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Occult Crescent is a Field Operations series that was released starting in patch 7.25 (May 27th, 2025) of the Dawntrail expansion. It takes place on an island within the Shades' Triangle near Tural and is designed to combine the most positively received elements from both The Forbidden Land, Eureka, and Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr (Bozja).
Players are able to equip and level up secondary jobs known as Phantom Jobs, giving access to additional actions and traits within the field operation. These jobs are directly based on Final Fantasy V jobs, including some that are existing FFXIV jobs (e.g. monk, bard) and others that were not suitable for implementation as a full job in FFXIV (e.g. chemist). However, this does not necessarily rule out the possibility that some jobs may receive a full implementation in the future.
Battle encounters in this field operation are inspired by those found in Bozja, including successive encounters in the open field with a small group of allies, and critical engagement-like boss encounters (called Critical Encounters) taking place within enclosed arenas. There is also a high-end raid, The Forked Tower: Blood, that allows up to 48 players to participate.
Similar to previous field operations, the Relic Weapon series for Dawntrail (Phantom Weapons) are tied to Occult Crescent activities, although players can also progress their weapons via existing activities outside of the field operation.