Zodiac Weapons

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See also: Replica Zodiac Weapons

Zodiac Weapons are the level 50 Relic Weapons for A Realm Reborn. They were the first relic weapon series to be introduced in the game (the initial stage added late in Legacy), and they are upgraded by completing a series of tasks which is described in the "Quest" pages for each step, listed below.

Replicas of the Zodiac Weapons (for glamour) can be purchased from Drake if you either have the corresponding final-stage Zodiac Zeta Weapon in your inventory (so don't discard it!), or turn in the Zodiac Zeta Weapon as part of the Anima Weapon quest Repeatable Feature Quest Soul without Life (you lose the weapon, but this grants permanent access to replicas).

Relic weapons from past expansions are not intended for combat use, but for cosmetic, achievements, and collection purposes. Weapons of similar power, for the same player level, that are much more easily obtainable and are intended for character progression can be bought with Allagan Tomestone of Poetics Allagan Tomestones of Poetics. For level 50, these would be Augmented Ironworks Magitek Weapons.

Lore

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Eorzea has witnessed a resurgence of the old ways in recent days, as adventurers the realm over take up the ancient trades of warrior and dragoon, bard and black mage, and more. Now, it is the traditional weaponry of these old mantles that are sought, the means of their making long since lost to the ages. It would seem this longing for things past and old is not limited merely to the schools of war and magic. The reformation of Eorzea's Grand Companies was born of a longing in the hearts of the free peoples of Eorzea — a longing for the days of old and the peace they knew. It is a sentiment that has since spread to the realm's adventurers, guiding them toward the rediscovery of trades from a former age that had all but died out. Small wonder, then, that those who have mastered these ancient ways of battle and sorcery now seek the weapons of eld which will enable them to realize the truest expression of their newfound powers. Thus have adventurers begun their quest for the relics.

— FFXIV Lodestone (legacy)


Unlike newer relics, most of the quests for the A Realm Reborn weapons are not repeatable. Instead, the player is given the instructions and the quest completes itself. After performing the steps, the required items can then be turned in to the vendor with the correct weapon in inventory. If the instructions need to be reviewed in-game, they can be found in the Completed section of the Journal.

Zodiac Weapons (IL 80)

Gerolt
Main article: Zodiac Weapons/Quest

For detailed information about this step, see the above link.

To begin the questline for the first time, speak with Nedrick Ironheart at Vesper Bay, Western Thanalan and acquire the quest Feature Quest The Weaponsmith of Legend. This will introduce you to the blacksmith Gerolt in North Shroud.

For every Zodiac Weapon or job, you will need to complete a job-specific version of the quest Feature Quest A Relic Reborn from Gerolt. This quest involves a lot of killing specific enemies, doing specific level 50 Dungeons and Trials (which can be done easily unsynced), and collecting a few items.

Each job needs to prepare a specific crafted weapon, melded with two specific materia:

Job Location Zone
Paladin Zahar'ak (X-30, Y-19) Southern Thanalan
Warrior U'Ghamaro Mines (X-23, Y-10) Outer La Noscea
Dragoon Natalan (X-34, Y-21) Coerthas Central Highlands
Monk Zahar'ak (X-32, Y-18) Southern Thanalan
Ninja Sapsa Spawning Grounds (X-16, Y-17) Western La Noscea
Bard Natalan (X-35.4, Y-22.2) Coerthas Central Highlands
Black Mage U'Ghamaro Mines (X-23, Y-10) Outer La Noscea
Summoner Sylphlands (X-25, Y-19) East Shroud
White Mage U'Ghamaro Mines (X-24.3, Y-6.4) Outer La Noscea
Scholar Sapsa Spawning Grounds (X-16, Y-17) Western La Noscea

At the end of the quest, you will need to turn in one   Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil, which is purchased for Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 15 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics from Auriana in Mor Dhona. One of the quest steps will send you to Mor Dhona to speak to Rowena anyway, so it is recommended to purchase the oil while you're there.

After creating a weapon from this quest, you can repurchase that base weapon from the Calamity Salvager (in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks, Old Gridania and Ul'dah Steps of Thal) for Gil 1,000 Gil (700 + 300 for paladin sword and shield). However, any upgrade tasks for later versions of the weapon will need to be redone manually.

