The Main Scenario Quests (MSQ) in Final Fantasy XIV are like the juicy, meaty part of a steak — they are the quests that deliver the game’s main story. These quests are not your run-of-the-mill tasks, as they come complete with stunning cutscenes and voice acting that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Moreover, they unlock many essential features, including airship travel, Grand Company access, and a personal Chocobo mount, not to mention new cities, overworld zones, and even challenging dungeons and trials. This guide will provide you with Every MSQ in Final Fantasy XIV.
Every MSQ in Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV MSQ: A Realm Reborn
| Gridania | Limsa Lominsa | Ul’dah |
| Close to HomeTo the Bannock
Passing Muster Chasing Shadows Eggs over Queasy Surveying the Damage A Soldier’s Breakfast Spirithold Broken On to Bentbranch You Shall Not Trespass Don’t Look Down In the Grim Darkness of the Forest Threat Level Elevated Migrant Marauders A Hearer Is Often Late Salvaging the Scene Leia’s Legacy Dread Is in the Air To Guard a Guardian Festive Endeavors Renewing the Covenant The Gridanian Envoy Call of the Sea |
Close to HomeOn to Summerford
Dressed to Call Lurkers in the Grotto Washed Up Double Dealing Loam Maintenance Plowshares to Swords Just Deserts Sky-high Thanks a Million Relighting the Torch On to the Drydocks Without a Doubt Righting the Shipwright Do Angry Pirates Dream Victory in Peril Men of the Blue Tattoos Feint and Strike High Society A Mizzenmast Repast The Lominsan Envoy Call of the Sea |
Close to HomeWe Must Rebuild
Nothing to See Here Underneath the Sultantree Step Nine Prudence at This Junction Out of House and Home Way Down in the Hole Takin’ What They’re Givin’ Supply and Demands Give It to Me Raw The Perfect Swarm Last Letter to Lost Hope Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Passing the Blade Following Footfalls Storms on the Horizon Oh Captain, My Captain Secrets and Lies Duty, Honor, Country A Matter of Tradition A Royal Reception The Ul’dahn Envoy Call of the Sea |
| Levels 15 to 20Â | Levels 21 to 30Â | Levels 31 to 40Â | Levels 41 to 50Â |
| It’s Probably PiratesCall of the Forest Â
Fire in the Gloom  Call of the Desert  Into a Copper Hell  The Scions of the Seventh Dawn  A Wild Rose by Any Other Name  Unsolved Mystery  What Poor People Think  A Proper Burial  For the Children  Amalj’aa Wrong Places Dressed to Deceive  Life, Materia and Everything  Lord of the Inferno  A Hero in the Making  The Company You Keep (Immortal Flames)  For Coin and Country  The Company You Keep (Maelstrom)  Till Sea Swallows All  The Company You Keep (Twin Adder)  Wood’s Will Be Done  Sylph-management  We Come in Peace  Sylphic Studies First Impressions |
First Contact  Dance Dance DiplomacyÂ
Forest Friend  Presence of the Enemy Brotherly Love  Spirited Away  Druthers House Rules  Never Forget  Microbrewing  Like Fine Wine  Sylphish Concerns  Nouveau Riche  Into the Beast’s Maw  A Simple Gift  Believe in Your Sylph  Back from the Wood  Shadow of Darkness  Highbridge Times  Where There Is Smoke  On to Little Ala Mhigo  Tea for Three  Foot in the Door  Meeting with the Resistance  Killing Him Softly  Helping Horn  He Ain’t Heavy  Come Highly Recommended  The Bear and the Young’uns’ Cares  Wilred Wants You  Big Trouble in Little Ala Mhigo Back to Square One  Terror at Fallgourd  Ziz Is So Ridiculous  Rock of Rancor  Seeing Eye to Winged Eye  Power of Deduction Secret of the White Lily Skeletons in Her Closet Wrath of the Titan  Tales from the Tidus Slayer  Hungry Hungry Goobbues  The Lominsan Way  Nix That  A Modest Proposal  Trial by Turtle |
