Bounty hunts can be undertaken at restaurants. More often than not, the bounty in question is far more dangerous than the local beasts. However, successful hunts provide extra EXP and gil, so they are worth the added challenge.
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The player accepts a hunt.
Hunts are quests in Final Fantasy XV that have the player slay a specific enemy or a group of enemies somewhere in the world for a reward. Hunts can be undertaken from places where the player can eat, whose servers act as tipsters (only one diner in Lucis doesn't offer hunts: the Tozus Counter in Lestallum). The player could initially have only one hunt active at a time, but patch 1.17 added an option to accept up to ten hunts at once. A completed hunt can be turned in to any tipster. Hunts can be repeated. Hunts can be done in Lucis and Altissia.
Yellow markers denote easier hunts, whereas red markers denote harder hunts (where Carbuncle's Blessing is not available in Easy Mode). Some monsters only come out during certain times of day. Taking on a nighttime hunt during the day gives an option to skip to nightfall (7 PM) when signing up for the quest at the tipster's location. The player can also go to a camp to skip time (the hour of nightfall time is earlier at the camp than at the tipster's location; night also falls earlier every chapter until it resets in Chapter 15).
Completing a hunt earns the My First Hunt achievement/trophy.
See also: Hunt (quest type)
Hunter rank[]
Attaining highest hunter rank.
The player's hunter rank determines which hunts they can take on: they must be of sufficient rank to take on increasingly more difficult hunts. To rank up, the player must accumulate a set amount of new stars, which differ for each hunter rank. To earn stars, the player must complete new bounty hunts: the more difficult the hunt, the more new stars will be earned. The player can repeat an already completed bounty hunt and will receive the same EXP and a lower amount of gil, but not stars and the item reward. Upon reaching a new rank, they earn a bonus reward.
| Rank | Title | Stars Required | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apprentice | 0 | |
| 2 | Trapper | 5 | Titanium Bangle |
| 3 | Chaser | 15 | Heliodor Bracelet |
| 4 | Ranger | 30 | Silver Bangle |
| 5 | Slayer | 50 | Sapphire Bracelet |
| 6 | Officer | 40 | Gold Bangle |
| 7 | Guardian | 40 | Black Choker |
| 8 | Grandmaster | 40 | Blue Diamond Bracelet |
| 9 | Hand of Mercy | 30 | Centurion Bangle |
| 10 | Alleyway Jack | 43 | Dark Matter Bracelet |
List of hunts[]
| Name | Location | Rank | Type | Mark | Habitat | Level | Reward | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Wind of Hunger | Hammerhead | 1 |   | Sabertusk x7 | The Weaverwilds (All Times) | 2 | 740 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★ |
| Varmints of the Wastelands | Hammerhead | 1 | | Mesmenir x5 | The Weaverwilds (Daytime) | 5 | 980 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★ |
| Gorgers in the Dust | Hammerhead | 1 | | Flexitusk x3 | Ostium Gorge (All Times) | 7 | 1,570 gil, Iron Bangle | ★ |
| Raindrops in the Night | Hammerhead | 2 | | Jumbo Flan x1 | The Weaverwilds (Nighttime) | 15 | 2,390 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Wild Beauties | Hammerhead | 3 |   | Anaklaban x3 | The Weaverwilds (Daytime) | 22 | 3,350 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Bounty-Hunted Beauties | Hammerhead | 3 | | Anakadom x3, Anak x3 | The Weaverwilds (Daytime) | 28 | 4,220 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Rookie Hunter Tragedy | Hammerhead | 4 | | Ashenhorn x3 | The Weaverwilds (All Times) | 39 | 7,330 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| The Pride of the King | Hammerhead | 6 | | Behemoth x1 | Keycatrich Ruins (All Times) | 47 | 10,020 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Serpent of the Abyss | Hammerhead | 4 | | Jormungand x1 | Crestholm Channels (All Times) | 58 | 16,560 gil, Ruby Bracelet | ★★★★ |
