How to unlock Warring Triad in FFXIV
If you want to know how to unlock the Warring Triad Extreme Trials in FFXIV, make sure to keep reading as we explain all of the steps you need to take.
If you’re desperate for more FFXIV content, make sure that you have unlocked the Warring Triad quests in the game. These quests are available from Heavensward and can give you an extra challenge in your Trials if you want one.
There are plenty of Raids, Trials, and other group content that you can gain access to throughout your time playing FFXIV. More will unlock the further you get into the game, and you can unlock harder difficulties for the content, too. Not only do these quests unlock Extreme versions of previous Trials, but they also unlock three new Trials that you can complete on Normal or Extreme.
Make sure to keep reading if you want to know how you can take part in the Warring Triad quests that are available in FFXIV so that you can unlock some new Extreme Trials to take part in.
How to unlock Warring Triad quests in FFXIV
These particular quests were introduced at the end of Heavensward, for players who were looking for an additional challenge. However, if you have now completed Endwalker, you’re less likely to find these Extreme Trials as challenging.
The Warring Triad has appeared in other Final Fantasy games too, from Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy XII, and even Dissidia.
To begin this questline, head to the Pillars in Ishgard, and talk with the NPC Torsefers at X:11.7, Y:11.5. He will give you a questline that you have to begin. Here are all of the quests you have to complete in order to unlock the Extreme Trials. These quests help explain the Primals that you have to take down yet again to save Eorzea, as well as introduce three more Primals to the game, which are Sephirot, Sophia, and Zurvan.
- Gods of Eld
- The Diabolical Bismarck
- Thok Around the Clock
- When the Bough Wakes
- A Fiendish Likeness
- The Fate of Stars
- Balance Unto All
- A Deific Simulacrum
- The Last Pillar to Fall
- A Demonic Duplicate
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Once you have completed all of these quests, you will then have the following trials unlocked in Extreme mode.
- Bismarck (Extreme)
- Ravana (Extreme)
- Sephirot (Normal and Extreme)
- Sophia (Normal and Extreme)
- Zurvan (Normal and Extreme)
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All Warring Triad loot in FFXIV
The loot you get from the Warring Triad bosses in FFXIV is unlikely to be of any use, as it is a couple of expansions old now. However, if you are levelling through that period of the game, you may find some occasional use for the items you get.
Bear in mind that every boss will give you different loot, depending on which once you are fighting.
Bismarck (Extreme) loot
| Loot | Type |
| 15 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics | Exchange material |
| Bismarck Card | Triple Triad Card |
| Bismarck's Baleen | Crafting Material |
| Paladin's Expanse Arms (IL 175) | Other |
| Expanse Battleaxe | Marauder's Arm |
| Expanse Greatsword | Dark Knight's Arm |
| Expanse Partisan | Lancer's Arm |
| Expanse Patas | Pugilist's Arm |
| Expanse Katana | Samurai's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Expanse Machetes | Rogue's Arm |
| Expanse Longbow | Archer's Arm |
| Expanse Handgonne | Machinist's Arm |
| Expanse Longpole | Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm |
| Expanse Grimoire | Arcanist's Grimoire |
| Expanse Rapier | Red Mage's Arm |
| Expanse Cane | Two-handed Conjurer's Arm |
| Expanse Codex | Scholar's Arm |
| Expanse Astrometer | Astrologian's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Expanse Weapon Coffer (IL 175) | Other |
| White Lanner Whistle | Mount |
| Faded Copy of Limitless Blue | Orchestrion Roll |
| Faded Copy of Woe That Is Madness | Orchestrion Roll |
| Expanse Totem | Exchange Material |
Ravana (Extreme) loot
| Loot | Type |
| Hive Totem | Exchange Material |
| 15 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics | Exchange Material |
| Ravana Card | Triple Triad Card |
| Ravana's Forewing | Crafting Material |
| Paladin's Hive Arms (IL 190) | Other |
| Hive Battleaxe | Marauder's Arm |
| Hive Claymore | Dark Knight's Arm |
| Hive Spear | Lancer's Arm |