The Perfect Prey  When the Worm TurnsÂ
There and Back Again  The Things We Do for Cheese  What Do You Mean You Forgot the Wine  An Offer You Can Refuse  It Won’t Work  Give a Man a Drink  That Weight  Battle Scars  It Was a Very Good Year  In the Company of Heroes  As You Wish  Lord of Crags  All Good Things  You Can’t Take It with You  Bringing out the Dead  Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie  Eyes on Me  He Who Waited Behind Cold Reception  The Unending War  Men of Honor  Three for Three The Rose and the Unicorn  The Talk of Coerthas  Road to Redemption  Following the Evidence In the Eyes of Gods and Men The Final Flight of the Enterprise  Ye of Little Faith  Factual Folklore  The Best Inventions  Influencing Inquisitors  By the Lights of Ishgard Blood for Blood  The Heretic Among Us  |
In Pursuit of the Past Into the Eye of the Storm Â
Sealed with Science  With the Utmost Care  A Promising Prospect  It’s Probably Not Pirates  Representing the Representative  The Reluctant Researcher  Sweet Somethings  History Repeating  The Curious Case of Giggity  Better Late than Never Lady of the Vortex  Reclamation  Casing the Castrum  Eyes on the Empire  Footprints in the Snow Monumental Hopes  Notorious Biggs  Come-Into-My-Castrum  Getting Even with Garlemald  Drowning Out the Voices  Acting the Part  Dressed for Conquest  Fool Me Twice  Every Little Thing She Does Is Magitek  Escape from Castrum Centri  The Black Wolf’s Ultimatum  Operation Archon  A Hero in Need  Hearts on Fire  Rock the Castrum  The Ultimate Weapon   |
Post-release patches
| Patch 2.1Â | Patch 2.2Â | Patch 2.3Â |
| The Price of Principles Moving On Â
All Things in Time  Laying the Foundation  It’s Possibly a Primal  Hail to the King, Kupo  You Have Selected Regicide  On the Properties of Primals  The Gifted  Build on the Stone  |
Still Waters  A Final Temptation Â
 The Mother of Exiles   Promises to Keep  Yugiri’s Game  Why We Adventure  All Due Respect  The Sea Rises  Scouts in Distress  The Gift of Eternity  Into the Heart of the Whorl  Lord of the Whorl  When Yugiri Met the Fraternity  Through the Maelstrom  |
The Great Divide  Desperate Times Â
Shock and Awe  Reap the Whirlwind  Revolution  Stories We Tell  Lord of Levin  Levin an Impression  What Little Gods Are Made Of  Guardian of Eorzea  Recruiting the Realm  Heretical Harassment  When the Cold Sets In  Brave New Companions  |
| Patch 2.4Â | Patch 2.5 P1Â | Patch 2.5 P2Â |
| Traitor in the Midst Back and Fourth  Coming to Terms Â
The Intercession of Saints  Strength in Unity  Dark Words, Dark Deeds  First Blood  The Path of the Righteous  For the Greater Good  Tendrils of Intrigue  Chasing Ivy  In Flagrante Delicto  A Simple Plan  The Instruments of Our Deliverance  The Road Less Traveled  Eyes Unclouded  The Reason Roaille  Let Us Cling Together  |
Good Intentions  Bait and Switch Â
Best Laid Schemes  The Rising Chorus  Aether on Demand  On the Counteroffensive  An Uninvited Ascian  In Memory of Moenbryda  |
Mask of Grief  Defenders for Ishgard Â
The Wyrm’s Roar  Committed to the Cause  Volunteer Dragonslayers  An Allied Perspective The Steps of Faith  Administrative Decision  An Unexpected Ambition  Ancient Ways, Timeless Wants  Where We Are Needed  The Least Among Us  A Time to Every Purpose Come, but Not Gone  The Parting Glass  Before the Dawn |
