Raids

See also: Dungeons, Trials, Deep Dungeon, Field Operations, Variant Dungeons, Criterion Dungeons

Introduction

Raids are the core of the endgame, posing the greatest challenges and offering the strongest loot. Unlike dungeons or trials, current-tier raids have limitations on how much loot players can receive per week. These limitations are removed once the raid is old, to make it easier to catch up. Raids are almost always optional content (the only exception being the first Alliance Raid series).

Normal Raids

Normal raids are fought by 8 players against a single boss, similar to a trial. Older raids may have other enemies or mini-bosses before the final boss, but the single-boss format has been consistent since Omega: Deltascape. Normal raids are similar in difficulty to normal-difficulty trials and can be completed using Duty Finder matchmaking. The exception is the Lv. 50 Bahamut raid series, which is closer to Savage difficulty by default.

Unlocking

Normal raids are released in sets of four duties in even-numbered patches, for a total of 12 duties over three raid tiers in an expansion. They can be unlocked by completing certain blue unlock quests. These duties must be completed in sequence, e.g, completion of the first tier is required to unlock the second tier.

Rewards

Normal raids drop a variety of equipment "tokens" which can be exchanged at certain vendors for high item level gear. In addition, the final duty of a Normal raid will drop a guaranteed sword item, of which seven can be exchanged along with 500 of the current capped tomestones for a weapon that is 10 item levels higher than current crafted gear. In a later patch, this requirement is lowered to four swords. When a Normal raid series is current, players may obtain one token per duty and one sword from the final floor per week.

Savage Raids

Each normal raid also has a higher-difficulty equivalent, called a savage raid, which uses the same boss but with more difficult mechanics, more health, and higher outgoing damage. In addition, all Savage bosses have a time limit in which they must be defeated or they will wipe the party with an enrage ability. Savage encounters usually follow a gradually increasing difficulty curve, with the first two encounters comparable in difficulty to an Extreme trial with a slightly higher damage requirement, and the last two encounters being significantly more challenging. Beginning with Omega: Deltascape (Savage), the final duty of each Savage raid tier is usually split into two boss encounters, with a checkpoint in between, meaning that wiping to the second phase will reset the party to the start of that phase. However, leaving the instance and resetting will require defeating the first phase again to re-acquire the checkpoint. The exceptions are Eden's Gate: Sepulture (Savage) and Eden's Verse: Refulgence (Savage), which are singular encounters containing boss phases exclusive to the Savage version, but no checkpoint.

Unlocking

Savage raids are released alongside Normal raids in even-numbered patches. They can be unlocked by completing the respective Normal raid tier. Completion of the previous tier's Savage encounters is not required to unlock the current Savage tier. Savage raids are typically too difficult to be completed using Duty Finder matchmaking, so players in most data centers opt to use Party Finder for both practice and duty completion, or form "static" raid groups with other players.

Rewards

Savage raids drop coffers that can be used to obtain equipment 20 item levels higher than the respective normal raid tier's loot. In addition, Savage raids reward items that can be used to augment the current tomestone equipment to the same item level as Savage gear. The final duty of each Savage raid tier rewards weapons that are at the maximum item level and exclusive mounts. Each duty in a Savage raid tier will reward each party member with a book, of which a certain number can be exchanged for equipment coffers and upgrade materials. When a Savage raid series is current, players may obtain one book per duty per week. In addition, the number of treasure chests that appear upon completion will depend on how many players have completed the duty for the week, with 2 chests appearing if no one has completed it, 1 chest if one to four party members have completed it, and no chests if five or more have completed it for the week. Unlike Normal raids, there is no restriction on how many rewards a single player can win from loot rolls as long as a chest appears.

Ultimate Raids

Beginning with Stormblood, some raid tiers are also followed by a single ultimate raid in the following odd-numbered patch. Ultimate Raids are boss gauntlet style encounters where players encounter a series of significantly more powerful bosses from previous raids, trials, and dungeons. The final boss of an Ultimate raid is an original enemy design that was not present in earlier duties. Wiping at any point in the gauntlet will reset the encounter to the beginning. The sole exception is Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate), which has one checkpoint after the first phase of the encounter.

Unlocking

Ultimate raids can be unlocked by completing the Savage raid tier released in the previous patch. Players must form a full party of 8 people to enter an instance; matchmaking through Duty Finder or Raid Finder is unavailable. Moreover, to mostly preserve the difficulty of Ultimate raids even as newer content is released, each Ultimate raid has a strict item level sync and no option to complete using an Unrestricted Party (i.e., with level sync disabled).

Rewards

Due to their very high difficulty, ultimate raids are meant to be prestige content that is not part of normal gear progression. Ultimate raids reward totems that can be traded at certain vendors for weapons with special particle effects. These weapons are of the same item level as the previous Savage raid tier's but contain an extra materia melding slot. Completion of ultimate raids also unlock achievements, exclusive titles, and Adventurer Plate designs. When an Ultimate raid is newly-released, each party member may obtain one totem per week for completion; this restriction is lifted in the next major patch.

Alliance Raids

Alliance raids are fought by 24 players against a sequence of bosses and mobs, similar to a large-scale dungeon. These are all considered normal-difficulty content that can be completed via Duty Finder matchmaking.

Unlocking

Alliance raids are released in odd-numbered patches, for a total of three alliance raids per expansion. They can be unlocked by completing certain blue unlock quests. These duties must be completed in sequence, e.g, completion of the first alliance raid of an expansion is required to unlock the second raid.

