With every new expansion of Final Fantasy XIV, Mentors have a few new hoops to jump through in order to get their Mentor status back. Sometimes the number of commendations needed increases, but one thing never changes.
When Dawntrail goes live for early access on June 28, and then officially releases on July 2, there is going to be a distinct lack of Mentors running around Eorzea. This happens with every expansion, and Dawntrail is no different. In order to become a Mentor once more, players will need to complete some tasks.
Thankfully, the changes that Mentors will need to accommodate in Dawntrail aren’t massive, and pretty easily achievable. There are no huge increases to the number of dungeons Battle Mentors need to complete, for example, and the number of collectables that must be synthesized or gathered aren’t going up for Trade Mentors either.
Changes to Mentor requirements in Dawntrail
Once a previous Battle Mentor heads into Dawntrail, they’ll need to wait until they can complete all of their level 100 Role Quests. These will unlock at various levels, and require the leveling of at least three Jobs (one Tank, one Healer, and one DPS) to complete.
For Trade Mentors, the only change is in reflection of the increased level cap. Players who were Trade Mentors previously will need to level one crafter and one gatherer to level 100, then they will be able to re-apply to become a Trade Mentor.
This is all easily done, but it will take some time, so don’t be surprised if you don’t see too many Mentor crowns during the first few months of Dawntrail.
Here’s the full list of changes, in comparison to the requirements during Endwalker:
| Mentor type | Endwalker requirements | Dawntrail requirements |
| Battle Mentor | Complete the level 90 Tank Role Quest Complete the level 90 Healer Role Quest Complete one level 90 DPS Role Quest Complete at least 1,000 Dungeons and Trials Have received 1,500 player commendations | Complete the level 100 Tank Role Quest Complete the level 100 Healer Role Quest Complete one level 100 DPS Role Quest Complete at least 1,000 Dungeons and Trials Have received 1,500 player commendations |
| Trade Mentor | Reach level 90 with a Disciple of the Land class Reach level 90 with a Disciple of the Hand class Synthesize at least 100 collectables Gather at least 300 collectables | Reach level 100 with a Disciple of the Land class Reach level 100 with a Disciple of the Hand class Synthesize at least 100 collectables Gather at least 300 collectables |
