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So you wanna get your very first relic? Or you need help in any step of the relic weapon? You’ve come to the right place. In this Relic Weapon Guide, we try to give you any tips we’ve learned to make any step of the relic quest a LITTLE LESS PAINFUL. A fair waning, to complete a Zodiac weapon will take part of your soul. Small navigation links are provided right below so you can skip to where you are in your relic quest. please FEEL FREE to comment on any suggestions! Try to start your comment with the tag ((ANIMUS)) if you’re giving a tip for Animus, ((NEXUS)) for Nexus and so on.

**I made this guide as an “eternal” version of our older relic guides found here(Pre-relic to zenith), and here (Atma onwards – compiled here). The page you’re currently on is the ‘final’ and most updated version. Goin forward in 3.0 and beyond, we will be using a unified relic post that adds a new page for each step.

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Navigation:
(No Relic) || (Base Relic -> Zenith)
(Zenith -> Atma) || (Atma -> Animus)
(Animus -> Novus) || (Novus -> Nexus)
(Nexus -> Zodiac) || (Zodiac -> Zeta)

Getting your first Relic Weapon!

“Follow and read your quest log. Seriously.”

First of all, you must be level 50, have all class and job quests done for your job, and completed the story quest. The quest to start your Relic Weapon is “The Weaponsmith of Legend”, located in Vesper Bay (Northern Thanalan). You will end up going to Rowena (who you’re familiar with by now…) and eventually Gerolt (who you’ll come to hate, haha). He will ask you to complete step 1: Broken Weapon. Which is just a fetch quest. On to the next step!

Step 2: Pre-relic weapon / materia table

Step 3: Alumina Salts: is basically defeating Dhorme Chimera.  This can be unlocked via Coerthas Central Highlands (X-32, Y-6) (Upper right cave). If you’re reading this in 2015 or more – this guys a chump. WITH YOUR “RELIC” EQUIPPED

Step 4: running Amdapor Keep for an Amdapor Glyph. WITH YOUR “RELIC” EQUIPPED.

Step 5: killing 24 beastmen. Keep following the quest log… WITH YOUR “RELIC” EQUIPPED

Step 6: defeat Hydra. This can be unlocked via Eastern Thanalan (x14,y30) (Next to Halatali entrance). WITH YOUR “RELIC” EQUIPPED.

Step 7: Kill the Hardmode Primals (Ifrit -> Garuda -> Titan). Running these on Duty Finder (even if you’re a brand new player), will probably clear no matter what. The exception to this is Titan HM, which you might want to learn a bit. There was a time that “Obtain Hyperfused ore” was stuck in peoples quest logs for quite some time… Again, WITH YOUR “RELIC” EQUIPPED.

Step 8: Buying Radz-at-han Quenching Oil, costs some lesser tomestones, and voila you have a relic! (This is not the end, please look forward to it. TM). You should have your first Relic!

Upgrading your Base Relic to Zenith

This is by far the simplest step. Obtain 3x Thavnarian mist which are purchased using lesser tomestones.

Good luck getting your very first relic! I assume you’re going to be checking the Zenith step next. Any tips or info to share? feel free to comment below!

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Navigation:
(No Relic) || (Base Relic -> Zenith)
(Zenith -> Atma) || (Atma -> Animus)
(Animus -> Novus) || (Novus -> Nexus)
(Nexus -> Zodiac)  || (Zodiac -> Zeta)

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The Weapons

By Jacob Whaling

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Obtaining your Zodiac Weapon in Final Fantasy XIV is a long and arduous task but is well worth it for bragging rights. Here's what you need to do.

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Final Fantasy 14has thousands of hours of content, and you can spend days working on a single goal. As you complete A Realm Reborn, you have the option of crafting a Zodiac Relic Weapon. This weapon will take an absurd amount of time to complete, but it will be worth every second by the end. In this guide, we'll go over everything you'll need to know for completing your Zodiac Weapon.

Related: Final Fantasy 14: Complete Guide To Anima Weapons

Crafting a Zodiac weapon is a long process that will require dozens of hours of work, tons of materials, Gil, and other currencies. Although this weapon was once the best you could have, level 50 weapons are now severely outdated, and shouldn't be used past level 55 or so. Still, you will probably want to make a Zodiac weapon anyway, because of the prestige and status that comes with owning one of the game's rarest items.

