Patch 5.5

Patch 5.5

"Death unto Dawn"

Expansion

Shadowbringers

Release Date

13 Apr 2021

Promo Page

Link

Patch Notes

5.5, 5.55, 5.57, 5.58

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Introduction

Patch 5.5: Death unto Dawn is the final major content update introduced for Shadowbringers.

Notable Features, Additions, and Changes

New Content

• Main Story: Death unto Dawn: Part 1 (6 quests), Part 2 (3 quests) (5.55)
• Alliance Raid:  The Tower at Paradigm's Breach, the final chapter of the YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse story and raid series
• Dungeon:  Paglth'an
• Chronicles of a New Era: The Sorrow of Werlyt final chapter
  • Trials:  The Cloud Deck,  The Cloud Deck (Extreme)
• Faux Hollows:  The Whorleater (Unreal)
•  Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr: Final chapter (5.55)
  • Resistance Weapons final upgrades
  • Adventuring Forays: Zadnor, a new battlefield, with new skirmishes and critical engagements
    • The Dalriada: New large scale assault (Maximum of 48 players)
  • Resistance Rank cap increased from 15 to 25
• Ishgardian Restoration: Fêtes
• Custom Deliveries: Count Charlemend de Durendaire

System Changes and Additions

• Explorer Mode: Level 70 (Stormblood max-level) dungeons added. Level and item level sync can be disabled. Performance instruments can be used.
• New Game+: Eden, The Sorrow of Werlyt, Tales from the Shadows, YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse (5.55), Shadowbringers Part 4 - 5.4 to 5.55 main story (5.55)
• New Performance Instrument: Electric Guitar (5.55)
  • The Electric Guitar is a Fender® Stratocaster® model as part of a collaboration with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
• Achievement rewards can be now claimed through the Achievement UI.
• High resolution UI graphics available for the Windows version and the PS5 beta version
• World Visit: Can now visit another World from the character select screen.
  • This is intended to be used if you are having trouble logging in to your current World server.
  • You can not choose which World to visit; one with available space will be randomly selected automatically.
• Playstation 5 support added (May 25, 2021)

Miscellaneous

• PlayStation 5 open beta begins
  • Full PlayStation 5 support (5.55)
• Arrows added to target rings to show which direction the target is facing.
• Triple Triad: Now allows one 5★ and one 4★ card, OR two 4★ cards, per deck. Previously you were only allowed one 4★ card or 5★ card.
• In the Bozjan Southern Front, players can now gain notoriety, which increases their chances of being selected for a duel.
  • All notoriety is lost upon being selected for a duel.
• Delubrum Reginae now drops 3   Timeworn Artifacts per completion (5.57)
• Weekly limits removed and 10% echo added on Eden's Promise (Savage) (5.57)
• Weekly limit for Allagan Tomestone of Revelation increased to 900 (5.57)
• Tower at Paradigm's Breach added to Alliance Raid roulette (5.57)
• Weekly limits for Tower at Paradigm's Breach removed (5.58)
• Weekly limits on   Blade of Lost Antiquity removed and 15% echo added on Eden's Promise (Savage) (5.58)
•   Crypt Ester added to Fathard in exchange for all 3 Nier coins (5.58)
•   Diamond Gwiber Trumpet added to C'intana token exchange (5.58)

Note: Not all content listed here will launch on the same day. This article is about the 5.5x season as a whole.