| Lonely Rumblings in Longwythe | Hammerhead | N/A | | Adamantoise x1 | Longwythe Peak (All Times) | 99 | 50,000 gil, Adamantite Bangle | ★★★★★ |
| Mineside Mischief Makers | Longwythe Rest Area | 1 | | Goblin x7 | The Callaegh Steps (Nighttime) | 7 | 1,740 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★ |
| The Hunter-Slaying Herd | Longwythe Rest Area | 1 | | Magnanir x2, Mesmenir x4 | Longwythe Peak (Daytime) | 8 | 1,830 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★ |
| Squash the Squirmers | Longwythe Rest Area | 1 | | Flan x5 | Longwythe Peak (Nighttime) | 14 | 2,280 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★★ |
| Cranky Crustaceans | Longwythe Rest Area | 2 | | Shieldshears x3 | Longwythe Peak (All Times) | 18 | 3,160 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Sting in the Tail | Longwythe Rest Area | 3 | | Saphyrtail x5 | Longwythe Peak (All Times) | 25 | 3,720 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Beast over Brawn | Longwythe Rest Area | 3 | | Grandhorn x2, Dualhorn x3 | The Weaverwilds (All Times) | 27 | 4,010 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| In the Drylands, It Rains Spines | Longwythe Rest Area | 5 | | Gigantuar x3 | Longwythe Peak (Daytime) | 40 | 7,550 gil, Rainbow Pendant | ★★★ |
| A Fistful of Gil | Longwythe Rest Area | 1 | | Yojimbo x1 | The Three Valleys (Nighttime) | 61 | 17,450 gil, Anti-darkness Inners | ★★★★ |
| Peace to the Beach | Galdin Quay | 1 | | Rubyshears x3 | Vannath Coast (All Times) | 11 | 1,950 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★★ |
| The Gourmands of Vannath | Galdin Quay | 1 | | Sparkshears x3 | Vannath Coast (All Times) | 17 | 3,040 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Stealers of Lives | Galdin Quay | 1 | | Glamhoth x7 | Vannath Coast (Nighttime) | 17 | 3,070 gil, Fencer's Anklet | ★★ |
| Footfalls in the Dark | Galdin Quay | 3 | | Hobgoblin x5 | Vannath Coast (Nighttime) | 20 | 3,250 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| A Nightmare Came by Ferry | Galdin Quay | 3 | | Seadevil x5 | Vannath Coast (All Times) | 28 | 4,250 gil, Carbon Bangle | ★★ |
| Galloping Garulas | Coernix Station - Alstor | 1 | | Green Garula x3, Garula x3 | Alstor Slough (Daytime) | 12 | 2,010 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★★ |
| Beasts Wallow in the Wetlands | Coernix Station - Alstor | 1 | | Yellowtooth x5 | Alstor Slough (All Times) | 14 | 2,330 gil, Warrior's Anklet | ★★ |
| Untamed Wild Horses | Coernix Station - Alstor | 3 | | Spiracorn x7 | Alstor Slough (Daytime) | 25 | 3,870 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Reign Triumphant | Coernix Station - Alstor | 4 | | Garulessa x1, Garula x5 | Alstor Slough (Daytime) | 32 | 5,280 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| The Rogues of Rydielle Ley | Coernix Station - Alstor | 4 | | Cockatrice x3 | Rydielle Ley (Daytime) | 35 | 5,880 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Marsh Madness! The Giant Awakens | Coernix Station - Alstor | 4 | | Catoblepas x1 | Alstor Slough (All Times) | 38 | 6,560 gil, Blue Choker | ★★★ |
| Red in Tooth and Claw | Wiz Chocobo Post | 1 | | Voretooth x9 | The Malacchi Hills (All Times) | 12 | 2,140 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★★ |
| A Behemoth Undertaking | Wiz Chocobo Post | 1 | | Deadeye x1 | The Nebulawood (All Times) | 15 | 3,020 gil, Amethyst Bracelet | ★★ |
| Exorcism of the Nebulawood | Wiz Chocobo Post | 1 | | Mindflayer x3 | The Nebulawood (Nighttime) | 19 | 3,190 gil, Moon Pendant | ★★ |
| Thunder in Them Thar Hills | Wiz Chocobo Post | 3 | | Thunder Bomb x5 | The Malacchi Hills (Nighttime) | 21 | 3,330 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| A Most Behemoth Undertaking | Wiz Chocobo Post | 8 | | Behemoth Tyrant x1 | The Nebulawood (All Times) | 62 | 19,540 gil, Gold Bangle x1 | ★★★★ |
| Secure the Mountain Pass | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 1 | | Saberclaw x9 | Pallareth Pass (All Times) | 12 | 2,270 gil, Hi-Elixir | ★★ |
