Update: FFXIV’s Christmas Event, Starlight Celebration, has officially kicked off. Head in-game to check it out right now or read below to learn more about the update.
Original post: Square Enix has announced that the yearly FFXIV Christmas event, Starlight Celebration is making a return. It kicks off on December 16 and runs the entire remainder of the month, ending on December 31.
It’s a trimmed back event that provides you with a new quest and event rewards, in addition to all of the content from previous iterations.
Everything You Need to Know About Starlight Celebration
- Begins: December 16 at 8:00 AM GMT
- Ends: December 31 at 3:00 PM GMT
There’s a brand new quest for this iteration: Reach for the Stalls. It takes place in Old Gridania, and sees you helping Amh Garanjy complete a series of tasks in order to earn rewards.
You need to be level 15 to participate, and you can earn the following rewards by participating:
- Starlight Stalls Barding
- Starlight Kinderpunsch
- Starlight Mug Tower
- Festive Starlight Celebration Advertisement
- Winter’s Warm Boughs Orchestrion Roll
You can equip the Barding on a Chocobo to give it a festive theme, while the Kinderpunsch provides you with a variety of bonuses for 30 minutes when you drink it:
- Piety Bonus +4%
- VIT Bonus: +5%
- Gear Durability Bonus: +3
- XP Bonus: +3%
The Mug Tower and Celebration Advertisement are decorations you can play in your house, while the Orchestrion Roll provides you with a new song to add to your Orchestrion list.
