Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker was released on Jul 01, 2025, adding more stories, dungeons, content, and of course, Trials. Trials are instanced eight-man boss fights that make up most of Final Fantasy XIV’s most dramatic fights. They also represent the middle-tier of difficulty content, landing somewhere between dungeons and raids.
Endwalker adds five total Trials. Three mainline story Trials occur during the Main Story Quest (MSQ) and two High-end Trials.
Main Story Trials
High-end Trials
The first three of these trials are unlocked by playing through the MSQ.
Players can unlock the final pair after they’ve completed the final quest of the MSQ. Travel to Old Sharlayan, and seek out theWandering MinstrelNPC near theScholar’s Harbor. He will have a quest calledI Wandered Sharlayan as a Minstrel. Talk to him to complete this quest.
After this, you’ll have to speak to him again and talk to him in turn about Hydaelyn and Zodiark. These will unlock their respective Trials after a brief cutscene.
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