Zodiac Weapons (A Realm Reborn)

W'eylyn Mavourneen

Lore

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

Prerequisites

⚠️ Note!

Most of the quests for the Zodiac Weapons are not repeatable like newer relics.
Instead, instructions will be provided and the quest completes itself.
After you complete the steps for the quests, the required items can then be turned in to the vendor with the weapon in your inventory.
If you need to review information, refer to this guide or otherwise find it in-game under the Completed section of your journal.

ℹ️ See also

Some of the steps will require that you equip the relic weapon to be able to complete the objectives.

Initial Preparations

A good website that can help sorting through this unfathomable grind:
https://ffxivrelictracker.com/

If you complete one full weapon grind, you will unlock the repeatable quests for the subsequent weapons, speeding up the process if doing all of them.

As some steps require materials bought with Allagan Tomestone of Poetics, Grand Company Seals or Allied Seals you can get ahead gathering some of them before starting. Specially the Grand Company and Allied Seals (Hunts) materials.

While there are other materials required for certain crafts further on, here is a brief list of some of the materials needed:

Material Amount Cost (Total) Buy early? Where
Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil 1 15 Poetics ✔️ (Can only hold one) Auriana
Thavnairian Mist 3 60 Poetics ✔️ Auriana
Books 9 900 Poetics ❌ (One at a time) G'jusana
Superior Enchanted Ink 3 75 Poetics ✔️ Auriana
Alexandrite 75 Variable - Each map costs 75 Poetics and gives 5 Alexandrite. Map is lost if failed.
Can also be bought for 50 Allied Seals each.		 ❌ (Requires maps) Auriana (Map Exchange)
Bombard Core 4 20.000 Company Seals ✔️ Grand Company Quartermaster
Sacred Spring Water 4 800 Poetics ❌ (Only available after step 7) Auriana
Mahatma 1 50 Poetics ❌(One at a time) Remon

Quests

1 - A Relic Reborn

The chain starts with one of the job specific quests from A relic Reborn given by Gerolt Blackthorn in North Shroud.

There is one quest for each job and each of them will have their specifics.
Instanced content must be done with the job you picked the quest for but can be done unsync and solo.

Steps

Overview
  1. Talk to Gerolt on the job you want to start the quest for. He'll give you a specific location depending on the job. Go there and bring back the broken weapon.
  2. Obtain and deliver a specific materia-enhanced weapon (with 2 materia). The weapon and materia needed are detailed in the job tabs.

    ℹ️ Note

    This is a crafted item, so you can either make one yourself with a special material drop from specific level 50 dungeons, or purchase it off the marketboard. There are vendors that are able to add materia to the weapon if your crafting level is too low.

