As fans of Final Fantasy XIV eagerly await the upcoming Raid launch, they’re keeping busy with the main story quests. The Endwalker expansion not only introduced two new jobs but also offered a vast amount of story content. Want to know what you’re getting into? Here’s a quick rundown of all the main story quests in FFXIV: Endwalker.

Main Story Quests in FFXIV: Endwalker

Endwalker gives players the chance to travel to new areas as they witness the conclusion of Hydaelyn and Zodiark’s epic tale. So, you get to explore the main story quests in familiar and foreign places. Here, we’ve broken down the quests you’ll play through in FFXIV according to the level you’ll be at. We’ve also indicated if that quest unlocks an area or dungeon.

Level 80-81 Main Story Quests

As part of the Main Quest Chain in Final Fantasy XIV, you’ll see the following story quests:

  • The Next Ship to Sail (unlocks Old Sharlayan)
  • Old Sharalayn, New to You

When you’re in the unlocked location, there’s the Old Sharalayn Quest Chain story content to play. Two new areas will open up to you:

  • Hitting the Books
  • A Seat at the Last Stand
  • A Labyrinthine Descent (unlocks Labyrinthos)
  • Glorified Ratacatcher (unlocks The Archeion)
  • Deeper into the Maze
  • The Medial Circuit
  • The Full Report, Warts and All
  • A Guide of Sorts
  • Estate Visitor

There’s a Thavnair Quest Line that also offers nine main story quests in Final Fantasy XIV along with two new areas:

  • For Thavnair Bound (unlocks Yedlihmad)
  • On Low Tide
  • A Fisherman’s Friend
  • House of Divinities
  • The Great Work (unlocks The Great Work area)
  • Shadowed Footsteps
  • A Boy’s Errand
  • Tipping the Scale
  • The Satrap of Radz-at-Han

By the time you continue the Main Quest Chain, things should be at Level 81:

  • In the Dark of the Tower (unlocks The Tower of Zot)
  • The Jewel of Thavnair
  • The Color of Joy

Level 82-83 Main Story Quests

There are over a dozen main story quests that’ll get you through two more levels in FFXIV: Endwalker:

  • Sound the Bell, School’s In
  • A Capital Idea
  • Best of the Best
  • A Frosty Reception (unlocks Camp Broken Glass)
  • 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 lacta Est
  • Strange Bedfellows (unlocks Tertium)
  • In from the Cold
  • Gateway of the Gods (unlocks The Tower of Babil)
  • A Trip to the Moon (unlocks Sinus Lacimarum)
  • Sea of Sorrows
  • The Martyr

Level 84-85 Main Story Quests

As you get to the halfway mark of the main story quests in FFXIV: Endwalker, you’ll notice the story not slowing down one bit:

  • In Shadow’s Wake
  • Helping Hands (unlocks Bestways Burrow)
  • 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 (unlocks Vanaspati)
  • The Blasphemy Unmasked
  • Amidst the Apocalypse
  • Beyond the Depths of Despair (unlocks Palaka’s Stand)
  • That We Might Live
  • When All Hope Seems Lost
  • Warm Hearts, Rekindled Hopes
  • Simple Pleasures
  • Under His Wing
  • At World’s End (unlocks Radz-at-Han zone)

Levels 86-87 Main Story Quests

Quests in this portion of the game will take you to a handful of new locations:

  • Return to the Crystarium
  • Hope Upon a Flower
  • Petalouda Hunt (unlocks Anagnorisis)
  • In Search of Hermes
  • Ponder, Warrant, Cherish, Welcome
  • Lives Apart
  • Their Greatest Contribution
  • Aether to Aether (unlocks The Twelve Wonders)
  • A Sentimental Gift
  • Verdict and Execution
  • Travelers at the Crossroads (unlocks Poieten Oikos)
  • 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 (unlocks Ktisis Hyperboreia)
  • Thou Must Live, Die, and Know

FFXIV: Endwalker – How to Complete Secret in the Box Quest

Levels 88-90 Main Story Quests

As the endgame approaches in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, there are still a couple of areas to unlock along the way:

  • As the Heavens Burn
  • Outside Help
  • Going Underground (unlocks Sharlayan Hamlet)
  • No Job Too Small
  • Wise Guides
  • Agriculture Shock
  • Sage Council
  • Hither and Yarns (unlocks Aporia)
  • Once Forged
  • Bonds of Adamant(ite)
  • Her Children, One and All (unlocks The Aitiascope)
  • A Bold Decision
  • Friends Gathered
  • Unto the Heavens
  • A §trαnge New World
  • On Burdεned ωings (unlocks Reah Tahra)
  • A Test of Will
  • Roads Paved||Sacri|-ice (unlocks Abode of the Era)
  • F//εsh AbanΔon┨Δ
  • Where Kn∞wledge Leads
  • Vic┨οry ̈ ̈ ̈╳, │̆││ε Lost (unlocks Base Omicron)
  • ┣┨̈//̈ No┨ΦounΔ•••
  • Hello, World
  • Forge Ahead
  • You’re Not Alone
  • Endwalker (unlocks The Dead Ends)

And now you know exactly what to expect for all the main story quests in FFXIV: Endwalker. This alone should easily keep you busy for the foreseeable future.

The Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker expansion pack is available now on PS5, PS4, and PC through Steam.