Locked until you defeat all 475 regular hunt NMs
Once you've killed all 475 regular hunt NMs, the Elite system unlocks on top. 25 story characters reimagined as open-world endgame encounters with custom AI, dialogue, and spawn conditions.
There is no skipping. The tiers must be cleared in order: Seals (Tier 4) → Champions (Tier 3) → Specials (Tier 2) → Supremes (Tier 1) → Absolute Virtue. Every elite also has its own spawn conditions on top of the tier gate — specific Vana'diel days, weather, moon phase, player titles, and zone-state kill counters.
!huntstatus confirms your
eligibility.| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Entry requirement | All 475 regular NMs cleared (per-character) |
| Level | 119 with 15× HP/MP, 5× combat stats |
| Scyld reward | 250 per kill |
| Progression | Strict — tiers must be cleared in order |
| Group size | Tuned for full parties (6); some Tier 4 Seals doable with strong solo setups |
Terminology: "Seal" and "Gyve" are used interchangeably — they're
the 8 elemental Tier-4 bosses. "Vana'diel day" means the in-game 8-day week
(Firesday, Iceday, Windsday, Earthsday, Lightningday, Waterday, Lightsday, Darksday);
one full Vana'diel day ≈ 58 real minutes. "Reive" is the Seekers-of-Adoulin
outdoor battle system; several spawns require specific Reive state in a zone.
"Moon" refers to the 84-day Vana'diel lunar cycle — check /clock.
🔒 Locked until 475/475 regular NMs are cleared.
The 8 Elemental Seals are the starting point. Each is bound to a specific zone and a matching elemental family. Kill enough of the right mobs in that zone, then wait for the correct weather condition to force the spawn.
| Seal | Zone | Kill Requirement | Spawn Weather |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Seal | Cape Teriggan (H-7) | 10 Fire Elementals | Hot Spell / Heat Wave |
| Ice Seal | Fei'Yin (H-6) | 10 Ice Elementals | Snow / Blizzards + night |
| Wind Seal | Mamook (I-8) | 10 Air Elementals | Wind / Gales |
| Earth Seal | Halvung (L-7) | 10 Earth Elementals | Dust Storm / Sand Storm + Earthsday |
| Thunder Seal | Sacrarium (J-8) | 10 Thunder Elementals | Thunder weather |
| Water Seal | Crawlers' Nest (E-8) | 10 Water Elementals | Rain / Squall + moon ≥80% |
| Light Seal | Upper Delkfutt's Tower (J-10) | 10 Light Elementals | Auroras / Stellar Glare + daytime |
| Dark Seal | Castle Zvahl Keep [S] (I-7) | 10 Dark Elementals | Gloom / Darkness + deep night |
🔒 Locked until 475/475 regular NMs are cleared.
Six story characters from across FFXI's expansions. Each requires at least one specific Elemental Seal cleared, plus unique spawn conditions.
| Boss | Zone | Required Seal(s) | Additional Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perih Vashai | Abyssea-Tahrongi (H-10) | — | Solo player + Windsday |
| Excenmille | Jugner Forest (I-8) | — | Sandy controls region + Lightsday |
| Tenzen | Abyssea-Konschtat (E-9) | Thunder Seal | Lightsday + dawn (5-7am) + Tenzen's Ally title + 25 Empty kills in zone |
| Prishe | Misareaux Coast (L-12) | Ice Seal | Half Moon + Cursed Soup active |
| Robel-Akbel | Castle Oztroja [S] (H-11) | Dark Seal | New Moon + night + Darksday |
| Iroha | Escha-Zi'Tah (E-11) | Wind Seal + Tenzen cleared | Full Moon + dusk |
🔒 Locked until 475/475 regular NMs are cleared.
Two bosses that require multiple Seal clears and Champion clears, plus demanding zone-state conditions.
| Boss | Zone | Prereqs | Spawn Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balamor | Foret de Hennetiel (F-5) | Earth Seal + Robel-Akbel | All 10 Broadleaf Palms alive (reives untouched) in Foret de Hennetiel |
| Kamlanaut | Ru'Aun Gardens (J-9) | Light Seal + Prishe | 25 Light Elemental kills in Ru'Aun Gardens |
🔒 Locked until 475/475 regular NMs are cleared.
Clear all field elites and speak to the Hunts Master to spawn Absolute Virtue in Mount Kamihr. AV does not auto-spawn — it is a deliberate act. It uses every job ability in the game on rotating cooldowns.
Killing Absolute Virtue resets the entire elite progression. The Seals, the Champions, the Special Bosses, the Supreme Beings — everything clears. You start over.
🔒 Locked until 475/475 regular NMs are cleared.
Seven of FFXI's most powerful entities, reimagined as the hardest field encounters in the hunt system. Each chain-pops from lower tier kills and requires extreme conditions to spawn.
| Boss | Zone | Prereqs | Spawn Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promathia | Grand Palace of Hu'Xzoi | Hades cleared | 100 kills in zone + Full Moon |
| Shinryu | Escha-Ru'Aun (E-7) | Iroha + Metus cleared | Player completely unequipped |
| Prov. Watcher | Abyssea-Misareaux (D-6) | All 8 Seals cleared | 4 dragon titles |
| Metus | Kamihr Drifts (G-8) | Balamor + Hades cleared | All reive palisades dead in zone |
| Cl. of Darkness | Castle Zvahl Baileys [S] (F-6) | Robel-Akbel + Dark Seal | Medal of Altana + Darksday + night |
| Hades | Caedarva Mire (I-10) | — | All 6 ToAU kings dead in zone |
| Hades Ascended | Reisenjima (G-9) | Water Seal + Kamlanaut | 30 Poroggo kills (Toad death resets counter) |
🔒 Locked until 475/475 regular NMs are cleared.
Time Devourer is a battlefield encounter, not a field spawn. It requires NPC assistance to access and is separate from the field elite progression.