▷ FFXIV - Anima 170-270 Relic Guide 🎮

With update 3.15, a new relic, called “Anima”, has seen the light of day in-game.

FFXIV - Anima 170-270 Relic Guide

As for the previous relic, the Anima weapon has several levels and it is possible to evolve it with a few (big) efforts and new quests will be added to the thread is updated.

Start the saga

It is only possible to complete one relic quest at a time and each quest is linked to the job you took it with. Be careful that you are in the job you wish to obtain the relic with before taking the quest!

Quest : From the spirit of arms.
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Rowena - Idyllée (X: 5 - Y: 5)
Conditions : Have finished the quest for the Ishgardian epic "Eyes riveted to heaven".

FFXIV - Anima 170-270 Relic Guide

Animated Weapon - 170

The first stage of the relic can be resolved in different ways. The quick way and the long way.

Quest : Ardsashir Crystals
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Have completed the quest "From the Spirit of Arms"

FFXIV - Anima 170-270 Relic Guide

The quest will require you to obtain and bring back two crystals in order to attach the soul to your weapon.

Astral crystal.
Umbral crystal.

As previously said, it is possible to achieve this quest in two ways.

Quick method

This solution allows you to complete the quest in a few quick clicks and less than 2 minutes. During the quest, you will be asked to visit an NPC in order to get information on the crystals.

Syndony - Mother Dhona

The latter is located on the terrace, on the first floor of the building located to the north.

This solution may be heartbreaking, as you will be asked to sacrifice your Zeta Zodiac Relic. (the relic of A Realm Reborn at the final stage) In exchange for the latter, Syndony will be able to extract what to obtain the umbral crystal et astral directly.

Be careful, you will permanently lose your Zeta Zodiac Relic and no turning back is possible.

In addition, it is possible to use the relic from any job. It is therefore not necessary, for example, to use a Zodiac Zeta Paladin relic if you are making the Anima relic for White Mage.

Long method

The long method is the method allowing you to keep your Zodiac Zeta relic or to do if you do not have it. To obtain the Astral and Umbral Crystal, you will be asked to reunite several elemental crystals.

These are obtained by realizing hazards of certain areas. For this, you will need to get the gold medal on them. The drop rate is, unfortunately, not 100%. Depending on your luck, it can take a long time to get all the crystals! The good news is that you can hit random with any class or job and at any level.

The areas where crystals are obtained are as follows:

Astral Crystal

Crystals required:
- 1 Fire crystal
- 1 cristal de vent
- 1 lightning crystal
Obtain location:
- Fire crystal - Azys Lla.
- Wind Crystal - Foam from the skies of Abalathia.
- Lightning Crystal - Scum from the skies of Dravania.

Ombral Crystal

Crystals required:
- 1 ice crystal
- 1 earth crystal
- 1 crystal of water
Obtain location:
- Ice Crystal - Highlands of the Western Coerthas.
- Earth Crystal - Dravanian Foreland.
- Water crystal - Dravanian hinterland.

Once you have gathered all the crystals, return to Syndony to crystallize them and obtain the Astral and Umbral Crystal.

With these two crystals, return to Ardashir in Azys Lla to obtain your Animated Weapon ilvl 170!

Warrior - Animated Parashu
Dark Knight - Animated Mortifer
Paladin :
- Hauteclaire Animated
- Prytwen Animated
White Mage - Animated Seraph Cane
Scholar - Treatise on Animated Elements
Astromancien - Atlas Anime
Monk - Animated Rising Sun
Dragon Knight - Animated Brionac
Ninja - Yukimitsu Animated
Summoner - Animated Almandal
Black Mage - Animated Lunaris Scepter
Bard - Animated Berimbeau
Machinist - Ferdinand Animé

Awakened Weapon - 200

This step is very quick and easy. It is possible to achieve the latter in one or two evenings, even in a relaxed way.

Quest : The steps of awakening
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Completed the quest "The Crystals of Ardashir"

FFXIV - Anima 170-270 Relic Guide

As for the previous quest, you will have to be in the job you want to get the relic.

The latter will ask you to complete several dungeons in a certain order. Several points should be known:

You must accomplish them with the Relic Job!
You must have the relic equipped when leaving the dungeon. You can do the dungeon with another weapon, you just have to think about equipping the relic before going out.
For the dungeons of A Realm Reborn, you can perform them in desynchronized mode, the quest will still be validated.

The dungeons are divided into several stages, once a stage is finished, you will find yourself outside the last dungeon and you will have to speak to Ardashir in order to unlock the sequel.

First stage :

Keep up.
Sastasha - Brutal.
The buried temple of Qarn - Brutal.

