Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail: Endgame – Finally, Kreszentia is here

With the new expansion Dawntrail, fresh endgame content awaits you in Final Fantasy XIV. The journey continues soon with Patch 7.25 and the new field exploration Kreszentia.

What does the endgame look like in general? Throughout the different expansions, a fairly reliable pattern for endgame content has emerged in Final Fantasy XIV:

• Trials / Boss Fights
• a 24-man raid series with three releases each featuring multiple fights in a long dungeon
• a 8-man raid series with three releases each featuring four fights
• Ultimate / Fatal Raid

Depending on the expansion, additional endgame content has been added, such as the instanced challenges in Eureka and Bozja. There is also the collector and crafter endgame with the Restoration of Ishgard.

On page two, we list the endgame content from previous expansions.

Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail – The Endgame

Here we have compiled the currently known information about the endgame in Final Fantasy XIV.

For the content, you need to equip your jobs with the appropriate gear at the respective item level. We have provided a guide on item level, gear progression, and endgame currencies:

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Note: To play all endgame content such as hard trials and raids, you must reach the new level cap of 100 and complete the main scenario of 7.0. Further requirements such as a minimum item level or other quests are also to be expected.

Trials

In Update 7.0, Final Fantasy XIV received two new hard trials:

• Gok Tajaal – Valigarmanda
  • Minimum item level 690
• Gok Tajaal – Zoraal Ja
  • Minimum item level 690
• Gok Tajaal – Zelenia
  • Minimum item level 730
• Gok Tajaal – The Eternal Darkness
  • Minimum item level 740

You can unlock both trials as usual with the Wandering Bard. You can find him for the level 100 trials in Tuliyollal at X 11.2 and Y 15.0. Please note that the Wandering Bard only appears after completing the main story quests of Dawntrail.

As soon as more information about the trials such as the minimum item level and quests is available, we will provide it.

8-Man Raid: The Arkadion

Arkadion – Heavyweight

The first part of the normal mode of the new 8-man raid went live with Patch 7.01:

• Arkadion – Heavyweight R1
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R2
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R3
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R4

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The minimum item level is 685, you need a warrior or mage at level 100, a total of eight of you will be on the journey, and the time limit per fight is 90 minutes.

The raid is unlocked via the quest series The Arkadion Calls!. The quest giver is the NPC Man with Cowboy Hat, whom you can find in Solution Nine at X 19.1 and Y 18.8.

With Patch 7.05, Arkadion – Heavyweight (Epic) was released, the hard version of the new raid:

• Arkadion – Heavyweight R1 (epic)
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R2 (epic)
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R3 (epic)
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R4 (epic)

The time limit for the fights is 90 minutes. For R4 you even have 120 minutes. The minimum requirements for item levels are as follows:

• R1: 700
• R2: 705
• R3 and R4: 710

To unlock the epic versions, the quest The Hybrid Witch must be completed. Then you can speak to the NPC Gabbro in Solution Nine at X 22.3 and Y 17.1.

Arkadion – Heavyweight

Part 2 of the raid was released with Patch 7.2: The Arkadion: Heavyweight – Normal and Epic.

• Unlock with the quest series: Devoured Souls; at NPC Yaana, Solution Nine (X: 22.2; Y: 16.6)
  • If the last quest regarding The Arkadion: Heavyweight is completed – The Hybrid Witch
• Minimum item level: 715
• Number of participants: 1-8 players
• Time limit: 90 minutes

The epic version is expected to follow on April 1, 2025. You can unlock it with Gabbro in Solution Nine (X: 22.3; Y: 17.1) only after defeating the normal version of the raid.

• Arkadion – Heavyweight R1 (epic)
  • Item level: 730
  • Time limit: 90 minutes
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R2 (epic)
  • Item level: 735
  • Time limit: 90 minutes
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R3 (epic)
  • Item level: 740
  • Time limit: 90 minutes
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R4 (epic)
  • Item level: 740
  • Time limit: 210 minutes

Alliance Raid: Echoes from Vana’diel

The new alliance raid for 24 players will be a collaboration with Square Enix’s second MMORPG Final Fantasy XI: Echoes from Vana’diel. Part one went live with Patch 7.1 and is called Jeuno: The First Stage.

