FINAL FANTASY XVI 100% guide

Unlocks automatically at the start of A Chance Encounter.

With the Phoenix Eikon selected, use Phoenix Shift to warp toward an enemy, then immediately press attack for a Shift Strike or magic for a Shift Shot. Fifteen total, across any number of fights, so it comes almost automatically from normal play.

A Punish is the stab Clive performs on a downed enemy, often automatically when you attack a knocked-down foe. Ten total; this arrives on its own.

The blacksmith opens during Hide, Hideaway. Crafting or upgrading any five pieces of gear counts, and the crafting tutorial gives you your first. Craft freely whenever new recipes appear, but never sell materials.

Torgal joins during Fanning Embers. Once you have been shown his commands, walk up to him and pet him when the prompt appears. Five pets, which can be done back to back in one spot.

Order Torgal to Sic just as his attack will connect for a Precision Sic. Five total, and this usually comes naturally. Do not equip Ring of Timely Assistance if you want to time these yourself.

Required: defeat an eligible boss without Clive taking any damage. Only certain bosses count, and earning it also gives a Medal of Valour curiosity.

The first eligible boss is Midnight Raven at the end of the Greatwood in Fanning Embers. Many story bosses do not count, so stick to the confirmed targets below. If no Medal of Valour appears after a clean fight, that boss is not eligible.

• Make a manual save before Midnight Raven, equip Ring of Timely Evasion, and avoid Lunge, Phoenix Shift and aerial attacks, which can interrupt the auto dodge. Reload if you are hit.
• If it does not happen here, the War Panther in Kostnice right after the second time skip is a short, easy alternative.
• It is not missable: Stage Replay at the Arete Stone counts, and later in the game you can return to the Greatwood with far stronger gear.

Unlocks automatically at the end of Headwind, after the Benedikta fight.

With Garuda selected, jump and use Deadly Embrace to pull an enemy into the air, then kill it before it lands. The killing blow can come from any attack. Five total. Weak enemies in groups make this easy; if an enemy survives the combo, repeat until one dies in the air.

Required: land Gouge, Wicked Wheel and Rook's Gambit before Clive touches the ground.

• Buy Rook's Gambit (about 120 ability points) and master Wicked Wheel (about 1,525 ability points in total). A mastered ability can be slotted on another Eikon, which is the only way to equip all three at once.
• Put Gouge and Rook's Gambit on Garuda and Wicked Wheel on Phoenix.
• Against a large, durable enemy, jump, use Wicked Wheel, swap to Garuda, use Rook's Gambit, then Gouge. Each ability only has to land one hit.

The Bighorn below the cliff west of the Three Reeds obelisk in Rosaria is an ideal target here and for several later achievements. If that area is not open to you yet, any big enemy works.

Unlocks automatically at the end of Buried Memories.

Fill the Limit Break gauge, activate it, and defeat enemies while it is active. It counts when Semi-Prime Finish appears on screen. Twenty total, across any number of activations and fights. Pop Limit Break against groups of weak enemies and this finishes quickly.

Required: two Heatwave Counters in one battle. Buy and equip Heatwave from the Phoenix tree. Trigger Heatwave just as a ranged projectile is about to hit you; a Heatwave Counter message confirms it. It does not work against melee attacks, and starting too early only gives a normal Heatwave.

Any enemy with a slow ranged attack works. The flower-like Blossom enemies west of the Three Reeds obelisk in Rosaria spit slow projectiles and are the standard spot once you can reach them. Keep Torgal busy healing so he does not kill them. If you leave this until late, extra party members can end fights before you get two counters, so do it while Torgal is your only companion.

Unlocks automatically at the end of The Crystals' Curse.

With Ramuh selected, use Blind Justice to enter its slow targeting mode, mark enemies, and release. Each lightning ball discharged counts. Fifty total, and it builds quickly if you use Blind Justice in most fights from now on.

Required: the same Lightning Rod must be struck by an enemy three times before it disappears. Buy and equip Lightning Rod from the Ramuh tree. Place it between you and a charging enemy and stand behind it. The Bighorn west of the Three Reeds obelisk charges straight through it repeatedly.

Required: spend 36,000 gil at the Tub and Crown, the pub beside Charon's Toll in the Hideaway. The bar sells expensive rounds, so the fastest way is to save, then buy four of the most expensive rounds in a row. Reloading the save afterward gets your gil back. You probably cannot afford it yet; come back once you are holding 40,000 gil.

Complete The White-Winged Wonder at Martha's Rest. It rewards Ambrosia's Tack, one of the 22 curiosities. Summon Ambrosia in the open world and climb on to unlock this.

Defeat ten notorious marks. Hunts appear on the Hunt Board as the story and side quests unlock them, and doing each batch as it appears gets you this around Out of the Shadow.

