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Final Fantasy XVI

List of All Main Quests in Final Fantasy XVI

By
Nathan Garvin

The most substantial content in Final Fantasy XVI, there are 68 main quests that collectively tell Clive’s story. Some main quests are incredibly short and require very little input from the player, being semi-interactive cutscenes or simply requiring you to walk around talking to a handful of NPCs. Other main quests are protracted dungeons consisting of a midboss, a multi-stage dungeon boss and numerous minibosses. Yet others are functionally subquest phases of other quests, which themselves vary significantly in duration and complexity. All main quests are not created equally.

Points of No Return in FF16

There are two “points of no return” during the main questline where further progression may cause you to miss out on any outstanding side content. The first is before Main Quest 26: The Crystal’s Curse, which marks the point of no return for some side quests - complete every side quest available to you at this time if you don’t want to miss them! The second is Main Quest 67 Back to Their Origin, which is the point of no return for the endgame. Traveling to "Origin" iconOrigin will start Of Gods and Men, which is pretty much just the final battle. While there is New Game + in Final Fantasy XVI, there is no post-game play, so you can’t cleanup any outstanding Side Quests or Hunts if you skip them, aside from reloading an earlier save. This is further complicated by the fact that over a dozen new side quests and five hunts begin during Back to Their Origin, so you’ve no real choice but to do quite a bit of endgame busywork if you don’t want to miss anything.

List of Points of No Return in FF16

Point of No Return Missables Solution
The Crystal’s Curse All currently unlocked Side Quests Complete all available side quests during Righting Wrongs
Of Gods and Men All side quests, hunts, trophies, treasure and exploration Complete everything you want during Back to Their Origin

Main quests make up the majority of the content in Final Fantasy XVI.

List of Main Quests in FF16

Below you’ll find a list of all the main quests in Final Fantasy XVI. Aside from the first few missions, which are mostly tutorials (main quests 1 - 8, Fanning Embers is where the core gameplay loop begins), FF16 has a fairly regular rhythm, sandwiching lengthy dungeons between short filler quests that mostly serve to move the story from one major event to another (introducing new crafting recipes, side quests and hunts) and the odd bout of exploration in one of the game’s four open “field” areas.

Number Main Quests Notes
1 A Flame Summoned Very short, mostly a cutscene.
2 To Kill a Dominant Movement/ATL tutorials. No combat.
3 Pride Combat tutorial.
4 Sunrise, Sunset Short, mostly scenes/dialog.
5 Lost in a Fog First proper dungeon.
6 Flight of the Fledgling
7 A Chance Encounter
8 Hide, Hideaway Side Quests unlock. Mostly scenes/dialog.
9 Fanning Embers -
10 Louder than Words
11 The Dead of Night
12 Headwind -
13 Wings of Change New "Eikon" iconEikon powers gained.
14 Awakening
15 The Wages of Guilt Short, mostly scene/dialog.
16 The Hunter and the Hunted -
17 Homecoming
18 Building Bridges Subquest of Homecoming
19 A Bearer’s Lot Subquest of Homecoming
20 Holding On
21 Back in the Day Subquest of Holding On
22 Buried Memories
23 The Meaning of Life New "Eikon" iconEikon powers gained.
24 Righting Wrongs
25 The Dame
26 The Crystals’ Curse Point of no return for some existing side quests.
27 Cid the Outlaw New "Eikon" iconEikon powers gained.
28 Home, Sweet Home
29 The Gathering !Storm
30 Dark Clouds Gather Subquest of The Gathering Storm
31 Release Subquest of The Gathering Storm, Hunts unlock.
32 Bloodlines
33 Black Light Burns
34 Black or White Subquest of Black Light Burns
35 Here Be Monsters
36 Fire and Ice
37 After the Storm
38 Capital Punishment
39 Bolts from the Blue New "Eikon" iconEikon powers gained.
40 Getting to Work Subquest of Bolts from the Blue
41 Riddle of the Sands
42 Follow the Crystals Subquest of Riddle of the Sands
43 Into the Darkness
44 Out of the Shadow
45 Letting Off Steam I Subquest of Out of the Shadow
46 Letting Off Steam II Subquest of Out of the Shadow
47 Letting Off Steam III Subquest of Out of the Shadow
48 Onward
49 To Catch a Thief Subquest of Onward
50 Blood from the Stones Subquest of Onward
51 Fire in the Sky
52 Things Fall Apart New "Eikon" iconEikon powers gained.
53 The Flames of War Subquest of Things Fall Apart
54 Why We Fight Subquest of Things Fall Apart
55 Down the Rabbit Hole Subquest of Things Fall Apart
56 Cloak and Dagger
57 Evenfall
58 A Song of Hope
59 Like Father, Like Daughter Subquest of A Song of Hope
60 Full Steam
61 Through the Maelstrom
62 Across the Narrow New "Eikon" iconEikon powers gained.
63 Footfalls in Ash
64 The Last King
65 Brotherhood New "Eikon" iconEikon powers gained.
66 Streets of Madness
67 Back to Their Origin
68 Of Gods and Men

Main quests may be the major focus of FF16, don’t neglect the side content, collectibles, and, of course, the New Game + playthrough on Final Fantasy Mode:

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  • Publisher
    Square Enix
  • Platforms,
    PS5
  • Genre
    Action RPG
  • Guide Release
    21 June 2023
  • Last Updated
    2 August 2023
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This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a warrior granted the title “First Shield of Rosaria” and sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, the dominant of the Phoenix. This guide for Final Fantasy XVI contains the following:

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