# Final Fantasy 14’s Evercold expansion brings aboard a Final Fantasy 7 collab and a job that’s all about fighting with massive shields

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/final-fantasy-14s-evercold-expansion-brings-aboard-a-final-fantasy-7-collab-and-a-job-thats-all-about-fighting-with-massive-shields/
- Published: 2026-07-25T16:14:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T17:14:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Rock Paper Shotgun
- Original article: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-14s-evercold-expansion-brings-aboard-a-final-fantasy-7-collab-and-a-job-thats-all-about-fighting-with-massive-shields
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## Key points

- Evercold adds a Final Fantasy 7 Remake raid series.
- Bastion is a level-90 tank using twin shields.
- The expansion also updates quests, scaling and combat.

## Summary

Final Fantasy 14’s next expansion, Evercold, will introduce a Final Fantasy 7 Remake-themed raid series and a new tank job called Bastion. The announcements, made at the game’s fan festival, signal a major content update that combines a high-profile crossover with changes to combat, progression and quest design.

The raid series, Beyond the Lifestream, will have three full raid tiers and is being supervised by Final Fantasy 7 Remake writer Kazushige Nojima and artist Tetsuya Nomura; Barret- and Tifa-themed outfits are also planned. Bastion uses twin shields and begins at level 90, while Evercold will add locations including Fargarth and two realmships, optional ordering for some main-story quests, automatic content balancing, expanded character-creation colours, and the Evolved combat system alongside the existing Reborn system.

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