Final Fantasy 14 Moogle Treasure Trove: The Hunt for Aphorism guide

It’s almost time for another Dawntrail-era update, so that means the Final Fantasy 14 Moogle Treasure Trove event is back with a little something to do until patch 7.5 drops on April 28. This time, we’re on the “Hunt for Aphorism” and have new ways to obtain old rewards through alternative (often easier) methods.

I’ll cover the basics of getting started with the Moogle Treasure Trove event below, along with how the Mogpendium works and all of the Aphorism Tomestone rewards. If you’re just looking for suggestions on the best ways to farm Moogle tomes or want advice on what to exchange them for, then I’ve got you covered there too.

How does the Moogle Treasure Trove Event work?

The Moogle Treasure Trove event itself is pretty straightforward: You’ll complete an assortment of challenges ranging from raids to deep dungeons to fishing excursions, and receive a few Irregular Tomestones of Aphorism for your troubles. You can then exchange tomestones for rewards (like mounts from old extreme trials or Triple Triad cards).

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How to start the Moogle Treasure Trove event

If this is your first time doing the Moogle Treasure Trove event, the whole process looks something like this:

Speak with the Itinerant Moogle to receive the Mogpendium (lists objectives)
Queue for challenges in the Duty Finder or join tome farms in Party Finder
Upon completing an objective, tomes drop directly into your inventory or are claimed from the Mogpendium
Exchange Aphorism Tomestones for rewards by speaking to the Itinerant Moogle again

A few other basics to keep in mind for the Moogle Treasure Trove:

You cannot receive irregular tomes when using squadrons, supports, or trusts
You cannot receive irregular tomes from unsynced duties
You can receive irregular tomes with atypical party compositions and level sync

Where do you exchange Moogle Treasure Trove tomes?

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You can exchange Moogle Treasure Trove Aphorism tomes by speaking with the Itinerant Moogle in any of the three starting city-states (Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, or Ul’dah). You may hear the Moogle’s cute, squeaky hovering noises before you spot it, but here are the specific coordinates in each city:

Itinerant Moogle locations

(X:9.4, Y:11.6) Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks
(X:12.4, Y:12.1) New Gridana
(X:9.6, Y:9.1) Ul’dah, Steps of Nald

The Moogle Treasure Trove Mogpendium

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You’ve got four different ways to grind Irregular Tomes of Aphorism before the Moogle Treasure Trove ends, and the Mogpendium is your handy in-game reference for types of tasks that earn you more tokens. Some Mogpendium objectives are one-time-only challenges, while others you can farm to your heart’s content.

Types of Mogpendium Challenges

Standard Objectives – Duties available for unlimited Aphorism farming
Weekly Objectives – A single objective that’s completable once per week
Minimog Challenges – Sets of two challenges; complete one per week from each set
Ultimog Challenges – Special challenge only available once per event cycle

Accessing the Mogpendium

Standard Objectives deliver tomes directly to your inventory
Weekly, Minimog, and Ultimog tomes must be claimed from the Mogpendium
You can place a shortcut for the Mogpendium on your hotbar
- Character >> Actions & Traits >> Main Commands >> Collection >> Mogpendium

Swipe to scroll horizontallyThe Mogpendium weekly reset occurs on Tuesdays across Data Centers

North America

Europe

Oceania

Japan

1 am PDT

9 am BST

7 pm AEDT

5 pm JST

4 am EDT

10 am CEST

10 pm HST

4 pm SGT

Best ways to farm Irregular Tomestones of Aphorism

The Hunt for Aphorism – Standard Objectives

Complete GATEs

Even if you don’t need the MGP, you’ll get the full credit (10 Aphorism Tomes) for completing a GATE with a perfect score. Most aren’t that difficult and spawn every 20 minutes (so at 00:00, 00:20, and 00:40). It’s a more casual grind without the fuss of a party.

Rival Wings (PvP)

Rival Wings is my personal favorite way to farm Moogle Treasure Trove currency. Final Fantasy 14’s MOBA-like PVP mode is usually dead between events, but it pops off during the Treasure Trove. It’s 3-5 tomes per run, the matches are pretty fun, and it’s not too long.

Synced Blue Mage

Some Treasure Trove events have a Blue Mage meta that reigns over all else, but it’s largely dependent on the duties available. If you can get a good group of experienced Blue Mages to run dungeons or trials synced, you’ll probably farm tomes faster than any other method.

Moogle Treasure Trove Duties

Weekly Objectives (20 tomes)

Week 1: Complete Neverreap (Heavensward dungeon).

