Gold Saucer Guide Hub for FFXIV

Last updated on Nov 13, 2021 at 14:00 by Lyra 1 comment

This page contains information about the Manderville Gold Saucer, an all-inclusive amusement park and casino filled with mini-games, activities, and more! Here, you can learn about all the side content the Gold Saucer has to offer.

1.

The Manderville Gold Saucer

Founded by the master Goldsmith Godbert Manderville, The Manderville Gold Saucer is Eorzea's premiere vacation attraction. Located in Southern Thanalan, it is an amusement park with a Cactuar, Senor Sabotender, as its mascot.

2.

Overview

The Manderville Gold Saucer, referred to as the Gold Saucer, is a theme park in FFXIV filled with activities and mini-games. No attraction in the Saucer requires gil. Instead, the entire park has its own currency, which is used to participate in and is rewarded from attractions. This currency can also be traded in for rewards at various vendors.

2.1.

How to Unlock the Gold Saucer

To unlock the Gold Saucer, players must have finished their envoy quest in the Main Scenario: either "The Gridanian Envoy," "The Ul'dahn Envoy," or "The Lominsan Envoy." This unlocks the quest "It Could Happen to You" from the NPC Well-heeled Youth in Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (x9, y9). This quest will take you on an airship bound for the Gold Saucer, where the subsequent quest "World of Wonders" will explain the Gold Saucer to you and show you around.

Map of the Gold Saucer

Furthermore, the various attractions in the Gold Saucer are unlocked by completing quests in the Gold Saucer. These have been left out for brevity, but note that any blue quest marker in the Gold Saucer will unlock something new for you.

Remember to attune to the main Aetheryte in the Gold Saucer to teleport back at any time! If you did not attune and have left the Gold Saucer, you can return at any point by using the airships located in the three major cities.

2.2.

Manderville Gold Saucer Points

As stated previously, there are no attractions in the Gold Saucer that require gil. Instead, any game that requires payment uses Manderville Gold Saucer Points (MGP), and all attractions reward MGP. However, players with less than 500 MGP can exchange gil for MGP to get started. The MGP requirement differs from attraction to attraction, and MGP can be traded for various cosmetic rewards. You can view your MGP in the Gold Saucer menu, as well as in your currencies tab.

Gold Saucer menu

MGP can be rewarded from activities outside of the Gold Saucer as well, from content such as Wondrous Tails or the Challenge Log! Your current MGP can be viewed in the Currency menu. To learn more about currencies such as MGP, visit our currencies guide.

3.

Attractions

The Gold Saucer is host to many different attractions, some of which can be accessed outside of the Gold Saucer. Many of these attractions have their own systems and are large in scope, so head to their respective pages to learn more!

3.1.

Chocobo Racing

Chocobo Racing is a Mario Kart-esque racing mini-game where players race with specially bred chocobos against seven other players or NPCs on three different racetracks. Players can breed chocobos to suit their needs, participate in racing challenges, and become the ultimate jockey! To learn more about Chocobo Racing, visit our guide below.

3.2.

Triple Triad

Originally making its appearance in Final Fantasy VIII, Triple Triad is a unique card game that has been reintroduced in FFXIV as a major attraction! Players can battle NPCs to receive cards or participate in matches against each other in a casual or tournament setting. Winners of tournaments receive the rarest cards, along with a ton of MGP. In addition, collecting all the cards rewards players with a unique title and mount. To learn more about Triple Triad, visit our special page below.

3.3.

Lord of Verminion

Lord of Verminion is an RTS-like mini-game based on the hit Japanese arcade game, Lord of Vermilion. In Lord of Verminion, or LoV, players summon and control their legion of minions to battle with an opponent's minions in order to seize control of the battlefield and shatter the opponent's structures. It can be played against NPCs in a series of challenges, as well as against other players in tournaments, which reward a ton of MGP! To learn more about Lord of Verminion, take a look at our Lord of Verminion guide.

3.4.

