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  • Before You Begin
  • Complete the Quest 'Resistance is (Not) Futile'
  • Complete the Quest 'For Want of a Memory'
  • Consummate the Quest 'The Will to Resist'
  • Complete the Quest 'Change of Arms'
  • Complete the Quest 'The Resistance Remembers'
  • Complete the Quest 'A New Path of Resistance'
  • Complete the Quest 'What Dreams Are Made Of'
  • Complete 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 before long change when Endwalker releases. Crafting Relic Weapons was never really about the stats though, correct? If you're up for the grind, these weapons are definitely worth it.

If this is your commencement time crafting a Relic Weapon in Final Fantasy fourteen, worry non. Although it may seem similar a daunting task, the Resistance Weapon is actually one of the easier Relic Weapons to arts and crafts. Let's take a look at each step in the questline, what materials you'll need to gather, and the best ways of doing so.

Before You Begin

the queen in delubrum reginae

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

In this guide, we volition focus on the repeatable quests that crave you to gather and plow in materials for upgrading your Resistance Weapon. You will have to complete story quests in between, just these only take to exist done once. Each step in the quest will have the pre-requisite story quests you'll need to take done listed alongside them. Additionally, beneath are the quests yous'll need to end before you can start the first quest in the questline.

Save the Queen: Blade of Gunnhildr Questline Pre-requisites

  • Complete the Main Scenario Quest 'Shadowbringers'
  • Consummate the quest 'The Metropolis of Lost Angels'

In one case you accept met the pre-requisites conditions, you tin can start the Salvage the Queen questline with the quest 'Hail to the Queen,' which you tin can pick up from Keiten in Kugane (10:12.2, y:12.iii).

Complete the Quest 'Resistance is (Non) Futile'

gangos home of the resistance
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Complete the quest 'Hail to the Queen'
    • Complete the quest 'Path to the Past'
    • Complete the quest 'The Bozja Incident'
    • Complete the quest 'Fire in the Forge'
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (ten:6.1, y:4.9)

While non technically the first quest in the Resistance Weapon questline, this is where you will begin once again, should yous choose to arts and crafts an additional Resistance Weapon. This is also the first step where you will have to actually assemble something. Completing this quest volition reward yous with the base version of your job's Resistance Weapon.

This quest is a repeatable version of the quest yous merely completed, 'Burn in the Forge.' To complete these quests, yous simply need to bring iv 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)

Complete the Quest 'For Desire of a Retentivity'

Azys Lla
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Complete the quest 'Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty'
    • Complete the quest 'Where Eagles Nest'
    • Consummate the quest 'A Sober Proposal'
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:6.i, y:iv.ix)

For this quest, you will need to gather a full of 60 Memories of the Dying. You volition need 20 each of Tortured, Sorrowful, and Harrowing Memories of the Dying. These can exist obtained by completing FATEs in the post-obit Heavensward zones.

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

Additionally, you lot volition accept a chance to receive any of these Memories of the Dying past completing Skirmishes and Disquisitional Engagements in the Bozjan Southern Front. Each Retentivity drops in a different part of the Bozjan Southern Front end; Tortured drib in the southern area, Sorrowful drop in the heart area, and Harrowing drop in the northern surface area.

The drib charge per unit hither is quite low compared to the 100% chance to receive a Retention 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:6.1, y:4.nine)

This quest will require y'all to assemble six Bitter Memories of the Dying. These can exist obtained in the following ways.

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

Once more, the all-time place to gather these is really outside of Bozja. We recommend completing Leveling Roulette, then grinding a few Lv. threescore Dungeons to chop-chop terminate off this step.

Advantage:

  • Resistance Weapon Recollection (iLvl. 500)

Complete the Quest 'Modify of Arms'

The Crystal Tower at night in Mor Dhona
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Complete the quest 'A Sign of What's to Come'
    • Complete the quest 'Fit for a Queen'
    • Complete the quest 'In the Queen's Epitome'
  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (10:six.1, y:iv.nine)

Modify of Arms will enquire y'all to gather even more than Memories. This time, you are looking for Loathsome Memories of the Dying, which tin can exist obtained in the following means.

  • Labyrinth of the Ancients - rewards one Memory
  • Syrcus Tower - rewards 1 Retentiveness
  • The World of Darkness - rewards one Retentiveness
  • Disquisitional Engagements in the Bozjan Southern Forepart (chance to obtain 1 Memory)
  • Castrum Lacus Litore - rewards 5 Memories

If you're able to consistently do Castrum Lacus Litore, this will be the best option for speedily completing this step. Otherwise, grinding in Labyrinth of the Ancients or Syrcus Tower is a fast choice, too.

Advantage:

  • Law's Order Resistance Weapon (iLvl. 510)

Complete the Quest 'The Resistance Remembers'

the lochs ala mhigo
  • NPC Location:
    • Gerolt - Gangos (ten:6.2, y:five)

This is a one-time quest that volition require you to get together a total of 36 new Memories. Yous will demand 18 Haunting Memories of the Dying, and 18 Vexatious Memories of the Dying. These tin exist obtained in the following means.

