All FFXIV Dungeon Unlock Requirements (ARR ->Dawntrail)

A Realm Reborn | Heavensward | Stormblood | Shadowbringers | Endwalker | Dawntrail

Unlocking dungeons in Final Fantasy XIV often requires completing specific quests across the main scenario or side quest lines.

This guide lists every dungeon unlock quest in the game, organized by expansion so you can quickly find what you need.

Use the tables below to locate:

  • The dungeon

  • The expansion it belongs to

  • The quest required to unlock it

  • Where the quest begins

  • The minimum level needed

How Dungeon Unlocks Work in FFXIV

In Final Fantasy XIV, most dungeons unlock through one of two ways:

Main Scenario Quest (MSQ)
These unlock automatically while progressing the story.

Examples include:

  • Sastasha

  • The Vault

  • Doma Castle

  • Holminster Switch

Side Quests

Many optional dungeons unlock through blue quests with a + icon.

Examples include:

Most Common Dungeon Unlock Questions

Players frequently search for how to unlock these dungeons:

  • Aurum Vale

  • Snowcloak

  • The Burn

  • The Twinning

  • The Dead Ends

Expansion Unlock Overview

Expansion Dungeons Level Range
A Realm Reborn 30+ 15–50
Heavensward 18 51–60
Stormblood 15 61–70
Shadowbringers 13 71–80
Endwalker 13 81–90
Dawntrail 12 91–100

A Realm Reborn Dungeons

Name Level min-max Quest Quest giver
Sastasha 15-18 It’s Probably Pirates Baderon : Limsa Lominsa (x 11.6, y 11.1)
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft 16-19 Fire in the Gloom Mother Miounne : Gridania (x 11.7, y 13.5)
Copperbell Mines 17-20 Into a Copper Hell Momodi : Ul’dah (x 11.6, y 9.6)
Halatali 20-23 Hallo Halatali Nedrick Ironheart : Western Thanalan (x 12, y 14.3)
The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak 24-27 Into the Beast’s Maw Buscarron : South Shroud (x 18.1, y 19.8)
Haukke Manor 28-31 Skeletons In Her Closet Ursandel : Gridania (x 11.9, y 4.5)
Brayflox’s Longstop 32-34 The Things We Do for Cheese Wheiskaet : Eastern La Noscea (x 32.6, y 30.5)
The Sunken Temple of Qarn 35-37 Braving New Depths Nedrick Ironheart : Western Thanalan (x 12, y 14.3)
Cutter’s Cry 38-40 Dishonor Before Death Sibold : Ul’dah (x 14, y 10.1)
The Stone Vigil 41-43 In Pursuit of the Past Alphinaud : Coerthas Central Highlands (x 12.7, y 16.5)
Dzemael Darkhold 44-46 Fort of Fear Carrilaut : Coerthas Central Highlands (x 24.7, y 28.8)
The Aurum Vale 47-49 Going for Gold Nedrick Ironheart : Western Thanalan (x 12, y 14.3)
The Wanderer’s Palace 50 Trauma Queen Allene : Western Thanalan (x 11.5, y 13.9)
Castrum Meridianum 50 Rock the Castrum Raubahn Aldynn : Northern Thanalan (x 15.5, y 16.9)
The Praetorium 50 The Ultimate Weapon Raubahn Aldynn : Northern Thanalan (x 15.5, y 16.9)
Amdapor Keep 50 Ghosts of Amdapor Nedrick Ironheart : Western Thanalan (x 12, y 14.3)
Pharos Sirius 50 Sirius Business Diamanda : Western La Noscea (x 26.5, y 26.7)
Copperbell Mines (Hard) 50 Out of Sight, Out of Mine Hugubert : Mor Dhona (x 22, y 8.7)
Haukke Manor (Hard) 50 Maniac Manor Lauriane : Mor Dhona (x 22.1, y 8.6)
The Lost City of Amdapor 50 One Night in Amdapor E-Sumi-Yan : Gridania (x 6, y 10.6)
Halatali (Hard) 50 This Time’s for Fun Hugubert : Mor Dhona (x 22, y 8.7)
Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard) 50 Curds and Slay Bloezoeng : Mor Dhona (x 22.1, y 8.7)
Hullbreaker Isle 50 King of the Hull Bloezoeng : Mor Dhona (x 22.1, y 8.7)
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) 50 Corpse Groom Faillicie : Mor Dhona (x 21.9, y 8.4)
The Stone Vigil (Hard) 50 Blood for Stone Paiyo Reiyo : Ul’dah (x 12.2, y 8.1)
Snowcloak 50 The Path of the Righteous Drillemont : Coerthas Central Highlands (x 12.8, y 17.4)
Sastasha (Hard) 50 It’s Definitely Pirates Bloezoeng : Mor Dhona (x 22.1, y 8.7)
The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard) 50 The Wrath of Qarn Hugubert : Mor Dhona (x 22, y 8.7)
The Keeper of the Lake 50 The Rising Chorus Tataru : The Rising Stones (x 6, y 5.9)
The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard) 50 Not Easy Being Green Bloezoeng : Mor Dhona (x 22.1, y 8.7)
Amdapor Keep (Hard) 50 For Keep’s Sake Lauriane : Mor Dhona (x 22.1, y 8.6)

