Category: Final Fantasy XIV Online (FFXIV)

by chipster901 Seeing as a lot of people are still relatively confused or still spreading incorrect information, I’m writing this guide for those seriously looking to get their mounts/titles/special fish for canvases. This guide...

by odinsomen This is a guide to obtain the special bonuses for Ocean Fishing from catching a ton of a particular type of fish. Each bonus comes with an achievement and a title. These...

by MasterSergei Hi, welcome to my guide on Final Fantasy XIV, the crazy Massively Multiplayer Online experience (or ‘MMO’ for us in-the-know types). Newbies, WoW refugees, or maybe people who are thinking of getting into...

by Elynnaad With the announcement of Doman Mahjong (identical to the real-world equivalent of Japanese Mahjong, or Riichi Mahjong), if you’re intrigued by the game in the slightest and saw the threads when it...

by ruan1387 Obvious spoilers regarding Blue Magic aside, BLU’s initial spells have been datamined and doing some research on my own, as well as using research contributions from the community, on the mobs/dungeons levels,...

by AwwYiss2 “What job should I choose?” – literally everyone ever. Hi, welcome to a beginner’s job overview as of patch 4.5. The goal of this guide is to help you make an informed...

by AwwYiss2 Welcome to – An Intro to FFXIV and what to expect from Eorzea About this guide/FAQ – With an influx of WOW refugees from an overall disappointing release of WOW:BFA, and the...

by OmgYoshiPLZ Disclaimer: Some things are my own personal experience and conjecture. others may have differing experiences. What this covers Drop rates/rules Spell combos / Notable spells i wont be going over drop locations,...

FFXIV Savage Raiding Tips by J3Patino A few months back was my first time to get into Savage Content (for Alex A9-12s). I was late to the party. Now based from what I’ve read there...

FFXIV Favors Comprehensive Guide by SorryGlamYou Hey, all! I know we’re X weeks into Heavensward now and 3.1 is only a few weeks away… but better late than never? :) At any rate, I finally...

FFXIV Strength Based Tanking Guide by yoyothelala Heavensward brought about a shift to the general tanking and healing meta, focusing a lot more on offense than what most players are used to/comfortable with. What a...

FFXIV Classes and Jobs Beginner’s Guide by TROPiCALRUBi FFXIV has many classes and it can sometimes be overwhelming to choose one because you’re new to the game and you don’t know which class fits...

FFXIV Heavensward Coil Guide by ceiimq I’ve met a few people who’d like to go back and try their hand at the Coils of Bahamut. This is a great idea! That content is definitely worth...

FFXIV Collectables Guide by KrevanSerKay Contents: (1) For Everyone (2) For Gatherers (3) For Fishers (4) For Crafters (5) Ephemeral Nodes (6) What do you do with Scrips? (7) Key Points Question: What are collectables?...

FFXIV Aetherial Reduction Guide by PopotoSoup Hello everyone. I’ve seen many short lived threads about Aetherial Reduction and seen that people have many questions about it. Here I’d like to share my experiments and hear...

FFXIV Airship Guide by BonzaiFerroni Introduction The purpose of this guide is to promote the fine activity of Airshipping and to spur discussion on all the details that still remain a mystery. Consider the state...

FFXIV Catching Up To Patch 3.0 Guide by kovensky This is intended for new and returning players, and is a set of notes and summaries of most things you have to do to catch up...

FFXIV Ravana Extreme Guide by Yugl Quest: Thok around the Clock (Rising Stones) Requires: Bismarck Extreme Drops: One weapon and one token Clearable in iLV155 gear + iLV170 weapons. Avatars Ravana uses a different avatar...

FFXIV Astrologians Guide for Non-AST Players by ExtraHP I notice there’s been a lot of concern about Astrologians currently, and I feel like a lot of it just comes from people (who don’t play AST)...

FFXIV Astrologian Guide by sundriedrainbow Greetings, friends, and welcome to this guide.  My intention is for this guide to provide you with the following: A handy reference of abilities, what they do, and how they...

FFXIV Machinist Guide by Cascadi Contents 1. Machinist: An Overview 2. Gauss Barrel, Ammo, and Turrets 3. Actions 4. The Opener 5. The Rotation 6. Turrets 7. Stat Weights and BiS 8. User Tips +...

FFXIV Dark Knight Tips by alvehyanna I haven’t played DRK long, who has? lol. But I mained PLD for more than a year and did WAR as well in coil. I see a lot of...

