FFXIV Heavensward Anima Relic Weapon Guide – Complete Crafting Steps

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Embark on a legendary journey in Final Fantasy XIV as you craft the coveted Heavensward Anima relic weapon-an emblem of dedication and mastery. Whether you’re a seasoned adventurer or a newcomer ready to dive into Heavensward’s challenges, this guide will walk you through every step, from gathering rare crystals to awakening your weapon’s true power. Prepare to transform your arsenal and stand out in Eorzea with a weapon as unique as your quest.

As usual with relic weapons, there is a long grind ahead of you if you want the completed weapon, but the Anima relic grind isn’t too bad. A lot of it is just shoving Allagan Tomestones of Poetics and Grand Company Seals at NPCs to get materials, so an Anima weapon is a great way to dump extra currencies you have sitting around.

You actually need a ton of Poetics to finish this weapon, so if you wanted to min-max your relic experience, you could do this while also making your Stormblood (Eureka) relic weapon. Eureka gives tons of Poetics, so if you want a Stormblood weapon anyway. y’know.

Some of these steps also involve doing FATEs, though you can bypass these by doing other duties instead. However, if you’re making your Shadowbringers (Resistance) relic weapon, there’s a step that specifically needs Heavensward FATEs, so you might want to double dip here.

Below, we explain how to make your own FFXIV Heavensward Anima relic weapon, and how to farm Tomestones of Poetics and GC Seals if you’re looking to speed up the process.

Heavensward Anima relic weapons, explained

Heavensward Anima relic weapons in Final Fantasy XIV are level 60 job-specific relic weapons introduced in the Heavensward expansion, known for their striking designs and prestigious status despite being outclassed by later gear. Unlike the Zodiac weapons from A Realm Reborn, the Anima weapons do not require completing the Zodiac quest chain to start, and their upgrade process heavily involves farming Allagan Tomestones of Poetics and Grand Company seals. The questline begins with obtaining an Animated weapon and progresses through several stages requiring various materials and quests, culminating in the iconic Anima weapon with unique visual effects. While no longer the best in terms of stats, these weapons remain popular for their glamour and the sense of achievement they represent.

Once upon a time, these Anima weapons were the best-in-slot, but now they’re only good for one thing: glamour. If you love the way these glowy special weapons look, you’ll need to complete the steps to get the weapon you want.

In order to get the completed Lux Anima weapons, you’ll need to complete all the steps below, but if you just like the look of the Reconditioned weapon or an earlier form, you can just do it up until there and stop whenever you want.

As expected with this old weapon, you can only make Anima relic weapons for jobs that were available when Heavensward came out: Paladin, Warrior, Dark Knight, White Mage, Scholar, Astrologian, Monk, Ninja, Bard, Machinist, Black Mage, and Summoner.

You’ll also need to be careful to never discard your weapon. You cannot get the weapon back without having to redo the entire process. If you want a version of your weapon for glam, you can buy level 1 replicas from the Restoration Node in Azys Lla in front of Gerolt. You can’t put the actual weapons into your glamour dresser, so you will need to buy replicas if you want to use them in glamour plates.

You can do this relic process on the free trial without any major problems.

A lot of this grind is just currency dumping your Allagan Tomestones of Poetics and Grand Company seals, but I’d honestly recommend doing this grind on a job you have maxed out. You do have to run a handful of specific duties, and it’s easier and faster to just run them unsynced and overgeared. That being said, if you don’t have the gear or levels, you can always ask a leveled-up friend to escort you through the duties.

I also recommend that you’re Second Lieutenant rank or higher in your Grand Company in order to make some of the necessary purchases for this weapon. You can get around this by crafting and some other alternatives, but it’s much easier to just buy the stuff for seals.

Step 1: How to get your Animated weapon

To get your Animated weapon in Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward Anima relic questline, first ensure you have reached level 60 with the job you want the weapon for and completed the Heavensward main scenario quest. Then, start by speaking to Rowena in Idyllshire to accept the quest “An Unexpected Proposal.” Next, travel to Azys Lla and talk to Ardashir to begin the quest “Soul without Life.” You will need to bring either a completed A Realm Reborn Zodiac weapon or collect six different Luminous Crystals by completing gold-rated FATEs in each Heavensward zone. Exchange these crystals with Syndony in Mor Dhona for astral and umbral nodules, then return to Ardashir in Azys Lla to receive your Animated weapon.

