Slipstream (Final Fantasy XIV)

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Slipstream
(スリップストリーム, Surippusutorīmu?, lit. Slipstream)
Icon(s)
Availability
Required	Garuda-Egi Summoner 40
Classification
Type	Spell
Skillset	Pet action
Effect	Deals damage to target and nearby enemies
Additional effect	Creates a windstorm centered around the target, dealing damage to any enemies who enter
Element	Wind
Status	Gale Enforcer With Enhanced Egi Assault: Further Ruin
Specifications
Cast time	Instant
Recast time	1.5 seconds (oGCD)
Range	25 yalms
Area of effect	5-yalm radius
Duration	9 seconds (3 ticks)
Potency	Base: 50 Gale Enforcer base: 50 Gale Enforcer DoT: 50 Total: 250

Slipstream is a pet spell from Final Fantasy XIV used by the Summoner's Garuda-Egi when commanded by Egi Assault II, dealing area of effect damage and additional damage over time. It is the upgraded form of Emerald Carbuncle's Glittering Emerald.

Mechanics

	Slipstream Garuda-Egi	Spell Pet action
Effects	Executed when commanded by Egi Assault II Deals magic wind damage to target and nearby enemies Grants Garuda-Egi Gale Enforcer, creating a windstorm around target for 9 seconds Gale Enforcer area deals additional magic wind damage on creation and every 3 seconds
Traits	Hidden trait that reduces pet damage by 20% Maim and Mend II: Increases pet damage by 30% Enhanced Ruin II: Causes Slipstream to generate Further Ruin
Interactions	Ruin II: Replaced by Ruin IV while under the effect of Further Ruin Devotion: Increases damage dealt by 5% for duration
Base direct damage formula: $Damage = \lfloor 50 * f(Intelligence_{DMG}) * f(Determination) \rfloor * f(Magic Damage) \rfloor * 0.8 \rfloor * 1.3 \rfloor$
Gale Enforcer damage over time formula: $Damage = \lfloor 50 * f(Magic Damage) \rfloor * f(Intelligence_{DMG}) \rfloor * f(Spell Speed) \rfloor * f(Determination) \rfloor * 0.8 \rfloor * 1.3 \rfloor +1$

Damage over time (DoT) effects deal damage every server tick, or 3 seconds, independent of the effect's duration. This means that the effect may deal damage anywhere between 0 and 3 seconds after it is applied, and in 3 second intervals afterwards. In addition, DoT areas deal an extra tick of damage on creation independent of their timer.

Use

Slipstream is Garuda-Egi's Assault II action, dealing light area of effect (AoE) damage on impact and granting Garuda-Egi Gale Enforcer, dealing additional damage over time in the target area. Unlike normal DoT effects, Gale Enforcer's damage is caused by a stationary effect in the target area rather than a debuff, and enemies can avoid taking damage by moving out of the area. This area is maintained by the Gale Enforcer buff; should the buff be removed or Garuda-Egi be dismissed for any reason, the DoT area will immediately vanish. Only one Gale Enforcer area can be active at a time.

Slipstream boasts greater potency than Aerial Slash, its Assault I counterpart, but as the majority of its damage is dealt over time and only one Gale Enforcer can active, Aerial Slash can provide better burst damage in short encounters. Likewise, Titan-Egi's Assault II, Mountain Buster has the same potency as Slipstream's total in a single hit. Switching to Titan-Egi and using Egi Assault II for a couple quick Mountain Busters can be preferable to using them for Slipstream in short encounters, but Titan-Egi's low overall damage will result in a DPS loss over prolonged periods.

Patch history

Version	Changes
Shadowbringers	Added with 20 potency and 15 second duration.
Patch 5.1	Potency increased to 50. Duration reduced to 9 seconds.