Required: clear all 32 hunts on the Hunt Board. Keep doing every hunt in the window where it appears; this guide lists each batch. The last few only appear during the final main quest, and one of them, the Kuza Beast, only spawns during the side quest Nobody's Tool. It unlocks when the final hunt is turned in.

Required: redeem every reward at the Patron's Whisper. Rewards unlock by total Renown, and redeeming does not spend it. There is a little more Renown in the game than you need, but in practice you need nearly every main quest, side quest and hunt from here on. Talk to Desiree at the Patron's Whisper whenever you return to the Hideaway and claim what is available; the last rewards come during the final main quest.

Required: craft Gotterdammerung at the blacksmith. The recipe comes from the four-part Blacksmith's Blues chain, which also gives the Ragnarok you need. The full recipe is Ragnarok x1, Orichalcum x3, Darksteel x2 and Primitive Battlehorn x1. Orichalcum comes from Atlas, Svarog and Gorgimera and the late side quests Duty Undying II and Under New Management II; Darksteel from Thanatos and the Prince of Death; the Battlehorn from Gobermouch. Selling any of these can block the craft on this playthrough. The first part starts now; the rest unlock after Letting Off Steam III, after Like Father, Like Daughter, and during Across the Narrow. You will be able to craft it during the final main quest.

Unlocks automatically at the end of Fire and Ice.

Required: all four consumable upgrades. They come from four side quests: The Root of the Problem, Weird Science, Please Sir, Can I Have Some Morbol, and Even Weirder Science. It unlocks with the last one, in Across the Narrow.

Unlocks automatically at the end of Capital Punishment.

With Titan selected, hold the feat button just before an attack lands to Titanic Block it. A precision block message confirms it. Ten total across any fights. Take Ring of Timely Evasion off, because auto dodging stops the block from happening.

Required: complete the full three-punch Titanic Counter twice in one battle. After a successful Titanic Block, press attack to throw the three counter punches; the third must land. Slow, heavy-hitting enemies such as the Bighorn give you time to do two in one fight.

Unlocks automatically at the end of Into the Darkness.

Open ten letters at the reading table in Clive's chambers. If you read each new letter as it arrives, this unlocks around the letters Mid triggers after Letting Off Steam III. If not, keep reading; there are far more than ten in the game.

Required: raise Harpocrates' knowledge level to 5. His level reflects overall progress and updates when you talk to him in the Hideaway. If you have done everything so far, this is the earliest point it can unlock. If he is not level 5 yet, talk to him again after more side content; he stays in the Hideaway after the story.

Unlocks automatically at the end of Fire in the Sky.

Chronolith trials can be challenged from this point on, each with its own Eikon. If you want Trial Run early, the Phoenix trial at Greensheaves near Martha's Rest is available now; otherwise the full sweep comes at the end of the game, where it is easier.

With Bahamut selected, use Wings of Light to start charging Megaflare, let the gauge reach level 2 or higher, then release it. Every hit counts toward 100, across any number of uses and fights.

Required: three precision dodges during a single Megaflare charge. First upgrade Wings of Light so the charge can go past level 2; each precision dodge raises the level by one and dodges stop counting once it is fully charged. Start charging next to a slow enemy such as the Bighorn and dodge three attacks right away, doing the dodges manually. A Megaflare dodge message confirms each one, and the achievement unlocks on the third without releasing the Megaflare. Dodges made automatically by Ring of Timely Evasion are not confirmed to count, so take it off for this.

Required: all six signboards. Each is a side-quest reward: For Great Justice II, Rekindling the Flame II, Trading Places II, Lines in the Sand II, Duty Undying II and Under New Management II. The first comes now and the last three during the final main quest. The signboards also count toward For the Hoard.

Unlocks automatically at the end of Through the Maelstrom.

With Shiva selected, Shiva's Cold Snap replaces the dodge. Time it so you dodge just as an attack lands, and a Permafrost message appears. Ten total; the same enemy can be frozen repeatedly, so a slow enemy like the Bighorn finishes this in one fight.

Required: kill three or more frozen enemies at the same moment. Buy and equip Diamond Dust. Find a group of weak enemies, such as the wolves south of the Royal Meadows obelisk, and soften them up. Freeze at least three at once with a Permafrost from Cold Snap, then finish all of them with one Diamond Dust while they are still frozen. If one survives, fast travel to the obelisk to reset the group and try again.

Unlocks automatically at the end of The Last King.

With Odin selected, activate Arm of Darkness to swap to Odin's blade. Hitting enemies fills the Zantetsuken gauge; once it is at level 2 or higher, hold attack to release Zantetsuken. Five total. Remove Ring of Timely Strikes, which fires Zantetsuken too early.

