Phaenna Overview, Mission List and Advice in Cosmic Exploration
Phaenna is the second planet Final Fantasy 14's Cosmic Exploration. This page provides all the information you may need to know about Phaenna including how it works, difficult missions and any unique mechanics.
Phaenna in FFXIV's Cosmic Exploration
Phaenna is the second zone related to Cosmic Exploration which released in patch 7.31 as well as the first planet players have set off to explore. Phaenna is the sixth astral body within the star system UL-9 and "three carrots" from Etheirys. A large portion of this star is made of glass including even the clouds above with the land itself being regularly pelted by molten glass. To travel to Phaenna players can speak to Drivingway in Bestways Burrow or on Sinus Ardorum.
As part of Cosmic Exploration, Phaenna features Crafting and Gathering content for both leveling and endgame players with various missions available. Initially this zone features only a small base camp which will be expanded on over time with the help of players.
Completed Map of Phaenna:

Unlocking Phaenna
To unlock Phaenna, you must complete the quest Go Forth, Brave Explorers using a Lv10 or above DoH/DoL class. Start this quest by speaking to Searchingway in Sinus Ardorum (20.4, 20.0).
Phaenna does not require any relic completion or for you to be at endgame. Phaenna features a range of leveling missions and sources of old data types for your relic stages.
Key Locations & Vendors
There are a handful of key locations and vendors available in Phaenna:
- Cruisingway: (27.0, 13.9) - Travel to other Planets/Instances
- Vendors: (28.6, 13.4)
- Alerot: (27.8, 13.1) - Mech Ops Tickets/Fast Travel
- Lefleda: (28.3, 12.6) - Red Alert Fast Travel
- Orbitingway: (28.6, 12.7) - Cosmic Fortune
- Summoning Bell: (28.6, 13.2)
- Scanningway / Starward Standings: (28.1, 12.7)
- Researchingway: (27.9, 13.4) - Cosmic Tools
Important Stellar Missions in Phaenna
Listed below are the more noteable missions in Phaenna including those with specific requirements or unlocks.
Time-restricted Missions
In Phaenna, each class has 3 Time-restricted missions available with some lasting 2 hours and others lasting 4 hours of in-game time. This provides more than enough coverage to be able to have constant uptime on gathering and crafting missions.
Time-restricted Missions Table:
Time | Class A Mission | EX+ 2 Hour | EX+ 4 Hour |
---|---|---|---|
00:00 - 02:00 | CRP / ALC | LTW / BTN | ARM |
02:00 - 04:00 | MIN | ||
04:00 - 06:00 | BSM / CUL | WVR | GSM / FSH |
06:00 - 08:00 | |||
08:00 - 10:00 | ARM / FSH | CRP / ALC | LTW |
10:00 - 12:00 | BTN | ||
12:00 - 14:00 | GSM | BSM / CUL | WVR / MIN |
14:00 - 16:00 | |||
16:00 - 18:00 | LTW | ARM / MIN | CRP / ALC |
18:00 - 20:00 | FSH | ||
20:00 - 22:00 | WRV | GSM | BSM / CUL / BTN |
22:00 - 00:00 |
Weather-restricted Missions
In Phaenna the weathers used to trigger Weather-restricted missions are Cloudy and Raining.
Weather-restricted Missions Table:
Class | Clouds | Rain |
---|---|---|
CRP | EX+: High-performance Bedding | EX: Versatile Packaging Materials |
BSM | EX: Glass Furnace Assembly II | EX+: Battery Packs |
ARM | EX+: Battery Packs | EX: Emergency Stove Assembly |
GSM | EX: Emergency Oven Assembly | EX+: Battery Packs |
LTW | EX+: High-performance Bedding | EX: Versatile Packaging Materials |
WVR | EX: Versatile Packaging Materials | EX+: High-performance Bedding |
ALC | EX+: Fermentation Research Results | EX: Inorganic Extract Research III |
CUL | EX: Coffee Break Support | EX+: Fermentation Research Results |
MIN | EX+: Hyper-refractive Lenses | EX: Capsule Chasm Survey |
BTN | EX: Capsule Chasm Survey | EX+: Ultrathin Lenses |
FSH | EX+: Stardust Bait Test | EX: Capsule Pools Distribution Survey |
Sequential Missions
Hitting gold star on specific missions allows the player to unlock Sequential Missions which generally provide increased rewards. These missions at times even have a second Sequential Mission if you hit gold on the first mission.
