If you happen to’re bored and really feel like there’s nothing left to do in Ultimate Fantasy 14, chances are you’ll need to contemplate choosing up a flowery weapon by finishing the A Realm Reborn relic weapon, often called Zodiac weapons. These weapons are massively outdated stat-wise, however are price gathering if you’d like them for glamour.
Not like the Stormblood relic and Shadowbringers relic weapons, these weapons don’t require any particular subject operations responsibility. Moderately, you’ll be despatched round all of the ARR zones and dungeons repeatedly to grind the steps for this relic weapon.
Under we element every little thing it is advisable find out about getting an A Realm Reborn Zodiac relic weapon.
A Realm Reborn Zodiac relic weapons, defined
These weapons are certainly one of a sort. Whereas they was best-in-slot many moons in the past, the one motive you’d need to seize these now’s as glamour. The weapons look nice; the primary few phases are the poster youngster weapons for his or her respective jobs from when A Realm Reborn got here out. They’re an important addition to your assortment if you’d like a basic look to your outfit.
With a purpose to make this weapon, you must comply with a ton of advanced steps. If you would like the complete Zeta weapon, you’ll must do all eight steps we listing under. Nonetheless, in the event you just like the look of the Atma weapon and need to cease there, you are able to do that, too.
As anticipated with this previous relic, you’ll be able to solely make ARR relic weapons for ARR jobs: Warrior, Paladin, White Mage, Scholar, Monk, Dragoon, Ninja, Bard, Black Mage, and Summoner.
You’ll additionally must be cautious to by no means discard your weapon. You can not get the weapon again with out having to redo all the course of. If you would like a model of your weapon for glam, you should purchase stage 1 replicas from Drake in North Shroud subsequent to Gerolt, however you’ll must have your weapon on-hand to purchase them. You’ll be able to’t put the precise weapons into your glamour dresser, so you’ll need to purchase replicas if you wish to use them in glamour plates.
You are able to do this relic course of on the free trial, however a number of the steps require stage 1 materia, which is extraordinarily onerous to get as a free trial participant, so I don’t suggest it.
I additionally actually solely suggest doing this grind as soon as the job you need the weapon for is stage 70 or greater. You’ll have to spam a lot of dungeons, and it’s finest to have the ability to do them unsynced by yourself, reasonably than queueing for them and ready for that queue to pop.
Step 1: Methods to get your base Zodiac weapon
With a purpose to make a relic weapon, it is advisable be not less than stage 50 within the job you need the weapon for, and it is advisable have crushed the A Realm Reborn foremost situation quest “The Final Weapon.” You additionally must have the category and job quests on your chosen job accomplished as much as stage 50.
You also needs to ensure that to unlock the “Amdapor Preserve” dungeon through the aspect quest “Ghosts of Amdapor,” as you’ll want it for this quest.
Actually, this step is defined for you when you truly begin the quests, however in the event you wished to sit up for see what the steps are, right here they’re laid out for you:
- Speak to Nedrick Ironheart in Vesper Bay (Western Thanalan) to begin the search “The Weaponsmith of Legend.” Full mentioned quest and it’s best to find yourself at Gerolt in North Shroud. You gained’t must repeat this quest when you do it as soon as.
- Speak to Gerolt because the job you need the weapon for to begin the search “A Relic Reborn.” He’ll mark a location in your map that varies relying on the job you’re taking part in as. Head to the marked location and produce him again the damaged weapon.
- Get hold of the precise weapon that Gerolt requests (both by crafting or shopping for it) and meld two of the required materia to it. Your quest log will inform you which weapon and which materia to meld. Flip the weapon in to Gerolt when it’s completed.
- Full the trial “A Relic Reborn: The Chimera” because the job you’re doing the relic for to get Alumina Salts. (In case your chosen job is excessive stage, you’ll be able to select to do the responsibility unsynced, permitting you to defeat it shortly by your self.) Speak to Gerolt once more when you’ve completed the trial.
- Speak to Rowena in Revenant’s Toll and enter the dungeon “Amdapor Preserve” because the job you’re doing the weapon for to get an Amdapor Glyph. (You are able to do this unsynced once more, in the event you’re a excessive sufficient stage.) Give Rowena the Amdapor Glyph.
