Novus Zodiac Weapons/Quest

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(Lv. 50) Zodiac Weapons: Base (Feature Quest icon.png) → Zenith (Feature Quest icon.png) → Atma (Feature Quest icon.png) → Animus (Feature Quest icon.png) → Novus (Feature Quest icon.png) → Nexus (Feature Quest icon.png) → Zodiac (Feature Quest icon.png) → Zeta (Feature Quest icon.png)
(Lv. 60) Anima Weapons: HW.png Animated (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Awoken (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Anima (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Hyperconductive (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Reconditioned (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Sharpened (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Complete (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Lux (Repeatablefeaturequest.png)
(Lv. 70) Eurekan Weapons: SB.png AntiquatedBase (Otherquest.png) → Base +1Base +2AnemosPagos (Otherquest.png) → Pagos +1ElementalElemental +1 (Otherquest.png) → Elemental +2PyrosHydatos (Otherquest.png) → Hydatos +1Base EurekaEurekaPhyseos (Otherquest.png)
(Lv. 80) Resistance Weapons: SHB.png Resistance (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Augmented Resistance (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Recollection (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Law's Order (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Augmented Law's Order (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Blade's (Repeatablefeaturequest.png)
(Lv. 90) Manderville Weapons: EW.png Manderville (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Amazing Manderville (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Majestic Manderville (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Mandervillous (Repeatablefeaturequest.png)

(Lv. 70) Eurekan Armor: SB.png Antiquated ArtifactBase RelicBase +1Base +2AnemosElementalElemental +1Elemental +2
(Lv. 80) Resistance Armor: SHB.png ResistanceAugmented ResistanceLaw's OrderAugmented Law's OrderBlade's

(Lv. 50) Mastercraft Tools: Mastercraft (Feature Quest icon.png) → Supra ToolsLucis Tools
(Lv. 80) Skysteel Tools: SHB.png Skysteel (Feature Quest icon.png) → Skysteel +1 (Feature Quest icon.png) → Dragonsung (Feature Quest icon.png) → Augmented (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Skysung (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Skybuilders' (Expert Recipe Repeatablefeaturequest.png)
(Lv. 90) Splendorous Tools: EW.png Splendorous (Feature Quest icon.png) → Augmented Splendorous (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Crystalline (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Chora-Zoi's Crystalline (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Brilliant (Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Vrandtic Visionary's (Expert Recipe Repeatablefeaturequest.png) → Lodestar (Expert Recipe Repeatablefeaturequest.png)


Animus Zodiac
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iLvl 100
Novus Zodiac Weapons
Item Level 110 Patch 2.28
Starting Location Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:30, Y:19)
Notable NPCs Jalzahn - Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:30, Y:19)
Auriana - Revenant's Toll, Mor Dhona (X:22, Y:6)
Mutamix Bubblypots - The Bonfire, Central Thanalan (X:23, Y:13)
Hubairtin - The Bonfire, Central Thanalan (X:23, Y:13)
Brangwine - Revenant's Toll, Mor Dhona (X:21, Y:6)
Quests Feature QuestCelestial Radiance
Feature QuestStar Light, Star Bright
Feature QuestOne Man's Trash
Repeatable Feature QuestMorbid Motivation
Reward Curtana Novus Holy Shield Novus Sphairai Novus Bravura Novus Gae Bolg Novus Artemis Bow Novus Stardust Rod Novus The Veil of Wiyu Novus Omnilex Novus Thyrus Novus Yoshimitsu Novus
Nexus Zodiac
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iLvl 115

Pre-Requisite

Before beginning to create your Novus Zodiac Weapons, you must have completed your Animus Zodiac Weapon. Through the course of the quest you will need:

This can be obtained from the quest Feature QuestTreasures and Tribulations from H'loonh in Wineport, Eastern La Noscea (X:21, Y:21).

Main Weapon Quest

Feature QuestCelestial Radiance

Starting NPC:
Starting Location:
Hyrstmill, North Shroud (X:30, Y:19)
  1. Speak with Jalzahn in Hyrstmill (X:30, Y:19) with your Animus Zodiac Weapon equipped. He will explain that it may be possible for your weapon to become stronger with materia but that conventional melding will not work due to the preclusive presence of soul energy.
  2. Travel to Mutamix Bubblypots in The Bonfire, Central Thanalan (X:23, Y:13).
  3. Speak with Mutamix Bubblypots's new disciple Hubairtin in The Bonfire, Central Thanalan (X:23, Y:13). His new technique involves converting the power of materia into a form of light energy. But for Hubairtin to apply the technique he needs some Superior Enchanted Ink.
  4. Travel to Revenant's Toll in Mor Dhona and speak to Rowena (X:21, Y:5), she will tell you to go to Auriana (X:22.7, Y:6.6) to purchase three bottles of Superior Enchanted Ink for Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 25 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics each (Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 75 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics in total).
  5. Return to Hubairtin and hand over the bottles of Superior Enchanted Ink and he will create a Sphere Scroll for your Animus Zodiac Weapon - which will serve as the blueprint for your Novus Zodiac Weapon.

