19’s “as in-depth as possible” Endgame Text Guide to ARR Endgame. Formatting in progress.
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1. What becomes available at level 50? (post “The Ultimate Weapon” quest)
– LOTS of Dungeons
* The Wanderer’s Palace -> “Trauma Queen” in Western Thanalan
* Amdapor Keep -> “Ghosts of Amdapor” in Western Thanalan
* Pharos Sirius -> “Sirius Business” in Western La Noscea
* Copperbell Mines (Hard) -> “Out of Sight, Out of Mine” in Mor Dhona
* Haukke Manor (Hard) -> “Maniac Manor” in Mor Dhona
* The Lost City of Amdapor -> “One Night in Amdapor” in Gridania
* Halatali (Hard) -> “This Time’s for Fun” in Mor Dhona
* Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard) -> “Curds and Slay” in Mor Dhona
– Trials/Raids to unlock
* “A Recurring Problem” -> Hard Mode Primal Trials
* “Legacy of Allag” -> Crystal Tower, a 24-man raid (drops i80 armor only)
* “The Ultimate Ballad” -> Ultima Weapon Hard Mode (drops i80 accessories)
– Sidequests
* “The Rise and Fall of Gentlemen” -> Hildebrand Sidequest
* “The Weaponsmith of Legend” -> Relic Weapon Sidequest
– Main Scenario continuation
* “The Price of Principles” -> unlocks Moogle and Leviathan Trials

2. How and Where do I get gear?
– All the dungeons mentioned above drop “Allagan Tomestones of Mythology” and “Allagan Tomestones of Soldiery” as rewards.
* Tomestones are used to purchase i90 and i100 gear from NPC Rowena in Mor Dhona
* Soldiery Tomestones have a weekly cap of 450.
– Primal Hard Modes (Ifrit, Garuda, Mog, Titan) drop weapons
* Ifrit -> i60
* Garuda -> i70
* Mog -> i75
* Titan -> i80
– Crystal Tower (24-man raid) drops i80 armor
* Crystal Tower Part 2 (incoming July 8) will drop i100 armor
– Relic Weapon Quest rewards an i80 weapon that is continually upgraded.
– The Binding Coil of Bahamut drops i90 armor/accessories and i95 weapons.
– The Second Coil of Bahamaut drops i110 armor/accessories, materials to upgrade Rowena’s i100 gear to i110, and i115 weapons.
* This is the endgame raid with weekly lockouts on clear.
– Extreme Mode Primal Trials drop i90 accessories (Garuda, Titan, Ifrit), i100 necklaces (Mog), and i95/i100 weapons (Leviathan)

