1000 Needles

Acquired: BLU (actions)
Level: 1
Type: Spell
Index: 36
Rank: ★★★★
Damage Type: Physical
Aspect: Piercing
MP Cost: 300
Casting: 6s

Recast: 2.5s (GCD)
Range: 0y
Radius: 4y

Targeting: Enemy
Patch: 4.5

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Deals a fixed 1,000 damage which is shared by all enemies around you.

— In-game description

1000 Needles is an action unlocked at level 1. It is available for Blue Mage.

Flavor Text

Highly famed─and feared─due to its frequent use by cactuars, 1000 Needles showers one's surroundings with a hail of slim projectiles. Despite their magical nature, the velocity at which the blue mage's pseudo-spines are propelled ensures that they are quite as painful as the real thing.

Acquisition

Open World

Level 24 Sabotender Bailaor in Flower Power Levequest in Southern Thanalan (x18,y13)
Level 26 Sabotender Bailaor in Southern Thanalan (x16,y15)

Duties

Sabotender Desertor in level 38 Dungeon Cutter's Cry

Tips

Acquisition Tips

Sabotender Bailaor just outside Little Ala Mhigo use 1000 Needles very frequently.

Other Tips

Best leveling spell for BLU.