Outburst

Outburst is an and spell from Final Fantasy XIV that deals damage in an area of effect.
==Mechanics==
PvE version 	PvE version
Mechanics 	
*Deals unaspected magic damage with a potency of 100 to target and nearby enemies
*Activates the global cooldown (GCD)
*Potency is increased by 20 during
Traits 	
*Innate: increases damage by 10%
*Level 40: increases damage by 30%
*Level 58: upgrades Aethercharge to , which replaces Outburst with while active
*Level 70: upgrades Dreadwyrm Trance to ; interaction with Outburst unchanged
*Level 74: upgrades Outburst to
Formulae 	Base damage formula:Damage = \lfloor Potency * f(Intelligence_{DMG}) * f(Determination) \rfloor * f(Magic Damage) \rfloor * Trait \rfloorWhere Potency can be 100 normally or 120 during Aethercharge; Trait can be 1.1 with Maim and Mend or 1.3 with Maim and Mend II.
Formulae 	Cast/recast time formula:Cast = \lfloor ( 100 - Haste ) * \lfloor ( 2 - f(Spell Speed) ) * Time \rfloor / 1000 \rfloor / 100 Where Time can be 1500 for cast time or 2500 for recast time.
PvP version 	PvP version
Base mechanics	
*Deals unaspected magic damage with a potency of 1000 to target and nearby enemies
*Activates the global cooldown (GCD)
*Replaced by during
==Use==
Outburst deals damage to a target and nearby enemies, providing steady area of effect (AoE) damage. It is the baseline AoE spell for Summoners, having a low MP cost and a global cooldown (GCD) recast. While Summoners have access to stronger AoE abilities, they all require specific conditions, limiting how frequently they can be used. When none of these actions are available to use, Outburst is the spell to fall back on.
Outburst should only be used in encounters where it will hit 3 or more enemies. Any less, and a simple will provide better damage output.
 will increase Outburst's damage by roughly 20% while active. When Aethercharge is upgraded to and later , these effects will instead upgrade Outburst to , roughly an 80% increase.
Outburst's cast time is slightly shorter than the 2.5 second global cooldown (GCD), allowing players a short window in which they can use off-global cooldown (oGCD) abilities such as between spellcasts.
===PvP===
Outburst behaves nearly identically in PvP, but no longer interacts with Dreadwyrm Trance, instead being upgraded to during .
== Patch history ==
Version 	Changes
Shadowbringers	
*Added as a level 40 Summoner spell with 70 potency, 2.5 second cast time, and 400 MP cost
*Obtained from the quest 
* status inflicted by increased Outburst's potency against the afflict targets by 20 for 15 seconds
* replaced Outburst with while active
*Level 72 trait allowed to spread Ruination to nearby enemies
*Level 76 trait extended Ruination duration to 30 seconds
Patch 5.1 	
*Tri-disaster and Bane no longer inflict Ruination
*Level 76 trait added to replace Enhanced Tri-disaster, increasing Outburst's potency to 90
Endwalker 	
*Required level reduced to 26; now available to Arcanists; no longer obtained from a quest
*Base potency increased to 100
*Cast time reduced to 1.5 seconds
*MP cost reduced to 300
*Aethercharge added, increasing Outburst's potency by 20 while active
*Dreadwyrm Trance and Summon Bahamut now replace Outburst with Astral Flare while active
*No longer replaced by Brand of Purgatory due to level difference
*Enhanced Outburst removed
*Level 74 Summoner trait Outburst Mastery upgrades Outburst to
Version 	Changes
Shadowbringers	
*Added with a 2 second cast time
Patch 5.3 	
*Cast time reduced to 1.5 seconds
== Behind the scenes ==
Outburst uses the same graphical effects as , a long-standing Summoner spell which Outburst replaced in the Shadowbringers expansion.
Category:Arcanist actions in Final Fantasy XIV
Category:Summoner actions in Final Fantasy XIV