Final Fantasy XIV's crossover event with Final Fantasy XVI, The Path Infernal, is coming back to Eorzea. Square Enix announced the return early this morning, with the event bringing back the Torgal mount, the Metian Attire, a minion and orchestrion rolls as rewards. Check out the official post down below:
When The Path Infernal Runs
According to the Lodestone, the event runs from Wednesday, November 18, at 1:00 AM MST until Wednesday, December 9, at 7:59 AM MST. Square Enix lists the times as 12:00 AM and 6:59 AM PST, and notes that dates and times are subject to change.
This is the same event that was held in 2024. Progress made during that run carries over, and the Journal shows how far each character got under Special Quests.
Requirements And Quests
To take part, a character needs to be level 50 on any job except limited jobs and must have completed the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon." The event is made up of 3 quests:
- A Land on Fire
- Pain to Recall: speak with Clive in Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (X:9.5 Y:12.5) after completing A Land on Fire
- The Path Infernal: speak with Clive in Old Gridania (X:8.3 Y:10.5) after completing Pain to Recall
Characters created on a Preferred or Preferred+ World receive an experience point bonus up to a certain level, and optional paid items can raise a character's level or skip ahead to quests in the Heavensward expansion.
Every Path Infernal Reward
The Lodestone lists these event items:
- Armor: Metian Vest, Metian Gauntlets, Metian Chausses and Metian Sollerets
- Mount: Torgal Whistle
- Minion: Torgal Pup
- Triple Triad card: Clive Rosfield Card
- Orchestrion rolls: Tonitrua ex Machina, Idylls of the Empire, Forevermore - The Grand Duchy of Rosaria, Before the Storm - Caer Norvent, The State of the Realm, Who I Really Am, Away (Refrain), To Sail Forbidden Seas, Find the Flame and Land of Eikons
The Torgal Whistle mount and the Torgal Pup minion are both named for Torgal, who travels with Clive in Final Fantasy XVI.
Replaying The Event
Players who finished the event in 2024, or who finish it for the first time this year, can replay it through the Seasonal Event Replay feature by speaking with the neophyte adventurer. Using it marks all 3 quests as incomplete so they can be played again, though the Journal will still list them as complete.
Square Enix lists 2 limits on replays. Replaying does not give rewards a 2nd time, and anyone who uses the replay feature cannot buy or exchange quest-related items from the Gold Saucer attendant until all 3 quests are finished again. If the event ends before those quests are completed, those items can't be bought or exchanged at all, even if the quests had been completed before the replay.
The World Of Final Fantasy XVI
Square Enix's event page sums up Final Fantasy XVI's setting: "The sun is setting upon the land of Valisthea. For centuries, people have flocked to her Mothercrystals to partake of their blessing, the abundant aether that fuels the magicks they rely upon in their everyday lives." As the aether fades and the deadlands spread, the fight over the last of the Mothercrystals' light grows more fierce.
Final Fantasy XVI has also expanded to more platforms since the crossover first ran, as covered in FINAL FANTASY XVI Available Now For Xbox, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE Coming This Winter.
Did you get the Torgal mount the first time The Path Infernal ran, or is this your first shot at it?
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