Once completed, you will find yourself at the entrance to Qarn, at the Southern Thanalan. Chat with Ardashir to unlock the second step.

FFXIV - Anima 170-270 Relic Guide

Second step :

The Guardian of the Lake.
The Vagabond's Palace - Brutal.
Amdapor Castle - Brutal.

Once completed, you will find yourself at the entrance to Amdapor Castle, in the southern forest. Chat with Ardashir to unlock the third and final step.

FFXIV - Anima 170-270 Relic Guide

Third step :

The twilight vigil.
Sohm Al.
The Aire.
The Vault.

Once completed, you will find yourself in the hoplon square, at Ishgard - The Foothills.

Chat with Ardashir, then return to see him at Azys Lla in order to complete the quest and get your Awakened weapon of an ilvl 200!

Be careful, to complete this quest, you will need to unequip your animated weapon, but you must however be in the relic job. Remember to equip a weapon from your job (or buy one in town, for a few gills) before going to Azyz Lla!

Warrior - Awakened Parashu
Dark Knight - Awakened Mortifer
Paladin :
- Awakened Hauteclaire
- Awakened Prytwen
White Mage - Awakened Seraph Cane
Scholar - Treatise on the Awakened Elements
Astromancer - Awakened Atlas
Monk - Awakened Rising Sun
Dragon Knight - Dragon Knight
Ninja - Awakened Yukimitsu
Summoner - Awakened Almandal
Black Mage - Awakened Lunaris Scepter
Bard - Awakened Berimbau
Machinist - Awakened Ferdinand

Poor anima - 210

This stage is arguably the longest and most painful at the moment and will keep you going for several weeks.

Quest : Anima Nova
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Have finished the quest "The Steps of Awakening"

This quest will require you to collect four items.

Enchanted rubber
Superior Allagan Solidifying Agent
Superior Allagan Catalyst
Divine water

To obtain these items, you will need to visit Cristiana, at the death knell. (X: 21 Y; 5) The latter is located in the recess at the bottom of the stairs giving access to the first floor and to the terrace.

Each of these items requires obtaining multiple other items in order to be purchased, and this is where the longest part of obtaining (right now) begins. There are several ways to get these and luckily you can vary the methods of obtaining them. The prices displayed in the tables are for a single copy.

FFXIV - Anima Relic: Items to collect

Table listing all the components to be recovered when realizing the content of the game, necessary for the creation of the Anima relic of Final Fantasy XIV.

Last update - 08/04/2016

In addition to that, you will need several made-up objects, of High Quality, made by craftsmen:

FFXIV - Anima Relic: Craft Items

Table listing all the components to be collected via crafting, necessary for the creation of the Anima relic of Final Fantasy XIV.

Last update - 08/04/2016

Once you have collected all the items, you can exchange them with Cristiana in Mor Dhona for the four items Gerolt requested.

Return to Gerolt in Azys Lla to give him the items and get your Arma anima of an ilvl of 210.

Warrior - Ukonvasara
Dark Knight - Nothung
Paladin :
- Stores
- Ancile
Mage blanc - Majesty
Half - Tetrabiblos
Astromancien - Deneb
Monk - Verethragna
Dragon Knight - Rhongomiant
Ninja --Kannagi
Summoner - Draconomicon
Mage noir - Hvergelmir
Barde - Gandiva
Machinist - Armageddon

Hyperconductive weapon - 230

As of 3.25, this is the last stage of the Anima relic.

Quest : Word to the Spirit
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Have finished the quest "Anima Nova"

The latter is relatively easy and quick compared to the previous step.

To perform the latter, you will be asked to obtain:

5 Insulating oils.

To obtain these, you have several means that you can obviously combine:

Complete the weekly quest.
- Quest: "A Real Mine of Orbs"
  - 1 Insulating oil by validating the quest.
Buy via Mémoquartz Esosterique.
- Purchased from Hismena - Idyllé
- 1 Esosteric memo the unit.

Once the 5 insulating oils, go back to Gerolt in Azys Lla to get your Hyperconductive weapon of an ilvl of 230!

Warrior - Hyperconductive Ukonvasara
Dark Knight - Hyperconductive Nothung
Paladin :
- Stores hyperconductrice
- Ancile hyperconducteur
Mage blanc - Majesty hyperconductrice
Half - Tetrabiblos hyperconducteur
Astromancien - Deneb hyperconducteur
Monk - Hyperconductive Verethragna
Chevalier dragon - Rhongomiant hyperconductrice
Ninja - Kannagi hyperconducteurs
Summoner - Hyperconducting Draconomicon
Mage noir - Hvergelmir hyperconductrice
Bard - Hyperconductive Gandiva
Machinist - Hyperconductive Armageddon

Blooming Weapon - 240

With update 3.3, a new level of the relic is born and a new (long) series of farming is to be done.