  3. Complete the trial A Relic Reborn: The Chimera on the job you are doing the relic.
  4. Talk to Rowena and complete Amdapor Keep.
  5. Slay 3 different sets of 8 mobs in the area you had to fetch the 'Timeworn' version of your weapon from (Details on each job below) .
  6. Complete the trial A Relic Reborn: The Hydra (With relic weapon equipped).
  7. Complete the trial The Bowl of Embers (Hard).
  8. Complete the trial The Howling Eye (Hard) .
  9. Complete the trial The Navel (Hard).
  10. Purchase Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil and deliver it to Gerolt to receive the finalised first step.
Jobs (click to expand)
PLD
  1. First, travel to Zahar'ak in Southern Thanalan to retrieve the Timeworn Curtana. Deliver it to Gerolt .
  2. Next, you need an Aeolian Scimitar Icon.png Aeolian Scimitar enhanced with 2 Battledance Materia III Icon.png Battledance Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Curtana Icon.png Unfinished Curtana that you can equip.
  5. Return to Southern Thanalan and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of Zahar'ak Lancers, Zahar'ak Pugilists, and Zahar'ak Thaumaturges, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Curtana Icon.png Curtana and Holy Shield Icon.png Holy Shield.
WAR
  1. First, travel to U'Ghamaro Mines in Outer La Noscea to retrieve the Timeworn Bravura. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Barbarian's Bardiche Icon.png Barbarian's Bardiche enhanced with 2 Battledance Materia III Icon.png Battledance Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Bravura Icon.png Unfinished Bravura that you can equip.
  5. Return to Outer La Noscea and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of U'Ghamaro Quarryman, U'Ghamaro Roundsman, and U'Ghamaro Bedesman, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Bravura Icon.png Bravura.
WHM
  1. First, travel to U'Ghamaro Mines in Outer La Noscea to retrieve the Timeworn Thyrus. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Madman's Whispering Rod Icon.png Madman's Whispering Rod enhanced with 2 Quicktongue Materia III Icon.png Quicktongue Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Thyrus Icon.png Unfinished Thyrus that you can equip.
  5. Return to Outer La Noscea and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of U'Ghamaro Quarryman, U'Ghamaro Priests, and U'Ghamaro Bedesman, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Thyrus Icon.png Thyrus.
SCH
  1. First, travel to Sapsa Spawning Grounds in Western La Noscea to retrieve the Timeworn Omnilex. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Erudite's Picatrix of Healing Icon.png Erudite's Picatrix of Healing enhanced with 2 Quicktongue Materia III Icon.png Quicktongue Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Omnilex Icon.png Unfinished Omnilex that you can equip.
  5. Return to Western La Noscea and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of Sapsa Shelfspines, Sapsa Shelfclaws, and Sapsa Shelftooth, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Omnilex Icon.png Omnilex.
MNK
  1. First, travel to Zahar'ak in Southern Thanalan to retrieve the Timeworn Sphairai. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Wildling's Cesti Icon.png Wildling's Cesti enhanced with 2 Savage Aim Materia III Icon.png Savage Aim Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Sphairai Icon.png Unfinished Sphairai that you can equip.
  5. Return to Southern Thanalan and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of Zahar'ak Lancers, Zahar'ak Pugilists, and Zahar'ak Archers, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember .
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale .
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore .
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Sphairai Icon.png Sphairai.
DRG
  1. First, travel to Natalan in Coerthas Central Highlands to retrieve the Timeworn Gae Bolg. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Champion's Lance Icon.png Champion's Lance enhanced with 2 Savage Aim Materia III Icon.png Savage Aim Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Gae Bolg Icon.png Unfinished Gae Bolg that you can equip.
  5. Return to Coerthas Central Highlands and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of Natalan Boldwings, Natalan Fogcallers, and Natalan Swiftbeaks, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Gae Bolg Icon.png Gae Bolg.
NIN
  1. First, travel to Sapsa Spawning Grounds in Western La Noscea to retrieve the Timeworn Yoshimitsu. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Vamper's Knives Icon.png Vamper's Knives enhanced with 2 Heavens' Eye Materia III Icon.png Heavens' Eye Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Yoshimitsu Icon.png Unfinished Yoshimitsu that you can equip.
  5. Return to Western La Noscea and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of Sapsa Shelfspines, Sapsa Shelfclaws, and Sapsa Shelftooth, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Yoshimitsu Icon.png Yoshimitsu.
BRD
  1. First, travel to Natalan in Coerthas Central Highlands to retrieve the Timeworn Artemis Bow. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Longarm's Composite Bow Icon.png Longarm's Composite Bow enhanced with 2 Heavens' Eye Materia III Icon.png Heavens' Eye Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Artemis Bow Icon.png Unfinished Artemis Bow that you can equip.
  5. Return to Coerthas Central Highlands and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of Natalan Boldwings, Natalan Fogcallers, and Natalan Windtalons, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Artemis Bow Icon.png Artemis Bow.
BLM
  1. First, travel to U'Ghamaro Mines in Outer La Noscea to retrieve the Timeworn Stardust Rod. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Sanguine Scepter Icon.png Sanguine Scepter enhanced with 2 Savage Might Materia III Icon.png Savage Might Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Stardust Rod Icon.png Unfinished Stardust Rod that you can equip.
  5. Return to Outer La Noscea and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of U'Ghamaro Quarryman, U'Ghamaro Priests, and U'Ghamaro Bedesman, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your Stardust Rod Icon.png Stardust Rod.
SMN
  1. First, travel to the Sylphlands in East Shroud to retrieve the Timeworn Veil of Wiyu. Deliver it to Gerolt.
  2. Next, you need an Erudite's Picatrix of Casting Icon.png Erudite's Picatrix of Casting enhanced with 2 Savage Might Materia III Icon.png Savage Might Materia III.
  3. Now travel to The Weeping Saint in Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. Deliver the Alumina Salts to Gerolt.
  4. Speak with Rowena in Mor Dhona, then complete Amdapor Keep to receive an Amdapor Glyph to trade to Rowena. Return to Gerolt with the text she gave you. You will receive an Unfinished Veil of Wiyu Icon.png Unfinished Veil of Wiyu that you can equip.
  5. Return to East Shroud and equip your unfinished weapon. Kill 8 each of Sylpheed Snarls, Sylpheed Sighs, and Sylpheed Screeches, which are around the area you first found your Timeworn relic. Speak with Gerolt again.
  6. Now travel to the entrance to Halatali in Eastern Thanalan and examine the destination. Then use the Duty Finder to complete A Relic Reborn: The Hydra. You must have the unfinished weapon equipped. Speak with Gerolt yet again and turn over your unfinished weapon.
  7. Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to retrieve a White-hot Ember.
  8. Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to retrieve a Howling Gale.
  9. Complete The Navel (Hard) to retrieve a Hyperfused Ore.
  10. Purchase 1 Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil Icon.png Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona and return to Gerolt one final time to receive your The Veil of Wiyu Icon.png The Veil of Wiyu.

