How to get a Dawntrail (Phantom) relic weapon in FFXIV

The sun is shining and the Dawntrail field operation and relic weapon is here, as of patch 7.25. For those wanting to get a jump on the relic grind, we got your back, as we detail how to get the Phantom relic weapon in FFXIV below.

Just like other relics, the Phantom relic is no joke and it requires quite a bit of play either in the Occult Crescent (the Dawntrail field operation) or some FATE grinding in the expansion’s zones.

Below we explain what FFXIV relic weapons are and how to start your Dawntrail relic weapon.

Relic weapons, explained

Relic weapons are unique weapons for each job that need to be upgraded by following a series of quests. The end result? The best weapon in the Dawntrail expansion — though since all the steps aren’t out yet, you won’t be able to get there just quite yet.

If this is your first relic weapon, know that you have quite the grind ahead of you, but also this stuff drops in patches, so you can do it as it releases to lessen the grind. (Or maybe you’re reading this guide years in the future and you’re gonna do it all at once!)

This weapon series involves the Occult Crescent, the field operation duty for Dawntrail, though you can complete your weapon by other means, if you hate field ops.

Step 1: How to get your Phantom weapon

This first step was added in patch 7.25 and the weapon is item level 745.

To get your first weapon:

1. Complete the “Dawntrail” main scenario quest.
2. Unlock the Occult Crescent hub by completing the quest line that starts with “One Last Hurrah” in Tulliyolal.
3. Keep completing the quests until you finish “Unfamiliar Territory.” (You can go further than this, as continuing this quest will be required to participate in the Occult Crescent, but you don’t have to do more than this for the relic weapon.)
4. Talk to Lydirceil in the Phantom Village to start the quest “Arcane Artistry.”
5. Obtain three of each of the six different types of demiatma — obtained either by completing FATEs and critical encounters in the Occult Crescent or by completing FATEs in the Dawntrail zones (Urqopacha, Kozama’uka, Yak T’el, Shaaloani, Heritage Found, or Living Memory).
6. Turn in the 18 demiatma to Gerolt to get your weapon.

It does take quite a few critical encounters to get a single demiatma drop, so don’t expect to just get one from each you complete. You’ll know when you get one as a pop-up will appear on your screen noting that you got a demiatma.

For reference, I’ve run about 15 critical encounters so far… and I have three demiatma, as of this writing. That said, we’re not 100% sure what the grind for getting additional weapons will be like, but we’ll update this guide when we get there. (Sheesh, I forgot what the real relic grind was like somehow.)

That’s all there is for now, but we can expect more relic weapon steps to roll out in later patches, alongside additions to the Occult Crescent.

If that didn’t satisfy your itch, we have guides on how to make the previous relic weapons, too: Resistance (Shadowbringers), Eureka (Stormblood), Anima (Heavensward), and Zodiac (A Realm Reborn). We also have a guide for the Manderville (Endwalker) relic, but that is literally just a tome dump alongside a straight-forward quest, so that may not scratch the grinding itch you got.