Inundation

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Description: Grants a bonus to skillchain damage based on the number of weaponskill weapon types used on the target.
Type: White Magic Skill: Enfeebling Magic
Target: Enemy Element: Element: Light
Casting Time: 3 seconds Recast Time: 20 seconds
Cost: 48MP Duration: 5 minutes
Range: 21'
Cumulative Enmity: Question Volatile Enmity: Question
Command: /ma "Inundation" <t>
Scroll: Inundation (Scroll) description.png
Scroll Flags: Obtainable from Goblin Box, Usable inside Mog Garden, Can Use, CanSendPOL, NPC tradable
AH Listing: Auction House 16.png ➞ Scrolls ➞ White Magic "Find Item on FFXIAH" "Find Inundation on FFXIDB"
Spell/Job Level Information
Job Level Condition
Red Mage 64 N/A


Notes

  • Inundation provides a debuff which makes the target take more damage from skillchains IF different WEAPON TYPES are used in said skillchain.
  • Different players (or npcs/trusts) must do the weapon skills in said skillchain to grant the bonus multiplier. [1] [2] [3]
  • For example a skillchain only consisting of Sword weapon skills will get nothing from this spell whereas a skillchain consisting of Sword, Scythe and Polearm will receive a considerable bonus. SE has confirmed a x1.2 increase per weapon type (Reference below).
  • Including pets, there are 15 total types of weapons, which means that the maximum value that can be reached with Inundation is a 12.8x increase [4]
  • The damage bonus is retained across skillchains for a duration Information Needed; the maximum bonus does not require one continuous skillchain. [5]
  • This spell cannot be resisted, except by enemies which are completely immune to magic.
  • Can be cast on a target which already has the effect, and it will overwrite itself, resetting the timer.
  • SCH using Immanence does not count as a weapon type.


Purchased From...
NPC Name Zone Notes
Hasim Lower Jeuno - (H-9) 73,500 Gil
Creepstix Lower Jeuno - (H-9) 73,500 Gil


References

  1. https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/47174-Freshly-Picked-Vana-diel-18-Digest?p=550491&viewfull=1#post550491 Freshly Picked Vana'diel 18 Digest, OF
    (Akihiko Matsui: "When casting Inundation on a monster, you will gain a skillchain damage bonus when multiple players perform skillchains using different weapon types.")
  2. https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/46258-Job-Adjustments-in-March-2015-Update?p=544032&viewfull=1#post544032 Job Adjustments in March 2015 Update, OF
    (Akihiko Matsui: We are planning to make the revamped Ardor have an effect where a skillchain damage bonus will be given depending on the amount of players that participate in the skillchain and the amount of weapon variety present. This means that it will be possible to achieve higher damage when skillchaining with other players and other weapon types compared to skillchaining by yourself.)
  3. Talk:Inundation#Notes (Shynoe: "Tried Inundation with self-skillchains using icarus wings. Even if I swapped weapons, there was no bonus skillchain damage. I did SCs with Archery -> Sword and Dagger -> Sword.")
  4. http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/49533-Inundation?p=588825#post588825 EN Dev Post (Camate, OF)
  5. Talk:Inundation#New_new_test_(I_hope_i_got_this_right_this_time) Inundation 2-step, 3-step, 4-step skillchain damage logs (Songen, BG)