Some of Final Fantasy XIV‘s best-designed mounts are dropped from Extreme Trials and keeping track of them all can be difficult for adventurers. Even if an adventurer does not acquire the mount after multiple attempts, the game has a guaranteed way to eventually obtain the item desired. Specific materials from each duty can be traded to special vendors for the item necessary to summon the mount. Extreme trial mounts encourage adventurers to try harder content to obtain rewards with intricate details.
By completing a few quests at level twenty from their chosen Grand Company, adventurers are rewarded with their first mount, a Chocobo, and acquire many more throughout their journey. From the ridiculous Fat Chocobo to the majestic Fenrir mount, FFXIV is filled with wonderful designs. The level of detail the design team puts into Extreme mounts is in stark contrast to the regular mounts in the game. These mounts play their respective Extreme Trial’s music while riding and have unique animations while on the ground or in the air.
After completing the main story, players often create a goal for themselves of collecting all the in-game mounts. Up until Endwalker, each expansion added a special mount for collecting specific Extreme Trial mounts. These unique mounts in FFXIV had a theme for each release; horses for A Realm Reborn, birds in Heavensward, Stormblood had wolves, and Shadowbringers included mechanical dragons created with Allagan technology. A few of these mounts have also been available for purchase during each run of FFXIV‘s Moogle Treasure Trove event.
All Extreme Mounts In FFXIV
To help adventurers catch up to current content, a buff called the Echo is applied every time the whole party wipes in a past expansion’s Extreme Trial, which boosts all character stats. Players can also unsync to fight above the level cap to make it easier to unlock mounts, like Nightmare. For those looking to start or complete their collection, here are all the Extreme Trial mounts as of the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker official release.
- Ifrit Extreme Trial Mount: Aithon – Dropped from The Bowls of Embers (Extreme) Trial. Unlocked after the quest “Ifrit ain’t Broke.”
- Titan Extreme Trial Mount: Gullfaxi – Obtained as a drop from The Navel (Extreme). Unlocked after the quest “Quake Me Up Before You O’Ghomoro.”
- Garuda Extreme Trial Mount: Xanthos – Dropped from The Howling Eye (Extreme). Unlocked after the quest “Gale-force Warning.”
- Extreme Trial Mount: Nightmare – Dropped from The Bowls of Embers (Extreme), The Navel (Extreme), or The Howling Eye (Extreme) with a low chance.
- Ramuh Extreme Trial Mount: Markab – Dropped from The Striking Tree (Extreme). Unlocked after the quest “Judgement Bolts and Lightning.”
- Shiva Extreme Trial Mount: Boreas – Obtained as a drop from The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme). Unlocked after the quest “Drop Dead Shiva.”
- The Warring Triad: Sophia Extreme Trial Mount: Sophic Lanner – Obtained as a drop from the Containment Bay P1T6. 99 Goddess Totems can also be traded to Bertana in Idyllshire for the mount. Unlocked after the questline “The Warring Triad.”
- The Warring Triad: Sephirot Extreme Trial Mount: Warring Lanner – Dropped from the Containment Bay P1T7. 99 Fiend Totems can be traded to Bertana in Idyllshire for the mount too. Unlocked after the questline “The Warring Triad.”
- King Thordan Extreme Trial Mount: Round Lanner – Obtained as a drop from The Minstrel’s Ballad: Thordan’s Reign. 99 Heavens’ Ward Helm Fragments can also be traded to Bertana in Idyllshire. Unlocked after the quest “Thordan’s Reign.”
- Bismark Extreme Trial Mount: White Lanner – Obtained as a drop from The Limitless Blue (Extreme). 99 Expanse Totems can also be traded into Bertana in Idylshire for the mount. Unlocked after the quest “The Diabolical Bismark.”
- Ravana Extreme Trial Mount: Rose Lanner – Dropped from Thok ast Thok (Extreme). 99 Hive Totems can also be traded into Bertana in Idylshire for the mount. Unlocked after the quest “Thok Around the Clock.”
- The Warring Triad: Zurvan Extreme Trial Mount: Demonic Lanner – Dropped from the Containment Bay Z1T9 Trial. 99 Demon Totems can be traded to Bertana in Idyllshire for the mount too. Unlocked after the questline “The Warring Triad.”
- FFXIV‘s Special Extreme Trial Mount: Firebird – The quest “Fiery Wings, Fiery Hearts,” given by the Walking Atlas in Idylshire at Rowena’s Center for Cultural Promotion (X: 7.5, Y: 6.1), must be completed by acquiring all Extreme Trial Lanner mounts to obtain the Firebird mount as a reward.
- Rathalos Extreme Trial Mount: Rathalos – Dropped from The Great Hunt (Extreme). 50 Rathalos Scales+ can be traded to Smithy in Kugane too. Unlocked after the quest “The Newer King on the Block.”
- Seiryu Extreme Trial Mount: Hallowed Kamuy – Obtained from The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme). 99 Seiryu Totems can also be traded with Rowena’s Representative in Kugane (X: 12.2, Y:10.8). Unlock after completing the Trial The Wreath of Snakes.
- Suzaku Extreme Trial Mount: Euphonius Kamuy – Dropped from the Hells’ Kier (Extreme). 99 Suzaku Totems can be traded to Rowena’s Representative in Kugane (X: 12.2, Y: 10.8). Unlocked after the quest “Songs in the Key of Kugane.”
