1 Upgrading Atma to Animus
After upgrading your Zenith Relic Weapon into Atma. Players can slowly upgrade Atma Weapon into Animus Weapon by purchasing and completing 9 Books sold by G'jusana n Mor Dhona (near primal extreme quet giver) for 500 Allagan Tomestone of Soldiery each. Each book has various tasks such as kill monsters and completing dungeons, FATEs and levequests.
You can only work on one book at a time. Each book gives different stats.
The Books of Fire
Book of Skyfire I
Book of Skyfire II
Book of Netherfire I
The Books of Fall
Book of Skyfall I
Book of Skyfall II
Book of Netherfall
The Books of Wind
Book of Skywind I
Book of Skywind II
The Books of Earth
Book of Skyearth I
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2 Upgrading Animus to Novus
Complete the quests Celestial Radiance and Star Light, Star Bright. Players will need to purchase 3 Superior Enchanted Ink at the cost of 250 Soldiery Tomestones each (750 total) from Auriana. Players will then give the 3 inks to Hubairtin in Central Thanalan (x23,y13) for a Sphere Scroll.
Players will need to Infuse the Sphere Scroll 75 times to complete the it.
Each infusion requires 2 items: Materia and Alexandrite.
Players can obtain Alexandrites by:
-Completing FATEs with animus weapons equipped (similar to Atma farming).
-Buying Alexandriate with 200 allied seals (gathered from Hunts)
-Players can also obtain alexandrites with Mysterious Maps. Players can acquire mysterious maps by purchasing them with 400 Allagan tomestones of Soldiery each from the Auriana. Players can also acquire them by completing the quest Morbid Motivation in Mor Dhona that asks the player to complete Expert Duty Roulette. Quest resets daily and each completion awards the player with one Mysterious Map. (Solving Mysterious Map is similar to solving other Treasure Maps. Players will need the skills Decipher and Dig. When the player fails mysterious map, the map disappears and no alexandrite is awarded.) You do not need to equip weapon for the daily quest or for the treasure map.
Melding Materia
To infuse and upgrade the weapon's stats, players will use alexandrites as the catalyst to meld materia. Each successful meld infuses the stat of materia into the scroll, granting the it 1 point in the corresponding stat. Higher tier of materia will increase the likelihood of successful infusion. It will not give more than 1 stat point. While the player will likely lose the materia for unsuccessful melds, the player will not lose alexandrite. As the specific stats of the weapon increases, higher materia tier is needed for sucessful melds/upgrades.
To complete the scroll, players will need 75 successful melds with 75 alexandrites total. Players will not need crafting skills to meld materia. If your infusion fails, you will lose materia but not the alexandrites.
Max/Min Melding suggestions.
Stats
The weapons' 5 main stats (Vitality, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence and Mind) upgrade automatically.
Players can upgrade additional stats such as Piety, Determination, Accuracy, Spell Speed, Skill Speed, Critical Hit Rate and Parry up to a total of 75 points. Accuracy, Spell Speed, Skill Speed, Critical Hit Rate and Parry cap at 44 points each. Piety caps at 33 points and Determination caps at 31 points.
Complete the quests Celestial Radiance and Star Light, Star Bright. Players will need to purchase 3 Superior Enchanted Ink at the cost of 250 Soldiery Tomestones each (750 total) from Auriana. Players will then give the 3 inks to Hubairtin in Central Thanalan (x23,y13) for a Sphere Scroll.
Players will need to Infuse the Sphere Scroll 75 times to complete the it.
Each infusion requires 2 items: Materia and Alexandrite.
Players can obtain Alexandrites by:
-Completing FATEs with animus weapons equipped (similar to Atma farming).
-Buying Alexandriate with 200 allied seals (gathered from Hunts)
-Players can also obtain alexandrites with Mysterious Maps. Players can acquire mysterious maps by purchasing them with 400 Allagan tomestones of Soldiery each from the Auriana. Players can also acquire them by completing the quest Morbid Motivation in Mor Dhona that asks the player to complete Expert Duty Roulette. Quest resets daily and each completion awards the player with one Mysterious Map. (Solving Mysterious Map is similar to solving other Treasure Maps. Players will need the skills Decipher and Dig. When the player fails mysterious map, the map disappears and no alexandrite is awarded.) You do not need to equip weapon for the daily quest or for the treasure map.
