ARR Zodiac Relic Weapon Guide
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Welcome to the ultimate guide on obtaining the Zodiac Weapons in Final Fantasy XIV. If you're an adventurer seeking to wield the legendary weapons of immense prestige revered for their unique designs and rich lore, you've come to the right place.
The journey to acquire these extraordinary Relic Weapons is an epic quest that will test your mettle, patience, and dedication in the realm of Eorzea. In this guide, we will walk you through the intricate process of obtaining your very own Zodiac Weapon, covering the questlines, tasks, and challenges that await you.
Once completed, the Replica Weapon for each step of the Relic quest chain will be available to purchase from Drake in North Shroud (X: 30.3 Y: 20.1).
Main Class 50+
- It is expected that you will have completed the full A Realm Reborn
Main Scenario Quest and unlocked all additional Hard Mode 
Dungeons 
FATEs are also required for certain steps so you should be appropriately geared- It is recommended to be level 90 to allow for the fast completion of unsynced Dungeons
Grand Company Rank of Second Lieutenant
- Some items can only be bought with
Company Seals - You will need a rank of at least Chief Sergeant to carry out higher level Grand Company Leves
- You will need a rank of Second Lieutenant to purchase the untradeable
Bombard Core from the Grand Company Quartermaster
Allagan Tomestones of Poetics
- Some quest items can only be bought with
Allagan Tomestones of Poetics - You will need an absolute minimum of 2450 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics to complete all steps
- You will need an additional 1125 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics if you wish to purchase
Mysterious Maps to obtain 
Alexandrite for the Novus step (Recommended)
Ability to use Materia Melder
- You will need to meld materia to a crafted weapon for one of the steps
- Materia Melder NPC can be unlocked by completing the quest
Forging the Spirit by speaking to Swynbroes in Central Thanalan (X: 24 Y: 13.8)
Levequest Allowance
- You will be required to complete
Levequests for some steps
Stage 1: Zodiac
First. we will need to unlock the ARR Relic quest chain by completing the one-time quest The Weaponsmith of Legend. Speak to Nedrick Ironheart in Vesper Bay, Western Thanalan (X: 12.0 Y: 14.0).
You can reach Vesper Bay by speaking to the Ferry Ticketer in Lima Lominsa Lower Decks (X: 4.0 Y: 12.0).
Then, to begin the ARR Zodiac Relic quest chain for your chosen class, go to North Shroud (X: 30.2 Y:20.2) and speak to Gerolt to accept the A Relic Reborn quest.
Locate the Treasure Coffer for your class and present the Timeworn weapon to Gerolt in (North Shroud X: 30.2 Y:20.2).
| Job | Weapon | Map | Area | Location |
| Paladin | Curtana | Southern Thanalan | Zahar'ak | X: 30.0 Y: 19 |
| Warrior | Bravura | Outer La Noscea | U'ghamaro Mines | X: 23.0 Y: 10.0 |
| Monk | Sphairai | Southern Thanalan | Zahar'ak | X: 32.0 Y: 18.0 |
| Dragoon | Gae Bolg | Coerthas Central Highlands | Natalan | X: 34.0 Y: 21.0 |
| Ninja | Yoshimitsu | Western La Noscea | Sapsa Spawning Grounds | X: 24.3 Y: 6.4 |
| White Mage | Thyrus | Outer La Noscea | U'ghamaro Mines | X: 24.3 Y: 6.4 |
| Scholar | Omnilex | Western La Noscea | Sapsa Spawning Grounds | X: 15.0 Y: 15.9 |
| Bard | Artemis Bow | Coerthas Central Highlands | Natalan | X: 34.0 Y: 21.0 |
| Black Mage | Stardust Rod | Outer La Noscea | U'ghamaro Mines | X: 23.0 Y: 10.0 |
| Summoner | The Veil of Wiyu | East Shroud | Sylphlands | X: 25.0 Y: 10.0 |
Gerolt will now require you to purchase the following crafted weapon for your class and meld two of the corresponding Materia. These weapons and Materia can be purchased from the Market Board.
| Job | Weapon | Materia x2 |
| Paladin | Aeolian Scimitar | Battledance Materia III |
| Warrior | Barbarian's Bardiche | Battledance Materia III |
| Monk | Wildling's Cesti | Savage Aim Materia III |
| Dragoon | Champion's Lance | Savage Aim Materia III |
| Ninja | Vamper's Knives | Heavens' Eye Materia III |
| White Mage | Madman's Whispering Rod | Quicktongue Materia III |
| Scholar | Erudite's Picatrix of Healing | Quicktongue Materia III |
| Bard | Longarm's Composite Bow | Heavens' Eye Materia III |
| Black Mage | Sanguine Scepter | Savage Might Materia III |
| Summoner | Erudite's Picatrix of Casting | Savage Might Materia III |
Next, Gerolt will task you to visit the Coerthas Central Highlands and examine the location to begin the Trial 
A Relic Reborn: the Chimera via the Duty Finder. This can be done solo unsynced.