Doman Mahjong

FFXIV boasts one of the most popular online venues of Japanese Riichi Mahjong in the Doman Mahjong attraction. Doman Mahjong is a tile-based game of skill, strategy, and above all, luck, where players are pitted against NPCs or three other players to form ordered hands out of tiles. This game mode has gained significant popularity from its myriad appearances in anime and manga.

3.5.

Fashion Report

The Fashion Report, hosted by the mysterious Masked Rose, is a weekly challenge where players dress up to a theme and present their glamour to be judged. The Fashion Report is one of the best sources of weekly MGP.

3.6.

Cactpot

The Cactpot is a game of chance and a great source of MGP... if the player is lucky enough, that is. There are two different Cactpots: the Mini Cactpot, which can be done daily, and the Jumbo Cactpot, which is a weekly lottery event.

3.6.1.

Mini-Cactpot

The Mini Cactpot is a daily scratch ticket lottery that allows players to purchase tickets and reveal numbers on them for MGP. Each ticket contains a 3x3 grid of numbers from one to nine, with one number already revealed. Players must reveal three other numbers before selecting a line. The sum of the numbers in the line selected will determine the amount of MGP the player receives. Players can purchase up to three tickets per day.

Mini Cactpot

To unlock the Mini Cactpot, players must complete the quest "Scratch It Rich" from the Mini Cactpot Broker in the Gold Saucer (x5, y6).

3.6.2.

Jumbo Cactpot

The Jumbo Cactpot is a weekly lottery where players can purchase tickets with four selectable numbers from 0 to 9. Players can purchase up to three tickets per week. Each week, there will be a drawing that takes place in the Gold Saucer. The more tickets that are sold that week, the greater the prize. In the drawing, numbers are revealed from last to first, and the more numbers that your tickets match, the more MGP you win. If all the numbers on your ticket match the draw, you win an enormous sum of MGP as well as the Mad Bird Ring Icon Mad Bird Ring!

Jumbo Cactpot

To unlock the Jumbo Cactpot, players must complete the quest "Hitting the Cactpot" from the Jumbo Cactpot Broker in the Gold Saucer (x8, y5).

3.7.

GATEs

GATEs, which stands for Gold Saucer Active Time Events, are attractions where the player plays a vital part in the show. When participating in GATEs, players must complete mini-game objectives that reward a sum of MGP when completed correctly. For example, in the GATE The Slice is Right, players must dodge falling bamboo stalks on a stage in rounds with increasing difficulty. GATEs will occur every twenty minutes, with one of three possible events chosen at random.

Time Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Hourly Cliffhanger Air Force One Leap of Faith (Belah'dia)
20 minutes past the hour Any Way the Wind Blows The Slice is Right Leap of Faith (Nym)
40 minutes past the hour Air Force One Any Way the Wind Blows Leap of Faith (Nym)
3.7.1.

Cliffhanger

Players must rescue a stranded Chocobo chick at the top of a rocky structure. Players will have to run and jump across the perilous structure while goblins drop bombs along the path! If players are knocked off, they must restart from the beginning.

3.7.2.

Air Force One

Players must board the Air Force One and destroy as many targets as possible by shooting them. Players will receive MGP based on their results, with up to 5000 MGP for a perfect score.

Air Force One
3.7.3.

Any Way the Wind Blows

Players enter a stage and find a spot to stand. After a while, Typhon will appear and cast Snort on various locations on the stage, knocking players off. Players that were lucky enough to not be knocked off in the end will receive MGP!

3.7.4.

The Slice is Right

Similar to Any Way the Wind Blows, players enter a stage and find a spot to stand. Yojimbo will appear along with bamboo stalks, and he will cut them, causing them to fall. Players must dodge falling bamboo stalks and collect rewards from gold piles in order to win!

The Slice is Right
3.7.5.

