Trial (Final Fantasy XIV)

Template:Sideicon Trials are a type of duty found in Final Fantasy XIV. They differ from other duties in that they feature only a single boss encounter, where other duties typically have multiple boss encounters and regular enemies in between.

There are three difficulty levels to trials. Normal modes require only 4 players, and only three of them are encountered early in the game. Once players arrive at the endgame, they will start encountering Hard mode trials, which require 8 players. The most difficult trials are Extreme modes, which are among the most difficult encounters in the game at the time of their release, many of them being seen as superbosses. No Extreme mode trials are required for the main scenario.

A Trials roulette can be found in the Duty Finder, which will enter a solo player into a random Hard mode trial that they have already completed with greater rewards than queueing for specific trials, as well as extra bonuses that can only be received once per day. Normal mode trials can instead be found in the Leveling roulette, as their difficulty is on par with leveling dungeons. Extreme mode trials cannot be found on any roulette, as they are typically far too difficult for players to be thrown into randomly with complete strangers.

Lists of Trials by Difficulty

Normal

Name	Level	Boss	Unlocking Quest	Release
The Bowl of Embers	20-22	Ifrit	Lord Of The Inferno	2.0
The Navel	34-36	Titan	Lord Of Crags	2.0
The Howling Eye	44-46	Garuda	Lady Of The Vortex	2.0

Hard

Name	Level	Item level	Boss	Unlocking Quest	Release
Cape Westwind	49-50	N/A	Rhitahtyn sas Arvina	Operation Archon	2.0
The Bowl of Embers	50	49	Ifrit	Ifrit Bleeds, We Can Kill It A Relic Reborn	2.0
The Howling Eye	50	52	Garuda	In For Garuda Awakening A Relic Reborn	2.0
The Navel	50	57	Titan	In A Titan Spot A Relic Reborn The Beast That Mourned At The Heart Of The Mountain	2.0
Thornmarch	50	54	Good King Moggle Mog XII	You Have Selected Regicide	2.1
A Relic Reborn: The Chimera	50	52	Dhorme Chimera	A Relic Reborn	2.16
A Relic Reborn: The Hydra	50	52	Hydra	A Relic Reborn	2.16
The Whorleater	50	60	Leviathan	Lord Of The Whorl	2.2
Battle on the Big Bridge	50	50	Gilgamesh	The Three Collectors	2.2
The Striking Tree	50	65	Ramuh	Levin An Impression	2.3
Akh Afah Amphitheatre	50	80	Shiva	The Instruments Of Our Deliverance	2.4
The Dragon's Neck	50	80	Ultros & Typhon	The Coliseum Conundrum	2.4
The Chrysalis	50	90	Nabriales	An Uninvited Ascian	2.5
Battle in the Big Keep	50	90	Gilgamesh & Enkidu	Her Last Vow	2.5
The Steps of Faith	50	90	Vishap	An Allied Perspective	2.55
Thok ast Thok	53-54	N/A	Ravana	Lord Of The Hive	3.0
The Limitless Blue	57-58	N/A	Bismarck	Bolt, Chain, And Island	3.0
The Singularity Reactor	60	142	Knights of the Round	Heavensward	3.0
Containment Bay S1T7	60	190	Sephirot	When The Bough Wakes	3.2
The Final Steps of Faith	60	205	Nidhogg	An End To The Song	3.3
Containment Bay P1T6	60	220	Sophia	Balance Unto All	3.4
Containment Bay Z1T9	60	235	Zurvan	The Last Pillar To Fall	3.5
The Pool of Tribute	63	N/A	Susano	The Lord Of The Revel	4.0
Emanation	67	N/A	Lakshmi	The Lady Of Bliss	4.0
The Royal Menagerie	70	280	Shinryu	Stormblood	4.0
The Jade Stoa	70	325	Byakko	An Auspicious Encounter	4.2
Castrum Fluminis	70	335	Tsukuyomi	The Primary Agreement	4.3
The Great Hunt	70	320	Rathalos	The New King On The Block	4.36
Hells' Kier	70	355	Suzaku	The Fire-bird Down Below	4.4
The Wreath of Snakes	70	365	Seiryu	Surpassing the Samurai	4.5
Kugane Ohashi	70	365	"Yojimbo"	The Past Is Never Past	4.56
The Dancing Plague	73-74	N/A	Titania	Acht-la Ormh Inn	5.0
The Crown of the Immaculate	79-80	N/A (420 iLvl sync)	Innocence	Extinguishing the Last Light	5.0
The Dying Gasp	80	410	Hades	Shadowbringers	5.0
Cinder Drift	80	455	Ruby Weapon	Ruby Doomsday	5.2