In order to start the Heavensward relic at all, you’ll need to be at least level 60 in the job you want the weapon for and you’ll need to clear the main scenario quest “Heavensward.”

Once you’ve done that, you just need to do the following:

  1. Talk to Rowena in Idyllshire inside the Center for Cultural Promotion to start and complete the quest “An Unexpected Proposal.” You don’t need to repeat this quest for subsequent weapons.
  2. Head to Azys Lla and talk to Ardashir in Helix to start the quest “Soul without Life” as the job you want the relic for. (If you’re having a hard time finding Syndony during the quest, she’s on a balcony outside of Rowena’s House of Splendors. You can fly up to her from outside.)
  3. Either bring Syndony a completed A Realm Reborn Zodiac weapon or bring her one of each crystal farmed from FATEs in Heavensward zones (more on that below).
  4. Give the astral and umbral nodules that you get from Syndony to Ardashir back in Azys Lla to get your Animated weapon.

If you don’t have an ARR weapon or you don’t want to give yours up (despite that you can buy replicas for it, so you don’t really need it), you’ll need to get one Luminous Crystal from each Heavensward zone. You’ll need to complete a FATE with a gold rating in order for these to drop, and they’re not guaranteed to drop, so you may have to complete several FATEs before you get one. You can also do the FATEs as any job, as long as you have the quest active.

The locations and crystals are as follows:

  • The Sea of Clouds: Luminous Wind Crystal
  • The Churning Mists: Luminous Lightning Crystal
  • Coerthas Western Highlands: Luminous Ice Crystal
  • The Dravanian Foreland: Luminous Earth Crystal
  • The Dravanian Hinterlands: Luminous Water Crystal
  • Azys Lla: Luminous Fire Crystal

Step 2: How to get your Awoken weapon

After obtaining your Animated weapon, the next step is to awaken it into an Awoken weapon. To do this, speak with Ardashir in Azys Lla while having your Animated weapon equipped to begin the quest “Toughening Up.” You will need to complete 10 different dungeons from the Heavensward expansion, ensuring your Animated weapon is equipped as you exit each dungeon to receive credit for the step. Once all 10 dungeons are completed, return to Ardashir and hand in your weapon to receive your Awoken weapon, advancing you to the next stage of the Anima relic questline.

In order to complete the next quest, there’s quite a few dungeons that you need to unlock:

Once you’ve done that, you can make your Awoken weapon by doing the following:

  1. Talk to Ardashir in Azys Lla with your Animated weapon equipped to start the quest “Toughening Up.”
  2. The quest will ask you to run through 10 different dungeons. You can do this with a different weapon equipped for the same job, but you have to have your Animated weapon equipped as you leave the dungeon to get credit.
  3. Once you finish the 10 dungeons, unequip your Animated weapon and talk to Ardashir to get your Awoken weapon.

This one is pretty simple, especially since you can do the dungeons unsynced. If you’re not high enough level to blast through these quickly, you can always ask a friend to escort you through.

Optional: How to farm Poetics and Grand Company seals

Farming Allagan Tomestones of Poetics and Grand Company seals is essential for progressing through the Heavensward Anima relic weapon questline, as many required items are purchased with these currencies. The fastest and most consistent way to earn Poetics is by completing daily Duty Roulettes, especially the Main Scenario and Alliance Raid roulettes, which award large amounts per run. Participating in hunt trains, running older raids like Alexander, and engaging in content such as Eureka or Bozja can also yield significant Poetics, especially if you join groups or encounter new players for first-time completion bonuses. For Grand Company seals, focus on turning in unwanted gear via Expert Delivery missions at your Grand Company, or farm FATEs and dungeons for items to exchange. Regularly capping your Poetics and seals, then exchanging them for relic materials, will streamline the relic grind considerably.

The steps ahead are largely currency dumps, and they’re all much easier if you have lots of Poetics on hand. While I don’t recommend grinding for either of these currencies, as they will fall into your lap over time from doing roulettes and usual content, if you’re rushing to get your weapon done, here’s how to farm some of this stuff quickly.

