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The window for trading plaudits for Round 10 personal rewards, running six days past the end of the challenge period.
How to accessSpeak to the Coordinator Moogle in Mhaura (G-8). You may claim one reward from each tier you earned enough plaudits for. With one or more plaudits you can also collect 10,000 Exemplar Points and 10,000 experience points once the challenge period ends.
RewardsSilver (200 plaudits): Mog Pell (Green) ×5, Kupon W-Eth, Kupon I-Aby ×3, S. Reraiser Tank, Mog Pell (Marble), Dial Key #Fo ×3, Kupon I-Amb ×3. Gold (700): 100 Deeds of Heroism, Abdhaljs Seal ×3, Mog Pell (Gold) and (Silver), M. Silverpiece, 100 Byne Bill, L. Jadeshell, Linen Coin Purse ×3, Kupon A-AF+3. Limit (1200): Ethereal Fists, plus Exemplar Points, Experience Points, Job Points, Moogle Memo, Ra’Kaznar Plate Fragment, Old Case+1 ×3, Umbral Marrow ×2, Mulcibar’s Scoria.
A collaboration item from Wizardry Variants Daphne, granted free to every character during the claim window.
How to accessPlaced in your inventory automatically on login. If your inventory is full, free a slot and then change zones or relog — Square Enix states it will be granted after that rather than lost.
RewardsAbyssal Mask ×1 per character.
The exchange window for campaign No. 158 points, running a week past the point-acquisition deadline.
How to accessExchange points with the appropriate NPC before the window closes.
RewardsThe full campaign catalogue — Abyssbringer, Cactuar Shield and Ryofu Uchiwa at 150 points, Rem’s Tale chapters, Alabaster Matter at 1500, and an Orvail Box Key at 500.
A limited-time battlefield against the Shadow Lord across five difficulties. First entry allows Very Easy, Easy or Normal; clearing Normal unlocks Difficult and Very Difficult.
How to accessYou must be level 95 or higher, have completed the Rank 5 Mission, and hold the Shadow Lord phantom gem key item, which costs 10 Merit Points.
RewardsLament (Great Sword), Extinction (Sword) and Nihility (Sword) from the battlefield, plus a Shadow Lord shirt and other themed items from the Curator Moogle.
The second phase of the summer support campaign. Square Enix has announced the same campaign package as Phase 1 — all twelve bonuses, including the twelve free daily Dark Matter Arcane Glyptics and the doubled Ambuscade Gallantry.
How to accessAutomatic while the phase runs. The daily-limited bonuses reset at 8:00 a.m. PDT, the same Japan-midnight instant as the game’s daily reset.
RewardsAs Phase 1.
The draw and prize-claim period for the Midsummer Bonanza. Winning numbers are announced at the start of this window.
How to accessCheck your pearls against the winning numbers and claim from the Bonanza NPC before the window closes.
RewardsVaries by prize rank.