Final Sting

Acquired: BLU (actions)
Level: 1
Type: Spell
Index: 8
Rank: ★★
Damage Type: Physical
Aspect: Piercing
Casting: 2s

Recast: 2.5s (GCD)
Range: 3y
Radius: 0y

Targeting: Enemy
Patch: 4.5

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Deals physical damage with a potency of 2,000 while incapacitating self.
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

Final Sting is an action unlocked at level 1. It is available for Blue Mage.

Flavor Text

A desperate mage's last resort, this technique converts all of the user's life force to an aetherial poison that is then injected into a single adversary. Suffice it to say that, as with the physical sting of the wespe, it should not be relied upon in but the most dire of circumstances.

Acquisition

Creature	Level	Race	Clan	Location
Huge Hornet	1-4	Vilekin	Hornet	Central Thanalan (18.3,26.5)
Killer Wespe	10-13	Vilekin	Hornet	Middle La Noscea (15.2,15.4)
Temple Bee	35	Vilekin	Giant Hornet	The Sunken Temple of Qarn

Tips

Acquisition Tips

Wait for the enemy to cast Final Sting. Tag it (ie, hit it at least once), but do not kill it.

Make sure you keep your HP high or full since Final Sting will kill the enemy using it. You don't need to worry about how to kill the target, but you do need to be concerned about staying alive! If you die, you will not learn the spell.

Other Tips

"Incapacitate" here means "KO", as in you'll need a Raise to get back up afterward.

History

Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29):
- Potency has been increased from 1,500 to 2,000.
- 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.