Final Fantasy XIV MSQ: Heavensward
| Levels 50 to 51Â | Levels 51 to 52Â | Levels 52 to 54Â |
| Coming to Ishgard  Taking in the Sights Â
The Better Half  Onwards and Upwards  An Indispensable Ally  Meeting the Neighbor’s Sense of Urgency  Hope Springs Eternal  A Series of Unfortunate Events  A Reward Long in Coming  Divine Intervention  Disclosure  Flame General Affairs  In Search of Raubahn  Keeping the Flame Alive  To Siege or Not to Siege  Alphinaud’s Way  In Search of Iceheart  From One Heretic to Another  Sounding Out the Amphitheatre  Camp of the Convictors  Purple Flame, Purple Flame  |
Divine Intervention  Disclosure Â
Flame General Affairs  In Search of Raubahn  Keeping the Flame Alive  To Siege or Not to Siege  Alphinaud’s Way  In Search of Iceheart  From One Heretic to Another  Sounding Out the Amphitheatre  Camp of the Convictors  Purple Flame, Purple Flame  |
Where the Chocobos Roam  Worse than Dragons Â
The Trine Towers  Gifts for the Outcasts  The Nonmind  A Gnathic Deity  Breaking into Hives  Lord of the Hive  Mourn in Passing  Beyond the Clouds  |
| Levels 54 to 55Â | Levels 55 to 57Â | Levels 58 to 60Â |
| Mountaintop Diplomacy  Meghan’s Trial Â
Mogmug’s Trial  Mogwin’s Trial  Moglin’s Judgment  Leaving Moghome  The Road to Zenith  Waiting for the Wind to Change  Heart of Ice  The Wyrm’s Lair  New Winds, Old Friends  A General Summons  Awakening in Ul’dah A Brave Resolution  Ready to Fly  Into the Aery  The Song Begins |
Unrest in Ishgard  He Who Would Not Be Denied Â
Ill-weather Friends  The Spice of Life  Noble Indiscretions  A Child Apart  Bloodlines Fire and Blood  A Knight’s Calling  The Sins of Antiquity  In Search of the Soleil  Into the Blue  Familiar Faces  Devourer of Worlds  Black and the White  Bolt, Chain, and Island  A Difference of Opinion One Good Turn  An Engineering Enterprise  Aetherial Trail  Lost in the Lifestream  Tataru’s Surprise  Onward to Sharlayan |
A Great New Nation  Golems Begone Â
An Illuminati Incident  Leaving Idyllshire  Matoya’s Cave  Forbidden Knowledge  An Eye for Aether  Hour of Departure  The First Flight of the Excelsior  Systematic Exploration In Node We Trust  Chimerical Maintenance  Close Encounters of the VIth Kind  Fetters of Lament  Heavensward  |
Post-release patches
| Patch 3.1Â | Patch 3.2Â | Patch 3.3Â |
| An Uncertain Future  Breaking the Cycle Â
Another Time, Another Place  In the Eye of the Beholder  A Little Slow, a Little Late  Dreams of the Lost  Against the Dying of the Light  As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness  |
As It Once Was  The Word of the Mother Â
This War of Ours  Staunch Conviction  Once More, a Favor  For Those We Have Lost  Consequences  Choices  A Spectacle for the Ages  For Those We Can Yet Save  Causes and Costs  |
The Man Within  An Ally for Ishgard Â
Winning Over the Wyrm  An End to the Song  Heroes of the Hour  Litany of Peace  |
| Patch 3.4Â | Patch 3.5Â | Patch 3.6Â |
| Promises Kept  Shadows of the First Â
Two Sides of a Coin  Unlikely Allies  The Beast That Mourned at the Heart of the Mountain  Beneath a Star-filled Sky  When We Were Free  Honorable Heroes  One Life for One World  An Ending to Mark a New Beginning  |
Tidings from Gyr Abania  An Envoy for Ishgard Â
An Allied Decision  Griffin, Griffin on the Wall  Louisoix’s Finest Student  |
The Obvious Solution  The Greater Obeisance Â
Fly Free, My Pretty  The Far Edge of Fate  |