2 - Zenith

This one is a quick step.
All that is required is that you purchase the 3 Thavnairian Mist from any Rowena's Representative NPC and trade them to the Furnace together with the Relic from the previous step.

3 - Atma

✅ One Time Quest!

The quest Up in Arms only needs to be completed once.
Afterwards you will have unlocked the ability to farm Atma Crystals anytime you are wearing a Zenith relic (not a replica).

🔥 Multiple Relics

If you are planning on doing more than one or even all of the relics, you can farm the Atma Crystals all in one go!

This step requires that you complete FATEs to receive Atma Crystals .

The FATEs are irrelevant and the drops are random chance, the only requirement is that you need a Zenith weapon equipped.

After you are done with collecting all 12 Atma return to Jalzahn and select Relic Weapon Zenith Enhancement .

You must have your weapon in your inventory or armory (not equipped).

4 - Animus

This step will require quite a bit of grinding to complete.

You will have to complete the quest Trials of the Braves.

Afterwards, you will be able to purchase the books necessary from G'jusana.

These will need to be completed one at a time.

Do not forget to equip your Atma relic weapon!

ℹ️ Important

Some FATEs will only spawn once their prerequisite chain FATE is completed.
Check the links below on the book section for details on the fates.

Preparations

To start off, ensure that you have unlocked access to the following dungeons:

Dungeon Quest
The Lost City of Amdapor One Night in Amdapor
The Wanderer’s Palace Trauma Queen
Copperbell Mines (Hard) Out of Sight, Out of Mine
The Sunken Temple of Qarn Braving New Depths
Haukke Manor (Hard) Maniac Manor
Halatali (Hard) This Time’s for Fun
Dzemael Darkhold Fort of Fear
Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard) Curds and Slay
Cutter’s Cry Dishonor Before Death
Pharos Sirius Sirius Business
The Aurum Vale Going for Gold

Book Info

Expand the blocks below to see each of the books' information.

There are also collapsed Maps categories where you can see all the locations overlaid on the game map.

Each book contains:

  • 10 monsters that need to be slain (3 each)
  • 3 dungeons to complete (can be done un-sync and solo)
  • 3 FATEs to complete
  • 3 Levequests to complete

The Books of Fire

The Books of Fall

The books of Wind

Book of Skywind I Enemies
Duties
Maps
Mor Dhona
Coerthas Central Highlands
Western La Noscea
Eastern La Noscea
Upper La Noscea
Outer La Noscea
Southern Thanalan
Northern Thanalan
East Shroud
Central Shroud

The books of Earth

Book of Skyearth I Enemies
Duties
Maps
Mor Dhona
Coerthas Central Highlands
Western La Noscea
Eastern La Noscea
Outer La Noscea
Southern Thanalan
Eastern Thanalan
Northern Thanalan
East Shroud
North Shroud

5 - Novus

While it makes no major difference. if you already bought some of the mats previously this step will be that much easier.