- FFXIV‘s Special Extreme Trial Mount: Kirin – The Kirin Fife is rewarded to players for completing the quest “A Legend for a Legend,” given by The Wandering Minstrel in Mor Dhona (X: 21.8, Y: 8.8), and requires that the Aithon, Boreas, Enbarr, Gullfaxi, Markab, and Xanthos mounts are in the adventurer’s possession.
- Tsukuyomi Extreme Trial Mount: Lunar Kamuy – Obtained as a drop from The Minstrel’s Ballad: Tsukuyomi’s Pain. 99 Lunar Totems can also be traded to Rowena’s Representative in Kugane (X: 12.2, Y: 10.8). Unlocked after the quest “Songs in the Key of Kugane.”
- Shinryu Extreme Trial Mount: Legendary Kamuy – Dropped from The Minstrel’s Ballad: Shinryu’s Domain. 99 Shinryu Totems can also be traded to Rowena’s Representative in Kugane (X: 12.2, Y: 10.8). Unlocked after the quest “Songs in the Key of Kugane.”
- Susano Extreme Trial Mount: Reveling Kamuy – Dropped from The Pool of Tribute (Extreme). 99 Revel Totems can also be traded to Rowena’s Representative in Kugane (X: 12.2, Y: 10.8). Unlocked after the quest “Songs in the Key of Kugane.”
- Lakshmi Extreme Trial Mount: Blissful Kamuy – Obtained as a drop from the Emanation (Extreme) Trial. 99 Bliss Totems can also be traded to Rowena’s Representative in Kugane (X: 12.2, Y: 10.8). Unlocked after the quest “Songs in the Key of Kugane.”
- FFXIV’s Special Extreme Trial Mount: Kamuy of the Nine Tails – The Fabled Kamuy Fife can be obtained by acquiring all the Kamuy mounts to complete the quest “A Lone Wolf No More” given by the New Hawker in Kugane (X: 11.6, Y: 10).
- Titania Extreme Trial Mount: Fae Qwiber – Dropped from The Dancing Plague (Extreme). 99 King Totems can also be traded to Fathard in Eulmore (X 10.1, Y 11.7). Unlocked after completion of the quest “Minstrel from Another Mother.”
- Innocence Extreme Trial Mount: Innocent Qwiber – Obtained as a drop from The Crown of the Immaculate (Extreme). 99 Immaculate Totems can also be traded to Fathard in Eulmore (X 10.1, Y 11.7). Unlocked after completion of the quest “Minstrel from Another Mother.”
- FFXIV‘s The Emerald Weapon Extreme Trial Mount: Emerald Qwiber – Obtained as a drop from the Castrum Marinum (Extreme) Trial. Players can obtain the Emerald Qwiber by trading in 99 Emerald Totems to C’intanta in Mor Dhona (X: 22.7, 6.7) too. Unlocked after the questline “The Sorrow of Werlyt Quests.”
- Elidibus Extreme Trial Mount: Qwiber of Light – Dropped from The Seat Of Sacrifice (Extreme). Players can also trade in 99 Totems of Light to Fathard in Eulmore (X 10.1, Y 11.7). Unlocked after the quest “Hope’s Confluence.”
- Hades Extreme Trial Mount: Shadow Qwiber – Obtained as a drop from The Minstrel’s Ballad: Hades’s Elegy. 99 Hades Totems can be traded to Fathard in Eulmore (X 10.1, Y 11.7) too. Unlocked after completion of the quest “Minstrel from Another Mother.”
- The Ruby Weapon Extreme Trial Mount: Ruby Qwiber – Dropped from The Cinder Drift (Extreme). Players can also trade in 99 Ruby Totems to C’intana in Mor Dhona (X: 22.7, 6.7). Unlocked after the quest “Ruby Doomsday.”
- The Diamond Weapon Extreme Trial Mount: Diamond Qwiber – Dropped from The Cloud Deck (Extreme). 99 Diamond Totems can also be traded to C’intana in Mor Dhona (X: 22.7, 6.7). Unlocked after the questline “The Sorrow of Werlyt Quests.”
- FFXIV Endwalker Extreme Trial Mount: Lynx of Eternal Darkness – Obtained as a drop from The Minstrel’s Ballad: Zodiark’s Fall (Extreme). The Trial can be obtained from the Wandering Minstrel in Old Sharlayan (X: 12.6, Y: 14.1),
- Special Extreme Trial Mount: Landerwaffe – The Landerwaffe can be obtained by acquiring all the Qwiber mounts to complete the quest “The Dragon Made” given by the Warmachina Fanatic in The Lochs (X: 11.5, 22.5).
- Endwalker’s Extreme Trial Mount: Lynx of Divine Light – Dropped from The Minstrel’s Ballad: Hydaelyn’s Call (Extreme). The Trial can be obtained from the Wandering Minstrel in Old Sharlayan (X: 12.6, Y: 14.1).
FFXIV: Endwalker released two new fantastic Extreme Trial mounts into the game. The Trials are a fun way for adventurers to learn some mechanics used in higher-end content. While the effort put into acquiring all the mounts is great, the knowledge and skill gained are worth all the time spent in the Extreme Trials.