Zodiac Braves Weapons/Quest

(Lv. 50) Zodiac Weapons: Base () → Zenith () → Atma () → Animus () → Novus () → Nexus () → Zodiac () → Zeta () (Lv. 60) Anima Weapons: Animated () → Awoken () → Anima () → Hyperconductive () → Reconditioned () → Sharpened () → Complete () → Lux () (Lv. 70) Eurekan Weapons: Antiquated → Base () → Base +1 → Base +2 → Anemos → Pagos () → Pagos +1 → Elemental → Elemental +1 () → Elemental +2 → Pyros → Hydatos () → Hydatos +1 → Base Eureka → Eureka → Physeos () (Lv. 80) Resistance Weapons: Resistance () → Augmented Resistance () → Recollection () → Law's Order () → Augmented Law's Order () → Blade's () (Lv. 90) Manderville Weapons: Manderville () → Amazing Manderville () → Majestic Manderville () → Mandervillous () (Lv. 70) Eurekan Armor: Antiquated Artifact → Base Relic → Base +1 → Base +2 → Anemos • Elemental → Elemental +1 → Elemental +2 (Lv. 80) Resistance Armor: Resistance → Augmented Resistance → Law's Order → Augmented Law's Order • Blade's (Lv. 50) Mastercraft Tools: Mastercraft () → Supra Tools → Lucis Tools (Lv. 80) Skysteel Tools: Skysteel () → Skysteel +1 () → Dragonsung () → Augmented () → Skysung () → Skybuilders' ( ) (Lv. 90) Splendorous Tools: Splendorous () → Augmented Splendorous () → Crystalline () → Chora-Zoi's Crystalline () → Brilliant () → Vrandtic Visionary's ( ) → Lodestar ( )

Upgrading Nexus to Zodiac Braves

First complete Wherefore Art Thou, Zodiac and One Man's Trash.

Next complete A Ponze of Flesh, Labor of Love, Method in His Malice, A Treasured Mother.

Finally finish His Dark Materia.

All the Materials Needed

To obtain all of the items, players need: at least 400k gil, 80k Company Seals, 1600 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics, drops from 16 dungeons, and 8 3-star HQ crafted items. Certain items are not available until you have begun the quest associated with that item.

• Since patch 3.0, some requirements have been severely lightened and acquisition rates are much higher.

Purchased Mats

Item	Cost	Where
4 Bombard Core	80,000 Company Seals (20,000 each)	Serpent Quartermaster in New Gridania, Maelstrom Quartermaster in Limsa Lominsa, or Flame Quartermaster in Ul'dah (requires Second Lieutenant rank)
4 Sacred Spring Water	800 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics (200 each)	Auriana in Mor Dhona (x22,y6)
1 Bronze Lake Crystal	100,000 Gil	Junkmonger at Jijiroon's Trading Post in Upper La Noscea (x26,y26)
1 Allagan Resin	100,000 Gil	Merchant & Mender in Forgotten Springs in Southern Thanalan (x15,y29)
1 Furite Sand	100,000 Gil	Merchant & Mender in Whitebrim Front in Coerthas Central Highlands (x13,y16)
1 Brass Kettle	100,000 Gil	Tool Supplier & Mender in Hyrstmill in North Shroud (x29,y19)

Crafted Mats

Item	Class	Level
Furnace Ring (HQ)	Goldsmith	50
Perfect Firewood (HQ)	Carpenter	50
Perfect Mortar (HQ)	Armorer	50
Perfect Pestle (HQ)	Blacksmith	50
Perfect Vellum (HQ)	Leatherworker	50
Perfect Pounce (HQ)	Alchemist	50
Tailor-made Eel Pie (HQ)	Culinarian	50
Perfect Cloth (HQ)	Weaver	50

Dungeon Mats

The Following items may only be gathered once the requisite quests have been started and the items are asked for as a quest objective. The items are rewarded upon leaving the dungeon. The dungeons do not need to be completed with the class that accepted the quests and do not need a relic weapon equipped to be rewarded the item.

Item	Where
Horn of the Beast	Dzemael Darkhold
Gobmachine Bangplate	Brayflox's Longstop (Hard)
Narashima Hida	Halatali (Hard)
Sickle Fang	Snowcloak
Vale Bubo	Aurum Vale
Voidweave	Haukke Manor (Hard)
Amdapor Vellum	The Lost City of Amdapor
Indigo pearl	Sastasha (Hard)
Tonberry King Blood	The Wanderer's Palace
Royal Gigant Blood	Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Kraken Blood	Hullbreaker Isle
Vicegerent Blood	The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)
Lost Treasure AK	Amdapor Keep
Lost Treasure PS	Pharos Sirius
Lost Treasure TTD	Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)
Lost Treasure SV	Stone Vigil (Hard)

Items No Longer Required

As of patch 4.0, the following items are no longer required for the completion of the Zodiac Braves weapon.

Desynthesized Mats

Item	Class	From
Aged Eye of Fire	Goldsmith	Merchant & Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29)
Aged Spear Shaft	Carpenter	Merchant & Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29)
Aged Mortar Pieces	Armorer	Merchant & Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29)
Aged Pestle Pieces	Blacksmith	Merchant & Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29)
Aged Vellum	Leatherworker	Merchant & Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29)
Dried Ether	Alchemist	Merchant & Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29)
Vintage Cooking Sherry	Culinarian	Merchant & Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29)
Stained Cloth	Weaver	Merchant & Mender in The Silver Bazaar in Western Thanalan (x15,y29)

Gathered Mats

Item	Class
4 Cypress Log	Botanist
1 Aetherlouse	Fisher
1 Worm of Nym	Fisher
1 Effervescent Water	Miner
1 Electrum Sand	Miner
4 Pumice	Miner
6 Wind Cluster	Miner
3 Ice Cluster	Miner
5 Fire Cluster	Miner
4 Earth Cluster	Miner
4 Water Cluster	Miner
3 Lightning Cluster	Miner

Other Mats

Item	Acquired By
2 Belah'dian Silver	Treasure Hunt (Boarskin Treasure Maps Peisteskin Treasure Maps, and Unhidden Leather Treasure Maps
1 Grenade Ash	Purchased from NPC
1 Black Pepper	Purchased from NPC
1 Cloves	Purchased from NPC