After creating or joining a Free Company (FC) in Final Fantasy XIV, you can start using Company perks and actions — often shorthanded as just ‘FC buffs.’ These benefits are available for the entire FC, offering buffs like EXP increases, longer sprint, and Aetheryte teleport discounts.
Free Company Rank increases yield additional Entitlements, like the Company Chest and more Action options. Those Actions act as one of an FC’s biggest draws, offering players buffs in exchange for Company Credits. On a few occasions, we’ve seen some of these Actions and Entitlements change between updates. So below, we’ve broken down every FFXIV Free Company Rank and what it unlocks, along with every FC buff and its bonuses.
Final Fantasy XIV FC Ranks and what they unlock
The amount of EXP required to rank up a Free Company depends on the number of members. An FC with very few members requires much less EXP to increase in rank, while one with a lot of members will require more EXP. The maximum rank for any FC is 30, and the majority of the first 20 rank increases provide some kind of Entitlement perk.
| Rank | Entitlement | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Company Chest | Unlocks FC chest, which can be used as storage by FC members. All FC chests begin with two tabs |
| 2 | Crest Customization | Unlocks limited customization of the Company Crest. |
| 3 | Chest Expansion | Increases the number of tabs within the FC chest to three |
| 4 | Gear Customization | Allows for the Company Crest to be added to select pieces of gear |
| 5 | Company Actions | Unlocks company-wide FC Actions (Buffs) |
| 6 | Land Acquisition | Enables the FC to purchase an FC house in Residential Districts |
| 7 | Crest Expansion | Offers further designs for the FC Crest |
| 8 | Action Expansion | Increases the active Action limit to two, also increases how many inactive Actions an FC can store |
| 10 | Chest Expansion | Increases FC Chest capacity to four tabs |
| 12 | Action Expansion | Increases inactive Actions FC can store to 12 |
| 15 | Chest Expansion | Increases FC chest capacity to five tabs, the maximum |
| 18 | Action Expansion | Increases inactive Actions FC can store to 14 |
| 20 | Action Expansion | Increases inactive Actions FC can store to 15, the maximum. |
Where to buy FFXIV Free Company Actions
To purchase FC Actions, you’ll need to head to your Grand Company and talk to the OIC Quartermaster, selecting “Spend Company Credits (Actions).” The cost of each FC buff varies, and purchased Actions are stored as inactive until it’s used. To activate an Action, and therefore make use of the associated buff, you’ll need to:
- Select the Social menu, then Free Company
- Navigate to the Actions interface tab
- Right click the desired Action, then Execute Action
- The FC buff is activated for 24 hours unless disabled, and applied to all members
FFXIV FC buffs list, every action and its perks
All FC Actions will apply their buff for 24 hours, after which time you’ll need to use another of your inactive Actions in order to continue receiving the associated perk..
There are three different grades of actions, which unlock as the FC reaches higher ranks. Grade three Actions are more complicated than the previous two grades, but more on that later.
Grade one Actions (Rank 5)
| Action | Company Credits | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| The Heat of Battle | 3,010 | Increases EXP earned through battle by 5% |
| Earth and Water | 3,010 | Increases EXP earned through gathering by 5% |
| Helping Hand | 3,010 | Increases EXP earned through crafting by 5% |
| A Man’s Best Friend | 2,408 | Increases EXP earned by Chocobos by 10% |
| Mark Up | 2,408 | Increases the number of Wolf Marks earned through PvP by 5% |
| Seal Sweetener | 2,408 | Increases Company Seals earned by 5% |
| Jackpot | 2,408 | Increases all MGP payouts by 5% |
| Brave New World | 1,505 | Increases all attributes of all DoW/DoM members by 10%, provided they’re level 25 or less |
| Live off the Land | 2,408 | Increases gathering attribute by 5 |
| What You See | 2,408 | Increases perception attribute by 5 |
| Eat from the Hand | 2,408 | Increases craftsmanship attribute by 5 |
| In Control | 2,408 | Increases control attribute by 5 |
| That Which Binds Us | 3,010 | Increases spiritbonding speed |
| Meat and Mead | 2,408 | Increases duration of food effects by five minutes |
| Proper Care | 3,010 | Decreases the speed at which gear is damaged by 10% |
