Blue Mage Changes Detailed in FFXIV 6.45 Patch Notes

The FFXIV Lodestone website now features the full 6.45 patch notes. While some specific details for certain quests are left vague to avoid spoilers, exact information about questlines, dungeons, characters, and new items appeared. However, one of the most notable FFXIV updates have to do with the Blue Mage, as job additions for it were announced back in March 2023.

To start, six Blue Mage job quests appeared in the FFXIV 6.45 patch notes. The first one is “And the Crowd Goes Mild” and appears when you have a Blue Mage at level 70 and beat “Reflections in Crystal”  and “A Future in Blue.” You can then talk to Martyn at Ul’dah – Steps of Thal (X:12.5 Y:13.0) to kick off the new series of quests. Following that, you’ll periodically return to that location and speak to either Martyn or P’yandih to continue the quest line. While exact names for ensuing quests didn’t appear in the patch notes, each one notes you will need to be at levels 73, 75, 78, and 80, as well as know certain spells or finish a Masked Carnivale to keep going. The level 80 level cap is also new for the job.

There are other Blue Mage additions in FFXIV too. For example, the DPS Quests now includes Blue Mage Part 4. There are new log entries, for people who want lore. There will be more information about recast timers for blue magic.

Also, the following new Blue Mage spells appeared in the patch notes:

• Aetheric Mimicry: Aetheric Mimicry: Healer now increases the potency of all healing effects.
• Ice Spikes: Veil of the Whorl and Schiltron cannot be applied simultaneously.
• Veil of the Whorl: Ice Spikes and Schiltron cannot be applied simultaneously.

Other major additions came up in the FFXIV 6.45 patch notes as well. Mount Rokkon, Another Mount Rokkon, and Another Mount Rokkon (Savage) can be challenged. There are two more Manderville Weapons, two new Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures quests, four Splendorous Tools quests, and two extra Variant Dungeons. Lots of new items are there, as you can get Furnishing Design Contest 2019 furniture, Weapon Design Contest equipment, new recipes, more Orchestrion Rolls, a new mount, a new minion, new fashion items, extra Triple Triad cards, a new hairstyle, more emotes, and splendorous tools enhancements.

Final Fantasy XIV is available for the PS4, PS5, and PC. 6.45 is live now and the full patch notes are at the Lodestone.

Related: FFXIV Blue Mage Leveling Guide (1-80) on Attack of the Fanboy