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How to Unlock the Cinder Drift in FFXIV

Kazuma Hashimoto

Published: Sep 20, 2023 06:45 am

Final Fantasy XIV always offered side content for players to enjoy alongside the release of new Main Scenario Quests. The Cinder Drift is part of The Sorrow of Werlyt side questline that features it’s own unique narrative, and challenging fights inspired by Final Fantasy VII. This guide breaks down what you need to do in order to unlock the Cinder Drift in FFXIV.

How to Unlock the Cinder Drift in FFXIV: Shadowbringers

The Cinder Drift is the first Trial in The Sorrow of Werlyt side quest. This content features a narrative focused on Gaius van Baelsar, the antagonist of the A Realm Reborn base game, and fleshes out his backstory. What makes this content so exciting is how it manages to re-use the Weapons from Final Fantasy VII and use them in a way that ties into Final Fantasy XIV.

In order to access this content you must first complete the Main Scenario Quest “Old Enemies, New Threats.” Head to The Rising Stones and speak to Krile at X:6.0, Y:5.9. Once you have completed this Main Scenario Quest you will then need to go to The Lochs and speak to the Resistance Officer at X:36.4, Y:31.8. Pick up the quest “Ruby Doomsday” to unlock the Cinder Drift.

The requirements for unlocking the Cinder Drift are as follows:

Complete “Old Enemies, New Threats”
Level 80
Item Level 455

How to Unlock the Cinder Drift (Extreme) in FFXIV: Shadowbringers

Once you have defeated the Ruby Weapon as part of The Sorrow of Werlyt side quests, you can begin the task of unlock the Extreme version of this Trial. Speak to the Warmachina Fanatic at X:11.6, Y:22.6 and pick up the quest “Weapon of Choice.” Completing this will unlock The Cinder Drift (Extreme).

You can check the requirements for entering this Extreme Trial below.

Complete “Weapon of Choice”
Level 80
Item level 470

These are the rewards you can obtain from the Cinder Drift (Extreme):

Ruby Weapon Triple Triad Card
(1) Ruby Weapon Specific Weapon
Ruby Gwiber Trumpet
Ruby Totem
25 Tomestones of Poetics

Final Fantasy XIV is immediately available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.

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Author

Kazuma Hashimoto

Senior staff writer, translator and streamer, Kazuma spends his time playing a variety of games ranging from farming simulators to classic CRPGs. Having spent upwards of 6 years in the industry, he has written reviews, features, guides, with work extending within the industry itself. In his spare time he speedruns games from the Resident Evil series, and raids in Final Fantasy XIV. His work, which has included in-depth features focusing on cultural analysis, has been seen on other websites such as Polygon and IGN.