Once complete, present the 
Alumina Salts item to Gerolt (North Shroud X: 30.2 Y:20.2).
Next, Rowena in Mor Dhona (X: 29.1 Y: 5.1) will be asking you to complete Amdapor Keep via the Duty Finder to obtain the 
Amdapor Glyph. This can be done solo unsynced.
Once complete, present the item to Rowena and she will exchange it for another item to give to Gerolt to receive your Unfinished Relic weapon.
Speak to Gerolt, and he will ask you to go to a location to defeat a specified number of Beast Tribe mobs. Ensure that your Unfinished Relic weapon is equipped.
| Job | Weapon | Map | Area | Enemy 1 x8 | Enemy 2 x8 | Enemy 3 x8 |
| Paladin | Curtana | Southern Thanalan | Zahar'ak | Zahar'ak Lancer | Zahar'ak Pugilist | Zahar'ak Thaumaturge |
| Warrior | Bravura | Outer La Noscea | U'ghamaro Mines | U'ghamaro Quarryman | U'ghamaro Bedesman | U'ghamaro Priest |
| Monk | Sphairai | Southern Thanalan | Zahar'ak | Zahar'ak Lancer | Zahar'ak Pugilist | Zahar'ak Archer |
| Dragoon | Gae Bolg | Coerthas Central Highlands | Natalan | Natalan Boldwing | Natalan Fogcaller | Natalan Windtalon |
| Ninja | Yoshimitsu | Western La Noscea | Sapsa Spawning Grounds | Sapsa Shelfspine | Sapsa Shelfclaw | Sapsa Shelftooth |
| White Mage | Thyrus | Outer La Noscea | U'ghamaro Mines | U'ghamaro Quarryman | U'ghamaro Bedesman | U'ghamaro Priest |
| Scholar | Omnilex | Western La Noscea | Sapsa Spawning Grounds | Sapsa Shelfspine | Sapsa Shelfclaw | Sapsa Shelftooth |
| Bard | Artemis Bow | Coerthas Central Highlands | Natalan | Natalan Boldwing | Natalan Fogcaller | Natalan Windtalon |
| Black Mage | Stardust Rod | Outer La Noscea | U'ghamaro Mines | U'ghamaro Quarryman | U'ghamaro Bedesman | U'ghamaro Priest |
| Summoner | The Veil of Wiyu | East Shroud | Sylphlands | Violet Sigh | Violet Screech | Violet Snarl |
Return to Gerolt in (North Shroud X: 30.2 Y:20.2) to begin the next task.
You will need to visit a location next to the Halatali dungeon entrance in Eastern Thanalan (X: 14.7 Y: 30.2) to begin the trial A Relic Reborn: the Hydra via the Duty Finder. Make sure your Unfinished Relic weapon is equipped while you complete the trial. This can be done solo unsynced.
Return to Gerolt and give him your unequipped Unfinished Relic weapon to begin the next task. You will need to complete some trials via the Duty Finder. These can also be completed solo while unsynced.
- Complete The Bowl of Embers (Hard) to obtain a
White-Hot Ember - Complete The Howling Eye (Hard) to obtain a
Howling Gale - Complete The Navel (Hard) to obtain a
Hyperfused Ore
Return to Gerolt in (North Shroud X: 30.2 Y:20.2) and hand him the items to continue on to the final task for the base Zodiac weapon.
You will now need to spend Allagan Tomestomes of Poetics to purchase the required quest item.
- Speak to Auriana in Mor Dhona (X: 22.7 Y: 6.7)
- Select Allagan Tomestone of Poetics (Special Arms)
- Purchase a
Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil for 15
Return to Gerolt and exchange the item to finally receive the i80 Zodiac Weapon for your class.
Stage 2: Zenith
You will be standing next to Gerolt but he will not speak to you further until you obtain the Zenith weapon. We will now complete the next step to upgrade your base Zodiac weapon to the Zenith stage for your class.
You will now need to spend Allagan Tomestomes of Poetics to purchase the required quest item.
- Speak to the Auriana in Mor Dhona (X: 22.7 Y: 6.7)
- Select Allagan Tomestone of Poetics (Special Arms)
- Purchase 3
Thavnairan Mist for 60
Speak to the Furnace in North Shroud (X: 30.0 Y: 20.0). Exchange the items with the Relic weapon to receive your i90 Zenith Zodiac Weapon.
Stage 3: Atma
Up in Arms and complete the steps for the quest.
