Light Effects
| Light Type
|
Effect
|
Cap
|
How to Acquire
|
| Pearlescent
|
Increases the occurrence frequency of all chests.
|
230
|
Red Sturdy Pyxis effect or defeat a mob with a melee hit or DoT effect.
|
| Azure
|
Increases the frequency and potency of Blue Sturdy Pyxises.
|
255
|
Red Sturdy Pyxis effect or defeat a mob with magic.
|
| Ruby
|
Increases the frequency and potency of Red Sturdy Pyxises.
|
255
|
Red Sturdy Pyxis effect or defeat a mob with a melee weapon skill.
|
| Amber
|
Increases the frequency and potency of Gold Sturdy Pyxises.
|
255
|
Red Sturdy Pyxis effect or defeat a mob with a magical weapon skill.
|
| Golden
|
Increases the amount of Experience Points that you receive from foes.
|
200
|
Higher potency Red Sturdy Pyxis effect.
|
| Silvery
|
Increases the amount of Cruor that you receive from foes.
|
200
|
Higher potency Red Sturdy Pyxis effect.
|
| Ebon
|
Increases the potency of all lights and occurrence of all box types.
Ebon will further increase EXP/Cruor beyond the cap from Golden/Silver.
|
200
|
Higher potency Red Sturdy Pyxis effect, and defeating Notorious Monsters.
|
Farming Lights
Players will seek to farm lights for various reasons. Such as obtaining Time Extensions, Empyrean Feet, or Key Items. Refer to the Sturdy Pyxis page to see light tiers and the light level certain rewards begin to manifest.
In general:
- The more dominant light is most likely to appear.
- Players never want any Ruby light.
- Avoid damage dealing trusts as they may unintentionally obtain Ruby.
- Pearlescent should be capped.
- Normal foes only have a chance at granting Pearlescent, but NMs are guaranteed and drop twice the pearl of an ordinary foe.
- NMs will provide Ebon light. While not drastic they do increase the rate of all chest types.
- Players gaining a lot of Ebon should aim for the lower end of the recommended light range.
- Amber is best obtained from the roaming avatars in the zone.
- Some zones, such Scars of Abyssea (Attohwa, Vunkerl, Misaraeux) likely won't have an unknown requirement of Bastion, Quests, etc met to have the avatar of the zone spawn.
- Ephemeral foes should be used then to build Amber at twice the value of normal foes.
- Visions zones (Konschtat, La Theine, Tahrongi) always have their Avatars roaming a few paths.
- Foes may be aggroed and as long as they are unclaimed, and defeated in one spell, will not grant Azure light.
- This works for weapon skills as well.
- If aiming for Azure lights to gain Time Extensions. Players should pay attention to the corresponding Ephemeral for of the zone in the light tables below to quickly gain Azure.
| Pyxis
|
Light Value
|
Example
|
| Small Gold Pyxis
|
230 Pearl
48-64 Amber
0 Azure
|
Empyrean footwear farming in Scars zones.
NM Pop item farming in Heroes zones.
|
| Large Gold Pyxis
|
230 Pearl
255 Amber
Optional:
128 Azure
|
Key Item  boxes for NM farming
|
| Blue Pyxis
|
230 Pearl
128-255 Azure
|
Time Extentions
|
Abyssea Adventurer Campaign
During random months the Adventurer Campaign for Abyssea becomes active which impacts the starting lights of a player. This can be helpful or counterintuitive.
If a player is trying to farm golden boxes then the extra azure will decrease their occurrence rate in favor of blue chests. While this works out if the player is saying in the zone for awhile anyway and seeks Time Extension Chests. It would be counter productive if the goal is to briefly farm nothing but golden boxes for empyrean feet armor or key items.
Abyssea Battle Content Campaign
Multiple campaigns are included in the Abyssea campaign when it is active.
- During the first campaign, all six bonuses below were available.
- For Abyssea campaigns after the initial, we only saw Gifts 2, 3, 4 and 6.
- Furthermore, those who have received these rewards previously are unable to do so again. The only benefit to future campaign repeats is Gift 6 below, which is still significant.
- A blue treasure chest will appear near Horst in Port Jeuno at (H-8). Opening it for the first time will confer the benefits of Gift 2, 4, and 5 below.
[Gift 1] All Three Abyssea Add-ons
- When this Monthly Adventurer Campaign was active, all adventurers could register the three Abyssea battle addons free of charge.
- Note: This portion of the Abyssea campaign was only available during the 11th Vana'versary Celebration from August 8th, 2013 until October 11th, 2013.
[Gift 2] Eleven Different Atma
- Open the above mentioned chest to obtain the eleven Atmas below:
[Gift 4] 100,000 Cruor
- Open the above mentioned chest to obtain 100,000 Cruor.
[Gift 6] Default light increase
- When entering an Abyssea area during the campaign, the default values for pearlescent, azure, golden, and silvery lights are set to their respective maximum values.
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