Gouge (Final Fantasy XIV)

Gouge was a pet spell from Final Fantasy XIV used by the 's and 's Topaz Carbuncle, dealing single-target damage. Once the Summoner upgraded Topaz Carbuncle to Titan-Egi, Gouge was upgraded to . Gouge was removed in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Mechanics==
 	GougeTopaz Carbuncle 	SpellPet action
Effects 	
*Executed automatically by Topaz Carbuncle
*Dealt magic earth damage to a single target 	
*Executed automatically by Topaz Carbuncle
*Dealt magic earth damage to a single target
Traits 	
*Hidden trait that reduced pet damage by 20%
*: Increased pet damage by 10%
*: Increased pet damage by 30% 	
*Hidden trait that reduced pet damage by 20%
*: Increased pet damage by 10%
*: Increased pet damage by 30%
Interactions 	
*: Increased damage dealt by 5% while active 	
*: Increased damage dealt by 5% while active
Base damage formula:Damage = \lfloor 40 * f(Intelligence_{DMG}) * f(Determination) \rfloor * f(Magic Damage) \rfloor * 0.8 \rfloor * Trait \rfloorWhere Trait could be 1.1 with Maim and Mend, 1.3 with Maim and Mend II, or 1 otherwise.	Base damage formula:Damage = \lfloor 40 * f(Intelligence_{DMG}) * f(Determination) \rfloor * f(Magic Damage) \rfloor * 0.8 \rfloor * Trait \rfloorWhere Trait could be 1.1 with Maim and Mend, 1.3 with Maim and Mend II, or 1 otherwise.	Base damage formula:Damage = \lfloor 40 * f(Intelligence_{DMG}) * f(Determination) \rfloor * f(Magic Damage) \rfloor * 0.8 \rfloor * Trait \rfloorWhere Trait could be 1.1 with Maim and Mend, 1.3 with Maim and Mend II, or 1 otherwise.
==Use==
Topaz Carbuncle used Gouge as an auto-attack; so long as Topaz Carbuncle had been ordered to attack an enemy with the Guard or Sic commands, it would automatically use Gouge whenever its recast allows. Despite being a spell, Gouge was not on the global cooldown (GCD), and thus its use would not conflict with Topaz Carbuncle's other spells.
Gouge dealt light single-target damage. While its damage was unimpressive, against a single target Gouge alone would generally outperform Emerald Carbuncle's and combined, while allowing the player the added utility of . However, in any situation with 2 or more enemies Emerald Carbuncle would greatly outperform Gouge, and once Ifrit-Egi was unlocked it lost its single-target niche.
== Patch history ==
Version 	Changes
A Realm Reborn	Added with 70 potency and increased enmity.Dealt unaspected physical damage.Level 24 Arcanist trait gave Gouge a 20% of granting whenever it dealt critical damage, increasing spell speed by 20% for 8s.
Heavensward 	Damage type changed to magic earth damage.
Stormblood 	Enhanced Pet Actions removed.Level 62 Summoner trait added, which gave Gouge a 15% chance to grant , upgrading and to . no longer available in PvP, and by extension Topaz Carbuncle and Gouge.
Patch 4.1 	Ruin Mastery effect changed, no longer interacted with Gouge.Replaced with , which now upgraded to Ruin IV, rather than Ruin and Ruin III.
Shadowbringers	Potency reduced to 40.Increased enmity removed.Enhanced Ruin II effect changed, no longer interacted with Gouge.
Endwalker 	Removed.
Category:Removed actions in Final Fantasy XIV