A new option to enhance your Zenith weapon will be unlocked by speaking to Jalzahn in North Shroud (X: 30.0 Y:19.0). You will be required to obtain 12 individual Atma by completing FATEs in specific locations with your Zenith weapon equipped.| Map | Atma |
 Outer La Noscea |  Atma of the Lion |
| Upper La Noscea |  Atma of the Water-bearer |
| Middle La Noscea |  Atma of the Ram |
| Western La Noscea |  Atma of the Crab |
| Lower La Noscea |  Atma of the Fish |
 Eastern Thanalan |  Atma of the Bull |
| Central Thanalan |  Atma of the Scales |
| Western thanalan |  Atma of the Twins |
| Southern Thanalan |  Atma of the Scorpion |
 North Shroud |  Atma of the Archer |
| East Shroud |  Atma of the Goat |
| Central Shroud |  Atma of the Maiden |
The Atma will appear in your inventory after completing the FATE but the drop rate is not guaranteed. Ensure that your Zenith weapon is equipped for the Atma to drop.
Once you have obtained the 12 Atma, return to Jalzahn with your Zenith weapon unequipped and select [Relic Weapon Zenith Enhancement] to upgrade the Zenith weapon to the i100 Atma Zodiac Weapon.
Stage 4: Animus
Speak to Jalzahn in North Shroud (X: 30.0 Y:19.0) with your Atma Zodiac weapon equipped to begin the quest Trials of the Braves.
You will then need to speak to Rowena who will send you to G'jusana in Mor Dhona (X: 22.9 Y: 7.3).
G'jusana will be selling a list of books for 100 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics each. You must purchase one and complete the tasks they present before purchasing the next. Select [Trials of the Braves Exchange] to purchase the first book. 
The book will be in your Key Items inventory, you can use it to check your current progress. Once complete, return to G'jusana to exchange the completed book for the next book.
The tasks will consist of completing 3 FATEs, 3 Dungeons, 3 Levequests and defeating 10 overworld mobs with your Atma weapon equipped.
The following quests will need to be completed to unlock the Levequests:
- Leves of Swiftperch* (Characters that started in Limsa Lominsa)
- Leves of Brentbranch* (Characters that started in Gridania)
- Leves of Horizon* (Characters that started in Ul'dah)
- Leves of Camp Bluefrog
- Leves of Whitebrim
- Leves of Saint Coinach's Find
*Pre-requisite quest to unlock Levequests in ARR.
A Grand Company Rank of Chief Sergeant to speak to Grand Company Levemetes such as Eidhart.
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Stage 5: Novus
To begin the next step of the Relic quest chain, speak to Jalzahn with your Relic weapon equipped and accept the quest Celestial Radiance.
Next, you will need to visit Mutamix Bubblypots in Central Thanalan (X: 23.0 Y: 13.0)
He will send you to speak Hubairtin who will ask you to bring him 
3 Superior Enchanted Ink.
- Speak to Rowena in Mor Dhona (X: 29.1 Y: 5.1)
- Speak to Auriana in Mor Dhona (X: 22.7 Y: 6.7) and select [Allagan Tomestone of Poetics (Special Arms)]
- Purchase 3 Superior Enchanted Ink for 75
Return to Hubairtin in Central Thanalan (X: 23.5 Y: 13.7), speak to him again and select [Obtain a sphere scroll] to give him the items.
Speak to Hubairtin again to accept the quest Star Light, Star Bright.
You will need to successfully meld 75 combat class materia to your 
Sphere Scroll. The success rate of the melds will decrease as you meld more materia. You can select [Infuse] on the Sphere Scroll in your inventory to begin the process.
For any stat, you will need to meld 11 grade I materia first before moving onto grade II-IV.
At this stage of the game, the A Realm Reborn Relic Weapon is only used for cosmetic purposes so it does not matter which Materia you affix to the weapon.
Each successful meld will consume 1 Alexandrite so you will need a total of 75 to complete this step.
Alexandrite can be obtained in a number of ways:
FATEs
Complete FATEs in ARR zones with a Gold rating or high while your Relic weapon is equipped. (Random chance)
Hunts
Purchase for 
50 Allied Seals obtained from ARR Hunts.
Mysterious Maps (Recommended)
Unlock 
Treasure Hunt by speaking to H'loonh in Eastern La Noscea – Wineport (X: 21.1 Y: 21.1) and completing the quest Treasures and Tribulations if you haven't done so already.
- Speak to the Auriana in Mor Dhona (X: 22.7 Y: 6.7)
- Select [Mysterious Map Exchange]
- Purchase a Mysterious Map for 75 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics
- Use [Decipher] on the Mysterious Map in your inventory
- Use the
Alexandrite Map that appears in your Key Items inventory
- Go to the location vagualy displayed in the treasure map
- Use the
Dig action from your Action List, it can be added to your hotbar - Open the Treasure Coffer
- Defeat the enemies that spawn
- Open the Treasure Coffer again to receive 5 Alexandrite
Once you have successfully melded 75 materia to your Sphere Scroll, return to Jalzahn in North Shroud (X: 30 Y:19) with your relic weapon unequipped and select [Relic Weapon: Animus Enhancement] to exchange your old relic weapon and Sphere Scroll for the newly upgrade i110 Novus Zodiac Relic Weapon.