| Cool Callatein Mist | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 1 | | Ice Bomb x5 | Callatein's Plunge (Nighttime) | 22 | 3,380 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| To Sting in Anger | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 1 | | Brutal Bee x3 gil, Killer Bee x5 | Coernix Bypass (All Times) | 22 | 3,390 gil, Green Choker | ★★ |
| Help Needed in EXINERIS | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 1 | | Garchimacera x8 | EXINERIS Power Plant (Nighttime) | 24 | 3,540 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| To Catch a Frog | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 3 | | Hekatontoad x2 | Pallareth Pass (Day / Rainy) | 27 | 4,070 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Long Necks on the Plains | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 3 | | Arba x5 | Kelbass Grasslands (Daytime) | 28 | 4,480 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| They Came Back from the Mountain | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 4 | | Megaloclaw x5 | Coernix Bypass (All Times) | 30 | 4,890 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Rainstorm Duel! Poison Frog of Wennath | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 4 | | Gaiatoad x1 | Upper Wennath (Day / Rainy) | 32 | 5,350 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Acquit Not Evil | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine | 4 | | Alphagin x3, Sahagin x2 | Upper Wennath (All Times) | 38 | 6,650 gil, Knight's Anklet | ★★★ |
| No Stopping the Great Stink | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine (Chapter 15) | 1 | | Malboro x1 | Kelbass Grasslands (All Times) | 38 | 6,780 gil, Golden Hourglass | ★★★ |
| Trembling Killers | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine (Chapter 15) | 1 | | Ziggurat x5 | Kelbass Grasslands (Nighttime) | 57 | 16,480 gil, Safety Bit | ★★★★ |
| An Omen Crawls Upon the Ground | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine (Chapter 15) | 1 | | Grootslang x2 | Kelbass Grasslands (All Times) | 68 | 26,840 gil, Red Choker | ★★★★ |
| Bones Seek an Offering | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine (Chapter 15) | 1 | | Iseultalon x1 | Kelbass Grasslands (Nighttime) | 72 | 33,790 gil, Dark Crest | ★★★★★ |
| Dead General Strikes Down the King | Lestallum – Surgate's Beanmine (Chapter 15) | 1 | | Ayakashi x1 | Kelbass Grasslands (Nighttime) | 99 | 42,000 gil, Ribbon | ★★★★★ |
| Avenge the Anglers | Lestallum – Tostwell Grill | 1 | | Albinogin x3 | Callatein's Plunge (All Times) | 24 | 3,660 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Ruler of the Brave Skies | Lestallum – Tostwell Grill | 1 | | Griffon x1 | Kelbass Grasslands (All Times) | 30 | 4,935 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Off with Their Heads! | Lestallum – Tostwell Grill | 1 | | Arbagadol x2, Arba x3 | Kelbass Grasslands (Daytime) | 31 | 5,070 gil, Lightning Crest | ★★★ |
| Disquieted Queens | Lestallum – Tostwell Grill | 4 | | Killer Queen x3 | Coernix Bypass (All Times) | 38 | 6,850 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| The Web-Weaving Princesses | Lestallum – Tostwell Grill | 1 | | Ariadne x1, Kokyangwuti x3 | Greyshire Glacial Grotto (All Times) | 41 | 7,950 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| In a Heat Haze of Glory | Lestallum – Tostwell Grill | 1 | | Aramusha x1 | EXINERIS Power Plant (Nighttime) | 52 | 14,490 gil, Silver Bangle | ★★★★ |
| Hammer the Cannibals | Cauthess Rest Area | 1 | | Skarnbulette x3, Bulette x3 | Kettier Highland (All Times) | 38 | 6,910 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Things from the Past | Cauthess Rest Area | 1 | | Necromancer x3 | The Fallgrove (Nighttime) | 41 | 8,080 gil, Rune Earring x1 | ★★★ |
| Baby Snatchers | Cauthess Rest Area | 5 | | Bussemand x3, Hobgoblin x5 | Saxham Outpost (Nighttime) | 44 | 8,890 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| A Daemonic Orchestra | Cauthess Rest Area | 7 | | Ereshkigal x7 | Kelbass Grasslands (Nighttime) | 52 | 14,800 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★ |