- Head again to Gerolt and provides him the e-book that Rowena gave you. He’ll provide you with an “unfinished” model of your weapon. Equip it and defeat the enemies listed. (The enemies are depending on what job you’re taking part in as.)
- After speaking to Gerolt once more, full the trial “A Relic Reborn: The Hydra” together with your unfinished weapon geared up. (Similar to the opposite steps, you are able to do this unsynced.)
- Unequip your weapon and hand it again to Gerolt.
- You’ll now be tasked with grabbing three gadgets from primals. Full the trials “The Bowl of Embers (Arduous)” to get a White-Sizzling Ember, “The Howling Eye (Arduous)” to get a Howling Gale, and “The Navel (Arduous)” to get a Hyperfused Ore, in that order. You will have to finish these trials because the job you’re getting the weapon for, after all. (And sure, you are able to do these unsynced, too.) Hand the three gadgets over to Gerolt.
- Purchase a Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil for 15 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics from Auriana in Mor Dhona and provides it to Gerolt. It’s also possible to purchase these from the Rowena’s Consultant NPCs in Ishgard, Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul’dah.
That’s it for step one. It’s not too shabby!
Step 2: Methods to get your Zenith Zodiac weapon
So long as you’ve your Zodiac weapon in-hand from the 1st step, it’s best to have the ability to full this half easy-peasy. To get your Zenith Zodiac weapon, do the next:
- Purchase 3 Thavnairian Mists for 20 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics every (60 Poetics complete) from Auriana in Mor Dhona. It’s also possible to purchase these from the Rowena’s Consultant NPCs in Ishgard, Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul’dah.
- Work together with the furnace to the left of Gerolt in North Shroud to commerce your Zodiac weapon and the three mists in on your Zenith Zodiac weapon.
That’s actually it. Your weapon will now have a smooth little glow to it, too!
Step 3: Methods to get your Atma Zodiac weapon
The Atma step could be grindy, as it is advisable full FATEs to be able to improve your weapon. To begin it, you’ll must do the next:
- Equip your Zenith Zodiac weapon and speak to Gerolt in North Shroud to simply accept the search “Up in Arms.” After ending your dialog with Gerolt, flip round and speak to Jalzahn on the constructing in entrance of Gerolt.
- Farm 12 Atma from FATEs in from their respective areas with a Zodiac Zenith weapon geared up. It doesn’t essentially must be the one you’re upgrading.
- Unequip your Zodiac Zenith weapon and switch in each the weapon and all 12 Atma to Jalzahn to get your Atma Zodiac weapon.
You might want to gather certainly one of every Atma, which comes from completely different areas. They’re positioned as follows:
- Atma of the Archer: North Shroud
- Atma of the Goat: East Shroud
- Atma of the Maiden: Central Shroud
- Atma of the Lion: Outer La Noscea
- Atma of the Water-bearer: Higher La Noscea
- Atma of the Ram: Center La Noscea
- Atma of the Crab: Western La Noscea
- Atma of the Fish: Decrease La Noscea
- Atma of the Bull: Jap Thanalan
- Atma of the Scales: Central Thanalan
- Atma of the Twins: Western Thanalan
- Atma of the Scorpion: Southern Thanalan
You’ll must do FATEs in these areas to get the precise Atma. It doesn’t matter which FATEs you do within the space, however you do must have a Zodiac Zenith weapon geared up when you do them. The FATEs solely have an opportunity to drop an Atma, that means chances are you’ll get unfortunate and should do fairly a little bit of FATEs to get your weapon.
Your weapon will lose its glow, however get a brand new colorway.
Step 4: Methods to get your Animus Zodiac weapon
This half might be the sloggiest of all of it, so brace your self. Simply as a reminder, making a relic weapon is a marathon, not a dash (very like FFXIV as an entire), so keep in mind to take breaks as needed. Earlier than you soar in, it’s best to just remember to have the next dungeons unlocked:
You don’t have to finish the dungeon or quest, simply unlock the dungeon. (In actual fact, you’ll have to run these for this step, so that you would possibly as properly wait and knock out two birds with one stone.)