Stage 6: Nexus
Speak to Jalzahn with your relic weapon equipped to accept and complete the quest Mmmmmmm Soulglazed Relics. You will receive the Zodiac Glass quest item. Speak to Jalzahn once more and select [Relic Weapon Novus Soulglazing] to have your weapon prepared for the next process.
For this step, you will be required to complete ARR Duties to farm Light for your relic. You'll now be able to use the Zodiac Glass item for an indication of how much Light you have accumulated.
The fastest way to complete this step is to farm Dungeons such as Aurum Vale or Sastasha unsynced. You will need to complete roughly 42 runs to farm enough Light for the 
Zodiac Glass to reach a state of bursting aetheric activity indicating that it is complete. You'll also receive a notification stating that the soul attunement is complete when you finish the dungeon.
Return to Jalzahn in North Shroud (X: 30 Y:19) with your unequipped relic weapon and Zodiac Glass then select [Relic Weapon Novus Enhancement] to receive the newly upgraded i115 Nexus Zodiac Relic Weapon.
Stage 7: Zodiac Braves
Speak to Jalzahn with your relic weapon equipped and complete the quest Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac. Next, complete speak to Ealdwine in North Shroud (X: 29.6 Y: 19.8) to accept and complete the quest One Man's Trash. 
This will unlock 4 new quests that you must complete to receive the items required to upgrade your relic weapon. You can complete the quests in any order once they have been accepted.
The Dungeon items will appear in your inventory once you have defeated the final boss, this can be done unsynced.
The Company Seals items require a rank of Second Lieutenant in order to be purchased.
Crafted Items can be bought from the Market Board
Furnace Ring
Perfect FirewoodBombard Core (20,000)
Sacred Spring Water (200)
Bronze Lake Crystal (
100,000)
Dzemael Darkhold – 
Horn of the BeastBrayflox's Longstop (Hard) – 
Gobmachine BangplateHalatali (Hard) – 
Narasimha HideSnowcloak – Sickle Fang
Perfect Mortar
Perfect PestleBombard Core (20,000)
Sacred Spring Water (200)
Allagan Resin (100,000)
Aurum Vale – 
Vale BuboHaukke Manor (Hard) – 
VoidweaveThe Lost City of Amdapor – 
Amdapor VellumSastasha (Hard) – 
Indigo Pearl
Perfect Cloth
Tailor-made Eel Pie
Brass KettleAmdapor Keep – 
Lost Treasure of AmdaporPharos Sirius – 
Lost Treasure of Pharos SiriusThe Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) – 
Lost Treasure of the Tam-Tara DeepcroftThe Stone Vigil – 
Lost Treasure of the Stone Vigil
Perfect Vellum
Perfect PounceBombard Core (20,000)
Sacred Spring Water (200)
Furite Sand (100,000)
The Wanderer's Palace – 
Tonberry King Blood
Copperbell Mines (Hard) – 
Royal Gigant Blood
Hullllbreaker Isle – 
Kraken Blood
The Sunken Temple of Qarn – 
Vicegerent Blood
His Dark Materia.
Finally, speak to Jalzahn in North Shroud (X: 30 Y:19) and select [Zodiac Weapon Recreation] to upgrade your weapon to the i125 Zodiac Braves Relic Weapon.Stage 8: Zeta (Final)
Speak to Jalzahn with your relic weapon equipped to accept and complete the quest Rise and Shine.
Once complete, speak to Remon in Western La Noscea – Swiftperch (X: 34.3 Y: 31.7) and select [Mahatma Exchange] to purchase a mahatma for 50 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics (600 Total). There will be 12 in total to purchase and complete one by one.
To complete the current mahatma attached to your relic weapon, you must run one of the following dungeons twice (this can be done unsynced):
- 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
When the mahatma is complete after finishing a dungeon, you'll receive a notification stating that the mahatma has fully awoken. Return to Remon and exchange it for the next mahatma every time this occurs.
Sometimes you will only need to complete a single dungeon to awaken a mahatma. You can use the Zodiac Glass item in your inventory to check the progress of the current mahatma.
Once you have completed all 12 mahatma, speak to Jalzahn in North Shroud (X: 30 Y:19) with your relic weapon unequipped and select [Zodiac Weapon of Awakening] to upgrade to the final i135 Zodiac Zeta Relic Weapon.
Congratulations on completing all steps of the A Realm Reborn relic weapon quest chain.
