Final Fantasy 14: Stormblood’s relic weapon involves the field operations Eureka, where you’ll need to take down Notorious Monsters to craft your weapon.
Each of the Final Fantasy 14 expansions has its own special glowing weapon, referred to as relic weapons, and Stormblood is no exception. The Stormblood weapons are linked to The Forbidden Land, Eureka, a field operations duty, somewhat similar to Bozja (the content you have to do for a Shadowbringers relic weapon).
Before you start, you should know that you can only make Eurekan weapons for jobs that were released in Stormblood or prior to it — that means no Dancer chakrams, Gunbreaker gunblades, Sage nouliths, or Reaper scythes (or any other new job weapon that launches after I post this guide).
Also keep in mind that you have to do all these steps for the weapon you want, and you need the weapon from the previous step to get the next one. This means, if you want a Pyros Grimoire for Summoner, you need to do the grind for the Elemental Grimoire and the Lemegeton Anemos book before that. Even if you have, say, a completed Red Mage rapier, if you want the Summoner weapon, you will need to start the crystal-farming process from the beginning (though you won’t have to level or do the story-relevant bits again).
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 lower-tier version of your weapon for glam, but you’ve already upgraded it to the next step, you can buy level 1 replicas from Staelhundr at Kugane’s Pier #1.
You can do Eureka and this process on the free trial, but the social restrictions associated with free trial accounts can make this tough, since you can’t use shout chat nor can you make a party. You can still make it work, though!
If you’re looking to backtrack and get a Eurekan weapon to use as glamour (as that’s the only use for them now — they are heavily outdated and there are many stronger weapons in the game), then we’re here to help you.Step 1: How to get your Antiquated weapon
This is barely a step because you very likely might already have this weapon. Either way, follow these steps to get the Antiquated weapon, which is the base of your relic:
That’s it!
If you already completed your level 70 job quest, you likely either have the Antiquated weapon somewhere in storage or you got rid of it. If you did indeed get rid of it, you can get a replacement from the Calamity Salvager NPCs in Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, or Ul’dah. (This is the only step you can reclaim from the salvager. Again, if you get rid of your purple relic weapon after upgrading past this point, you will need to do the steps again.)Eureka, quickly explained
You’ll benefit from an understanding of how Eureka works before I get into it. Here’s a summary:
In Eureka, you have an elemental level that grows only while you’re in one of the instances of Eureka. Monsters also have an elemental level. Pay attention to this, as monsters many levels higher than you will bop you, potentially killing you in one shot.
If you die in Eureka and choose to revive back at camp, you’ll lose EXP and can even decrease in elemental level. If a player raises you, you won’t lose EXP, so don’t be shy about using shout chat to ask for a resurrection. (You can send your exact coordinates by typing “
A new elemental UI will appear on your screen. You will want to rotate the glyph by using the UI so that the element you are currently using is strong against the element of the monster you are fighting. (For example, you’ll set lightning if you’re fighting a water monster.) The UI will tell you what the elemental strengths are. You’ll eventually gain more points so you can set up offensive and defensive elements.
Chaining monsters (defeating one after another within a time period) will increase your EXP gains further and increase the drop rate for whatever the monster may drop. You can chain up to 30 times before it resets.
Eureka has unique FATEs that reward required materials for relics called Notorious Monsters (NMs). Many players in shout chat will call out NMs. Players defeating related monsters nearby will cause these monsters to spawn, though some have specific weather or time requirements. NMs are the best way to farm materials and EXP in Eureka.
While doing NMs, players will typically shout a pull time (PT) associated with the timer on the monster. This indicates when they are going to pull and start fighting – sometimes, these monsters go down very quickly – so if you need the group to wait up, then shout that you’re not at the monster yet.
While you will get EXP for doing NMs above your level, you will only get the physical rewards (be it boss drops or other goodies) from the NM if you’re one level below it (or at its level/higher). For example, you’ll need to be at least level 19 to get drops from the level 20 Pazuzu Notorious Monster.
