There are over 20 different animals to discover in Final Fantasy XIV’s Island Sanctuary. These can be raised as loyal pets, and even help in workshop production by shedding or growing FFXIV Gil materials. However, many of them are rare breeds that can only be found during certain portions of the day.

Even if an animal is found, players will need adequate room to keep pets. When first unlocking Final Fantasy XIV Island Sanctuary one can only raise up to five animals. However, with new rank level-ups, this will increase to 10, and then a second time to 20.

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While most animals can be found and caught before reaching max Final Fantasy XIV Island Sanctuary rank 10, it can be a bit troublesome getting to them in time. Instead, once at level 10 players can learn flying, allowing one to reach destinations faster. This way, an animal won’t be missed due to limited movement options.

Animal Restraints

Animals can be caught by crafting one of three Island Sanctuary restraints. Which one is required to capture an animal depends on the animal’s size. Some require mid-rank items like Final Fantasy XIV copper ore, which can be found by crafting new tools. All restraints will break after a single use requiring multiple copies to be crafted.A reasonable amount of animals are always roaming around the Island Sanctuary. However, because restraint creation is linked to rank, players can only catch smaller animals when first unlocking Final Fantasy XIV Island Sanctuary. Still, despite the size difference each animal still occupies the same amount of space.

The majority of animals only appear under certain conditions. This can Cheap FFXIV Gil include the time of day and current weather. Players can click on their in-game clock UI to show Eorzea Time (ET). Weather is always displayed on the Final Fantasy XIV minimap compass.