How to get a Dawntrail (Phantom) relic weapon in FFXIV

The solar is shining and the Dawntrail subject operation and relic weapon is right here, as of patch 7.25. For these eager to get a bounce on the relic grind, we obtained your again, as we element learn how to get the Phantom relic weapon in FFXIV beneath.

Similar to different relics, the Phantom relic isn’t any joke and it requires fairly a little bit of play both within the Occult Crescent (the Dawntrail subject operation) or some FATE grinding within the growth’s zones.

Under we clarify what FFXIV relic weapons are and learn how to begin your Dawntrail relic weapon.

Relic weapons, defined

Relic weapons are distinctive weapons for every job that should be upgraded by following a collection of quests. The top end result? The most effective weapon within the Dawntrail growth — although since all of the steps aren’t out but, you received’t be capable to get there simply fairly but.

If that is your first relic weapon, know that you’ve fairly the grind forward of you, but additionally these things drops in patches, so you are able to do it because it releases to minimize the grind. (Or possibly you’re studying this information years sooner or later and also you’re gonna do it abruptly!)

This weapon collection entails the Occult Crescent, the sphere operation responsibility for Dawntrail, although you possibly can full your weapon by different means, in case you hate subject ops.

Step 1: The way to get your Phantom Penumbrae weapon

This primary step was added in patch 7.25 and the weapon is merchandise degree 745. All of those weapons are fairly distinctive in design, so in case you don’t know which one you wish to make, right here’s a fairly good video showing off all the weapons.

To get your first weapon:

1. Full the “Dawntrail” predominant situation quest.
2. Unlock the Occult Crescent hub by finishing the hunt line that begins with “One Final Hurrah” in Tulliyolal.
3. Maintain finishing the quests till you end “Unfamiliar Territory.” (You may go additional than this, as persevering with this quest might be required to take part within the Occult Crescent, however you don’t need to do greater than this for the relic weapon.)
4. Speak to Lydirceil within the Phantom Village to start out the hunt “Arcane Artistry.”
5. Get hold of three of every of the six various kinds of demiatma — obtained both by finishing FATEs and important encounters within the Occult Crescent or by finishing FATEs within the Dawntrail zones.
6. Flip within the 18 demiatma to Gerolt.
7. Settle for the hunt “Forging the Phantasmal” because the job you need the weapon for.
8. Purchase three Arcanite for 500 Allagan Tomestones of Heliometry every from Ermina within the Phantom Village (1,500 tomes whole).
9. Flip within the Arcanite to Dodokkuli.

It takes fairly a couple of important encounters to get a single demiatma drop, so don’t count on to only get one from every you full. You’ll know while you get one as a pop-up will seem in your display noting that you simply obtained a demiatma. After doing round 20 important encounters, I walked away with about three demiatma, so it has a fairly brutal drop charge.

For subsequent weapons, you’ll solely must successfully repeat step eight and 9. You should buy three extra Arcanite and commerce them straight to Dodokkuli as a service provider — there’s no quest to take action. You’ll not must grind out any extra demiatmas, thank Hydaelyn.

The demiatma drops from particular areas within the Occult Crescent and from particular maps. Primarily based on our expertise, in addition to some crowdsourced information, right here’s the place to search out the precise demiatma:

Be aware that within the aforementioned crowdsourced information, there are a couple of gamers noting that it’s potential to get different colours of demiatma from exterior of their “native” space listed above. We didn’t have this occur for us, however we’re not ruling out that risk.

Step 2: Improve to a Phantom Umbrae weapon

This step was added in patch 7.31 and it augments your Phantom weapon in order that it glows, has increased stats, and improves its merchandise degree to 760. To supe up your relic, you may must do the next:

1. Full the above steps.
2. Speak to Lydirceil within the Phantom Village and begin the hunt “Maintaining the Previous Methods Alive.”
3. Flip within the following 5 objects to Gerolt. Be aware that these things will be purchased from the marketboard as effectively, which could be the required technique if you do not have leveled up crafters with the twelfth mastery recipe guide or gatherers with the related regional folklore books:
   1. Rroneek glue, purchased from Goplu in Tuliyollal (13.1, 12.7) for 300,000 gil.
   2. Ut’ohmu siderite, purchased from Rral Wuruq in Yak T’el (13.8, 12.7) for 600 bicolor gems.
   3. Artificial darkish matter alpha, crafted by blacksmiths, armorers, or goldsmiths utilizing eight octahedrite, 4 uncooked rhodochrosite, and two levinchrome aethersand.
   4. Artificial darkish matter beta, crafted by carpenters, leatherworkers, or weavers utilizing 4 cordia logs, 4 cochineal pigment, 4 Shaaloani espresso, and two levinchrome aethersand.
   5. Artificial darkish matter gamma, crafted by alchemists or culinarians utilizing 4 filgurite, 4 Shaaloani espresso, and two levinchrome aethersand.
4. When you flip in these objects to finish the above quest, discuss to Lydirceil to start out the hunt “Aether, Aether, All over the place.”
5. Fill within the 4 aetherwells within the Aetherwell Array by finishing responsibility roulettes. There’s an aetherwell for 4 forms of roulettes: high-level dungeons, trials, alliance raids, and regular raids. Every effectively requires 10,000 aether. The primary time you run any of those roulettes per day, you may additionally get a bonus quantity of aether. With the day by day bonus, you may get anyplace from round 450-850 aether per roulette. With out the day by day bonus, you may get a lot much less, particularly from trials and regular raids.
6. Flip in your filled-up Aetherwell Array to Gerolt.
7. Speak to Lydircceil to start out the hunt “Wrought by Arms Phantasmal,” because the job you need the weapon improve for.
8. Purchase three Waxing Arcanite for 500 Allagan Tomestones of Heliometry every (1,500 whole) from Ermina (the identical vendor in the 1st step who bought you the tomestone supplies).
9. Flip them into Gerolt to improve your Phantom Penumbrae weapon to a Phantom Umbrae weapon.

