If you love helping Final Fantasy XIV newcomers who may not be as seasoned yet, then becoming an FFXIV mentor is a worthwhile journey. Here’s everything you need to know about how to become a mentor, unlocking Mentor Roulette and what the system rewards.
What is a mentor?
A mentor is a player who, after meeting certain requirements, has a crown next to their character’s name. The role is meant to signify them as a guide to new players, with titles for Battle Mentors and Trade Mentors available. They also have access to the Novice Network, a limited chat channel, and can invite new or returning players into it.
Both Battle and Trade mentors have their own unique requirements. The battle Jobs offer either a PVP or PvE icon variant to the mentor crown, while Trade teachers can choose between crafting or gathering symbols. If you want to help with all of the above for the slightly bigger crown icon, you must complete both the Battle and Trade Mentor requirements.
FFXIV Mentor Requirements
Becoming an FFXIV mentor is not an easy task. There are multiple requirements that must be met for each type of mentor, and it is not going to happen overnight.
To become a PvE mentor, players must:
- Complete 1,000 instanced dungeons, raids, or trials
- Complete the level 90 Tank role quest “A Path Unveiled”
- Complete the level 90 Healer role quest “The Gift of Mercy”
- Receive 1,500 player commendations
- Complete at least one of the three level 90 DPS role quests
- Melee DPS role quest “To Calmer Seas”
- Physical-Ranged DPS role quest “Laid to Rest”
- Magical-Ranged DPS role quest “Ever March Heavensward”
To become a Trade mentor, players must:
- Catch or gather 300 collectables
- Craft 100 collectables
- Reach level 90 on at least one Gathering class
- Reach level 90 on at least one Crafting class
Once done, head to see one of the Smith NPCs, easily located in each main city beside the Innkeeper. They’re the same NPC you talked to for access to Hall of the Novice.
How many commendations are needed to be a mentor in FFXIV?
As mentioned, you’ll need a whopping 1,500 player commendations to become a PvE Mentor in FFXIV, but don’t let that number intimidate you too much.
Tips for earning Commendations
Becoming a PvE Mentor harder than becoming a Trade Mentor because of one thing – commendations. There’s no shortcut here — it takes a while and you have no control over whether people actually give them at all, let alone whether they choose to give them to you.
My only advice is to be kind to others in duties, especially new or returning players. Remember how out of your depth you felt when you were just starting to play; when Sashtasha had you on the edge of your seat rather than slumping into it. New players will appreciate friendly advice or conversation. The commendations will come. Eventually.
What is Mentor Roulette?
Mentor Roulette is a daily roulette prioritizing matching a mentor with new players. You must be qualified as a PvE mentor in order to access this roulette.
Unlocking Mentor Roulette
Now that you’re a mentor, you have access to the Mentor Roulette, but only if you’ve cleared all the following instanced duties at least once:
- All Dungeons (including hard versions)
- All Trials (including extreme versions until level 80)
- All Guildhests
- All 8-player Raids (but not savage variations)
- All 24-player Alliance Raids
Mentor Roulette Checklist
Guildhests
- Basic Training: Enemy Parties
- Under the Armor
- Basic Training: Enemy Strongholds
- Hero on the Halfshell
- Pulling Poison Posies
- Stinging Back
- Flicking Sticks and Taking Names
- More Than a Feeler
- Annoy the Void
- Shadow and Claw
- Long Live the Queen
- Ward Up
- Solemn Trinity
| A Realm Reborn | |
| Sashtasha | Sashtasha (Hard) |
| The Tam-Tara Deepcroft | The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) |
| Copperbell Mines | Copperbell Mines (Hard) |
| Halatali | Halatali (Hard) |
| The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak | |
| Haukke Manor | Haukke Manor (Hard) |
| Brayflox’s Longstop | Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard) |
| The Sunken Temple of Qarn | The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard) |
| Cutter’s Cry | |
| The Stone Vigil | The Stone Vigil (Hard) |
| Dzaemel Darkhold | |
| The Aurum Vale | |
| The Wanderer’s Palace | The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard) |
| Castrum Meridianum | |
| The Praetorium | |
| Amdapor Keep | Amdapor Keep (Hard) |
| Pharos Sirius | |
| The Lost City of Amdapor | |
| Hullbreaker Isle | |
| Snowcloak | |
| The Keeper of the Lake |
Dungeon
| Heavensward | Stormblood | Shadowbringers | Endwalker |
| The Dusk Vigil | The Sirensong Sea | Holminster Switch | The Tower of Zot |
| Sohm Al | Shisui of the Violet Tides | Dohn Mheg | The Tower of Babil |
| The Aery | Bardam’s Mettle | The Qitana Ravel | Vanaspati |
| The Great Gubal Library | Doma Castle | Malikah’s Well | Ktisis Hyperboreia |
| The Aetherochemical Research Facility | Castrum Abania | Mt. Gulg | The Aitiascope |
| Neverreap | Ala Mhigo | Amaurot | The Dead Ends |
| The Fractal Continuum | Kugane Castle | Twinning | Smileton |
| Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum | The Temple of the Fist | Akadaemia Anyder | The Stigma Dreamscape |
| Pharos Sirius (Hard) | The Drowned City of Skalla | The Grand Cosmos | Alzadaal’s Legacy |
| The Antitower | Hells’ Lid | Anamnesis Anyder | The Fell Court of Troia |
