Where to unlock all extreme trials in FFXIV

Last Fantasy 14 has tons of fights in various difficulties, together with excessive trials, that are simpler than savage raids, however tougher than the story trials gamers will encounter.

Beneath, we clarify all the pieces you might want to find out about excessive trials in FFXIV, in addition to the place to unlock every excessive trial in every enlargement.

Excessive trials in FFXIV, defined

Excessive trials are tougher variations of current trials that reward high-level gear (on the time of its launch) and different rewards like mounts, crafting supplies, and orchestrions.

On the time of their respective releases, excessive trials are tough and require a celebration that’s prepared to speak positions and patterns to finish (not like a traditional trial, which you’ll simply queue into and defeat). Slightly than utilizing the responsibility finder to discover a group to clear excessive fights with, you’ll must revert to utilizing get together finder.

As soon as a brand new enlargement drops, you possibly can unsync the trials from the earlier enlargement, so you possibly can battle it with out your gear being synced right down to the extent of the boss. For instance, after Shadowbringers launched, you would then unsync Byakko, beating him down rapidly with the next stage and higher gear. This lets you farm out a mount or gear with out having to pay too a lot consideration to the normally advanced mechanics.

Clearing the acute trial will reward one of many boss’ weapons in addition to an opportunity to drop the opposite aforementioned loot. Every clear can even reward you with a totem for that boss (aside from the acute trials in A Realm Reborn, which don’t make the most of totems). Some lengthier fights will even reward two totems, like Hades or Barbariccia. You may commerce totems to retailers to get particular weapons it’s your decision at a ten:1 ratio or the mount at a 99:1 ratio, for those who’ve been unfortunate together with your loot rolls.

All excessive trials require you to finish the traditional model of the trial first earlier than you possibly can unlock it, so for those who haven’t unlocked all of the trials but (particularly since some are elective), you need to try this first.

The place to unlock A Realm Reborn excessive trials

ARR’s excessive trials are the one ones which have a considerably convoluted technique to unlock them. Many of the trials (Garuda, Titan, Ifrit, Good King Moggle Mog XII, Leviathan, Ramuh, and Shiva) are unlocked through speaking to Urianger within the Waking Sands (in Western Thanalan):

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He’ll offer you a quest chain beginning with “Primal Nature,” and as you full every quest, you’ll transfer alongside within the story, unlocking the following quest to unlock the following excessive.

Sadly, you must unlock them so as, as they’re a part of an precise quest chain. Fortunately, these fights may be accomplished rapidly with unsynced settings, for those who’re at about stage 70 and above (with appropriately leveled gear). If not, you possibly can at all times make a celebration finder group and say it’s for a primary clear — veteran gamers will come assist you, as they get Poetics and Wondrous Tails retries as a reward.

The intense model of Final Weapon, titled “The Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane,’’ is definitely unlocked from a special NPC. Discuss to Alys in Mor Dhona to start out the hunt “The Final Ballad” and unlock it:

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The mounts dropped as a reward for A Realm Reborn excessive trials are primarily based off of horses, with every trial giving a novel coloured glowing horse. Garuda, Titan, and Ifrit even have an opportunity to drop a particular black unicorn mount, referred to as the Nightmare. Good King Moggle Mog XII doesn’t drop a mount whistle. Gathering all six horse mounts (not together with Nightmare) permits you to unlock the Kirin mount by the hunt “A Legend for a Legend.”

The place to unlock Heavensward excessive trials

Once more, most trials are unlocked from the identical individual: Unukalhai within the Rising Stones (Mor Dhona):

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Not like the ARR quests, you possibly can settle for any of the Heavensward quests in any order, permitting you to unlock the acute trials in no matter order you need. The quests and their respective unlock are as follows:

• “The Diabolical Bismarck” — “The Limitless Blue (Excessive)” (Bismarck)
• “Thok Across the Clock” — “Thok ast Thok (Excessive)” (Ravana)
• “A Fiendish Likeness” — “Containment Bay S1T7 (Excessive)” (Sephirot)
• “A Deific Simulacrum” — “Containment Bay P1T6 (Excessive)” (Sophia)
• “A Demonic Duplicate” — “Containment Bay Z1T9 (Excessive)” (Zurvan)

Two of the Heavensward extremes are locked behind quests given by Alys in Mor Dhona once more:

• “Thordan’s Reign” — “The Minstrel’s Ballad: Thordan’s Reign” (King Thordan)
• “Nidhogg’s Rage” — “The Minstrel’s Ballad: Nidhogg’s Rage” (Nidhogg)

You may commerce your Heavensward totems to Bertana in Idyllshire or the Rowena’s Consultant in Ishgard for loot.