Required: three Steel Counters in one battle. With Arm of Darkness active, parry an attack by striking into it as it lands, then attack again immediately; Steel Counter appears on screen. Remove Ring of Timely Evasion, which dodges instead of letting you parry. A slow melee enemy with no ranged attacks, such as an ogre or the Bighorn, is the safest target, and Will-o'-the-Wykes absorbs mistakes.

Unlocks automatically at the end of Streets of Madness.

Unlocks when you finish your first Chronolith trial, boss included.

Required: the 22 curiosities displayed on the Wall of Memories, not every curiosity in the game. Orchestrion rolls, shop purchases and the many other curiosities do not count; only items whose description says they are displayed in Clive's chambers do. Once you have them all, interact with the Wall of Memories in Clive's chambers to trigger it. The 22 are:

• Story: The Oath and Guardians Scarf.
• Side quests: Ambrosia's Tack, Martelle Apples, Cid's Goblet, Continental Censer, Charred Sparring Sword, Scholar's Bonnet, Stolas Quill, Model Airship, Winter Mead, Rusted Battlehelm, Snow Daisy Garland and The Triunity Accord.
• The six signboards.
• Medicine Chest from Tarja after Tears of Mercy, and The Circle of Malius from the Chronoliths.

If the Wall shows an empty spot, compare it against this list.

Required: deal 50,000 damage to an enemy during one stagger, as Clive rather than as Ifrit. Strong late-game abilities make this simple: against a sturdy enemy, break its stagger gauge, then spend Limit Break and your biggest abilities while it is staggered. A level 5 Zantetsuken followed by Gigaflare is the classic way. Many players get it naturally by now, and it is guaranteed to come in New Game+ at the latest.

Master every ability and the feat of one Eikon. Clive's general skills in the middle of the tree do not count. Phoenix is the cheapest, and you will likely have enough ability points by now; if you have already mastered most of one Eikon for the Chronoliths, finish that one.

Required: the achievement tracks 68 areas. The community list used in the Collectibles section (the Hideaway, 15 in Sanbreque, 19 in Rosaria, 22 in Dhalmekia and 11 in Waloed) matches that total and two independent guides agree on it, but the game does not show which named label each count belongs to, so treat it as a map-coverage checklist. The real test is that no grey coverage remains on any local map. An area counts once its part of the local map is filled in by walking into it; obelisks, white map markers and Chronolith stones do not count on their own. Areas from Clive's teens and twenties, the DLC regions and the final boss area are not part of the 68, and everything needed is still reachable from your clear save. The checklist is in the Collectibles section at the end of this guide.

Doing every main and side quest from the second time skip onward reveals nearly everything. Several areas come from specific side quests: Dravozd from Blacksmith's Blues III, Balmung Dark from Nobody's Tool, Mikkelburg from Duty Undying II (one of the last areas most players reveal), and players report that the places More Than Words and Priceless take you also count.

Whether the Xbox achievement shows a numeric progress count is not confirmed, so do not rely on one. If it has not unlocked by now, check these spots in order:

1. The Weeping Rent, the short corridor on the road northeast of Lostwing toward Claireview. The story crosses it in a cutscene.
2. The Edge of Infinity in far south-east Waloed. Walk around the obelisk, or fast travel to it if you never have.
3. Mann's Hill, a small alcove in southern Rosaria.
4. Vidargraes: walk back across the canyon threshold toward Barnabas's tower if the story cut away before you crossed it.
5. The Royal Meadows obelisk past Moore, the obelisk west of Caer Norvent, and Dravozd.
6. The drawbridge area at Riddock's Jump between Auldhyl and Sorrowise.
7. Zoom in on all four region maps and trace every road and edge for thin grey slivers; a path that fades out instead of ending cleanly is unexplored.

HISTORICALLY REPORTED BUG: in 2023 some PlayStation players stuck at 67 of 68 believed their maps were complete. Most eventually found an overlooked spot. A few reported it unlocking only after fast traveling to an obelisk they had unlocked but never traveled to, or after revisiting side quest areas such as Torgal's island from More Than Words; these are anecdotal, not confirmed fixes. No current Xbox reports of a confirmed bug were found.

Also make sure the following are done before the final quest: Eureka, The More You Know, You're Not the Boss of Me (Stage Replay of the Greatwood is easy now), and any combat achievement still open from the earlier windows.

Before you leave, check every shop for accessories you want, and do not sell materials or the Timely rings.

Unlocks automatically after the final battle and credits. When the game offers a clear save, make it in a new manual slot and keep it. The New Game+ run starts from this save.

Talk to Charon to start Echoes of the Fallen. It unlocks after the opening cutscene, when you are told to speak with Joshua.

Follow the objectives through Port Isolde and the search areas, then to the sealed Fallen door in The Dim. Defeat the group there and it unlocks as you head into the Sagespire.