| Fleet-footed | 2,408 | Increases the duration of Sprint within large settlements by 25% |
| Reduced Rates | 3,010 | Reduces teleportation fees by 20% |
Grade two Actions (Rank 8)
| Action | Company Credits | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| The Heat of Battle II | 6,020 | Increases EXP earned through battle by 10% |
| Earth and Water II | 6,020 | Increases EXP earned through gathering by 10% |
| Helping Hand II | 6,020 | Increases EXP earned through crafting by 10% |
| A Man’s Best Friend II | 6,020 | Increases EXP earned by Chocobos by 15% |
| Mark Up II | 6,020 | Increases the number of Wolf Marks earned through PvP by 10% |
| Seal Sweetener II | 6,020 | Increases Company Seals earned by 10% |
| Jackpot II | 6,020 | Increases all MGP payouts by 10% |
| Brave New World II | 3,010 | Increases all attributes of all DoW/DoM members by 5%, provided they’re level 49 or less |
| Live off the Land II | 6,020 | Increases gathering attribute by 10 |
| What You See II | 6,020 | Increases perception attribute by 10 |
| Eat from the Hand II | 6,020 | Increases craftsmanship attribute by 10 |
| In Control II | 6,020 | Increases control attribute by 10 |
| That Which Binds Us II | 6,020 | Increases spiritbonding speed |
| Meat and Mead II | 6,020 | Increases duration of food effects by 10 minutes |
| Proper Care II | 6,020 | Decreases the speed at which gear is damaged by 20% |
| Fleet-footed II | 4,816 | Increases the duration of Sprint within large settlements by 50% |
| Reduced Rates II | 6,020 | Reduces teleportation fees by 30% |
Grade three actions (Rank 8)
Unlike the previous two grades of Actions, grade three Actions cannot be purchased from an OIC Quartermaster and must be crafted inside a Company Workshop using Aetherial Wheels.
Although grade 3 FC Actions provide bigger buffs, it’s worth noting that making them is complicated and the effort required to produce them may be better used elsewhere. The majority of people, particularly those in smaller FCs, tend to stick to grade 2 Actions.
| Action | Effect | Aetherial Wheel |
|---|---|---|
| The Heat of Battle II | Increases EXP earned through battle by 15% | Grade 3 Wheels of Confrontation |
| Earth and Water II | Increases EXP earned through gathering by 20% | Grade 3 Wheel of Productivity |
| Helping Hand II | Increases EXP earned through crafting by 20% | Grade 3 Wheel of Industry |
| A Man’s Best Friend II | Increases EXP earned by Chocobos by 20% | Grade 3 Wheel of Longeing |
| Mark Up II | Increases the number of Wolf Marks earned through PvP by 15% | Grade 3 Wheel of Rivalry |
| Seal Sweetener II | Increases Company Seals earned by 15% | Grade 3 Wheel of Company |
| Jackpot II | Increases all MGP payouts by 15% | Grade 3 Wheel of Recreation |
| Live off the Land II | Increases gathering attribute by 15 | Grade 3 Wheel of Capacity |
| What You See II | Increases perception attribute by 15 | Grade 3 Wheel of Observation |
| Eat from the Hand II | Increases craftsmanship attribute by 15 | Grade 3 Wheel of Efficiency |
| In Control II | Increases control attribute by 15 | Grade 3 Wheel of Precision |
| That Which Binds Us II | Increases spiritbonding speed | Grade 3 Wheel of Dedication |
| Meat and Mead II | Increases duration of food effects by 15 minutes | Grade 3 Wheel of Nutriment |
| Proper Care II | Decreases the speed at which gear is damaged by 30% | Grade 3 Wheel of Permanence |
| Reduced Rates II | Reduces teleportation fees by 40% | Grade 3 Wheel of Pilgrimage |
How to get Grade 3 FC buffs in FFXIV
To make Aetherial Wheels, you’ll need to craft or purchase an Aetherial Wheel Stand of the correct level – level one wheel stands will produce grade one Actions, and so forth. Any action, regardless of grade, can be produced using Aetherial Wheel Stands and their accompanying Wheels.
Level one Aetherial Wheel Stands, which can only be used to produce grade one Actions, can be purchased from Housing Merchants at the following locations:
- Lavender Beds (X:11.8, Y:8.4)
- Mist (X:10.9, Y:11.5)
- The Goblet (X:11.5, Y:9.5)
- Shirogane (X:10.0, Y:11.9)
- Empyreum (X:10.2, Y:11.9)
Aetherial Wheel Stands of grade two or higher must be produced inside the Free Company Workshop, using materials gathered via Airship or Subaquatic expeditions. It’s worth noting that both level two and level three Aetherial Wheel Stands can produce lower level Aetherial Wheels.