Rewards

Each boss encounter in an alliance raid drops treasure chests containing equipment that can be rolled on, with the final boss also rewarding exclusive minions and orchestrion rolls. The equipment is meant to be "catch-up" and is the same item item level as current, un-augmented tomestone gear. The final boss also drops a guaranteed coin, which can be exchanged at certain vendors for tomestone gear upgrade materials that were previously exclusive to the current Savage raids. When an Alliance raid is current, each player can obtain one piece of equipment and one coin per week.

Raids (8 Players)

A Realm Reborn

See also: Bahamut Quests

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Turns	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tome per turn	Unlock
The Binding Coil of Bahamut	50	70–82	5	-	90	10	Primal Awakening
The Second Coil of Bahamut	50	90–105	4	-	110	20	Another Turn in the Coil
The Second Coil of Bahamut (Savage)	50	105	4	-	110	20	Sing Me Another Song
The Final Coil of Bahamut	50	110–123	4	-	130	30	Fragments of Truth

Heavensward

See also: Alexander Quests

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Turns	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tome per turn	Unlock
Alexander: Gordias	60	170	4	Normal Raids	190	10	Disarmed
Alexander: Gordias (Savage)	60	190–205	4	-	210	15	A Song of Steam and Steel
Alexander: Midas	60	200	4	Normal Raids	220	10	Rearmed
Alexander: Midas (Savage)	60	215–225	4	-	240	15	A Refrain for the Undaunted
Alexander: The Creator	60	230	4	Normal Raids	250	20	The Coeurl and the Colossus
Alexander: The Creator (Savage)	60	245–255	4	-	270	30	Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Retells Your Story

Stormblood

See also: Omega Quests

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Turns	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tome per turn	Unlock
Omega: Deltascape	70	295	4	Normal Raids	320	10	Into the Deltascape
Omega: Deltascape (Savage)	70	310–320	4	-	340	15	Magitek Terminal, Rhalgr's Reach
The Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate)	70	340	1	-	345	100	Wandering Minstrel, Kugane
Omega: Sigmascape	70	325	4	Normal Raids	350	10	No Slowing Down
Omega: Sigmascape (Savage)	70	340–350	4	-	370	15	Magitek Terminal, Rhalgr's Reach
The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate)	70	370	1	-	375	100	Wandering Minstrel, Kugane
Omega: Alphascape	70	355	4	Normal Raids	380	20	In the Beginning, There Was Chaos
Omega: Alphascape (Savage)	70	370–380	4	-	400	30	Magitek Terminal, Rhalgr's Reach

Shadowbringers

See also: Eden Quests

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Turns	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tome per turn	Unlock
Eden's Gate	80	425	4	Normal Raids	450	10	Deploy the Core
Eden's Gate (Savage)	80	440–450	4	-	470	15	Lewrey, Amh Araeng
The Epic of Alexander (Ultimate)	80	475	1	-	475	100	Wandering Minstrel, Kugane
Eden's Verse	80	455	4	Normal Raids	480	10	Blood and Thunder
Eden's Verse (Savage)	80	470–480	4	-	500	15	Lewrey, Amh Araeng
Eden's Promise	80	485	4	Normal Raids	510	20	Fear of the Dark
Eden's Promise (Savage)	80	500–510	4	-	530	30	Lewrey, Amh Araeng

Endwalker

See also: Pandaemonium Quests

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Turns	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tome per turn	Unlock
Asphodelos	90	565	4	Normal Raids	580	10  5	The Crystal from Beyond
Asphodelos (Savage)	90	570–580	4	-	600	15	Nemjiji, Labyrinthos
Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate)	90	605	1	-	605	30	Wandering Minstrel, Old Sharlayan
Abyssos	90	585	4	Normal Raids	610	20  10	An Unwelcome Visitor
Abyssos (Savage)	90	600–610	4	-	630	30	Nemjiji, Labyrinthos

Alliance Raids (24 Players)

A Realm Reborn

Main article: Crystal Tower

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tomestones	Unlock
The Labyrinth of the Ancients	50	50	Alliance Raids	80	100	Labyrinth of the Ancients
Syrcus Tower	50	70	Alliance Raids	100	100	Syrcus Tower
The World of Darkness	50	90	Alliance Raids	120	100	The World of Darkness

Heavensward

Main article: Shadow of Mhach

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tomestones	Unlock
The Void Ark	60	175	Alliance Raids	200	100	To Rule the Skies
The Weeping City of Mhach	60	205	Alliance Raids	230	100	The Weeping City
Dun Scaith	60	235	Alliance Raids	260	100	Where Shadows Reign

Stormblood

Main article: Return to Ivalice

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tomestones	Unlock
The Royal City of Rabanastre	70	305	Alliance Raids	330	100	A City Fallen
The Ridorana Lighthouse	70	335	Alliance Raids	360	100	Annihilation
The Orbonne Monastery	70	365	Alliance Raids	390	100	The City of Lost Angels

Shadowbringers

Main article: YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tomestones	Unlock
The Copied Factory	80	435	Alliance Raids	460	100	On the Threshold
The Puppets' Bunker	80	465	Alliance Raids	490	100	Everything You Know Is Wrong
The Tower at Paradigm's Breach	80	495	Alliance Raids	520	100	Brave New World

Endwalker

Main article: Myths of the Realm

Duty Name	Level	Item Level Req	Roulette	Loot Item Level	Tomestones	Unlock
Aglaia	90	565	Alliance Raids	590	100  20	The Realm of the Gods

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