how long did it take kefka in world race to clear ffxiv

It took about 5 days for Kefka’s World First clear in FFXIV’s latest Ultimate race, with the official win landing on June 7, 2026 after the fight went live on June 2, 2026. The first streamed clear followed shortly after, around June 7–8.

Quick Scoop

• The race was for Dancing Mad (Ultimate) , also called UMAD or DMU.

• The official World First team was Name TBD (JP).

• A separate team, DN (NA) , achieved the first streamed clear shortly afterward.

• Coverage from another outlet also places the first clear on June 7, 2026 , with the race described as ending about one week after release.

Context

This was a fast clear for an Ultimate raid, since these encounters are designed to be extremely difficult and usually take top groups many hours of progression. The community discussion around this one also focused on the fact that the official winning team did not stream its progression, which fueled some controversy.

Bottom line

Kefka in World Race took roughly 5 days to clear FFXIV’s Ultimate, from June 2 to June 7, 2026.