Trial by Fire is a quest in Final Fantasy XI that allows the player to journey to Ifrit's elemental cloister and fight him for a reward. There are several variants of this quest with varying rewards. All of the quest variants have the player fighting Ifrit Prime.
This is the standard quest. It can be done by any job and rewards different types of gear.
Walkthrough[]
Speak to Ronta-Onta in Kazham. If you have sufficient fame, he will give you a Tuning fork of fire.
Reaching the Cloister[]
Walking[]
Travel to Ifrit's Cauldron and head to the Cloister of Flames.
To get to the Cloister of Flames, enter Ifrit's Cauldron from Yhoator Jungle at (I-5).
Upon entering, follow the right-hand wall (northwest). A flame spout will block your path and you can either wait for it to go down (may take up to 15 minutes), or trade an Ice Cluster to it.
Follow the path west. When it splits, continue west through the cave to the end of the path. Turn south and fall down to a lower level (drop P).
After falling, head back north until you come to two sets of posts at (H-7) and walk off the edge between them. Once you drop, there's only one path you can take. Do so, and take the first left.
Unity Warp[]
Talk to any Unity Concord NPC and ask to be warped to a Wanted area. Choose Level 125 and choose Ifrit's Cauldron.
Put up Sneak and Invisible, then walk west, drop down, then follow the path south and take the first exit east (J to Lower Area) Ifrit's Cauldron, Map 3 (H-8)
Follow this path into the next room and take the south exit at Ifrit's Cauldron, Map 7 (J-5)
The tunnel here ends just to the east of a ledge flanked by small pillars. Drop between the pillars to the ledge below. Travel north, taking the first left, and into the Cloister.
After the battle[]
Once you defeat Ifrit Prime, you will acquire the Whisper of Flames.
Return the Whisper to Ronta-Onta for your reward.
Alternatively, hold onto it and when you have all six whispers, you may start the quest The Moonlit Path to fight Fenrir Prime.
If you are collecting items for the Evoker's Ring, you will want the Egil's Torch from Ronta-Onta.
The fight[]
Everyone who is involved in the fight must have a tuning fork of the correct protocrystal.
There is no cap on this battle.
There is a 30-minute time limit.
You can buff up before entering the protocrystal, so feel free to do so and rest up while still outside.
Try to fight Ifrit Prime on Watersday and do not fight him on Firesday.
Keep up Barfira at all times.
Do not use Fire-based spells, weaponskills, or weapons that have Additional effect: Fire damage, as they will heal Ifrit Prime.
The battlefield is shaped like a long path up the side of a hill, with a switchback about halfway to the top. This allows the mages to stand above the fight (and out of easy reach of the avatar) while still being able to cast spells on party members.
Trial by Fire
Ifrit Prime (Boss).
Family
Avatar
Level
63-68
Weakness
Water
Resistant
Ice
Absorb
Fire
Trial Size Trial by Fire[]
This variant of the quest is meant to give low level summoners a means of obtaining the avatars.
Walkthrough[]
Speak to Dodmos in Kazham, located at J-9 near the homepoint crystal. You must speak to Dodmos as a Summoner.
If you qualify, he will give you a Mini Tuning Fork of Fire.
This item is not a Key Item like the regular Tuning Forks, but is a Rare/Exclusive item that needs to go in your inventory.
When you are ready to go, return to Dodmos and trade him the Mini Tuning Fork of Fire (he does not keep the fork) and be warped to the Cloister of Flames for the fight.
Trade the Mini Tuning Fork to the protocrystal to enter the battle.
Note that if you do not trade the Mini Tuning Fork and instead just select the protocrystal, you will enter the regular level 60+ party avatar battle if you have the regular tuning fork key item.
Defeat him for your reward.
Notes[]
This is a solo battle.
There is a level 20 cap on this battle.
There is a 15 minute time limit.
You can only use Carbuncle.
Try to fight Ifrit Prime on Watersday and do not fight him on Firesday.
When you complete this quest you keep the Mini Tuning Fork of Fire, although Dodmos will not warp you to the protocrystal a second time.
Trial Size Trial by Fire
Ifrit Prime (Boss).
Family
Avatar
Level
20 - 23
Weakness
Water
Resistant
Ice
Absorb
Fire
High Tier Battlefield: Trial by Fire[]
This is the superboss variant of the quest. The original quest must be completed before undertaking this quest, and offers many different rewards, meaning it is meant to be done many times rather than just once. There are 5 difficulty levels to this fight:
Very Easy
Easy
Normal
Difficult
Very Difficult
Walkthrough[]
Acquire a Avatar Phantom Gem (10 Merit Point Item) from one of the three vendors:
Trisvain in Northern San d'Oria (J-7)
Raving Opossum in Port Bastok (J-11)
Mimble-Pimble in Port Windurst (L-5)
Talk to the fire protocrystal in the Cloister of Flames.
HTBF Trial by Fire
Ifrit Prime (Boss).
Family
Avatar
Level
113 - 121
Weakness
Water
Resistant
Ice
Absorb
Fire
Rewards[]
Two type of reward are granted: a personal pool, that drops directly on every player; and a regular treasure pool. Players can cast lot or pass items. The difficulty chosen will have a direct impact on the quantities and item type that will drop.
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