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Final Fantasy XVI’s platinum has two main goals: finish the base game’s activities and clear New Game+ on Final Fantasy mode. The first run also teaches Eikon abilities and builds equipment; it should not become a rush that accidentally sells unique materials. Combat challenges require specific actions, often within the same battle, and many exclude the Hall of Virtue. This roadmap separates first-campaign completion, combat counters and the second run without counting expansion trophies towards the platinum.
Base-game trophy roadmap. Expansions and additional trophy groups are separate from the platinum.
- Required difficulty: Final Fantasy mode is required and is available through New Game+.
- Missable trophies: Do not sell unique materials required for Gotterdammerung.
- Online: No multiplayer requirement for the base platinum.
Learn the Eikons during the first campaign
Choose a comfortable difficulty and try Eikons as they unlock. Before moving to the next ability, check its trophies: some require timing and targets different from ordinary damage. Timely accessories can be used for trophies; choose assistance that helps without obscuring the action you are trying to perform. Retain a separate save before major purchases and equipment changes.
- Try each new Eikon and read its requirements before changing the loadout.
Protect Gotterdammerung materials
Half Past Twilight requires crafting the sword, not merely completing blacksmith quests. Avoid selling unique weapons and materials for immediate gil. Check the recipe when it appears and use hunts and quests to gather what is missing. Keeping required ingredients is safer than reconstructing where a scarce resource was spent at the end of the campaign.
- Keep unique ingredients and craft Gotterdammerung before the second run.
Group hunts and hideaway activities
Hunter, Hunted requires the full Hunt Board; Careful Whisper concerns items from patrons. Alternate unfinished quests with these checks rather than only repeating random combat. Read letters and speak to Harpocrates on hideaway visits. For the Hoard concerns curiosities: compare that collection separately from the number of weapons or materials you carry.
- Check hunts, patrons, letters and curiosities whenever you return to the hideaway.
Perform Eikon challenges in valid battles
Many requirements explicitly exclude the Hall of Virtue. Use real encounters with enemies that can survive the required sequence. Packing Heat needs two Heatwave counters in one battle; Fistful of Steel needs three Steel Counters. Before dealing all your damage, let the target perform the attacks you need. A quick training-room attempt does not automatically advance the trophy.
- Check “in a single battle” and “excluding the Hall of Virtue” before attempting a challenge.
Finish abilities, exploration and chronoliths
Masterclass requires maximising the required abilities and feats. Check the complete menu, not just your equipped loadout. Trial Run concerns a chronolith trial, while Here Be Rosfields concerns visiting mapped areas: treat them as different projects. If ability points remain, finish useful outstanding activities before beginning repetitive sessions with no secondary objective.
- Compare all abilities and verify the chronolith trial and exploration separately.
Use the completed save for Final Fantasy mode
After the ending, create and retain the completed-game save. Start New Game+ on Final Fantasy mode with that file and verify the selected mode matches Fantasy, Finally. Equipment and abilities prepared during the first run make the second campaign steadier. Do not accidentally choose another new game or difficulty and assume stronger enemies alone satisfy the condition.
- Start and finish New Game+ with Final Fantasy mode actually selected.
Trophies to watch
Half Past Twilight
Craft the legendary sword Gotterdammerung.
Do not sell scarce recipe ingredients; finishing quests without crafting the sword is insufficient.
Fantasy, Finally
Complete the game on "Final Fantasy" mode.
Keep the completed save and explicitly choose Final Fantasy when starting New Game+.
For the Hoard
Obtain all curiosities.
Check the curiosities collection rather than the normal materials list.
Packing Heat
Execute and land 2 Heatwave Counters in a single battle (excluding those in the Hall of Virtue).
Wait for suitable counter opportunities and complete both responses before ending that same battle.
Frequently asked questions
Do Timely accessories block the platinum?
No. They can be used during Final Fantasy mode too. For a technical trophy, still verify that the required action happens in a valid battle.
Is one completed campaign enough?
No. Fantasy, Finally requires a campaign in Final Fantasy mode, undertaken in New Game+ after your first clear.
Are Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide mandatory?
Their trophies belong to additional groups. This roadmap separates those contents from the base-game platinum.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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