Required: all six Fallen bits, a set of unique accessories: four from chests and two from required bosses, as listed above. It unlocks with the sixth. If you finish short, check your accessories against the list, then replay the Sagespire through Stage Replay at the Arete Stone (the far-right entry) to collect the missing chest.

Required: defeat Omega on Final Fantasy mode, which this save is. Learn its triangle and beam patterns in the first phase. Its late leaps and slams hit very hard on Final Fantasy mode, so keep Ring of Timely Evasion on and keep your distance during big wind-ups. At the end it plants itself in the middle of the arena; unload Limit Break and every ability to finish it before its attacks overwhelm you.

Unlocks when you report back to Charon in the Hideaway after the Sagespire, completing the quest.

The DLC bosses give everything needed. Visit the blacksmith and craft it right away so nothing gets sold. The Omega Weapon needs a Fallen Enforcer, Omega Nodule, Living Tissue and Aqueous Humours; on this Final Fantasy mode save you can craft Omega Weapon Reforged instead from Fallen Enforcer Reforged, Flawless Nodule, Flawless Tissue and Flawless Humours. Either version counts.

Unlocks when you accept The Rising Tide quest.

Unlocks when you arrive in Mysidia.

Unlocks after the battle in which Clive gains Leviathan's abilities.

Required: kill three or more enemies with Tidal attacks during the unlimited ammo window after a Quick Refill. Hitting them is not enough; they must die.

The battle where you first use Leviathan is ideal. The boss summons groups of smaller enemies; when your water runs low, do the Quick Refill timing prompt to get unlimited ammo for a few seconds, then shred three of the small enemies with Tidal attacks. If it does not happen there, Kairos Gate is full of groups.

Land 300 Tidal attacks, across any fights. Leviathan's attacks hit several times per shot, so this comes quickly once you use Leviathan as your main Eikon.

Unlocks after defeating the Timekeeper.

Complete ten Mysidian side quests. Eleven exist: six before Leviathan and five after. Do them all, and it unlocks on the tenth.

Defeat Leviathan on Final Fantasy mode. This is the hardest story fight in the game, but checkpoints between phases refill your potions.

• In the airborne opening phase, keep Ring of Timely Evasion on and pressure it with ranged attacks.
• Its shield phase must be broken quickly. Open with your strongest burst and keep using abilities as they come back.
• In the last phase, a giant water vortex chases you and kills on contact regardless of health. Keep moving sideways until it passes. The repeated shockwaves that follow are easiest to avoid by jumping.

Unlocks after Leviathan is defeated and the cutscenes that follow.

Return to the Hideaway after finishing The Rising Tide's main quest and interact with the Arete Stone. You receive Ultima's abilities and this unlocks.

Complete the Trial by Water, the Chronolith at Languor Falls in northern Mysidia. Leviathan's abilities rack up bonus time easily. The final round is a Behemoth; stay at range and do not get caught in an ability animation when its meteors fall.

Required: clear all 20 circles of Kairos Gate in a single run. You cannot use your gear or accessories, and you cannot save or reload mid-run; dying sends you back to the start. Circles 5, 10, 15 and 20 are Eikon fights, and the last, Odin, is the most dangerous. S ranks are not needed.

Kairos Gate on a Final Fantasy mode save runs at Final Fantasy difficulty, so expect hard hits.

• The Timely boons, which work like the Timely rings, are free in the Boons menu. Take them; they only lower your score.
• Spend the points you earn after each circle on Eikonic ability potency and defense first, then health and Boon potency.
• Save boon points for the last five circles, and take the boon that saves you from a killing blow before the final circles.
• Fight from range with Leviathan where possible, and use your wide area abilities to wipe groups.

Optional fallback if this walls you: on a save that is not on Final Fantasy mode, Kairos Gate runs at Action Focused difficulty. You can load your first playthrough's clear save, play The Rising Tide main quest there, and do Kairos Gate at that difficulty. It means replaying the DLC story, but every Final Fantasy mode achievement is already handled on the NG+ save.

Required: every feat and ability from the base game's skill trees at maximum, including Clive's general skills in the centre. The DLC's Leviathan and Ultima abilities are not part of this. It unlocks when you buy the last upgrade.

Required: buy and master every Leviathan and Ultima ability. Ultima's are the expensive half. Keep farming Kritten Hollow until both trees are complete.

Start the final main quest on this Final Fantasy mode save and beat the last boss. It unlocks after the credits. Keep Ring of Timely Evasion on, keep potions topped up, and use your strongest burst whenever a boss is staggered.

Unlocks when you have every other base-game achievement. For most players it pops alongside Fantasy, Finally. If it does not, the missing one is usually Here Be Rosfields, For the Hoard, Careful Whisper or a combat achievement; load your clear save from either playthrough to finish it.