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At the end of every major expansion in Critically-Acclaimed MMORPGFinal Fantasy 14, there are a collection of weapons known as Relic weapons that require quite a bit of time investment to grind and create. The Zodiac Weapons are the Relic weapons available at the end of A Realm Rebornonly to jobs that were available during the same expansion. Those being: Paladin, Warrior, White Mage, Scholar, Dragoon, Monk, Bard, Black Mage, and Summoner.
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Each one finishes with a unique visual effect to the weapon, making them stand out and fun to show off to your friends! So, follow this guide to help you on your journey to creating these eye-catching pieces of gear.
The Base Weapon & Upgrading To Zenith
To start the A Relic Reborn quests, you must first complete A Realm Reborn and then speak toGerolt in the Northern Shroud at X:30, Y:20with a level 50 or higher job. Before beginning your journey into creating your Relic Weapon, make sure you are currently registered as the job that you want to acquire the weapon for.
The requested Materia type will vary depending on the jobyou have chosen, so check your Journal’s description of the quest to make sure you’re getting the right type.
Next, you will be tasked to defeat several different beast tribe enemies (the type will be different for each job) with the unfinished relic weapon equipped, but just like the dungeons, this will be extremely easy if you or a helping friend are of a higher level.Enemies that you need to kill will be marked with an icon above their head,and while the area shown on the map is helpful, they can sometimes be found slightly outside of it.
The next step is to defeat the trialA Relic Reborn: The Hydrawith the unfinished weapon equipped. The Hydra fight can be found inEastern Thanalan at X:14, Y:30(The same place as the Halatali dungeon), and it can be done via Unrestricted Party just like those before, although the unfinished weapon may reduce your damage a bit. Once this is done, return to Gerolt.
Next, you will have to complete the following trials as your selected job:
Once you’ve acquired the requisite materials as trials rewards, return them to Gerolt.
The Final step of this stage is to simplytravel to Mor Dhona and purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana at X:22, Y:6for a mere 15 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics. While you’re here, youshould also purchase 3 Thavnarian Mist(The items can be found in her Special Arms section) and return it to Gerolt to finally receive the first stage of your Relic Weapon!
Once you have obtained this weapon, walk over to the furnace just beside Gerolt anduse the 3 Thavnairian Mist to upgrade your weapon to Zenith.
Upgrade Zenith To Atma
The next stage of the Relic Weapon grind has a lot of RNG. It may take a long time or go by fairly quickly. You will start by speaking to Gerolt with your Zenith weapon equipped, who will then direct you to Jalzahn across from him, who will ask you to collect and bring him 12 crystaline itemswhich you can get from doing FATEs with a Zenith weapon equipped.
You can participate in this quest with any Zenith weapon equipped regardless of the job you started the quest as. Furthermore,you only need to unlock this quest once per character,after which you can begin your Atma grind without needing to start the quest.
The crystals can be obtained from the FATEs in the following locations:
The drop rate for Atmas is the same regardless of what FATEs you do, and you’re ranking in the FATE as long as it is completed. If people are willing to help, more people are recommended along with theuse of your Chocoboto make this go by much more quickly. Once you have all the Atmas, return them to Jalzahn with your Zenith weapon unequipped, and he will reward you with the Atma weapon.
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Upgrade Atma To Animus
After receiving your Atma weapon, speak with Jalzahn again with the Atma weapon equipped, and he will send you toRowena in Mor Dhona, who will then send you toG’jusana, who is also in Mor Dhona at X:22, Y:7.The quest will end here, but the grind continues.
To complete the Animus stage, you must complete9 Trials of the Braves,which she will sell to you one at a time for 100 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics. Each book contains a list of challenges for you to complete. Specifically, they will consist of:
Of course, all the dungeons can be done in an Unrestricted Party, and the monsters and Levequests will go by much more quickly if you have a higher level. However, you must be equipped with the Atma weapon you wish to upgrade when purchasing a book and must complete the challenges with it equipped too (Although for dungeons, you only need to equip it for the last boss). Once you have completed all 9 of the books, you can return to Jalzahn with your Atma weapon unequipped, and he will reward you with the Animus weapon.