Melding Materia
To infuse and upgrade the weapon's stats, players will use alexandrites as the catalyst to meld materia. Each successful meld infuses the stat of materia into the scroll, granting the it 1 point in the corresponding stat. Higher tier of materia will increase the likelihood of successful infusion. It will not give more than 1 stat point. While the player will likely lose the materia for unsuccessful melds, the player will not lose alexandrite. As the specific stats of the weapon increases, higher materia tier is needed for sucessful melds/upgrades.
To complete the scroll, players will need 75 successful melds with 75 alexandrites total. Players will not need crafting skills to meld materia. If your infusion fails, you will lose materia but not the alexandrites.
Max/Min Melding suggestions.
Stats
The weapons' 5 main stats (Vitality, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence and Mind) upgrade automatically.
Players can upgrade additional stats such as Piety, Determination, Accuracy, Spell Speed, Skill Speed, Critical Hit Rate and Parry up to a total of 75 points. Accuracy, Spell Speed, Skill Speed, Critical Hit Rate and Parry cap at 44 points each. Piety caps at 33 points and Determination caps at 31 points.
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3 Upgrading Novus to Nexus
Player needs to speak to Jalzahn in North Shroud (x29,y19) with her Novus Weapon equipped. After completing the Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics quest, player can speak to Jalzahn to choose the weapon to soulglaze. With the soulglazed Novus weapon equipped, player will earn "light" by completing dungeons, trials, FATEs, Treasure Hunt, Alexandrite Maps, The Wolves' Den and Frontlines. After gaining enough "light", the Novus weapon will transform into Nexus weapon.
You can't get "light" from The Hunt or Guildhests??
Different activities give different amounts of "light". "Light" earned will appear in the chat log after completing the activity. Light levels are Feeble Light (least "light"), Gentle Light, Blinding Light, Brilliant Light and Newborn Star (most "light").
Each type of Light has a secret value that advances your Novus into Nexus. Players will need to reach 2000 "light" points.
Light Points
Light Levels Light Values
Feeble 2 points
Gentle 4 points
Bright 8 points
Brilliant 12 points
Blinding 24 points
Newborn Star 32 points
Note that Novus bonus window is the same as Mahatma's bonus window.
Players need to reach 2000 points of light to upgrade Novus into Nexus
Light Indicator Light Points
No Activity 0 – 199
Indistinct Activity 200-399
Faint Activity 400-599
Slight Activity 600-799
Modest Activity 800-999
Distinct Activity 1000-1199
Robust Activity 1200-1399
Vigorous Activity 1400-1599
Intense Activity 1600-1799
Extreme Activity 1800-1999
Bursting Activity 2000+
Player needs to speak to Jalzahn in North Shroud (x29,y19) with her Novus Weapon equipped. After completing the Mmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics quest, player can speak to Jalzahn to choose the weapon to soulglaze. With the soulglazed Novus weapon equipped, player will earn "light" by completing dungeons, trials, FATEs, Treasure Hunt, Alexandrite Maps, The Wolves' Den and Frontlines. After gaining enough "light", the Novus weapon will transform into Nexus weapon.
You can't get "light" from The Hunt or Guildhests??
Different activities give different amounts of "light". "Light" earned will appear in the chat log after completing the activity. Light levels are Feeble Light (least "light"), Gentle Light, Blinding Light, Brilliant Light and Newborn Star (most "light").
Each type of Light has a secret value that advances your Novus into Nexus. Players will need to reach 2000 "light" points.
Light Points
Light Levels Light Values
Feeble 2 points
Gentle 4 points
Bright 8 points
Brilliant 12 points
Blinding 24 points
Newborn Star 32 points
Note that Novus bonus window is the same as Mahatma's bonus window.