Feature QuestStar Light, Star Bright

Starting NPC:
Starting Location:
An example of a completed Thyrus Novus Sphere Scroll

Jalzahn will then explain the task of building your Novus Zodiac Weapon using your Sphere Scroll. Unlike all other weapon or equipment in Eorzea you have the freedom to customize the secondary stats of your Novus Zodiac Weapon as you like. You need to successfully bind a total of 75 materia to complete your Sphere Scroll in order to create your weapon. Each materia requires a special reagent called Alexandrite. After speaking to Jalzahn, the quest will move to your "completed quest log". Once you have completed your scroll, return to Jalzahn who will finalise and create your new Novus Zodiac Weapon.

Materia

The materia you bind directly affects the stat that is increased:

Stat Materia
Direct Hit Rate Heavens eye materia i icon1.png Heavens eye materia ii icon1.png Heavens eye materia iii icon1.png Heavens eye materia iv icon1.png Heaven's Eye Materia
Skill Speed Quickarm materia i icon1.png Quickarm materia ii icon1.png Quickarm materia iii icon1.png Quickarm materia iv icon1.png Quickarm Materia
Critical Hit Savage aim materia i icon1.png Savage aim materia ii icon1.png Savage aim materia iii icon1.png Savage aim materia iv icon1.png Savage Aim Materia
Piety Piety materia i icon1.png Piety materia ii icon1.png Piety materia iii icon1.png Piety materia iv icon1.png Piety Materia
Determination Savage might materia i icon1.png Savage might materia ii icon1.png Savage might materia iii icon1.png Savage might materia iv icon1.png Savage Might Materia
Spell Speed Quicktongue materia i icon1.png Quicktongue materia ii icon1.png Quicktongue materia iii icon1.png Quicktongue materia iv icon1.png Quicktongue Materia
Tenacity Battledance Materia I.png Battledance Materia II.png Battledance Materia III.png Battledance Materia IV.png Battledance Materia

Notes:

  • At the start only level 1 materias can be used. As more of a particular stats / materia are added: the binding success rate decrease until you are forced to use a higher grade / level materia. Unsuccessful bindings will destroy the materia used but never the Alexandrite.
  • Each successful meld infuses the stat of materia into the scroll, granting it 1 point in the corresponding stat.
  • You can only fuse materia of higher grades after completing a previous "tier". For stats that have a max of 44, a tier is 11 materia; the first 6 in the tier have a 100% chance of melding, followed by a 96% chance, 90% chance, 82% chance, 72% chance, and finally, a 60% chance. For example, you would need to have 8 successful infusions of a grade 1 materia before being able to start infusing grade 2 materia.
  • There is a cap on the maximum points you can put in a secondary stat and depends on your class.
  • The scroll can be infused with a maximum of five different secondary stats.
  • Your Novus Zodiac Weapon will only have the secondary stats that you put onto it - no secondary stats are transferred across from your Animus Zodiac Weapon. The only exception to this is with the healer's weapons Omnilex Novus and Thyrus Novus which get +9 Direct Hit Rate regardless.

Alexandrite

See also: Mysterious Map

Alexandrite icon1.png  Alexandrite is a special reagent used to convert and bind the materia to the Sphere Scroll, with 75 Alexandrite icon1.png  Alexandrite required for each individual weapon other than the paladin set, which requires 53 for Curtana Novus and 22 for the Holy Shield Novus. They can be gathered in three ways:

  1. Completing FATEs with a Animus Zodiac Weapon equipped (as before).
  2. Purchasing from a Hunt Billmaster in either Ul'dah, Gridania or Limsa Lominsa for Allied Seal 50 Allied Seals.
  3. From treasure chests from Mysterious map icon1.png  Mysterious Maps. You can obtain up to 5 Alexandrite icon1.png  Alexandrite per Mysterious map icon1.png  Mysterious Map. Mysterious Maps can be obtained through:

Mysterious Maps are similar to normal Timeworn Maps and requires the use of Decipher icon1.png  Decipher and Dig icon1.png  Dig skills from Treasure Hunting. These can be obtained from the quest Feature QuestTreasures and Tribulations from H'loonh in Wineport, Eastern La Noscea (X:21, y21). You will need to decipher the map, and travel to the location shown in the map before digging to find a treasure chest. Upon opening a treasure chest, the mysterious map will be destroyed and monsters will spawn. You will need to kill all the monsters before you can open the chest.

