{"id":70355,"date":"2026-07-31T14:51:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=70355"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:53:11","slug":"wizardry-variants-daphne-launches-final-fantasy-11-event-prishe-iroha-and-zeid-to-appear-alongside-event-that-lets-you-recruit-one-adventurer-of-your-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/wizardry-variants-daphne-launches-final-fantasy-11-event-prishe-iroha-and-zeid-to-appear-alongside-event-that-lets-you-recruit-one-adventurer-of-your-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizardry Variants Daphne launches\u00a0Final\u00a0Fantasy 11\u00a0event.\u00a0Prishe, Iroha, and Zeid appear alongside event that lets you recruit one adventurer of your choice\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dungeon-crawler JRPG<strong>\u00a0Wizardry Variants Daphne<\/strong>\u00a0has begun its Final Fantasy XI collaboration\u00a0event,\u00a0titled \u201cFantasy Castle of Deepest Dark.\u201d The\u00a0collab,\u00a0which\u00a0will\u00a0run\u00a0until September 10 at 3:59 AM UTC,\u00a0features\u00a0familiar characters from Square Enix\u2019s\u00a0popular MMORPG\u00a0(three of which are recruitable as adventurers), a unique dungeon, a new story, and exclusive equipment and items.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u30b3\u30e9\u30dc\u3011Wizardry Variants Daphne x FINAL FANTASY XI\u3010Wizardry Variants Daphne\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocHWU87RiL0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story centers around an \u201cill-omened castle\u201d that suddenly appeared in Northern Hollow. The local lord\u2019s sons&nbsp;attempted&nbsp;to scout it, only for the castle to&nbsp;suddenly&nbsp;disappear. With the sons nowhere to be found, you are tasked&nbsp;with finding the&nbsp;whereabouts of the castle and (hopefully) the missing royals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After reaching a certain point in the Beginning Abyss, you gain access to a limited-time event that becomes available in the&nbsp;Royal Capital&nbsp;Luknalia&nbsp;(the event lasts until the end of the collab).&nbsp;There you can exchange a unique item&nbsp;with the&nbsp;Man Scavenging Bones&nbsp;NPC for&nbsp;one collab or legendary adventurer of your choice.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three Final Fantasy XI\u00a0adventurers\u00a0can be recruited:\u00a0Prishe, Iroha, and Zeid.\u00a0The three legendary adventurers available are\u00a0Red Beard,\u00a0Arboris, and\u00a0Glintblade.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1457\" height=\"821\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1457px) 100vw, 1457px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260731-70355-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260731-70355-header.jpg 1457w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260731-70355-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260731-70355-header-768x433.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this specific reward is available only once, logging in and completing limited-time missions during the\u00a0collab\u00a0awards you with several in-game items, including more chances to\u00a0obtain\u00a0the FFXI adventurers.\u00a0Relic Weapons have also been added, which are collab-exclusive pieces of equipment that can be bought and reforged into stronger variants.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wizardry Variants Daphne is available for&nbsp;Windows&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2379740\/Wizardry_Variants_Daphne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ph\/app\/wizardry-variants-daphne\/id1663423521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS<\/a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=jp.co.drecom.wizardry.daphne&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a>.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Fantasy Castle of Deepest Dark&nbsp;Final Fantasy XI collab event runs until&nbsp;September 10 at 3:59 AM UTC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/wizardry-variants-daphne-is-not-open-world-because-it-was-made-with-jrpg-fans-in-mind-the-gameplay-experience-is-uniquely-japanese-says-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wizardry Variants Daphne is not open world because it was made with JRPG fans in mind. \u201cThe gameplay experience is uniquely Japanese,\u201d says director<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The event runs until September 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":70356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-07-31T05:52:09+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mrwb72gwit2l","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mrwb72gwit2l\",\"cid\":\"bafyreiafjoomzaq4ppb67wc3a5upmd7sotknx46bltwtfxgy5xuczywcrq\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreigcrxfw5g6cyqinjvrrrrrl7h67q5u4xp73lx5zrv2jrvo26rzy2i\",\"rev\":\"3mrwb72h7c32l\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-70355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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