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Final Fantasy XIV MSQ: Stormblood
| Level 60 to 61 P1Â | Level 60 to 61 P2Â | Levels 62 to 63Â |
| Beyond the Great Wall  Lyse Takes the Lead Â
The Promise of a New Beginning  A Haven for the Bold  A Bargain Struck  A Friend of a Friend in Need  Signed, Sealed, to Be Delivered Best Served with Cold Steel  Let Fill Your Hearts with Pride  A Familiar Face Forgotten  The Prodigal Daughter  Hard Country  Death by a Thousand Rocks  A Life More Ordinary  The Color of Angry Qiqirn  The Black Wolf’s Pups  Homeward Bound  |
Where Men Go as One  Future Rust, Future Dust Â
A Dash of Green  Ye Wayward Brothers  Token of Faith  Crossing the Velodyna  In Crimson It Began  The Fires Fade  Bereft of Hearth and Home  Divide and Conquer  Lies, Damn Lies, and Pirates  Tales from the Far East  Not without Incident  The Man from Ul’dah Where the Streets Are Paved with Koban  By the Grace of Lord Lolorito  A Good Samurai Is Hard to Find  It’s Probably a Trap  Making the Catfish Sing  |
Once More, to the Ruby Sea  Open Water Â
Boys with Boats  To Bend with the Wind  Confederate Consternation  The Solace of the Sea  The Arrows of Misfortune  The Last Voyage  Alisaie’s Stones  Under the Sea  Of Kojin and Kami  In Soroban We Trust  Forever and Ever Apart  In Darkness the Magatama Dreams  The Whims of the Divine  Breaking and Delivering  The Lord of the Revel  Tide Goes in, Imperials Go Out  A Silence in Three Parts  |
| Level 64 to 65Â | Levels 66 to 67Â | Level 68 to 70Â |
| Life after Doma  A Glimpse of Madness Â
The Stubborn Remainder  The Ones We Leave Behind  A New Ruby Tithe  The Will to Live  Daughter of the Deep  Path of No Return  The Time between the Seconds All the Little Angels  Here There Be Xaela  The Search for Lord Hien  A Season for War  An Impossible Dream  Stars in the Dark  A Warrior’s Welcome  The Heart of Nations  A Trial Before the Trial  In the Footsteps of Bardam the Brave  The Children of Azim  |
The Labors of Magnai  For Love of the Moon Â
Sworn Enemies of the Sun  The Undying Ones  A Final Peace  As the Gods Will  Naadam  Glory to the Khagan  In Crimson They Walked  The Hour of Reckoning  The Room Where It Happened   How Tataru Got Her Groove Back  Seeds of Despair  The Limits of Our Endurance  Broken Steel, Broken Men  The Doma Within  On the Eve of Destiny  The Die Is Cast  The World Turned Upside Down  A Swift and Secret Departure  While You Were Away  Rhalgr’s Beacon  The Fortunes of War  Rising Fortunes, Rising Spirits  The Lure of the Dream  The Lady of Bliss  The Silence of the Gods  |
The First of Many  Strong and Unified Â
Hells Open  Heavens Weep  The Road Home  For the Living and the Dead  Above the Churning Waters  The Path Forward  With Tired Hands We Toil  Where Courage Endures  The Price of Freedom  Raubahn’s Invitation  Liberty or Death  The Lady in Red  Upon the Great Loch’s Shore  The Key to Victory  The Resonant  The Legacy of Our Fathers  The Measure of His Reach  Stormblood  |
Post-release patches
| Patch 4.1Â | Patch 4.2Â | Patch 4.3Â |
| Arenvald’s Adventure  The Darkness Below Â
The Mad King’s Trove  The Butcher’s Blood  Echoes of an Echo  A Sultana’s Strings  A Sultana’s Duty  A Sultana’s Resolve  Securing the Saltery  A Blissful Arrival  Return of the Bull  |
Tidings from the East  The Sword in the Store Â
Hope on the Waves  Elation and Trepidation  Storm on the Horizon  His Forgotten Home  A Guilty Conscience  Rise of a New Sun  |
Gosetsu and Tsuyu  Gone Like the Morning Dew Â
