Empyrean Weapons

Empyrean weapons are originally from the Abyssea-era and corresponding zones. On Nocturnal Souls, we have a unique way to acquire and upgrade them starting at level 99 that involves acquiring the base item through normal Abyssea NMs and then upgrading it using either Abyssea or custom BCNMs.

Acquiring the Base Empyrean Weapon

Empyrean Weapons are a series of powerful high-damage and low-delay weapons that provide high stats and unique Afterglow effects.

These weapons require items dropped from Notorious Monsters in Abyssea zones or through a collection of new BCNMs fighting ’empowered’ versions of the NMs found in Abyssea (without the hassle of multi-step spawn process).

Empyrean weapons are acquired and upgraded with the assistance of Magian Mog AJ in Ru’Lude Gardens (phase 1) and * Oboro* in Port Jeuno (phase 2).

Weapon	Weapon Type	Jobs	Dropped From
Verethragna	Hand-to-Hand	MNK, PUP	Hazhdiha
Twashtar	Dagger	THF, BRD, DNC	Sedna
Almace	Sword	RDM, PLD, BLU	Ulhuadshi
Caladbolg	Great Sword	PLD, DRK	Itzpapalotl
Farsha	Axe	WAR, BST	Iratham
Ukonvasara	Great Axe	WAR	Dhorme Khimaira
Redemption	Scythe	DRK	Turul
Rhongomiant	Polearm	DRG	Indrik
Kannagi	Katana	NIN	Amhuluk
Masamune	Great Katana	SAM	Cirein-croin
Gambanteinn	Club	WHM	Eccentric Eve
Hvergelmir	Staff	BLM, SMN, SCH	Sobek
Gandiva	Bow	RNG	Bukhis
Armageddon	Gun	RNG/COR	Smok
Daurdabla	Instrument	BRD	Ovni
Ochain	Shield	PLD	Hadhayosh

Rules

• To begin the Empyrean Weapon trials, you must have completed both a relic weapon to i119 III and a mythic weapon to i119 III.
• You must have completed the Halls of Legion and recieved the title “Legendary Legionnaire”.
• You may only have one Empyrean Weapon trial active at a time.
• Empyrean Weapon trials can be cancelled at any time by trading Magian Mog AJ 500,000 gil.
• Once a trial is initiated, you can speak with Magian Mog AJ at any time to see what the required deliverable is.

Guide - Phase I

To begin the Empyrean Weapon trials, speak to Magian Mog AJ. He’ll request you fetch your base weapon and at least 100,000 cruor. Use the table above to determine your Abyssea target that drops your base weapon. Once acquired, trade Magian Mog AJ the base weapon to begin the trial. To complete the trade, you must have a balance of at least 100,000 cruor.

Trial Requirements

Trial Step	Zones	Required Items
#1	Abyssea-Tahrongi	Glavoid Shell x3      Two-leaf Chloris Bud x3
#2	Abyssea-La Theine	Helm of Briareus x4      Carabosse's Gem x4
#3	Abyssea-Konschtat	Fistule Discharge x5      Kukulkan's Fang x5
#4	Abyssea-Altepa Abyssea-Uleguerand Abyssea-Grauberg	Iron Plate x10

Unlike the relic and mythic trials, players will not receive “intermediary” step weapons between each trial, only between each phase.

Players can collect the required items one trial at a time or all at once; there isn’t a requirement to how the items are obtained or when. These items have two acquisition methods:

• Players can complete the Abyssea NMs as they normally spawn.
• Players can participate in a series of ’empowered’ BCNMs against the same monsters.

Players wishing to participate in the Empyrean Trials BCNMs can do so at the Abyssea - Empyreal Paradox (accessed via the Transcendental Radiance in Qufim Island, near Delkfutt’s Tower). Entering each fight requires a key to enter the battle (similar to the daily BCNMs).

BCNM Fight	BCNM Key Item	Potential Drops
Glavoid	Steel Ingot	Glavoid Shell
Chloris	Bag of Wildgrass Seeds	Two-leaf Chloris Bud
Briareus	Gigas Helm	Helm of Briareus
Carabosse	Faerie Apple	Carabosse's Gem
Fistule	Slime Juice	Vial of Fistule Discharge
Kukulkan	Peiste Skin	Kukulkan's Fang
Ironclad Destroyer	Iron Ingot	Iron Plate

These fights are limited to 3 players and designed to be more difficult than the normal NMs due to the relative ease at which they can be challenged. The Empyrean Weapon trial items are a 100% guaranteed drop.

In addition to the drops for the Empyrean Weapon trials, the BCNMs also have a chance to drop items required for the Tier III and IV armor upgrades and additional currency-type items that will be used at a later time.

