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  • Before You Begin
  • Consummate the Quest 'Resistance is (Not) Futile'
  • Complete the Quest 'For Want of a Memory'
  • Complete the Quest 'The Volition to Resist'
  • Complete the Quest 'Alter of Arms'
  • Complete the Quest 'The Resistance Remembers'
  • Complete the Quest 'A New Path of Resistance'
  • Complete the Quest 'What Dreams Are Made Of'
  • Consummate the Quest 'Irresistible'

Relic Weapons are a staple of Final Fantasy 14, and the Shadowbringers expansion has continued that trend with Resistance Weapons. These shiny status-icons are currently the all-time weapons in the game, but this will soon change when Endwalker releases. Crafting Relic Weapons was never really about the stats though, right? If you're up for the grind, these weapons are definitely worth it.

If this is your first fourth dimension crafting a Relic Weapon in Final Fantasy 14, worry not. Although it may seem like a daunting task, the Resistance Weapon is actually one of the easier Relic Weapons to craft. Let's take a look at each step in the questline, what materials you'll need to get together, and the best means of doing and so.

Before You lot Begin

the queen in delubrum reginae

The Resistance Weapon questline'south story runs parallel to the Relieve the Queen: Bract of Gunnhildr questline. This means that, while crafting your Resistance Weapon, weapon-related quests and Bozjan Resistance storyline quests are mandatory, as is increasing your Resistance Rank in the Bozjan Southern Front and Zadnor.

In this guide, nosotros volition focus on the repeatable quests that require yous to gather and turn in materials for upgrading your Resistance Weapon. Yous volition take to complete story quests in between, simply these but have to be done once. Each step in the quest will have the pre-requisite story quests you'll need to have done listed alongside them. Additionally, below are the quests y'all'll need to finish before you can start the get-go quest in the questline.

Save the Queen: Bract of Gunnhildr Questline Pre-requisites

  • Consummate the Primary Scenario Quest 'Shadowbringers'
  • Complete the quest 'The City of Lost Angels'

In one case you take met the pre-requisites weather condition, you can start the Salve the Queen questline with the quest 'Hail to the Queen,' which yous tin can selection upwardly from Keiten in Kugane (10:12.ii, y:12.3).

Complete the Quest 'Resistance is (Not) Futile'

gangos home of the resistance
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Consummate the quest 'Hail to the Queen'
    • Complete the quest 'Path to the Past'
    • Consummate the quest 'The Bozja Incident'
    • Complete the quest 'Fire in the Forge'
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:6.1, y:iv.ix)

While not technically the first quest in the Resistance Weapon questline, this is where you will brainstorm again, should you choose to arts and crafts an additional Resistance Weapon. This is also the outset step where you will have to actually gather something. Completing this quest will reward yous with the base version of your job's Resistance Weapon.

This quest is a repeatable version of the quest yous just completed, 'Burn down in the Forge.' To consummate these quests, you lot merely need to bring four Thavnairian Scalepowder to Gerolt in Gangos. This item can be purchase from Auriana in Mor Dhona for 250 Tomestones of Poetics each, for a total of 1,000 Poetics to complete this quest.

Reward:

  • Resistance Weapon (iLvl. 485)

Consummate the Quest 'For Want of a Memory'

Azys Lla
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Complete the quest 'Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty'
    • Complete the quest 'Where Eagles Nest'
    • Complete the quest 'A Sober Proposal'
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:6.1, y:four.ix)

For this quest, y'all will need to assemble a total of 60 Memories of the Dying. Y'all will demand 20 each of Tortured, Sorrowful, and Harrowing Memories of the Dying. These can be obtained past completing FATEs in the following Heavensward zones.

Retention Location
Tortured Memory of the Dying Sea of Clouds, Coerthas Western Highlands
Sorrowful Retention of the Dying Dravanian Forelands, Churning Mists
Harrowing Memory of the Dying Azys Lla, Dravanian Hinterlands

Additionally, you will have a chance to receive whatever of these Memories of the Dying by completing Skirmishes and Critical Engagements in the Bozjan Southern Front. Each Retentivity drops in a different part of the Bozjan Southern Front; Tortured drop in the southern surface area, Sorrowful drop in the heart area, and Harrowing drop in the northern expanse.

The driblet rate here is quite low compared to the 100% chance to receive a Memory of the Dying from Heavensward FATEs. Because of this, farming Heavensward FATEs is the preferred method for gathering these memories.

Rewards:

  • Augmented Resistance Weapon (iLvl. 500)

Complete the Quest 'The Volition to Resist'

bozjan southern front near gangos
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:6.one, y:4.9)

This quest volition crave you to gather half-dozen Bitter Memories of the Dying. These can be obtained in the following ways.