Similar to the "Alexandrite" stage of the Zodiac Relic, the "Blossoming" stage allows players to choose which stats to build for the weapon.

Quest : Accelerated development
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Have finished the quest "Word to the Spirit"

Attention, once taken, this quest cannot be abandoned. If you have multiple Relics, make sure you've chosen the correct one and that you want to complete the quest for that last one, as you won't be able to change until you've completed the quest in question. !

This quest has two stages:

Step 1: Obtain crystal sand.
Step 2: Choose the stats to evolve with pinches of crystal sand and a hard umbrella rock.

To obtain these two components, several methods are available. The hard Umbrella Rock is very easy to collect. Crystal sand is another story!

Hard Umbrella Rock
- Purchased from Hismena in Idyllea.
- 150 esoteric memoquartz - Category: Allagan tomestones of esotericism (various)
- 150 traditional memorabilia - Category: Traditional Allagan tomestones (various)
Crystal sable
- To be exchanged with Ulan in Idyllée

Anima Relic: Crystal Sand

Table listing all the means to recover Crystal Sand, necessary for the Anima relic (240) of Final Fantasy XIV.

Last update - 12/06/2016

Once in possession of a crystal sand and a hard umbrella rock, you can go to Ulan and select the option "Help the mind to flourish" in order to exchange the two components thus allowing to obtain several Sands of refined crystal. If you are lucky you will get 6 Refined Crystal Sands, if you are not you will only get 3, 4 or 5.

Thanks to the sand, you can choose which stats to mount on your weapons.

FFXIV - Anima 170-270 Relic Guide

However, some information should be known:

240 points are to be distributed in total on a relic.
1 Refined crystal sand corresponds to 1 point.
Each stat can only be increased a certain number of times.
The following physical and magical damage and stats are inherited from the hyperconductive anima weapon and automatically leveled at 240:
- Strength / dexterity / vitality / intelligence / spirit.

Once the 240 points have been distributed, you finally have your blooming anima relic which has an ilvl 240!

Warrior - Ax of the Blood Emperor
Dark Knight - Tyrant's Guillotine
Paladin :
- Sword of the Twin Ages
- Shield of the Twin Ages
White Mage - Cane of the White Tsar
Scholar - Tycoon's Word
Astromancer - Planisphere of the Last Heir
Monk - Sultan's Fist
Dragon Knight - Overlord's Trident
Ninja - Spurs of the Bramble Prince
Summoner - Mad Queen Book
Black Mage - Scepter of the Black Khan
Bard - Autocratic Bow
Machinist - Flame of the Dynast

Vivified Weapon - 260

This step appeared with update 3.45. The latter makes it possible to pass the weapon to the ilvl 260. This step can be carried out in different ways, but, in general, it is extremely quick to carry out. If you've saved up enough, you can even finish it just a few evenings.

Quest : Life-giving memories
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Have completed the quest "Accelerated Development"

As for the previous stages, if you have several relics, you must take the quest with the one you want to evolve. Once the quest has been retrieved, you will have to go to Blamprest, in Idyllea, who will ask you:

50 resonant aggregates.

To do this, you have two methods of obtaining that you can combine:

Complete the quests:
- In the service of Amphelice
  - Successfully complete 3 random missions: level up.
  - Reward: 18 Resonating Aggregates.
- In the service of Angelet
  - Complete 1 Random Mission: Expert
  - Reward: 1 Resonant Aggregate
Buy via Traditional Mémoquartz.
- Purchased from Hismena - Idyllé
- 80 traditional memorabilia per unit.

When you have collected all 50 Resonant Aggregates, simply return to Blamprest so he can exchange them for “Resounding Essence” and “Bottom Still” Brandy.

Once you have these two items in your possession, return to Ardashir in Azys Lla to obtain your new one. quickened weapon of an ilvl of 260.

Warrior - Revived Bloodthirsty Emperor's Ax
Dark Knight - Vivified Tyrant's Guillotine
Paladin :
- Sword of the Twin Ages quickened
- Shield of the Twin Ages quickened
White Mage - Quickened White Tsar Cane
Scholar - Quickened Word of the Magnate
Astromancer - Planisphere of the last quickened heir
Monk - Vivified Sultan's Fists
Dragon Knight - Trident of the Vivified Overlord
Ninja - Spirited Bramble Prince Spurs
Summoner - Quickened Mad Queen Book
Dark Mage - Quickened Black Khan's Scepter
Bard - Revived Autocratic Bow
Machinist - Flame of the Dynast quickened

Condensed Weapon - 270

This is the last stage right now (3,5 - part one) and will remind you of the Nexus stage of the Zodiac Relic. Prepare to farm dungeons / raids / primordial to collect "lights"!