| Cruel Giants of Duscae | Cauthess Rest Area | 8 | | Ganymede x3 | Kettier Highland (Nighttime) | 65 | 23,730 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★ |
| Fiend of the Fallgrove | Cauthess Rest Area | 1 | | Jabberwock x1 | Costlemark Tower (All Times) | 66 | 24,020 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★ |
| Devils Cry Curses | Cauthess Rest Area | 9 | | Molokujata x1 | The Mencemoor (All Times) | 72 | 35,940 gil, Black Choker | ★★★★★ |
| Horned Hunting Hazards | Taelpar Rest Area | 1 | | Dualhorn x3 | Secullam Pass (All Times) | 23 | 3,480 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Hunters of Secullam Pass | Taelpar Rest Area | 1 | | Coeurl x5 | Secullam Pass (Daytime) | 34 | 5,600 gil, Earth Pendant | ★★★ |
| Reclaiming Schier Heights | Taelpar Rest Area | 4 | | Redlegs x3, Hundlegs x4 | Schier Heights (All Times) | 37 | 6,220, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| A Roaring in the Night | Taelpar Rest Area | 4 | | Iron Giant x2 | Schier Heights (Nighttime) | 37 | 6,310 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Old Denizens of the Woods | Taelpar Rest Area | 8 | | Elder Coeurl x3 | Thoemmels Glade (Daytime) | 63 | 22,540 gil, Fire Crest | ★★★★ |
| The Last Spiracorns | Old Lestallum | 1 | | Duplicorn x2, Spiracorn x3 | Lower Wennath (Daytime) | 29 | 4,610 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Shear Force | Old Lestallum | 1 | | Mightyshears x3 | Lower Wennath (All Times) | 34 | 5,730 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Blobs Ashore | Old Lestallum | 1 | | Gelatin x3 | Malmalam Thicket (Nighttime) | 35 | 5,920 gil, Titanium Bangle | ★★★ |
| Herald from the Depths | Old Lestallum | 5 | | Karlabos x1 | Leirity Seaside (All Times) | 40 | 7,730 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Starving Beast Seeks Food | Old Lestallum | 6 | | Aspidochelon x1 | Lower Wennath (All Times) | 47 | 11,790 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Malmalam Mirage | Old Lestallum | 1 | | Bandersnatch x1 | Malmalam Thicket (All Times) | 51 | 13,500 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★ |
| Scrap it Now! | Old Lestallum | 7 | | Leukorn x3 | Coernix Bypass (Daytime) | 61 | 18,330 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★ |
| Rulers of the Banks | Old Lestallum | 8 | | Coraldevil x3, Seadevil x3 | The Maidenwater (All Times) | 62 | 20,550 gil, Towel | ★★★★ |
| Voltage Fluctuation | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 1 | | Thunderoc x9 | Pallareth Pass (Daytime) | 29 | 4,650, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Threat from the Thicket | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 1 | | Killer Wasp x7 | The Vesperpool (Daytime) | 33 | 5,550 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Softly Now, Mighty Foes | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 1 | | Lich x3 | Steyliff Grove (All Times) | 35 | 6,060 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Mission: Invincible | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 1 | | Black Flan x3 | The Vesperpool (Nighttime) | 38 | 7,020 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Divine Beast of the Underworld | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 1 | | Quetzalcoatl x1 | Steyliff Grove (All Times) | 38 | 7,110 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Hunter HQ Line of Defense | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 1 | | Mushmahhu x3, Mushussu x3 | Risorath Basin (All Times) | 42 | 8,660 gil, Ice Crest | ★★★ |
| Lovable Little Gluttons | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 5 | | Regaltrice x5 | The Vesperpool (Daytime) | 44 | 8,980 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Felling Mad, Old Trees | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 1 | | Treant x1 | The Vesperpool (Nighttime) | 46 | 9,900 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Serpent of Risorath Basin | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 7 | | Midgardsormr x1 | The Vesperpool (All Times) | 54 | 15,690 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★ |