Zodiac Weapons (IL 80)
  Curtana (PLD)   Holy Shield (PLD)   Bravura (WAR)
  Gae Bolg (DRG)   Sphairai (MNK)   Yoshimitsu (NIN)
  Artemis Bow (BRD)   Stardust Rod (BLM)   The Veil of Wiyu (SMN)
  Thyrus (WHM)   Omnilex (SCH)

Zenith Zodiac Weapons (IL 90)

The Furnace
Main article: Zenith Zodiac Weapons/Quest

For detailed information about this step, see the above link.

This step is very simple: interact with the Furnace near Gerolt in North Shroud, and trade your base zodiac weapon plus 3x   Thavnairian Mists to upgrade your relic to the Zenith step.

There is no quest for this step - just do the exchange to perform the upgrade.

Zenith Zodiac Weapons (IL 90)
  Curtana Zenith (PLD)   Holy Shield Zenith (PLD)   Bravura Zenith (WAR)
  Gae Bolg Zenith (DRG)   Sphairai Zenith (MNK)   Yoshimitsu Zenith (NIN)
  Artemis Bow Zenith (BRD)   Stardust Rod Zenith (BLM)   The Veil of Wiyu Zenith (SMN)
  Thyrus Zenith (WHM)   Omnilex Zenith (SCH)

Atma Zodiac Weapons (IL 100)

Jalzahn and Gerolt
See also: Atma Zodiac Weapons/Quest

For detailed information about this step, see the above link.

Complete the one-time quest Feature Quest Up in Arms, which introduces you to Jalzahn - he will be performing the weapon upgrades from here onwards.

For this step you need to collect 12 varieties of "Atmas", each of which has a 20% chance to drop when you complete a FATE with any Zenith Zodiac Weapon equipped. The atma you can receive depends on the zone:

Zone Region Atma
Outer La Noscea La Noscea   Atma of the Lion
Upper La Noscea La Noscea   Atma of the Water-bearer
Middle La Noscea La Noscea   Atma of the Ram
Western La Noscea La Noscea   Atma of the Crab
Lower La Noscea La Noscea   Atma of the Fish
Eastern Thanalan Thanalan   Atma of the Bull
Central Thanalan Thanalan   Atma of the Scales
Western Thanalan Thanalan   Atma of the Twins
Southern Thanalan Thanalan   Atma of the Scorpion
North Shroud The Black Shroud   Atma of the Archer
East Shroud The Black Shroud   Atma of the Goat
Central Shroud The Black Shroud   Atma of the Maiden

Once you have collected all 12 atmas, talk to Jalzahn and select "Relic Weapon Zenith Enhancement". This will trade in the 12 atmas plus your relic, and upgrades your relic to the Atma step.

Atma Zodiac Weapons (IL 100)
  Curtana Atma (PLD)   Holy Shield Atma (PLD)   Bravura Atma (WAR)
  Gae Bolg Atma (DRG)   Sphairai Atma (MNK)   Yoshimitsu Atma (NIN)
  Artemis Bow Atma (BRD)   Stardust Rod Atma (BLM)   The Veil of Wiyu Atma (SMN)
  Thyrus Atma (WHM)   Omnilex Atma (SCH)

Animus Zodiac Weapons (IL 100)

The enemies page of the Book of Skyfire I.
See also: Animus Zodiac Weapons/Quest

For detailed information about this step, see the above link.

Complete the one-time quest Feature Quest Trials of the Braves, which introduces you to G'jusana in Mor Dhona.

You will need to complete the tasks in 9 "Trials of the Braves" books specific to your weapon. These books are sold by G'jusana for Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 100 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics each (Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 900 total). You can only hold one book at a time, and you must complete it before buying the next book, or else your progress on the incomplete book will be lost.

Each book tasks you with killing specific enemies, as well as clearing specific dungeons, FATEs and levequests, and all must be done with your Atma Zodiac Weapon equipped.

This is the longest step of the relic by a wide margin, due to the sheer amount of tasks required.

Once all 9 of your weapon's books are complete, speak to Jalzahn and select "Relic Weapon Atma Enhancement" to upgrade your relic to the Animus step.

When working on your second weapon onwards, it is highly recommended to do the books in a specific order in parallel with the "Zodiac Braves" subquests, as the two steps have a lot of overlap in required dungeons. This recommended book order is:

  • Fall I → Earth I → Wind I → Fall II → Fire I → Fire II → Wind II → Netherfire I → Netherfall I
Animus Zodiac Weapons (IL 100)
  Curtana Animus (PLD)   Holy Shield Animus (PLD)   Bravura Animus (WAR)
  Gae Bolg Animus (DRG)   Sphairai Animus (MNK)   Yoshimitsu Animus (NIN)
  Artemis Bow Animus (BRD)   Stardust Rod Animus (BLM)   The Veil of Wiyu Animus (SMN)
  Thyrus Animus (WHM)   Omnilex Animus (SCH)

Novus Zodiac Weapons (IL 110)

An example of a completed Thyrus Novus Sphere Scroll
See also: Novus Zodiac Weapons/Quest

For detailed information about this step, see the above link.