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith is a jump puzzle with two distinct maps - The Fall of Belah'dia and the Falling City of Nym. In both maps, players must make successful jumps from platform to platform while collecting cactuar trophies. If the player reaches the goal, they are rewarded with MGP, with additional MGP rewarded based on how many trophies were collected. Players can continue to collect trophies after they reach the goal point.

Leap of Faith
3.8.

Mini-games

There are a myriad of mini-games in the Gold Saucer. These are simple games that cost and reward small amounts of MGP. They can be found across the Gold Saucer in various locations.

Cuff-a-Cur, a minigame
4.

Rewards

The primary function of MGP is to be exchanged for cosmetic rewards at various vendors throughout the Gold Saucer. Vendors sell items such as unique hairstyles, mounts, minions, and glamours. Most vendors are located at the Main Counter in Entrance Square, but there are other specialized vendors - for example, the Triple Triad Trader in Card Square will sell unique Triple Triad cards. We've listed all the main rewards from the Prize Claim NPC below, but there are other rewards you can get with MGP as well!

4.1.

Mounts

The Gold Saucer is host to some exclusive and unique mounts. These cost a hefty sum of MGP, but are well worth the price tag!

Name MGP Cost
Adamantoise Whistle Icon Adamantoise Whistle 200,000
Korpokkur Kolossus Horn Icon Korpokkur Kolossus Horn 750,000
Archon Throne Icon Archon Throne 750,000
Typhon Horn Icon Typhon Horn 750,000
Fenrir Horn Icon Fenrir Horn 1,000,000
Sabotender Emperador Horn Icon Sabotender Emperador Horn 2,000,000
4.2.

Hairstyles

These hairstyles are unique to the Gold Saucer. Rainmaker and Adventure are purchased from the Modern Aesthetics Saleswoman NPC near the Main Counter instead of the Prize Claim NPC.

Name MGP Cost
Modern Aesthetics - Lexen-tails Icon Modern Aesthetics - Lexen-tails 50,000
Modern Aesthetics - Great Lengths Icon Modern Aesthetics - Great Lengths 30,000
Modern Aesthetics - Ponytails Icon Modern Aesthetics - Ponytails 8,000
Modern Aesthetics - Curls Icon Modern Aesthetics - Curls 9,600
Modern Aesthetics - Adventure Icon Modern Aesthetics - Adventure 14
Modern Aesthetics - Rainmaker Icon Modern Aesthetics - Rainmaker 5,000
4.3.

Minions

You can use these to participate in Lord of Verminion! Again, they are exclusive to the Gold Saucer.

Name MGP Cost
Water Imp Icon Water Imp 10,000
Zu Hatchling Icon Zu Hatchling 10,000
Black Coeurl Icon Black Coeurl 20,000
Heavy Hatchling Icon Heavy Hatchling 20,000
Wind-up Nero tol Scaeva Icon Wind-up Nero tol Scaeva 30,000
Piggy Icon Piggy 30,000
Unlucky Rabbit Icon Unlucky Rabbit 30,000
4.4.

Orchestrion Rolls

You may recognize some songs, such as Torn from the Heavens, the Heavensward dungeon boss theme!

Name MGP Cost
A Cold Wind Orchestrion Roll Icon A Cold Wind Orchestrion Roll 5,000
Four-sided Circle Orchestrion Roll Icon Four-sided Circle Orchestrion Roll 10,000
Sport of Kings Orchestrion Roll Icon Sport of Kings Orchestrion Roll 15,000
Agent of Inquiry Orchestrion Roll Icon Agent of Inquiry Orchestrion Roll 30,000
Torn from the Heavens Orchestrion Roll Icon Torn from the Heavens Orchestrion Roll 50,000
Battle to the Death - Heavensward Orchestrion Roll Icon Battle to the Death - Heavensward Orchestrion Roll 20,000
Battle Theme 1.x Orchestrion Roll Icon Battle Theme 1.x Orchestrion Roll 20,000
Tempest Orchestrion Roll Icon Tempest Orchestrion Roll 30,000
Spiral Orchestrion Roll Icon Spiral Orchestrion Roll 30,000
Triumph Orchestrion Roll Icon Triumph Orchestrion Roll 50,000
Revenge Twofold Orchestrion Roll Icon Revenge Twofold Orchestrion Roll 50,000
Rise of Heroes (Chiptune Version) Orchestrion Roll Icon Rise of Heroes (Chiptune Version) Orchestrion Roll 50,000
Game Theory Orchestrion Roll Icon Game Theory Orchestrion Roll 30,000
Vamo' alla Flamenco Orchestrion Roll Icon Vamo' alla Flamenco Orchestrion Roll 50,000
A Fine Death Orchestrion Roll Icon A Fine Death Orchestrion Roll 50,000
4.5.