| Hive Claws | Pugilist's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Hive Katana | Samurai's Arm |
| Hive Kris | Rogue's Arm |
| Hive Bow | Archer's Arm |
| Hive Musketoon | Machinist's Arm |
| Hive Longpole | Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm |
| Hive Grimoire | Arcanist's Grimoire |
| Hive Rapier | Red Mage's Arm |
| Hive Cane | Two-handed Conjurer's Arm |
| Hive Codex | Scholar's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Hive Planisphere | Astrologian's Arm |
| Hive Forewing | Crafting Material |
| Hive Weapon Coffer (IL 190) | Other |
| Rose Lanner Whistle | Mount |
| Faded Copy of The Hand That Gives The Rose | Orchestrion Roll |
| Faded Copy of Unbending Steel | Orchestrion Roll |
Sephirot loot
| Loot | Type |
| Fiend Totem | Exchange Material |
| 20 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics | Exchange Material |
| Sephirot Card | Triple Triad Card |
| Sephirot Sap | Crafting Material |
| Paladin's Sephirot Arms (IL 220) | Other |
| Axe of the Sephirot | Marauder's Arm |
| Edge of the Sephirot | Dark Knight's Arm |
| Pike of the Sephirot | Lancer's Arm |
| Fists of the Sephirot | Pugilist's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Katana of Sephirot | Samurai's Arm |
| Points of the Sephirot | Rogue's Arm |
| Bow of the Sephirot | Archer's Arm |
| Fire of the Sephirot | Machinist's Arm |
| Staff of the Sephirot | Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm |
| Word of the Sephirot | Arcanist's Grimoire |
| Rapier of Sephirot | Red Mage's Arm |
| Cane of the Sephirot | Two-handed Conjurer's Arm |
| Song of the Sephirot | Scholar's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Star of the Sephirot | Astrologian's Arm |
| Shield of the Sephirot | Shield |
| Fiend Sap | Crafting Material |
| Sephirotic Weapon Coffer | Other |
| Warring Lanner Whistle | Mount |
| Faded Copy of Fiend | Orchestrion Roll |
Sophia loot
| Loot | Type |
| Goddess Totem | Exchange Material |
| 25 allagn Tomestone of Poetics | Exchange Material |
| Sophia Card | Triple Triad Card |
| Paladin's Sophic Arms | Other |
| Sophic Axe | Marauder's Arm |
| Sophic Edge | Dark Knight's Arm |
| Sophic Pike | Lancer's Arm |
| Sophic Fists | Pugilist's Arm |
| Sophic Katana | Samurai's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Sophic Points | Rogue's Arm |
| Sophic Bow | Archer's Arm |
| Sophic Fire | Machinist's Arm |
| Sophic Pole | Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm |
| Sophic Word | Arcanist's Grimoire |
| Sophic Rapier | Red Mage's Arm |
| Sophic Cane | Two-handed Conjurer's Arm |
| Sophic Song | Scholar's Arm |
| Sophic Star | Astrologian's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Sophic Bead Fragment | Crafting Material |
| Sophic Weapon Coffer | Other |
| Sophic Lanner Whistle | Mount |
| Faded Copy of Equilibrium | Orchestrion Roll |
Zurvan loot
| Loot | Type |
| Demon Totem | Exchange Material |
| 25 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics | Exchange Material |
| Zurvan Card | Triple Triad Card |
| Paladin's Zurvanite Arms | Other |
| Zurvanite Axe | Marauder's Arm |
| Zurvanite Edge | Dark Knight's Arm |
| Zurvanite Pike | Lancer's Arm |
| Zurvanite Fists | Pugilist's Arm |
| Zurvanite Katana | Samurai's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Zurvanite Points | Rogue's Arm |
| Zurvanite Bow | Archer's Arm |
| Zurvanite Fire | Machinist's Arm |
| Zurvanite Pole | Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm |
| Zurvanite Word | Arcanist's Grimoire |
| Zurvanite Rapier | Red Mage's Arm |
| Zurvanite Cane | Two-handed Conjurer's Arm |
| Zurvanite Song | Scholar's Arm |
| Zurvanite Star | Astrologian's Arm |
| Loot | Type |
| Zurvanite Carapace Fragment | Crafting Material |
| Zurvanite Weapon Coffer (IL 265) | Other |
| Demonic Lanner Whistle | Mount |
| Faded Copy of Infinity | Orchestrion Roll |
Depending on how far through the game you are, the rewards are unlikely to be of much use to you as they are a little outdated these days. However, if you are feeling like a completionist and want to complete all of the trials in the game, this is how you can access some more of them.
That’s everything you need to know about how to unlock the Warring Triad Extreme Trials in FFXIV.
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