For Poetics, there are a few ways to grind the currency:

  • Join hunt trains to take down A-rank monsters (You can use the Faloop Discord to get notifications about these hunt trains, as they’re organized by players and run at specific-ish times.)
  • Take down Notorious Monsters in Eureka (which is part of the Stormblood relic weapon process, so you can kind of double dip the weapon processes if you’re feeling ambitious)
  • Run Main Scenario, Normal Raid, and Alliance Raid roulettes
  • Help new players run duties (or just do the other daily roulettes) since you get a hefty chunk of Poetics for any first-timers clearing the duty you’re in

For Grand Company Seals, the best way to farm them outside of running FATEs is by using the “expert delivery” option to turn in any gear you collect from dungeons. Roll greed for everything in any duty you do and fork it over to your respective Personnel Officer. High-leveled gear will net you a little under 2,000 seals, so this can add up fast. You will need to be Second Lieutenant to be able to unlock this option, but (as previously mentioned) you should be Second Lieutenant to buy a lot of the items you’ll need for your relic anyway.

Step 3: How to get your Anima weapon

To get your Anima weapon in Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward expansion, you first need to reach level 60 with the job you want the weapon for and complete the Heavensward main scenario. Then, start the questline by talking to Rowena in Idyllshire to begin “An Unexpected Proposal,” followed by meeting Ardashir in Azys Lla to obtain your Animated weapon. You will need to gather nodules from FATEs in Heavensward zones or use a completed Zodiac weapon. Next, awaken your weapon by running through 10 dungeons with it equipped, then proceed to upgrade it to the Anima weapon by completing specific quests, exchanging materials like Enchanted Rubber and Divine Water, and running three hard dungeons while tracking your weapon’s aetheric density with the Enhanced Anima Glass. Once you reach 2,000 density points, return to Gerolt in Azys Lla to finalize your Anima weapon.

In order to get the next weapon upgrade, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Talk to Ardashir in Azys Lla to start the quest “Coming into Its Own.”
  2. After you end up in front of Cristiana in Mor Dhona, you can talk to her to exchange goods. Gerolt needs all four of the goods she sells, but you’ll need to get the other items she wants to exchange them with her (see below).
  3. Once you have the Enchanted Rubber, Fast-drying Carboncoat, Divine Water, and Fast-acting Allagan Catalyst, talk to Gerolt in Azys Lla with the weapon in your inventory to upgrade it to an Anima weapon.

At this point, the easiest way to get these items is to buy them with Allagan Tomestones of Poetics and Grand Company seals.

You can buy the following from Auriana in Mor Dhona, Hismena in Idyllshire, or the Rowena’s Representative NPCs in Ishgard, Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, and Ul’dah for Poetics. If you have tribe quest currency sitting around, you can also use some of those to get these items. You’ll need:

  • 10 Unidentifiable Bone (150 Poetics, 3 Amalj’aa tokens, 6 Vanu Vanu tokens, 6 Vath tokens, or 18 Moogle tokens each)
  • 10 Unidentifiable Shell (150 Poetics, 3 Sahagin tokens, 6 Vanu Vanu tokens, 6 Vath tokens, or 18 Moogle tokens each)
  • 10 Unidentifiable Ore (150 Poetics, 3 Kobold tokens, 6 Vanu Vanu tokens, 6 Vath tokens, or 18 Moogle tokens each)
  • 10 Unidentifiable Seeds (150 Poetics, 3 Sylph tokens, 6 Vanu Vanu tokens, 6 Vath tokens, or 18 Moogle tokens each)

You can also trade in drops from Alexander raids, but it’s easier to just passively buy these when you notice your Poetic pile is filling up. You can also grab the shells and ore from Wyvernskin and Dragonskin maps, respectively. Unidentifiable Bone and Seeds can be purchased for 300 Allied Seals from your GC Hunt Billmaster, too.

You can get the following from your GC Quartermaster, as long as you’re a Second Lieutenant:

  • 4 Adamantite Francesca (5,000 GC seals each)
  • 4 Titanium Alloy Mirror (5,000 GC seals each)
  • 4 Dispelling Arrow (5,000 GC seals each)
  • 4 Kingcake (5,000 GC seals each)

You can also craft these, if you have a leveled up crafter, or buy them on the marketboard.

