Outburst

Outburst is an Arcanist and Summoner spell from Final Fantasy XIV that deals damage in an area of effect.

Mechanics[]

PvE version
Mechanics	Deals unaspected magic damage with a potency of 100 to target and nearby enemies Activates the global cooldown (GCD) Potency is increased by 20 during Aethercharge
Traits	Innate: Maim and Mend increases damage by 10% Level 40: Maim and Mend II increases damage by 30% Level 58: Aethercharge Mastery upgrades Aethercharge to Dreadwyrm Trance, which replaces Outburst with Astral Flare while active Level 70: Enhanced Dreadwyrm Trance upgrades Dreadwyrm Trance to Summon Bahamut; interaction with Outburst unchanged Level 74: Outburst Mastery upgrades Outburst to Tri-disaster
Formulae	Base damage formula: ${\displaystyle Damage = \lfloor Potency * f(Intelligence_{DMG}) * f(Determination) \rfloor * f(Magic Damage) \rfloor * Trait \rfloor}$ Where Potency can be 100 normally or 120 during Aethercharge; Trait can be 1.1 with Maim and Mend or 1.3 with Maim and Mend II.
	Cast/recast time formula: ${\displaystyle Cast = \lfloor ( 100 - Haste ) * \lfloor ( 2 - f(Spell Speed) ) * Time \rfloor / 1000 \rfloor / 100 }$ Where Time can be 1500 for cast time or 2500 for recast time.
PvP version
Base mechanics	Deals unaspected magic damage with a potency of 1000 to target and nearby enemies Activates the global cooldown (GCD) Replaced by Brand of Purgatory during Firebird Trance

Use[]

Outburst deals damage to a target and nearby enemies, providing steady area of effect (AoE) damage. It is the baseline AoE spell for Summoners, having a low MP cost and a global cooldown (GCD) recast. While Summoners have access to stronger AoE abilities, they all require specific conditions, limiting how frequently they can be used. When none of these actions are available to use, Outburst is the spell to fall back on.

Outburst should only be used in encounters where it will hit 3 or more enemies. Any less, and a simple Ruin will provide better damage output.

Aethercharge will increase Outburst's damage by roughly 20% while active. When Aethercharge is upgraded to Dreadwyrm Trance and later Summon Bahamut, these effects will instead upgrade Outburst to Astral Flare, roughly an 80% increase.

Outburst's cast time is slightly shorter than the 2.5 second global cooldown (GCD), allowing players a short window in which they can use off-global cooldown (oGCD) abilities such as Energy Drain between spellcasts.

PvP[]

Outburst behaves nearly identically in PvP, but no longer interacts with Dreadwyrm Trance, instead being upgraded to Brand of Purgatory during Firebird Trance.

Patch history[]

Version	Changes
Shadowbringers	Added as a level 40 Summoner spell with 70 potency, 2.5 second cast time, and 400 MP cost Obtained from the quest Shadowing the Summoner Ruination status inflicted by Tri-disaster increased Outburst's potency against the afflict targets by 20 for 15 seconds Firebird Trance replaced Outburst with Brand of Purgatory while active Level 72 trait Enhanced Bane allowed Bane to spread Ruination to nearby enemies Level 76 trait Enhanced Tri-disaster extended Ruination duration to 30 seconds
Patch 5.1	Tri-disaster and Bane no longer inflict Ruination Level 76 trait Enhanced Outburst added to replace Enhanced Tri-disaster, increasing Outburst's potency to 90
Endwalker	Required level reduced to 26; now available to Arcanists; no longer obtained from a quest Base potency increased to 100 Cast time reduced to 1.5 seconds MP cost reduced to 300 Aethercharge added, increasing Outburst's potency by 20 while active Dreadwyrm Trance and Summon Bahamut now replace Outburst with Astral Flare while active No longer replaced by Brand of Purgatory due to level difference Enhanced Outburst removed Level 74 Summoner trait Outburst Mastery upgrades Outburst to Tri-disaster

PvP version

Version	Changes
Shadowbringers	Added with a 2 second cast time
Patch 5.3	Cast time reduced to 1.5 seconds

Behind the scenes[]

Outburst uses the same graphical effects as Tri-bind, a long-standing Summoner spell which Outburst replaced in the Shadowbringers expansion.