FFXIV Preparing for Heavensward Guide by themindstream Disclaimer: This is not meant to be a comprehensive endgame guide, but an answer to many questions being asked by people about what they should focus on between...

FFXIV Steps of Faith Full Guide by FawksB Hey there, Fawks Beaumont from Leviathan giving you a full breakdown on the new Trial – Steps of Faith. This trail can easily be done with 1...

FFXIV Binding Coil of Bahamut Guide by Tobian The Binding Coil of Bahamut (You are Here) The Second Coil of Bahamut The Final Coil of Bahamut I realized that I never got around to helping...

FFXIV Final Coil of Bahamut Guide by Tobian The Binding Coil of Bahamut The Second Coil of Bahamut The Final Coil of Bahamut (You are Here) The Final Coil of Bahamut is a great place...

FFXIV Second Coil of Bahamut Guide by Tobian The Binding Coil of Bahamut The Second Coil of Bahamut (You are Here) The Final Coil of Bahamut As you know, some of the best gear that...

FFXIV ACT and Plugin Guide by fold What is ACT? – ACT stands for Advanced Combat Tracker. In its simplest form, it is a third-party MMO combat log parser that reads from your combat log...

FFXIV Summoner Egis Tips and Tricks by FawksB With the reduction of MP Costs for Summoner with Ruin and Ruin II, Summoners are starting to find themselves with more MP then they are use to....

FFXIV Triple Triad NPC Conquest Guide by saceria If you have a strategy you want to share for beating an NPC realiably, post below and I will consolidate it into this post, try to keep...

FFXIV Chocobo Rank and Rating Guide by FawksB RANK Rank is pretty much your chocobo’s level. That’s the simpliest way to put it. As you acquire XP, your rank will increase. Every Rank increase will...

FFXIV Chocobo Stat Growth Guide by FawksB I’ve figured out stat growth calculating down to mathematical precision that min/maxers love to enjoy. FLOATING DECIMAL This is the most important thing to cover right away is...

FFXIV Chocobo Breeding and Raising Guide by FawksB FEEDING Feeding is fairly simple. Every Rank you gain, you’ll get one training session to use to feed your chocobo. Training sessions will stockpile, so it’s okay...

FFXIV Chocobo Racing Basics Guide by Fawks8 Alright, this guide is going to be as inclusive as possible, however, I will not be covering Chocobo Raising and Breeding. That system is quite complex and requires...

FFXIV Triple Triad Getting to 30 Cards Guide by Garlyle “Why 30 cards?”, you ask. When you collect 30 different Triple Triad cards, your deck capacity recieves an upgrade.You’ll be able to add 2* cards...

FFXIV Triple Triad Guide by Xiaounlimited I know there are already Triple Triad guides for FFVIII, but I’d like to distill this rule information to newcomers to XIV’s version of the game as simply as...

FFXIV Crafting Beginner’s Guide by majorslax This is going to be a very long read so I hope you’re ready. Let’s start with the basics, there are 6 important numbers/bars when crafting something, 4 of...

FFXIV Master Crafter and Gatherer Guide by SorryGlamYou Hi, all! I’m glad I get to sit and do another guide for you guys amidst the Lucis grind, lol. I need a brain break and a...

FFXIV World of Darkness Tips by MurasaKiso With the addition of WoD to our raids, many new players come and join by the first time in WoD, no one of them knows what to do...

FFXIV Battle in the Big Keep Guide by rigsta I encourage everyone to not read this guide, but to figure the fight out for themselves. It’s not a complex one in terms of mechanics but...

FFXIV World of Darkness Boss Guide by SeriousPan Hey guys! I finished World of Darkness and wanted to share a quick boss guide I wrote up to help out anyone that was worried about going...

FFXIV Snap Aggro Guide by FawksB Figured it would be a good time to write another guide for an issue many tanks seem to encounter, how to generate snap aggro. Snap aggro is simply generating...

FFXIV T13 Scholar Guide by jessicaredding A Scholar’s Guide to Bahamut Prime Phase 1: Rotation: Megaflare > Flatten > Earth Shaker Megaflare: Megaflare is the primary mechanic of the fight. Scholars are key to this...

FFXIV ilvl 110 Guide by Cetonis I tried to aim this guide at getting players to ilvl 105-110 as quickly as possible. This is different from simply trying to get to ilvl 85-90, which can...

FFXIV Raising iLv Quickly Strategy by RSFiye Congratulations on hitting level 50! If you’re new to the game and wondering why that White Mage has almost twice as much HP as you or back from...

