⚔️ Resistance Weapons

![[resistance-weapons-banner.png|center]] ## Prerequisites and Unlocking Before you begin working on these relics you must have completed the [final quest](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/quest/4ed1668d377/?patch=) of Shadowbringers as well as [The City of Lost Angels](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/quest/4b5e7d8e71b/?patch=) which is the final quest in the Return to Ivalice raid series for Stormblood. Assuming you have completed the above, you can now head to Kugane and talk to Keiten to start [Hail the Queen](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/quest/6404990a3da/?patch=). Continue this quest series and once you have completed “The Bozjan Incident" you may begin your first relic with "Fire in the Forge". Your first relic will be free via this quest but any additional relics will begin via "Resistance Is (Not) Futile". > [!info] Important Note > All relic quests will start and end at or around the same location inside of Gangos. You'll be picking them up from Zaltan over near the forge near the top of the map. The turn in will either be directly to him or the Alagan Node to his left. In order to obtain the items for each quest, you MUST have the quest open or the items will not drop. It is recommended to have one of each step open at all times if possible to minimize additional effort needed for other weapons after your first. ## Base Weapon This is the easiest out of all the steps for your relic. You just need to obtain 4 Thavnairian Scalepowder and give them into Gerolt in Gangos. They can be obtained from any of Rowena Representative in the three major cities under `Combat Supplies → Special Arms Materials`. Each scalepowder costs 250 poetics allowing you to obtain your first weapon a quite a low price with how easy poetics are to obtain. ## Augmented Base - Prerequisite Quests: - MSQ: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty (Patch 5.1 Final Quest) - Where Eagles Nest (Marsak, Gangos, X:6.5, Y:5.8) - A Sober Proposal (Stressed Soldier, Gangos X:5.6, Y:5.4) - Quest: For Want of Memory (Zlatan, Gangos x:6.1, y:4.9) - Items Required for Completion: - 20x Tortured Memories of the Dying - 20x Sorrowful Memories of the Dying - 20x Harrowing Memories of the Dying For this step, you’ll be gathering various different memories to imbue into your base weapon and augment it. You will need 20 of each of memory (Tortured, Sorrowful, and Harrowing). They can be obtained from either completing FATEs in specific Heavensward zones or by doing content inside the Bozjan Southern Front. Here is a detailed breakdown of where each memory drops: - Tortured Memories - Coerthas Western Highlands FATEs (100% Drop Rate) - Sea of Clouds FATEs (100% Drop Rate) - Bozjan Southern Front (Random Drop Chance) - 4th Legion Mobs - Southern Entrenchment Skirmishes - Sorrowful Memories - Dravanian Forelands FATEs (100% Drop Rate) - The Churning Mists FATEs (100% Drop Rate) - Bozjan Southern Front (Random Drop Chance) - 4th Legion Mobs - Old Bozja Skirmishes - Harrowing Memories - Dravanian Hinterlands FATEs (100% Drop Rate) - Azys Lla FATEs (100% Drop Rate) - Bozjan Southern Front (Random Drop Chance) - 4th Legion Mobs - The Alermuc Climb Skirmishes ## ✨ Recollection - Prerequisite Quests: - For Want of Memory - Quest: Will to Resist - Items Required for Completion: - 6x Bitter Memories of the Dying This quest is a fairly quick and easy step compared to the previous one to complete. Once completed you will obtain the glowing version of your current weapon. You’ll need to obtain a total of 6 Bitter Memories of the Dying. These can be obtained by doing your leveling roulette (max of one per day) or by completing any lvl60 dungeon. The quickest method would be to run The Antitower a few times as it is the quickest lvl60 dungeon. Once this is complete however you now have yourself a glowing weapon! > [!danger] You can NOT unsync these dungeons, they must be done synced! ## First Blockade, It's Story Time! Now we have come to the point that requires progression inside of the Bozjan Southern Front. If you have been working on your relic exclusively in the overworld and have not entered the southern front, you're going to need to complete the story of the Southern Front zone first. Once you finish the story inside of the southern front, head on back to Gangos and complete [A Sign Of What Is To Come](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/quest/85f5dca1ba9/) as well as [Fit For A Queen](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/quest/248f168eb15/). After these are all completed, you may proceed to the third relic stage. ## Law's Order - Prerequisite Quest: - Fit for a Queen (Bajsaljen, Gangos x:6.6, y:5.8) - Quest: Change of Arms - Items Required for Completion: - 15x Loathsome Memories of the Dying For this step you've got two different options on how to get your memories. The quickest way is to run Castrum Lacus Litore three times inside of the southern front as it will drop 5 Loathsome Memories of the Dying per clear. Your other option is to run any of the Crystal Tower raids. Each will drop a single memory per completion. Once you have all 15 memories head on back over to Zlatan and grab your Law's Order weapon! ## Second Blockade, Alliance Raids - Prerequisite Quest: Change of Arms - Quest: The Resistance Remembers - Items Required for Completion - 18x Haunting Memories of the Dying - 18x Vexatious Memories of the Dying And now for the painful step everyone always dreads. You'll need to gather a total of 36 different memories (18 Haunting Memories and 18 Vexatious Memories) to proceed. ***Once you complete this you will never have to do it again for future relics.