Mastery Rank Data

Alluvsion Skirmish - Cirdas

It's not 100% chance to get.... I ran w/ 3 people and only 1 got it on one run, took multiple repeats to get it myself

Alluvion Cirdas Skirmish after climbing 4 floors. You get the title after opening the ending chest after, don’t forget. Also, think it requires high or highest level simulacrum pieces to get.

It's come up like a dozen times. I never remember the answer.

It's either finish without spawning Balamor, or finish with Balamor.

One way gets the title the other doesn't.

i got the queller title from cirdas, while my friend got it from rala. i believe its progression based too

Ahh gotcha. I had it incorrectly written down as kiling Balamor in Rala Alluvion. Took 3 runs to get him and then found out it was the title I already had marked as coming from Cirdas Alluvion. Guess I had'em backwards.


Were the titles gotten on a run where Balamor was killed or no?

Edit: I guess when the game's up I should check Adoulin Bard to see if I got it at some point today without realizing.

I never saw it pop up on my main, and then after exiting I noticed it on my alt... I only recall fighting Balamor once over the 4 or 5 runs it took to get Dex the title. Cant confirm.

The only thing I can confirm is that, while doing the same exactly things as a party, some members got the title while others didnt.

I recommend just repeating it w/ V parts until you get it

My THEORY is that it's tied to # of Mistmaw's killed. There's likely a certain # required and when that character reaches it, you get the title

Yeah, I think the only thing we know about those titles at this point is "at some point you get them and then you stop caring so nobody actually knows" lmao

Is Mastery Rank based on a snapshot of total content at the time of its creation, or is it based on 'current' aggregate total? I.e... If SE adds more content to the game, does it make it even harder to get Rank 9?

Impossible to know if it or when it expands

I'd be shocked if they added a new piece of content or title and it took AWAY someone's rank (be it 7, 8, or even 9)

I think it's more likely that they set a upper threshold on what constitutes a rank, and new content is assigned a point value for w/e it is, and that'll additively contribute to ones rank.

New content should only help people rank up, not vice versa... BUT again, we don't know. I'm only saying that's what makes the most sense.

Also considering the fact that... MR10 exists, and no one is there, or (seemingly) close, leads me to believe when more content gets added, it'll become more likely someone dings

When they added R9/10 most people got a rank up if they were at least R5 but a handful got a rank down, most of these reports came from those who were R4-6. The most plausible explanation at the time was that newer titles/missions, such as VR were not originally in the calculation. This observation strongly supports your theory if that was indeed a blind spot in the pre November 2025 formula

That's the first I've heard of people ranking down.

It's buried in the thread. They retooled it a few months ago.

What we don't know is if they constantly update it or occasionally or haven't since then.

I remember the retool, it resulted in mules hitting rank 7/8, I didn't remember anybody's rank lowering is all.

Whatever the min req is for 10 is, it's either not in the game, or there is some content no one is doing/has not done enough if.

Do a little bit of everything though cause you can 100% everything else but not touch something like Chocobo digging it racing, you'll never get 9 (maybe 8 after they lowered the values, no idea). Do it all!

Chocobo Digging Skillup Campaign started today so get them digs in

I haven't actually done the Skirmish title grind but I'm doing it now because the "see Balamor's Adumbration more often" campaign is on.

1-5-1 (V torso, I the rest) or 5-5-5 for the grind?

I did all 5's just because they're basically free

Not sure if that matters or not

They are even freer than they used to be, since they cost 1/20th of the Obsidian Fragments now!

this is relevant for the non-Asurans cause even here on locked Phoenix the AH is a wasteland

I finally hit Mastery Rank 9! I got chocobo digging to 97 today and was still Rank 8. Then I went and gather a few more MMM runes (at 35/100) and that pushed me over to Rank 9!




My XIChecklist total is 9889 with 981 titles and 1091 RoE. I'll list the tasks that chose not to pursue to help folks navigate this path:

• Only 33/240 Campaign Ops done.
  

• Only 35/100 MMM Runes collected
  

• Fishing to 110, Synergy to 80, all other crafts are 50-60 with only Woodworking to 70.
  