The Weaponsmith of Legend

Pre-requisites:

• Complete the Main Scenario Quest The Ultimate Weapon
• Complete all class and jobs quests for your chosen job

NPC Location:

• Nedrick - Vesper Bay, Western Thanalan (X:12, Y:14.3)

This is the first quest in the Zodiac Weapon questline, and will only need to be done once. Accept this quest from Nedrick in Vesper Bay, then travel to Revenant's Toll in Mor Dhona. There, speak with Rowena, who will send you to speak with Gerolt in Hyrstmill, North Shroud.

Gerolt will be one of the main NPCs of this questline who you will repeatedly come back to speak with.

Tip: Use the Fallgourd Float Aetherite and fly to Hyrstmill to quickly get back there.

A Relic Reborn

NPC Location:

• Gerolt - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:30.2, Y:20.2)

To begin this quest, speak with Gerolt in Hyrstmill. He will ask you to recover a broken weapon from a Beast Tribe stronghold. Where you find this weapon depends on your job.

After you retrieve the broken weapon, you will need to use a different weapon as a sort of template for your Relic. Then, you will have to meld various types of materia onto that weapon, depending on your job. You can buy these weapons from the Market Board, have a crafter make them for you, or craft them yourself.

Next, you will need to meld the materia onto your weapon. You can do this yourself if you have the appropriate crafter leveled up, or you can ask someone else to do it for you. Alternatively, you can speak with a Materia Melder NPC to have them meld the materia onto the weapon for you.

Each Job's weapon and materia needed are listed below.

Completing this step will reward you with your base Relic Weapon, which you will need to equip for the remainder of this step.

Next, you will have to fight the Chimera in the 8-man trial A Relic Reborn: The Chimera. You will unlock this trial permanently after reaching this section of the quest.

Defeat the Chimera, then speak with Gerolt, who will send you back to Rowena in Mor Dhona. Eventually, you will be asked to complete the level 50 dungeon Amdapor Keep as your chosen job. Then, return to Gerolt to begin the next step.

Finally, you will have your Relic Weapon. However, there is still more work to do to complete this step. Next, equip your new weapon and defeat a total of 24 enemies of the following types, depending on your job.

Next, you will have to complete the following duties and retrieve the requested item. They must be completed in this order.

• A Relic Reborn: The Hydra
• The Bowl of Embers (Hard)
• The Howling Eye (Hard)
• The Navel (Hard)

Then, deliver one Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil to Gerolt. You can buy this item for 15 Tomestones of Poetics from Auriana in Mor Dhona.

Finally, the first step of the Zodiac Weapon quest is complete.

Reward:

Zenith Upgrade

This step is unique because there is no quest associated with it. To complete this step, simply gather three Thavnairian Mist and take them to the furnace in Hyrstmill. These items can be purchased for 20 Poetic Tomestones each, for a total of 60 Poetics. At the furnace, unequip your Relic Weapon if it's equipped, then put both the weapon and Thavnairian Mist into the furnace to upgrade your Relic to its Zenith version.

Reward:

Up in Arms

NPC Location:

• Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:29.5, Y:19.6)

For this quest, Jalzahn will ask you to gather materials known as Atma. You will need a total of 12 Atma, and they can be acquired from FATEs in the zones listed below.

Note: You won't obtain Atma if your Relic Weapon is not equipped, so be sure you're using it to complete these FATEs.

Up in Arms is a quest you will only have to complete once per character, after which you will just have to retrieve the Atma and bring them to Jalzahn.

After you have all 12 Atma, bring them to Jalzahn and he will upgrade your weapon.

Reward:

Trials of the Braves

NPC Location:

• Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:29.5, Y:19.6)

This step is where the Zodiac Weapon quest really starts to get grindy. First, pick up this quest from Jalzahn, who will send you to Mor Dhona. Eventually, you will meet G'jusana, who will be an important NPC for the remainder of this step.

From G'jusana, you will need to purchase Books for 100 Tomestones of Poetics. Each Book will list various tasks that you need to complete. In total, there are nine Books, each with 19 tasks to complete. The tasks vary by Book, but the type of activity you do will remain the same for each Book. You will need to have your Relic Weapon equipped when completing each objective. Each Book will ask you to do the following.