Sequential-restricted Missions Table:
Class | Starting mission | First sequential mission | Second sequential mission |
---|---|---|---|
CRP | Phaenna Exploration Equipment I | Phaenna Exploration Equipment II | |
EX: Craftwork for the Forum I | EX: Craftwork for the Forum II | EX: Craftwork for the Forum III | |
Habitation Improvement Plan I | EX: Habitation Improvement Plan II | EX+: Habitation Improvement Plan III | |
EX+: Resin Crystal Refinement I | EX+: Resin Crystal Refinement II | EX+: Resin Crystal Refinement III | |
BSM | Glassworker's Tools I | Glassworker's Tools II | |
EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts I | EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts II | EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts III | |
Stellascope Parts I | EX: Stellascope Parts II | EX+: Stellascope Parts III | |
EX+: Synthetic Crystal Glass I | EX+: Synthetic Crystal Glass II | EX+: Phaenna Craftwork | |
ARM | Glassworker's Tools I | Glassworker's Tools II | |
EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts I | EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts II | EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts III | |
Stellascope Parts I | EX: Stellascope Parts II | EX+: Stellascope Parts III | |
EX+: Synthetic Crystal Glass I | EX+: Synthetic Crystal Glass II | EX+: Phaenna Craftwork | |
GSM | Glassworker's Tools I | Glassworker's Tools II | |
EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts I | EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts II | EX: Operation Chilling-a-Way Drone Parts III | |
Stellascope Parts I | EX: Stellascope Parts II | EX+: Stellascope Parts III | |
EX+: Synthetic Crystal Glass I | EX+: Synthetic Crystal Glass II | EX+: Phaenna Craftwork | |
LTW | Phaenna Exploration Equipment I | Phaenna Exploration Equipment II | |
EX: Craftwork for the Forum I | EX: Craftwork for the Forum II | EX: Craftwork for the Forum III | |
Habitation Improvement Plan I | EX: Habitation Improvement Plan II | EX+: Habitation Improvement Plan III | |
EX+: Pilot Suits I | EX+: Pilot Suits II | EX+: Pilot Suits III | |
WVR | Phaenna Exploration Equipment I | Phaenna Exploration Equipment II | |
EX: Craftwork for the Forum I | EX: Craftwork for the Forum II | EX: Craftwork for the Forum III | |
Habitation Improvement Plan I | EX: Habitation Improvement Plan II | EX+: Habitation Improvement Plan III | |
EX+: Captain's Suit I | EX+: Captain's Suit II | EX+: Captain's Suit III | |
ALC | Morale Maintenance I | Morale Maintenance II | |
EX: Launch Party Preparations I | EX: Launch Party Preparations II | EX: Launch Party Preparations III | |
Omni-nutritious Meals I | EX: Omni-nutritious Meals II | EX+: Omni-nutritious Meals III | |
EX+: Cosmotized Survey Materials I | EX+: Cosmotized Survey Materials II | EX+: Cosmotized Survey Materials III | |
CUL | Morale Maintenance I | Morale Maintenance II | |
EX: Launch Party Desserts I | EX: Launch Party Desserts II | EX: Launch Party Desserts III | |
Emergency Rations Development | EX: All-nighter Rations Development | EX+: Superior Supplement Trays | |
EX+: Ultimate Nutrition I | EX+: Ultimate Nutrition II | EX+: Ultimate Nutrition III | |
MIN | Glass Polishing Research | Heat Sink Materials | |
EX: Energy Panel Materials | EX: Glass-fusing Materials | EX: Conductive Core Materials | |
Precise Riverbed Survey | EX: Reflective Materials | EX+: Geothermal Survey | |
EX+: Fine-grade Heat-resistant Materials | EX+: Optical Noise Reduction Research | EX+: Resonance Damping Materials | |
BTN | Glass Polishing Research | Heat-convergent Glass Research | |
EX: Optical Fiber Materials | EX: Phaenna Glass | EX: Mutated Fungi Survey | |
Precise Terrace Survey | EX: Hyper-aetheroconductivity Research | EX+: Geothermal Survey | |
EX+: Fine-grade Heat-resistant Materials | EX+: Optical Noise Reduction Research | EX+: Resonance Damping Materials | |
FSH | Precision Lens Development Support | Hyper-aetheroconductive Materials | |
EX: Large Aquatic Resources | EX: Rare Aquatic Resources | EX: Elemental-esque River Specimens | |
Lower Soda-lime Float Distribution Survey | EX: Bubble Bursters Distribution Survey | EX+: Fusingway Flow Distribution Survey | |
EX+: Elemental-esque Saltpeter Shore Specimens | EX+: Elemental-esque Chasm Specimens | EX+: Elemental-esque Vent Specimens |
Changelog
- 02 Sep. 2025: Guide added.
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This guide has been written by I'nanghal Shikhu (Discord - Shikhu). He is a Crafting & Gathering theorycrafter, mentor for The Balance and also a guide maker for Teamcraft alongside Icy Veins. He also managed to obtain 10 top 12's on the leaderboard during the Ishgard Restoration rankings.
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