• No crafting shield, because I can't choose a craft on my main to even 110.
  

• Atma of the Savior complete and Max Abyssea Fame (but no Mortello or other optional quests, even though XIChecklist lists them as part of the total)
  

• Missing 34 BLU Spells out of ~196.
  

• Missing 2 Outpost warps.
  

• I am missing 1 Mount, the bubble crab, haha (Rank 1 bonanza prize).
  

• I have all Rank 4/5/6/7 Monster Rearing Mementos (and I'm missing the first 21 mementos in Rank 1/2/3). I don't think they're weighted towards higher ranks, I just wanted to the HNM mementos first).
  

• I did raise a Racing Chocobo and got 35 Wins. (Dream Race and Crystal Stakes beat).
  

• Chocographs? ...I accepted these quests but never actually did them.
  

• My VW Atmacites are terrible. I only have 3 and Maxed them out.
  

• Stage 4 Prime Dagger (and Stage 3 Shield, Stage 3 Horn).

I do have all monstrosity variants to 99 (except for Spriggans, which I don't have unlocked). Someone else in this thread also posted their Rank 9 screenshot with all monstrosity monsters but they had about 1017 titles at Rank 9. Anyway, I'll post the checklist output when I figure out how to cleanup my windower UI.

Edit: Updated XIC Score and Title Count after checking NPCs, which is here: https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/55467/mastery-rank-data/113#3792438

Congrats Fel

Pretty insane how much you're missing and still 9.

Just goes to show that Monstrosity is worth so much more than other stuff

Thanks Dex! Yeah, my goal from the start was to get a measurement on "Partial Credit". My original assumptions at the start of Mastery Rank was that most content would be all-or-nothing, but I'm glad that was largely proven wrong. Also, I personally wanted to avoid jumping through arbitray hoops and awkward Player Gymnastics. I wanted to just play the game and progress through the content as any FFXI Enjoyer is expected to do. For most things in the game, I took the main road / path of least resistance to accumulate as much Mastery Rank points as I could. If I got tired or bored, I'd try to get that content to 1/3rd or 1/2th complete before switching to the next thing. I only played / chose tasks that were within my direct control or progression.

Having said that, I just don't ever see myself leveling crafts to 88 and back to 70 for the 2 extra titles/GP items per Craft Guild. I hope I get to eat these words and SE let's us level multiple crafts to 110 (or all crafts to 110, but then only 1 crafting shield? I dunno).

Anyway, Monstrosity is a LOT of fun and contributes heavily towards Mastery Rank. I really hope that one day, we can do Monster(s) vs Alliance battle-royale type fights and choose any zone as the Arena. Also, if you're interested in accurate descriptions of NM/HNM abilities, Monstrosity has that too). Of course, Monstrosity should provide gear and abilities that augments our jobs and offers new stances/playstyles, but I digress.

HOW DO i get more mastery rank am stuck at 4 i must complete WOTG and addon exapnsions too?
does it also includes campaign stuff

Do stuff. Not complicated.

Does anyone know which Title Bard has "Crystal Crusher" from the new NTMB?

This is the first report of MMM runes mattering. Are you sure it was that?

I doubt anyone thought otherwise but I can confirm addon scenarios matter. I did ACP last week to prepare for the new HTMB and ranked up upon completion (before choosing my reward).

Absolutely certain. There was a 9-hour gap between my digging skill reaching 97 (Rank 8) and getting/consuming the Maze Rune 038 from the MMM Lockbox (Rank 9).

I purposefully designed my Mastery Rank quest this way, leaving nothing left to chase except for short, quick tasks and interactions (I'm not counting master trials, crafting or crafting shields in this assessment, haha).

Maybe could have been the mmm clear as well not just the new rune? If the clear was it, maybe worth grinding beyond 1000 clears, oof

I don't have the title for 50 MMM clears yet...but your point is valid. I could have ranked up to 9 by the MMM Win or the Maze Rune acquired, I guess.

I would conclude that MMM is another category of "every little bit counts" just like how a person can rank up on any amount of Wing Skill (Digging), for example.