Complete the one-tme quests Feature Quest Celestial Radiance and Feature Quest Star Light, Star Bright to be introduced to Hubairtin in Central Thanalan.

To start, buy 3x   Superior Enchanted Ink for Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 25 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics each (Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 75 total), and give these to Hubairtin to make a Sphere Scroll for your weapon. This scroll requires 75x   Alexandrite and a large amount of Grade I-IV materia to complete it.

Getting the Alexandrite

Complete these quests:

Once that's done, go to Auriana in Mor Dhona and purchase a   Mysterious Map for Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 75.

  • Use   Decipher to open the map.
  • Go to the X mark it shows, and use   Dig at that spot to dig up the treasure.
  • Interact with the chest, then kill the enemies that appear.
  • Open the chest to receive 5x   Alexandrite.

Each map gives 5x   Alexandrite, so this totals to 15 maps per weapon, costing Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 1,125 total.

You can also get one map for free each day from Brangwine's quest Repeatable Feature Quest Morbid Motivation, which requires you to complete a run of Duty Roulette Duty Roulette: High-level Dungeons.

Getting the Materia

With the 75x   Alexandrite in hand, now you need to successfully infuse 75 materia into the sphere scroll. Initially you must use grade I materia, then grade II, grade III, and finally grade IV. As you infuse materia, a failure rate will be introduced - should an infusion fail, you will lose the materia, but you will not lose the Alexandrite.

Grade I and II materia tend to be the most-expensive on the market board (grade III to a lesser extent), as no NPCs sell them, and farming them yourself via Spiritbonding can take a while. To minimize gil spending, it is recommended to focus on just 2 or 3 stats whose materia are selling for the cheapest in your region/data center/world, which you can check on Universalis. This should minimize the amount of Grade I and II materia you'd need to buy. The scroll takes up to 11 materia of each grade, so expect to prepare around 20 of each grade of materia in case of fails.

For players on the free trial, the market board and trading are unavailable - meaning all materia must be obtained through spiritbonding.

  • If leveling several combat classes but only intending to make one or two relics, the necessary materia might be obtained passively during the leveling process.
  • For a more active grind: do lots of quick synthesis crafts with a high-level crafting class, using high-level tools, but low-level battle armor and accessories of high quality, as well as using a high-quality   Superior Spiritbond Potion.
    • Wearing the The Emperor's New Glamour Set also works very well for this approach. Since all of these items are item level 1, lower-level crafts can be used (such as   Table Salt, which is gil-neutral in cost beyond the shards used for the craft).
Zane Lionheart's grade I materia farming guide

Once you have made 75 successful infusions, go to Jalzahn and select "Relic Weapon Animus Enhancement" to upgrade your relic to the Novus step.

Novus Zodiac Weapons (IL 110)
  Curtana Novus (PLD)   Holy Shield Novus (PLD)   Bravura Novus (WAR)
  Gae Bolg Novus (DRG)   Sphairai Novus (MNK)   Yoshimitsu Novus (NIN)
  Artemis Bow Novus (BRD)   Stardust Rod Novus (BLM)   The Veil of Wiyu Novus (SMN)
  Thyrus Novus (WHM)   Omnilex Novus (SCH)

Nexus Zodiac Weapons (IL 115)

Light progress on Stardust Rod Novus.
See also: Nexus Zodiac Weapons/Quest

For detailed information about this step, see the above link.

Complete the one-time quest Feature Quest Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics.

Afterwards, speak to Jalzahn to have him "Soulglaze" your Novus Zodiac Weapon, which allows it to start collecting Light when you complete dungeons, trials, FATEs, Treasure Hunts,   Mysterious Maps, and PvP with the weapon equipped.

  • For Paladin, make sure to Soulglaze both the sword and the shield.

Each duty gives a certain amount of light, and every 2 hours certain duties give more light than usual. The duties on bonus are not indicated until after you complete the duty.