To make your Animus weapon, you’ll must do the next:
- Equip your Atma Zodiac weapon and speak to Jalzahn to begin the search “Trial of the Braves.”
- He’ll inform you to go speak to Rowena, who will redirect you to G’jusana in Mor Dhona.
- Purchase a specialty e-book from G’jusana for 100 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics, open the e-book out of your key merchandise stock, and check out what the e-book asks of you. The e-book will activity you with killing 10 completely different enemies, together with finishing three dungeons, three FATEs, and three levequests.
- Full the duties within the e-book after which head again to G’jusana to purchase the subsequent one. You might want to full 9 books complete to complete this step of your weapon (900 Poetics complete).
- When you end out the 9 books, unequip your Atma Zodiac weapon, speak to Jalzahn, and choose “Relic Weapon Atma Enhancement” to improve it to an Animus weapon.
The e-book stuff is fairly straight-forward, albeit grindy. There are 9 completely different books to finish, every with their very own set of stuff to do. Moderately than itemizing the entire goals right here (there are a ton), I’d suggest consulting the Ultimate Fantasy 14 On-line Wiki to go down the listing of books, retaining the web page on your present e-book open and finishing every goal space by space. On your sake, right here’s a listing of all of the books with hyperlinks:
Be aware that if the levequest that it is advisable do isn’t showing within the listing of accessible leves, you’ll be able to refresh the listing by finishing one. Some FATEs gained’t spawn except one other FATE will get accomplished, which is why I like to recommend you trying on the Wiki listing.
You’ll shortly understand that every e-book has you basically working backwards and forwards between the identical areas, making this activity extraordinarily annoying, particularly since you’ll be able to’t have a number of books without delay. Fortunately, in the event you’re overleveled, the enemies, dungeons, and levequests must be fast work, and the FATEs nonetheless shouldn’t be too unhealthy even when it forces you to stage sync. (As a stage 90 White Mage, I used to be in a position to full all of the books utterly solo – and my gear is fairly outdated.)
This step is absolutely tough however you’ll ultimately get into the rhythm, realizing the place it is advisable go along with every e-book quicker as you full extra books. We obtained the entire duties achieved in Mor Dhona first, would then go to Coerthas for these steps, after which go straight to Camp Bluefog in Northern Thanalan for levequests, after which undergo all of the zones in Thanalan, Shroud, and La Noscea in that order.
Your weapon is glowing once more!
Step 5: Methods to get your Novus Zodiac weapon
After the Animus step, this step seems like nothing, particularly in the event you’ve been sitting on Poetics for some time.
To get your Novus weapon, do the next:
- Along with your weapon geared up, speak to Jalzahn to begin the search “Celestial Radiance” and comply with the steps to finish it. You will have to purchase 3 bottles of Superior Enchanted Ink for 25 Poetics every (75 Poetics complete) throughout this quest. You should buy these from Auriana in Mor Dhona or from the Rowena’s Consultant NPCs in Ishgard, Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul’dah.
- Speak to Hubairtin to begin the search “Star Gentle, Star Shiny” and commerce the ink for a Sphere Scroll on your weapon. You’ll now have a Sphere Scroll in your stock that you may open freely.
- You’ll must infuse 75 materia into your Sphere Scroll. Along with the 75 materia, you’ll want 75 Alexandrite, which is required to fusing the materia into the scroll. The stats and materia you connect to your weapon doesn’t actually matter since these weapons are extraordinarily outdated and it’s best to solely be utilizing these for glamour.
- After getting your 75 materia in your Sphere Scroll, return to Jalzahn together with your weapon geared up to finish the search.
- Unequip your weapon, speak to him once more and choose “Relic Weapon Animus Enhancement” to improve to your Novus weapon.
Methods to use the Sphere Scroll
The Sphere Scroll is a bizarre mechanic that we by no means actually see once more after this. It’s important to meld 11 materia of 1 tier so as to have the ability to meld the subsequent tier. So in the event you’re beginning out, you’ll must efficiently meld 11 Piety I materia earlier than you’ll be able to meld any Piety II materia and so forth. As talked about, the stats right here don’t matter, so we simply purchased a bunch of the most affordable materia we may off the marketboard.