  1. Talk with Jalzahn Daemir while having your Animus weapon equipped and accept the quest Celestial Radiance.
  2. If you haven't done so before, purchase 3 Superior Enchanted Ink from a Rowena's Representative (such as Auriana) and deliver then to Hubairtin to receive a Sphere Scroll for your weapon.
  3. Infuse 75 Materia to your Sphere Scroll. This will also require 75 Alexandrite (see Initial Preparations).

    ℹ️ Important

    You won't be able to add 75 materia from one single type as there is a minimum of 2 stats required.
    Each stat also maxes out at 44.
    The scroll has a mechanic in which the materia ranks will unlock every 11 infuses, keep this in mind when buying the materia you need (e.g. You have to infuse 11 Rank I Materia to unlock Rank II infuses of that same materia).
    As this is not a current weapon anymore, pick the cheapest materia available to complete this as the stat line-up won't matter.

  4. With the 75 Materia added to your Sphere Scroll, talk to Jalzahn Daemir to accept the quest Star Light, Star Bright.
  5. Speak to him again and select Relic Weapon Animum Enhancement while holding the weapon in your inventory.

6 - Nexus

On this step you will have to infuse your newly acquired weapon with light.
In summary:

  1. Equip your Novus Weapon and talk to Jalzahn Daemir to start the quest Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics.
  2. Talk to him again and select Zodiac Relic Weapon Novus Soulglazing and select your weapon to add the Soulgazing effect and prepare it to receive light.
  3. Perform various activities with your weapon equipped until you've added 2000 light to it (your Zodiac Glass will tell you that the weapon has "Bursting Activity" once it's complete).
  4. After you've added all the 2000 light to your weapon, return to Jalzahn Daemir and select Relic Weapon Novus Enhancement with the weapon in your inventory.

ℹ️ Activities

The activities that reward light include: ARR Raids, ARR Trials, ARR Dungeons, PVP, Treasure/Alexandrite maps, FATEs and Levequests
There is a bonus light mechanic that alters the amount given by each activity, this window rotates every two hours.

🔥 Tip

You may do the ARR dungeons, trials or raids unsync and using your max level weapon, as long as you equip the Novus Relic before the final boss. Only the final boss kill will count for this!
As some dungeons were streamlined on patch 6.1 these will be faster to do unsync, one good example is The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak

Light Values

Light given With bonus Duties
Feeble (8) Gentle (16) The Bowl of Embers
FATEs
Treasure maps
Gentle (16) Bright (32) Alexandrite maps
Hard Trials
Urth’s Fount
The Porta Decumana
The Howling Eye (Extreme)
The Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane
Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn4
Bright (32) Brilliant (48) All Extreme trials except: The Howling Eye, Binding Coil of Bahamut Turns 1, 2 and 5
All Second Coils of Bahamut (including savage)
All Final Coils of Bahamut
The Wanderer’s Palace
Amdapor Keep
Pharos Sirius
Copperbell Mines (Hard)
The Lost City of Amdapor
Halatali (Hard)
Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard)
Brilliant (48) Blinding (96) Sastasha
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft
Copperbell Mines
Halatali
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
Castrum Meridianum
The Praetorium
Hullbreaker Isle
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)
The Stone Vigil (Hard)
Snowcloak
Sastasha (Hard)
The Keeper of the Lake
The Borderland Ruins (secure)
The Labyrinth of the Ancients
Blinding (96) Newborn Star (128) Syrcus Tower
The World of Darkness

7 - Zodiac Braves

This step starts by picking up the quest Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac from Jalzahn.
After you complete it, you will need to pick up the 4 following quests:

If you already bought some of the items at the start, it helps a lot completing this step as it requires quite a substantial amount of spending.

For reference, completing all four of these quests requires buying:

  • 4 Bombard cores - 80.000 Grand Company Seals
  • 4 Sacred Spring Water - 800 Poetics
  • 4 Items bought with gil - 400.000 Gil
    • Bronze Lake Crystal
    • Allagan Resin
    • Furite Sand
    • Brass Kettle

The quests also need specifically crafted HQ Icon.png High Quality items.

Crafting these will need the Master Recipes I book for each of the crafting jobs needed (more details below).

