Final Fantasy XIV - How To Unlock Endwalker Hunts - TechRaptor

Skip to main content Search TechRaptor Breadcrumb

1. Home
2. The Latest In Games
3. Video Game Guides And Tips

Guide Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XIV - How to Unlock Endwalker Hunts

Written by Isaac Todd

Published: December 4, 2021 9:42 AM

Share:

• Facebook
• X
• Reddit
• Email

The hunt returns once more in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, giving players an extra source of easy experience while questing through the new zones. However, if you’re a new player that has been speeding their way through to the latest expansion, you may have missed a few of the requirements needed to unlock this activity. In this guide, we’ll get you up to speed on previous versions of the hunt, and why you should go out of your way to unlock its current iteration.

Pre-Endwalker Hunts Unlock Requirements

To even begin your hunting journey in Endwalker, you must have first completed the related questlines in both A Realm Reborn and Heavensward. These quests start with “Let the Hunt Begin”, which can be picked up at your Grand Company (Maelstrom in Limsa Lominsa, Twin Adder in Gridania, or Immortal Flames in Ul’dah).

Unlock A Realm Reborn Hunts

This quest also has its own requirements, needing you to be level 50 and the Second Lieutenant rank in your Grand Company. This can be done by trading in Company Seals (gained mainly via Fates and trading in unwanted gear), along with completing rank 2 of the Company Hunting Log and the sidequests “Shadows Uncast” and “Gilding the Bilious”. Both of these quests take you to dungeons below level 50, so they’re easy to solo at level 80+. Once you’re done, you only have to talk to the “Let the Hunt Begin” quest NPC and hunts will be unlocked for A Realm Reborn.

Unlock Heavensward Hunts

With that out of the way, you can then move onto Heavensward hunts. All four of the quests needed for this part are incredibly easy to do, starting with “Let the Clan Hunt Begin”. This quest is found in Foundation via the NPC Aytienne at X:12, Y:11. If you’ve completed “Let the Hunt Begin”, the only other requirement is being level 53. There are another three quests after this one, all within the same area. The last is “Elite and Dangerous” at level 60, which is the final unlock requirement for hunts in Endwalker.

Endwalker Hunts Unlock Requirements

As with Heavensward, the unlock quest for hunts in Endwalker is incredibly simple. After completing the second quest of the expansion, “Old Sharlayan, New to You”, a number of sidequests are added in Old Sharlayan. One of these is “The Hunt for Specimens” via the Diminutive Gleaner NPC at X:11, Y:12. By talking to him, and then the NPC Northota, you’ll unlock junior hunt marks.

You can acquire daily junior marks from the hunt board in Old Sharlayan, with each one requiring you to kill certain monsters. The rewards from these include experience, gil, and the hunt-exclusive currency sacks of nuts. Sacks of nuts can be traded in for grade IX and X materia (used to increase stats on equipment) and other items.

Sacks of nuts are actually not new to Endwalker specifically, having first been introduced for hunts in Shadowbringers. This means that nuts earned during the previous expansion can be used to gain rewards in Endwalker, and vice versa. Since you can pick up hunt marks from both expansions daily, gaining nuts will be much faster than before.

Climbing the Ranks - Endwalker Hunts

By progressing through the story and leveling up, you’ll unlock quests for more hunt marks via Northota. This includes “That Specimen Came from the Moon” at level 83, “A Hunt for the Ages” at level 89, and “Perfect Specimens” at level 90. The first two unlock more daily hunts, while the latter is for tougher weekly elite marks. Elite marks are level 90 and reward you with tomestones (the endgame currency) rather than experience — though you’ll still get gil and nuts as well.

More Final Fantasy XIV Guides

• Dawntrail Guides
  • How to Unlock Pictomancer and Viper
  • Dawntrail Aether Currents
  • Dawntrail Gear Guide for 7.01
• Island Sanctuary Guides
  • Final Fantasy XIV Island Sanctuary Gathering Guide
  • Final Fantasy XIV Island Sanctuary Animal Guide
  • Final Fantasy XIV Island Sanctuary Workshop Guide
• Endwalker Guides
  • How to Unlock Reaper and Sage
  • How to Unlock Endwalker Hunts
  • Excitatron 6000 Treasure Hunt Dungeon Unlock Guide
• Endwalker Tribal Quest Guides
  • Final Fantasy XIV Arkasodara Tribal Quest Guide
  • Final Fantasy XIV Omicron Tribal Quest Guide
• Endwalker Aether Currents
  • Elpis Aether Currents Guide
  • Garlemald Aether Currents Guide
  • Labyrinthos Aether Currents Guide
  • Mare Lamentorum Aether Currents Guide
  • Thavnair Aether Currents Guide
  • Ultima Thule Aether Currents Guide

Isaac Todd | Guides Editor

Isaac is the Guides Editor at TechRaptor, handling guides — and the occasional review — for games throughout many genres. Some of his more extensive work at… More about Isaac Recent articles Critical Role Companions Feature In "A Familiar Find" Strategy Game From Darrington Press 02-10-26 Read article Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 Now Split Into Two, Part Two Coming Next Week 02-10-26 Read article Supermassive Games Reveals Directive 8020 Release Date 02-10-26 Read article Split Fiction Dev Hazelight Studios Is Already Working on Its Next Game 02-10-26 Read article Besiege The Broken Beyond Expansion Wants You to Destroy Space This Year 02-10-26 Read article Helldivers 2 Machinery of Oppression Update Brings Terrifying New Cyborgs and More 02-10-26 Read article More Info About This Game Learn More About Final Fantasy XIV Game Page Final Fantasy XIV Developer Square Enix Publisher Square Enix Platforms PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Release Date August 27, 2013 (Calendar) Genre MMORPG Purchase (Some links may be affiliated) Amazon Green Man Gaming Steam PlayStation Store More articles Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.4 Arrives in December, Brings New Dungeon and More 10-31-25 Read article Final Fantasy XIV Might Not Be On PS4 Forever, Yoshi-P Says 08-25-25 Read article Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.3 Adds New Dungeons and More in August 06-20-25 Read article Final Fantasy XIV Occult Crescent Quest Guide 05-28-25 Read article Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.2 Set to Bring New Dungeon and More in March 02-07-25 Read article Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Officially Revealed, Launching in China First 11-20-24 Read article