Notes:

Mysterious Map Quests

Feature QuestOne Man's Trash

Main article: One Man's Trash (Quest)

Repeatable Feature QuestMorbid Motivation

Main article: Morbid Motivation

Mysterious map icon1.png  Mysterious Maps

Main article: Mysterious Map

Novus Zodiac Weapons Stat Caps

With the exception of Paladin's Curtana Novus and Holy Shield Novus, each weapon can have a maximum of 75 secondary stat points added. The maximum for the Curtana Novus is 53 points and the Holy Shield Novus is 22 points. The weapon's 5 main stats (Vitality, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence and Mind) upgrade automatically. The Omnilex Novus and Thyrus Novus will receive a base +9 Direct Hit Rate automatically. Each secondary stat has its own cap which varies between stat and weapon / class. The table are the caps for each weapon with the level and number of materias required below the cap.

Disciples of War Novus Zodiac Weapons & Shields

Item Icon Direct Hit Rate Skill Speed Critical Hit Piety Determination Spell Speed Tenacity
Curtana Novus Curtana Novus 31 31 31 17 22 31 31
7 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 6 6 5 0 5 6 6 5 - - - - 7 8 8 8
Holy Shield Novus Holy Shield Novus 13 13 13 7 9 13 13
3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 0 2 2 2 3 - - - - 4 3 3 3
Sphairai Novus Sphairai Novus 44 44 44 ?? 31 ?? ??
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 - - - - 11 11 9 - - - - - - - - -
Bravura Novus Bravura Novus 44 44 44 31 31 ?? 44
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 - 7 8 8 8 - - - - 11 11 11 11
Gae Bolg Novus Gae Bolg Novus 44 44 44 ?? 31 ?? ??
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 - - - - 7 8 8 8 - - - - - - - -
Artemis Bow Novus Artemis Bow Novus 44 44 44 ?? 44 ?? ??
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 - - - - 11 11 11 11 - - - - - - - -
Yoshimitsu Novus Yoshimitsu Novus 44 44 44 31 44 44 44
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 8 0 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Materia Heavens' Eye Quickarm Savage Aim Piety Savage Might Quicktongue Battledance

Disciples of Magic Novus Zodiac Weapons

Item Icon Direct Hit Rate Skill Speed Critical Hit Piety Determination Spell Speed Tenacity
Stardust Rod Novus Stardust Rod Novus 44 ?? 44 23 31 44 ??
11 11 11 11 - - - - 11 11 11 11 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 - - - -
The Veil of Wiyu Novus The Veil of Wiyu Novus 44 44 44 31 44 44 44
11 11 11 11 - - - - 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 0 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Omnilex Novus Omnilex Novus 35 44 44 44 31 44 33
2 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 8 8 8 9
Thyrus Novus Thyrus Novus 35 44 44 33 31 44 44
2 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Materia Heavens' Eye Quickarm Savage Aim Piety Savage Might Quicktongue Battledance

Altering Weapon Stats

Players can alter their stats after finishing the Novus Zodiac Weapon:

  1. Obtain a new Sphere Scroll for your desired weapon.
  2. Speak with Jalzahn in Hyrstmill (X:29, Y:19) with your Novus Zodiac Weapon equipped and select the option "Weapon Novus Modification"; Jalzahn will transfer all your current Weapon Novus stats to the clean scroll and make it full with 75 melds.
  3. Speak to Hubairtin in The Bonfire (X:23, Y:13) for materia removal. He will remove 1 point of chosen stat per action from the Sphere Scroll.
  4. Proceed as normal with materia and alexandrite to make your new melds.

Upgrade To Nexus Zodiac Weapons

Main article: Nexus Zodiac Weapons
See also: Nexus Zodiac Weapons/Quest

After obtaining a Novus Zodiac Weapon (iLvl 110), it can be upgraded to a Nexus Zodiac Weapon (iLvl 115) by gathering light for your weapon in the quest Feature QuestMmmmmm, Soulglazed Relics.