Step 4: How to get your Hyperconductive weapon

Step 4 of the Heavensward Anima relic weapon questline is where you upgrade your Awoken weapon to the Hyperconductive version. To do this, speak to Ardashir in Azys Lla with your current relic weapon and accept the quest “Finding Your Voice.” You’ll need to acquire 5 Aether Oils, which can be purchased for 350 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics each from vendors such as Auriana in Mor Dhona, Hismena in Idyllshire, or Rowena’s Representatives in major city-states. Once you have all five Aether Oils, return to Ardashir with your weapon unequipped to complete the upgrade and receive your Hyperconductive Anima weapon, now at item level 230. This step is straightforward but requires a total of 1,750 Poetics, so be sure to save up or farm Poetics if needed.

This step is just another small currency dump! You can buy the item before you even start the relic quest.

To get your Hyperconductive weapon, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Talk to Ardashir in Azys Lla to start the quest “Finding Your Voice.”
  2. Buy 5 Aether Oils for 350 Poetics each from Auriana in Mor Dhona, Hismena in Idyllshire, or the Rowena’s Representative NPCs in Ishgard, Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, and Ul’dah.
  3. Talk to Ardashir again to turn in the Aether Oils and get your Hyperconductive weapon.

That’s all there is to it for this step!

Step 5: How to get your Reconditioned weapon

To get your Reconditioned weapon in the Heavensward Anima relic quest, start by talking to Ardashir in Azys Lla to begin the quest “A Dream Fulfilled.” Next, trade Umbrite with Ulan to obtain Treated Crystal Sand, then allocate your stat points by speaking with Ulan-these stats no longer affect combat performance, so you can assign them as you wish. Finally, with your relic weapon unequipped and in your inventory, return to Ardashir to receive your Reconditioned weapon, marking this stage of your relic weapon upgrade complete.

This part is another resource dump, but you’ll need at least 3,750 Poetics to complete this step.

To get your Reconditioned weapon, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Talk to Ardashir in Azys Lla to start the quest “A Dream Fulfilled.”
  2. Ulan will give you two items to go into your key item inventory: Ulan’s Note and Anima Glass. Talk to Ulan with your relic equipped to trade in items for Crystal Sand. (The Ulan’s Note item is just a grocery list, you can’t actually trade with it.)
  3. Buy 50-60 Umbrite from Auriana in Mor Dhona, Hismena in Idyllshire, or the Rowena’s Representative NPCs in Ishgard, Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, and Ul’dah for 75 Poetics each.
  4. Talk to Ulan with your weapon equipped and select to upgrade your weapon in order to trade in Umbrite and Crystal Sand to get Treated Crystal Sand. Each Treated Crystal Sand you get gives you 3-6 substat points to allocate into your weapon. You need 180 points total to complete this step. That being said, you need to collect at most 60 Crystal Sand and Umbrite since there’s an RNG element attached to it. (It cost me 56 Umbrite and Crystal Sand to get the full 180 Treated Crystal Sand.)
  5. Allocate the points by talking to Ulan (on the same screen you use to get the Treated Crystal Sand). The stats you pick do not matter as this weapon is no longer used for combat and it’s only used for glamour.
  6. Talk to Ardashir with your relic weapon unequipped and in your inventory to get your Reconditioned weapon.

The best way to get Crystal Sand is by trading in lower-tiered Crafters/Gatherers’ Scrips for Blue Crafters’/Gatherers’ Scrip Tokens. With a little under 4,000 Crafters’ Scrips, I was able to get all the Crystal Sand I needed. These are easy to grab from completing things like custom deliveries or just from crafting items and turning them into scrip appraisers. Gatherers’ Scrips can also be earned quickly through ocean fishing.

If you don’t have any crafters or gatherers leveled up, the second best method is going to be by buying Superior Enchanted Ink and Thavnairian Mist for 25 and 20 Poetics each, respectively.

Step 6: How to get your Sharpened weapon

To get your Sharpened weapon in the Heavensward Anima relic questline, start by talking to Ardashir in Azys Lla to accept the quest “Future Proof.” You will need to collect 50 Singing Clusters, which can be acquired either by purchasing them for 40 Poetics each or by completing the daily quest “Cut from a Different Cloth” or the weekly quest “Seeking Inspiration.” Once you have gathered all the Singing Clusters, turn them in to Blamprest. Finally, return to Ardashir to receive your Sharpened weapon, marking an important upgrade in your relic weapon’s progression.