Fruits of Her Labor  Conscripts and Contingencies  The Primary Agreement  Under the Moonlight  Emissary of the Dawn  |
| Patch 4.4Â | Patch 4.5Â | Patch 4.6Â |
| Sisterly Act  Feel the Burn Â
Shadows in the Empire  A Power in Slumber  The Will of the Moon  The Call  Prelude in Violet |
Soul Searching  A Defector’s Tidings Â
Seiryu’s Wall  Parley on the Front Lines  The Face of War  |
A Brief Reprieve  A Requiem for Heroes  |
Final Fantasy XIV MSQ: Shadowbringers
| Levels 70 to 71 P1Â | Level 70 to 71 P2Â | Levels 72 to 73Â |
| The Syrcus Trench   City of the First Â
Travelers of Norvrandt  In Search of Alphinaud  A Still Tide  Open Arms, Closed Gate  A Fickle Existence  City of Final Pleasures  Free to Sightsee  A Taste of Honey  A Blessed Instrument  Emergent Splendor  |
In Search of Alisaie  City of the Mord Â
Working Off the Meal  A Desert Crossing  Following in Her Footprints  Culling Their Ranks  A Purchase of Fruit  The Time Left to Us  Tears on the Sand  The Lightwardens  Warrior of Darkness  |
An Unwelcome Guest  The Crystarium’s Resolve Â
Logistics of War  The Oracle of Light  Il Mheg, the Faerie Kingdom  Sul Uin’s Request  Ys Iala’s Errand  Oul Sigun’s Plea  Unto the Truth  Courting Cooperation  The Key to the Castle  A Visit to the Nu Mou  A Fitting Payment  Spore Sweeper  The Lawless Ones  The Elder’s Answer  A Resounding Roar  Memento of a Friend  Acht-la Ormh Inn  The Wheel Turns |
| Levels 74 to 75Â | Levels 76 to 77Â | Level 78 to 80Â |
| A Party Soon Divided  A Little Faith Â
Into the Dark  A Day in the Neighborhood  A Helping Hand  Lost but Not Forgotten  Saying Good-bye  Stirring up Trouble  A Beeautiful Plan  An Unwanted Proposal  Put to the Proof  Into the Wood  Top of the Tree  Look to the Stars  Mi Casa, Toupasa   Legend of the Not-so-hidden Temple   The Aftermath   In Good Faith   The Burden of Knowledge   Bearing With It |
Out of the Wood  When It Rains Â
Word from On High  Small Favors  The Best Way Out  Free Trade  The Trolley Problem  Rust and Ruin  On Track  Down for Maintenance  The Truth Hurts  A Convenient Distraction  A Dirty Job  Have a Heart  Full Steam Ahead  Crossroads  A Fresh Start  More than a Hunch  Return to Eulmore  A Feast of Lies  Paradise Fallen  |
The Ladder  The View from Above Â
In Mt. Gulg’s Shadow  A Gigantic Undertaking  Meet the Tholls  A-Digging We Will Go  The Duergar’s Tewel  Rich Veins of Hope  That None Shall Ever Again  A Breath of Respite  Extinguishing the Last Light  Reassuring the Masses  In His Garden  The Unbroken Thread  To Storm-tossed Seas  Waiting in the Depths  City of the Ancients  The Light of Inspiration  The Illuminated Land  The End of a World  A Greater Purpose  Shadowbringers  |
Post-release patches
| Patch 5.1Â | Patch 5.2Â | Patch 5.3Â |
| Shaken Resolve  A Grand Adventure Â
A Welcome Guest  Good for the Soul  Nowhere to Turn  A Notable Absence  For the People  Finding Good Help  Moving Forward  Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty  |
Old Enemies, New Threats  The Way Home Â
Seeking Counsel  Facing the Truth  A Sleep Disturbed  An Old Friend  Deep Designs  A Whale’s Tale  Beneath the Surface  Echoes of a Fallen Star  |
In the Name of the Light  Heroic Dreams Â
Fraying Threads  Food for the Soul  Faded Memories  Etched in the Stars  The Converging Light  Hope’s Confluence  Nothing Unsaid  The Journey Continues  Unto the Morrow  Reflections in Crystal  |
| Patch 5.4Â | Patch 5.5Â | Patch 5.6Â |
| Alisaie’s Quest  The Wisdom of Allag Â