| The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard) | The Fractal Continuum (Hard) | The Heroes’ Gauntlet | Lapis Manalis |
| Sohr Khai | The Swallow’s Compass | Matoya’s Relict | The Aetherfont |
| Hullbreaker Isle (Hard) | Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum (Hard) | Paglth’an | The Lunar Subterrane |
| Xelphatol | The Burn | ||
| The Great Gubal Library (Hard) | The Ghimlyt Dark | ||
| Baelsar’s Wall | |||
| Sohm Al (Hard) |
Trials
| A Realm Reborn | Heavensward | Stormblood | Shadowbringers | Endwalker |
| The Bowl of Embers | Thok ast Thok (Hard) | The Pool of Tribute | The Dancing Plague | The Dark Inside |
| The Navel | The Limitless Blue (Hard) | Emanation | The Crown of the Immaculate | The Mothercrystal |
| The Howling Eye | The Singularity Reactor | The Royal Menagerie | The Dying Gasp | The Final Day |
| The Porta Decumana | The Final Steps of Faith | The Jade Stoa | Cinder Drift | Storm’s Crown |
| The Chrysalis | Containment Bay S1T7 | Castrum Fluminis | The Seat of Sacrifice | Mount Ordeals |
| A Relic Reborn: The Chimera | Containment Bay P1T6 | The Great Hunt | Castrum Marinum | The Voidcast Dais |
| A Relic Reborn: The Hydra | Containment Bay Z1T9 | Hells’ Kier | The Cloud Deck | The Abyssal Fracture |
| Battle on the Big Bridge | The Limitless Blue (Extreme) | The Wreath of Snakes | The Dancing Plague (Extreme) | |
| The Dragon’s Neck | Thok ast Thok (Extreme) | Kugane Ohashi | The Crown of the Immaculate (Extreme) | |
| Battle in the Big Keep | The Minstrel’s Ballad: Thordan’s Reign | The Pool of Tribute (Extreme) | The Minstrel’s Ballad: Hades’s Elegy | |
| The Bowl of Embers (Hard) | The Minstrel’s Ballad: Nidhogg’s Rage | Emanation (Extreme) | Cinder Drift (Extreme) | |
| The Howling Eye (Hard) | Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme) | Emanation (Extreme) | Memoria Misera (Extreme) | |
| The Navel (Hard) | Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme) | The Minstrel’s Ballad: Shinryu’s Domain | The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme) | |
| Thornmarch (Hard) | Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme) | The Jade Stoa (Extreme) | Castrum Marinum (Extreme) | |
| The Whorleater (Hard) | The Minstrel’s Ballad: Tsukuyomi’s Pain | The Cloud Deck (Extreme) | ||
| The Striking Tree (Hard) | The Great Hunt (Extreme) | |||
| The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard) | Hells’ Kier (Extreme) | |||
| Urth’s Fount | The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme) | |||
| The Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane | ||||
| The Howling Eye (Extreme) | ||||
| The Navel (Extreme) | ||||
| The Bowl of Embers (Extreme) | ||||
| Thornmarch (Extreme) | ||||
| The Whorleater (Extreme) | ||||
| The Striking Tree (Extreme) | ||||
| The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme) |
8-Player Raids, excluding Savage
| Heavensward (Alexander) | Stormblood (Omega) | Shadowbringers (Eden) | Endwalker (Pandæmonium) |
| The Fist of the Father | Deltascape V1.0 | Eden’s Gate: Resurrection | Asphodelos: The First Circle |
| The Cuff of the Father | Deltascape V2.0 | Eden’s Gate: Descent | Asphodelos: The Second Circle |
| The Arm of the Father | Deltascape V3.0 | Eden’s Gate: Inundation | Asphodelos: The Third Circle |
| The Burden of the Father | Deltascape V4.0 | Eden’s Gate: Sepulture | Asphodelos: The Fourth Circle |
| The Fist of the Son | Sigmascape V1.0 | Eden’s Verse: Fulmination | Abyssos: The Fifth Circle |
| The Cuff of the Son | Sigmascape V2.0 | Eden’s Verse: Furor | Abyssos: The Sixth Circle |
| The Arm of the Son | Sigmascape V3.0 | Eden’s Verse: Iconoclasm | Abyssos: The Seventh Circle |
| The Burden of the Son | Sigmascape V4.0 | Eden’s Verse: Refulgence | Abyssos: The Eighth Circle |
| The Eyes of the Creator | Alphascape V1.0 | Eden’s Promise: Umbra | Anabaseios: The Ninth Circle |
| The Breath of the Creator | Alphascape V2.0 | Eden’s Promise: Litany | Anabaseios: The Tenth Circle |
| The Heart of the Creator | Alphascape V3.0 | Eden’s Verse: Anamorphosis | Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle |
| The Soul of the Creator | Alphascape V4.0 | Eden’s Promise: Eternity | Anabaseios: The Twelfth Circle |
24-Player Raids
| A Realm Reborn | Heavensward | Stormblood | Shadowbringers | Endwalker |
| The Labyrinth of the Ancients | The Void Ark | The Royal City of Rabanastre | The Copied Factory | Aglaia |
| Syrcus Tower | The Weeping City of Mhach | The Ridorana Lighthouse | The Puppets’ Bunker | Euphrosyne |
| The World of Darkness | Dun Scaith | The Orbonne Monastery | The Tower and Paradigm’s Breach | Thaleia |
FFXIV Mentor Roulette rewards
From titles to glamour pieces and even a mount; there’s a few sought after rewards from Mentor Roulette.
| Achievement | How to get | Reward |
| “I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me II” | Complete 50 duties via Duty Mentor Roulette | “Mentor” title |
| “I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me III” | Complete 200 duties via Mentor Roulette | Expeditioner’s Flyers |
| “I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me IV” | Complete 500 duties via Mentor Roulette | “Mentor of Mentors” title |
| “I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me V” | Complete 1000 duties via Mentor Roulette | Dragon Monocle |
| “I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me VI” | Complete 2000 duties Mentor Roulette | Astrope Whistle |