*** These items can be obtained exclusively from completing Heavensward and Stormblood alliance raids or FATEs in Stormblood zones. Here is a breakdown of where each memory drops: - Haunting Memories of the Dying - Any Heavensward Alliance Raid (100% Drop Rate) - Gyr Abania FATEs (Random Drop Chance) - Vexatious Memories of the Dying - Any Stormblood Alliance Raid (100% Drop Rate) - Far East FATEs (Random Drop Chance) My personal recommendation is to queue up for these raids and while you wait do some FATEs. If you are somehow able to get 3 full alliances of BLU Mages, that will be your fastest path to clearing and getting the memories. This is pretty hard to do nowadays though so you will likely end up getting most of your memories from FATEs. ## ✨ Augmented Law's Order - Prerequisite Quest: The Resistance Remembers - Quest: A New Path of Resistance - Items Required for Completion: - 15x Timeworn Artifacts The time has come to augment your Law's Order weapon! By augmenting it, not only will it glow but you will be able to allocate 1167 stat points to specific stats on your weapon. In order to perform this argument though, you'll need to obtain 15 Timeworn Artifacts. These can be obtained from the following sources: - Delubrum Reginae (3x Per Run) - Palace of the Dead (Random Drop Chance) > [!note] Helpful Tips and Information > If you choose to go the **Palace of the Dead** route, while the drop chance is random once you hit floor 151 your odds for one to drop are boosted to almost 100%. > > If you are in queue for **Delubrum Reginae** for 10min the game will force you inside the instance with however many were in queue with you. Thankfully the instance scales based on how many are inside, but I would highly advise making a PF or matching up through a discord community first should you choose this route. ## Final Blockade, You're Almost There! - Prerequisite Quests: - MSQ: Futures Rewritten (Patch 5.4 Final Quest) - A New Playing Field (Marsak, Gangos x:6.5, y:5.8) - A New Path of Resistance - Quests: - Spare Parts - Tell Me a Story - A Found Memory - Items Required for Completion - 30x Compact Axles (Spare Parts) - 30x Compact Springs (Spare Parts) - 30x A Day in the Life: Battles for the Realm (Tell Me a Story) - 30x A Day in the Life: Beyond the Rift (Tell Me a Story) - 30x Bleak Memory of the Dying (A Found Memory) - 30x Lurid Memory of the Dying (A Found Memory) We have finally come to the final one time only stage. Unlike previous steps, while this one is very long the one that follows is very short. While this quest may seem daunting, if you are caught up on the story (which you should be due to the third relic stage) you'll find that just by doing the story of Zadnor you will be able to complete this with ease. You may have noticed that with this stage, there are actually three separate quests. No matter the source for items the drop rate is always 100%. I've gone ahead and broken down the drops for each quest for ease of access: - Spare Parts - Compact Axel - The Southern Plateau Skirmishes - A1, A2, A5, A6, A9, and A10 - Compact Spring - The Southern Plateau Critical Engagements (Drops 2) - A3, A4, A7, A8, A11, and A12 - Tell Me a Story - A Day in the Life: Battles for the Realm - The Western Plateau Skirmishes - O1, O2, O5, O6, O9, and O10 - A Day in the Life: Beyond the Rift - The Western Plateau Critical Engagements (Drops 2) - O3, O4, O7, O8, O11, and O12 - A Found Memory - Compact Axel - The Northern Plateau Skirmishes - E1, E2, E5, E6, E9, and E10 - Compact Spring - The Northern Plateau Critical Engagements (Drops 2) - E3, E4, E7, E8, E11, and E12 ## ✨ Blade Weapon - Prerequisite Quests: - A Done Deal (Available Upon Completion of Previous Step) - Quest: Irresistible - Items Required for Completion: - 15x Raw Emotion We have reached the final stretch! For this last step you'll need a total of 15 Raw Emotion. Unlike previous steps (I'm looking at you A New Path of Resistance) this one is very easy to complete and has MANY places you can get memories from. Once you gather your raw emotions, you'll be able to assign a total of 1182 points into stats of your choosing. To gather these emotions, you can do any of the following: - The Dalriada (3 per run) - Delubrum Reginae (2 per run) - Heaven-on-High Floors - Random drop chance for every 10 floors cleared (Increased on Floors 31+) - Level 70 Dungeons (1 per **SYNCED** dungeon run) - If you run as an undersized or unsynced party, you will not receive a raw emotion. Unlike previous relics in the game, the glow for this relic is quite unique. Should you find you do not like the glow and want the version without it, you can obtain the "Matte" version from Regana in Gangos for 1,000 gil.