Self-destruct
Self-destruct
Magical
Fire
Point Blank Circle“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.
Acquisition
| Creature | Level | Race | Clan | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Cherry Bomb | 50 | Voidsent | Bomb |  Bomb-edy of Errors
|
| Blasting Cap | 17 | Voidsent | Bomb |  Copperbell Mines
|
| Bright Balloon | 29 | Voidsent | Bomb | North Shroud (17.5,27.1) |
| Gas Bomb | 20 | Voidsent | Bomb | Halatali
|
| Glide Bomb | 12 | Voidsent | Bomb | Western Thanalan (27,17) |
| Lady's Candle | 28 | Voidsent | Bomb | Haukke Manor
|
| Shrapnel | 38 | Voidsent | Bomb | 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 (ie, hit it at least once).
Other Tips
- "Incapacitate" here means "KO", as in you'll need a Raise to get back up afterward.
- The
Toad Oil spell necessary for the increased damage from the additional effect is conveniently available to learn Western Thanalan, the same zone as the Glide Bombs. - Using this spell is the only method of incapacitating oneself in safe zones. This spell 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.
- This spell can also be used as a pseudo-teleport to the player's
Return point, since you are sent there upon being KO'd, and you can use this spell to KO yourself on command. - Since this spell KO's you, it will lower your Gear Durability by 2% when you use it.
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.