Complete Heaven On High Deep Dungeon Guide – Final Fantasy XIV

A treasure-trove of dungeons were added into Final Fantasy XIV in the Stormblood Update, complete with another Deep Dungeon for players to test their adventuring prowess. Similar to Palace Of The Dead, Heaven On High is a dungeon that players definitely won't want to skip over.

Heaven On High offers unique loot and a heap of experience to those who can clear its floors. Boasting new mechanics to accompany a familiar routine, this Deep Dungeon is perfect for raising your Job Level beyond 60. So how do you unlock Heaven On High?

Unlocking Heaven On High

To unlock Heaven On High, first, make sure you have completed the following:

• Main story quest Tide Goes In, Imperials Go Out
• Reached Level 61
• Completed Floor 50 of Palace Of The Dead

Once those have been taken care of, head over to Onokoro in The Ruby Sea and accept the quest Knocking On Heaven's Door from the NPC Hamakaze. He'll send you to seek out another NPC, Kyusei. Speak with Kyusei and follow his instructions to complete the quest, unlocking Heaven On High.

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Exploring the heights

While Heaven On High holds fewer floors than Palace Of The Dead, it is no less deadly. This Deep Dungeon consists of 100 floors, with a boss fight occurring every ten floors when exploring. Players can initially only access the first 30, though a new quest called On The Shoulders Of Giants appears with Kyusei upon conquering floor 30.

Accept and complete the quest to open floors 31-100 of Heaven On High. Similar to Palace Of The Dead, with new floors to explore come new rules for ascending the heights:

• After completing floor 30, players may choose to enter the dungeon starting on either the first floor or floor 21
• Matched parties can’t advance past floor 30
• Fixed parties can explore past floor 30 after defeating the boss, though, only if the party suffered zero KO’s during the first 30 floors

As a Deep Dungeon, Heaven On High uses unique gear for exploration. Instead of relying on your usual gear to get you through battle, you'll be armed with Empyrean Aetherpool Gear to face down any threats. Being gear specific to Heaven On High, it also comes with a couple of specific rules:

• The stats of Aetherpool gear are separate from the stats of gear being worn outside of Heaven On High
• Aetherpool gear can be leveled up by opening silver coffers found inside Heaven On High (max level is +99)
• Empyrean Aetherpool Gear can be brought out of Heaven On High After clearing floor 30. Doing this will reduce the Empyrean Aetherpool Gear's level, simply speak with the NPC Confederate Custodian in Onokoro to start the exchange

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Coffers and treasure

Coffers found within Heaven On High contain similar items to the ones found in Palace Of The Dead, like Pomenders, along with the addition of something new—Magicite. Pomenders and Magicite can be found by opening gold coffers while exploring.

Pomenders provide various beneficial effects, such as petrifying enemies or unveiling the layout of floors, while Magicite can be used to temporarily summon Primals for devastating attacks. Pomenders and Magicite can only be used while inside Heaven On High.

Players may also come across what appears to be a strand of floating, yellow light. Standing in this light will spawn a special type of treasure called Accursed Hoard. These tiny sacks of loot can be traded to the NPC Confederate Appraiser for a variety of randomized rewards, ranging from confetti to Minions.

Animal Assistance

Helpful NPC animals, called Auspices, exist inside Heaven On High to grant players various buffs. These little guys are rare and appear randomly, but will provide an Area of Effect buff for party members. The buff will last for 5 minutes and can have one of the following effects:

• Inugami - Decreases damage taken
• Senri - Adds a Health regeneration effect
• Komainu - Increases damage dealt

Every 10 floors that players pass will reward the player with a hefty amount of experience, and there are no limits to how many times floors can be replayed. Heaven On High is a great way to level up jobs later in the game, and is a breath of fresh air compared to most dungeons. All that’s left is for you to fight your way to the top!

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