Just like with the Atma quest, the quest to begin your Animus phase only occursonce per character, and you can go straight to G’jusana to begin buying books on your 2nd Relic weapon.
Upgrade Animus To Novus
With the Animus weapon equipped, speak to Jalzahn, who will send you toMutamix Bubblypots in Central Thanalan at X:23, Y:13. Afterward, speak to Hubairtin, and then travel to Mor Dhona. Speak to Rowena, and then to Auriana to purchase3 bottles of Superior Enchanted Ink,which you will return to Hubairtin for him to use in creating a Sphere Scroll for your Animus weapon.
From here, you must speak with Hubairtin andmeld 75 pieces of Materia to your Animus weapon using Alexandriteto increase its strength. Once this is completed, the weapon will become a Novus weapon.
Being level 50 equipment, Zodiac weapons aren’t used for their stats anymore, so you can do this phase with whatever Materia is easier (or cheaper) for you to get. You must start with Tier 1 Materia, and the weapon will require higher Tiers as you meld more of that Materia.
How To Gather Alexandrite
Alexandrite willrandomly drop from FATEs if you earn at least a gold rankfor it. You do not need to equip your Animus weapon for Mysterious Maps,and if you do them as a party,only the Map owner will obtain the Alexandrite.
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Upgrade Novus To Nexus
To begin the grind for your Nexus weapon, players must complete the quest"Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics," which simply has them talk to Jalzahn and Gerolt a few times. After which, speak to Jalzahnwith your Novus weapon equippedand select your Novus weapon forsoulglazing. Players must participate inDungeons, Trials, FATEs, Treasure Hunts, Alexandrite Maps and PvP.
Most of these activities can be done pretty quickly through Unrestricted Parties, and all have a value that will contribute to the weapon’s advancement.
Only content that wasavailable during A Realm Rebornwill reward you light; any content from later expansions will not.
The levels of light offered from content will be displayed in the chat log as the following:
Light Levels
Light Points
Newborn Star
By viewing their Novus weaponusing the Zodiac Glassfrom the “Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics” quest, players can view the light activity of their weapon, which will roughly display how many points it has.
Light Activity
No Activity
Indistinct Activity
Faint Activity
Slight Activity
Modest Activity
Distinct Activity
Robust Activity
Vigorous Activity
Intense Activity
Extreme Activity
Bursting Activity
All the A Realm Reborn pieces of content each have a base amount of points and then a bonus amount of points. However,the bonuses will switch out every 2 hours, so it can be difficult to go for these specifically. If you’re running an Unrestricted Party, farmingThe Aurum Vale dungeonwill be the quickest way to farm light.
Base Light
Bonus Light
Bowl of Embers (Normal)
Treasure Hunts
Alexandrite Maps
Hard Trials
The Minstrels Ballad: Ultima’s Bane
The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4
Extreme Trials
The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turns 1, 2, 5
The Second Coil of Bahamut (Including Savage)
The Final Coil of Bahamut
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft
Copperbell Mines
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
The Wanderer’s Palace
Castrum Meridianum
The Praetorium
Amdapor Keep
Pharos Sirius
Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Halatali (Hard)
Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard)
Hullbreaker Isle
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)
The Stone Vigil (Hard)
Sastasha (Hard)
The Keeper of the Lake
The Borderland Ruins (Secure)
The Labyrinth of the Ancients
Syrcus Tower
The World of Darkness
After reaching2000 Light and the Bursting Activity Tier,Return to Jalzahn and select the “Relic Weapon Novus Enhancement"option.
Upgrade From Nexus To Zodiac
To begin working on advancing to the Zodiac stage of your weapon, players have a few quests that they must complete, the first being"Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac.“This is a quest that simply has you talk to Jalzahn and Gerolt a few times, after which you must complete the following quests:
Each of these quests requires you to collect a variety of items fromcrafting, buying, and dungeon drops, some of which will not be available until the quest has been accepted.