Heavensward Dungeons

Name Level min-max Quest Quest giver
The Dusk Vigil 51-52 For All the Nights to Come Wealdtheow : Coerthas Western Highlands (x 16.9, y 22.8)
Sohm Al 53-54 Mourn in Passing Alphinaud : The Dravanian Forelands (x 23.7, y 19.6)
The Aery 55-56 Into the Aery Estinien : Ishgard (x 13.3, y 11)
The Vault 57-58 A Knight’s Calling Hilda : Ishgard (x 12.9, y 11.4)
The Great Gubal Library 59-60 Forbidden Knowledge Matoya : Matoya’s Cave (x 6.5, y 6.4)
The Aetherochemical Research Facility 60 Heavensward Guidance Node : Azys Lla (x 16, y 22)
Neverreap 60 Reap What You Sow Sanu Vanu : The Sea of Clouds (x 11.7, y 14.9)
The Fractal Continuum 60 Do It for Gilly Notrelchamps : Azys Lla (x 14.6, y 12.2)
Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum 60 An Overgrown Ambition Tetchy Treasure Hunter : The Dravanian Hinterlands (x 12.3, y 19.6)
Pharos Sirius (Hard) 60 Things Are Getting Sirius Trachraet : Limsa Lominsa (x 12.7, y 12.8)
The Antitower 60 The Word of the Mother Alphinaud : The Rising Stones (x 6, y 6)
The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard) 60 One More Night in Amdapor E-Sumi-Yan : Gridania (x 6, y 10.6)
Sohr Khai 60 Winning Over the Wyrm Alphinaud : The Dravanian Forelands (x 16.7, y 23.2)
Hullbreaker Isle (Hard) 60 Storming the Hull Denston : Limsa Lominsa (x 11, y 10.4)
Xelphatol 60 Shadows of the First Alphinaud : Fortemps Manor (x 6.1, y 6)
The Great Gubal Library (Hard) 60 Let Me Gubal That for You Midnight Dew : Idyllshire (x 5.5, y 6.6)
Baelsar’s Wall 60 Griffin, Griffin on the Wall Alisaie : Mor Dhona (x 22.1, y 8.3)
Sohm Al (Hard) 60 The Fires of Sohm Al Gossamer Moogle : Idyllshire (x 4.6, y 8.4)

Stormblood Dungeons

Name Level min-max Quest Quest giver
The Sirensong Sea 61-62 Not without Incident Lyse : Mor Dhona (x 22.2, y 8.5)
Shisui of the Violet Tides 63-64 The Palace of Lost Souls Kurenai : The Ruby Sea (x 20.2, y 20.1)
Bardam’s Mettle 65-66 In the Footsteps of Bardam the Brave Hien : The Azim Steppe (x 11.3, y 11.2)
Doma Castle 67-68 The Die Is Cast Hien : Yanxia (x 24.9, y 12.8)
Castrum Abania 69-70 The Price of Freedom Alphinaud : The Peaks (x 26.6, y 29.8)
Ala Mhigo 70 Stormblood Pipin : The Lochs (x 32.6, y 22.9)
Kugane Castle 70 King of the Castle East Aldenard Trading Company Associate : Kugane (x 13.9, y 13.3)
The Temple of the Fist 70 To Kill a Coeurl Ortwin : Rhalgr’s Reach (x 12.9, y 12.8)
The Drowned City of Skalla 70 The Mad King’s Trove Alphinaud : The Lochs (x 32, y 33)
Hells’ Lid 70 An Auspicious Encounter Soroban : The Ruby Sea (x 5.7, y 15.7)
The Fractal Continuum (Hard) 70 An Unwanted Truth Philiot : Rhalgr’s Reach (x 13.2, y 12.2)
The Swallow’s Compass 70 Tortoise in Time Bunchin : The Ruby Sea (x 27.9, y 16.4)
The Burn 70 Feel the Burn Hien : Kienkan (x 6.1, y 6)
Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum (Hard) 70 Secret of the Ooze Sawney : Rhalgr’s Reach (x 11.7, y 11.9)
The Ghimlyt Dark 70 The Face of War Lyse : Eorzian Alliance Headquarters (x 6.3, y 6.1)

