Phantom Dart

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The following article covers a subject from a previous version of Final Fantasy XIV that has since been removed.

Phantom Dart
(ファントムダート, Fantomudāto?, lit. Phantom Dart)
Icon(s)
Availability
Obtained	A Pup No Longer
Required	Black Mage 30 Summoner 30 Red Mage 30
Classification
Type	Ability
Skillset	Common action
Effect	Deals single-target damage
Additional effect	Increases target's damage taken by 20%
Element	Unaspected
Status	Phantom Dart
Specifications
Cast time	Instant
Recast time	30 seconds (oGCD)
Range	25 yalms
Duration	6 seconds
Potency	1000

Phantom Dart was a PvP-exclusive ability from Final Fantasy XIV that dealt damage to a single target and increased their damage taken. Phantom Dart was available to all magic ranged DPS jobs.

Use

Phantom Dart deals instant damage to the target and increases the damage they take by 20% for its duration. The increased damage taken by the target greatly offsets Phantom Dart's otherwise low potency. When playing with a team, it is best to communicate with teammates when using Phantom Dart so that the entire team can focus their damage on the inflicted target. An enemy can be quickly defeated in this manner.

Phantom Dart is an instant cast off-global cooldown (oGCD) ability. This allows players to weave it between global cooldowns (GCD) after using instant cast weaponskills or spells.

Patch history

Version	Changes
Patch 2.1	Added with a 300s recast and 120 potency. Reduced the target's elemental resistances by 10% for 15s. Required AP obtained from PvP activities to unlock, and could be upgraded with special traits using further AP. AP trait Enhanced Phantom Dart reduced recast to 180s. AP trait Enhanced Phantom Dart II increased potency to 180. AP trait Enhanced Phantom Dart III increased duration to 30s. Was only available to Thaumaturges and Black Mages.
Patch 2.3	Potency increased to 150. Recast time lowered to 90s. Enhanced Phantom Dart II recast time lowered to 60s. Enhanced Phantom Dart III duration lowered to 20s.
Stormblood	Removed.
Shadowbringers	Readded. Now an additional action available to magic ranged DPS jobs; no longer available to as Thaumaturges as they are no longer useable in PvP as of 4.0. Potency increased to 1000. Effect changed to increase damage the user dealt to the target by 10%. Duration lowered to 10s. Recast lowered to 60s. No longer requires AP and AP traits no longer available, as AP system was removed in 4.0.
Patch 5.1	No longer an additional action and is instead available by default to magic ranged DPS jobs. Recast lowered to 30s. Effect changed to increased damage dealt to the target from all sources by 20%. Duration lowered to 6s.