Blizzard II (Final Fantasy XIV)

Blizzard II
(ブリザラ, Burizara?, lit. Blizzara)
Icon(s)
Availability
Required	Thaumaturge 12 Black Mage 12
Classification
Type	Spell
Skillset	Class action
Effect	Deals damage to all nearby enemies
Additional effect	Grants Umbral Ice or removes Astral Fire
Element	Ice
Specifications
MP cost	800
Cast time	2 seconds
Recast time	2.5 seconds (GCD)
Range	Self
Area of effect	5-yalm radius
Duration	15 seconds
Potency	50
Related pages
Recurring appearance	Blizzara (ability)

Blizzard II is a Thaumaturge and Black Mage spell from Final Fantasy XIV that deals damage to all nearby enemies and grants Umbral Ice.

See also: Blizzard (Final Fantasy XIV), Blizzard III (Final Fantasy XIV), or Blizzard IV (Final Fantasy XIV)

Mechanics

Blizzard II Blizzard II Thaumaturge/Black Mage 12 Spell Class action Effects Deals magic ice damage to nearby enemies Grants one stack of Umbral Ice for 15 seconds or removes all stacks of Astral Fire, represented on the Elemental Gauge Umbral Ice initially allows only a single stack Activates the global cooldown Interactions Astral Fire and Umbral Ice variably affect the MP costs, potencies, and cast times of Fire- and Ice-elemental spells; see below for more information Enochian increases damage by 15%; can only be used under the effect of Umbral Ice or Astral Fire, and ends if neither effect is active Blizzard IV and Umbral Soul can only be used under the effect of both Umbral Ice and Enochian Triplecast reduces the cast time of the next three spells to instant for 15 seconds Swiftcast reduces the next spell's cast time to instant for 10 seconds Surecast allows spells to be cast without interruption for 6 seconds Traits Maim and Mend increases damage by 10% and allows for a second Umbral Ice stack Maim and Mend II increases damage by 30% and allows for a third Umbral Ice stack Aspect Mastery causes Astral Fire III and Umbral Ice III to remove the MP cost of most spells of the opposing element Base direct damage formula: $Damage = \lfloor 50 * f(Intelligence_{DMG}) * f(Determination) \rfloor * f(Magic Damage) \rfloor * Trait \rfloor$ Where Trait can be 1.1 with Maim and Mend, 1.3 with Maim and Mend II, or 1 otherwise. Cast time formula: $Cast = \lfloor ( 100 - Haste ) * \lfloor ( 2 - f(Spell Speed) ) * 2000 \rfloor / 1000 \rfloor * Astral Fire Mod \rfloor / 100$ Where Astral Fire Mod is 0.5 for during Astral Fire III or 1 otherwise. Recast time formula: $Cast = \lfloor ( 100 - Haste ) * \lfloor ( 2 - f(Spell Speed) ) * 2500 \rfloor / 1000 \rfloor / 100$ Umbral Ice and Astral Fire effects Effect MP regen Ice spells Fire spells MP cost Potency Cast time MP cost Potency Cast time Umbral Ice x16 x0.75 — — x0.5 x0.9 — Umbral Ice II x23.5 x0.75 — — x0.25 x0.8 — Umbral Ice III x31 x0 — — x0.25 ( x0) x0.7 x0.5 Astral Fire x0 x0.5 x0.9 — x2 x1.4 — Astral Fire II x0 x0.25 x0.8 — x2 x1.6 — Astral Fire III x0 x0.25 ( x0) x0.7 x0.5 x2 x1.8 —

Use

Blizzard deals light damage to all nearby enemies. It is the first area of effect (AoE) attack Black Mages gain access to. Blizzard II grants and maintains Umbral Ice, which significantly increases MP regeneration after expending it in the Astral Fire phase. However, Blizzard II's potency is low even for an AoE action, and it will only outdamage Blizzard when hitting 4 or more enemies rather than the 3 enemies standard for other AoE actions. Blizzard II also requires the user to move into the middle of the action within melee range of opponents, putting them at risk of opposing close range AoE attacks.

While under the effect of Astral Fire, Blizzard II will remove all stacks of that effect instead of applying Umbral Ice, thus requiring two casts to enter Umbral Ice. Transpose can be used to more quickly switch phases.

Once Freeze becomes available it mostly replaces Blizzard II and Transpose, as it can bring the Black Mage to Umbral Ice III in a single cast. Freeze also has better DPS and MP efficiency than Blizzard II, and can be used from a safe distance, leaving Blizzard II with no real niche.

Patch history

Version	Changes
A Realm Reborn	Added with 100 potency, 8% base MP cost, and a 2.5s cast time. Inflicted Bind for 4s. Granted the Umbral Ice status for 10s, or removed the Astral Fire status.
Patch 2.1	Potency reduced to 50. Bind duration increased to 8s. Now available as an additional action to Arcanists, Summoners, Scholars, Conjurers, and White Mages.
Heavensward	Now available as an additional action to Astrologians.
Patch 3.2	Umbral Ice duration increased to 12s.
Stormblood	Umbral Ice and Astral Fire are now part of the Elemental Gauge and are no longer represented by status effects. Umbral Ice duration increased to 13s. No longer available as an additional action. No longer available in PvP.
Shadowbringers	MP cost set at 800 with MP system overhaul. Umbral Ice duration increased to 15s. No longer inflicts Bind.