FFXIV Leveling and Gearing in 2.4 Guide by Recognizant With 2.4 out, I’m getting many more new players and returning players asking about how to gear in the new soldiery/poetics environment. With hunting and tomestone...

FFXIV Older Endgame Guide by reseph This guide is something for players who are not on the bleeding edge of endgame content (FCoB as of today) and is based on my own experiences. Your experience...

FFXIV Improving at Warrior Guide by bokchoykn What separates an average WAR from a great WAR to me: Damage Output: Not to be mistaken for a tank that plays like a DPS wannabe. If a...

FFXIV Spiritbonding Advanced Guide by harle This is not intended as a newbie guide (better exist), but as a collection of observations & methods that I didn’t know where else to shove. Some of it’s...

FFXIV Sastasha HM Karl Boss Guide by TigeroftheWind Hello! After last night’s dungeon misery I wanted to write a quick guide to help people get a better grasp of Sastasha(HM) Mechanics. I’ll preface all of...

FFXIV New Level 50 Player’s Progression Guide by CrabCommander Content which drops gear will have the item level of the rewards listed in [brackets] after the name. Tier Zero – Fresh 50 [Item Level 50-70]...

FFXIV Imdugud Strategy Guide by Renori General The rings on the room blink red then eventually electrify, dealing ~1100 periodically to those standing in it. This is the soft enrage mechanic for the fight. Throughout...

FFXIV Melds Gathering Guide by Morari Entrepot Steps toward BTN/MIN Supra 1. Get to level 50 – 271 gather, 270 perception 2. Get HQ i55 AF gear with the BiS accessories for 2.0 (raptorskin/electrum) or...

FFXIV Soot Black Chocobo in 24 Hours Guide by Sydneyaoi Proof is in the pudding: * After first feed: Brown Chocobo http://i.imgur.com/Z594K0N.jpg * After one more plum: Black Chocobo http://i.imgur.com/Z507fwF.jpg * Me and the master...

FFXIV Crafting Guide by Nichi789 Intro: Hello and welcome to my crafting guide!  This guide will assume that you are new to crafting, so I will be explaining every detail I can.  If you have...

FFXIV Turn 9 Tank Strategy Guide by Slickace1215 So I’ve been doing a lot of Turn 9 practice over the last month and a half and I’ve noticed there are a lack of detailed guides...

FFXIV Frontlines Roles Guide by AlyssaFairwyn Overview: There have been many guides on dedicated to the general strategy one might employ for Frontlines. As such, this guide will not focus on topics like movement and...

FFXIV Black Mage Rotation Guide by Death_Lotus So for a while now I’ve been using a rotation as BLM that is different from the standard fire spam. It is a set of six rotations organized...

FFXIV Frontlines PvP Guide by AliceHeuz Hi fellow Eorzeans, — Introduction — Disclaimer: This post won’t cover PvP abilities in detail, as there would be too much to say about them, and I’m not good...

FFXIV Game Controller Targeting Tips and Tricks by AwwComeOnNow One of the things I still see asked a lot, and don’t see a guide for, is effective targeting with a controller. I think that I’ve...

FFXIV Hullbreaker Isle Tips and Boss Guide by Sreyb This is by far and away the easiest dungeon introduced this patch. Very quick and easy. Boss 1 – This ape wants his bananas! In all...

FFXIV Tam-Tara HM Tips and Boss Guide by Sreyb Boss 1 – This boss is awesome. She summons a bunch of adds. Do NOT KILL THESE ADDS! upon killing them, a group wide pulse will...

FFXIV Stone Vigil HM Tips and Boss Guide by Sreyb Boss 1 – Very similar to the boss from the normal mode. He moves around and uses Swinge. Use Sprint and what not to stay...

FFXIV Hullbreaker Isle Guide by XII_Odin I know figuring this out is half the fun but for those struggling with it, i made this. Also please excuse the grammar errors. This will only consist of...

FFXIV New Player’s Guide by Recognizant With the surge of newer players and returning players for 2.3 I’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding leveling advice, people who want to know the best way...

FFXIV Getting a Static Guide by Velvet Hello! My name is Velvet Machina of the mighty Cactuar server! This guide’s aim is to help you and your static maintain amicable relationship through the trials and...

FFXIV Accuracy Caps List by timeboundary – Accuracy isn’t based on class, but on attack position for physical dps and fixed for magic dps. – Summoners themselves use the “blm” acc cap, BUT pets (Garuda-Egi,...

