Final Fantasy XIV Occult Crescent guide: All Phantom Jobs and how to unlock them

Final Fantasy XIV’s Occult Crescent is the latest Field Operation to be added to the game in patch 7.25, complete with new Phantom Jobs. Think of this area as another version of Eureka. Players come with their level 100 characters and tackle powerful enemies, FATES, as well as Critical Events, all in search of knowledge and treasure.

This Field Operation offers powerful gear to unlock, along with mounts, pets, Orchestrion Scrolls, and much more. However, to get anything here, you must have a variety of Phantom Jobs unlocked and leveled up. If you’re struggling in the Occult Crescent in Final Fantasy XIV and want some new Phantom Jobs, here’s what you must know.

Note: As future patches drop and more Phantom Jobs are added, we’ll update this article accordingly.

All Phantom Job unlocks in Final Fantasy XIV’s Occult Crescent

Once you’ve begun unlocking the Occult Crescent in Final Fantasy XIV, it won’t take long for you to get your Phantom Jobs. You will automatically have access to some of them. You don’t necessarily have to unlock anything beyond this, but where's the fun in that? With that in mind, here’s what you get for unlocking the Occult Crescent content:

You get a few to start out with - the others come with grinding (Image via Square Enix)

Freelancer: Default
Knight: Complete New Job, Old Tricks quest
Monk: Complete New Job, Old Tricks quest
Bard: Complete New Job, Old Tricks quest

The other Phantom Jobs in Final Fantasy XIV’s Occult Crescent come from a variety of sources and require you to use Soul Shards to access them. Some of them are unlocked by completing the incredibly challenging Critical Events, while others can be purchased with Enlightenment Silver/Gold Pieces.

These are a pair of currencies found throughout the Occult Crescent area. They are gained primarily by defeating enemies and completing FATEs and Critical Events. Note that purchasing Phantom Jobs with Silver/Gold gives you their Soul Shards, which show up in your inventory. You need to use these to access the Phantom Jobs.

Phantom Jobs you can purchase (Expedition Antiquarian, South Horn: 38.1, 7.0)

Thief: Purchase for 1,600 Gold Enlightenment Pieces
Time Mage: Purchase for 1,000 Silver Enlightenment Pieces
Chemist: Purchase for 1,000 Silver Enlightenment Pieces
Cannoneer: Purchase for 1,000 Silver Enlightenment Pieces
Samurai: Purchase for 1,600 Gold Enlightenment Pieces
Geomancer: Purchase for 1,600 Gold Enlightenment Pieces

Critical Events are chaotic and messy, but you can unlock a few jobs this way (Image via Square Enix)

There are other Phantom Jobs you can unlock in Final Fantasy XIV’s Occult Crescent as well, but they require you to grind the various Critical Events that pop up. You need to head to wherever they take place, join in the fight, and get lucky on a drop. It’s been said that these jobs are random drops, but I got both the Berserker and Oracle on the first try, so perhaps I’m just lucky.

Note that Soul Shards need to be used to access these jobs once they're unlocked:

Phantom Jobs from Critical Events

Berserker: Drops from completing Critical Event “The Unbridled”
Ranger: Drops from completing Critical Event “The Black Regiment”
Oracle: Drops from completing Critical Event “On the Hunt”

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