| Breeding Season: Hen Extermination | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 8 | | Royalisk x2 | The Vesperpool (Daytime) | 62 | 21,120 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★ |
| Breeding Season: Rooster Extermination | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 9 | | Kingatrice x1, Basilisk x3 | Risorath Basin (Daytime) | 70 | 30,320 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★★ |
| People-Eating Snake Has Got to Go | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 9 | | Hvitrormr x1 | The Vesperpool (All Times) | 78 | 36,070 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★★★ |
| A Wall in Our Way | Meldacio Hunter HQ | 9 | | Daemonwall x1 | Steyliff Grove (All Times) | 84 | 38,000 gil, Emerald Bracelet | ★★★★★ |
| Deadly Extermination | Verinas Mart - Ravatogh | 1 | | Soldier Wasp x3, Killer Wasp x3 | Ravatoghan Trail (All Times) | 37 | 6,440 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Verinas Mart Under Threat | Verinas Mart - Ravatogh | 1 | | Wyvern x7 | Ravatoghan Trail (All Times) | 38 | 7,290 gil, Sapphire Bracelet | ★★★ |
| Red Lightning of Ravatogh | Verinas Mart - Ravatogh | 5 | | Copperoc x3, Thunderoc x3 | Ravatoghan Trail (Daytime) | 44 | 9,140 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Pointiest Pins in the Volcano | Verinas Mart - Ravatogh | 6 | | Reaperking x3 | Ravatoghan Trail (All Times) | 47 | 12,090 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| Feathered Giant of the Firesmoke | Verinas Mart - Ravatogh | 1 | | Zu x1 | Rock of Ravatogh (All Times) | 67 | 25,300 gil, Champion's Anklet | ★★★★ |
| Bewitched Blade Stains the Waters | Altissia | 1 | | Ronin x1 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 17 | 3,130 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| A Nightmare Upon the Water | Altissia | 1 | | Hecteyes x2 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 20 | 3,280 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Ill Weeds Grow at Night | Altissia | 1 | | Alv x3 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 22 | 3,450 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Back Alley Spook | Altissia | 1 | | Mindflayer x2 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 26 | 3,990 gil, Heliodor Bracelet | ★★ |
| The Case of the Disappearing Hunters | Altissia | 1 | | Tonberry x2 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 29 | 4,740 gil, Megalixir | ★★ |
| Will-o'-the-Wisps out on the Town | Altissia | 1 | | Grenade x2 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 31 | 5,120 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| A Lost Painting | Altissia | 1 | | Chadarnook x1 | Altissia (All Times) | 32 | 5,480 gil, Handkerchief | ★★★ |
| Tourists Fade into the Night | Altissia | 1 | | Salpinx x2 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 35 | 6,140 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| The Tragic Facts | Altissia | 1 | | Master Tonberry x1 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 41 | 8,360 gil, Mega Phoenix | ★★★ |
| King of the Great Escape | Altissia | 1 | | Bavarois x1 | Altissia (Nighttime) | 50 | 13,190 gil, Crusader's Anklet | ★★★★ |
Behind the scenes[]
A hunt poster.
The hunt posters around the world read: Kenny and Kelly Crow say: "Only YOU can keep our nests safe!" Talk to a local tipster and join the hunt today! This refers to Smokey Bear, an American advertising mascot created to educate the public about the dangers of forest fires. His later slogan "Remember... Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires" was created in 1947.
The name for acquiring Hunter Rank 10 is "Alleyway Jack", the name Gilgamesh adopts in Final Fantasy IX.