Degree one materia can get costly because it’s a little bit of a rarity – you’ll be able to solely get it from the marketboard or by extracting materials from totally spiritbonded low-level gear. Because of this this course of isn’t nice without cost trial gamers.
The place to get Alexandrite
There are just a few methods to get Alexandrite:
- Incomes a gold score in FATEs together with your Animus weapon geared up (once more!)
- Finishing Mysterious Maps as any job with any weapon, which you should purchase from Auriana in Mor Dhona for 75 Poetics every. To do that, you’ll must have the Decipher and Dig ability, which unlocks from the search “Treasures and Tribulations.” Every map drops 5 Alexandrite.
- Shopping for the Alexandrite for 50 Allied Seals every out of your Grand Firm Hunt Billmaster.
I truthfully suggest doing a little bit of every little thing. You’ll be able to solely technically carry three maps without delay (one in your stock, one deciphered one, and one in your chocobo saddlebag), so going backwards and forwards to Mor Dhona could be a ache. That being mentioned, I had a handful of Allied Seals to spend, so going half-and-half was good.
Step 6: Methods to get your Nexus Zodiac Weapon
Are you able to do extra ARR duties? Wahoo! To get your Nexus weapon, you’ll must do the next:
- Equip your relic weapon and speak to Jalzahn to begin the search “Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics” (this sport is so unserious) to get a Zodiac Glass.
- Speak to Jalzahn and choose “Zodiac Relic Weapon Novus Soulglazing” and choose your weapon so as to add the Soulglazed impact to it.
- Fill your weapon with mild by doing content material, like dungeons, trials, and FATEs. You’ll be able to verify the sunshine ranges of your weapon through the use of the Zodiac Glass in your stock. It’s important to full the responsibility together with your relic weapon geared up to achieve mild.
- As soon as the Zodiac Glass says it has “bursting exercise,” head again to Jalzahn together with your weapon unequipped and choose “Relic Weapon Novus Enhancement” to improve right into a Nexus weapon.
Methods to earn mild to soulglaze your weapon
Doing completely different A Realm Reborn content material gives you completely different ranges of mild and a number of the duties gives you bonus mild. The duties that give bonus mild rotate randomly each two hours and you may run any of the content material unsynced, so long as your weapon is supplied at completion.
The sunshine values rewarded and wanted to finish your weapon are invisible, however you want 2,000 mild for it to have “bursting exercise.”
If you happen to’re doing this solo, the quickest strategy to rake in mild on your weapon is to run “The Bowl of Embers” unsynced. Since you’ll be able to instantly obliterate Ifrit, it’s best to have the ability to clear the responsibility in a matter of seconds, making it very quick, albeit grindy (once more) to finish. With no bonus, regular provides 8 mild. We have been in a position to get by means of three Ifrit fights in a minute, netting in a straightforward 24 mild per minute.
When you have a pal who’s keen to spend a couple of minutes serving to you out, you’ll be able to select to run “The Bowl of Embers (Excessive)” with them. In case your pal is equipped at stage 90, they need to have the ability to one- or two-shot Ifrit, permitting you to internet in 32 mild per run and round 96 per minute.
If you happen to don’t like working Ifrit, you’ll be able to at all times type of go down the listing of content material to maintain issues a little bit extra participating. Most ARR dungeons gives you 48 mild, with just a few giving much less. Under you’ll be able to see how a lot mild every responsibility rewards.
