A Relic Reborn Walkthrough

Can I have it? Where???

All i see is an Ifrit extreme and 16min AV vid...

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Step by step basic guide. For further information on how to complete each step, look up other threads here on the forum or those guides on ffxivpads.


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Step 1 - Earn 25,000 seals and buy the key item "On the Properties of Beastmen"

Step 2 - Obtain Inferno Seal x3, Tremor Seal x3, Vortex Seal x3 from Rank 2 Hamlet (gold chest requiring 60K+ scores)
(Note: Step 1 & 2 can be completed in any order)

Step 3 - Talk to Rowena and Exchange for a Soiled Promissory Note

Step 4 - Go to Gerolt and start Quest "A Relic Reborn"

Step 5 - Gather HQ mats and craft or buy Class-Only Weapons (prefferably HQ)

Step 6 - Double meld the gear with 2 Teir IV Materia of a specific Type as follows:
PLD = Mailbreaker + Heaven's Eye IV (Accuracy)
MNK = Avengers + Manathirst IV (+MP)
WAR = Rampager + Touch of Rage IV (Emnity)
DRG = Obelisk + Savage Might IV (Crit Attack)
BRD = Sarnga + Heaven's Eye IV (Accuracy)
WHM = Alkaurops + Mind IV (Mind)
BLM = Astrolobe + Hell's Fist IV (Magic Potency)
(Note: Steps 5 & 6 can be completed prior to starting the quest)

Step 7 - Kill chief NM of one specified Stronghold for the 'broken weapon' item
PLD = Flamefist Ahlygg Roh in Zahar'ak
MNK = Flamefist Ahlygg Roh in Zahar'ak
WAR = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro
DRG = Lozol Totoloq the Decapitator in Natalan
BRD = Lozol Totoloq the Decapitator in Natalan
WHM = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro
BLM = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro

Step 8 - Turn in the Broken Weapon and the Double Meld to Gerolt

Step 9 - Gather 3 Miser's Mythril in Aurum Vale. The 6th chest will appear as long as you have the Relic Quest started. Completing the dungeon in 17 minutes or less gives a 100% item drop. Longer runs still have a chance of drop, but it is a low %. Hand them in to Gerolt

Step 10 - Gather 3 Alumina Salts in Cutter's Cry. Same deal as Step 9. Hand in to Gerolt

Step 11 - Gather a certain number of beastcoins from the appropriate beatmen tribe (10 stacks Tier 1 OR 5 stacks Tier 2 OR 1 stack Tier 3)
PLD = 990 of the Bronze Amalj'ok OR 495 of the Iron Amalj'ok OR 99 Darksteel Amalj'ok
MNK = 990 of the Bronze Amalj'ok OR 495 of the Iron Amalj'ok OR 99 Darksteel Amalj'ok
WAR = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
DRG = 990 of the Ixali Willowknots OR 495 of the Ixali Mapleknots OR 99 Ixali Ebonknots
BRD = 990 of the Ixali Willowknots OR 495 of the Ixali Mapleknots OR 99 Ixali Ebonknots
WHM = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
BLM = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
(Note: THe farming of coins can be completed at any time before this point)

Step 12 - Gather Item "Enchiridion" from one of the chests at the end of Dezmael Darkhold

Step 13 - Gather item "Allagan Band" from completing a r45 behest in Iron Lake, Broken Water or Nine Ives

Step 14 - Gather item "Oschon's Finger Charm" from completing a caravan escort with a perfect run (1,000/1,020 seals) at Skull Valley, Drybone or Treespeak.

Step 15 - Exchange the beastcoins and the items from Step 12-14 to Rowena for a 'manuscript' item with the information needed to complete the weapon construction.