Players need to reach 2000 points of light to upgrade Novus into Nexus
Light Indicator Light Points
No Activity 0 – 199
Indistinct Activity 200-399
Faint Activity 400-599
Slight Activity 600-799
Modest Activity 800-999
Distinct Activity 1000-1199
Robust Activity 1200-1399
Vigorous Activity 1400-1599
Intense Activity 1600-1799
Extreme Activity 1800-1999
Bursting Activity 2000+
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4 Upgrading Nexus to Zodiac Braves
Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac.
All the Materials Needed
To obtain all of the items, players need: over 400k gil, 80k Company Seals, 6400 Allagan Tomestone of Soldiery, drops from 16 dungeons, 8 3-star HQ crafted items, many desynthesis items and some miscellaneous items.
*A Ponze of Flesh *
Requirements:
Go to Revenant's Toll (22,7) and speak with Papana
Buy a Bombard Core (Grand Company 20,000 seals), Bronze Lake Crystal (100,000 gil; Junkmonger (26,26) Upper La Noscea), and Sacred Spring Water (1,600 Tomes of Soldiery [Auriana])
Obtain a Horn of the beast which prowls Dzemael Darkhold (Dzemael Darkhold)
Obtain a Gobmachine Bangplate from Brayflox Longstop (Hard)
Obtain a Narashima Hide from Halatali (Hard)
Obtain a Sickle Fang from Snowcloak
Obtain a HQ Furnace Ring (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Obtain a Bundle of Perfect Firewood (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
*Labor-of-Love *
Requirements:
Go to Revenant's Toll (21,6) and speak with Guiding Star
Obtain an Allagan Resin (100,000 gil; Merchant (15,29) Southern Thanalan)
Obtain a Vale Bubo from Aurum Vale
Obtain a piece of Voidweave from Haukke Manor (Hard)
Obtain a slip of Amdapor Vellum from the Lost City of Amdapor
Obtain an Indigo pearl from Sastasha (Hard)
Obtain a perfect mortar and pestle (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Buy a Bombard Core (Grand Company 20,000 seals) and Sacred Spring Water (1,600 Tomes of Soldiery [Auriana])
*Method in His Malice *
Requirements:
Go to Central Thanalan (23,13) and speak with Adkin
Obtain a vial of tonberry king blood from the Wanderer's Palace
Obtain a vial of royal gigant blood from the Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Obtain a vial of kraken blood from Hullbreaker Isle
Obtain a vial of vicegerent blood from the Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)
Obtain a High Quality page of perfect Vellum (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Obtain a pinch of perfect pounce (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Buy a Bombard Core (Grand Company 20,000 seals), Furite Sands (100,000 gil; Merchant (13,16) Coerthas) and Sacred Spring Water (1,600 Tomes of Soldiery [Auriana]) *
*A Treasured Mother *
Requirements:
Go to Revenant's Toll (22,6) and speak with Brangwine
Buy a Bombard Core (Grand Company 20,000 seals), Brass Kettle (100,000 gil; Vendor (29,19) North Shroud), and Sacred Spring Water (1,600 Tomes of Soldiery [Auriana])
Obtain lost treasure from Amdapor Keep
Obtain lost treasure from Pharos Sirius
Obtain lost treasure from TamTara Deepcroft (Hard)
Obtain lost treasure from the Stone Vigil (Hard)
Obtain a High Quality tailor-made eel pie (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Obtain a piece of perfect cloth (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Finally finish His Dark Materia.
[2] FAQ
(1) By completing a dungeon, there is a small chance that you will obtain the associated item.
(2) The Main Quest goes under your Journal under Completed Side Story Quests
(3) It costs 400,000 gil to get the merchant-sold materials (Brass Kettle, Allagan Resin, Bronze Lake Crystal)
(4) It takes 6,400 tomestones of soldiery to gather all of the Sacred Spring Waters
(5) It takes 80,000 grand company seals to gather all of the Bombard Cores
6) You *DO NOT** need to equip your relic weapon to get the drops from the dungeons!
