Spirits Within

 

Spirits Within

Acquired

PLD (actions)

Level

30

Type

Ability

Casting

Instant

Recast

30s

Range

3y

Targeting

Enemy

Quest Req.

Paladin's Pledge

Patch

2.0

“

Delivers an attack with a potency of 270.
Additional Effect: Restores MP

— In-game description

Spirits Within is an action unlocked by questing at level 30. It is available for Paladin.

Related traits

•   Chivalry (Lv. 58) - Restores MP when using Riot Blade or Spirits Within.
•   Spirits Within Mastery (Lv. 86) - Upgrades Spirits Within to Expiacion.
  

Related actions

•   Expiacion

History

• Patch 6.08 (2022-01-24): Potency was increased from 250 to 270.
• Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07):
  • Base potency was changed from 100 to 250.
  • Removed "Potency increases up to 370 as own HP nears maximum."
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
  • Now acquired at level 30 (previously level 45).
  • Maximum potency was increased from 300 to 370.
  • The additional effect "Restores MP" was added upon learning the   Chivalry trait.
• Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20): The additional effect "Silence" was removed.
• Patch 2.0 (2013-08-27): Added.

Trivia

• The action is named after the 2001 film "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within", the first Final Fantasy movie. The movie turned out to be such a big box office failure that it delayed the merging of Square and Enix and led to the closure of Square Pictures.
• The now-removed increase in potency as the user's HP neared maximum was one reason why Paladin was preferred as an off-tank instead of a main tank prior to the release of patch 6.0.