Step 16 - Hand the item to Gerolt to obtain the "Unfinished" Weapon (it won't have colour)

Step 17 - Raise the Spiritbond of the weapon to 100%

Step 18 - Obtain the appropriate Faction Levequest from the Adv Guild for 100 faction points. Complete the faction (kill NM) with the weapon equipped
PLD = Operation: Tailspin from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
MNK = Wanted: Striped Lightning from Azeyma's Shields
WAR = Operation: Deepground from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
DRG = Wanted: Ursulien The Unseen from Azeyma's Shields
BRD = Operation: Leaving The Nest from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
WHM = Wanted: Porus from Azeyma's Shields
BLM = Wanted: Princess Pudding from Azeyma's Shields

Step 19 - Defeat Garuda

Step 20 - Defeat Ifrit (Extreme)

Step 21 - Collect your Relic Weapon


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Edit to above post:

Step 12: the item in DH comes from a 6th chest in a 15 min run.

Step 19: Garuda has to be defeated in a certain amount of time & no deaths.

A question in regards to the Alumina salts. Is it possible to get the 6th chest even without having completed the Aurum Vale portion? I was with my group last night alternating between Aurum and Cutter's but at after Chimaira I didn't see a 6th chest. I was wondering why not. (We didn't get the 17m clear unfortunately).

Jesus. Ok thanks alot!

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Originally Posted by Magnesium02

Step by step basic guide. For further information on how to complete each step, look up other threads here on the forum or those guides on ffxivpads.


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Step 1 - Earn 25,000 seals and buy the key item "On the Properties of Beastmen"

Step 2 - Obtain Inferno Seal x3, Tremor Seal x3, Vortex Seal x3 from Rank 2 Hamlet (gold chest requiring 60K+ scores)
(Note: Step 1 & 2 can be completed in any order)

Step 3 - Talk to Rowena and Exchange for a Soiled Promissory Note

Step 4 - Go to Gerolt and start Quest "A Relic Reborn"

Step 5 - Gather HQ mats and craft or buy Class-Only Weapons (prefferably HQ)

Step 6 - Double meld the gear with 2 Teir IV Materia of a specific Type as follows:
PLD = Mailbreaker + Heaven's Eye IV (Accuracy)
MNK = Avengers + Manathirst IV (+MP)
WAR = Rampager + Touch of Rage IV (Emnity)
DRG = Obelisk + Savage Might IV (Crit Attack)
BRD = Sarnga + Heaven's Eye IV (Accuracy)
WHM = Alkaurops + Mind IV (Mind)
BLM = Astrolobe + Hell's Fist IV (Magic Potency)
(Note: Steps 5 & 6 can be completed prior to starting the quest)

Step 7 - Kill chief NM of one specified Stronghold for the 'broken weapon' item
PLD = Flamefist Ahlygg Roh in Zahar'ak
MNK = Flamefist Ahlygg Roh in Zahar'ak
WAR = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro
DRG = Lozol Totoloq the Decapitator in Natalan
BRD = Lozol Totoloq the Decapitator in Natalan
WHM = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro
BLM = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro

Step 8 - Turn in the Broken Weapon and the Double Meld to Gerolt

Step 9 - Gather 3 Miser's Mythril in Aurum Vale. The 6th chest will appear as long as you have the Relic Quest started. Completing the dungeon in 17 minutes or less gives a 100% item drop. Longer runs still have a chance of drop, but it is a low %. Hand them in to Gerolt

Step 10 - Gather 3 Alumina Salts in Cutter's Cry. Same deal as Step 9. Hand in to Gerolt

Step 11 - Gather a certain number of beastcoins from the appropriate beatmen tribe (10 stacks Tier 1 OR 5 stacks Tier 2 OR 1 stack Tier 3)
PLD = 990 of the Bronze Amalj'ok OR 495 of the Iron Amalj'ok OR 99 Darksteel Amalj'ok
MNK = 990 of the Bronze Amalj'ok OR 495 of the Iron Amalj'ok OR 99 Darksteel Amalj'ok
WAR = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
DRG = 990 of the Ixali Willowknots OR 495 of the Ixali Mapleknots OR 99 Ixali Ebonknots
BRD = 990 of the Ixali Willowknots OR 495 of the Ixali Mapleknots OR 99 Ixali Ebonknots
WHM = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
BLM = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
(Note: THe farming of coins can be completed at any time before this point)