(7) You can be on another job/class and still get the item drops from the dungeons.
(8) You cannot progress further ahead in a given subquest and get the dungeon drops (You cannot go into Hullbreaker Isle and get the blood without have completed the Copperbell Mines part prior).
(9) (See above FAQ as well) You cannot begin the grind for dungeon items if you have not started the quest. That means you cannot try and get the items with your highest relic upgrade being the animus.
(10) You CAN do this quest like most of the prior relic quest lines and stock up on the items for another Job's/Class's relic.
(11) The drop rate for the dungeon items is APPROXIMATELY 1/9 (11.11%).
Info taken mostly from: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2oqp5f/zodiac_weapons_the_final_grind_factsfaqhowto/
Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac.
All the Materials Needed
To obtain all of the items, players need: over 400k gil, 80k Company Seals, 6400 Allagan Tomestone of Soldiery, drops from 16 dungeons, 8 3-star HQ crafted items, many desynthesis items and some miscellaneous items.
*A Ponze of Flesh *
Requirements:
Go to Revenant's Toll (22,7) and speak with Papana
Buy a Bombard Core (Grand Company 20,000 seals), Bronze Lake Crystal (100,000 gil; Junkmonger (26,26) Upper La Noscea), and Sacred Spring Water (1,600 Tomes of Soldiery [Auriana])
Obtain a Horn of the beast which prowls Dzemael Darkhold (Dzemael Darkhold)
Obtain a Gobmachine Bangplate from Brayflox Longstop (Hard)
Obtain a Narashima Hide from Halatali (Hard)
Obtain a Sickle Fang from Snowcloak
Obtain a HQ Furnace Ring (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Obtain a Bundle of Perfect Firewood (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
*Labor-of-Love *
Requirements:
Go to Revenant's Toll (21,6) and speak with Guiding Star
Obtain an Allagan Resin (100,000 gil; Merchant (15,29) Southern Thanalan)
Obtain a Vale Bubo from Aurum Vale
Obtain a piece of Voidweave from Haukke Manor (Hard)
Obtain a slip of Amdapor Vellum from the Lost City of Amdapor
Obtain an Indigo pearl from Sastasha (Hard)
Obtain a perfect mortar and pestle (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Buy a Bombard Core (Grand Company 20,000 seals) and Sacred Spring Water (1,600 Tomes of Soldiery [Auriana])
*Method in His Malice *
Requirements:
Go to Central Thanalan (23,13) and speak with Adkin
Obtain a vial of tonberry king blood from the Wanderer's Palace
Obtain a vial of royal gigant blood from the Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Obtain a vial of kraken blood from Hullbreaker Isle
Obtain a vial of vicegerent blood from the Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)
Obtain a High Quality page of perfect Vellum (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Obtain a pinch of perfect pounce (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Buy a Bombard Core (Grand Company 20,000 seals), Furite Sands (100,000 gil; Merchant (13,16) Coerthas) and Sacred Spring Water (1,600 Tomes of Soldiery [Auriana]) *
*A Treasured Mother *
Requirements:
Go to Revenant's Toll (22,6) and speak with Brangwine
Buy a Bombard Core (Grand Company 20,000 seals), Brass Kettle (100,000 gil; Vendor (29,19) North Shroud), and Sacred Spring Water (1,600 Tomes of Soldiery [Auriana])
Obtain lost treasure from Amdapor Keep
Obtain lost treasure from Pharos Sirius
Obtain lost treasure from TamTara Deepcroft (Hard)
Obtain lost treasure from the Stone Vigil (Hard)
Obtain a High Quality tailor-made eel pie (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Obtain a piece of perfect cloth (Desynth aged goods from Silver Bazaar; Craft Item HQ)
Finally finish His Dark Materia.
[2] FAQ
(1) By completing a dungeon, there is a small chance that you will obtain the associated item.