Reviving the Legacy  Forget Us Not  Like Master, Like Pupil  The Admiral’s Resolve  The Search for Sicard  On Rough Seas  The Great Ship Vylbrand  Futures Rewritten  |
Unto the Breach  Here Be Dragons Â
Righteous Indignation  For Vengeance  The Flames of War  When the Dust Settles   |
The Company We Keep  On Official Business Â
Death Unto Dawn  |
Final Fantasy XIV MSQ: Endwalker
| Level 80 to 81 P1Â | Level 80 to 81 P2Â | Levels 82 to 83Â |
| The Next Ship to Sail  Old Sharlayan, New to You Â
Hitting the Books  A Seat at the Last Stand  A Labyrinthine Descent  Glorified Ratcatcher  Deeper into the Maze  The Medial Circuit  The Full Report, Warts and All  A Guide of Sorts  Estate Visitor |
For Thavnair Bound  On Low Tide Â
A Fisherman’s Friend  House of Divinities  The Great Work  Shadowed Footsteps  A Boy’s Errand  Tipping the Scale  The Satrap of Radz-at-Han  In the Dark of the Tower  The Jewel of Thavnair  The Color of Joy  |
Sound the Bell, School’s In  A Capital Idea Â
Best of the Best  A Frosty Reception  Tracks in the Snow  How the Mighty Are Fallen  At the End of the Trail  A Way Forward  The Last Bastion  Personae non Gratae  His Park Materials  No Good Deed  Alea Iacta Est  Strange Bedfellows  In from the Cold  Gateway of the Gods  A Trip to the Moon  Sea of Sorrow  The Martyr  |
| Levels 84 to 85Â | Level 86 to 87Â | Level 87 to 90Â |
| In Shadow’s Wake  Helping Hands Â
A Harey Situation  A Taste of the Moon  Styled a Hero  All’s Vale That Endsvale  Back to Old Tricks  Setting Things Straight  Heart of the Matter  Returning Home  Skies Aflame  The Blasphemy Unmasked  Amidst the Apocalypse  Beyond the Depths of Despair  That We Might Live  When All Hope Seems Lost  Warm Hearts, Rekindled Hopes  Simple Pleasures  Under His Wing  At World’s End  |
Return to the Crystarium  Hope Upon a Flower Â
Petalouda Hunt  In Search of Hermes  Ponder, Warrant, Cherish, Welcome  Lives Apart  Their Greatest Contribution  Aether to Aether  A Sentimental Gift  Verdict and Execution  Travelers at the Crossroads  A Past, Not Yet Come to Pass  Witness to the Spectacle  Worthy of His Back  A Flower upon Your Return  Hunger in the Garden  Words without Sound  Follow, Wander, Stumble, Listen  Caging the Messenger  Thou Must Live, Die, and Know |
As the Heavens Burn  Outside Help Â
Going Underground  No Job Too Small  Wise Guides  Agriculture Shock  Sage Council  Hither and Yarns  Once Forged  Bonds of Adamant(ite)  Her Children, One and All  A Bold Decision  Friends Gathered  Unto the Heavens  A §trαnge New World  On Burdεned ωings  A Test of Wιll  Roads Pαved││Sacri┣ice  F//εsh AbanΔon┨Δ  Where Kn∞wledge Leads  Vic┨οry ̈ ̈ ̈╳, │̆││ε Lost  ┨̈//̈ No┨ΦounΔ•••  Hello, World  Forge Ahead  You’re Not Alone  Endwalker  |
Post-release patches
| Patch 6.1Â | Patch 6.2Â | Patch 6.3Â |
| Newfound Adventure  Bountiful Ruins Â
Friends for the Road  Alzadaal’s Legacy  A Brother’s Grief  Sharing the Wealth  Bridging the Rift  Restricted Reading  Void Theory  A Satrap’s Duty  |
In Search of Azdaja  Shadowed Remnants Â
Where Everything Begins  Groping in the Dark  Nowhere to Run  The Wind Rises  Return from the Void  A World with Light and Life  Buried Memory  |
Once More unto the Void  A Cold Reunion Â
Kindled Spirit  An Unforeseen Bargain  King of the Mountain  A Dragon’s Resolve  Paths Barred  Desires Untold  Gods Revel, Lands Tremble  |
You now have every MSQ in Final Fantasy XIV, and if you want to try the game out, it is available on PC and PlayStation.