Quest : The last transfer
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Completed the quest "Vivifying Memories"

This quest has several stages. The first step will first ask you to complete three dungeons in order to collect items, with the only condition of having your revived relic (260) equipped.

The remains of the city of Amdapor - brutal.
The great library of Gubal - brutal.
Sohm Al - brutal.

Items are collected automatically, so you don't risk missing them.

Once the item rights have been recovered, you will need to go back to talk to Gerolt at Azys Lla. Once the latter has been validated, two new quests will be granted to you from Ardashir.

The first is: "Crafting a New Soul Stone", a fairly simple quest that will require you to bring 15 Dark Aggregates back to him. There are three ways to get them back:

Method 1 : Auriana - Mor Dhona
- 200 poetic memos per unit.
  - 3 memos for the 000 obscure aggregates.
Method 2 : Hismena - Idyllea
- 200 traditional memorabilia per unit.
  - 3 memos for the 000 obscure aggregates.
Method 3 : With your Grande Compagnie.
- 4 large company seals per unit.
  - 60 Great Company Seals for the 000 Dark Aggregates.

Of course, it is quite possible to mix the three methods and buy Dark Aggregates from all three merchants.

And the second quest is "The Last Transfer", the one that will ask you to farm over and over and over again ... This is the very last quest to complete this step. By taking the quest, you will receive an "improved anima scope" which will be used to track your progress. And forward the farm to increase the degree of condensation of the soul of the synthetic spirit of your weapon. There are, however, only in certain instances where this is possible, namely:

All level 60 dungeons
All level 60 primordial
All level 60 raids
Le Front de level 60

Just like in the days of the Zodiac Relic, every hour some of them will grant a bonus. There are Reddit feeds to know these time slots, for example this one.

Once your condensation reaches 2, you can return to Azys Lla to validate everything and get your condensed relic of an ilvl 000 but also a mascot, Synthetic Spirit!

Warrior - Minos
Dark Knight - Cronus
Paladin :
- Aettir
- Priwen
Mage blanc - Sindri
Scholar - Anabasis
Astromancien - Canopus
Monk - Nyepel
Dragon Knight - Areadbhar
Ninja - Stumbles
Invocateur - Mimesis
Mage noir - Kaladanda
Barde - Terpander
Machinist - Deathlocke

Luxury weapons - 275

This is the very last stage of the Anima relic. This allows you to upgrade your Anima weapon to ilvl 275. This step has two quests to complete:

Quest : An authoritative letter
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Have finished the quest "The last transfer"

The latter is extremely simple, you just have to go talk to Rowena, which can be found in Idylée (X: 5 - Y: 5). Once done, you just have to go validate it with Ardashir in Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11).

Once validated, talk to Ardashir in order to obtain the second quest:

Quest : Double complicity
Level : Disciples of war or magic level 60.
Location : Ardashir - Azys Lla (X: 7 - Y: 11)
Conditions : Have finished the quest "An authoritative letter"

This quest is divided into two parts and several stages.

The first will require you to complete numerous challenges while having your Relic equipped. The challenges are offered in more stages, stages which will evolve automatically as soon as the list of challenges in question is validated. The order of the challenges and the different stages are as follows:

Part 1:

Step 1:

Le Crater des Tisons - Brutal
Hurloeil - Brutal
The Navel - Brutal

Step 2:

The edge of the brambles - brutal
The Tidal Breaker - Brutal
The Tree of Judgment - Brutal
Akh Afah's Amphitheater - Brutal

Step 3:

Thok ast Thok - Brutal
The Blue Immensity - Brutal

Step 4:

S1P7 Restraint Unit - Normal
Restraint Unit P1P6 - Normal
Z1P9 Restraint Unit - Normal

part 2

Once all these challenges have been completed, all you have to do is buy an item, an “ancient enchanted ink”. You have two possible obtaining methods:

Auriana - Mor Dhona
- 1 Mémoquartz Allagois poétique
- Purchase Category: Miscellaneous
Hismena - Idyllea
- 1 Traditional Mémoquartz
- Purchase Category: Miscellaneous

Once you've completed all the challenges and have the Ancient Enchanted Ink, all you need to do is go back and see Ardashir in order to complete the quest and get your Weapons Anima Lux possessing a ilvl of 275! (PS: don't forget, like the previous steps, to unequip your Relic before speaking to it.)