• Complete three Dungeons
• Defeat 10 different enemies, three times each
• Complete three FATEs
• Complete three Levequests

You can only have one Book at a time, and it must be completed and turned in to G'jusana before you can buy another one. If you do buy another Book before finishing the one you're currently working on, your current progress will be lost. Remember to finish your Books before accepting new ones!

Reward:

• Animus Weapon (iLvl. 100)

Celestial Radiance

• NPC Location: Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:29.5, Y:19.6)

Celestial Radiance is mainly a story quest, and will only have to be completed once. Follow the NPCs as they tell you where to go. Eventually, you will need to purchase three Superior Enchanted Ink from Auriana in Mor Dhona. These cost 25 Poetics each, for a total of 75 Poetics. After turning in the Ink, you will receive a Sphere Scroll, which you will need for the next step.

Star Light, Star Bright

NPC Location:

• Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:29.5, Y:19.6)

This step will involve you melding materia onto your weapon to add to its total stat points. You will need roughly 75 materia, and 75 of an item called Alexandrite, which is used to infuse the materia so it can be slotted into your weapon.

Materia

There are four tiers you will need to progress through when melding materia onto your weapon. At first, you will need to use low-level materia, then progressively start using higher materia. You can use a maximum of 11 materia of one grade and type per tier. For example, you can use 11 Quickarm Materia I on the first tier, but for the second tier you will have to upgrade to Quickarm Materia II, and so on.

In total, you can use a maximum of 44 materia of a single type, and 31 materia of a second type. Keep in mind that you don't have to use the same type of materia across the board, especially since you probably won't be using this weapon for its stats anyway. We recommend buying whatever materia is the cheapest from the Market Board.

However, as you meld materia into your weapon, there is a chance that it will fail to meld. The success rate is listed below.

Be sure to buy a few extra materia in case you get bad luck when melding.

Alexandrite

Alexandrite is a special material that you can gain in the following ways. You will need a total of 75 to complete this step.

• Complete FATEs with your Relic Weapon equipped
• Purchase for 50 Allied Seals from Hunt Billmaster in your Grand Company's Headquarters
• Treasure from Mysterious Maps, which can be obtained from:
  • 'Morbid Motivation' daily quest — complete Duty Roulette: Level 50/60/70 Dungeon (you can get this quest from Brangwine in Mor Dhona)
  • Purchase for 75 Tomestones of Poetics from Auriana in Mor Dhona

Mysterious Maps will require you to decipher them, then find the location pictured on the map. After going to that location, a chest and group of enemies will spawn. After defeating the enemies, you can open the chest and receive five Alexandrite.

Alexandrite is used to combine with materia as you meld it to your weapon. If the materia melding fails, you won't lose your Alexandrite, so you're safe to gather exactly 75.

Reward:

Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics

NPC Location:

• Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:29.5, Y:19.6)

To start this step, first complete the one-time quest Mmmmmm, Souldglazed Relics. After finishing this quest, you will be able to Soulglaze your relic by speaking with Jalzahn. Soulglazing doesn't actually do anything on its own, but it will enable you to gather something called 'light'. Light is essentially a point counter that will increase as you complete duties.

After completing a duty, you will receive a small notification of how much light your relic has received. Each value is listed below.

In general, duties with higher-level requirements will grant more light. For example, the dungeon Sastasha will only grant a few light points, but Crystal Tower raids will grant a lot.

When your weapon reaches certain values of light, it will tell you its activity level, which you can see below. You will need a total of 2,000 light points to finish this step.

After you have 2,000 light, return to Jalzahn and select the option 'Relic Weapon Novus Enhancement', and this step will be complete.

Reward:

Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac

NPC Location:

• Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:29.5, Y:19.6)

This step will involve you gathering four different items. Each item has a specific quest that needs to be completed to acquire the item.

A Ponze of Flesh

NPC Location:

• Papana - Mor Dhona (X:22.9, Y:7.3)

Acquire a Book of Skylight by gathering the following.

Labor of Love

NPC Location:

• Guiding Star - Mor Dhona (X:21, Y:6)

Acquire Zodium by gathering the following.

A Treasured Mother

NPC Location:

• Brangwine - Mor Dhona (X:22, Y:6.7)

Acquire Flawless Alexandrite by gathering the following.

Method in His Malice

NPC Location:

• Adkin - Central Thanalan (X:23, Y:13)

Acquire a Zodiac Scroll by gathering the following.