FFXIV End Game Food Caps Guide by Lyrinn Just did some quick calculations for the 2 star buffs, apologies if this has already been posted, if there are any mistakes, and also for the horrible...

FFXIV ARR Survival Guide by Yaevindusk This is the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Survival Guide “There is no game in existence that is suited for everyone, but what FFXIV ARR aims to do,...

Final Fantasy XIV Dzemeal Darkhold Speed Run Guide by Neversleeps *** Updated 08/10/11 *** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfGVL2hUIOY –> Video of a 5 chest speed run. Guide/tactics discussed starting on the third page on (can’t add any...

Final Fantasy XIV Short Leveling Guide by MariyaShidou R1-12: Local Leve, Bone Ring (2 x Bone Chip), Bone Harpoon Butt (1 x Bone Chip), Copper Nuggets (4 Copper Ore or 4 Yellow Copper Ore),...

Final Fantasy XIV Exploration Guide by Azury Ariella Hi, I’m Azury Ariella of Wutai. Since open beta I have been exploring the world on and off, trying to find interesting areas and new zones....

Final Fantasy XIV Boting (Botany) for Gil Guide by Azurymber One thing I have noticed is that a lot of people are not maximizing their bot’s potential. It also seems like a lot of...

Final Fantasy XIV Goldsmith Guide by Gracious This is the guide I used to get goldsmith to 30. The () are the actual rank. You can try to synth any receipe 10 ranks above...

Final Fantasy XIV Party Recruitment and Search Guide by Volsung Lately there has been a lot of talk about the party search feature, and even a thread that was replied to slightly missing the...

Final Fantasy XIV Leatherworker Guide by Gracious This is an alternate route of ranking leatherworker. This is the guide I followed to get my leatherworker to 30. I am ranking up all repair crafts...

Final Fantasy XIV Lore Compilation and Guide by Azurymber Hi, I’m Azury Ariella of Wutai. Since beta I’ve been running around exploring and talking to every npc I could find looking to experience the...

Final Fantasy XIV Solo Guide by Azurymber Hi, I’m Azury Ariella of Wutai, and I have created this guide to help both new and seasoned players learn to get 8000 – 10,000sp+ an hour...

Final Fantasy XIV Food Guide by Elea Greetings from Istory! My name is Ele Lespeera and I will be your chef this evening. When I first started this game, I had my heart on...

Final Fantasy XIV Goldsmith Grinding Guide by pepesylvia Here’s how to grind: 1-12: leves, bone harpoon butts, copper nuggets, brass nuggets through r15: copper earrings, t1 gems, and silver nuggets when you can (would...

Final Fantasy XIV King Moogle Strategy Guide by DoctorMog First order of business; You need to know the names and jobs of the 6 moogles. BLM: Pomburner (AOE magic damage centered on himself) WHM...

Final Fantasy XIV Sidequest Guide by Kai Crystallis Introduction Hello ya’ll ^^. I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XIV since it was released and Final Fantasy in general for well…a long time, haha! I play...

Final Fantasy XIV Notorious Monster Guide by Kai Crystallis Introduction Hello ya’ll ^^. I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XIV since it was released and Final Fantasy in general for well…a long time, haha! I...

Final Fantasy XIV Enmity Guide by Agate Intro: MMO’s can be very unforgiving. Experienced players are quick to boot people who don’t know how to properly play their classes. Many people level their classes...

Final Fantasy XIV Weaponskills and Magic Combo Guide by Zel Combo are simple enough to do. To start a combo you only need enough TP for the first weaponskill, and when the criteria is...

Final Fantasy XIV Archer Guide by carraway Introduction Playing Archer throughout Final Fantasy XIV has been something of an emotional rollercoaster. Fundamental changes have been made a few times to our playstyle and how...

Final Fantasy XIV Sidequests List by Jacien Hey all, I figured I’d compile the list of Sidquests I have. Feel free to point out any mistakes or post any I’m missing and I’ll gladly...

Final Fantasy XIV Achievement Guide by Mindgazer I figured I’d throw this together since the old one is no longer being updated. This is by no means my own work, but rather the compilation...

Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone Achievement Guide by ScoutX Acknowledegment to Jacien and his Sidequest Compilation, the Game Community and all players, who helped me. Commemorating Nightmare King, who vanished from Istory Server all of...

Final Fantasy XIV Stats Guide by MartaDemireux Well, since the update we are now able to see our specific values of attack power, accuracy, defense, evasion, attack magic, enfeebling magic, healing magic, enhancement magic,...