  • Complete whatever Lv. 60 Dungeon
  • Complete Duty Roulette: Leveling (once per day)
  • Skirmishes and Critical Engagements in the Bozjan Southern Front end (not guaranteed to drop)

One time once again, the all-time place to gather these is really outside of Bozja. We recommend completing Leveling Roulette, so grinding a few Lv. lx Dungeons to quickly finish off this step.

Reward:

  • Resistance Weapon Recollection (iLvl. 500)

Complete the Quest 'Alter of Arms'

The Crystal Tower at night in Mor Dhona
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Consummate the quest 'A Sign of What's to Come up'
    • Complete the quest 'Fit for a Queen'
    • Complete the quest 'In the Queen'southward Prototype'
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:6.i, y:4.9)

Modify of Artillery volition ask you to gather even more Memories. This time, you are looking for Loathsome Memories of the Dying, which can be obtained in the following ways.

  • Labyrinth of the Ancients - rewards one Retentivity
  • Syrcus Tower - rewards 1 Retentivity
  • The World of Darkness - rewards 1 Retentivity
  • Critical Engagements in the Bozjan Southern Front (take a chance to obtain 1 Memory)
  • Castrum Lacus Litore - rewards five Memories

If you're able to consistently do Castrum Lacus Litore, this volition exist the best option for quickly completing this footstep. Otherwise, grinding in Labyrinth of the Ancients or Syrcus Tower is a fast option, too.

Reward:

  • Police force'due south Order Resistance Weapon (iLvl. 510)

Complete the Quest 'The Resistance Remembers'

the lochs ala mhigo
  • NPC Location:
    • Gerolt - Gangos (10:six.2, y:5)

This is a erstwhile quest that will require you to get together a total of 36 new Memories. You will need 18 Haunting Memories of the Dying, and eighteen Vexatious Memories of the Dying. These tin can be obtained in the post-obit ways.

Retention Location 1 Location 2
Haunting Retentiveness of the Dying FATEs in:
  • The Fringes
  • The Peaks
  • The Lochs
Heavensward Raids:
  • The Void Ark
  • The Weeping City of Mhach
  • Dun Scaith
Vexatious Retentiveness of the Dying FATEs in:
  • The Ruby Sea
  • Yanxia
  • The Azim Steppe
Stormblood Raids:
  • The Imperial City of Rabanastre
  • The Ridorana Lighthouse
  • The Orbonne Monastery

Completing FATEs has a gamble to advantage ane Memory of the Dying, while the Raids are guaranteed to driblet one. Nevertheless, the drop rate from FATEs is high enough that information technology is much faster to grind those than to do Heavensward and Stormblood Raids 36 times.

Nosotros recommend grinding for Haunting Memories in The Lochs, and Vexatious Memories in The Azim Steppe. These locations should oftentimes have multiple FATEs active at once, meaning you lot can fly from one to another and consummate this step relatively fast.

Complete the Quest 'A New Path of Resistance'

trinity seeker in delubrum reginae
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:half-dozen.1, y:four.9)

For this quest, you lot will need to assemble a total of 15 Timeworn Artifacts. Y'all tin get these after clearing Delubrum Reginae, or every ten levels in Palace of the Dead.

  • Delubrum Reginae - iii Timeworn Artifacts rewarded at the finish of the dungeon
  • Palace of the Dead - Chance to get 1 Timeworn Artifact each time you clear 10 floors. The chance to go one will increase equally your floor level increases.

If you choose to farm Delubrum Reginae for this stride, y'all will need to complete the dungeon v times. Although this dungeon can be difficult without the right Lost Actions or if you don't take the right jobs in your party, it is much more consequent than grinding Palace of the Dead. However, if you get lucky with your drops in the Palace, that will exist the faster choice, overall.

Advantage:

  • Augmented Law's Order Resistance Weapon (iLvl. 515)

Complete the Quest 'What Dreams Are Made Of'

alexander raid boss in dravanian hinterlands
  • Pre-requisites
    • Complete the quest 'A New Playing Field'
  • NPC Location
    • Gerolt - Gangos (x:half dozen.two, y:5)

'What Dreams Are Fabricated Of' is a story quest that you volition only need to consummate once. Just talk to the NPCs involved to stop it. During your conversations, you volition acquire that you lot volition need to gather a few different items for the rest of this footstep.

After turning in the quest, you volition be able to have iii new quests: 'Spare Parts,' 'Tell Me a Story,' and 'A Fond Memory.' These are all erstwhile quests that volition require yous to gather a full of sixty items, each. They are listed in more item beneath.

Complete the Quest 'Spare Parts'

  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:half dozen.1, y:four.9)

This is a former quest that volition crave you to gather xxx Compact Axles and 30 Compact Springs. These items can exist obtained in the following ways.