The mounts in Heavensward are colourful glowing birds referred to as lanners. Getting all seven lanners will will let you unlock the Firebird mount through the hunt “Fiery Wings, Fiery Hearts.”

The place to unlock Stormblood excessive trials

To unlock many of the Stormblood excessive fights (Susano, Lakshmi, Shinryu, Byakko, Tsukuyomi, Suzaku, and Seiryu), speak to the Wandering Minstrel in Kugane to finish the hunt “Songs within the Key of Kugane:”

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You’ll have to truly choose choices from a listing to inform him about your totally different feats (beating the traditional trials) to unlock the acute model.

You may commerce in your totems to Eschina in Rhalgr’s Attain or to the Rowena’s Consultant in Kugane for loot.

The mounts in Stormblood are foxes referred to as kamuy. Getting all seven kamuy mounts permits you to get the Kamuy of the 9 Tails mount through the hunt “A Lone Wolf no Extra.”

The intense model of Rathalos, referred to as “The Nice Hunt (Excessive)” is unlocked from the identical man who unlocks the traditional model: the Hearty Hunter NPC in Kugane.

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The intense model of Rathalos does drop a Rathalos mount and relatively than totems, it rewards “Rathalos Scale+.” You may commerce within the Rathalos Scale+ for armor, a Poogie minion, a Monster Hunter orchestrion roll, or the Rathalos mount to the Smithy in Kugane (subsequent to the Hearty Hunter). You’ll want 50 Rathalos Scale+ to get the mount.

The place to unlock Shadowbringers excessive trials

Many of the Shadowbringers excessive trials (Titania, Innocence, Hades, and the Warrior of Mild) are unlocked from the Minstrelling Wanderer within the Crystarium:

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Identical to his SB counterpart, you’ll need to speak to him about your feats to unlock that particular battle.

The Sorrows of Werlyt excessive fights (Ruby Weapon, Emerald Weapon, and Diamond Weapon) unlock from a special NPC, the Warmachina Fanatic in The Lochs:

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You may commerce in Shadowbringers totems to Fathard in Eulmore or Mowen’s Service provider within the Crystarium for loot.

The mounts in Shadowbringers are dragons known as gwibers. Gathering all seven gwibers permits you to unlock the Landerwaffe mount, which is successfully an enormous robotic dragon, by finishing the hunt “The Dragon Made.”

There’s truly one other excessive battle to do however there’s no regular model of this trial: “Memoria Misera (Excessive),” which pits you in opposition to Varis yae Galvus. That is only a ramped-up eight-person model of the instanced responsibility the place you must battle Varis as a part of the Bozja questline (the identical quests you do to make your Shadowbringers relic weapon). After clearing the hunt “The Bozja Incident,” you possibly can unlock the acute battle by speaking to the Wandering Dramaturge in Gangos:

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You may commerce the totems to C’intana in Mor Dhona in alternate for coffers that offer you particular armor: dyeable variations of the extent 80 artifact armor. At this level, that is solely price farming for glamour. You may’t get a mount from Varis, however he does drop a Triple Triad card that’s required for the Triple Triad mount.

The place to unlock Endwalker excessive trials

Thank god for some simplicity. All the Endwalker excessive trials unlock from one man: the Wandering Minstrel in Previous Sharlayan:

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Once more, you’ll simply have to speak to him about your exploits to unlock the respective excessive battle.

You may commerce your Endwalker totems in for gear to Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han.

The mounts for Endwalker are large kitties additionally known as lynxes. Getting all seven lynx mounts will will let you unlock the Apocryphal Bahamut mount through the “Wings of Hope” quest.

In case you’re simply beginning out within the huge world of Last Fantasy 14, we’ve tons of guides that can assist you. We have now a newbie’s information to get you began, together with guides detailing if you’ll get your mount and which Grand Firm you need to be part of.

In case you’re beginning however are feeling overwhelmed, we’ve guides to assist with choosing a job and a information that explains how lengthy it might take to catch as much as present content material in FFXIV.

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