The most substantial content in Final Fantasy XVI, there are 68 main quests that collectively tell Clive’s story. Some main quests are incredibly short and require very little input from the player, being semi-interactive cutscenes or simply requiring you to walk around talking to a handful of NPCs. Other main quests are protracted dungeons consisting of a midboss, a multi-stage dungeon boss and numerous minibosses. Yet others are functionally subquest phases of other quests, which themselves vary significantly in duration and complexity. All main quests are not created equally.

Points of No Return in FF16¶

There are two “points of no return” during the main questline where further progression may cause you to miss out on any outstanding side content. The first is before Main Quest 26: The Crystal’s Curse, which marks the point of no return for some side quests - complete every side quest available to you at this time if you don’t want to miss them! The second is Main Quest 67 Back to Their Origin, which is the point of no return for the endgame. Traveling to Origin will start Of Gods and Men, which is pretty much just the final battle. While there is New Game + in Final Fantasy XVI, there is no post-game play, so you can’t cleanup any outstanding Side Quests or Hunts if you skip them, aside from reloading an earlier save. This is further complicated by the fact that over a dozen new side quests and five hunts begin during Back to Their Origin, so you’ve no real choice but to do quite a bit of endgame busywork if you don’t want to miss anything.

List of Points of No Return in FF16¶

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Main quests make up the majority of the content in Final Fantasy XVI.

List of Main Quests in FF16¶

Below you’ll find a list of all the main quests in Final Fantasy XVI. Aside from the first few missions, which are mostly tutorials (main quests 1 - 8, Fanning Embers is where the core gameplay loop begins), FF16 has a fairly regular rhythm, sandwiching lengthy dungeons between short filler quests that mostly serve to move the story from one major event to another (introducing new crafting recipes, side quests and hunts) and the odd bout of exploration in one of the game’s four open “field” areas.

Number	Main Quests	Notes
1	A Flame Summoned	Very short, mostly a cutscene.
2	To Kill a Dominant	Movement/ATL tutorials. No combat.
3	Pride	Combat tutorial.
4	Sunrise, Sunset	Short, mostly scenes/dialog.
5	Lost in a Fog	First proper dungeon.
6	Flight of the Fledgling	–
7	A Chance Encounter	–
8	Hide, Hideaway	Side Quests unlock. Mostly scenes/dialog.
9	Fanning Embers	-
10	Louder than Words	–
11	The Dead of Night	–
12	Headwind	-
13	Wings of Change	New Eikon powers gained.
14	Awakening	–
15	The Wages of Guilt	Short, mostly scene/dialog.
16	The Hunter and the Hunted	-
17	Homecoming	–
18	Building Bridges	Subquest of Homecoming
19	A Bearer’s Lot	Subquest of Homecoming
20	Holding On	–
21	Back in the Day	Subquest of Holding On
22	Buried Memories	–
23	The Meaning of Life	New Eikon powers gained.
24	Righting Wrongs	–
25	The Dame	–
26	The Crystals’ Curse	Point of no return for some existing side quests.
27	Cid the Outlaw	New Eikon powers gained.
28	Home, Sweet Home	–
29	The Gathering !Storm	–
30	Dark Clouds Gather	Subquest of The Gathering Storm
31	Release	Subquest of The Gathering Storm, Hunts unlock.
32	Bloodlines	–
33	Black Light Burns	–
34	Black or White	Subquest of Black Light Burns
35	Here Be Monsters	–
36	Fire and Ice	–
37	After the Storm	–
38	Capital Punishment	–
39	Bolts from the Blue	New Eikon powers gained.
40	Getting to Work	Subquest of Bolts from the Blue
41	Riddle of the Sands	–
42	Follow the Crystals	Subquest of Riddle of the Sands
43	Into the Darkness	–
44	Out of the Shadow	–
45	Letting Off Steam I	Subquest of Out of the Shadow
46	Letting Off Steam II	Subquest of Out of the Shadow
47	Letting Off Steam III	Subquest of Out of the Shadow
48	Onward	–
49	To Catch a Thief	Subquest of Onward
50	Blood from the Stones	Subquest of Onward
51	Fire in the Sky	–
52	Things Fall Apart	New Eikon powers gained.
53	The Flames of War	Subquest of Things Fall Apart
54	Why We Fight	Subquest of Things Fall Apart
55	Down the Rabbit Hole	Subquest of Things Fall Apart
56	Cloak and Dagger	–
57	Evenfall	–
58	A Song of Hope	–
59	Like Father, Like Daughter	Subquest of A Song of Hope
60	Full Steam	–
61	Through the Maelstrom	–
62	Across the Narrow	New Eikon powers gained.
63	Footfalls in Ash	–
64	The Last King	–
65	Brotherhood	New Eikon powers gained.
66	Streets of Madness	–
67	Back to Their Origin	–
68	Of Gods and Men	–

Main quests may be the major focus of FF16, don’t neglect the side content, collectibles, and, of course, the New Game + playthrough on Final Fantasy Mode:

• List of All Side Quests in Final Fantasy 16
• All Hunt Locations in FF16
• Where to Find All Chronolith Trials in FF16
• All Orchestrion Rolls Locations in FF16
• Final Fantasy Mode Tips in FF16