FFXIV Nexus weapon mild values
Gentle given | Gentle given with bonus | Obligation |
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Gentle given | Gentle given with bonus | Obligation |
Feeble (8) | Light (16) | The Bowl of Embers, FATEs, treasure maps |
Light (16) | Shiny (32) | Alexandrite maps, Arduous Trials, Urth’s Fount, The Porta Decumana, The Howling Eye (Excessive), The Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane, Binding Coil of Bahamut T4 |
Shiny (32) | Sensible (48) | All Excessive trials besides The Howling Eye, Binding Coil of Bahamut T1, 2, and 5, All Second Coils of Bahamut, All Ultimate Coils of Bahamut, The Wanderer’s Palace, Amdapor Preserve, Pharos Sirius, Copperbell Mines (Arduous), The Misplaced Metropolis of Amdapor, Halatali (Arduous), Brayflox’s Longstop (Arduous) |
Sensible (48) | Blinding (96) | Sastasha, The Tam-Tara Deepcroft, Copperbell Mines, Halatali, The THousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Haukke Manor, Brayflox’s Longstop, The Sunken Temple of Qarn, Cutter’s Cry, The Stone Vigil, Dzemael Darkhold, The Aurum Vale, Castrum Meridianum, The Praetorium, Hullbreaker Isle, The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Arduous), The Stone Vigil (Arduous), Snowcloak, Sastasha (Arduous), The Keeper of the Lake, The Borderland Ruins (safe), The Labyrinth of the Ancients |
Blinding (96) | New child Star (128) | Syrcus Tower, The World of Darkness |
In the end, it’s best to do whichever you want finest. If working “The Aurum Vale” shortly is essentially the most participating content material for you, then all of the extra energy to you.
Step 7: Methods to get your Zodiac Braves weapon
This step is fairly materials heavy and also you’ll must run just a few extra dungeons. Along with being a Second Lieutenant rank in your Grand Firm, you’ll need to have the next dungeons unlocked (as well as those that we’ve listed earlier than):
To really begin making your Zodiac Braves weapon, you’ll must do the next:
- Unequip your Nexus weapon and speak to Jalzahn to begin and full the search “Wherefore Artwork Thou, Zodiac.”
- Full the search “One Man’s Trash” from Ealdwine, in the event you haven’t already. Ealdwine is sitting proper subsequent to Jalzahn.
- Head to Mor Dhona. Speak to Papana to begin the search “A Ponze of Flesh,” Guiding Star to begin “Labor of Love,” and Brangwine to begin “A Treasured Mom.”
- Head to Central Thanalan and speak to Adkin to begin the search “Technique in His Malice.”
- Flip within the required gadgets (see under) and full the dungeons required for every quest to get the precise merchandise. The dungeons could be accomplished unsynced, as no matter job and with no matter weapon. You don’t must be utilizing your relic to clear get these dungeon drops.
- When you end all 4 quests, ensure that your relic weapon is supplied and speak to Gerolt to begin and full the search “His Darkish Materia.”
- Unequip your weapon, speak to Jalzahn, and choose “Zodiac Weapon Recreation” to improve your weapon to a Zodiac Braves weapon. There will likely be a immediate asking in the event you’re positive you need to proceed and that you’ll lose your relic weapon if the method fails – say sure anyway. It’ll succeed 100%, don’t fear.
Zodiac Braves weapon merchandise necessities
You’ll want a handful of various kinds of foreign money to get previous this quest. Notably it is advisable get hold of these things from these retailers:
- 4 Bombard Cores (20,000 Grand Firm seals every) out of your respective GC Quartermaster (80,000 GC seals complete)
- 4 Sacred Spring Water (200 Poetics every) from Auriana in Mor Dhona (800 Poetics complete)
- 1 Bronze Lake Crystal (100,000 gil) from the Junkmonger in Higher La Noscea (26, 26)
- 1 Allagan Resin (100,000 gil) from the Service provider & Mender in Southern Thanalan (15, 29)
- 1 Furite Sand (100,000 gil) from the Service provider & Mender in Coerthas Central Highlands (13, 16)
- 1 Brass Kettle (100,000 gil) from the Software Provider & Mender in North Shroud (29, 19)
Additionally, you will want some gadgets which might be particularly crafted and top quality. You should buy them from the marketboard when you have the gil, however when you have stage 50+ crafters, you can also make them your self. Nonetheless, to get the bottom supplies for these crafts, you must purchase and desynth particular gadgets offered by the Service provider and Mender in Western Thanalan (15, 29). Every desynth solely has an opportunity to drop the related items, and chances are you’ll get different gadgets as an alternative. The gadgets are as follows:
- Desynth an Aged Spear to get an Aged Spear Shaft to make a Excellent Firewood.
- Desynth an Aged Pestle to get Aged Pestle Items to make a Excellent Pestle.
- Desynth an Aged Mortar to get Aged Mortar Items to make a Excellent Mortar.
