Tier 1 - Animated
Two options:
- Farm a crystal from FATEs in each HW zone
- Turn in any Zodiac Relics Zeta weapon.
- PLD
- WAR
- DRK
- WHM
- SCH
- AST
- MNK
- DRG
- NIN
- BRD
- MCH
- BLM
- SMN
Tier 2 - Awoken
Run ten dungeons in a fixed sequence
These can be run unsynced, and only require you to have the relic equipped as you exit the instance.
- PLD
- WAR
- DRK
- WHM
- SCH
- AST
- MNK
- DRG
- NIN
- BRD
- MCH
- BLM
- SMN
Tier 3 - Anima
Collect two sets of tokens:
- Unidentifiables, for 6000 poetics per weapon; also from beast tribe tokens, Precision Alexander Gordias tokens, and various other means
- Crafted, most easily acquired for 80,000 Grand Company Seals per weapon
- PLD
- WAR
- DRK
- WHM
- SCH
- AST
- MNK
- DRG
- NIN
- BRD
- MCH
- BLM
- SMN
Tier 4 - Hyperconductive
5 Aether Oil, purchased for 1750 poetics per weapon
- PLD
- WAR
- DRK
- WHM
- SCH
- AST
- MNK
- DRG
- NIN
- BRD
- MCH
- BLM
- SMN
Tier 5 - Reconditioned
~11,250 poetics in Crystal Sand ingredients (375 poetics, buy at 1875 for max sand in one visit)
- PLD
- WAR
- DRK
- WHM
- SCH
- AST
- MNK
- DRG
- NIN
- BRD
- MCH
- BLM
- SMN
Tier 6 - Sharpened
50 Singing Crystals
Costing up to 2000 poetics, but can be supplemented with:
- Daily 50/60/70/80 for one cluster, and
- Weekly 3×Leveling for 18 clusters
- PLD
- WAR
- DRK
- WHM
- SCH
- AST
- MNK
- DRG
- NIN
- BRD
- MCH
- BLM
- SMN
Tier 7 - Complete
Parallel Tracks
- Three precursor dungeons, then 2000 points of light - simplest tactic is 21 clears of A9S unsync
- 1750 poetics’ worth of Pneumite
- PLD
- WAR
- DRK
- WHM
- SCH
- AST
- MNK
- DRG
- NIN
- BRD
- MCH
- BLM
- SMN
Tier 8 - Lux
Four groups of three trials each, and a final cost of 500 poetics in an Archaic Enchanted Ink.
- PLD
- WAR
- DRK
- WHM
- SCH
- AST
- MNK
- DRG
- NIN
- BRD
- MCH
- BLM
- SMN