Stoneskin II in Final Fantasy XIV.
Stoneskin II (ストンラスキン, Sutonrasukin?, lit. Stoneraskin) is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series, and is an upgrade to Stoneskin.
Appearances[]
Legacy Final Fantasy XIV[]
Stoneskin II (ストンスキン II, Sutonsukin II?) was an ability that could be learned by Conjurers at rank 42. The ability bestowed the Stoneskin II status to all allies within the area of effect.
After the release of patch 1.20, Stoneskin II was removed and Stoneskin remained a Conjurer spell.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Stoneskin II was a 
Conjurer spell available at level 50. When used, the spell would bestow the 
Stoneskin status to all party members within an area of effect, however the spell could only be used outside of combat. The ability had a cast time 6 seconds and had a cooldown time of 2.5 seconds. Unlike 
Stoneskin, Stoneskin II was not a cross class ability and could only be used by Conjurers and 
White Mages.
Stoneskin II was originally added in response to player feedback about having to recast Stoneskin on each party member individually after falling in battles, a complaint that was also a joke among the development team when testing instanced encounters. It was added in patch 2.45.
After the release of the Stormblood expansion, Stoneskin and Stoneskin II were removed as abilities for players to use in regular content, primarily for balancing reasons among the three healers jobs. Some NPCs retained their ability to cast these spells.
Lost Stoneskin II is a Lost action ability usable in save the queen areas that grants the Stoneskin status to party members within a 15 yalm radius for 30 seconds, erecting a barrier worth 10% of that character's HP, with the status expiring upon the depletion of the barrier or the 30 seconds ending.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Stoneskin II is one of Y'shtola's unique Soul Breaks tied to the staff Thyrus (XIV) which at the expense of two Soul Gauge segments temporarily raises Defense and Resistance of all allies by 200%. If Y'shtola completes battles alive with Thyrus (XIV) equipped, she can eventually master Stoneskin II without needing to be equipped with the weapon in question to use it.
