With over 200 mounts available, Final Fantasy XIV has no shortage of variety when it comes to the design and appeal of its mounts. While most of the mounts can be attained by group effort, some of them can be solo farmed thanks to the mechanics of the game. This article will describe five unique mounts that you can get on your own, and provide some hints and requirements to acquire them.

• What Makes These Mounts Solo Farmable?
• Gobwalker
• Kirin
• Wavering Lantern Spirit
• Spectral Statice
• Dodo
• Tips for Heaven-on-High
• Final Thoughts

↖ What Makes These Mounts Solo Farmable?

Players can disregard group mechanics in older content due to the No Restrictions feature available in Final Fantasy XIV. Players are able to enter older dungeons, trials, and raids and have the option to adjust the difficulty down for solo play. Some dungeons scale down automatically based on the number of players and are perfect for solo players.

For effective farming of these mounts, It is advisable to have one job leveled to 100 at a minimum alongside proper gear (it can be lower depending on the mount). Access to certain dungeons or trials from Endwalker and Stormblood also come with some mounts.

↖ Gobwalker

Call your Gobwalker to battle! It is a steam powered war machine made by the infamous Indigo Hand.

Requirements:

• Clear the Heavensward main scenario questline.
• A job at level 100 or higher.

How to Obtain It:

The Gobwalker drops from the Alexander raid The Burden of the Father (Savage) as a certain drop bonus. With a level 100 job and proper gear, this raid is easily soloable using the No Restrictions setting.

Tips For The Fight:

Save your strongest arsenal for the last phase. If you do not destroy the last leg in mere seconds, a mechanic that guarantees instant loss will activate.

↖ Kirin

Summon Kirin, the king of beasts from the Far East as he is undisputed.

Requirements:

• A job at level 80 or higher.
• Completion of the A Realm Reborn main scenario and its respective patch content.

How to Obtain It:

First, collect six horse mounts from the extreme trials of Titan, Ifrit, Garuda, Leviathan, Ramuh, and Shiva in A Realm Reborn. Once you have all six, go to Mor Dhona (X:21.7 Y:8.7) and talk to the NPC Wandering Minstrel. He’ll unlock the quest A Legend for a Legend, which will allow you to summon Kirin.

↖ Wavering Lantern Spirit

Wavering Lantern Spirit is a devoted follower left by you on Rokkon. Summon your Wavering Lantern Spirit.

Prerequisites:

• Completion of a job at level 90 or higher.
• Clear the main scenario questline of Endwalker.

How to Obtain It:

This mount is earned through the Unstable Vaults dungeon system, specifically in The Rokkon. You will need to complete all 12 routes in the dungeon. Each route consists of unique puzzles and three bosses that must be defeated. Completing all routes unlocks the achievement Gone to Great Depths: The Rokkon. You will receive the Lantern Spirit mount as a reward.

Tips:

Look carefully at the informational text provided in the dungeon selection menu, as it gives clues about the different routes and how to solve them.

↖ Spectral Statice

Summon to your aid the Spectral Statice from Aloalo who is known for his tricks and jolly pranks.

Prerequisites:

• Completion of the Endwalker main scenario questline.
• A job at level 90 or higher.

How to Obtain It:

This mount is also earned by completing all 12 routes in the dungeon Aloalo. Each individual route involves solving puzzles as well as defeating bosses along the way to earn the achievement: Gone to Great Depths: Aloalo. After the achievement is unlocked, players will be able to claim this elegant mount.

Tips:

If you struggle with Aloalo's puzzles, community guides such as ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com have resources that may be helpful.

↖ Dodo

Call your Dodo mount, let's hope it's not the last one!

Requirements:

• Attained level 61 in any job class.
• Completed Stormblood main scenario questline.

How to Obtain It:

Regarding the Dodo mount, it can drop from Platinum Sacks, which are located on floors 71-100 of the other deep dungeon "Heaven-on-High. Unlike other dungeons, these floors are randomly generated’ consisting of a mixture of monsters, traps, and treasure boxes. After defeating a certain number of enemies on each floor, progress is allowed. Every ten floors comes with a boss fight.

↖ Tips for Heaven-on-High

For a solo run, the Warrior job class is highly recommended because it has great self defense and self healing.

Find silver chests scattered around the dungeon. Silver chests contain armors and weapons that are specific to the dungeon. You can fully enhance each one to +99. Monsters are significantly easier to defeat the higher the enhancement level.

Completing all 100 floors solo also grants you the title Lone Hero or Lone Heroine.

↖ Final Thoughts

Solo farming mounts on Final Fantasy XIV is both rewarding and presents itself as a challenge for those who like to test their personal skill.