Step 12 - Gather Item "Enchiridion" from one of the chests at the end of Dezmael Darkhold

Step 13 - Gather item "Allagan Band" from completing a r45 behest in Iron Lake, Broken Water or Nine Ives

Step 14 - Gather item "Oschon's Finger Charm" from completing a caravan escort with a perfect run (1,000/1,020 seals) at Skull Valley, Drybone or Treespeak.

Step 15 - Exchange the beastcoins and the items from Step 12-14 to Rowena for a 'manuscript' item with the information needed to complete the weapon construction.

Step 16 - Hand the item to Gerolt to obtain the "Unfinished" Weapon (it won't have colour)

Step 17 - Raise the Spiritbond of the weapon to 100%

Step 18 - Obtain the appropriate Faction Levequest from the Adv Guild for 100 faction points. Complete the faction (kill NM) with the weapon equipped
PLD = Operation: Tailspin from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
MNK = Wanted: Striped Lightning from Azeyma's Shields
WAR = Operation: Deepground from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
DRG = Wanted: Ursulien The Unseen from Azeyma's Shields
BRD = Operation: Leaving The Nest from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
WHM = Wanted: Porus from Azeyma's Shields
BLM = Wanted: Princess Pudding from Azeyma's Shields

Step 19 - Defeat Garuda

Step 20 - Defeat Ifrit (Extreme)

Step 21 - Collect your Relic Weapon


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Sweet, Thx guys :P

I vote they take out the double meld part >.>

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Originally Posted by AkiRouscelia

A question in regards to the Alumina salts. Is it possible to get the 6th chest even without having completed the Aurum Vale portion? I was with my group last night alternating between Aurum and Cutter's but at after Chimaira I didn't see a 6th chest. I was wondering why not. (We didn't get the 17m clear unfortunately).

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No you HAVE to do AV first. Then when you have your Mythril you go back to Gerolt and he tells you to go to CC. You have to do it in that order, and you have to make sure that he's specifically told you to go there.

so about the double melds, i understand that hq is best way to go ( if ya have the cash and luck ) but can it be non hq Tier IV materia as well ?
cause i am aiming for pld relic, but if i want that done i need to get over 300 mil lol, i have a hard time allready getting to 10 >.<

its about 24m-27m per double melded mailbreaker on wards.

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Originally Posted by Belgarion

so about the double melds, i understand that hq is best way to go ( if ya have the cash and luck ) but can it be non hq Tier IV materia as well ?
cause i am aiming for pld relic, but if i want that done i need to get over 300 mil lol, i have a hard time allready getting to 10 >.<

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As long as it is T4 materia of the requested type, that's all you need.

still a lot of money, but lets see if i be able to do it lol, thx a lot guys

So, why the recommendation for HQ materials?

I'm genuinely curious as I don't see what difference having a regular or +1 item makes - the Relic's final stats are set in stone aren't they? Do HQ items have a higher success rate on the 2nd meld or something?

Double melding into an HQ item increases your chances of meld success by 5%.

Also, one specific ingredient of each weapon MUST be HQ (The "flawless" part), or else you can't craft it.

OOOO Okay, thanks for clearing that up.

Wasn't aware of the 5% bonus on HQ's either (seems a bit low too but w/e).

Do you know an "easy" way to raise Spiritbond? :)

This is just silly for a weapon. Seems counter productive and alot of time put in for not much return. Just the hamlet seals take forever let alone the double meld (ive failed 4x times already ><). Its just plain expensive otherwise. Hopefully they cut some parts out when 2.0 comes out.

Relics aren't supposed to be easy or for everybody. In fact compared to ffxi, they seem far too easy to obtain here given how many people already have them, or all of them...