Some job quests in Final Fantasy XIV have very good stories. For lore fans, it’s worth playing them, even if they’re not actually interested in the jobs.
These are the quests: The main story of FFXIV is loved by many fans of the MMORPG, but there are also a whole number of side quests that are worthwhile. This includes the quest lines for the fighter and mage jobs that players must undertake during the leveling process to unlock new abilities.
Players who enjoy exciting stories and deep insights into the lore of FFXIV should not miss these quests. They are worth it, even if one actually has no desire to actively play the respective jobs. In that case, classes and later jobs can be leveled through the Palace of the Dead or through the main scenario dailies.
In this list, I have gathered individual jobs from different roles whose stories are particularly good. The descriptions of the quests have been kept as spoiler-free and vague as possible.
Dark Knight
The Dark Knight is one of the most popular job quests in the FFXIV community. Shortly after the release of the Heavensward expansion, which introduced this tank, the first reddit threads and social media posts praising the story of the quests quickly emerged.
Even 7 years later, with the release of a total of 6 new jobs, the Dark Knight has managed to maintain its place at the top. On the one hand, the story once again shows the ugly face of Ishgard, while on the other hand, it reveals what it really means to be “the Warrior of Light.”
Written by the popular developer Natsuko Ishikawa, it presents players with difficult philosophical and moral questions that they must answer for themselves.
Scholar
The story quests of the Scholars will bring a lot of joy to fans of FFXIV lore. They touch on the history of the fallen nation of Nym and are closely connected to the dungeon “Palace of the Wanderer.”
Since the individual sections of the job quests in FFXIV are divided into levels, the quality of the Scholar quests varies somewhat between expansions. The beginning is a bit slow, but by level 35-40, the story picks up pace.
If you’re not interested in healers or are hesitant to play a healer job, you can instead level the DPS Summoner. It and Scholar share the levels. So you can play the quests without having ever entered a dungeon with the Scholar (and the story of the Summoner is also not bad).
Samurai
Samurai was one of the two DPS jobs that came with the Stormblood expansion to FFXIV. The job originates from the nation of Hingashi, which is still closed and cannot be entered by players.
Therefore, the job quests provide some informational and lore snippets that reveal more about Hingashi and its only trading port city, Kugane.
The best part of the quest, however, revolves around the personal story of a lonely old Samurai master. He travels to Eorzea and takes the player character as his new student. In my opinion, the story delivered one of the best plot twists of all job quests next to the Dark Knight.
Astrologian
The announcement of the city of Sharlayan in the Endwalker expansion was celebrated by many fans of FFXIV lore. The influence of this nation has been woven throughout the complete story of the MMORPG, and now one could finally enter the area on their own.
However, more information about Sharlayan was already given in the Heavensward expansion. The quests of the healer Astrologian provided an earlier insight into the rather modest mentality of the ruling classes of the nation, which is still relevant in Endwalker.
Additionally, the Astrologian quests bring a ton of lore facts about the celestial bodies in FFXIV and their connection to the 12 gods, who play an important role in the new 24-man raid.
Bonus: Role Quests
Starting from Shadowbringers, the classic job quests are gone and are replaced by role quests that are the same for all jobs of a role. They are divided into tank, healer, magical DPS, physical DPS, and later from Endwalker also into physical melee and ranged combatants.
While the job quests were rather modest in many cases (I’m looking at you, Paladin), the role quests are only, with a few exceptions, great. I would recommend everyone to level at least one job from each role so you can experience these stories.
As a bonus, there are special side quests for completing all role quests in Shadowbringers and later also in Endwalker, which drop additional lore bombs. So if you’re looking for new story content, you don’t have to wait until the next update. Try out these quests.
Have you played these quests yet? How did you find them? And what are your personal favorites among the job and role quests? Let us know in the comments.