Alternatively, you can search and grab these from the marketboard. 😊

The Quests

A Ponze of Flesh

Starts at: Papana - Mor Dhona (x23, y7.4)

Rewards: Book of Skylight
Dungeons
Shopping list
Dzemael Darkhold
Brayflox's Longstop (Hard)
Halatali (Hard)
Snowcloak		 Bombard Core - 20.000 Grand Company Seals
Sacred Spring Water - 200 Poetics
Bronze Lake Crystal - 100.000 Gil
Crafted items
Furnace RingHQ Icon.png (GSM) Perfect FirewoodHQ Icon.png (CRP)
Craft it yourself!
 

To craft the Furnace Ring requires 1 Aged Eye of Fire that can only be obtained from Desynthesis.
You can Desynth an Aged Ring that can be bought from the Merchant & Mender (The Silver Bazaar) in Western Thanalan.

  Craft it yourself!
 

To craft the Perfect Firewood requires 1 Aged Spear Shaft that can only be obtained from Desynthesis.
You can Desynth an Aged Spear that can be bought from the Merchant & Mender (The Silver Bazaar) in Western Thanalan.

 

Labor of Love

Starts at: Guiding Star - Mor Dhona (x22, y6.9)

Rewards: Zodium
Dungeons
Shopping list
The Aurum Vale
Haukke Manor (Hard)
The Lost City of Amdapor
Sastasha (Hard)		 Bombard Core - 20.000 Grand Company Seals
Sacred Spring Water - 200 Poetics
Allagan Resin - 100.000 Gil
Crafted items
Perfect MortarHQ Icon.png (ARM) Perfect PestleHQ Icon.png (BSM)
Craft it yourself!
 

To craft the Perfect Mortar requires 1 Aged Mortar Pieces that can only be obtained from Desynthesis.
You can Desynth an Aged Mortar that can be bought from the Merchant & Mender (The Silver Bazaar) in Western Thanalan.
Craft it yourself!
 

To craft the Perfect Pestle requires 1 Aged Pestle Pieces that can only be obtained from Desynthesis.
You can Desynth an Aged Pestle that can be bought from the Merchant & Mender (The Silver Bazaar) in Western Thanalan.

 

Method in His Malice

Starts at: Adkin - Central Thanalan (x23.7, y13.7)

Rewards: Zodiac Scroll
Dungeons
Shopping list
The Wanderer's Palace
Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Hullbreaker Isle
The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)		 Bombard Core - 20.000 Grand Company Seals
Sacred Spring Water - 200 Poetics
Furite Sand - 100.000 Gil
Crafted items
Perfect VellumHQ Icon.png (LTW) Perfect PounceHQ Icon.png (ALC)
Craft it yourself!
 

To craft the Perfect Vellum requires 1 Aged Vellum that can only be obtained from Desynthesis.
You can Desynth an Aged Grimoire that can be bought from the Merchant & Mender (The Silver Bazaar) in Western Thanalan.
Craft it yourself!
 

To craft the Perfect Pounce requires 1 Dried Ether that can only be obtained from Desynthesis.
You can Desynth an Aged Phial that can be bought from the Merchant & Mender (The Silver Bazaar) in Western Thanalan.

 

A Treasured Mother

Starts at: Brangwine - Mor Dhona (x22, y6.7)

Rewards: Flawless Alexandrite
Dungeons
Shopping list
Amdapor Keep
Pharos Sirius
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)
The Stone Vigil (Hard)		 Bombard Core - 20.000 Grand Company Seals
Sacred Spring Water - 200 Poetics
Brass Kettle - 100.000 Gil
Crafted items
Tailor-made Eel PieHQ Icon.png (CUL) Perfect ClothHQ Icon.png (WVR)
Craft it yourself!
 

To craft the Tailor-made Eel Pie requires 1 Vintage Cooking Sherry that can only be obtained from Desynthesis.
You can Desynth an Aged Decanter that can be bought from the Merchant & Mender (The Silver Bazaar) in Western Thanalan.
Craft it yourself!
 

To craft the Perfect Cloth requires 1 Stained Cloth that can only be obtained from Desynthesis.
You can Desynth an Aged Robe that can be bought from the Merchant & Mender (The Silver Bazaar) in Western Thanalan.

 

Unlocking Zodiac Weapon Recreation

Once all quests are complete, if this is your first time you will have one additional quest to complete.