His Dark Materia

NPC Location:

• Gerolt - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:30.2, Y:20.2)

After you have gathered a Book of Skylight, Zodum, Flawless Alexandrite, and a Zodiac Scroll, return to Jalzahn to finally upgrade your Nexus weapon to Zodiac status.

Reward:

• Zodiac Braves Weapon (iLvl. 125)

Rise and Shine

NPC Location:

• Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:29.5, Y:19.6)

This is the penultimate quest to finishing your Zodiac weapon completely. First, follow the quest Rise and Shine until you meet with Remon in Swiftperch, Western La Noscea. After you complete this quest, you will be able to begin the final step.

The Vital Title

NPC Location

• Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:29.5, Y:19.6)

This is the final quest in the Zodiac Weapon questline and will reward you with a Zodiac Zeta weapon upon completion.

This step is similar to the step in which you gathered light points from before. However, this time you will need to infuse 12 different Mahatma with light. Each Mahatma will need 40 total light points, and they are named as follows.

• Mahatma of the Ram
• Mahatma of the Bull
• Mahatma of the Twins
• Mahatma of the Crab
• Mahatma of the Lion
• Mahatma of the Maiden
• Mahatma of the Scales
• Mahatma of the Scorpion
• Mahatma of the Archer
• Mahatma of the Goat
• Mahatma of the Water-bearer
• Mahatma of the Fish

You will need to purchase each Mahatma from Remon for 50 Poetics, or 600 Poetics in total for all 12 Mahatma. They must be completed in the order listed above.

Light points can be gained in the same way as before. The best way of quickly completing this quest is to run Tam-Tara Deepcroft twice for each Mahatma. One clear of this dungeon will grant 24 light points, which means you will only need to do two clears to finish a Mahatma. As long as you run Tam-Tara unsynced in an undersized party, you should have no problems clearing it quickly.

If doing Tam-Tara Deepcroft 24 times in a row doesn't sound fun, you can also do any of the duties listed in the previous light step, including FATEs, trials, and raids.

After you have finished infusing all 12 Mahatma, speak with Jalzahn and select Zodiac Weapon Awakening. Watch the short cutscene, and your Zodiac weapon will be complete!

Reward:

• Zodiac Zeta Weapon (iLvl. 135)

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Come, take up your Last Resort─born of stars' radiance, forged through heroes' might, and imbued with souls' blessing!

Jalzahn, upon receiving the Last Resort

The Zodiac Weapons(ゾディアックウェポン, Zodiakku Wepon?) are legendary weapons in Final Fantasy XIV. Said have been wielded by the Zodiac Braves in ages past, they can be reconstructed as an upgrade beyond the Nexus stage of Relic Weapons. They were added in Patch 2.45. They can further be upgraded to Zodiac Weapon Zeta as of Patch 2.51, but compared to earlier stages, the upgrade process is far less time-consuming. Zeta weapons can be used to quicken the first step of obtaining Anima Weapons.

Story[]

With the Relic Weapon seemingly at maximum capacity at the Nexus phase, Gerolt concludes the only solution is to create a new, stronger vessel in the image of the arms of the Zodiac Braves. Such an extraordinary task requires extraordinary materials: zodium to forge the vessel, a copy of the Book of Skylight to recreate the designs, a zodiac sphere scroll to hold the aetherial essence, and a flawless alexandrite to transfer the old Relic's accumulated soul energy.

Obtaining the Zodiac[]

The four materials required are obtained through four lengthy, concurrent sidequests. These quests require a number of materials purchased as well as obtaining items for completing high-level dungeons.

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Zodiac Weapons[]

Note that the Zodiac Weapons inherit the secondary attributes from the Relic Weapon, and may still be altered with Sphere Scrolls.

Excalibur and Aegis Shield[]

Ages past, a wise and just king reigned over all Ilsabard. A blade such as this graced his scabbard in times of peace, and brought terror to his foes in times of strife! And his shield? A twin to the one you hold, unwavering, unyielding, unbreaking.

Jalzahn

Kaiser Knuckles[]

When cataclysm loomed over the Near East, the hero Mirza arose to defend the people from fell fiends. Once he had torn the monsters apart, he raised a mighty empire- and fashioned a pair of weapons such as these from his foes' claws!

Jalzahn

Ragnarok[]

An ancient hero seized a weapon like this from a voidsent lord. At the time it was taken, legend tells us it was a sword. Yet later, it transformed to match the bent of its wielder and became a might battleaxe.