Shadowbringers Dungeons

Name Level min-max Quest Quest giver
Holminster Switch 71-72 The Lightwardens Crystal Exarch : The Ocular (x 6.1, y 6)
Dohn Mheg 73-74 The Key to the Castle Sul Uin : Il Mheg (x 14.3, y 31.1)
The Qitana Ravel 75-76 The Burden of Knowledge Almet : The Rak’tika Greatwood (x 30.5, y 17.4)
Malikah’s Well 77-78 A Fresh Start Ryne : Amh Araeng (x 15.8, y 29.1)
Mt. Gulg 79 Extinguishing the Last Light Chai-Nuzz : Kholusia (x 18.6, y 17.7)
Amaurot 80 Shadowbringers Alisaie : The Tempest (x 16.5, y 30.4)
The Twinning 80 By the Time You Hear This Bethana : The Crystarium (x 8.5, y 10.9)
Akadaemia Anyder 80 Akadaemia Anyder Overwrought Ondo : Eulmore (x 12.9, y 12.4)
The Grand Cosmos 80 A Grand Adventure Crystal Exarch : The Ocular (x 6.1, y 6)
Anamnesis Anyder 80 Beneath the Surface Urianger : Lakeland (x 26.1, y 32.5)
The Heroes’ Gauntlet 80 The Converging Light Y’shtola : Kholusia (x 11.5, y 33.1)
Matoya’s Relict 80 Like Master, Like Pupil Y’shtola : Limsa Lominsa (x 9, y 13.5)
Paglth’an 80 The Flames of War G’raha Tia : Azys Lla (x 8.9, y 31.1)

Endwalker Dungeons

Name Level min-max Quest Quest giver
The Tower of Zot 81-82 In the Dark of the Tower Krile : Main Hall (x 6, y 6.1)
The Tower of Babil 83-84 Gateway of the Gods Lucia : Main Hall (x 14, y 29.4)
Vanaspati 85-86 Skies Aflame Tataru : Old Sharlayan (x 9.1, y 11.3)
Ktisis Hyperboreia 87-88 Caging the Messenger Hythlodaeus : Elpis (x 31.6, y 15.4)
The Aitiascope 89-90 Her Children, One and All Fourchenault : Labyrinthos (x 13.3, y 27.5)
The Dead Ends 90 Endwalker) Alphinaud : Ultima Thule (x 21.5, y 21.5)
The Stigma Dreamscape 90 Where No Loporrit Has Gone Before Jammingway : Old Sharlayan (x 11, y 13.7)
Smileton 90 Cutting the Cheese Cutting the Cheese : Old Sharlayan (x 11.7, y 11.4)
Alzadaal’s Legacy 90 Alzadaal’s Legacy Y’shtola : Gridania (x 16.1, y 33.5)
The Fell Court of Troia 90 In Search of Azdaja Varshahn : Radz-at-Han (x 4.4, y 9.8)
Lapis Manalis 90 King of the Mountain Alphinaud : Garlemald (x 31.9, y 16.5)
The Aetherfont 90 Going Haam Urianger : Estinien’s Chambers (x 3.5, y 3.6)
The Lunar Subterrane 90 Down in the Dark Varshahn : The Red Moon (x 6.1, y 3.5)

Dawntrail Dungeons

Name Level min-max Quest Quest giver
Ihuykatumu 91-92 For All Turali Wuk Lamat : Tuliyollal (x 11.1, y 15)
Worqor Zormor 93-94 The High Luminary Wuk Lamat : Urqopacha (x 13.2, y 32.4)
The Skydeep Cenote 95-96 Road to the Golden City Ketenramm : Yak T’el (x 31.4, y 32.7)
Vanguard 97-98 All Aboard Wawlika : Shaaloani (x 18.6, y 13.9)
Origenics 99-100 The Resilient Son Cahciua : Heritage Found (x 15.6, y 5.1)
Alexandria 100 Dawntrail Wuk Lamat : Living Memory (x 11.4, y 4.7)
Tender Valley 100 It Belongs in a Museum Zeycihan : Tuliyollal (x 13.9, y 12.5)
The Strayborough Deadwalk 100 Something Stray in the Neighborhood Nostalgia : Solution Nine (x 18.4, y 18.1)
Yuweyawata Field Station 100 In Search of the Past G’raha Tia : Solution Nine (x 6.2, y 15.1)
The Underkeep 100 Descent to the Foundation Shale : The Backroom (x 6.1, y 6.3)
The Meso Terminal 100 A Terminal Invitation Y’shtola : Living Memory (x 21.4, y 36.9)
Mistwake 100 Beyond the Mountains Krile : Alexandria Crater (x 6, y 6.4)
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