This question gets asked probably 100 times a week or more so I'm making a handy dandy sticky here so rather than a long drawn out explanation each time it gets asked we can just tell folks use search on our forums for Unlocking Primals and boom. Here you go. I'll edit this as more are introduced.
Hard Mode Primals
Upon beating the Main Scenario and taking out Ultima Weapon you can then unlock Ifrit HM - Garuda HM - Titan HM in that order as you beat each you can unlock the next. (Note here… do not bother doing this until you have begun your relic quest and they direct you to do these, unless you want to do them again which is not necessary)
As you follow along the main storyline further you will then face Moogle HM, –-> Leviathan HM, ––> Ramuh HM –-> Shiva HM
EX Primals
Upon defeating the Ifrit - Garuda - Titan Hard Mode trifecta you will then get access to unlock their EX counterparts. They will go in this order.
Garuda EX –> unlock Titan EX –> unlock Ifrit EX.
That is one chain, and it ends with Ifrit.
The second chain of primals is more like a slight pyramid or fork at the beginning. As soon as you beat Moogle HM in story you can unlock Moogle EX, as soon as you beat Leviathan HM, you can unlock Levi EX.
Levi EX and Moogle EX must BOTH be beaten in any order to move on to Ramuh EX which also requires that you beat Ramuh HM (duh). Once you have beaten Ramuh EX , you can now advance to Shiva EX. (Also requires Shiva HM completion…notice a trend?)
So to cap off… 2 chains for EX (All require the HM versions of their respective primal dead beforehand)
1) Garuda EX unlocks Titan EX unlocks Ifrit EX 2) Leviathan EX AND Moogle EX unlocks Ramuh EX unlocks Shiva EX.
Get it? Got it? Good! Now go get em!!! For EORZEA!!!
Meirii replied
536 weeks ago