Jalzahn

Longinus[]

It was holy blood that gave divine might to the original polearm of Longinus. However, it was only once the hero set forth upon a great pilgrimage to atone for his part in the execution of a saint that the gods lent him their strength.

Jalzahn

Yoichi Bow[]

Behold, the likeness of the longbow once drawn by Yoichi, the famed archer of the Far East! Ancient legend says that the hero could loose a shaft so true as to pierce the eye of a sea serpent, even amidst a raging tempest!

Jalzahn

Sasuke's Blades[]

The powerful legendary Zodiac weapons can serve as the ultimate weapons throughout A Realm Reborn and Heavensward.

Final Fantasy XIV is about to receive yet another free update come August. While most will be clamoring for brand new content in Shadowbringers, others will be thrilled to know that the Heavensward expansion will also become completely free. This will give players a taste of all of the base game and first expansion combat jobs up to level 60. Players hooked by that initial taste can go on to experience large scale raids based on Final Fantasy Tactics and Nier Automata.

Related: Final Fantasy XIV: How to Raise Your Chocobo Companion

Relics are the ultimate weapon in A Realm Reborn, strong enough to also serve as arms during much of Heavensward. They are exclusive to jobs introduced before patch 3.0, so you can’t get one if you are playing as later jobs like a Samurai or Dancer. Still, the time and currency investment are worthwhile, as both a Relic and its much later upgrades can be used far beyond level 60.

Creating a Zodiac Relic in Final Fantasy XIV

To start your journey, accept the level 50 quest The Weapon Smith of Legend from Nedrick Ironheart in Western Thanalan X:12, Y:14. This will lead to the quest A Relic Reborn for your current combat job. Based on this choice, the smith Gerolt will send you to a certain beastman stronghold to recover a lost weapon: Natalan, Zahar’ak, Sylphlands, Sapsa Spawning Grounds, or U’Ghamaro Mines. You will also need to craft or purchase a corresponding new weapon along with attaching two third grade materia. Check your market board or ask your free company if you are unable to make it yourself.

You will next need to clear some instanced content as your job and equipped with your base weapon: The Chimera trial and the Amdapor Keep dungeon. Return to Gerolt and he will send you back to the stronghold to kill 24 specific monsters with your weapon. Next, you will need to complete four more trials: The Hydra, Bowl of Embers (Hard), Howling Eye (Hard), and The Navel (Hard). As long as you are using Duty Finder, you will likely be match-made with over-equipped players that can easily clear this content.

Last, purchase a Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil from Auriana in Mor Dhona for 15 Poetic Tomestones (easily gained from the previous trials). With all of the items and quests cleared, head back to Gerlot in North Shroud and he will forge your item level 80 Zodiac Relic.

Upgrading Beyond Relic in Final Fantasy XIV

Your Zodiac Relic may seem nice, but it pales in comparison to what it can become via more questing. First, purchase three Thavnairian Mists from Auriana for 60 Poetics. Take these to the Furnace in North Shroud to transform your weapon into an item level 90 Zenith Relic. Next, speak to Gerolt to start Up in Arms. With your Zenith in hand, you will need to collect 12 Atmas from FATES across Eorzea in Thanalan, La Noscea, and The Black Shroud. These drops are purely random, so keep grinding until obtaining all of them. You can even horde spares for a second future Relic. Take all of the collected Atmas to Jalzahn near Gerolt and he will upgrade your weapon into an Atma Zodiac weapon. This has an item level of 100 but actually isn’t any more powerful than the Zenith.

Animus

Jalzahn will have a new upgrade quest, Trials of the Braves that will send you to G’jusana in Mor Dhona. From here, you will need to purchase 9 different training books each for 100 Poetics, for a total of 900. Each book will either boost a primary attack stat (Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Mind), Vitality, or a secondary stat like Direct Hit or Determination. Each individual manual will require killing 30 specific monsters, clearing 3 dungeons, 3 FATES, and 3 Guildleves. That is a total of 270 monsters, 27 dungeons, 27 FATES, and 27 Guildleves. Note that because FATES are on a timed schedule, you may need to wait around for them to appear. Once all 9 books are cleared, return to Jalzahn and he will upgrade your Atma into an Animus weapon with the full upgrades.

