Anima weapon help

[Commander_Justitia]

Umbrite is for poetics only I think, you should have a list under keyitems? that shows you what you can trade in and its not just scrips by crafting/gathering.
You probably can try buying demimateria or ex primal loot and exchange it then or moonstones for gc currency, to name a few.

[Raigoth]

Umbrite is for poetics only I think, you should have a list under keyitems? that shows you what you can trade in and its not just scrips by crafting/gathering.
You probably can try buying demimateria or ex primal loot and exchange it then or moonstones for gc currency, to name a few.

Do I only have to do it the one time to progress the quest along?

[Vahlnir]

Do I only have to do it the one time to progress the quest along?

You have to do it every time you grind an Anima relic. But it's not so bad if you grind the poetics out beforehand. I've done the BRD and SMN relic recently over the span of a few days and I'm currently getting the mats together for the MCH relic. Almost done, too. DRK will be next. lol You can skip a lot of the longest steps just by playing the game (and using GC seals/gil to expedite certain bits) or helping people out for a little while before you even begin grinding. It's better to approach it as more of a side project, otherwise you end up like a WAR I've seen in the PF recently who has an unhealthy obsession with completing these. But if you want poetics super fast I would suggest going to Eureka or Bozja. You can also work on 2 relics at once if you go to either place. That's how I completed the Eureka and Anima SMN relic simultaneously was going to Eureka. Grinded the crystals/light/etc in Eureka for one relic while getting lots of poetics for the other.