This step is another currency dump, requiring you to grab 2,000 Allagan Tomestones of Poetics total, if you’re not keen on doing roulettes.

To get your Sharpened weapon, you’ll need to do the following.

  1. Talk to Ardashir in Azys Lla with your relic equipped to start the quest “Future Proof.”
  2. Obtain 50 Singing Clusters by either buying them for 40 Poetics each from Auriana in Mor Dhona, Hismena in Idyllshire, or the Rowena’s Representative NPCs in Ishgard, Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, and Ul’dah. You can also get them from doing the daily quests “Cut from a Different Cloth” or the weekly quest “Seeking Inspiration.”
  3. Turn in the Singing Clusters to Blamprest.
  4. Talk to Ardashir again with your relic unequipped to get your Sharpened weapon.

“Cut from a Different Cloth” requires you to do the level 50/60/70/80 dungeon roulette in exchange for one cluster and “Seeking Inspiration” requires you to do three leveling roulettes within the week to get 18 clusters. The latter is worth it if you’re running leveling roulette daily anyway.

Step 7: How to get your Complete weapon

To get your Complete weapon in the Heavensward Anima relic questline, you need to gather Aetheric Density by running various Heavensward activities such as FATEs, dungeons, trials, and raids with your weapon equipped. The most efficient farming method is running the Alexander – The Eyes of the Creator (Savage) raid unsynced multiple times. After collecting enough Aetheric Density, you will need to obtain a Newborn Soulstone by turning in Pneumite, which can be purchased with Allagan Tomestones of Poetics or Grand Company Seals. Once you have all the required items and have completed the necessary steps, return to the Verification Node to upgrade your weapon to its Complete form, marking the end of your Anima relic weapon journey.

If you made an A Realm Reborn Zodiac weapon, this step will be pretty familiar to you, as you’ll be tasked with gathering energy via completing a bunch of duties.

You will need to unlock these optional dungeons in order to finish this step, so you might as well do that before starting:

To get your Complete weapon, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Talk to Ardashir in Azys Lla with your relic equipped to start the quest “Born Again Anima.”
  2. Complete the three dungeons with your weapon either equipped or in your inventory: “Lost City of Amdapor (Hard)”, “Great Gubal Library (Hard)”, and “Sohm Al (Hard).” You have to do the dungeons as the job you’re making the relic for.
  3. Give the loot you got from the dungeons to Gerolt, who is hanging out next to Ardashir.
  4. Talk to the nodes as requested as part of the quest.
  5. Using the Enhanced Anima Glass in your key items, you can track how much aetheric density your weapon has. While the values are invisible to you, keen players have worked out that you’ll need 2,000 density total to finish your weapon. You can earn varying amounts of density by participating in specific Heavensward duties. You need to make sure your Anima weapon is equipped while you kill the final boss in each duty in order to get density. (More on that below.)
  6. Talk to the Processing Node to start the quest “Some Assembly Required.”
  7. Get 15 Pneumite by either paying 100 Poetics to Auriana in Mor Dhona, Hismena in Idyllshire, or the Rowena’s Representative NPCs in Ishgard, Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, and Ul’dah. You can also trade 4,000 GC seals to your Grand Company Quartermaster each or get them from Timeworn Archaeoskin, Dragonskin, or Wyvernskin Maps. (Doing the GC Seals or Poetics is going to be your best bet.)
  8. Give the Pneumite to the Processing Node to get a Newborn Soulstone.
  9. Turn in the soulstone and your weapon to Gerolt once it’s filled with aetheric density to get your Complete weapon.

This step is possibly the most annoying, depending on how quickly you’re able to farm aetheric density.

