Two Games, Two Different Crossover Questlines
FFXIV’s crossover sends you after Guardian Arkveld; Monster Hunter Wilds sends you after Omega Planetes. The rewards and unlock conditions belong to their respective games.
Monster Hunter Wilds’ half launched with Title Update 3 on September 29, 2025. FFXIV followed with Patch 7.35 on October 7, 2025. Both core encounters were introduced as permanent content, so those launch dates are not an expired entry window.
Match the Encounter to Your Progression
Use the requirement for the particular encounter you want to enter. Monster Hunter Wilds’ HR 41 introduction and its 9★ Savage quest are different stages.
| Game and encounter | Starting requirement | Difficulty distinction |
|---|---|---|
| FFXIV: The Windward Wilds | Level 100; Dawntrail quest complete; average item level 725. | Eight-player normal trial. |
| FFXIV: The Windward Wilds (Extreme) | Complete The White Wanderer; unlock with the Wandering Minstrel; average item level 740. | Eight-player Extreme trial. |
| Monster Hunter Wilds: introductory Omega mission | HR 41+; What Lies Ahead complete. | The collaboration’s introductory mission route. |
| Monster Hunter Wilds: Planetes Protocol (Savage) | HR 100+; base Omega Planetes mission complete. | The separate 9★ high-difficulty event quest. |
FFXIV’s 7.35 patch notes specify these trial thresholds. Extreme uses the Raid Finder; a full party can register without the listed item-level and role restrictions. Monster Hunter Wilds’ Omega unlock reference distinguishes its introductory mission from Savage.
Where to Start in FFXIV
After reaching level 100 on a combat job and completing the main scenario quest “Dawntrail,” speak with the Dawn Hunt Tracker in Tuliyollal (X:13.3 Y:13.1) to accept “The White Wanderer.” The requirement is that named main scenario quest; it does not add a requirement to finish every subsequent 7.x sidequest.
For Extreme, finish “The White Wanderer” and speak with the Wandering Minstrel at Tuliyollal (X:11.1 Y:14.6) as a level 100 combat job. This is a separate unlock after the introductory quest.
Choose a FFXIV Reward Path
The official duty and reward gallery lists Veldian weapons for 21 standard combat jobs, with a Paladin shield alongside its sword. It also shows the Hope outfits, Seikret and Felyne cart mounts, Seikret Fledgling and Vigorwasp minions, housing items, portrait elements, a parasol and orchestrion rolls.
These rewards do not all come from the same completion:
- Veldian weapons: both trial difficulties award a weapon coffer. Extreme additionally awards two Guardian Arkveld certificates per clear for weapon enhancement.
- Hope outfits and scale exchanges: carve Guardian Scales, then visit the smithy in Tuliyollal (X:13.2 Y:13.0).
- Seikret mount: finish the follow-up quest “The White Visitor.”
- Felyne support team cart: its exchange requires certificates from Extreme.
Square Enix’s official reward examples also place the Outdoor Hunter’s Grill and Hunter’s Camp Chair behind The White Visitor. Other furnishings use scale exchanges. The crossover duty remains permanent even though the screenshot sweepstakes described in that blog post has ended.
What Monster Hunter Wilds Adds
Capcom’s collaboration overview starts the HR 41+ mission in the Iceshard Cliffs after “What Lies Ahead.” During Omega’s Delta Attack, defeating the summoned Nerscylla Clone creates a shield for hunters to shelter inside.
The Bale Armor α set’s Soul of the Dark Knight skill unlocks The Blackest Night, a barrier paid for with the hunter’s health. Shadowbringer is its themed Great Sword. Pictomancy uses three different spells in sequence before the Mog of the Ages finisher. It is not a sequence of three identical Pom Motif casts.
Palico gear, a Seikret decoration and hunter-profile cosmetics also belong to this side. For Omega armor, two additional weapon types and first-clear Manderville Mambo/pendant rewards, use the separate Savage reward guide.
Keep Other Title Update Announcements Separate
The four free downloadable gestures announced with Title Update 3 were store downloads, rather than four rewards for defeating Omega.
Capcom’s September 27 announcement also named two design-contest winners: Nolan Lu’s Shatterseal Great Sword and ikei’s SOS Meating Pendant. They were announced for a later update, separately from the crossover reward list.