Once you have completed each of the trials for Magian Mog AJ, you’ll be rewarded with the Level 99 II afterglow version of your Empyrean Weapon and will be ready to begin Phase II.

Congratulations–you’ve completed Phase I of the Empyrean Weapon trials!

Guide - Phase II

Upgrading weapons from level 99 II (afterglow) to i119 III (afterglow) requires the assistance of Oboro in Port Jeuno.

However, you’ll need to convince Oboro to help you in your quest–and boy does he hate those Moogles!

Once you’ve got Oboro onboard (his dialog gives a clue into how to get him to help you), the phase is broken out into three stages.

Stage	Base Weapon	Items	Gil	Cruor
1	Lv99 II	Riftcinder x99      Light Sphere x5	5,000,000	25,000
2	Lv i119	Heavy Metal x99      Light Sphere x5	10,000,000	25,000
3	Lv i119 II*	Riftborn Boulder x495      Light Sphere x10	20,000,000	50,000

To complete each phase, trade the base weapon, items, and gil to Oboro. You must have sufficient cruor for each phase to proceed to the next step.

^* In addition to the stage 3 requirements, all players must win each of the Empyrean Empowered BCNMs and The Wyrm God (Shinryu) at least once on the character after being flagged to begin the Empyrean upgrades with Oboro. Defeating the BCNMs prior to being on Phase II will not count towards this requirement. Players can speak with Prishe at the Abyssea-Empyrean Paradox to see the current status of their Empowered BCNM completions.

Acquiring Phase II Upgrade Items

Players can acquire upgrade items a multitude of ways–through drops from open-world fights, BCNMs, and even synergy crafting. Oboro don’t care–he just wants the items.

For upgrade items dropped from monsters and BCNMs, the following rules apply:

1. If the player has an Empyrean Weapon equipped in the main or off-hand, a random amount (1 to 5) upgrade items will be granted to the player as personal loot (and be sent to Makel-Pakel for safe keeping).
2. These drops do not show up in the normal treasure pool.
3. This does not count the Ochain or Daurdabla, it must be one of the main or off-hand weapons.

Item	Voidwatch NMs	Enhanced BCNMs
Riftcinder	All Jeuno VW tier 1 encounters	Glavoid, Fistule
Heavy Metal	All Jeuno VW tier 2 encounters	Chloris, Briareus, Carabosse
Riftborn Boulder	All Jeuno VW tier 3 encounters	Ironclad Destroyer, Kukulkan, Shinryu

Empyrean Ranged Weapons Trade-In

Players can now trade in their completed Empyrean ranged weapons to Oboro and receive an augmentable version of the weapon and an ammo quiver/pouch. The belts/quivers have no stats and provides TWO stacks of 99 ammo on use. The completed Empyrean weapons no longer give their ammos; players must complete the trade. This applies to:

• Armageddon
• Gandiva

Players will not receive their Empyrean Bonus (below) until they turn their weapon in for the augmentable version.

Empyrean Bonuses

Players to complete their Empyrean weapon to i119 III will receive additional stat bonuses and an augmented weaponskill when the weapon is equipped in the main hand.

All melee weapons have Accuracy +160 and Attack +280 on them; Gandiva has Ranged Accuracy +160 and Ranged Attack +280, and Armageddon has Magic Accuracy +16 and Magic Attack +280. Each weapon then has a custom bonus on it tailored to the classes that use it.

Weapon	Weapon Type	Bonus
Verethragna	Hand-to-Hand	TP Bonus +250, Pet: Store TP+20
Twashtar	Dagger	Enemy Crit Rate -5%, Magic Attack Bonus +50, Magic Accuracy +50
Almace	Sword	Magic Attack Bonus +70
Caladbolg	Great Sword	WS Accuracy +10%, TP Bonus +200, Skillchain Bonus +10%
Farsha	Axe	Magic Attack Bonus +100, Skillchain Bonus +10%
Ukonvasara	Great Axe	WS Damage +10%, TP Bonus +200
Redemption	Scythe	Magic Accuracy +50, Fast Cast +20, Magic Attack Bonus +100
Rhongomiant	Polearm	Jump Critical Hit Rate +100%, Critical Hit Damage +50%, Wyvern: Breath +1
Kannagi	Katana	Ninjutsu Damage +10, Skillchain Bonus +10%, Fast Cast +20
Masamune	Great Katana	WS Damage +30%
Gambanteinn	Club	Magic Accuracy +50, Afflatus Solace +20, Cure Cast Time -10
Hvergelmir	Staff	Magic Attack Bonus +100, Magic Crit Hit Rate +5%
Gandiva	Bow	Rapid Shot +10, Snap Shot +10, Velocity +10, Ammo x2*
Armageddon	Gun	Quick Draw Damage +65, Ammo x2*