How to farm aetheric density

Just like the ARR relic weapon’s light farm, you’ll need to farm density from running specific duties. Unlike the time-based bonus that Zodiac weapons had, the Anima weapon will get a bonus completely randomly when completing the duty. The duties give aetheric density as follows, according to the Final Fantasy XIV Online Wiki:

FFXIV Heavensward relic weapon aetheric density per duty

To progress your Heavensward (Anima) relic weapon in FFXIV, you must accumulate 2,000 aetheric density points, tracked via the Enhanced Anima Glass in your key items. Aetheric density is earned by completing various duties with your Sharpened Anima Weapon equipped for the final boss or completion. Different activities grant different amounts of density, with the fastest and most efficient method being unsynced runs of Alexander: The Eyes of the Creator (Savage), also known as A9S. Each A9S run awards a guaranteed 96 points, with a chance for a 128-point bonus, allowing you to complete the grind in about 21 runs-often in under an hour at level 90. Other duties, such as Heavensward dungeons, alliance raids, and FATEs, offer smaller amounts ranging from 4 to 64 points, but are significantly less efficient for farming. Always ensure your relic weapon is equipped to receive credit for aetheric density.

Density given

Density given with bonus

Duty
Vague (4) Meager (8) Heavensward zone FATEs
Meager (8) Vigorous (16) The Limitless Blue and Thok ast Thok (Hard and Extreme)
Vigorous (16) Robust (32) Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme), The Minstrel’s Ballad: Nidhogg’s Rage, Alexander raids
Robust (32) Sturdy (64) Heavensward dungeons, A Realm Reborn level 50 dungeons (excluding Castrum Meridianum and The Praetorium), Alexander raids 1-4 (Savage), Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme)
Sturdy (64) Hardened (96) Heavensward alliance raids
Hardened (96) Stalwart (128) Alexander raids 9-12 (Savage)

Checking the Enhanced Anima Glass will give you a hint as to how far you are in finishing your weapon. The more glowing glyphs circle around the sprite, the closer you are.

The fastest way to farm aetheric density is to run “Alexander – The Eyes of the Creator (Savage)” unsynced. This can be done if you’re geared up at level 90, but if you’re not, you can also team up with another friend to help you clear this quickly. At most, this will take 21 runs to complete your weapon, if you never get a bonus. If you have not unlocked any Alexander raids, you can start doing so with the quest “Disarmed” from Slowfix in Idyllshire.

Huge text will hit the screen that says “Aetherial Condensation Complete!” once you finish your weapon, so you don’t really need to pay attention to the Anima Glass very much.

Step 8: How to get your Lux weapon

To get your Lux weapon in the Heavensward Anima relic questline, you need to complete a series of tasks after upgrading your Awoken weapon to the Anima stage. This involves collecting various crafting materials such as Enchanted Rubber, Fast-drying Carboncoat, Divine Water, and Fast-acting Allagan Catalyst, which can be exchanged with NPCs in Mor Dhona. Then, you must complete a set of dungeon runs and trials with your relic weapon equipped to progress further. Finally, you’ll purchase a special item called Archaic Enchanted Ink with Allagan Tomestones of Poetics to finalize the upgrade to the Lux weapon. This step marks the near completion of your relic weapon journey, rewarding you with a powerful and visually distinctive weapon.

Before you get started, you’ll need to make sure you have the optional Warring Triad bosses unlocked (Sephirot, Sophia, and Zurvan). If you don’t have them unlocked, you can start that quest line with “Gods of Eld” by talking to Torsefers in Ishgard.

To finish off your Anima weapon, upgrading it to Lux, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Complete the quest “Body and Soul,” given by the Automation NPC near Gerolt and Ardashir in Azys Lla. You don’t have to repeat this quest for subsequent weapons.
  2. After finishing that quest, complete the quest “Words of Wisdom” from Ardashir in Asyz Lla. Again, you won’t have to do this quest again for any more weapons you want to make.
  3. Talk to Ardashir in Azys Lla with your relic equipped to start the quest “Best Friends Forever.”
  4. Complete the trials listed in game with your weapon equipped. You can do all of these unsynced.
  5. After you finish taking down all those bosses, buy one Archaic Enchanted Ink for 500 Poetics from Auriana in Mor Dhona, Hismena in Idyllshire, or the Rowena’s Representative NPCs in Ishgard, Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, and Ul’dah.
  6. Turn in your weapon and the ink to Ardashir to get your finalized Lux weapon!