Know that the Aetherwell Array portion is the prolonged grinding portion of this relic step, however you’ll solely have to do this step as soon as, even if you need additional weapons. You may sit and spam roulettes to grind this out shortly, however seeing how we cannot get extra relic steps for fairly some time, it needs to be tremendous to take your time. It ought to take round two weeks of day by day roulettes to complete this step.

If you’d like further Phantom Umbrae weapons, you may solely want to purchase extra Waxing Arcanite and switch them in to Dodokkuli, as long as you’ve got already carried out the Phantom Penumbrae step for the weapon you need.

Picture: Sq. Enix by way of Polygon

After you end this step, you can even purchase replicas for any of the Phantom Penumbrae weapons you’ve got accomplished to make use of as glamour, in case you choose the non-glowing variations. The NPC that sells the replicas is the Expedition Metallurgist subsequent to Ermina within the Phantom Village.

Step 3: The way to get your Phantom Obscurum weapon

This step was added in patch 7.41 and supplies you with a brand-new merchandise degree 775 weapon. To get it, you may must do the next:

1. Full the above steps.
2. Speak to Lydirceil within the Phantom Village to start out the hunt, “Timeworn Methods.”
3. Speak to the NPCs after which flip within the following 4 objects to Gerolt. Be aware that identical to within the final step, the crafts will be purchased from the marketboard, in any other case you may want Grasp Recipes 12 to make them, in addition to excessive gathering stats to seize the supplies:
   1. Umbral clay, purchased from Goplu in Tuliyollal (13.1, 12.7) for 500,000 gil
   2. Aspected aether agglomerate, crafted by carpenters, leatherworkers, or weavers utilizing 4 fulgurpine logs, 4 carnauba leaves, 4 Urqopacha flax, and two levinchrome aethersand
   3. Aspected aetheroconductor, crafted by goldsmiths, armorers, or blacksmiths utilizing eight dense aluminum ore, 4 rose garnet ores, and two levinchrome aethersand
   4. Aspected aetherocatalyst, crafted by alchemists or culinarians utilizing 4 windspath water, 4 carnauba leaves, and two levinchrome aethersand
4. Speak to Lydirceil to start out “In Pursuit of Perfection.”
5. Get hold of 100 crystal paste by finishing particular roulettes, Occult Crescent Important Engagements, the Pilgrim’s Traverse Deep Dungeon, The Ultimate Verse (Quantum), Heavyweight Tier raids (Regular or Savage), or Hell on Rails (Excessive). Flip the paste into Gerolt.
6. Get hold of 200 extra crystal paste (by doing the identical factor as above) and switch it into Gerolt.
7. Get hold of 300 extra crystal paste and switch it into Gerolt.
8. Get hold of a whopping 600 extra crystal paste and switch it into Gerolt.
9. Speak to Lydirceil to start out “A Phantom Reborn.”
10. Purchase three chunks of Waning Arcanite from Ermina for 500 Tomestones of Mathmetics every (1,500 tomes whole).
11. Flip within the arcanite to get your Phantom Obscurum weapon.

If you’d like further Phantom Obscurum weapons, you may solely want to purchase extra Waning Arcanite and switch them in to Dodokkuli, as long as you’ve got already carried out the opposite steps for the weapon you need.

The above data is courtesy of Garland Tools‘ datamines. We’re nonetheless understanding the steps for this, grinding out the weapon for ourselves. We’ll replace this information with extra context as we trudge by means of the grind.

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The way to farm crystal paste

Several types of content material offer you totally different quantities of paste. Relying on how briskly you wish to grind this weapon out, chances are you’ll wish to celebration up, decrease your gear merchandise degree, and spam leveling roulette in hopes of a fast A Realm Reborn responsibility, otherwise you would possibly simply go for doing a couple of roulettes day by day, sprinkling in your regular raid clears in. Farming crystal paste is the “grindy” a part of this step, so remember that it is probably not meant to be carried out inside a few days. Take your time!

Here is a breakdown of how a lot paste you get from a number of the numerous duties, in keeping with this crowdsourced post on Reddit by Phruck:

If that didn’t fulfill your itch, now we have guides on learn how to make the earlier relic weapons, too: Resistance (Shadowbringers), Eureka (Stormblood), Anima (Heavensward), and Zodiac (A Realm Reborn). We even have a information for the Manderville (Endwalker) relic, however that’s actually only a tome dump alongside a straight-forward quest, so that will not scratch the grinding itch you bought.