Memory Location i 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 Memory of the Dying FATEs in:
  • The Crimson Sea
  • Yanxia
  • The Azim Steppe
Stormblood Raids:
  • The Royal Urban center of Rabanastre
  • The Ridorana Lighthouse
  • The Orbonne Monastery

Completing FATEs has a chance to reward one Retention of the Dying, while the Raids are guaranteed to drop one. However, the drop rate from FATEs is loftier plenty that information technology is much faster to grind those than to practise Heavensward and Stormblood Raids 36 times.

We recommend grinding for Haunting Memories in The Lochs, and Vexatious Memories in The Azim Steppe. These locations should frequently have multiple FATEs active at one time, pregnant y'all can fly from ane 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:vi.ane, y:iv.9)

For this quest, you will demand to assemble a total of 15 Timeworn Artifacts. You can go these after clearing Delubrum Reginae, or every 10 levels in Palace of the Expressionless.

  • Delubrum Reginae - iii Timeworn Artifacts rewarded at the end of the dungeon
  • Palace of the Dead - Chance to get ane Timeworn Artifact each time yous clear x floors. The chance to get one will increase as your floor level increases.

If you choose to farm Delubrum Reginae for this pace, you lot will demand to complete the dungeon 5 times. Although this dungeon can be difficult without the right Lost Actions or if you don't take the right jobs in your political party, it is much more than consistent than grinding Palace of the Dead. Nonetheless, if you get lucky with your drops in the Palace, that will be the faster pick, overall.

Reward:

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

Complete the Quest 'What Dreams Are Made Of'

alexander raid boss in dravanian hinterlands
  • Pre-requisites
    • Consummate the quest 'A New Playing Field'
  • NPC Location
    • Gerolt - Gangos (x:half-dozen.2, y:5)

'What Dreams Are Fabricated Of' is a story quest that you lot will only need to consummate once. Simply talk to the NPCs involved to terminate information technology. During your conversations, y'all will larn that you will demand to gather a few different items for the residue of this pace.

After turning in the quest, you will be able to accept three new quests: 'Spare Parts,' 'Tell Me a Story,' and 'A Fond Memory.' These are all ane-time quests that will require y'all to assemble a total of 60 items, each. They are listed in more detail below.

Consummate the Quest 'Spare Parts'

  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (10:vi.1, y:4.nine)

This is a one-time quest that will require you to gather xxx Compact Axles and xxx Compact Springs. These items can exist obtained in the following means.

Part Location 1 Location 2
Compact Axle Skirmishes in the first zone of Zadnor (rewards i) Alexander Raids (rewards 1)
  • Alexander - The Fist of the Male parent
  • Alexander - The Cuff of the Father
  • 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 Bound Critical Engagements in the first zone of Zadnor (rewards ii) Alexander Raids (rewards 1)
  • Alexander - The Arm of the Father
  • Alexander - The Burden of the Father
  • Alexander - The Arm of the Son
  • Alexander - The Brunt of the Son
  • Alexander - The Heart of the Creator
  • Alexander - The Soul of the Creator

Complete the Quest 'Tell Me a Story'

  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (x:6.1, y:iv.9)

This is also a one-fourth dimension quest in which yous will need to evangelize thirty copies of A 24-hour interval in the Life: Battles for the Realm, and 30 copies of A Day in the Life: Across the Rift. You lot can get these items from the post-obit activities.

Volume Location 1 Location ii
A 24-hour interval 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: Across the Rift Critical Engagements in the second zone of Zadnor (rewards 2) 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 Retentiveness'

  • NPC Location:
    • Zlatan - Gangos (ten:6.ane, y:4.nine)

This is the 3rd i-fourth dimension quest for this step. You will need to get together xxx Dour Memories of the Dying and xxx Lurid Memories of the Dying, which you tin can get in the following ways:

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

Complete the Quest 'A Done Deal'

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

After you end the quests 'Spare Parts,' 'Tell Me a Story,' and 'A Fond Memory,' y'all will be able to accept the quest 'A Done Deal.' Like the three previous quests, this is a i-time quest that doesn't demand to exist repeated for further Resistance Weapons.

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

Complete the Quest 'Irresistible'

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

This is the final pace in the questline, which will advantage yous with a finished Bract's Resistance Weapon upon completion. For this quest, yous will need to get together 15 Raw Emotions. These can be obtained in the following ways.

  • The Dalriada - 3 per clear
  • Delubrum Reginae - 2 per clear
  • Any level lxx Stormblood Dungeon - 1 per clear
  • Sky-on-high - chance to obtain 1 every 10 floors (higher floors have a higher chance to drop 1)

Tip: You can gather Raw Emotions with whatever job, using any weapon you like.

Because there are four different ways to complete this quest, you might have a hard time deciding which avenue to pursue. Ultimately, choose what y'all'll have the easiest time doing. Level lxx dungeons will probably be the fastest if yous form a party that can do them quickly. Similarly, The Dalriada and Delubrum Reginae are fast with a fast political party, but they are also longer on average.

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

Avert Heaven-on-high, unless it'southward something you have fun doing. Ultimately, information technology'south the slowest style to complete this step, and is dependant on RNG to go the Raw Emotions to drop.

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

Reward:

  • Blade'south Resistance Weapon (iLvl. 535)

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