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So You Hit 50. Now What?
Final Fantasy XIV

So You Hit 50. Now What?

Learn how to gear up after hitting level 50 in Final Fantasy XIV, including unlocking end-game content and obtaining your relic weapon.

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Learn how to gear up after hitting level 50 in Final Fantasy XIV, including unlocking end-game content and obtaining your relic weapon.

  • Complete the main story quest "The Ultimate Weapon."
  • Complete your job's level 50 quest.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Complete the main story quest "The Ultimate Weapon" to unlock all end-game content and the extended story.
  2. 2
    Complete your job's level 50 quest to obtain your relic weapon and level 50 skill. Artifact armor is quickly obsoleted but can be stored in your armoire at the inn.
  3. 3
    Run dungeons, starting with easier ones like Wanderer's Palace and Amdapor Keep, and progress to more difficult ones for progressively better gear.
  4. 4
    Get promoted to officer in your Grand Company (currently Lieutenant is the highest rank) to join The Hunt for easier gearing. Find a hunts linkshell on your server.
  5. 5
    Find the quest to unlock the Crystal Tower raids (24-player raids) in Saint Coinarch's Find. These are casual but can be challenging with a poor group, especially Labyrinth of the Ancients.
  6. 6
    Unlock Gerolt, the relic weapon maker, in Hyrstmill via the quest "The Weaponsmith of Legend," which starts in Vesper Bay.
  7. 7
    Start the "A Relic Reborn" relic weapon quest in Hyrstmill from Gerolt after completing the previous step and your level 50 job quest. Quests are awarded in LIFO order based on job quest completion. Complete the quest to get your relic weapon; further upgrades are available in Hyrstmill.
  8. 8
    Earn Allagan tomestones from dungeons. Two types are available, with one limited to 450 tomestones collected per week, resetting each Tuesday morning. Spend them in Revenant's Toll for gear.
  9. 9
    After clearing the hard mode primals (Ifrit, Garuda, Titan), run the Binding Coil of Bahamut. Turns 1, 2, 4, and 5 drop item-level 90 gear. Turn 3 is skippable. Clear Turn 5 to unlock the Second Coil of Bahamut.
  10. 10
    The Second Coil of Bahamut is harder but most turns (except Turn 9) can be PUG'd (Pick-Up Group). All four turns drop item-level 110 gear. Clear Turn 9 to unlock the Final Coil. Clearing Turn 9 and Ultima Hard unlocks the Savage Second Coil, which is harder but awards the same gear.
  11. 11
    Use Logs from hunting and raid loot from Syrcus Tower, Second Coil, and Final Coil of Bahamut to upgrade "weathered" or "ironworks" gear using Sands of Time, Oil of Time, Carboncoat, and Carbontwine at Gerolt's in Hyrstmill.
  12. 12
    The best gear in Final Fantasy XIV is found in the Final Coil of Bahamut.
Tips
  • The developers make end-game progression easier with each patch.
  • Artifact armor from your level 50 job quest is quickly replaced, so don't hold onto it.
  • The Crystal Tower raids are very casual and easy to complete with a decent group.
  • The Binding Coil of Bahamut Turns 1, 2, 4, and 5 drop item-level 90 gear.
  • The Second Coil of Bahamut drops item-level 110 gear.
  • Savage Second Coil awards the same gear as the original Second Coil.

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