Doing the following duties unsynced is generally considered fastest:

  • Trial The Bowl of Embers (Extreme) (42~63 runs of 10 sec each) - Use a strong finishing move that can wipe out the last 20-30% of Ifrit's HP in one hit, ensuring his long invulnerability phase is skipped. If the phase is skipped, then the fight takes around 10 seconds; but if it is not skipped, then the fight takes around 1-2 minutes and becomes slower than other options.
  • Trial Thornmarch (Extreme) (42~63 runs of 10-40 sec each) - Use a strong initial burst to lower Moggle Mog to below 41.9% HP, then AoE down all of the adds immediately, so he spends his HP to heal all of them, KOing himself. If initial burst cannot reach that threshold, then Moggle Mog's second attempt to revive the adds might be enough for the kill.
  • Dungeon The Aurum Vale (21~42 runs of 2-3 minutes each) - Has lower damage requirements, just make sure you can one-shot the bosses. Only kill the bosses and the big Morbols to break the walls, ignore the small mobs.
  • Dungeon The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak (21~42 runs) - Even lower damage requirements.

Warning: if you do 100 dungeon runs in a single day, then the duty finder will lock you out until the next daily reset. This limit is only triggered by dungeons.

You can check your relic's current light progress by using the   Zodiac Glass item that Jalzahn gives you (if you've discarded it, then Gerolt's assistant Drake can give you another one).

Once your relic has finished absorbing light, go to Jalzahn and select "Relic Weapon Novus Enhancement" to upgrade your relic to the Nexus step.

Nexus Zodiac Weapons (IL 115)
  Curtana Nexus (PLD)   Holy Shield Nexus (PLD)   Bravura Nexus (WAR)
  Gae Bolg Nexus (DRG)   Sphairai Nexus (MNK)   Yoshimitsu Nexus (NIN)
  Artemis Bow Nexus (BRD)   Stardust Rod Nexus (BLM)   The Veil of Wiyu Nexus (SMN)
  Thyrus Nexus (WHM)   Omnilex Nexus (SCH)

Zodiac Braves Weapons (IL 125)

Hubairtin, Gerolt, Jalzahn, Drake, and Ealdwine
See also: Zodiac Braves Weapons/Quest

For detailed information about this step, see the above link.

Complete the one-time quest Feature Quest Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac.

This step requires completing 4 sub-quests (3 are in Mor Dhona, 1 is in Central Thanalan), with each giving a special material item as a reward. Each quest requires specific dungeons, purchased items, and crafted items.

You will need to unlock the following non-MSQ dungeons for some of the quest materials:

Purchased Items

Quest Item Cost Where
All (1 per quest) 4x   Bombard Core Company seal 80,000 Company Seals (20,000 each) Serpent Quartermaster in New Gridania, Maelstrom Quartermaster in Limsa Lominsa, or Flame Quartermaster in Ul'dah

(requires Second Lieutenant rank)

All (1 per quest) 4x   Sacred Spring Water Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 800 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics (200 each) Auriana in Mor Dhona (x22,y6). (Appears only after completing Feature Quest Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac)
Repeatable Feature Quest Method in His Malice 1x   Furite Sand Gil 100,000 Gil Merchant & Mender in Whitebrim Front in Coerthas Central Highlands (x13,y16)
Repeatable Feature Quest Labor of Love 1x   Allagan Resin Gil 100,000 Gil Merchant & Mender in Forgotten Springs in Southern Thanalan (x15,y29)
Repeatable Feature Quest A Ponze of Flesh 1x   Bronze Lake Crystal Gil 100,000 Gil Junkmonger at Jijiroon's Trading Post in Upper La Noscea (x26,y26)
Repeatable Feature Quest A Treasured Mother 1x   Brass Kettle Gil 100,000 Gil Tool Supplier & Mender in Hyrstmill in North Shroud (x29,y19)

Crafted Items

The following items may be crafted or purchased from another player. They must be High Quality . The recipes are unlocked by the corresponding Master Recipes (1) book.

Each recipe requires an ingredient that comes from   desynthesizing a specific item sold by the Merchant and Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29) for Gil 3,000 gil.

