Mastery Rank Data

What have you done in Monstrosity / Titles / Days Played?

I'm interested in your Limbus max caps for Apollyon and Temenos, too.

For Monstrosity, I have absolutely everything unlocked and level 99.

971+ titles (Guildwork is kind of broken with the odyssey stuff).

Moogle Mastery is 43 (14/14/15).

1979 days playtime

Temenos: 159000
Apollyon: 156000

I completed a few more things that may impact Mastery Rank recently, including completely finishing Monstrosity (all monsters at level 99), finishing up another Prime weapon, and finally pulling the trigger and doing a race change to get the 'Consort Candidate' title. I'm still Rank 9, but I decided to put together a list of accomplishments (and to-dos) to that might be helpful for anyone else chasing Mastery Rank:

Mastery Rank Completion

I placed exclamation marks next to the things I'm currently tracking as 'incomplete' that may affect Mastery Rank. I decided to put all of this information into a node so that I can update it as I go to use as a checklist for my Rank 10 climb.

Anyone have advice on when to start recording for the "Smells like a Rat" portion of "Five Seconds of Fame"? And whether you were in 30 or 60 fps as I think that may impact on when a successful recording may need to begin.
It's the last recording I need but it's been a bit stingy. I've been following the "Start recording as she moves towards the pillar" note on the page, but I feel that may be a bit too early.
Edit: Nevermind. FFXIclopedia had better guidance.

Does anyone know the best equipment item to use for Dream Race against Sakura (Chocobo Racing Official Race)? I find it difficult get 1st place with First-Class Strength/ Impressive END / Discernment Outstanding / Receptivity Substandard and Gallop and Canter abilities. I get 2nd place every time.
Whenever I use a Chocotrain it says another result might decrease? I tried chocobo taping and speed apple but both didn't work. Does foulweather frog work?

I think I kept going with Speed Apple and eventually she got screwed over by other chocobos using items and I won.

https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/55467/mastery-rank-data/43/#3629941

I recently won with 252/191/189/0 Canter/Treasure Finder after about 8 attempts with Speed Apple/Final Spurt. The secret ingredient is prayer more chocobux. You are waiting for a round where:
1. Sakura gets hit with a thing
2. You don't get hit with a thing
3. Weather doesn't mess your chocobo

This is exactly what I did too. I got the Sakura win a few days ago.

I used the chocobo I raised ~20 years ago and token'd her up. She doesn't have any abilities; just SSS/SS/B/D or something like that.

It took her probably around 20 attempts or so to clinch the win. You just have to get lucky with Sakura tripping and debuffed by other birds. But it is possible.

As an aside, I have almost no idea where to go from here. I'm at 999 titles, have all Monstrosity species unlocked and lv.60+ (a handful at 99), 2 master trials down, Chocobo Digging very high, all buffs unlocked in Meebles, most runes in MMM, all KIs from Abyssea+Voidwatch, one crafting shield, a good chunk of all Campaign missions done from 3 nations, numerous REMAs, Ebisu +1, all jobs Mastered, Gladiator HCG, most Vorseals unlocked (only at 8/11 HP/MP, 8/11 Naga Raja and Azi Dahaka, 10/11 for Quetz, rest full unlocked)... I've even been going through and clearing all of the Garrison battles at least once and clearing some Hunts. But I'm still rank 8. 1389 days playtime too.

I know this system is almost certainly "points-based" but I still can't help but feel that there are some rules that gate promotion between ranks. Otherwise, my experience is completely inconsistent with most of the rank 9s in this thread >__<

EDIT: Adventuring fellow is maxed level too.

* Sheol - Gaol?
* New-Limbus 3/3 KI and what are your caps?
* Sortie?
* Done all quests (inc. RoE)?

My assumption is that they didn't re-point anything in the recent update that added rank 9 and 10, but made content that was added after the system suddenly worth points. Subsequent to that, I assume that if you only do content that was added before the system (I think everything you mention in your post?) then you're going to cap out at 8.

That said, taking all your monsters to 99 and making sure you've capped chocobo digging will probably get you more points and might put you over the top.

Sakura race really was just luck for me.

What equipment though? I tried Pepper Biscuit this time and Sakura was "unaffected." Well, that was a waste. Just keep spamming Speed Apple or Chocobo Taping (increase strength)?

I think like others have said it really just comes down to luck with Sakura tripping and debuffs landing. I used speed apples and have what by most accounts should be a top of the line racing choco with Gallop/Canter and it took me 45 attempts to get the win.

I finished the rest of the quests in the game (my 6 abyssea dominion miniquests), still rank 8!

I guess I'll try to complete Peddlestox Lowlands/Kuzotz and the Luck Rune miniquests.

I'm going to go out and say the chocobo silks that let you know you gained valuable knowledge from a dig is just that. I'm at what has to be a few hundred/thousand of that notification and still A30.

Will say from A15 to A10 it was 3000 successful Digs / 5000 attempts to rank and this is the longest.

I'm still leveling Monstrosity to try to rank up to 9 again.
So far I've done 613 levels (while taking 19 monsters to 99) and a chocobo digging rank up and nothing.

Assuming that 1000 levels may be required.

Obviously you can't test this the way we'd like, but consider stopping at a round 20 level 99s and then doing a bunch of 1-30 and then doing a bunch of 30-50?

Checking for "it's the unlocked instincts that matter" first, then "it's total levels that matter". If that makes sense.

All my monsters are 60+. I have currently 4862 levels done with 1474 to go, so I can reach the 1k milestone and then some.

If i ever gain my rank back we would see how many levels / instincts / whatever it took, but so far it's a lot to make up the value of a Medal of Altana.

Personally, I suspect unlocked monster abilities count. So for instance, scorpion unlocks 15 abilities as you level it to 99, but chigoes unlock none, so scorpion counts for more towards mastery rank, etc.

I second this. Get every monster to 90 first, you'll have every Monster and Instinct unlocked, observe your rank. If still rank 8, then level them all to 99 and see if that gets you to Rank 9.

will kayte be sometime releasing her brownmage addon to the general public here to help people get those 2 titles done?

If they do this, it will be a ***-show. Even just 2 players fighting over that 1,000th and 10,000th NPC interaction....is just plain stupid.

Also, let's not incentivize people to DDoS the server.

accidental double-post.

no this is hilarious please do it

Brown Mage Drama 2026