Part Location 1 Location 2
Compact Beam Skirmishes in the outset zone of Zadnor (rewards 1) Alexander Raids (rewards 1)
  • Alexander - The Fist of the Father
  • Alexander - The Cuff of the Male parent
  • Alexander - The Fist of the Son
  • Alexander - The Cuff of the Son
  • Alexander - The Optics of the Creator
  • Alexander - The Jiff of the Creator
Compact Leap Critical Engagements in the outset zone of Zadnor (rewards two) Alexander Raids (rewards one)
  • Alexander - The Arm of the Male parent
  • Alexander - The Brunt of the Father
  • Alexander - The Arm of the Son
  • Alexander - The Brunt of the Son
  • Alexander - The Centre of the Creator
  • Alexander - The Soul of the Creator

Consummate the Quest 'Tell Me a Story'

  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:half-dozen.1, y:4.ix)

This is also a one-fourth dimension quest in which you will demand to deliver 30 copies of A Day in the Life: Battles for the Realm, and 30 copies of A Day in the Life: Beyond the Rift. You can become these items from the following activities.

Book Location i Location 2
A Day in the Life: Battles for the Realm Skirmishes in the 2d zone of Zadnor (rewards ane) Omega Raids
  • Deltascape: V1.0
  • Deltascape: V2.0
  • Sigmascape: V1.0
  • Sigmascape: V2.0
  • Alphascape: V1.0
  • Alphascape: V2.0
A Day in the Life: Beyond the Rift Disquisitional Engagements in the second zone of Zadnor (rewards ii) Omega Raids
  • Deltascape: V3.0
  • Deltascape: V4.0
  • Sigmascape: V3.0
  • Sigmascape: V4.0
  • Alphascape: V3.0
  • Alphascape: V4.0

Complete the Quest 'A Fond Memory'

  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:6.one, y:iv.9)

This is the tertiary one-time quest for this step. You lot will need to get together thirty Bleak Memories of the Dying and 30 Pulp Memories of the Dying, which you tin get in the following ways:

Memory Location 1 Location 2
Bleak Retentiveness of the Dying Skirmishes in the third zone of Zadnor (rewards 1) Eden Raids (rewards one)
  • Eden'due south Gate: Resurrection
  • Eden's Gate Descent
  • Eden'southward Verse: Fulmination
  • Eden'due south Verse: Furor
  • Eden'due south Promise: Umbra
  • Eden'south Promise: Litany
Lurid Retention of the Dying Critical Engagements in the 3rd zone of Zadnor (rewards 2) Eden Raids (Rewards 1)
  • Eden's Gate: Inundation
  • Eden's Gate: Sepulture
  • Eden's Verse: Iconoclasm
  • Eden's Verse: Refulgence
  • Eden'southward Promise: Anamorphosis
  • Eden's Promise: Eternity

Complete the Quest 'A Done Bargain'

  • NPC Location:
    • Gerolt - Gangos (10:6.2, y:5)

Subsequently yous finish the quests 'Spare Parts,' 'Tell Me a Story,' and 'A Addicted Memory,' y'all will be able to take the quest 'A Washed Deal.' Like the three previous quests, this is a ane-time quest that doesn't need to exist repeated for further Resistance Weapons.

To complete this quest, only talk to the NPCs involved, which will somewhen give you access to the final pace in the Resistance Weapon Questline.

Complete the Quest 'Irresistible'

hells' lid level 70 dungeon
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (ten:6.1, y:4.9)

This is the final step in the questline, which volition reward you lot with a finished Blade'southward Resistance Weapon upon completion. For this quest, you will need to gather fifteen Raw Emotions. These can exist obtained in the following means.

  • The Dalriada - three per clear
  • Delubrum Reginae - 2 per clear
  • Any level 70 Stormblood Dungeon - 1 per clear
  • Sky-on-high - chance to obtain 1 every x floors (higher floors have a higher hazard to drop one)

Tip: You can gather Raw Emotions with any job, using whatsoever weapon you similar.

Because at that place are 4 different means to consummate this quest, yous might have a difficult time deciding which artery to pursue. Ultimately, choose what you'll accept the easiest time doing. Level 70 dungeons will probably be the fastest if you grade a political party that can practise them speedily. Similarly, The Dalriada and Delubrum Reginae are fast with a fast political party, only they are also longer on average.

Keep in listen that the previous step in the Resistance Weapon quest requires you to gather Timeworn Artifacts from Delubrum Reginae, meaning yous can work on two weapons at once by running this dungeon.

Avert Heaven-on-high, unless information technology's something you take fun doing. Ultimately, information technology's the slowest mode to complete this step, and is dependant on RNG to get the Raw Emotions to driblet.

Afterward gathering 15 Raw Emotions, render to Zlatan, and your weapon will be complete.

Reward:

  • Blade'south Resistance Weapon (iLvl. 535)

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