Minimog Challenges (10 tomes)

Week 1: Complete (5) FATEs in Kholusia OR Play (1) match of Doman Mahjong against a player.

Ultimog Challenges (50 tomes)

Enter a Treasure Dungeon via a portal (5) times.

Swipe to scroll horizontallyStandard Objectives

Duty

Type

Reward

Haukke Manor (Hard)

Dungeon

4 tomes

The Lost City of Amdapor

Dungeon

4 tomes

Neverreap

Dungeon

4 tomes

Sohm Al (Hard)

Dungeon

4 tomes

The Temple of the Fist

Dungeon

4 tomes

Hells’ Lid

Dungeon

4 tomes

The Twinning

Dungeon

4 tomes

Akadaemia Anyder

Dungeon

4 tomes

Smileton

Dungeon

4 tomes

The Stigma Dreamscape

Dungeon

4 tomes

Castrum Meridianum

Dungeon (MSQ)

4 tomes

The Praetorium

Dungeon (MSQ)

7 tomes

The Porta Decumana

Trial (MSQ)

3 tomes

Alexander – The Fist of the Father

Raid

1 tomes

Alexander – The Cuff of the Father

Raid

1 tomes

Alexander – The Arm of the Father

Raid

1 tomes

Alexander – The Burden of the Father

Raid

1 tomes

Alexander – The Fist of the Son

Raid

2 tomes

Alexander – The Cuff of the Son

Raid

2 tomes

Alexander – The Arm of the Son

Raid

2 tomes

Alexander – The Burden of the Son

Raid

2 tomes

Alexander – The Eyes of the Creator

Raid

2 tomes

Alexander – The Breath of the Creator

Raid

2 tomes

Alexander – The Heart of the Creator

Raid

2 tomes

Alexander – The Soul of the Creator

Raid

2 tomes

The Royal City of Rabanastre

Alliance Raid

7 tomes

The Ridorana Lighthouse

Alliance Raid

8 tomes

The Orbonne Monastery

Alliance Raid

9 tomes

Containment Bay S1T7

Trial

2 tomes

Containment Bay P1T6

Trial

2 tomes

Containment Bay Z1T9

Trial

2 tomes

Kugane Ohashi

Trial

2 tomes

Cinder Drift

Trial

2 tomes

Castrum Marinum

Trial

2 tomes

The Cloud Deck

Trial

2 tomes

Ocean Fishing

Fishing

5-10 tomes

GATE

The Gold Saucer

1-10 tomes

The Borderland Ruins

PvP

3-5 tomes

Hidden Gorge

PvP

3-5 tomes

Worqor Chirteh

PvP

3-5 tomes

Onsal Hakair

PvP

3-5 tomes

The Fields of Glory

PvP

3-5 tomes

Seal Rock

PvP

3-5 tomes

What should you spend Tomestones of Aphorism on?

If the name didn’t clue you in, the Moogle Treasure Trove is an easy way to score some of Final Fantasy 14’s most desirable mounts, minions, and glamour. The event typically includes a new reward that’s exclusive to the Treasure Trove grind, but sometimes those rewards return in future iterations of the event.

Really old trial rewards aren’t worth spending your Tomestones of Aphorism on, so I would buy exclusive items like the Miner’s Earring and Fat Cat Parasol first.

First, buy the limited-time event items for 150 tomes

Still have tomes to spare? Spend another 140 on these

Once you’ve got the earring and parasol, fate-exclusive mounts like the Ixion Clarion and Ironfrog Ambler aren’t bad choices if you don’t feel like watching old fate timers and trying to catch them when they spawn.

The Bomb Palanquin Horn and Direwolf Whistle are old Allied Society rewards, so they’re another easy shortcut if you don’t feel up to doing so many daily chores.

Have everything? Irregular Tomestones are still worth farming!

The event is still useful for people like me who have been playing Final Fantasy 14 for too damn long. I use it to grind MGP Platinum Cards, which are worth 50,000 MGP a pop, and it’s how I get just about all of my MGP for buying those pricy mounts from the Gold Saucer.

I’m constantly on the achievement hunt grind too, so I buy things like the Seemingly Special Timeworn Map, Ostensibly Special Timeworn Map, etc. They guarantee a portal to their specified treasure dungeon, and it’s a great way to grind out some of the more annoying map achievements.