Novus and Nexus

Jalzahn will have more tasks for you, first Celestial Radiance. Make a pit stop to Auriana and buy 3 Superior Enchanted Ink for 75 Poetics total. Take these to Hubairtin at Central Thanalan X:23, Y:13 for a Sphere Scroll. Bring the scroll to Jalzahn and he will instruct you to bind 75 materia to it using Alexandrite. These drop from FATES when wielding an Animus, or can be bought directly from a Hunt Billmaster for 50 Allied Seals each. Alternately, they are a reward from Mysterious Maps. Auriana will sell each map for 75 Poetics or you can complete the daily quest Morbid Motivation from Brangwine in Mor Dhona X:21, Y:6 who will give one map per each Duty Roulette: High Level clear. Monsters that spawn from Mysterious Maps should be soloable at level 50, but just in case use a Chocobo companion or bring allies.

Once you have the Alexandrite, you can fuse any secondary stat materia of your choosing to customize your Zodiac. First-grade materia will bind successfully, but as you move up to second, third, and fourth grade the probability of success falls. Failure will destroy the materia, but preserve the Alexandrite. To make the process go faster, it may be wise to balance out Direct Hit, Critical Hit, Determination, Skill/Spell Speed, and Piety/Tenacity evenly depending on the job. Once all 75 are allocated, give the weapon to Jalzahn and he will transform it into an item level 110 Novus weapon.

Jalzahn’s next quest is Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics. You will need to gather up 2000 Light Activity by completing various A Realm Reborn content with your Novus (note that Heavensward and beyond content will not count). Feeble will give 8 points, Gentle 16, Bright 32, Brilliant 48, Blinding 96, and Newborn Star 128. Basic FATES and Feast matches are Feeble, while most dungeons are Brilliant, and 24-man raids Blinding. However, any content can have a temporary light bonus to the next tier. The fastest grind will be to complete Extreme Primals or Coils of Bahamut during their Brilliant window. With all light acquired, Jalzahn will make it an item level 115 Nexus weapon.

Zodiac Brave and Zeta

Finding your weapon lackluster, Jalzahn will suggest completely reforging it via four new quests: A Ponze of Flesh from Papana in Mor Dhona X:23, Y:7, Labor of Love from Guilding Star at X:21, Y:6, a Treasured Mother from Brangwine, and separately Method in his Malice from Adkin in Central Thanalan X:23, Y:13. Each of these four will ask for various items in different order sets. In total you will need to acquire or complete the following:

• 4 Bombard Cores from your Grand Company for 80,000 Company Seals
• 4 Sacred Spring Waters from Auriana for 800 Poetics
• Bronze Lake Crystal, Allagan Resin, Furtite Sand, and Brass Kettle for 400,000 gil sold around Upper La Noscea, Souther Thanalan, Coerthas Central Highlands, and North Shroud, respectively
• High Quality crafted items from all 9 Disciples of Hand (crafted yourself or bought from other players)
• Farming the following 16 dungeons for random drops: Aurum Vale, Dzemeal Darkhold, Bryflox’s Longstop (Hard), Halatali (Hard), Haukke Manor (Hard), Sastasha (Hard), Copperbell Mines (Hard), The Suken Temple of Qarn (Hard), Stone Vigil (Hard), Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard), The Wanderer’s Palace, Amdapor Keep, The Lost City of Amdapor, Pharos Sirius, Hullbreaker Isle, and Snowcloak

With all four quests done, Jalzahn and Gerolt will rebuild your Nexus as an item level 125 Zodiac Brave. But for an even stronger weapon Jalzahn has one last quest: Rise and Shine. This will send you off to Remon in Swiftperch Western La Noscea X:34, Y:31. He will sell you 12 different Mahatma for 600 Poetics total and have you gather up more Light Activity.

Gathering works slightly different than a Nexus, each Mahatma only needs 40 points, and all excess is wasted. Once a Mahatma is completed you will need to buy a new one from Remon. Also, the points rewarded are slightly different: Feeble is 4, Faint is 8, Gentle is 16, Steady is 24, Forceful is 48, and Nigh Sings is 64. 24-man raids like World of Darkness will always max out the needed light points. After confirming with Remon that all 12 Mahatma are powered, return to Gerolt for your ultimate item level 135 Zodiac Zeta weapon.

Your completed Zeta will serve you well up through most of Heavensward. Best yet, it can give you a head start on creating item level 275 Lux weapons that can used while progressing through Stormblood.

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