Latent and Hidden Effects (FFXI)
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Latent Effects
Latent Effects are triggered effects, dependant on certain conditions being met.
This can be any of a variety of conditions, from TP being under 100% or a specific subjob, to something more complex like a character being a specific race and eating a specific food.
Latent benefits are listed in an item's description box, however the conditions to unlock them, are not.
Items with Latent Effects
Hidden Effects
Hidden Effects are similar to Latent Effects, in that they also have specific condition to be met to activate them. They are different in that their benefits are in no way listed in their descriptions, and have had to be discovered by curious players.
Items with Hidden Effects
| Item | Hidden Effect | Trigger (if any) |
|---|---|---|
| Bard's Cannions | STR -8, DEX -8, VIT -8, AGI -8, INT +8, MND +8, CHR +8 | Weapon is sheathed |
| Bard's Cannions +1 | INT +8, MND +8, CHR +8 | Weapon is sheathed |
| Bard's Justaucorps | STR -8, DEX -8, VIT -8, AGI -8, INT +8, MND +8, CHR +8 | Drawn weapon |
| Bard's Justaucorps +1 | STR +8, DEX +8, VIT +8, AGI +8 | Drawn weapon |
| Bourdonasse | Blunt damage | |
| Calamar | Allows consumption of raw fish. | |
| Chiroptera Dagger | Slashing damage | |
| Company Sword | DMG:48-56 | Damage rating increases by 2 for every person in your party other than yourself |
| Crude Sword | Blunt damage | |
| Exocets | Allows consumption of raw fish. | |
| Honebami | Blunt damage | |
| Joyeuse | Piercing damage | |
| Nanban Kariginu | Evasion +??? Accuracy +??? | Active after eating Pamamas |
| Narval | Allows consumption of raw fish. | |
| Matron's Knife | Allows consumption of raw fish and raw meat. | |
| Mensur Epee | DMG:47-41 | Damage rating decreases by 2 for every person in your party other than yourself |
| Pagures | Allows consumption of raw fish. | |
| Sirius Axe | DMG:43-51 | Damage rating increases by 2 for every person in your party other than yourself |
| Sylphid Epee | Piercing damage | |
| Tredecim Scythe | Guaranteed critical hit | 13th weapon swing (not counting WS) |
| Vampiric Claws | Slashing damage |
"Points" Weapons
The following weapons have latent effects, they keep track of how many Weapon Skills you have done whilst they are equipped.
The Weapon Skills must be performed on Easy Prey or harder enemies to count towards the tally.
Single-handed weapons need to be equipped in the character's main hand in order to advance this counter.
Each weapon skill you perform using these weapons on Easy Prey or tougher enemies grants you a number of points as follows:
- 1 point for a weapon skill that does not produce a skillchain effect
- 2 points for a level 1 skillchain
- 3 points for a level 2 skillchain
- 5 points for a level 3 skillchain
Trial Weapons
Weapons "of trials" are involved in obtaining quested Weapon Skills.
The character must accrue 300 weapon skill points to "break" the latent and then return it to the quest giver before continuing in the quest.
KSNM weapons
Weapons from the various KSNM 30s require 500 weapon skill points to "break" the latent.
Breaking these latents gives the weapons their high damage rating and critical hit rate.
| Item | Latent Effect | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Axe of Trials | HP+20  +10  +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Bow of Trials | HP+20  +10  +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Club of Trials | HP+10 MP+10 +10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Coffinmaker | DMG:40 Ranged Accuracy +9 | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Dagger of Trials | HP+20 Resist Vs. Ice+10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Destroyers | DMG:+18 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Dissector | DMG:36 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points = 500 |
| Expunger | DMG:39 Ranged Accuracy +9 | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Gondo-Shizunori | DMG:85 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Gravedigger | DMG:87 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points = 500 |
| Gun of Trials | HP+20 +10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Heart Snatcher | DMG:30 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Knuckles of Trials | HP+20 +10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Kodachi of Trials | HP+20  +10  +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Michishiba | DMG:78 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points . 500 |
| Morgenstern | DMG:40 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Odorous Knife | DMG:24 | Weapon Skill Points = ??? |
| Odorous Knife +1 | DMG:26 | Weapon Skill Points = ??? |
| Pick of Trials | HP+20 +10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Pole of Trials | HP+10 MP+10 +10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Rampager | DMG:87 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Retributor | DMG:46 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Sapara of Trials | HP+20 +10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Scythe of Trials | HP+20 +10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Senjuinrikio | DMG:38 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| 'Spear of Trials | HP+20 +10  +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Subduer | DMG:85 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
| Sword of Trials | HP+20 Resist Vs. Ice+10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Tachi of Trials | HP+20 Resist Vs. Ice+10 +10 | Weapon Skill Points < 300 |
| Thyrsusstab | DMG:65 Critical Hit Rate +6% | Weapon Skill Points > 500 |
Food Latents
Some Latent Effects are activated with the consumption of food items. Below is a list of food activated effects.
Racial Food
Certain food items have improved effects, if the character is of an appropriate race when consumed.
Royal Omelette provides STR +5 DEX +2 INT -3 MND +4 Attack +22% Ranged Attack +22% If the character is an Elvaan, however they recieve, STR +6 DEX +2 INT -2 MND +5 Attack +22% Ranged Attack +22% HP +20 MP +20 Imperial Omelette acts in the same fashion, with an extra hour of duration due to being a High Quality synth.
Galkan Sausage provides STR +3 INT -4 Attack +9 Ranged Attack +9 If the character is a Galka, STR +3 INT -1 Attack +25% Ranged Attack +25%
Food activated Equipment
'Rice Ball' Equipment are items whose latents are activated when the items are equipped AND the appropriate rice ball is consumed.
If three pieces of equipment (kote, jinpachi, kyahan) are equipped at the same time, the rice balls bonus effects are tripled.
| Item | Effect | Rice Ball type |
|---|---|---|
| Myochin Kote Myochin Kote +1 Nobushi Kyahan Roshi Jinpachi Roshi Jinpachi +1 | Original effects are HP +10 VIT +2 DEX -1 HP recovered while healing +1
| Rice Ball |
Original effects are HP +12 VIT +3 HP recovered while healing +2
| Rogue Rice Ball | |
| Original effects are HP +25 VIT +2 DEX +2 MND -1 HP recovered while healing +1 | Active Food: Salmon Rice Ball | |
Original effects are HP +26 VIT +3 DEX +3 HP recovered while healing +2
| Active Food: Naval Rice Ball | |
Original effects are HP +15 VIT +3 DEX +3 cHR +3
| Tonosama Rice Ball | |
Original effects are HP +20 VIT +4 DEX +4 cHR +4
| Shogun Rice Ball |
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