Thunder in Magenta

This article is about the PvE action. For the PvP action, see Thunder in Magenta (PvP).

 

Thunder in Magenta

Acquired

 PCT (actions)

Level

60

Type

Spell

MP Cost

400

Casting

2.3s

Recast

3.3s (GCD)

Range

25y

Targeting

Enemy

Patch

7.0

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Deals lightning damage with a potency of 940.
Additional Effect: Grants White Paint
Maximum Stacks: 5
Can only be executed while under the effect of Subtractive Palette and Aetherhues II.
Consumes a stack of Hyperphantasia if available upon execution.
This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.

※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
※Stone in Yellow changes to Thunder in Magenta when requirements for execution are met.

— In-game description

Thunder in Magenta is an action unlocked at level 60. It is available for Pictomancer.

Related traits

•   Enhanced Artistry (Lv. 80) - Grants White Paint upon the landing of Water in Blue, Water II in Blue, Thunder in Magenta, and Thunder II in Magenta.
•   Pictomancy Mastery II (Lv. 74) - Increases the potency of Fire in Red to 380, Aero in Green to 420, Water in Blue to 460, Fire II in Red to 150, Aero II in Green to 170, Water II in Blue to 190, Hammer Stamp to 500, Blizzard in Cyan to 680, Stone in Yellow to 720, Thunder in Magenta to 830, Blizzard II in Cyan to 330, Stone II in Yellow to 350, and Thunder II in Magenta to 370.
•   Pictomancy Mastery III (Lv. 84) - Increases the potency of Fire in Red to 420, Aero in Green to 460, Water in Blue to 500, Pom Muse to 800, Winged Muse to 800, Mog of the Ages to 1,000, Hammer Stamp to 540, Blizzard in Cyan to 750, Stone in Yellow to 790, Thunder in Magenta to 830, and Holy in White to 500.
•   Pictomancy Mastery IV (Lv. 94) - Increases the potency of Fire in Red to 490, Aero in Green to 530, Water in Blue to 570, Fire II in Red to 180, Aero II in Green to 200, Water II in Blue to 220, Hammer Stamp to 560, Blizzard in Cyan to 860, Stone in Yellow to 900, Thunder in Magenta to 940, Blizzard II in Cyan to 360, Stone II in Yellow to 380, Thunder II in Magenta to 400, Holy in White to 600, Hammer Brush to 580, Polishing Hammer to 600, and Comet in Black to 940.

Notes

• Potency is 640 prior to learning the   Pictomancy Mastery II trait. It continues to increase upon learning subsequent traits at higher levels.

Trivia

• When pictomancer was originally released in patch 7.0, it was approximately a 1% DPS gain to skip casting Thunder in Magenta and cast   Water in Blue instead, as the higher potency of Thunder in Magenta did not outweigh the loss of palette gauge, which was gained from casting Water in Blue. Players have therefore developed unconventional rotations where they clicked off or used a macro to remove the Subtractive Palette or Aetherhues II buffs. This was acknowledged as unintended by Square Enix, and Aetherhues / Aetherhues II were made unable to be manually disabled in patch 7.01.

History

• Patch 7.3 (2025-08-05):
  • Potency has been reduced from 670 to 640.
  • Potency increase from the trait Pictomancy Mastery II has been changed from 790 to 760.
  • Potency increase from the trait Pictomancy Mastery III has been changed from 870 to 830.
  • Potency increase from the trait Pictomancy Mastery IV has been changed from 980 to 940.
• Patch 7.2 (2025-03-25):
  • Potency has been increased from 600 to 670.
  • The trait Pictomancy Mastery II will now increase potency from 710 to 790.
  • The trait Pictomancy Mastery III will now increase potency from 780 to 870.
  • The trait Pictomancy Mastery IV will now increase potency from 880 to 980.
• Patch 7.0 (2024-07-02): Added.