You unlock this first part with a new quest series:

• Quest: At the Crossroads of Worlds
  • The main quest Path of the Morning Sun must be completed.
• Class: Warrior or Mage level 100
• NPC: Hoobigo Envoy
• Location: Tuliyollal X: 13.0, Y: 11.6
• Minimum item level: 695
• Time limit: max. 120 minutes
• Roles: 1 Defender (Tank), 2 Healers, 5 Attackers (DPS)

With Patch 7.3, Square Enix released the second part of the alliance raids in August 2025: San d’Oria: The Second Stage. Here are the participation requirements:

• Quest: A Ten Thousand Year Old Dream
  • The quest Jeuno must be completed.
• Class: Warrior or Mage level 100
• NPC: Envoy of the Landsgarde
• Location: Tuliyollal X: 16.2, Y: 3.9
• Minimum item level: 725695
• Time limit: max. 120 minutes
• Roles: 1 Defender (Tank), 2 Healers, 5 Attackers (DPS)

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Chaotic Alliance Raid

Chaotic alliance raids are a completely new content for Final Fantasy XIV. The Cloud of Darkness (chaotic) went live on Christmas Eve 2024.

Here you will face the Cloud of Darkness, the final boss of the level 50 alliance raids surrounding the Crystal Tower. The content is designed for three teams of a total of 24 players. The difficulty level is about equivalent to the hard (epic) 8-man raids.

Here’s how to unlock the raid:

• Minimum level: Level 100
• Minimum item level: 710
• Maximum item level: 735
• Time limit: 90 minutes
• Class requirements: Warrior or Mage

In order to participate in the raid, you must have completed the main quest Path of the Morning Sun. The raid is unlocked at the Wandering Bard in Tuliyollal at X 11.1 and Y 14.6.

Ultimate: A Second Future (fatal)

The new ultimate A Second Future (fatal) was released with Patch 7.11 on November 26, 2024. The fight is based on the Shadowbringers 8-man raid Eden. Information on unlocking the original raids can be found here.

These prerequisites must be met to play the fatal raid:

• Minimum level 100 with a combat class (Warrior or Mage)
• Group size: 8 players
• Arkadion – Heavyweight R4 (epic) must be completed

You can unlock A Second Future at the Wandering Bard in Tuliyollal (X: 11.1; Y: 14.6). As a reward upon completion, you receive an Oracle Totem. For this, you receive the ultimate Eden’s Dawn weapons with item level 735 at the NPC Uah’shepya in Solution Nine (X: 8.6; Y: 13.5).

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Field Exploration: Kreszentia

The new field exploration, similar to the content of Eureka from Stormblood and Bozja from Shadowbringers, will be released with Patch 7.25 on May 27, 2025.

Here, players will explore a new area of Final Fantasy XIV. There will be roaming monsters and regularly spawning new challenges. A new 48-man raid is also expected to be unlocked.

What’s special is that in Kreszentia, so-called knowledge levels can be increased, and you can expand your class with phantom jobs. These unlock new actions and refine the gameplay experience.

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Cosmo Explorations

The Cosmo Explorations were introduced with Patch 7.21. Crafter and gatherer classes build a moon base as well as a spaceship. With the latter, they are expected to unlock new areas in later patches, presumably by flying through space in the spaceship.

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Treasure Hunt: Cenote Ja Ja Gural

With Patch 7.05, Square Enix released the level 100 treasure hunts: Cenote Ja Ja Gural. This content is accessible via the Br’aax leather treasure maps, which gatherers can receive at level 100 gathering points.

After completing one of these treasure maps, a Transport Aethergram may appear. This transports the current group to the Cenote Ja Ja Gural. There you will fight through various levels. If you choose the correct door, you’ll move on to the next level.

The higher the level, the tougher the enemies become. But the loot will also get better.

The content is designed for up to eight players but can also be tackled with fewer group members.

Quests of the Friendly Peoples

These friendly peoples can be played in Dawntrail:

• Pelupelu – from Patch 7.1
• Mamool Ja – from Patch 7.2

As soon as more friendly peoples are known, we will expand this article.

On page two, you’ll find an overview of endgame challenges from previous expansions.