Extreme

Name	Level	Item level	Boss	Unlocking Quest	Release
The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima's Bane	50	61	Ultima Weapon	The Ultimate Ballad	2.1
The Howling Eye	50	65	Garuda	Gale-force Warning	2.1
The Navel	50	67	Titan	Quake Me Up Before You O'Ghomoro	2.1
The Bowl of Embers	50	70	Ifrit	Ifrit Ain't Broke	2.1
Thornmarch	50	80	Good King Moggle Mog XII	The King Lives	2.2
The Whorleater	50	80	Leviathan	Whorl Of A Time	2.2
The Striking Tree	50	85	Ramuh	Judgment Bolts And Lightning	2.3
Akh Afah Amphitheatre	50	95	Shiva	Drop Dead Shiva	2.4
Urth's Fount	50	95	Odin	Fear And Odin In The Shroud	2.5
The Limitless Blue	60	165	Bismarck	The Diabolical Bismarck	3.0
Thok ast Thok	60	175	Ravana	Thok Around The Clock	3.0
The Minstrel's Ballad: Thordan's Reign	60	190	Knights of the Round	Thordan's Reign	3.1
Containment Bay S1T7	60	205	Sephirot	A Fiendish Likeness	3.2
The Minstrel's Ballad: Nidhogg's Rage	60	220	Nidhogg	Nidhogg's Rage	3.3
Containment Bay P1T6	60	235	Sophia	A Deific Simulacrum	3.4
Containment Bay Z1T9	60	250	Zurvan	A Demonic Duplicate	3.5
The Pool of Tribute	70	300	Susano	Songs In The Key Of Kugane	4.0
Emanation	70	300	Lakshmi	Songs In The Key Of Kugane	4.0
The Minstrel's Ballad: Shinryu's Domain	70	320	Shinryu	Songs In The Key Of Kugane	4.1
The Jade Stoa	70	340	Byakko	Songs In The Key Of Kugane	4.2
The Minstrel's Ballad: Tsukuyomi's Pain	70	350	Tsukuyomi	Songs In The Key Of Kugane	4.3
The Great Hunt	70	350	Rathalos	The Newer King On The Block	4.36
Hells' Kier	70	370	Suzaku	Songs In The Key Of Kugane	4.4
The Wreath of Snakes	70	380	Seiryu	Songs In The Key Of Kugane	4.5
The Dancing Plague	80	430	Titania	Minstrel from Another Mother	5.0
The Crown of the Immaculate	80	430	Innocence	Minstrel from Another Mother	5.0
The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy	80	450	Hades	Minstrel from Another Mother	5.1
Cinder Drift	80	470	Ruby Weapon	Weapon of Choice	5.2
Memoria Misera	80	470	Varis yae Galvus	Wandering Dramaturge	5.25

Behind the Scenes

All Hard trials featuring primals prior to the Singularity Reactor featured the "(Hard)" tag in their duty name. This was an artifact from the first three Hard modes, which needed to differentiate themselves from their Normal modes. Once it became clear that Hard modes had completely replaced Normal modes, and that no new Normal trials would be released, the developers stopped appending the "(Hard)" tag to new trials, starting with Containment Bay S1T7.