Stone III (Final Fantasy XIV)

Stone III is a White Mage spell from Final Fantasy XIV that deals single-target earth-aspected damage to a target.

Use[]

Stone III deals moderate damage to a single target. Starting from level 54, the ability is the White Mage's primary method of inflicting direct damage to a single target for Heavensward content and early Stormblood content. Combining Stone III with Presence of Mind at the start of the boss encounter is a common strategy used to unleash a large amount of DPS at the battle's start. In addition, players must also attempt to weave in their Assize OGCD action when performing their Stone III rotation throughout an encounter.

Once the player reaches White Mage level 64, Stone III automatically upgrades to Stone IV and is no longer usable outside of content synced below level 64.

Mechanics[]

PvE
Base mechanics	Deals earth damage with a potency of 230. Activates the global cooldown
Traits	Innate: Stone Mastery II upgrades Stone II to Stone III. Level 54: Stone Mastery III upgrades Stone III to Stone IV

Patch history[]

Version	Changes
Heavensward	Acquired at level 54. Added at 210 potency and 5% base MP cost.
Stormblood	Stone Mastery II added at level 54 to upgrade Stone II to Stone III. Stone Mastery III added at level 64 to upgrade Stone III to Stone IV.
Shadowbringers	Potency changed from 210 to 240. MP cost set at 400 with MP system overhaul.
Endwalker	Potency changed from 240 to 230. Cast time changed from 2.5s to 1.5s.

PvP version

Version	Changes
Stormblood	Added with 1,000 potency, 1.3s cast time, and 2.3s recast. MP cost set at 500. Inflicted Heavy for 3s, reducing movement speed by 50%.
Shadowbringers	No longer available in PvP. Replaced with Glare