied by each other. A critical direct hit is indicated by the flying text damage number having two exclamation points (!!).
Heals can Critical Hit, but they cannot be Direct Hits.
History
- Direct Hit Rate replaced Accuracy in Patch 4.0 with the release of Stormblood.
Materia
| Item | Icon | Effect | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavens' Eye Materia I | Direct Hit Rate +1 | Item Level 15 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia II | Direct Hit Rate +2 | Item Level 30 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia III | Direct Hit Rate +3 | Item Level 45 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia IV | Direct Hit Rate +4 | Item Level 70 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia V | Direct Hit Rate +6 | Item Level 160 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia VI | Direct Hit Rate +16 | Item Level 290 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia VII | Direct Hit Rate +8 | Item Level 420 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia VIII | Direct Hit Rate +24 | Item Level 420 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia IX | Direct Hit Rate +12 | Item Level 560 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia X | Direct Hit Rate +36 | Item Level 560 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia XI | Direct Hit Rate +18 | Item Level 690 | |
| Heavens' Eye Materia XII | Direct Hit Rate +54 | Item Level 690 |
Actions and Traits
Increased chance of direct hit
Actions and traits that increase the chance of a direct hit:
- Army's Paeon (
Bard) - Battle Voice (
Bard) - Devilment (
Dancer) - Aetheric Mimicry (
Blue Mage) - Pure Essence of the Gambler (Lost Action)
- Phantom Aim (
Phantom Ranger) - Enhanced Phantom Aim (
Phantom Ranger) - Enhanced Phantom Aim II (
Phantom Ranger)
Guaranteed direct hit
Actions and traits that guarantee a direct hit:
- Berserk (
Warrior) - Inner Release (
Warrior) - Chaotic Cyclone (
Warrior) - Inner Chaos (
Warrior) - Primal Rend (
Warrior) - Primal Ruination (
Warrior) - Reassemble (
Machinist) - Full Metal Field (
Machinist) - Starfall Dance (
Dancer) - Hammer Stamp (
Pictomancer) - Hammer Brush (
Pictomancer) - Polishing Hammer (
Pictomancer)