S-Rank monsters are among the most difficult creatures to track down in Final Fantasy XIV and the same is true for the Dawntrail expansion as well. While being fairly difficult to take down, these monsters also boast some of the most unusual requirements for spawning.
Here is a list of all the S-rank monsters that you will come across in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail and how you can spawn them.
How to spawn every S-rank Monster in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
S-Rank monsters are one of the best sources for obtaining special Hunt currencies like Sacks of Nuts, Centurio, and Allied Seals. These encounters take dozens of players to take down, and you will often find the areas around the monster to be very congested zones.
You will also need to meet certain unusual conditions to be able to spawn the S-rank monsters in the MMO, however, do keep in mind that each of them comes with internal cooldowns. So once you take them down, it will take them some time to respawn.
Here is a list of all the S-rank monsters that you will find in Final Fantasy XIV Danwtrail and how you can spawn them:
1) Yak T’el
| Hunt | Spawn Locations | How to Spawn |
|---|---|---|
| Neyoozoteel | (X:8.6, Y:20.0) (X:21.7, Y:28.9) (X:21.1, Y:36.5) (X:22.9, Y:14.4) (X:23.0, Y:28.9) (X:23.8, Y:35.3) (X:24.5, Y:13.7) (X:24.0, Y:33.5) (X:26.1, Y:9.9) (X:32.9, Y:16.5) | You will need to discard 50 Fish Meal from your inventory all at once. |
You will be able to purchase Fish Meal from Material Supplier NPCs in the residential areas. It will cost you 21 gil each, but if you have 50 of them and discard them in the spawn locations, you will be able to spawn an S-rank monster, Neyoozoteel.
2) Shaaloani
| Hunt | Spawn Locations | How to Spawn |
|---|---|---|
| Sansheya | (X:9.4, Y:16.4) (X:15.6, Y:9.0) (X:22.0, Y:28.7) (X:22.3, Y:33.0) (X:23.0, Y:19.3) (X:24.7, Y:23.7) (X:31.0, Y:23.5) (X:34.2, Y:6.8) | To spawn this monster you will need to complete the “You Are What You Drink” FATE |
You will be able to spawn the monster directly after you have completed the “You Are What You Drink” FATE. However, you will need to match the spawn timer for it. So if you are completing the FATE when the spawn time is down, then the max you will get out of this are rare drops, XP, and Bicolor Gemstones.
3) Urqopacha
| Hunt | Spawn Locations | How to Spawn |
|---|---|---|
| Kirlirger the Abhorrent | (X:8, Y:25 (X:11.8, Y:8.9 (X:15.6, Y:23.6 (X:18.2, Y:14 (X:21.6, Y:20.5 (X:27.8, Y:22.4) (X:28.6, Y:9.1) | You will need to make your way to the spawn locations during a new moon with the fog weather conditions. |
Fog conditions stay for a very short time which is why you will have a very small spawn window for Kirlirger the Abhorrent. So you will need to be constantly aware of when the next foggy new moon condition is in the MMO.
4) Kozama’uka
| Hunt | Spawn Locations | How to Spawn |
|---|---|---|
| Ihnuxokiy | (X:5, Y:28.5) (X:7, Y:12.4) (X:10.0, Y:7.7) (X:15.7, Y:16.4) (X:15.3, Y:23.9) (X:20.2, Y:28.8) (X:24.5, Y:36.7) (X:36.3, Y:17.3) | You will need to head through the spawn points while having the Morpho minion summoned. |
The Morpho minion is a rare drop that you get after completing The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard). Once you have it, spawn it and head to the spawn locations.
5) Heritage Found
| Hunt | Spawn Locations | How to Spawn |
|---|---|---|
| Atticus the Primogenitor | (X:7.9, Y:33.2) (X:14.4, Y:26.4) (X:24.7, Y:20.0) (X:27.1, Y:14.2) (X:29.4, Y:19.9) (X:29.7, Y:30.6) | You will need to craft a Rroneek Steak while on the map to spawn this monster. |
A Culinarian will need to craft a Rroneek Steak when standing at one of the spawn points in Heritage Found. The quality of the food item does not matter for the monster to appear.
6) Living Memory
| Hunt | Spawn Locations | How to Spawn |
|---|---|---|
| The Forecaster | (X:4.2, Y:29.3) (X:5.1, Y:12.4) (X:12.8, Y:28.3) (X:18.9, Y:20.6) (X:26.8, Y:31.6) | Make your way to the spawn points and use the Northerlies skill of the Blue Mage. |
A Blue Mage will be able to learn the Northerlies skill from Yeti enemies in Coertas Western Highlands. Once they have it, they will then need to use the skill in the spawn point to spawn the enemy.
How to spawn the SS rank Arch Aethereater in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
The Arch Aethreater is the SS Rank Monster that you will get to go up against in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail. It has a 10% chance of appearing in any area on the map after defeating any S-rank monster in the Dawntrail expansion.
If you are lucky you will see that minions are spawning from the four corners of the map, and if you are able to kill them all within five minutes then you will have a 100% chance of spawning the Arch Aethereater in the zone.
The monster is one of the hardest challenges in the new expansion and will take a collective effort from everyone in the zone to take it down. But once you beat it, you will get some incredible rewards.
