Bane

This Action was part of a previous release of Final Fantasy XIV. It has since been removed.
Bane Icon.pngBane
Removed Action

Spreads a target's Bio and Miasma effects to nearby enemies.
Potency is reduced by 60% for all remaining enemies.
Duration: Full duration of original effects
No effect if target is not suffering from Bio or Miasma effects inflicted by you.

Patch Changes
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Patch 6.0 Endwalker release:
  • This action was removed from the game.
Patch 5.1
  • No longer spreads the Ruination status effect to nearby targets.
  • The additional effect of "Afflicts target with Bio III and Miasma III" has been added.
Patch 5.0 Shadowbringers release:
  • Now acquired by the summoner job.
  • Effect now also spreads a target's Ruination to nearby enemies.
  • Potency reduction has been changed from "20% for the second enemy, 40% for the third, 60% for the fourth, and 80% for all remaining enemies" to "60% for all remaining enemies."
  • The additional effect "Aethertrail Attunement" has been removed.
  • Aether Gauge cost has been removed.
Patch 4.1
  • Fixed an issue wherein having a certain Direct Hit value would increase the damage over time effect spread by this action.
Patch 4.0 Stormblood release:
  • Potency is now reduced by 20% for the second enemy, 40% for the third, 60% for the fourth, and 80% for all remaining enemies.
  • The additional effect "Increases Faerie Gauge by 10" has been added.
Patch 3.21
  • The damage calculations of Bio, Bio II, and Miasma spread by Bane will now be affected by the beneficial and detrimental effects of targets (PvP only).
Patch 2.1
  • The range of effect has been increased from 5y to 8y. Also, when a target's Bio, Bio II, and Miasma are spread to nearby enemies, their durations will not be reset if longer than the original effect duration.
Patch 2.0 A Realm Reborn release:
  • Bane has been added to the game.

Acquired: Arcanist Icon 1.png Arcanist (Lv. 30)
Affinity: Arcanist Icon 1.png ACNSummoner Icon 1.png SMN
Cast: The amount of time it takes from pressing an ability, to when the ability activates.Instant
Recast: The amount of time it takes from using an ability, to being able to use it again.10s
Range: The range of an ability, measured between player and target, in yalms.25y
Radius: Targeted AoE (epicenter: afflicted target; angle: 360°)8y