3. What is the Relic Weapon and How do I get started?
– An iconic weapon for each job. Making one goes through a rather extensive questline that results in an i80 weapon
– Prerequisites:
* Complete Class Quest
* Complete Job Quest
* Complete “The Ultimate Weapon” in Main Scenario
– Summarized guide for base Relic:
* Speak to Nedrick Ironheart in Vesper Bay
* Talk to Rowena in Mor Dhona
* Talk to Gerolt in North Shroud
* Loot a treasure chest in some place:
– PLD -> Zaha’rak (Southern Thanalan)
– WAR -> U’Ghamaro Mines (Outer La Noscea)
– MNK -> Zaha’rak (Southern Thanalan)
– DRG -> Natalan (Coerthas)
– BRD -> Natalan (Coerthas)
– WHM -> U’Ghamaro Mines (Outer La Noscea)
– BLM -> U’Ghamaro Mines (Outer La Noscea)
– SCH -> Sapsa Spawning Grounds (Western La Noscea)
– SMN -> Sylphlands (East Shroud)
* Turn in a crafted weapon with two Tier 3 Materia melded:
– PLD -> Aeolian Scimitar + 2 Battledance III
– WAR -> Barbarian’s Bardiche + 2 Battledance III
– MNK -> Wilding Cesti + 2 Savage Aim III
– DRG -> Champion’s Lance + 2 Savage Aim III
– BRD -> Longarm’s Composite Bow + 2 Heaven’s Eye III
– WHM -> Madman’s Whispering Rod + 2 Quicktongue III
– BLM -> Sanguine Scepter + 2 Savage Might III
– SCH -> Erudite’s Picatrix Of Healing + 2 Quicktongue III
– SMN -> Erudite’s Picatrix Of Casting + 2 Savage Might III
* Go to Coerthas, unlock and clear the Chimera Trial
* Clear Amdapor Keep
* Kill 8 sets of three specific mobs with your unfinished Relic weapon
– PLD -> Zaha’rak: (8) Lancers, (8) Pugilists, (8) Archers
– WAR -> U’Ghamaro Mines: (8) Quarrymen, (8) Bedesmen, (8) Preists
– MNK -> Zaha’rak: (8) Lancers, (8) Pugilists, (8) Archers
– DRG -> Natalan: (8) Bloodwings, (8) Fogcallers, (8) Windtalons
– BRD -> Natalan: (8) Bloodwings, (8) Fogcallers, (8) Windtalons
– WHM -> U’Ghamaro Mines: (8) Quarrymen, (8) Bedesmen, (8) Preists
– BLM -> U’Ghamaro Mines: (8) Quarrymen, (8) Bedesmen, (8) Preists
– SCH -> Sapsa Spawning Grounds: (8) Shelfspine, (8) Shelfclaw, (8) Shelftooth
– SMN -> Sylphlands: (8) Sighs, (8) Screeches, (8) Snarls
* Go to the Halatali entrance in Eastern Thanalan, unlock and clear the Hydra Trial
* Defeat Ifrit, Garuda, and Titan Hard Modes (in no specific order)
* Purchase “Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil” from Rowena in Mor Dhona, for 225 Tomestones of Mythology
* Receive Relic from Gerolt
– Summarized guide for Relic Zenith:
* Purchase three (3) “Thavnairian Mist” for 300 Tomestones of Mythology each (900 Myth total) from Rowena in Mor Dhona
* Interact with the forge close by Gerolt
– Summarized guide for Relic Atma:
* Talk to Jalzahn in North Shroud (close to Gerolt)
* FATE grind for 12 Atma at 12 different areas:
– Central Shroud
– Southern Thanalan
– Upper La Noscea
– East Shroud
– Eastern Thanalan
– Middle La Noscea
– Western Thanalan
– Outer La Noscea
– Lower La Noscea
– North Shroud
– Central Thanalan
– Western La Noscea
* Talk to Jalzahn again, with all 12 Atma in inventory
– Summarized guide for Relic Animus:
* Talk to G’jusana in Mor Dhona
* Purchase a “Trials of the Brave” book (any) for 1500 Tomestones of Mythology
* Complete the objectives listed in the book while wearing your Relic Atma
– Kill 10 sets of 10 mobs
– Clear 3 dungeons
– Clear 3 FATEs
– Clear 3 Leves
* Repeat nine (9) times.
* Return to Jalzahn to upgrade
– Summarized guide for Relic Novus:
* a shit

4. What is the Binding/Second Coil of Bahamut?
– The endgame raid(s) of ARR with a weekly lockout (Second Coil only).
* Binding Coil of Bahamut drops i90 armor/accessories and i95 weapons
* Second Coil of Bahamut drops i110 armor/accessories, upgrade materials, and i115 weapons
– Titan Hard Mode and its quest MUST be completed before you can unlock the Binding Coil of Bahamut
– The Binding Coil is a series of five (5) raids called “Turns”
* Each Turn has its own drop table and unique (read: mechanics-driven) boss fights
* i95 weapons drop from Turn 5 ONLY
– The Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 5 MUST be cleared before being able to enter the Second Coil of Bahamut
– The Second Coil of Bahamut features a weekly lockout per Turn after a clear.
* If you clear a Turn, you will be unable to enter that Turn until the reset at Tuesday, 2:00 AM PST

5. What are Extreme Mode Primals?
– Step up from Hard Mode Primal Trials that have better gear.
– Progression:
* Titan Hard -> Garuda Extreme -> Titan Extreme -> Ifrit Extreme -> Mog + Leviathan Extreme
– i90 accessories drop from the first three Primals
* Garuda -> Ring
* Titan -> Earring
* Ifrit -> Bracelet
– i100 necklaces drop from Mog
– i95 weapons drop from Leviathan
* i95 Leviathan weapons can be upgraded to i100 with a rare material drop from the same Trial

6. What should I be doing?
– Complete the Main Scenario.
– Start your Relic Weapon Quest.
– Clear Ifrit, Garuda, Titan Hard Modes to unlock Coil
– Clear dungeons for Mythology/Soldiery Tomestones to get gear
– Run Extreme Mode Primals for fast i90 accessories
– Run Coil together for fast i90 gear
– Clear Turn 5 for fast i95 weapons (many arguably better than Relic Weapons)
– Begin running Second Coil of Bahamut