Moogle Treasure Trove rewards

Swipe to scroll horizontallyIrregular Tomestones of Aphorism: Glamour and misc. rewards

Item

Tomestones

Description

Miner’s Earring

100

Moogle Treasure Trove exclusive

Fat Cat Parasol

Moogle Treasure Trove exclusive

Modern Aesthetics – Styled for Hire

Available from PvP (18,000 Wolf Marks)

Ballroom Etiquette – Fear and Loathing

Unlocks the Tremble emote from Hunts (6 Mythic Clan Mark Logs)

MGP Platinum Card

Rewards 50,000 MGP (Wondrous Tails, 2 or 3 lines)

Magicked Prism (Job Mastery) x 10

Row 5 – Cell 2 Swipe to scroll horizontallyIrregular Tomestones of Aphorism: Mounts, minions, and barding

Item

Tomestones

Description

Ixion Clarion

Mount from the fate A Horse Outside (12 Ixion Horns or 300 Faux Leaves)

Emerald Gwiber Trumpet

Mount from Castrum Marinum (Extreme) (Random drop)

Bomb Palanquin Horn

Mount from the Kobold Allied Society (Rank 4, 120,000 gold)

Direwolf Whistle

Mount from the Ixal Allied Society (Rank 7, 120,000 gold)

Lunar Kamuy Fife

Mount from Tsukuyomi’s Pain (Extreme) (Random drop)

Euphonious Kamuy Fife

Mount from Hells’ Kier (Extreme) (Random drop)

Ironfrog Ambler

Minion from the fate A Finale Most Formidable (6 Formidable Cog)

Wind-up Ixal

Minion from the Ixal Allied Society (Rank 7, 120,000 gold)

Magic Bucket

Minion from fishing in Coerthas Western Highlands (South Banepool)

Wind-up Succubus

Minion from Hunts (500 Allied Seals)

Abigail Barding

Barding from Palace of the Dead (Gold or Silver-trimmed Sack)

Swipe to scroll horizontallyIrregular Tomestones of Aphorism: Furniture

Item

Tomestones

Description

Amaurotine Spire Chandelier

Crafted

Ornamental Crystal Array

Crafted

Raised Wooden Deck

Crafted

Sweetfish Skewers

Crafted

Mummer’s Shelf

Purchased at The Gold Saucer (Kasumi, 8,800 gold)

Swipe to scroll horizontallyIrregular Tomestones of Aphorism: Orchestrions and Triple Triad cards

Item

Tomestones

Description

Blood on the Wind Orchestrion Roll

Music from The Bozjan Southern Front, Zadnor (25 Bozjan Clusters)

Hopl’s Dropple Orchestrion Roll

Music from the Qitari Allied Society (Rank 6, 6 Qitari Compliments)

Namazu Card

Card from Namazu Allied Society

Kojin Card

Card from the Kojin Allied Society

Mist Dragon Card

Card from The Burn (Random drop)

Tioman Card

Card from Sohm Al (Random drop)

Diamond Weapon Card

Card from The Cloud Deck or The Cloud Deck (Extreme) (Random drop)

Swipe to scroll horizontallyIrregular Tomestones of Aphorism: Treasure and riding maps

Item

Tomestones

Description

Conceivably Special Timeworn Map

Treasure map that guarantees a portal to The Shifting Gymnasion Agonon

Potentially Special Timeworn Map

Treasure map that guarantees a portal to The Excitatron 6000

Ostensibly Special Timeworn Map

Treasure map that guarantees a portal to The Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah or The Shifting Oubliettes of Lyhe Ghiah

Seemingly Special Timeworn Map

Treasure map that guarantees a portal to The Lost Canals of Uznair or The Shifting Altars of Uznair

Middle La Noscea Riding Map

Mount Speed Increase from Hunts (250 Allied Seals)

Lower La Noscea Riding Map

Mount Speed Increase from Hunts (250 Allied Seals)

Eastern La Noscea Riding Map

Mount Speed Increase from Hunts (250 Allied Seals)

Western La Noscea Riding Map

Mount Speed Increase from Hunts (250 Allied Seals)

Upper La Noscea Riding Map

Mount Speed Increase from Hunts (250 Allied Seals)

Outer La Noscea Riding Map

Mount Speed Increase from Hunts (250 Allied Seals)

Swipe to scroll horizontallyIrregular Tomestones of Aphorism: Equipment

Item

Tomestones

Description

Craftsman’s Coverall Top

Body from The Firmament (2,200 Skybuilders’ Scrip)

Craftsman’s Singlet

Body from The Firmament (2,200 Skybuilders’ Scrip)

Craftsman’s Coverall Bottoms

Legs from The Firmament (2,000 Skybuilders’ Scrip)

Heirloom Jacket of Fending