(2) The Main Quest goes under your Journal under Completed Side Story Quests
(3) It costs 400,000 gil to get the merchant-sold materials (Brass Kettle, Allagan Resin, Bronze Lake Crystal)
(4) It takes 6,400 tomestones of soldiery to gather all of the Sacred Spring Waters
(5) It takes 80,000 grand company seals to gather all of the Bombard Cores
6) You *DO NOT** need to equip your relic weapon to get the drops from the dungeons!
(7) You can be on another job/class and still get the item drops from the dungeons.
(8) You cannot progress further ahead in a given subquest and get the dungeon drops (You cannot go into Hullbreaker Isle and get the blood without have completed the Copperbell Mines part prior).
(9) (See above FAQ as well) You cannot begin the grind for dungeon items if you have not started the quest. That means you cannot try and get the items with your highest relic upgrade being the animus.
(10) You CAN do this quest like most of the prior relic quest lines and stock up on the items for another Job's/Class's relic.
(11) The drop rate for the dungeon items is APPROXIMATELY 1/9 (11.11%).
Info taken mostly from: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2oqp5f/zodiac_weapons_the_final_grind_factsfaqhowto/
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5 Upgrading Zodiac Braves to Zodiac Zeta
The upgrade is comprised of 12 Mahatmas of the original Atmas. To upgrade your weapon, you must awaken the Soul of your weapon through a method similar to Novus light farming. You need 40 points to awaken each Mahatmas. You can obtain points from dungeons and trials. Progress can be viewed from the Zodiac Glass. You will also be notified when ascension is complete in the chat log.
Note that Mahatma's bonus window is the same as Novus bonus window.
After finishing a Mahatma, you can get the next one from Remon in Swiftperch for 200 Allagan Tomestone of Soldiery. You need to complete all 12, in order, to upgrade your weapon. They are ordered as follows:
Mahatma
Mahatma of the Ram
Mahatma of the Bull
Mahatma of the Twins
Mahatma of the Crab
Mahatma of the Lion
Mahatma of the Maiden
Mahatma of the Scales
Mahatma of the Scorpion
Mahatma of the Archer
Mahatma of the Goat
Mahatma of the Water-bearer
Mahatma of the Fish
Mahatma Points
Level Points
Feeble - 1
Faint - 2
Gentle - 4
Steady - 6
"Pulses forcefully" - 12
Live light thread
You need 40 points to upgrade each Mahatma.
Indicator Points
0-3: No Activity
4-7: Indistinct
8-11: Faint
12-15: Slight
16-19: Modest
20-23: Distinct
24-27: Robust
28-31: Vigorous
32-35: Intense
36-39: Extreme
40: Bursting (Complete)
The upgrade is comprised of 12 Mahatmas of the original Atmas. To upgrade your weapon, you must awaken the Soul of your weapon through a method similar to Novus light farming. You need 40 points to awaken each Mahatmas. You can obtain points from dungeons and trials. Progress can be viewed from the Zodiac Glass. You will also be notified when ascension is complete in the chat log.
Note that Mahatma's bonus window is the same as Novus bonus window.
After finishing a Mahatma, you can get the next one from Remon in Swiftperch for 200 Allagan Tomestone of Soldiery. You need to complete all 12, in order, to upgrade your weapon. They are ordered as follows:
Mahatma
Mahatma of the Ram
Mahatma of the Bull
Mahatma of the Twins
Mahatma of the Crab
Mahatma of the Lion
Mahatma of the Maiden
Mahatma of the Scales
Mahatma of the Scorpion
Mahatma of the Archer
Mahatma of the Goat
Mahatma of the Water-bearer
Mahatma of the Fish
Mahatma Points
Level Points
Feeble - 1
Faint - 2
Gentle - 4
Steady - 6
"Pulses forcefully" - 12
Live light thread
You need 40 points to upgrade each Mahatma.
Indicator Points
0-3: No Activity
4-7: Indistinct
8-11: Faint
12-15: Slight
16-19: Modest
20-23: Distinct
24-27: Robust
28-31: Vigorous
32-35: Intense
36-39: Extreme
40: Bursting (Complete)
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