And that’s it! You are all done with your Heavensward relic. You can start the process again if you want another weapon, or maybe you want to move on and make a Stormblood relic weapon? Or a Shadowbringers relic weapon? Or maybe you just want to take a long nap, because that’s what I wanted to do once I finished.

If you’re just starting out in the massive world of Final Fantasy 14, we have tons of guides to help you. We have a beginner’s guide to get you started, along with guides detailing when you’ll get your mount and which Grand Company you should join.

Want to unlock a stunning Heavensward relic weapon in FFXIV fast

Fast-Tracking Your Heavensward Relic Weapon in FFXIV

If you want to unlock a stunning Heavensward (Anima) relic weapon quickly in FFXIV, here’s how to streamline the process:

  • Prerequisites:

    • Reach level 60 on the job you want the weapon for.

    • Complete the main scenario quest “Heavensward”.

  • Starting the Questline:

    • Speak to Rowena in Idyllshire (Center for Cultural Promotion) to complete “An Unexpected Proposal.”

    • Travel to Azys Lla and talk to Ardashir in Helix to begin “Soul without Life” as your chosen job.

  • First Steps:

    • You’ll need either a completed A Realm Reborn Zodiac weapon or one Luminous Crystal from each Heavensward zone (earned by completing FATEs with a gold rating; drop rates are not guaranteed, so this can take some time).

    • Trade the required items to Syndony, then return the astral and umbral nodules to Ardashir for your Animated weapon.

  • Awakening the Weapon:

    • With your Animated weapon equipped, talk to Ardashir to start “Toughening Up.”

    • Complete 10 different dungeons with the weapon equipped (credit is given when you leave the dungeon).

    • Unequip the weapon and speak to Ardashir to receive your Awoken weapon.

Tips for Speed:

  • Focus on FATEs in less-populated zones for faster crystal drops.

  • Use Allagan Tomestones of Poetics to buy required items for later steps-stock up in advance.

  • Queue for unsynced dungeons for faster clears if you’re overleveled.

While the process still requires some grind, following these steps and prepping materials in advance will help you unlock your Heavensward relic weapon as efficiently as possible.

What’s the quickest way to complete the Anima relic quest chain

Quickest Way to Complete the Anima Relic Quest Chain

To finish the Heavensward Anima relic weapon quest chain as fast as possible in FFXIV, follow these strategies:

1. Prepare and Stockpile Materials in Advance

  • Gather Allagan Tomestones of Poetics and Grand Company Seals ahead of time. These can be used to buy many required items for later steps, especially Pneumite and other turn-ins.

2. FATE Crystal Farming

  • For the initial step, you need six Luminous Crystals from Heavensward zones (Wind, Fire, Lightning, Ice, Earth, Water). These drop from FATEs and are RNG-based, but the drop rate is decent. Switch zones after each crystal drop to avoid wasting time farming duplicates.

  • Use a high-level job (like Blue Mage) to clear FATEs rapidly.

3. Dungeon and Trial Steps

  • Most required dungeons and trials can be completed unsynced and solo at high level (90+), making them extremely fast-often under five minutes per run.

  • Always equip your Anima weapon before exiting the duty to ensure quest credit.

4. Aetheric Density Grind

  • For the Aetheric Density step, run Alexander: The Fist of the Son (Savage) [A9S] or The Fist of the Father (Savage) [A1S] unsynced. These can be cleared in under two minutes per run and are the fastest way to fill the density meter.

  • Alternatively, solo level 50/60 dungeons or join a farming group for even faster clears.

5. Efficient Poetics Usage

  • Use Poetics to buy Pneumite and other required items from vendors in Idyllshire or your Grand Company HQ.

  • Cap your Poetics regularly through daily roulettes, hunt trains, and PvP, then exchange them for relic materials.

6. General Tips

  • Do as many steps as possible solo and unsynced at a high level to minimize queue times and maximize speed.

  • Stockpile all required items before starting each step to avoid unnecessary delays.

By combining these methods-prepping materials, farming FATEs efficiently, soloing dungeons and raids unsynced, and using Poetics for purchases-you can dramatically reduce the time required to complete the Anima relic quest chain, potentially finishing in just a few days of focused play.

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A senior guides writer at blog, his journey into gaming started with a love for Call of Duty 2. He's more than just a writer; he's a proven competitor with victories in the Call of Duty esports arena

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