- Desynth an Aged Ring to get an Aged Eye of Fireplace to make a Furnace Ring.
- Desynth an Aged Grimoire to get Aged Vellum to make Excellent Vellum.
- Desynth an Aged Gown to get a Stained Fabric to make Excellent Fabric.
- Desynth an Aged Phial to get Dried Ether to make Excellent Pounce.
- Desynth an Aged Decanter to get Classic Cooking Sherry to make Tailored Eel Pie.
To craft these your self, additionally, you will want the Grasp Recipes I e-book for every crafting job, too.
Step 8: Methods to get your Zodiac Zeta weapon
That is the final step. You’re nearly there, you simply have some extra responsibility grinding to go!
To make your Zodiac Zeta weapon, you’ll must do the next:
- Speak to Jalzahn together with your weapon geared up to begin and full the search “Rise and Shine.” Get used to speaking to Remon in Swiftperch (the place the search ends).
- Speak to Remon to purchase a Mahatma for 50 Poetics. Similar to the Nexus step, you’ll must imbue this Mahatma with mild by finishing duties.
- Fill in your first Mahatma, after which speak to Remon to purchase the subsequent one for an additional 50 Poetics and fill that one in, too. You’ll must repeat this step many instances, as you’ve 12 Mahatmas complete to fill (600 Poetics complete).
- After you fill in all 12 Mahatmas, speak to Jalzahn once more together with your weapon unequipped and choose “Zodiac Weapon Awakening” to get your last Zodiac Zeta weapon.
Methods to earn mild for Mahatmas
That is nearly precisely the identical because the Nexus step, although the values are completely different. Once more, the quantity of sunshine rewarded and gained is invisible, however gamers have deduced that every Mahatma wants 40 mild. There’s additionally nonetheless a bonus that rotates each two hours (and the Nexus bonus responsibility is identical because the Zeta bonus responsibility). As per typical, you do must have your weapon geared up whenever you end the responsibility, and duties could be accomplished unsynced.
The duties additionally give completely different quantities of sunshine now:
FFXIV Zeta weapon mild values
Gentle given | Gentle given with bonus | Obligation |
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Gentle given | Gentle given with bonus | Obligation |
Feeble (4) | Faint (8) | FATEs, The Bowl of Embers, The Navel, The Howling Eye, A Relic Reborn: The Chimera, A Relic Reborn: The Hydra, The Dragon’s Neck |
Faint (8) | Light (16) | The Porta Decumana, The Chrysalis, Battle on the Large Bridge, Battle within the Large Preserve, all Arduous Trials, Urth’s Fount, The Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane, The Howling Eye (Excessive), Alexandrite maps |
Light (16) | Regular (24) | All ARR Excessive trials (besides The Howling Eye and Ultima’s Bane), All Bahamut raids, Pharos Sirius, Copperbell Mines (Arduous), Brayflox’s Longstop (Arduous) |
Regular (24) | Forceful (48) | Sastasha, The Tam-Tara Deepcroft, Copperbell Mines, The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Haukke Manor, The Sunken Temple of Qarn, Cutter’s Cry, The Stone Vigil, Dzemael Darkhold, The Aurum Vale, Snowcloak, Castrum Meridianum, The Praetorium, The Keeper of the Lake, Sastasha (Arduous), The Wanderer’s Palace (Arduous), Amdapor Preserve (Arduous), The Borderland Ruins (Safe), The Labyrinth of the Ancients |
Forceful (48) | Nigh Sings (64) | Syrcus Tower, The World of Darkness |
If one of many regular dungeons is on bonus, you’ll be able to full a Mahatma with a single run, making it fairly worthwhile. In any other case the identical guidelines apply from the Nexus step: Spam “The Bowl of Embers” in the event you’re working solo to get about 12 mild per minute. Run “The Bowl of Embers (Excessive)” when you have a high-level pal keen to two-shot the boss for you.
And that’s all there may be to it. You at the moment are completed together with your ARR relic weapon grind, however you’ll be able to at all times begin from the start if you’d like one other one. Or you’ll be able to transfer on to creating a Stormblood relic or Shadowbringers relic weapon in the event you miss that grind.