  • You do not need a high desynth level to get the ingredients, the RNG is the same regardless of desynth level.
  • The chance of getting the ingredient from a desynth is estimated to be about 18%[1](Gil 16,667 gil per ingredient, on average).
Quest Item Class Ingredient Source Item
Repeatable Feature Quest A Ponze of Flesh   Perfect Firewood Carpenter   Aged Spear Shaft   Aged Spear
Repeatable Feature Quest Labor of Love   Perfect Pestle Blacksmith   Aged Pestle Pieces   Aged Pestle
Repeatable Feature Quest Labor of Love   Perfect Mortar Armorer   Aged Mortar Pieces   Aged Mortar
Repeatable Feature Quest A Ponze of Flesh   Furnace Ring Goldsmith   Aged Eye of Fire   Aged Ring
Repeatable Feature Quest Method in His Malice   Perfect Vellum Leatherworker   Aged Vellum   Aged Grimoire
Repeatable Feature Quest A Treasured Mother   Perfect Cloth Weaver   Stained Cloth   Aged Robe
Repeatable Feature Quest Method in His Malice   Perfect Pounce Alchemist   Dried Ether   Aged Phial
Repeatable Feature Quest A Treasured Mother   Tailor-made Eel Pie Culinarian   Vintage Cooking Sherry   Aged Decanter

For your first weapon: when all 4 quests have been completed, bring the 4 special materials to Gerolt to complete the one-time quest Feature Quest His Dark Materia, which will upgrade your relic to the Zodiac Braves step.

For subsequent weapons: bring the 4 materials to Jalzahn instead, and select "Zodiac Weapon Recreation" upgrade your relic.

Zodiac Braves Weapons (IL 125)
  Excalibur (PLD)   Aegis Shield (PLD)   Ragnarok (WAR)
  Longinus (DRG)   Kaiser Knuckles (MNK)   Sasuke's Blades (NIN)
  Yoichi Bow (BRD)   Lilith Rod (BLM)   Apocalypse (SMN)
  Nirvana (WHM)   Last Resort (SCH)

Zodiac Zeta Weapons (IL 135)

Mahatma progress on Longinus.
See also: Zodiac Zeta Weapons/Quest

For detailed information about this step, see the above link.

Complete the one-time quest Feature Quest Rise and Shine to be introduced to Remon in Swiftperch, in Western La Noscea.

Remon will sell you 12 "mahatma" for Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 50 each (Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 600 total). Your weapon can only hold one mahatma at a time, and you need to do duties with the weapon equipped to "awaken" each mahatma.

This is effectively a shorter version of the Nexus light grind step, with the same recommended duties to do it quickly:

You can check your current mahatma's progress by using the   Zodiac Glass item (if you've discarded it, then Gerolt's assistant Drake can give you another one).

Once all 12 mahatma have been awakened, return to Jalzahn and select "Zodiac Weapon Awakening" to perform the final enhancement and obtain your Zeta weapon.

Congratulations! If this is your first time completing a weapon, make sure to do the follow-up quests Feature Quest The Vital Title and Feature Quest Kettle to the Mettle for an achievement and a couple bonus glamour weapons.

You can also buy replicas of previous steps of your relic from Drake in Hyrstmill in North Shroud. Note that you will need to have the "real" Zeta weapon in your inventory in order for him to offer replicas.

Zodiac Zeta Weapons (IL 135)
  Excalibur Zeta (PLD)   Aegis Shield Zeta (PLD)   Ragnarok Zeta (WAR)
  Longinus Zeta (DRG)   Kaiser Knuckles Zeta (MNK)   Sasuke's Blades Zeta (NIN)
  Yoichi Bow Zeta (BRD)   Lilith Rod Zeta (BLM)   Apocalypse Zeta (SMN)
  Nirvana Zeta (WHM)   Last Resort Zeta (SCH)

Relic Weapon Types

Weapon Tier IL PLD WAR DRG MNK NIN BRD BLM SMN WHM SCH
Relic 80                     
Zenith 90                     
Atma 100                     
Animus 100                     
Novus 110                     
Nexus 115                     
Zodiac Braves 125                     
Zodiac Zeta 135                     

Achievements

Main articles: Relic Weapons Achievements and Zodiac Weapons Achievements

Lv. 50 relic weapons are associated with several achievements.

Galleries

Weapons can be viewed in these galleries. Individual galleries contain all stages of relic weapon for each job.

Zodiac Weapons Galleries
Paladin Warrior Dragoon Monk Ninja
Bard Black Mage Summoner White Mage Scholar

Images

References

  1. ↑ As of December 2024, tested with n=451, resulting in 81 drops. (n=31 spears, n=50 pestles, n=71 mortars, n=59 rings, n=73 grimoires, n=50 robes, n=59 phials, n=58 decanters. Resulted in 10 drops for each item, except robes which had 11 drops.)

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