Gear or Zodiac?

[LineageRazor]

Then you are not properly equipped. You have to have your weapon to the stage where you need Alex. Not before and not after.

This is incorrect. You can obtain Alexandrite from FATEs as long as you have a Relic weapon equipped at the Animus stage or any stage afterwards. This is because players have the ability to respec their weapon if they decide they want a different set of stats, and it would not be fair for players to lose access to one of the methods of obtaining Alexandrite simply because their weapon had evolved.

To obtain Atmas, you must be using a Relic Zenith, but this is because Atmas are ONLY useful for upgrading from Zenith to Atma. Alexandrites are potentially useful for any Relic from Animus on up and therefore can be obtained using weapons at any of those stages.

[Faelandaea]

This is incorrect. You can obtain Alexandrite from FATEs as long as you have a Relic weapon equipped at the Animus stage or any stage afterwards. This is because players have the ability to respec their weapon if they decide they want a different set of stats, and it would not be fair for players to lose access to one of the methods of obtaining Alexandrite simply because their weapon had evolved.

To obtain Atmas, you must be using a Relic Zenith, but this is because Atmas are ONLY useful for upgrading from Zenith to Atma. Alexandrites are potentially useful for any Relic from Animus on up and therefore can be obtained using weapons at any of those stages.

Okay but the part where you have to be at least TO that stage is correct though, right? It can't be ATMA stage? has to be Animus or higher? That's the point I was trying to drive home but it is good to know you can still farm even after the Animus stage XD