Living Shadow

(影身具現, Kagemi Kugen?, lit. Shadow Avatar)
Icon(s)
Availability
Required	Dark Knight 80
Classification
Type	Ability
Skillset	Job action
Effect	Conjures a simulacrum to fight alongside user
Element	Unaspected/Physical
Status	Scorn
Specifications
Cast time	Instant
Recast time	120 seconds
Range	Self
Duration	22 seconds

Living Shadow is a Dark Knight ability from Final Fantasy XIV.

Mechanics

Summons a simulacrum of user's darkside for 22 seconds, dealing damage with a potency of 340 for every action it performs The simulacrum executes the following Dark Knight actions in order: Abyssal Drain, Shadowstride, Flood of Shadow, Bloodspiller, and Carve and Spit Enhanced Living Shadow increases the potency of its attacks to 420 Enhanced Living Shadow II upgrades Flood of Shadow executed by the simulacrum to Shadowbringer, dealing damage in a straight line with a potency of 570 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies Enhanced Living Shadow III upgrades Carve and Spit executed by the simulacrum to Disesteem, dealing damage in a straight line with a potency of 620 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies Also grants Scorn for 30 seconds, allowing one execution of Disesteem

Patch history

Version	Changes
Shadowbringers	Added as a level 80 ability the conjures a simulacrum for 24 seconds, dealing damage with a potency of 300 for every action it performs. Costs 50 units of Blood Gauge and has a recast time of 120 seconds. The simulacrum executes the following Dark Knight actions in order: Abyssal Drain, Plunge, Quietus, Flood of Shadow, Edge of Shadow, Bloodspiller, and Carve and Spit.
Endwalker	The Enhanced Living Shadow II trait now upgrades Flood of Shadow executed by the simulacrum to Shadowbringer, dealing damage in a straight line with a potency of 450 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.
Patch 6.2	Effect duration reduced from 24 to 20 seconds. The simulacrum will now always attack the first target the player attacks after it is summoned. The simulacrum will no longer attack with Quietus. The simulacrum's Shadowbringer potency increased from 450 to 500. Potency of all simulacrum actions other than Shadowbringer have been increased from 300 to 350.
Dawntrail	The Enhanced Living Shadow III trait now upgrades Carve and Spit executed by the simulacrum to Disesteem, dealing damage in a straight line with a potency of 620 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. The trait also grants Scorn for 30 seconds, allowing one execution of Disesteem. Simulacrum potency increased from 350 to 420. Shadowbringer potency increased from 500 to 570. Simulacrum no longer executes Plunge, being replaced with Shadowstride instead. No longer requires 50 Blood Gauge for execution.
Patch 7.4	Simulacrum duration increased from 20 to 22 seconds to counteract an issue where it would not execute all actions depending on where it was summoned. The maximum number of actions available to the simulacrum has not changed.