Glamour - Equipment

Certain pieces of glamour are still gender locked, but the Bunny glamour can be worn by EVERYONE, as the tooltip clearly states.

Name MGP Cost
Gambler's Trenchcoat Icon Gambler's Trenchcoat 100,000
Gambler's Gloves Icon Gambler's Gloves 30,000
Gambler's Trousers Icon Gambler's Trousers 40,000
Gambler's Boots Icon Gambler's Boots 30,000
Bunny Crown Icon Bunny Crown 20,000
Bunny Bustier Icon Bunny Bustier 100,000
Bunny Loops Icon Bunny Loops 20,000
Bunny Tights Icon Bunny Tights 30,000
Bunny Pumps Icon Bunny Pumps 25,000
Riviera Doublet Icon Riviera Doublet 3,000
Riviera Slops Icon Riviera Slops 1,000
Riviera Dress Icon Riviera Dress 3,000
Glade Tunic Icon Glade Tunic 3,000
Glade Slops Icon Glade Slops 1,000
Glade Shoes Icon Glade Shoes 1,000
Oasis Doublet Icon Oasis Doublet 3,000
Oasis Halftrews Icon Oasis Halftrews 1,000
Oasis Tunic Icon Oasis Tunic 3,000
Oasis Sarouel Icon Oasis Sarouel 1,000
Claws of the Beast Icon Claws of the Beast 30,000
Sharlayan Goggles Icon Sharlayan Goggles 20,000
Bunny Chief Crown Icon Bunny Chief Crown 24,000
Bunny Chief Bustier Icon Bunny Chief Bustier 120,000
Bunny Chief Loops Icon Bunny Chief Loops 30,000
Bunny Chief Tights Icon Bunny Chief Tights 36,000
Bunny Chief Pumps Icon Bunny Chief Pumps 30,000
Cockscomb Icon Cockscomb 24,000
Coeurl Mask Icon Coeurl Mask 24,000
Succubus Horns Icon Succubus Horns 24,000
Swine Head Icon Swine Head 24,000
Swine Body Icon Swine Body 120,000
Arch Demon Horns Icon Arch Demon Horns 100,000
Ishgardian Gown Icon Ishgardian Gown 30,000
Far Eastern Smock Icon Far Eastern Smock 30,000
Ishgardian Thighboots Icon Ishgardian Thighboots 30,000
Angel Wings Icon Angel Wings 500,000
4.6.

Glamour - Weapons

The base class can glamour these as well, but the job is listed for brevity.