Purchased Items
4 Bombard Core
20,000 Company seals per item 80,000 total
Any Grand Company Quartermaster (Requires Second Lieutenant rank)
4 Sacred Spring Water
200 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics per Item 800 total
Aurianna in Mor Dhona
1 Bronze Lake Crystal
100,000 Gil
Junkmonger in Upper La Noscea X:26, Y:26
1 Allagan Resin
Merchant & Mender in Southern Thanalan X:15, Y:29
1 Furite Sand
Merchant & Mender in Coerthas Central Highlands X:13, Y:16
1 Brass Kettle
Tool Supplier & Mender in North Shroud X:29, Y:19
Crafted Items
Perfect Firewood (High Quality)
Aged Spear Shaft Desynthed from Aged Spear
Perfect Pestle (High Quality)
Blacksmith
Aged Pestle Pieces Desynthed from Aged Pestle
Perfect Mortar (High Quality)
Aged Mortar Pieces Desynthed from Aged Mortar
Furnace Ring (High Quality)
Aged Eye of Fire Desynnthed from Aged Ring
Perfect Vellum (High Quality)
Leatherworker
Aged Vellum Desynnthed from Aged Grimoire
Perfect Cloth (High Quality)
Stained Cloth Desynnthed from Aged Robe
Perfect Pounce (High Quality)
Dried Ether Desynnthed from Aged Phial
Tailor-Made Eel Pie (High Quality)
Culinarian
Vintage Cooking Sherry Desynnthed from Aged Decanter
You will need theTier 1 Master Recipebook to unlock these items for crafting. These itemscan be traded from players or even purchased from the Marketboardif it’s easier. The source items for desynthing can be purchased from theMerchant & Mender in Western Thanalanat X:15, Y:29. Each one costs3,000 gil.
Dungeon Items
Horn of the Beast
Gobmachine Bangplate
Narasimha Hide
Sickle Fang
Haukke Manor (Hard)
Amdapor Vellum
The Lost City of Amdapor
Indigo Pearl
Tonberry King Blood
Royal Gigant Blood
Kraken Blood
Vicegerent Blood
The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)
Lost Treasure of Amdapor
Lost Treasure of Pharos Sirius
Lost Treasure of the Tam-Tara Deepcroft
Lost Treasure of the Stone Vigil
These items can only be acquired once the quests are activated and the items become a quest objective. They will be rewarded once the player finishes and leave the dungeon.you may complete the dungeons in an Unrestricted Party with any job and any weapon, and you will still be rewarded with the item.
Once all of these quests have been completed, you will have to complete the"His Dark Materia"quest from Gerolt that simply has you talk to Gerolt and Mutamix Bubblypots. Afterward, Speak to Jalzahn and select the"Zodiac Weapon Recreation"option. The dialogue will tell you there’s only a 1.4% chance it’ll work and that the relic will be lost if it fails. In truth, it is a 100% guaranteed success.
Upgrade Zodiac To Zeta
To begin the final stage of upgrading your weapon, players must complete the"Vital Title"quest, which will have them speak to Gerolt and Jalzahn to begin the"Rise and Shine"quest, which will send them to Remon inWestern La Nosceaat X:34, Y:31. Once they have completed the quest, players can speak with Remon to purchase aMahatma for 50 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics each.
This stage is a repeat of theNovus stage, requiring players to farm light fromFATEs, Trials, and Dungeonsto awaken the Mahatmas within their Zodiac weapon. They mustdo this for all 12 Mahatma and can only possess one at a time.
However, This stage is much faster asmost dungeons will fully awaken a Mahatma within 2 runs(Excluding Pharos Sirius, Copperbell Mines (Hard), and Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard))
Once this is done players can return to Jalzahn and select the"Zodiac Weapon of Awakening"option to fully awaken their weapon.
