Sanctuary Rank Unlocks

Learn how to unlock Hunt ranks and find B, A, and S rank elite marks in FFXIV Endwalker. Your friendly guide to tracking down powerful foes and earning rewards.

So, you're looking to get into the Hunt in Final Fantasy XIV? It's a great way to gear up and test your skills against some seriously tough enemies. Think of it like a special kind of bounty hunting across Eorzea and beyond! To get started, you'll need to unlock the Hunt system for each expansion you play. Unlocking the Hunt: Each expansion has its own set of unlock quests. You'll find the hunt boards in different spots depending on which part of the story you're in: * A Realm Reborn: Check your Grand Company headquarters. * Heavensward: Look outside the Forgotten Knight in Ishgard. * Stormblood: You'll find boards in Rhalgr's Reach and outside the Shiokaze Hostelry in Kugane. * Shadowbringers: Head to Temenos Rookery in the Crystarium or the understory in Eulmore. * Endwalker: The boards are near the peristyle in Old Sharlayan and in Mehryde's Meyhane in Radz-at-Han. * Dawntrail: Look for the board near the Bayside Bevy marketplace in Tuliyollal. Understanding Marks: There are two main types of marks: * Normal Marks: These are daily bounties. You pick up a bill from a hunt board, track down the enemy, and defeat it. Pretty straightforward! * Elite Marks: These are the real challenge! They're divided into ranks: B, A, and S. * B-Rank Elite Marks: You can find these pretty much anytime. They respawn quickly after being defeated. While you can hunt them without a bill, you only get rewards if you have a weekly bill for them. * A-Rank Elite Marks: These don't have associated bills. They'll always give you rewards when you defeat them, but they have respawn timers of about 4-6 hours. * S-Rank Elite Marks: These are the rarest and toughest. They don't have bills either and always grant rewards. The catch? They have respawn timers that can last for days, and they only appear under very specific, often tricky, conditions. You'll need to keep an eye on community callouts for these!