Name Job MGP Cost
Blood Sword Icon Blood Sword PLD 10,000
Gigas Axe Icon Gigas Axe WAR 10,000
Cross Pattee Icon Cross Pattee DRK 10,000
Trench Harpoon Icon Trench Harpoon DRG 10,000
Ai Apaec Icon Ai Apaec MNK 10,000
Khanjars Icon Khanjars NIN 10,000
Crescent Bow Icon Crescent Bow BRD 10,000
Colibri Cannon Icon Colibri Cannon MCH 10,000
Heartless Icon Heartless THM 10,000
Mindbreaker Icon Mindbreaker CNJ 10,000
Skjoldr Icon Skjoldr PLD 10,000
Senor Sabotender's Blade Icon Senor Sabotender's Blade PLD 70,000
Halicarnassus Sword Icon Halicarnassus Sword PLD 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Labrys Icon Senor Sabotender's Labrys WAR 100,000
Giant Axe Icon Giant Axe WAR 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Spiked Rod Icon Senor Sabotender's Spiked Rod DRK 100,000
Colossus Guillotine Icon Colossus Guillotine DRK 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Trident Icon Senor Sabotender's Trident DRG 100,000
Faust Lance Icon Faust Lance DRG 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Headbutters Icon Senor Sabotender's Headbutters MNK 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Bushido Blade Icon Senor Sabotender's Bushido Blade SAM 100,000
Bokuto Icon Bokuto SAM 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Fans Icon Senor Sabotender's Fans NIN 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Longbow Icon Senor Sabotender's Longbow BRD 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Pistola Icon Senor Sabotender's Pistola MCH 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Rod Icon Senor Sabotender's Rod BLM 100,000
Kum Kum Staff Icon Kum Kum Staff BLM 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Grimoire Icon Senor Sabotender's Grimoire SMN 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Rapier Icon Senor Sabotender's Rapier RDM 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Cane Icon Senor Sabotender's Cane WHM 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Codex Icon Senor Sabotender's Codex SCH 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Planisphere Icon Senor Sabotender's Planisphere AST 100,000
Senor Sabotender's Shield Icon Senor Sabotender's Shield PLD 30,000
Gigas Shield Icon Gigas Shield PLD 100,000
The Emperor's New Shield Icon The Emperor's New Shield PLD 100,000
4.7.

Housing

There are various housing items for sale. You can purchase mini-game housing items to place in your home!

Name MGP Cost
Gold Saucer Chandelier Icon Gold Saucer Chandelier 3,000
Crystal Tower Striker Icon Crystal Tower Striker 300,000
Monster Toss Machine Icon Monster Toss Machine 300,000
Cuff-a-Cur Machine Icon Cuff-a-Cur Machine 300,000
Stuffed Sabotender Icon Stuffed Sabotender 2,000
Aetherolectric Guitar Icon Aetherolectric Guitar 3,000
4.8.

Miscellany

There are other items such as Chocobo bardings, emotes, and parasols available.

Name Type MGP Cost
Ballroom Etiquette - The Thavnairian Dance Icon Ballroom Etiquette - The Thavnairian Dance Emote 80,000
Ballroom Etiquette - The Gold Dance Icon Ballroom Etiquette - The Gold Dance Emote 80,000
Ballroom Etiquette - The Bee's Knees Icon Ballroom Etiquette - The Bee's Knees Emote 80,000
Ballroom Etiquette - Pursuing Happiness Icon Ballroom Etiquette - Pursuing Happiness Emote 20,000
Gold Paper Parasol Icon Gold Paper Parasol Parasol 200,000
Gambler Barding Icon Gambler Barding Chocobo Barding 20,000
Mandervillian Barding Icon Mandervillian Barding Chocobo Barding 150,000
5.

Events

The Gold Saucer is host to a myriad of events in Eorzea, including annual and collaboration events.

5.1.

Make It Rain

The Make It Rain Campaign is a seasonal event that involves a questline to get exclusive rewards from the Gold Saucer. The main draw of this campaign is the 50% increased MGP gain from GATEs, mini-games, and attractions. This includes a lucrative 1.5x gain on Lord of Verminion and Triple Triad tournaments, as well as the Fashion Report.

5.2.

A Nocturne for Heroes

A Nocturne for Heroes is FFXIV's collaboration event with FFXV, the fifteenth main installment in the Final Fantasy franchise. While the event itself does not involve the Gold Saucer in any way, an Ironworks Vendor in the Gold Saucer offers the four-seater mount Regalia Type-G Title Icon Regalia Type-G Title for 200,000 MGP during the event. The event has been ran in 2019 and 2021.

6.

Changelog

  • 13 Nov. 2021: Guide added.
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