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Archery Trials

Archery Trials are divided into several categories:

  • Physical/Empyrean Trials reward either with a completed Empyrean weapon or weapons with specialized augments that improve their physical damage.
  • Elemental Trials reward weapons aligned to certain element/attribute pairs (fire yields str/attack, etc).
  • Weapon Skill Trials augment weapons specifically to improve the potency of weapon skills.
  • Relic Trials upgrade the Yoichinoyumi past its level 75 form to more powerful versions suitable for higher level content.

To begin a physical or empyrean trial, pick up a Sparrow from the Splintery Chest in Ru'Lude Gardens (H-5) and trade it to the Magian Moogle to start the trials. If all you want is to learn Jishnu's Radiance via Kupofried's Archery Moogle Magic, pick up a Circinae -1, instead. To begin Weapon Skill Trials, pick up a Sparrowhawk from the same chest.

To begin a Relic trial, trade that weapon to the Magian Moogle.

All monsters are required to give experience points to count towards trial completion (excluding Notorious Monsters). You must be within experience point range to receive credit for the kill.

Physical/Empyrean Trials

Empyrean weapon and physical augment trials begin by obtaining a 19387 Sparrow ExclusiveSparrow from the Splintery Chest in Ru'Lude Gardens (H-5). The paths branch between a Level 99 19817 Gandiva (99) AugmentedRareExclusiveGandiva (99), a 19940 Circinae AugmentedRareExclusiveCircinae (designed to grant the Empyrean Weapon Skill Jishnu's Radiance), or one of three augment paths for a 19941 Gymnogyps AugmentedRareExclusiveGymnogyps:

  • +DMG, Occasionally attacks twice
  • Occasionally attacks 2~4 times
  • +DMG, Occasionally deals double damage

The November 2013 Version Update introduced a shortcut to a completed Circinae which completely eliminates the VwNM grind otherwise required to reach that branch. A 21234 Circinae -1 RareExclusiveCircinae -1 description is available from the Splintery Chest, cutting a 14-step trial grind down to three to permanently learn Jishnu's Radiance.

There are two trials that apply Afterglow to a Gandiva, one from its level 99 form and one from its item level 119 form and they are listed here for the sake of completeness. The much cheaper way to get afterglow on your weapon is to have Oboro upgrade your level 99 weapon to the 21212 Gandiva (119) RareExclusiveGandiva (119) for 300 Riftborn Boulders, and then to 22116 Gandiva (119-3) RareExclusive[[File:]] by trading him 10,000 Riftborn Boulders.

Elemental Trials

You start elemental trials the same way as Physical/Empyrean trials, but your path takes you through Trial 955 to obtain a 19391 Gyrfalcon AugmentedExclusiveGyrfalcon. Elemental trials split into eight elemental routes that grant aligned stat bonuses. Meeting weather conditions grants extra credit towards completion:

  • Fire: STR, Ranged Attack
  • Wind: AGI, Ranged Accuracy
  • Lightning: DEX, Critical hit rate
  • Light: CHR, Magic Evasion
  • Ice: INT, Magic Attack Bonus
  • Earth: VIT, Physical damage taken-
  • Water: MND, Magic Defense Bonus
  • Dark: MP, Magic Accuracy

For ease of reading, the 8 paths are split into Light/Dark affiliated elements

Light-Aligned Path

Dark-Aligned Path

Weapon Skill Trials

Weapon Skill trials branch into three augment paths

  • Weapon Skill Damage
  • TP Bonus
  • Store TP

A +2 weapon along any of these paths gives you the maximum augment potency. Further upgrades only affect the weapon's base DMG.

Relic Trials

Once a Relic weapon is Level 99 (or its afterglowed Level 99-2 form), it may be reforged to an item level 119 version by Oboro. There are two afterglow trials for Yoichinoyumi, one from its level 99 form and one from its item level 119 form, these trials are listed here for the sake of completeness. The much cheaper way to get afterglow on your weapon is to have Oboro upgrade your level 99 weapon to its 119 form using 300 Plutons, then to its 119-3 form with 10,000 Plutons.

Yoichinoyumi

  1. Trial 1090: vs. Amorphs: Namas Arrow x200.
  2. Trial 1091: vs. Beasts: Namas Arrow killing blow x200.
  3. Trial 1884: vs. LizardsT: Namas Arrow killing blow x300.
  4. Trial 1885: vs. Aquans: Namas Arrow killing blow x300. Reward: Yoichinoyumi (80)
  5. Trial 2279: vs. Vermin: Namas Arrow killing blow x400. Reward: Yoichinoyumi (85)
  6. Trial 2690: Defeat Velosareon x5. Reward: Yoichinoyumi (90)
  7. Trial 3123: Defeat Animated Longbow x10. Reward: Yoichinoyumi (95)
  8. Trial 3586: Trade Umbral Marrow x5. Reward: Yoichinoyumi (99)
  9. Trial 3636: Trade Umbral Marrow x250. Reward: Yoichinoyumi (99-2)

Yoichinoyumi (119)

  1. Trial 3723: Reward: Yoichinoyumi (119-2)

Some families of monsters also give their name to their type, such as lizards, demons and birds. Others have different forms. To distinguish them, tags are added where needed:

  • T refers to a type. i.e. LizardsT, consisting of Lizards, Efts, Raptors, etc.
  • F refers to a family For example: LizardsF only involves Lizards, not Efts, Raptors or others of the same type.
  • JA refers to both juvenile and adult forms of the family. For example: Treants include Saplings, Wamouras include Wamouracampas.

Source entry: Archery Trials. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.

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