✅ One time quest!

Talk to Gerolt to accept His Dark Materia
Go to Mutamix Bubblypots and return to Gerolt to complete it.

For consecutive relics, you just need to speak to Jalzahn and select Zodiac Weapon Recreation.

8 - Zodiac Zeta

The last steps!

This will also require some Poetics spending as it will require you to buy Mahatma for 50 Poetics each, totalling 600 Poetics for all 12 Mahatma required.

This mechanic works a lot like the 6 - Nexus step.

  1. Equip your Zodiac weapon and pick up the quest Rise and Shine from Jalzahn.
  2. Talk to Remon to infuse a Mahatma to your weapon for 50 Poetics.
  3. Perform activities to add 2000 soul resonance to it, once it's full, return to Remon for another one, totalling 12 Mahatma.
  4. Once all 12 Mahatma are done, go back to Jalzahn and select Zodiac Weapon Awakening with the weapon in your inventory.

Soul Resonance values

Normal With Bonus Duty
Feeble (4) Faint (8) FATEs
The Bowl of Embers
The Navel
The Howling Eye
A Relic Reborn: The Chimera
A Relic Reborn: The Hydra
The Dragon’s Neck
Faint (8) Gentle (16) The Porta Decumana
The Chrysalis
Battle on the Big Bridge
Battle in the Big Keep
All Hard Trials
Urth’s Fount
The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima’s Bane
The Howling Eye (Extreme)
Alexandrite maps
Gentle (16) Steady (24) All ARR Extreme trials (except The Howling Eye and Ultima’s Bane)
All Bahamut raids
Pharos Sirius
Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard)
Steady (24) Forceful (48) Sastasha
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft
Copperbell Mines
The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak
Haukke Manor
The Sunken Temple of Qarn
Cutter’s Cry
The Stone Vigil
Dzemael Darkhold
The Aurum Vale
Snowcloak
Castrum Meridianum
The Praetorium
The Keeper of the Lake
Sastasha (Hard)
The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard)
Amdapor Keep (Hard)
The Borderland Ruins (Secure)
The Labyrinth of the Ancients
Forceful (48) Nigh Sings (64) Syrcus Tower
The World of Darkness

Relic Comparison Gallery

Original Image by @ShibaYoru

Atma (PLD)
Animus (PLD)
Novus (PLD)
Nexus (PLD)
Zodiac Braves (PLD)
Zodiac Zeta (PLD)
Atma (WAR)
Animus (WAR)
Novus (WAR)
Nexus (WAR)
Zodiac Braves (WAR)
Zodiac Zeta (WAR)
Atma (WHM)
Animus (WHM)
Novus (WHM)
Nexus (WHM)
Zodiac Braves (WHM)
Zodiac Zeta (WHM)
Atma (SCH)
Animus (SCH)
Novus (SCH)
Nexus (SCH)
Zodiac Braves (SCH)
Zodiac Zeta (SCH)
Atma (NIN)
Animus (NIN)
Novus (NIN)
Nexus (NIN)
Zodiac Braves (NIN)
Zodiac Zeta (NIN)
Atma (DRG)
Animus (DRG)
Novus (DRG)
Nexus (DRG)
Zodiac Braves (DRG)
Zodiac Zeta (DRG)
Atma (MNK)
Animus (MNK)
Novus (MNK)
Nexus (MNK)
Zodiac Braves (MNK)
Zodiac Zeta (MNK)
Atma (BLM)
Animus (BLM)
Novus (BLM)
Nexus (BLM)
Zodiac Braves (BLM)
Zodiac Zeta (BLM)
Atma (SMN)
Animus (SMN)
Novus (SMN)
Nexus (SMN)
Zodiac Braves (SMN)
Zodiac Zeta (SMN)
Atma (BRD)
Animus (BRD)
Novus (BRD)
Nexus (BRD)
Zodiac Braves (BRD)
Zodiac Zeta (BRD)
Collected from (non exhaustively)
  • ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com
  • FFXIV Wiki on Gamerescape
  • Polygon FFXIV Guides
  • Lodestone Play Guide
  • K'lo Kay Relic Grind guide - Here
  • Insomnikin's Imgur album - Here

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